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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1940

Page

9

Farm products and livestock prices in Kansas City market

Local market notes show Triumph potatoes sold at 1.25 per cwt and Sarge corn silage at 4 per ton. Livestock prices list cattle and calves, sheep and hogs with varied weights and classes. Kansas City and Chicago futures report mixed gains and declines. Open for business with baby chicks, feeds, and poultry supplies offered by local suppliers.

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Remarks on Market Conditions and Key Stocks

Market notes show traders growing cautious as political tensions cloud demand and local business trends stay spotty. New 1939 40 tops cited include Bethlehem 5 and 7 percent preferred and Cluett Peabody. others supported include Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Lockheed Westinghouse Continental Motors Chrysler General Motors and N Y Central. Bonds varied while utilities advanced. Cotton moved down 45 cents to up 10 cents per bale in late trading.

Bethlehem Cluett Peabody Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Lockheed Westinghouse Continental Motors Chrysler General Motors N. Y.central

Man Who Might Have Been series opens at First Methodist

Dr. Robert A. Hunt leads a Sunday vesper series on character portraits. He speaks on The Man Who Couldn't Change with special music by Mrs. Luther Thurman and Dorothy Enlow Miller at the piano. Morning sermon Life at the Center by Dr. Hunt features Shelley's Savior When Night Involves the Sky and William Henderson as soloist. Martha Briggs plays Idyl for offertory with Mrs. Miller at the Russell Memorial organ performing Cantilene and Toccata by Dubois.

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Ickes Proposes 5 Year Water Projects for Plains Basins

Secretary Ickes outlines a five year small water construction program in a letter to Senator Hayden. The plan names Kansas and Cimarron river basins and Arkansas basin with a total cost of 1.9 million dollars and potential development of 25 000 acres.

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Musical Bulletin Invitation to Hear New Music

A brief item invites readers to come in and listen to a new musical bulletin. It highlights an open listening event and the chance to preview fresh compositions. The notice emphasizes accessibility and community engagement for local music enthusiasts.

Bowes Leaves New England For Arizona Gold Prospecting

An 83 year old Ben J. Bowes, once a frontier Indian fighter and cattle trail rider, announces he is leaving Massachusetts to seek gold in Prescott Arizona. He sought to stop his pension payments, citing the climate as the reason, recalling Texas cattle drives and harsh past weather. He says New England climate finally defeated him after 15 years.

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Eurasia puzzle chart answer list appears in crosswords

A scanned puzzle page presents a long horizontal and vertical clue grid with numerous entries. The crossword spans languages and references including Ottoman plural clues and ancient terms, with many definitions like border mountain dune and various items such as silver coin and cattle gem.

Man in Bare Feet Sparks Main Street Riot Over Free Money

In Los Angeles a barefoot man known as Brother John distributed more than 1000 quarters to the hungry near a Main Street cafe causing a stampede. Police impounded the money after estimating over 250 dollars given away and warned against a repeat incident. He claimed nature funds his generosity and said he retired from hoarding to feed the hungry.

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Saved by Two Matches in Rural Carrier Fire Rescue

Harold E. Hopper, 45, rural mail carrier in Montrose Colorado, fell 20 feet from a rack ledge and fractured his leg in five places. In zero cold he started a fire with cedar boards using two matches found in his pocket. Nearby children discovered him and he suffered serious exposure.

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Wichita woman injured in crash with skull fracture

A Wichita woman suffered a skull fracture after falling from a car during a collision. She was injured when an angle step was involved in the crash and was reported in serious condition.

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Wheat Market Shows Signs of Rally Despite Feeble Recovery

Chicago wheat prices fluctuated nervously after dipping near multiweek lows as traders weighed winter crop conditions and the 1939 loan program. May and July contracts finished modestly lower to higher, with total futures purchases and open interest listed. Kansas City hog market showed moderate activity with prices steady to down from Thursday.

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Clark Gable Signs MGA Contract For Four Thousand A Week

Hollywood January 26 Clark Gable signs a seven year Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer deal worth about four thousand dollars weekly with an expected one thousand dollar raise. The contract requires at least three films annually and could total around one million four hundred fifty six thousand dollars. Gable recalls early jobs in Akron Oregon and Portland before fame and notes Carole Lombard as a high earning freelancer.

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Out of the Weather Out of the Weather Priced to Sell

A local sale notices reduced prices as weather shifts prompt vendors to move inventory. Vendors emphasize limited stock and time-limited discounts as shoppers seek bargains.

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