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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1943
Page
7
Classifieds list several used cars for sale including a 1941 Chevrolet Town Sedan and various Dodges with radios and heaters, plus a 1935 Chrysler sedan and a 1932 Chevrolet coach. Other notices offer housework work, a wardrobe trunk buy, and a refrigerator for sale. Market reports cover wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle, and stock activity in New York and Kansas City.
Public auction Monday May 40 1943 at 1 30 pm. J A Hoffman owner and George Criss auctioneer offer a 1 day mare 4 years old 1600 pounds a 1 day mare 5 years old 1350 pounds roan mare 5 years old with foal 2 weeks old etc plus animals harnesses tools a Farmall tractor implements a 29 Plymouth pickup and miscellaneous items. Lawrence National Bank clerk.
Wheat prices rallied toward the close as covering by short sellers trimmed earlier losses amid scarce offerings. Earlier trading saw weakness at Kansas City. oats and rye were slightly lower at the start but firmed later.
The report notes a yearly total of 125,685,298 and a daily average of 417,559 for 1942, with Rall bonds showing improvement as part of the financial update.
Count Fleet won the Preakness stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore after winning the Kentucky Derby a week earlier. Blue Swords finished second eight lengths behind, with Vincentive third, another 414 lengths back. Count Fleet completed the mile and three sixteenths in 1 57 2/5, just two fifths of a second off the stakes record and one second off the track record.
William Scott of the state highway patrol filed a complaint in O. J. Lane's justice court yesterday charging W. R. Jones of Topeka with driving without a valid license. Jones was stopped a half mile east of Big Springs and must appear in court this evening.
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