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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1939
Page
6
European demand lift gives wheat a modest 1 percent rise but selling resumes before close. Wheat gains recede to near prior levels while corn slips to new six year lows. Millers purchase about 100000 bushels. oats steady to higher.
A word puzzle page listing horizontal and vertical clues. Includes a republic’s map, borders, bodies of water, and multiple numbered hints such as gems of swans, dress cover, giantess of fate, and various other terms across categories like geography, objects, and biology.
Livestock receipts show cattle calves hogs and sheep with steady to mixed bids. Yearling steers around 9.90 and 9.50 for select categories, vealers 8.00 to 9.50, cows up to 6.50, bulls steady. Sheep and lambs around firm with Colorado spring lambs 8.50 to 9.25 and Arizonas 7.75. top Colorado yearlings 7.75. Also notes on grain and futures prices across Chicago and Kansas City, including Potatoes and eggs, with government bonds closing in New York.
Hogs and cattle prices move varied with steers and sheep showing mixed gains and losses. The Day in Wall Street reports a choppy session with early gains fading into declines as trading slowed and major issues like U S Steel and Bethlehem led the retreat while several firms held firm or gained in the second quarter.
Eudora resident Bob Brown visits his uncle and aunt in Lawrence. Local dinners and Sunday visits include Miss Henrietta Schubert and families. Several families plan Colorado trips and vacations. Rebekah lodge hosts lawn social. Mrs. Mathia injures her wrist and the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Babsby remains ill.
A playful puzzle lists city name clues and quotes wordplay like Boston boss and ton Paris pairs Warsaw war and saw Juneau Juno, inviting readers to parse homophones and puns.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Diedrich and daughter Maxine hosted a Sunday evening party in honor of Mrs James Shirek s birthday. Dainty refreshments followed a pleasant social hour with guests including Mrs Shirck and Virginia of Hesper Mrs Elizabeth Diedrich and Dahlene Diedrich of Buyers Colo Dr and Mrs Sam Watson of Gardner Kan and families visited.
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