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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
6
The Market Basket prize week went to Mrs. William La Coss of 13021 Kentucky Street for a wabmeat salad recipe. The entry combines crabmeat celery apples eggs and a lemon oil mayonnaise dressing served on lettuce with olives. Next week’s prize invites pickle recipe submissions.
Marion Hodges of Lawrence took first in the beauty contest earning ten dollars and a chance to represent the area at the Topeka state fair. The event drew twenty three contestants with judges HE Gates, Russ Hodge and Kermit Graybill selecting Hodges. Rex Kendall hosted and Lois Sumner sang, followed by a special Rupe Robertson school dance performance.
Washington July 19 AP Roosevelt slept late after accepting a second term nomination at the convention. He planned a late afternoon Potomac cruise and cancellation of Friday press and cabinet conferences. He would likely depart Saturday or Sunday for several days at Hyde Park.
Sheriff Charles Banning received a telegram from M. E. Ward of Las Vegas Nevada stating that Jack Heitmann had died.
Fragments indicate a query about a person named Jack Heitmann and a request to contact an office through someone in a pool hall. The readable text shows a need to reach or confirm an address or office contact.
Dublin July 19. UP Ireland issued full page ads calling for at least 400000 volunteers to join the armed forces.
Mexico City July 19 report says Mexicol nearly finished negotiations to build a Tehuantepec Isthmus pipeline for petroleum sales to Japan but stalled by objections from the United States State Department over a New York construction firm.
The plan envisions shipping 40 000 barrels of Gulf oil daily from Puerto Mexico to Salinas Cruz on the Pacific for sale mainly to Japan and to broaden Mexico markets on South America's west coast. The move would place Mexico in direct competition with California oil wells.
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