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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1955
Page
6
Puzzle filled with clues and letter fits for a crossword style solution. Entries include Across and Down hints covering common phrases, foods and objects, with references to myth, astronomy, and geography. The garbled list presents partial answers like Bethlehem 8 and Hail 12, plus descriptors such as defame and enticements to solve.
In Their 17th Meeting UAW meeting conducted by the president Mrs Miggart with lesson by Mrs Riobert Halt. About eighteen members present with refreshments. Schedule notes include new home construction near Cleartiedd and a town council contract notice for Sumner and surrounding counties. Also contains automotive ads, birthday celebration for Mr Red, and local teacher college visit plans.
A long local column from Eudora recounts gatherings, family visits, and church schedules. It lists several meetings at homes of Mrs. Tas Loden and Mrs. Viola Broers, a flower growers discussion, a September 27 luncheon, and a October 18 meeting at Delbert Adams home. Also covered are family dinners, travels to Denver and Kansas City, and community reunions with numerous residents named.
Local ad rates list four line or ipsa per week at $1.80 with 8 word additions. Late ads at one time rate. Outside Lawrence trade area charged per word. Abstracts mention banks, insurers, chiropractors, auctioneers. Car listings include 1949 to 1963 models with detailed features and prices. Also many used vehicles, pickup ads, and requests for good cars for cash.
CAPTAIN'S CREEK Mr and Mrs Edward Wakeman Denver spent last Sunday with her family. Mrs Mary Finley Leonard and Ruth with Don Martin and Marvin Feldman visited Floyd Ott and family Monday. They traveled to Kansas City and attended the Athletics game. Katherine Laurent spent last week with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Murdock and relatives at Ladort. The Clearfield Woman's Society World Service held September meeting at home of Mrs Alva Hinnisa with Mrs Bon Ona Jr assisting.
Used pickers and farm gear advertised by Alliance Truck & Tractor Co and Wilson Implement Co. Items include John Deere No. 200 front picker and No. 101 semi mounted picker, two-row mounted Gil picker, 16x3 brain drill, case two-row corn picker shelter, wood shape shelter and other used combines from Moline and Lawrence dealers.
A jumble of sale notices lists furniture like a rug and oak dining suite, appliances, hunting and jewelry items, Singer sewing machines, bookcases, beds, and kitchenware. Numerous pets and cages appear with prices, contact numbers, and locations on VI and VE exchanges, with junkyard steel and auto wrecking ads in East End streets.
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