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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
2
A fresh snowstorm travels from the east through several towns and counties, bringing heavy winds and local weather hazards. Forecasters urge caution as travel becomes difficult across the area with accumulating snow expected.
A garbled OCR item mentions Towhoat and grain movement toward St Louis, with unclear dates and many corrupted words. The legible names include Margaret Cann and Warotha Lasothe, plus a Huick Marigaret reference, but actions remain obscured by the text damage.
A memorial note honors Mang Teeter in a division ceremony with brief remarks by Dean Stockton and others. It recalls his service, mentions his passing a year ago and expresses enduring affection from his wife and family. The piece ends with a reflective line about memory and absence.
An enthusiastic audience gathered as a circus offered a Matilda style afternoon performance at Gate School grounds with children bussed from several districts. The show featured seven acts including Berry and other performers, with clowns and a band entertaining before a evening curtain at 5 oclock. The event, sponsored by the Ottawa Lions Club, winds tonight and moves to Ottawa Saturday for a further engagement. A seven day refresher course for senior war guard officers from multiple states, including Kansas and Oklahoma, will be held at the command and staff college here, directed by Col William A Campbell, to update officers on new weapons and tactics affecting divisional operations.
A fragmented report describes a winter program organized by recreation chairman Mrs Kelvin Hieover for Montero. Attendees from Dweneias County Review and She a) chapter were transported to Ta Brinkman for the event.
General Richardson sails for New York with 2997 troops from Asia. ships arrive today in San Francisco and New York. War brides and children accompany, along with officers and staff. Disorganization and incomplete records hinder clear arrival details aboard the general transport fleet.
Harold Nelson a state representative from Louis City Iowa displays sprouts of corn wheat and oats in a cigar box on his desk at the statehouse in Des Moines hoping the growing plants will hasten adjournment as farm members who predominate the legislature will want to get home sooner.
A bulletin from Washington announces the Sunflower Ordinance W lease is open for bidding by the government for up to 11 years with potential termination during national emergencies or at the War Secretary’s discretion. Nearby, the KML observatory will host telescopic viewing tonight, and a Trail Street contest to name Hollywood stars has announced five winners who will appear Saturday. Traffic officers report improved compliance after mounted patrolling, while farm operations face delays as tillage stalls threaten lower yields up to a bushel per acre.
Sixty five KU students apply to form a local chapter, among the largest of 35 student chapters. Kansas City chapter sponsors. Georgeew and Larry Hall assist. J Alden Trovislo advises. membership open to business and industrial management students and mechanical engineers. April 15 talk by Dean Emeritus B Denham. Also mentions a new starch extraction process from sweet potatoes with a cattle byproduct.
Market brief from New York notes wheat at 55 cents, coffee 18, butter at No 1, hogs 4 to 5 in price ranges, and hogs at 38.75 in latest quotes. Stock and bond activity described as mixed with higher bids for some grains and steady bonds. Cotton prices ease on profit taking as volume expands.
State aid through the Kansas House provides funds for state aid to schools and for teacher retirement benefits. The measures allocate 2.5 million dollars for state support and 2.59 million dollars annually for the next 16 years, with 298.94 dollars for the next biennium for retirement benefits. All three bills passed with near unanimous votes, only one dissent on the other two.
Chicago March 27. United Press reports say extensive selling pushed all wheat and corn contracts down the limit for a single session. May wheat closed at 2.61 a bushel and May corn at 1.78. Prices fell across Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Winnipeg as traders blamed overhanging demand and improved railcar movement for large grain shipments.
Friends and relatives gathered for funeral services in Wichita for Dr. John Outland hailed as father of the Kansas relay. The late University of Pennsylvania football standout was praised by Dr. RM Myers as more than 230 attendees filled the chapel and his burial was in a Maple Grove cemetery. In a separate item, John C. Heiber of Oklahoma City, 67, died of a heart attack at a McPherson garage while paying a bill after leaving his stored car overnight en route to Oklahoma City.
Frank E Harding died Monday in Crestline California. Funeral services will be held in Los Angeles. Surviving are his widow Eleanor Harding and two sons Robert and Frank Harding of Los Angeles. Also surviving are his mother Mrs S F Perkins and several brothers including C L Harding of Los Angeles C C Harding of Denver H Harding of Clayton Idaho and Dr C W Harding of Santa Monica California.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists items like mangos, oats, and hay market notes. Mentions prices per unit, quantities, and several products such as sheep, turkeys, and potatoes with scattered figures. Includes references to Chicago Potato Market and banks.
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