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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
6
A long established Lawrence restaurant known for steady earnings seeks sale due to impaired health. Mail address P O Box 357 used for inquiries and formal notices.
Kansas City market rounds show hogs unchanged while cattle and calves fall 35 to 75 cents from last week. Good to choice steers 14.00 to 15.50, cows weak, cutters light demand, lambs and ewes mostly lower, with receipts estimated at cattle 3,000 calves 300 hogs 3,500 sheep 4,000. Also Wheat and grain futures, local produce and bonds noted.
Having sold my house I will sell at public auction Wednesday June 16 1943 at 1 30 at 645 Mississippi Street. Household goods include innerspring mattresses springs desks a Majestic radio a Vitala refrigerator range chairs tables rugs dishes irons lawn mower and many other articles. Mrs J Frank Jones owner H D Thomas auctioneer.
New York markets show irregular stock moves with gains in industrials and steady bonds. Cotton mixed amid liquidation and hedge selling while Chicago wheat remains steady to firm. corn at ceiling bids. Hogs down 10-20 cents with top 14.15, cattle generally down 16-25 cents as packers seek lower prices. Kansas City hogs active and cattle steady to weaker with limited slaughter progress and firm feeds.
Local residents report visits from Joel Dobbs and Hazel Fulton Dobbs family of Phoenix and McLouth kin. A vacation Bible school program at the Presbyterian church drew 55 pupils as Doris McDonald supervised. Don Alexander, Don Alexander jr and families visit before military moves. Lieut Willam Leech returns to Camp Davis after furlough.
The column lists residents and relatives visiting from Topeka Kansas City and Manhattan. Notable items include Col Frank Roberts meeting Madamé Chiang Kai-shek in Washington and Walter Casebler’s son Walden serving in England with his company. Other notes cover church services, license renewals, and upcoming Colonial club picnic plans.
The note lists Beth Housh of Topeka as a guest of Donna Jean Morris this week and mentions sisters Misa Ella Engle and Miss Stella Parnell.
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