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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1968
Page
12
Bandits hit Kennedy Airport cargo terminal stealing gems valued at $100,000 from a panel truck left unattended outside the Pan American facility. Over 14 months the airport has suffered 45 major robberies totaling more than $2.2 million in cargo thefts.
On February 29, 1968 at 10 30 a m a public sale will be held at the farm two miles south and 11 miles east of Ottawa selling machinery including tractors plows cultivators harvesters wagons and a full line of miscellaneous farm items. Terms cash. Not responsible in case of accident. Mr and Mrs Clarence Good owners. Myers & Myers auctioneers First National Bank of Ottawa clerk. Union Chapel Ladies will serve lunch.
A farm retirement sale on March 1 1968 at Rantoul Kansas 8 miles east of Ottawa on K 68 lists John Deere tractors including a 1966 4020 with cab under 1200 hours a 1964 4010 overhaul 1965 Hi Lo Combine and a 1959 C1700 Ford truck plus plows cultivators headers and miscellaneous gear. Also notes several 1963 cars and trucks and a sickle grinder among other items offering a wide reach of farming equipment and vehicles.
Auction listing for a Mower Sickles 1 portable hay elevator 14 ft swath reducer for 9 mower three sets of weights. Terms cash. Owners Mr and Mrs Robert M Caylor with Myers Bros Auctioneers and Peoples National Bank of Ottawa as Clerk.
A mixed page of classifieds includes a 1967 Daytona Triumph motorcycle with under 2,500 miles, Montgomery Ward manager job in plumbing and building, and a large real estate offer for a two story Pioneer Ridge home with five bedrooms and many amenities. Also listed are used cars, a camera, and various autos with prices and contact numbers.
A collage of classified ads advertising duplex for rent with amenities, income tax preparation, office help, nursing and medical staff, cosmetics company openings, waitresses, bookkeeping, and caregiver positions. Includes contact numbers and cities, such as Lawrence Kansas and local area exchanges VI and VI2. Candidates sought include experienced clerks, nurses, and waitstaff with varied shifts and benefits.
Help wanted ads show a local sales representative for a national feed company in Baldwin City Kansas and a Sunday newspaper deliverer in Lawrence Kansas. Additional ads offer salesmen with guaranteed weekly earnings and bonus commissions plus company benefits and training.
Multiple job ads listed. Driver for Headstart children and others seek part time or flexible hours. IBM key punch operator and bookkeeper positions noted. Some in Lawrence area with contact numbers and box addresses. general equal opportunity employer statements.
Listings show members from Miller & Midgett Realtors to Holmes Peck Brown Inc pledging ethics. Firms are located across Mass VI area including Mass and Tenn streets with contact numbers. The roster includes Gill Real Estate Agency and Haverty and Hedges among others in the 19 W 9th to 107 Mass range.
Real Estate listings show a two item sequence for JAYHAWK INC at 2323 Ridge Ct VI 38635 with 4 bedroom and 3 bedroom homes priced at 22750 each. Also a ROUTEMAN WANTED ad for commercial laundry delivery with Lawrence Laundry VI 3711 and a SPOTTER and steam cleaner help ad from Acme Cleansing KC.
Multiple properties listed by Lawrence Realty and other firms show varied homes for sale. Listings include 3-bedroom ranches near schools, brick colonials with modern kitchens, and 2-car garages with fenced yards. Prices range from about 7 200 to 22 750, with several firms and phone contacts.
Real estate column lists a Prich ranch home at 11 500 with paneled living and dining areas, tiled bath, carport, plus new construction near a school a six room country house with three bedrooms and two baths. Several agents from Lawrence Realty and Associated Realty Companies advertise contact numbers and hours for buyers and renters.
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