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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1931
Page
5
In Mexico City large payments require sacks and hand carts as silver pesos replace paper money. Gold bans by Calles reduced the peso’s value, lifting import prices, curbing spending, and forcing thrift. Banks see fewer robberies as daylight theft drops with heavier coins.
Directors of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway omitted the dividend on common stock at this time. Salaries of officers earning over $3,000 annually were cut from 5 percent up to 20 percent. Three months earlier the road paid $1 a share, six months ago $1.25, and previously the stock yielded $7 annually.
Saturday afternoon visitors Miss Lovia Deay Bertha and Theresa Speicher called on Miss Ruth and Faye Randall. Martin Rohe Jr suffered a lincher end of finger nearly cut off while filling a silo at Geo Rohe’s Thursday. Mrs Henry Rohe Leona Mary
Local society notes list visits and gatherings across families including Rohe Madl Chanay and Roche households. Mentions of Sunday calls at Joe Madl home, a 5th Strouble reunion with 105 attendees, and a Lawrence Horse Shoe match 35 to 19 for Clearfield. Prospect school opened with Irene Neis as teacher.
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