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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1934
Page
9
Prices in Chicago rose with wheat near daily limits as news the U S government would buy 12 000 000 bushels of corn buoyed markets Rains in the northwest eased drought fears while forecasts from the Dakotas and Minnesota suggested modest spring wheat gains.
Woodstock H T Bales of Topeka spent a few days in this neighborhood with family. Wellman chapel held services with about 70 attendees and a Children’s Day program announced for next Sunday evening June 10. Local families attended church events, with visits from Dolph and Grover families and gatherings at Wellman and Standwood Friends church. Special numbers featured. Rev Nettie Haworth spoke, and Miss Haworth sang with Mrs Champion.
The district reports high exam averages Bettie Peters Blue Mound Louis Trams Lowry rural Laura Zook Wellman and notes on social visits. Mrs Bryan Wilson and Mrs Dan Petrie called on Mrs George Tucking. H T Bales illness affects Mrs Riley. So Sew club at Mrs Oren Smith Valley Grove with prizes won by Mrs Fred Champion and Mrs Herbert Champus. Senior class sneak day in Topeka and visits to the new high school and rose garden.
A scrambled crossword grid lists clues across and down such as top five in South American river, baby carriage, Peruvian chieftain, sea birds, and many dated terms. The puzzle references yesterday's solution and promises a challenge blending archaic words, proper nouns, and geological hints.
Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs George Duree of Thompsonville with their son Albert and his friend Miss Muth Johnson who are college students in Manhattan. Perry residents Will and Earl Critchlow called at the Duree home. Churches held Memorial services before Memorial Day while families from distant towns such as Toneka Ozankie and others decorated Hardy Oak cemetery.
A compact classified notice lists Arnold's Used Cars offering a Ford Coupe Ford Coach and Ford Cabriolet plus a Chrysler 77 and a DeSoto sedan for sale. The ad emphasizes available vehicle types without pricing details.
Will Howard and family from Lawrence and Independence residents attended the McLouth service held in the afternoon. Rev Ira Bramwell led prayer, the crowd sang America, and Rev Williams of McLouth gave the address. A special song was performed by M Steanery Miss Chapman Fredard and E C Steener as many locals and visitors gathered despite hot dry weather to decorate graves and greet friends.
An error claimed 1911 for the Titanic sinking. the ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on the night of April 14 into April 15, 1912. Of 2, many lives were lost, with 1,517 fatalities reported.
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