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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1948
Page
5
Fragmentary text describes bituminous sealing on US 159 and grading on rural roads in various counties, with garbled place names and distances. It quotes a mail puzzle about copying a card to receive towels, and warns about reporting valuable schemes to the post office.
The junior high track team opens its 1948 season in April with a meet against Haskell, then faces Olathe Junior High on April 12 and the Emporia Invitational on April 23. Duals with Shawnee Mission and Leavenworth junior highs are under negotiation. Baseline noted as English term.
Fragmented OCR text references a county highway project approval process with mentions of road works, a water base treatment, and federal involvement. Entities include county, federal agencies, and road concepts, though specifics are unclear due to damaged text. The piece suggests regulatory steps and funding considerations for infrastructure.
Postmaster Roger Willama warns that no postal board schemes in Wang or threats of bad talk to break chains are lawful. Inquiries about reverong bid duck theate and nominal property value items like pet holders and tem towela have come to the office. He advises destroying the wardas.
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