Presses Hum With Supplies For Counties And Cities
Lawrence World Company serves 875 municipalities and 65 counties with printing and accounting supplies. Sales have more than doubled in five years as postmen deliver orders across Kansas. Maloney, sales manager since 1924, notes strong county demand and Lawrence loyalty boosts regional industry growth.
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Journal-World Star
of the World Company
Kansas
Lawrence
World Company
W. Maloney
Maloney
Paper mill churns 28 miles daily for Jayhawk boxes
The Lawrence Paper Company produces over 28 miles of paper daily. The paper is typically five feet wide and rolled on a 42 inch diameter cylinder. Each roll weighs about 2500 pounds and one worker uses an iron bar to roll and stack them up to 20 feet high for eventual use in Jayhawk boxes.
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Lawrence Paper Company
Jayhawk
Independent Laundry Provides Safe Washing for Colors
The Independent Laundry explains careful classification by color fabric type and article type to ensure safer washing and cleaner clothes. Hundreds of Lawrence housewives already use the service, with the promise of clearer colors.
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Lawrence
Salaries Match Kansas Theatre Leaders and Loyal Staff Benefits
Our salaries equal the top paid by any theatre in Kansas and we provide group insurance to safeguard employees. Nine workers have served five years or more. Love Finds Andy ends tomorrow and is the third and best in the Judge Hardy series.
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Kansas
Andy
Hardy
Zephyr Flour Bolts Shaped by Fine Silk Mesh Advertisement
An advert for Bowersock Mills & Power Co promotional copy describes Zephyr Flour packaging using very fine silk cloth imported from Switzerland. The silk weave is framed as making the cloth finer than sheer stockings, inviting readers to visit the mill or ask their grocer for more details.
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Switzerland
J. W. Shaw Lumber Co Building Service Offer
The text promises easy terms for home building and assures fixed payments regardless of future circumstances, a guarantee not offered by landlords. It invites potential clients to discuss the lumber company’s complete building service.
Vienna loaf baked evenly without doughiness
Huge ovens with baskets bake Zephyr Vienna loaf evenly on all sides. Lawrence housewives notice the difference in texture and bake quality. Order a loaf to taste the improved crust and uniform crumb.
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Zephyr
Vienna
Kansas Electric Power Company Central Billing in Lawrence
The Kansas Electric Power Company operates a centralized billing department in Lawrence serving eastern Kansas. It annually prepares about 400 000 bills using modern machine equipment, supported by a five person office force on the second floor of the K E P building.
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Kansas Electric Power Company
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Electric Power CO
Early Spoons Made From Seashells With Wooden Handles
The first spoons were shells found along the shore. Wooden or bone handles were added to make them easier to use, forming a tool shaped like modern spoons though not as refined as silver varieties.
Insured Investments Offered by Lawrence Building and Loan
Yes every investor and savings shares are insured up to 5000 dollars by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation not only on principal but also on accrued dividends credited. The Lawrence Building and Loan Association.
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Arrow Shirts Button Use Spurs Connecticut Rhode Island Tale
A tale notes that 72 396 684 buttons were used on Arrow Shirts in one year to place a necklace around the State of Connecticut and still have enough left to encircle Rhode Island. It also reports Ober’s Summer Clearance Sale now on offering real values in seasonable merchandise.
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Arrow
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ober
Ice Refrigerator Sales Rise with New Models
The article notes a large gap between current ice refrigerators and older market versions. It reports that over the past four years more than 1,500 new air conditioned ice refrigerators have been sold and offers a ten day free trial shipment.
Automatic heating with Butler Stoker cuts fuel costs
The Butler Automatic Stoker enables home heating with a fuel cost up to one third the price of gas two fifths the cost of oil and two thirds the cost of hard coal. It promises efficient hands free operation for domestic warmth.
Comprehensive auto policy offers broader protection
Charlton Insurance Agency promotes a Comprehensive auto policy covering twelve hazards including fire and theft for a cost just above restricted protection, highlighting greater protection for your vehicle.
Drought of 1861 Drives Residents From Kansas
The passage notes the 1861 drought forced many to abandon Kansas while claiming that Lawrence remained a fashion center and the store WEAVER'S continued as a local institution from that era to the present.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Oldsmobile Pioneer Charles H Blade Remains Employed
The 78 year old Charles H Blade who helped hammer the first Oldsmobile axle in 1897 is still with the Oldsmobile factory. Oldsmobile continues to push ahead with new ideas, reinforcing its modern approach as a leading American auto maker.
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Charles H. Blade
Oldsmobile
Milk production and Orangeade on grocers shelves
The text claims the United States produces enough milk yearly to form a river 40 feet wide and 214 feet deep from New York to Los Angeles. It also notes you can buy Bireley’s Orangeade in quart bottles from grocers or meat markets, and advises to order tomorrow. LAWRENCE SANITARY MILK & ICE CREAM COMPANY
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United States
New York
Los Angeles
Bireley
Sherwin-Williams paint saves cost on house painting
The note argues that Sherwin-Williams paint lowers overall painting costs by requiring fewer gallons and less labor compared to cheaper paints. It invites readers to request a color card and more information.
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Sherwin-Williams
Natural gas long ride into Lawrence reflected in history
The 1930s feature recalls Lawrence gas service from 1904 onward. Daryl J. Dodds leads the local gas firm as manager, with 25 years at the helm by 1939. Most gas comes from Texas Panhandle fields, with earlier logs from 1869 still found in Lawrence streets.
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Journal-World
Lawrence Gas, Fuel and Electric Light Company
Lawrence
Kansas Public Service Company
Daryl J. Dodds
B.t.u.’S
Lawrence Gas Works
Eighth Street
Allen County
Dodds
Joe Dunkel
John Andrews
Walter McClain
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Cities Service Oil Cuts Bearing Wear by Half
Lab tests show Cities Service motor oil reduces bearing wear by 50 percent and carbon formation stays low. Field tests indicate 10.5 percent less oil consumption than 15 rival brands. Refinery sealed cans sold at 25 cents per quart with no extra charge.
Newcomer to Lawrence Buys West Hills Site for Home
A recent arrival spent a half day evaluating rentals then chose West Hills to buy and build a home. He aims to live in comfort with his own plan, using what would be rent paid as mortgage funds, anticipating profit if transferred later.
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Lawrence
West Hills
Philco safety aerial uses vertical principle like modern stations
The 1939 Philco safety aerial operates on the same vertical principle as contemporary broadcasting antennas. It requires no poles, supports, insulators, or guy wires to function.
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Philco
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Granada and
Patee Theatres
Eldridge
Eldridge Coffee Shop
Bowersock Mills & Power CO
J. W. Shaw Lumber CO
SOL Mares & Son
Dr. Pepper
DR. Pepper Bottling CO
Praxiteles
B. C
Venice
A. D
Veatch Furniture Company
Lems
Peoples State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
THE
Lawrence Building and Loan Association
American Service Company
Kansas Heat Service
Charlton Insurance Agency
M. F. Hudson Motor Company
ICE Cream Company
Green Brothers
Fritz CO
S. J. Hunter
Hanna
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