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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
7
A compact list of crossword style clues with horizontal and vertical entries covering fish, animals, objects, and common terms. Contains multiple wordplay answers for items like shad, tempo, and banana variety, mapped to numbered clues across two directions.
Classifieds list autos for sale including a 31 Pontiac sedan at 55, 28 Chevrolet coach 335, Buick coupe 55, plus apartment rental, jobs and goods for sale. Market figures and futures notes follow with grain prices, corn, oats, and wheat quoted along with local meat and eggs prices.
Wheat edged down then recovered to near steady with July at 69 1/2 cents and September 70 5/14. Corn mostly unchanged while oats fell. Kansas City livestock showed hogs steady to higher and cattle mixed with price ranges across grades. Potatoes and government bonds also noted with cattle receipts forecast and daily market activity.
The Day In Wall Street reports mild selling in New York as fresh international irritations blamed for declines. Leaders lost two points at times, then recovered. volume rose after midday. Goodyear paid a 25 cent dividend, while several large stocks trended down and lawmakers debated silver pricing.
Bonds were mixed across groups while commodities showed rallying signs. Cotton recovered from early losses to gain 5 to 15 cents a bale in late trading. Wheat at Chicago finished unchanged to down 5. Corn held steady to up 3 percent. European markets were irregularly lower.
MacKey Wheat reports harvest underway as J C Hemphill Eugene North and Joe Coley buy new combines. Families and guests attended a Clinton Park picnic with eighty people and a basket dinner amid rain delays. Notable visits included Mr and Mrs H C Nunemaker and guests, Mrs Ronald Robb and children, Maurice Suiter’s Father's Day gathering, and praise for the community club picnic efforts.
The United Brothers Sunday school held a children’s day program on Sunday June 1 with primary superintendent Mrs Walter Sauffer leading assisted by Mrs Harvey and several Worley Gillum and Maust family members. The event featured a choir of older girls prayer singing recitations solos and a pantomime The Children’s Hour and a Book of the Old Testament reading. Several local residents traveled to Topeka and nearby towns for visits and activities.
Delbert Gillum and Russell Worley families joined John Dunn of Brush Colp for a Standard Oil picnic at Gage park in Topeka on Sunday June 18. The Sunshine club met June 14 with most members present. Dora Worley led a Flag Day program and prize bingo was held. Delbert Gillum was welcomed as a new member amid refreshments and sewing for charity.
Invitations announce the approaching marriage of Miss Margaret Eleanor Hampel of Leavenworth to George Frederick Bernhardt set for Thursday evening June 29 at the First Presbyterian Church in Leavenworth Kaw. Local 4 H club girls met at Mary Ann Whites to finalize summer projects with Mrs Stella DeHoff present and planning a social gathering at the DeHoff home.
Mrs Frances Christenson and Flor ing of Lawrence were breakfast guests of Mrs W J Curtis and Paul Friday morning. Mrs Ralph McNees who was badly poisoned while working in the field is recovering nicely.
Henry and John Bowman finished cutting wheat last Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Riddle and daughter Ethel moved from Sib leyville store to a farm in Pomona Kansas last week.
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