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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
2
League of Nations assembly debates disarmament steps as Greece and Britain clash with Germany and Serbia. Alliances quake with Holland severing ties with Belgrade while Italy faces early arms disarmament shifts and a protest from Allied powers over German cables.
Jefferson City officials report that electrical workers and other unions on the United Railways Company petitioned the Public Service Commission for arbitration of wage demands. Attorney John P. Leahy sent the petition after a conference with Governor Perkins. The case spans carmen and other crafts with evidence on cost of living, wages, rents, and similar schedules.
The Boone County National Bank of Columbia held its second annual corn show with 100 entries split for white and yellow corn. Yellow corn dominated entries and the top yellow prize went to a five year sample for the largest ear by Mrs. Ruby Vanlandingham. Carthage Miss Della Sharp, a former Jasper County Circuit Clerk, was assaulted by four men as she returned home. neighbor E W Kidder aided her but was shot in the shoulder. assailants fled in a waiting car.
Cape Girardeau Building and Loan Association elected directors for three, two, and one year terms. Dr. W. E. Yount Joel T. Nunn and L. F. Popp named for three years. W. S. Albert C. W. Stehr and E. G. Grambling for two years. M. E. Leining, D. A. Glenn and H. H. Haas for one year.
An order of nolle prosequi was entered in the case of Bruce Cameron former superintendent of transportation of the United Railways Company of St. Louis when Cameron's case was called in Greene County Criminal Court. The order was entered by Prosecuting Attorney Page. Circuit Attorney McDaniel was not present.
The Supreme Court ruled the 1919 St. Joseph bond issue of 1.8 million dollars for public improvements invalid. The city exceeded a 5 percent revenue limit in a single year to support the bonds, violating constitutional provisions.
Fayette Missouri Roger White Post No 273 American Legion held ceremonies before a large crowd to dedicate a memorial lot in the city cemetery. Rev W M Alexander delivered the memorial address and Central College Band provided music for the event.
The Tucker family, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. C. Tucker and their son Bobby, narrowly escaped death when their home burned. Smoke filled the rooms and the stairway burned before the fire was found. Maurice Phillips heard Mrs. Tucker scream and rescued them.
Judge E H Farnsworth of Hartville collapsed and died of heart failure while presiding as special judge in Wright County Circuit Court. He filled in for Judge C H Skinker of Bolivar who was ill.
Governor Gardner honored a requisition from Kentucky for the return of Ben Dawson who is charged with willful murder in the shooting of George Kimball in Webster County Kentucky in February 1911. John A. Kurtz of Kansas City has joined Missouri’s Public Service Commission to fill the unexpired term of Judge John Kennish, who resigned.
Maj. Whitcomb left two thousand dollars to Mexico. One thousand funds the erection of a drinking fountain on Courthouse Square and the other supports premiums for the annual corn show.
Sedalia MissouriAndrew Carr aged seventy two longtime Pettis County resident died at Green Ridge after a paralytic stroke He is survived by his wife two daughters and a son.
Sedalia Missouri reports the death of Charles N King aged 89 in Los Angeles. For many years he was a Sedalia horseman whose race horses toured the West and South and won thousands of dollars for their owner.
Sedalia Missouri Mrs Lucky Jackel widow of Louis Jackel died here at age 51 born in England. She is survived by a son a daughter Mrs James Jenkins and a sister and brother.
John F. Simms, former Missourian and superintendent of the Frisco Red River Division, resigns. He is succeeded by M. M. Sisson, previously assistant superintendent of the Southwest Division at Sapulpa Oklahoma.
The Deininger family west of the city welcomed guests from Goldenfield Ia. who traveled to Brookfield by airplane. The visitors were Capt. and Mrs. Shirley J. Short and Howard Black.
Howard Johnson elected editor in chief and Minnie Marshall associate editor for McMillan High School annual The McMillan. A Gorrell and Miss Welch chosen as sponsors.
Clyde Frisby of Missouri Utilities Wellsville was injured when a half inch pipe struck his leg, entering the front and exiting the back above the knee. He was on duty at the time of the incident in Mexico.
Dexter the 2 260 pound Holstein steer bred and fed by State Hospital No 4 will be killed for Christmas dinner for the patients, officers and employees of the hospital.
Springfield merchant William S. Wade sells his 2,500 acre Webster County farm to George K. Horton of Kansas City for about 225000 dollars.
Herbert Grisson a well known figure in newspaper and advertising circles died suddenly at his home in Kansas City Missouri Attendance at services and further details were not available.
The firm Dalmeyers Dry Goods Company was incorporated in Mexico Missouri with 200 shares and six shareholders.
Sedalia Missouri Melton Brothers clothing store was robbed of goods valued at two thousand dollars in a recent heist. Police investigate leads and review surveillance to identify suspects and recover stolen items.
Sedalia Missouri Pettis County Farm Bureau elects H J Howe of Ionia president N H Gentry Sedalia vice president R V Denny Sedalia secretary and Green McFarland farmer treasurer at annual meeting.
Butler Missouri Bates County Infirmary superintendent F M Woods has resigned. Retiring Sheriff J W Baker is appointed to the office effective January 1.
The annual Caminetti report shows record Canadian arrivals of 90,025 with net 82,357 after departures, 19,336 applicants debarred, 5,328 refused, and 52,361 Mexican entrants with 45,755 net after departures. Europe sent 246,295 immigrants, with 256,433 leaving, while Asia admitted 17,505 and 9,441 departed. Chinese and Japanese immigration rose, reflecting a busy postwar period.
Reports from Chicago and Lake Michigan points indicate the storm's damage may reach hundreds of thousands of dollars. Winds reached seventy four miles an hour causing the greatest destruction. Summer resorts along Lake Michigan's eastern shore, especially Holland and Ottawa Beach, suffered severely.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota, chair of the senate finance committee, said that granting a soldier bonus now would be a heavy burden on taxpayers. Representatives of World War veterans urged action on the house passed bonus act, with a decision expected this session. McCumber noted current liberal aid for disabled veterans.
Reports from Ukrainia warn that Romania moves to imposes measures indicative of imminent war with Soviet Russia over Bessarabia. The tension stems from competing claims and border status, raising fears of a broader conflict in the region.
Five crew members of the steam lighter Cal vin Hopkins of New York are missing off Bridgeport Connecticut and believed drowned by their mates.
The article highlights Canada’s dominance at the Chicago International Live Stock Show with sweeping wins in wheat and livestock. Alberta farmers claim the Grand Championship in oats and multiple top placings in durum wheat flax cattle horses and hogs, underscoring western Canada’s generous soil and climate through government and farmer exhibits.
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