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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
6
The article notes Polish artillery on the Baranowitchi border to avert famine spillover, with an estimated hundred thousand people at the frontier. It covers Hoover's famine blame on prewar agriculture decline, efforts toward a world disarmament date, and regional conflicts from Russia to the Black Sea and Upper Silesia.
The Senate began disposition of amendments to the agricultural credits bill with a tense debate. The Smith amendment to authorize loans by the War Finance Corporation to producer associations passed amid opposition from LaFollette Harrison Williams and Ashurst. Harrison's measure to allow $100 million in federal farm loan bonds was adopted without a roll call. Norris praised. Norris himself ill on a sick bed after his collapse during the fight.
Indiana reports 150000 coal miners idle daily with thousands more idle periodically as UMWA cites lack of market for coal. State officials and operators warn of a looming famine unless households stock winter supplies. Indiana mines produce about 25 million tons yearly, with first half output around 10 million tons and the last three months averaging under 10 million tons.
In Des Moines street car service halted for an indefinite period after Judge Martin J Wade rules the Des Moines City Railway Company may cease operations. Bondholders argued the firm cannot pay expenses and a bondholder plan to end service was granted. Buses replace lines and riders expect quicker trips as cars stay idle.
The Mecklenburg County sheriff was overpowered while escorting an unnamed black man charged with killing Postmaster Elmore at Tobaccoville, Virginia. A crowd lynched the man and fled the scene.
United States Lawn Tennis Association officials say the lineup of the defending American Davis Cup team will be announced on August 12 in New York.
A London Daily Mail hunter argues royalty limits danger in tiger sport. He notes elephant back hunting with a howdah reduces risk, while camping in jungles with natives, bait buffaloes, and beat setups remain essential for sighting and driving tigers toward gun positions.
The Cincinnati Times-Star quotes Trud on banning the circus as incompatible with bolshevism. It depicts clowns as political satirists poking at shortages and propaganda, noting peasants’ plight and dull industrial life under communist rule.
The Lancet notes strong teeth arise from sound nutrition for mother and baby, with breast feeding as key. Teeth must be exercised jaw development, and the mouth kept clean. Well formed teeth resist acidity but chronic acidity harms poorly made teeth.
Scientists in a Pittsburgh steel mill report discovery of a new American alloy treatment for dirigible frames. The find answers the long sought for composition of Zeppelin aluminum, revealing heat treatment as key and promising a lighter, strong framework material for future airships.
The Gould League of Bird Lovers has 120 000 enthusiastic members with branches nationwide. It promotes wildlife education through films and gatherings with the Wild Life Preservation Society of Australia and the Children’s New South Wales Gould League. The groups aim to secure uniform animal and bird protection laws and cultivate strong public opinion.
A Houston Post item notes a domestic moment where a pet dog interrupts a planned visit to Simpkins. The exchange shows stern hesitation and a changed agreement about social boundaries within the household.
Missouri centennial events include an Old Timers program of horseshoes, tug of war, town ball, fiddling, shinny, and a barbecue. W. D. McKee will supervise with C. H. McClure coordinating the women’s contests. Daily old-time games run 8 to 10 in the morning amid exhibits like sorghum holler and a spinning wheel.
Wildwood Springs Resort Association purchases 85 acres adjacent to Steeleville Missouri to construct a $50,000 modern hotel and dancing pavilion. The Meramec riverfront site will include a 20 acre park with spring houses and a bathing beach, opening next summer.
The University of Missouri School of Journalism reports 204 students for the spring-summer term, excluding duplicates, up from 174 in 1920. The gain is over 17 percent. Figures cover all students enrolled in professional journalism courses.
Wellsville Missouri farmers haul wheat day and night with the Wellsville Milling Company operating around the clock. Grain shipments from Wellsville exceed levels seen in several previous years.
The National Committee fixed the dates October 8 to 18 for the annual coursing event in Nevada Missouri. Over 500 greyhounds from around the world have entered the competition.
Jefferson City Mo C E Silverwood of Mount Vernon has been elected steward of the State Tuberculosis Sanitarium by the Board of Managers of State Eleemosynary Institutions.
Former county clerk George Gibson Smith of Fayette Missouri fell and broke his leg for the thirteenth time.
One of Richmonds largest real estate deals in years saw Mrs. James L. Farris Jr sell the Farris Theater Building to F G Weary Jr for 20000 dollars. Weary has been the buildings lessee since 1914.
Three men were killed and four injured when a bolt from a threshing machine exploded in Wellsville Missouri. Investigators search for cause as mystery surrounds the blast.
Passengers traveling from Kansas City to St. Louis aboard Missouri Pacific fast mail No. 14 were shaken when struck by westbound freight No. 1211 at Gray's Summit. Engineer George Diemert and Fireman Hollingsworth of St. Louis were injured and hospitalized.
In Springfield Missouri the State Bank at Charity was robbed with heavy explosives blowing the safe through the rear wall and igniting a blaze that burned the building to the ground. In Noborne Missouri rumors claim Ku Klux Klan activity or imitation by local citizens. John Craig, a retired farmer, was abducted from Noborne, driven away, and warned to improve his morals, and has not been seen since with rumors he left town.
An application filed with the blue sky department under the Director of State Finance seeks authority for the Mecca Company of Kansas City to dispose of stock in Missouri. The firm, capitalized at $1,000,000, aims to produce and exhibit films and lists two Jesse James era films among its assets.
Fulton Mo John Dukes a St Louis Negro was arrested here charged with bringing corn whisky from St Louis and selling it to Caraway County Negroes. He admitted making several trips and on one trip returned to St Louis with 400 dollars. Several Fulton Negroes were with him and a car carried a considerable quantity of whisky.
Missouri Pacific ticket office in Poplar Bluff Missouri was robbed of 350 dollars. Entry gained by tearing the transom screen and crawling inside. Two suspicious men were seen near the station and railroad detectives seek suspects matching their description.
The Post Office Department has announced an examination in Fulton Missouri on August 12 to create an eligible list for appointing a postmaster Sheriff Bennett Herndon will continue to serve until a new postmaster is chosen.
Gov. Hyde honored a requisition for the return to Christian County Missouri of George Smith who is held in Tulare County California. Smith is charged with deserting his wife and three children.
Western Missouri Trust Company will cease business. The bank, organized less than a year ago, will liquidate with four other Clinton banks paying all depositors. W. W. Guthridge is placed in charge of liquidation operations.
G B Miller, a fifteen year post office inspector for Missouri Iowa and Arkansas, long linked with notable inspection cases, is transferred to Ohio by Postmaster General Hays.
Sixteen Red Cross students from St. Louis arrived in Nevada Missouri to complete the final month of practical training under Vernon County Red Cross Chapter auspices.
Maryville Missouri reports the Hessian fly menace is not making great headway in Nodaway County says County Farm Agent R A Kinnaird. The blight appears in wheat fields but remains limited according to the official assessment.
Miss Marian Glandon of Mexico Missouri has been chosen to represent Audrain County at the centennial pageant at the state fair. She is a University of Missouri graduate and a member of Pi Beta Phi.
The body of Jack Lewis killed in the Argonne was brought to Boonsboro and buried with military honors, the American Legion officiating.
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