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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1943
Page
9
The page lists items for sale including a 1941 Buick and furniture. It also notes a July 9 stock market rally with gains in carriers, midday momentum, and steady demand despite mixed trends, with overall market tone cautious after congressional adjournment and ongoing war news.
Trading opened with heavy volume as anti subsidy and corn ceiling revision failures dragged grains lower. Wheat slid about two percent with July at 1.45 and September 1.46, oats down around 1 1/2, rye leading declines. Open interest rose to 40.95 million bushels for wheat futures.
Kansas City markets show hogs at 3100 head mostly 10 to 15 cents lower with top at 13.55 for 150-350 lb and lighter calves trading near 12.60 to 13.25 for 140-180 lb. Cattle and calves mostly steady to 15-25 lower on fed steers, with good fat heifers at 15.00 and cows 6.50 to 9.25. vealers at 13.50 to 14.09. Sheep active with lambs from 15.00 to 15.25, total weights around 86 lb native lambs. Livestock receipts estimated cattle 100, hogs 200, sheep none. Cash grain mixed with wheat around 1.61 to 1.61% for No. 2 red, corn no trading, oats 0.78, butterfat 41.47–42, eggs 36% receipts, hogs 18.20. Market notes show overall close flat to unchanged.
Potatoes are dug rapidly in the Lawrence region with U S No 1 cobblers around 2.20 to 2.25 per hundred pounds for top quality. A Kansas City buyer quoted bids to 2.35 but no sales at that level yet. Labor supplies remain ample but will be strained as digging widens. Albert I Decker urges all available workers to register with the employment office.
Robert Little, a University of Kansas student living at 1801 West Campus Road, was found guilty of speeding 40 to 50 miles per hour by Judge O J Lane in police court this morning and paid a $25 fine. Officer Oscar Petterson testified that Little was spotted Tuesday night at Sixteenth and Tennessee streets, the car eluding officers before license number was obtained. The vehicle was later found downtown with a traffic ticket for appearance in police court. Little denied the charge but paid the fine after conviction.
Mrs Ella Vorhees and son Carroll Dean return from Orlando visits with Bertram Vorhees. Louise Peterson attends Emporia State summer school. Mrs Walter Gould of Emporia visits her parents, Mr and Mrs M G Farrell. Adeline Ball of Minneapolis begins vacation with her father. Mr F A McRull discharged from Memorial hospital returns home. Mr and Mrs Hayward and daughters back in Oklahoma City after visiting his parents. Mrs George Gress returns from Wichita where her daughter was ill and has recovered. Sam Hawkins learns Pvt Sam Hawkins arrived in England. Melvin Quisenberry stationed at Ames College Diesel motor school. Marjorie Leakey visits aunt Effie Leakey in Victoria. Mrs W G Kelley and Mrs George Stephenson spend Tuesday at Fort Leavenworth with Warren Kelley. Sgt Mrs Harry Fincher spends weekend with parents and Mr and Mrs Lester Worley. Marie Mitchell spends weekend with parents and attends Emporia State summer school. Mrs Floyd Tiff and son John Leigh visit mother Mrs Leigh and Miss Bess Leigh at Taylorville Indiana. Mr and Mrs Waltes Gelb return to Buffalo after vacation.
The column lists visits, family events, and minor career moves among residents. Earl Wiley, U S Marine Corps, on 30 day furlough to visit parents after hospital stay. Induction notices for several men from draft board No 2 at Fort Leavenworth. Various travels, birthdays, and employment changes noted among Gelbs, Ruhles, Harlings, and others.
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