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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1942
Page
7
Mrs Irving Bratton advertises peonies for Decoration Day with contact at 532 Tennessee Avenue and phone number 2905 West.
Memorial day bulbs offered by Myers Greenhouse with contact after hours. Separately a large retail chain seeks men under 30 with or without experience for trainee store manager roles, offering steady employment and advancement. Apply in writing with age and details. Sunday interviews for current workers. Also listed: two sanitary couches, gas kitchen range, large restaurant range, and a grill at Fairfax Hotel.
Market notes from Kansas City on May 23 show hogs steady with lights and butchers up 10-15, sows higher. Cattle and calves firm to higher with fed steers 11.75 to 13.90 and yearlings 13.40 to 15.00. Sheep and lambs steady with fed lambs around 15.50 and wool-lamb prices near 14.75 to 15.00. Wheat and corn futures mixed, oats higher, soybeans up on short covering and oil-meal demand.
Stocks uneven as price changes narrow. Bonds irregular with rails improving slightly. Cotton steady with trade and replacement buying. Chicago wheat higher at a high loan rate. Corn higher with improved shipping demand. Cattle nominally steady. Hogs nominally steady with top quotes at 14.35.
The report notes sharp price discounts under 1942 loan rates. Wheat closed slightly higher with July at 1.20 and September at 1.2335. Corn, oats, soybeans, and rye show mixed gains. Aggregate futures purchases were 7,254,000 bushels yesterday, with strong year to date totals and open interest reaching 83,351,000 bushels in wheat and 4,947,000 in soybeans.
Stocks showed small gains earlier but mostly held flat amid mixed incentives and cautious trading. The market volume was light with about 125000 shares transferring, as leaders slipped or paused while war fronts news influenced investor sentiment.
Harold Mathin from Kansas City visits cousins in Clearfield and others attend Mother's Day gatherings. Many relatives from Eudora Wellsville and Baldwin share dinners, baptisms, and graduation notices at Breithaupt, Deckwa, Schendel, and Brechelsen households. Eugene Brecheisen among area graduates. Baldwin and Gardner schools cited.
Monday afternoon at the Hesper school house Mrs O P Shannon visited with her son Lieut Charles R Shannon Pine Camp NY. A fall community meeting drew a large crowd with Ruth Pellengill Edna and Barbara Henik leading songs and readings.
Social notices list several Mother's Day visits to Mrs. Frank Schoenhofer and gatherings at Gardner, Harveyville, and Eudora. Attendees include the Pfleger, Vitt, Bowen, Von Rhor, and Reetz families along with others from Kansas City and Lawrence. graduations at Linwood and Fall Leaf school exams noted. several hospital and church activities also mentioned.
Mrs Godfrey Reetz and daughters Melba, Beverly Greenwell and Elsie attended the mothers and daughters banquet at Linwood High School Tuesday evening. Several residents, including W E Pettengill, are recovering from surgery and staying with relatives in Lawrence.
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