Barter Pact for U S Cotton and British Rubber Signed
London reports a barter agreement signed by Ambassador Kennedy and Oliver Stanley to swap United States cotton for British rubber for wartime use. The plan covers about 600,000 bales of cotton with rubber stockpiles in Britain for emergencies. wheat was excluded due to Canadian protests.
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London
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
House of Commons
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Peepee
Stanley
Hase of Commons
Liverpool ‘Cotton Association
Liverpool
Canada
Washington
The Picnic Basket Opens With Quick Sandwich Fillers
If your family enjoys spontaneous car picnics stock your pantry with ready mixed fillings though the personal touch matters. Try adding ground ham to boost flavor and variety for outdoor meals.
Summer Salad Ideas For Hearty Summer Lunches
A brief teaser invites readers to try hearty summer salads that can serve as the main dish for lunch or supper. The note hints at robust, satisfying options suitable for warm weather meals.
Salads and Fruit Salads from a 1950s Recipe Collection
A set of potato and salmon salads with mixed ingredients and garnishes. Includes Hot German Potato Salad with bacon onion and frankfurters, a celery and caper potato mix with lettuce border, salami accents, and a Frozen Fruit Salad with banana pineapple cherries grapes and orange juice.
Local Social and Farm Notes from Leavenworth Area
Peggy McMellen visits Le Loupe residents three days last week at the Schellacks home. Wheat cutting paused by rain. Mr Mosser and Mr Eisele harvest wheat for others. Missouri visitors and multiple neighbors attend church events and social gatherings. Several locals travel to Lawrence and Kansas City for errands and visits as farm chores continue.
Lawrence Area Social Notes Include Picnics and Trips
Mr and Mrs Larry Harrison of Lawrence visited at the Dc L McClung home on Sunday. Abilene visitors Bob Wilson returned home Tuesday. Farm Bureau chorus joined a luncheon at Mrs A R Olmstead s home. Dick Evans and R C Rice attend summer school at the University. C H Waldo of Richmond and family stayed with George Walter Tuesday night before leaving for the California World s Fair. Pleasant Hour club met at Clinton Park in Lawrence for a Flag Day picnic with readings and a patriotic program. Next meeting set for June 28 at Mrs Guy Folks s home. Dick Evans spent the weekend in Kansas City with his sister. E E Hazlett and family attended a Guernsey Breeders picnic near Topeka at Kirklawn Dairy Park.
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Peggy McMellen
le’ Loupe
Robert Schellack
Mosser
Eisele
Reno
Charles Vitt
Delen Bowen
Kansas City
Minnie Bowen
Frank Vitt
John Vitt
Hesper
Larry Harrison
Lawrence
Dc. L
California
George Walter
John Levett
Pleasant Hour Club
Clinton Park
Sam Kelsall
Guy Folks
Picnic at Kirklawn Farm Hosts Governor and Dairy Family
On Highway 75 the Kirklawn dairy hosted a large crowd for a picnic with music by the Shawnee 4-H band and speeches led by Governor Payne Ratner and his wife. Milk and ice cream were supplied by Kirklawn, with Guernsey breeders from across the state in attendance. June 11 marked the Hack anniversary celebration after church in Lawrence. Attendees from Worden Leavenworth and Kansas City shared a three tier cake and lace tablecloth gifts. Wild gooseberries are ripening locally and Wilbur Jeffries plans to cut wheat soon with a new combine.
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Highway 75
Kirkpatrick
Kirklawn
Guernsey
Shawnee 4-H
Payne Ratner
Ratner
Henry Hack
Esther Ruth
Norman
Lawrence
Henry Johanning
Cynthia
Worden
John Wandmaker
Henry
Emma Lou
Tom. Sparks
Donna
Louise Nelson
Wilbur Jeffries
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OUR Meat Department
Ralph Pine
Talley
Ige
Calif
Heinz
Crosse & Blackwell
Ball Mason
Zephyr
Huskies
New Peas
Fancy
Raft’s
Ibs
Rusty’s Food Market
Brown Betty
Mountain Grown
Oleo
Chuck Roast
Sayers
Morrel’s
Morrell
Wieners
Tbs
Lawrence Grocers
Cooke’s Help Yourself Country Club
Jayhawk
Pine’s
Rusty’s Food
Sam’s
Turner’s Grocery
Carter’s Grocery
Independent Market
Mildred’s Grocery
McFarland’s Grocery
Roach’s Grocery
Stone’s
IGA Store
Prunes
Raspberries
Folger’s Coffee
Betty Coffee
Dot
Nike
Frank Bryant
Hughey
Fred Beetz
Hanna Pfleger
Eudora
Lee
Ruth
Leavenworth
O. J. Hack
Kanass City
Ted Hack
Mildred
Richard
A. W. Jehie
Elliot Produce
Servel
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