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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1940

Page

2

Kansas Year in Review Highlights Big 1939 Events

Gordon Brown surveys Kansas highlights from 1939 including the National Cornhusking Contest in Lawrence won by Lawrence Pitzer Attica Ind and the August oil price drop prompting a 15 day production shutdown. Other items include sales tax tokens abolished and a Chanute bank robbery tale. Governor Ratner’s inauguration marked GOP return to power.

Wopeka Anyon Kansas Dodge City Ratner G.O.P Lawrence Lawrence Pitzer Attica Ind Payne H. Ratner Corporation Commission First National Bank Chanute John Thornburg Joe Balch Balch Nevada Errol Flynn Ann Sheridan Lane Sisters Jean Parker State Penitentiary Memorial Day Payne Ratner Walter A. Haxman Hutchinson Farm Conference Senator Capper Farm Forum Hanksgiving Kansas State

Deaths and Funerals Everet E Douglas

Everet E Douglas aged 39 died yesterday morning in Parsons. Funeral services will be held at Rumsey funeral home Tuesday at 10 30 with Rev Robert A Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his mother Mrs B F Douglas of Lawrence a brother Clarence Douglas of Lawrence and a sister Mrs William Hartman of Wichita.

Everet E.douglas Parsons Rumsey Funeral Robert A. Hunt Oak Hill Cemetery Douglas B. F. Douglas Lawrence Clarence Douglas William Hartman Wichita

Death Notice of Herbert J. Cleary 67

Herbert J. Cleary died yesterday at his home 304 West Fourteenth Street. Funeral Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Robert Hunt will officiate and burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery. He is survived by his wife Nellie F. Cleary a daughter Mrs Allan Weaver of Council Grove and a son Herbert J. Cleary of Greeley.

Herbert J. Cleary West Fourteenth Street Rumsey Funeral Home Robert Hunt Memorial Park Cemetery Mr. Cleary Nellie F. Cleary Allan Weaver Council Grove Herbert J. Cleary Greeley, Olo

Infant Robert William Barnes Dies at Five Months

Five month old Robert William Barnes died yesterday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Jesse Q Barnes 749 Locust Street. Graveside services are set for Maple Grove cemetery at 2 30 Tuesday afternoon.

Robert William, Barnes Jesse QO. Barnes Locust Street Maple Grove Cemetery

Bachelors Worry as Leap Year Moves and Club Reorganizes

Probate Judge Frank R. Gray’s Bachelors Club meets on Leap Day under a cloud of wedding chatter. Charles Constant Rankin becomes president as a bearded defense led by oncoming bachelors debates possible Sadie Hawkins style rules and renewing membership.

Frank R. Gray Bachelors Club Washington Sadie Hawkins P. N. Stevens Duke D’ambra Charles Constant Rankin Dick Barber Barber Adonis Willard Priestly Priestly Bachelor Club

County crews complete bridge and road work in 1939

County Engineer E. E. Trueblood reports seven major bridges finished and 12 concrete culverts built in 1939. crews reconstructed 11 miles of roads and resurfaced about 33 miles with WPA help. major projects included Gilliland bridge near Baldwin Junction and multiple concrete spans near Pleasant Grove and Lecompton.

E. E. ‘Trueblood WPA Lecompton Lecompton Township Pleasant Grove Willow Springs Township Lone Star Lake Beattie Collins Grant Township Charles Young Sim Dolan Dolan Place John Hyre George Markley Gilliland Baldwin Junction Eudora Kaw River Leavenworth County Lecompton- Bie Springs Franklin Enterprise Lone Star Road Sibleyville Stony Point Worden Baldwin-Ottawa Baldwin Tenth Street Ohio Indiana Lawrence

Grain mills in Kansas city grind vast wheat totals

Grain mills in Kansas City process between 80 million and 90 million bushels of Kansas wheat annually. The article notes an estimated 4 million tennis players nationally in the United States.

Kansas City United States

Weather Records Set in 1939 At Lawrence

Prof. C. J. Posey reports 1939 in Lawrence had above average mean temperature 58.51 degrees 4.26 above normal with below normal rainfall and several new records. The year saw 108-degree days July 15 and 21, a 2 degree below zero low on February 21, and 23 days at or above 100 degrees. April was below normal and most months above. Rainfall above normal overall. (continued on page 7)

C. J. Posey Voluntee Lawrence

Local 1939 Happenings Highlight Douglas County

A dense chronicle of Douglas County and Lawrence events from January to July 1939. Includes bond decreases, court actions, university milestones, civil defense, notable deaths, expulsions, politics, and community happenings. Key figures: Chancellor Lindley, Deane Malott, James Dempsey, Glenn Cunningham, Karl Krueger, and Jayhawks.

Jack Dempsey Lawrence Intercollegiate Association of Women Students J. E. Bowers Trinity Episcopal Church Carter Harrison C. B. Russell James Owens Securities Investment Company Quincy School Owens Douglas County Deane W. Malott E. H. Lindley Dean Moorhead Hugoton Donald Voorhees Leavenworth

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