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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1940
Page
3
Preliminary estimates show 1,640,000 dollars monthly would fund clerical work for 6,500 local draft boards to register and classify men for compulsory service. Congress may grant 2 billion dollars. many workers will serve without pay while a large housing and equipment buildup proceeds across army centers and defense orders surge.
Professor P. W. Viesselman of the University of Kansas will use his new 955 page case book, Cases and Materials on Trial Practice, in the fall course Trial Practice. Published by the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, it includes comments and explanations alongside cases and covers jurisdiction and civil action steps. Viesselman has edited Abbott works and revised Phillips Code Pleading, and authored Dakota Practice.
A reader survey notes 76 percent of subscribers read the classified page every day, indicating strong daily interest in listings and notices across the paper.
Everett Reb of Baldwin City and Baker University alumnus is awarded a scholarship to Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. The award begins September 19 as Reb plans naval reserve officer training and scholarship duties. He majored in journalism, edited The Wildcat, and served on The Orange editorial board.
Three members of the Baker University faculty completed post graduate work during the summer vacation. Prof. Albert Ivanoff advanced toward a higher degree, joining colleagues who pursued further studies this break.
The article notes doctor of philosophy degrees awarded at Boston University by a member of the foreign language department and master degrees in music fields from Northwestern University and the University of Oklahoma. It also reports that weekly national sales rose 9 to 15 percent over last year per Dun & Bradstreet, with the prior week showing 5 to 10 percent gains.
Retail activity in New York shows growth in September with increased consumer purchases at general stores. Market watchers report rising UP buying and broader retail engagement across sectors despite mixed economic signals.
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