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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1943
Page
7
Fragmented ad copy lists roof gear from Certain-teed, a 23 ft 1942 Glider trailer and car sale items. It mentions a P40 2 door, multiple farm tools, chickens, and chicks. Ernie Coxen is the owner with Perry Walters as auctioneer and Tonganoxie Sales Co as clerk.
Ralph James holds a closing out sale of Hereford Shorthorn and Angus stock at his farm northwest of Udera Kansas seven miles east of Lawrence. The sale includes 75 cows and calves, 40 hogs with 20 purebred Hampshire and crosses, and numerous registered Hereford cows and heifers with calves by registered bulls. Buyers can expect extra fine cows suitable for purebred herds and multiple springers and calves by side. Sale runs under local auctioneers Metzger Stighwire and James with Kaw Valley State Bank as clerk, rain or shine.
Public auction scheduled Monday May 3 1943 starting at 1 o'clock at the Drive-in Market storeroom on Std and Ky Streets. Items include 10 rooms of furniture electric washer studio couch dinette set ice boxes beds mattresses furniture and kitchenware with many pieces to be sold. Helen Mayhugh owner General Criss and Lawrence National Bank clerk listed.
Leaving the state the owner will auction 60 cattle including Brown Swiss Holstein and Jersey cows and heifers with calves and bull calves, 27 hogs with pigs and farrow sows, 5 horses and assorted farming equipment such as a Case combine John Deere mower corn planter and hay loader. The sale starts 11:00 A.M. Tuesday May 4 1943 at one mile north of Tonga Noxie Kansas.
Market roundup from New York and Chicago notes higher stocks as the market weighs unfavorable southwest crop reports. Wheat led gains with intraday moves and closes up about a quarter to a half cent, while corn and rye were mixed and oats varied. Open interest and warehouse loan maturities influenced wheat dynamics.
Hogs and cattle prices mostly steady with gains in cows and bulls. Wheat and corn futures mixed while Kansas City cash grain shows modest increases and bids for potatoes and produce steady to firm.
The stock market rose modestly despite the national coal labor crisis, led by major names up fractions toward year peaks. Traders awaited the president's broadcast and mining talks, with investment demand for pivotals sustaining gains and near‑final transfers around 600000 shares. Bonds showed selective strength as war news supported sentiment.
Mrs Mary Martin 41 wife of Whitney Martin Associated Press sports columnist died at her Floral Park Long Island home after a long illness. She was born Mary King of Harlan Iowa and is survived by her husband and three children Ralph Barbara and Mary. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
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