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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1935
Page
11
Classified notices show office space for rent on ground floor in a modern building with vault usage, plus items for sale or trade including gas heaters and small tables. Also listed are lost items, help-wanted notes, livestock market updates, and varied ads referencing local businesses and real estate.
Chicago market news reports wheat futures closing firm near day’s top with May at 9.73 per bushel and corn advancing. open interest shows substantial positions while weather hints influence prices. Kansas City livestock numbers show hogs steady to higher, cattle prices mixed with government calves and drought cattle on government programs.
A list of corporate shifts shows gains for Otis Steel and several majors including U S Steel and General Motors while Freeport Texas drops after dividends. Rail freight for the week ended January 19 reaches 9,250 cars in loading, totaling 662,066 with increases over 1934 and 1933 weeks.
August Hock, residing on Route 4 and planning a move to a Baldwin area farm, seeks U S citizenship after a long pause. He first filed intent on October 30, 1885, but never completed the process. now he has filed a new declaration with District Court Clerk John Callahan. The original declaration dates to M Summerfield’s term as clerk with deputy Charles W. Grant. Hock renounces allegiance to William I, Emperor of Germany.
More than 40 students from across the United States enrolled in a joint University of Kansas extension division and American Gas association course in natural gas. Initiated last October after four years of development by Prof. C. M. Young, the program targets junior engineers with advanced gas engineering training. Fees are high, and one non engineer student, a Pennsylvania lawyer, joined to aid his law practice. he reports the course’s information has more than repaid the enrollment cost despite potential missing assignments.
New York AP reports Burns birthday observed by Scots in the United States. Burns societies host dinners with haggis and bagpipe music as Auld Lang Syne rings out. Galesburg Wisconsin marks 75 years with a three day curling event. Omaha clan Gordon holds its annual poem fest.
Reb Russell an 80 year old film actor and former Nebraska and Northwestern football star is reported missing after being last contacted by a Hollywood film company. His mother Mrs C F Russell informed police in Coffeyville Kansas today asking for help locating him as friends are with him in Kansas City.
The Sunday evening service at First Methodist Church features the third sermon in the series “He Makes Me think of God” by Dr. Robert A. Hunt, with a 7 80 start and choir performances. A 10 40 morning service continues the series “Spiritualizing Ancient Hebrew Stories” with “Climbing Jacob's Ladder” as the sermon topic, and the Wesleyan Chorus under Miss Dorothy Eakin performs “No Shadows: Yonder” from the Holy City.
Puzzle page presents a crossword with numbered across and down clues. Entries include topics like weather, anatomy, grammar, geography, and wordplay with references to names, places, and common phrases. Readers solve by filling grid with answers matching clues and letter counts.
Reports at the final quarterly conference show gains in attendance membership and finance at the Centenary Methodist Church of North Lawrence. Rev W A Keve district superintendent led proceedings as Rev C K Knox the pastor was invited to stay for the coming year with membership up 20 percent since March 1. Plans were discussed for continued growth and attendance improvements.
Fragmentary OCR lists test questions and answers with garbled names and dates. It mentions November 16 1007 and various broken items such as Enenah, Inbere waving machinery, North Caralign, Dontnfon land, and names like Charles Frohman. The readability is low and unclear.
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