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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1941

Page

7

For Sale and Local Market Report Items

FOR SALE recleaned club kaffir seed and prairie hay along with garden plants Strawberries asparagus cabbage tomato and pepper plants Poultry and pets available including a cocker spaniel pup and a portable typewriter Various rental offers and real estate notes with contact details Local market prices for grain butterfat poultry eggs hogs and government bonds The Day in Wall Street May 3 reports railroad equipment gains and cotton price movements with notable stock activity and several firms hitting yearly highs.

Wheat Gains Lift Market on Parity Loan Hopes

Chicago May 3 reports show grains rally on Washington talks of parity loans for five basic commodities. Wheat futures rise up to 35 cents with other grains also higher. May and July contracts closing strong. Kansas City hogs cattle and sheep mixed with weekly tops and varying prices. Final notes include cash wheat and corn bids and local produce around 20% eggs.

Chicago Washington Kansas City Livestock Kansas City USDA Arizona

Community notices from Eudora and Kaw Valley: visiting guests and events

Locals host dinners and suppers through the week with guests from Lawrence Kaw Valley and Wichita. A major operation at Lawrence Memorial Hospital is noted. Pinochle club luncheon honors Mrs Daugherty with prizes and gifts. Several families travel, visit hospitals, and attend Bible class closing for the year.

Ed Diedrich Bertha Knopp Lawrence Clarence Daugherty Bert Daugherty Raymond Stroud Emil Schmidt Gus Bohnsack Harry Schmidt Kaw Valley Kermit Broers Oscar Broers Howard Kohler Lawrence Memorial Hospital Frances Sommer Wichita Maude Roland Keith Frank Greiner Adelia Zimmierman Christine Sommerlow Daugherty Katherine Rothberger Adelia Zimmerman Christine Sommer George Warmker Retta Daugherty Tena Miskimen Nellie Daugherty Ruth Stroud Dorothy Warmker Greiner Alfred Eisele Sublette Keith Coleman Bruce Cameron Ernest Fuson Waukee Paul Janice Guenther San Diego Paul Hadi John Perkins Kansas City

Local Social Notes Highlight Easter Observances and Visits

Sunday activities include Mr. Perkins visiting relatives and Curtis Ruthrauff attending a welding conference at K U. Residents from Wichita and Lawrence called on local families. Past Matrons met for a discussion on Easter with a paper by Phebe Westerheffer. Mother Daughter banquet set for May 10 with reservations by May 8. Several residents hosted guests and planned picnics and travel to Ravenwood for work with a construction firm.

Perkins Hadl Curtis Ruthrauff K. U Misa Frances Sommer Wichita Maude Roland Keith Charlie Fox Lawrence Francis Skinner Lansing Kan George Born John Hagen Claude Dickens Elmdale Paul Hadl Paul Frazier Helen Lucile George Born and Daughters Ralph Davis Phebe Westerheffer Oscar Westerhouse Jacob Shurele Topeka Louise Lotz Chris Hammer Pearl Daugherty Retta Daugherty H. B. Kibler Raymond Stroud Ravenwood Ray

Bundles for Britain Gains Independent Branch Status

The Lawrence unit of Bundles for Britain becomes an independent Kansas chapter led by Mrs. Natalie Wales Latham. Officers include vice chair Mrs. A J Mix and secretary Mrs. Paul Haney. space lent by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Houston for headquarters at Bell Music store. Hospital day on May 6 kicks off a drive to fund London and English hospitals hit by bombing, with urgent appeals for money and surgical equipment.

Bundles For Britain Kansas City Henry Werner Lawrence Natalie Wales Latham A. J. Mix Paul Haney George Docking John Bowers Robert Hargart C. B. Holmes Lloyd Houston Bell Music Latham London Provinces Edward Murrow Althoit

Traffic fatalities dip in April amid statewide safety push

Traffic deaths fell to 21 in April from 32 in the prior year, with 15 in rural areas and six in cities. The four month total reached 130 versus 108 a year earlier, as rural crashes rise. State safety engineer Claud R. McCamment cites city contest results. Topeka, May.

Apri Mont Weenie Highway Patrol Tony Claud R. McCamment Topeka May Fed Wth Aon

Kansas to spend 11 million on road improvements

Kansas will spend about 11 million dollars on road construction in 1941, unchanged from last year. State road director Dd. a Fair says most funds go to secondary roads, which account for 93 percent of Kansas 120000 miles of roads.

Topeka Kansas Dd. A . Fair

Cordley Play Day Unveils Uncle Sam in Review

Cordley school presents its play day program Uncle Sam in Review on Tuesday evening May 6 at 6 30 on the Cordley grounds. Miss Eve lyn Kenney and Miss Mabel Barnhart with others supervise a dance and games showcase the country contributions to American art and music. If rain, the event moves to the gym.

Cordley School Uncle Sam Cordley Evelyn Kenney Mabel Barnhart Maud Ellsworth Joie Stapleton

Offer to Raise Reed's Salary If He Will Stay

Residents of Kansas City propose a fund to raise the chief of police salary if L B Reed agrees to remain in his post. Reed, a former FBI agent, resigned on May 14 amid a legislature backed plan to boost pay from 5000 to 10000 dollars annually. Edgar Shook, police board chair, said merchants pledged gifts, including mortgage payoff offers, with many contributions up to 500 dollars yearly.

Kansas City L. B. Reed FBI Peracid Edgar Shook Police Board Reed

Worst Manila fire destroys three square miles of tenements

The May 3 blaze in Manila's Tondo district caused at least three deaths and left 25,000 homeless. Property damage was about $500,000 as strong winds pushed residents and cattle into the bay before the flames burned out at the bay.

Manila Tondo

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