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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1944
Page
7
Classified snippet shows hardware lengths and desk request, plus job ads for cleaning and roofing firms. Several sale listings include small houses and bungalows with prices, plus a few garbled names and addresses from Lawrence Kansas area.
On account of ill health Frank Smith will sell at public auction at his farm 144 miles west and 1 mile south of Stull or 13 miles west of Lawrence on Friday March 24. Items include 45 head cattle with details, 4 head horses, 18 hogs, 200 Austra White chickens, farm machinery, grain and hay, miscellaneous goods and household items. Auctioneer O D Thomas, clerk Howard Longanecker. Proceeds to be served by the Ladies of the Stull Evangelical church.
On account of health I will sell at public auction at my farm ten miles south of Lawrence on highway 53. Sale starts Tuesday March 28 at 1 pm. Items include dairy cows with milk yields, heifers, calves, horses, chickens, chicks, hogs, grain and feed, farm implements, and household goods. A detailed list covers livestock, poultry, seed, machinery, tools, and household items available for bidding at the auction.
Local residents report relatives scattered from California to New Mexico, with Martins and Demeritts visiting Illinois and Nebraska. James Patton moved from Santa Monica after a furlough. many family members travel, work, or study nearby. The Clinton community notes church events, a 4 H program, and local farm weather while reporting a funeral in Lawrence and a move from the Jensen family to Ottawa.
The column records a funeral for Mrs. Jensen with survivors in Topeka and Ottawa, burial at Oak Hill cemetery, and touching tributes. It notes Clinton Quilting Club meeting with eleven members, comforter and tea towels completed, and upcoming hostesses. Also mentions weekend visits to Kansas City and Mildland relatives, missionary society guest day with talks by a returned missionary and wife, devotional, and displayed garments and items from India.
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