Tornado Hits Ozarks Wrecks Seymour Hurley Area
A powerful tornado struck the Ozarks causing the Seymour Webster County and Hurley Stone County districts to suffer severe damage. Twenty five homes destroyed in Seymour with $25 000 property loss and Hurley demolished business district with $15 000 damage. One dead fifty injured and about five hundred left homeless as communication failed. Counties hit include Greene Christian Stone Wright Webster Douglas Howell and Ozark. Victims include Mr. Roberts near Fordland crushed to death and Ed Melton Benny Sarten Mrs Stewart and many others injured.
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Ozarks
Greene
Christian
Stone
Wright
Webster
Douglas
Howell
Ozark
Arkansas Line
Seymour
Webster County
Hurley
Stone County
Fordland
Sparta
Chadwick
Bruer
Elkhead
Boaz
Christian County
Roberts
Ed Melton
Benny Sarten
Sarten
Baby Sarten
James H. Stewart
J. H. Stewart
Art Stafford
Walter Davis
James Lewallen
Farris Surrenders to Sheriff in Slush Fund Case
Frank H. Farris of Rolla Missouri former Democratic floor leader in the Missouri House surrendered to the sheriff and posted a 1500 dollar bond after being indicted by a St. Louis grand jury in a 13000 dollar police slush fund case. Ray Cummins secretary of the Police Relief Association was indicted but not located. Farris denied knowledge of the fund and said he would stand trial.
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Farris
Frank H. Farris
Rolla
House of Representatives
St. Louis
Lightning strikes barn kill in Jonesburg near Montgomery
During a thunderstorm at Jonesburg near Montgomery a lightning bolt struck George Nelson's barn killing Ed Wells. Nelson was injured but expected to recover.
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Montgomery
Jonesburg
George Nelson
Ed Wells
Nelson
Bank of Lebanon Closed Under State Bank Control
The Bank of Lebanon with capital and surplus of 70000 was closed and placed under state bank commissioners. A notice announced the bank’s transfer to state control and its temporary operation by the banking authorities.
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Lebanon
Bank of Lebanon
State Bank Commissioners
Missouri Declares Can Conservation Day
Missouri proclaims Can Conservation Day on Friday June 22 urging statewide can recovery. Jewell Mayes state board of agriculture secretary calls on boosting canning clubs and collecting every sealable glass can bottle crockery and stoneware to feed food cartridges.
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Missouri
Jewell Mayes
State Board of Agriculture
Rage Fatal to Missourian
Emery Engle age 22 died after a quarrel with his wife when a shotgun discharged and struck him in the abdomen. He died ten minutes later.
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Emery Engle
Physician Died Traveling Home from Kansas City
Dr. L. A. Todd of the St. Joseph board of health died in an Interurban car on the way from Kansas City to St. Joseph. He had gone to Kansas City for treatment of an affection of the car and died near Camden Point. He was 45 years old.
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L. A. Todd
St. Joseph
Marshall Physician Dr. D C Gore Dies at 65
Dr. D C Gore a physician in Marshall died suddenly at his home at age 65. He was a Mason and a longtime member of the local medical community.
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Marshall Physian
D. C. Gore
Marshall
Cowpeas Are Really Beans In Nutritious Diet
Southern cowpeas or black eyed peas, a form of bean, offer rich nourishment comparable to meat. Common in the South and less grown in the North, they come in pod, shelled green, and dried forms. A favorite dish is Hopping John with cowpeas and rice baked with bacon or beef bone for flavor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Pulses as Humorous Medical Folly
The Indianapolis Star lampoons pulses as meek wrist pacemakers and diagnostic aids while noting their faults under stress and the odd role in insurance pricing. It jokes about inaccessible repair sites and uses humor to frame pulses as essential yet fallible body signals.
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Indianapolis Star
Let Old Wounds Heal
A quote by John D. Barry on how the wounded may destroy peace or heal. It warns against letting a past wound control life and urges actions to restore mental health and avoid lasting scars. Recovery is possible and can even improve the person if addressed constructively.
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John D. Barry
Black Cat Folklore and Night Vision Myths
The piece surveys legends linking black cats to evil and night sight. It cites medieval European practices of discarding cats after celebrations and debunks myths about superior night vision, attributing agility to whiskers and surefootedness.
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Germany
England
France
New Functionary in a Livery Stable
Billy earns a new job as teller in a livery stable. His grownup friend questions the duties and Billy explains he runs to tell the boss when the phone rings.
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Billy
Spring Prices Clash With Low Budget at Nusbaum's Butchery
A narrator wanders a city butcher shop seeking affordable meals. Signs boast Spring lamb at 42c and spring chicken cut to 27c while corn beef costs 22c per lb in 5 lb packs. With 40c left, he contemplates 3 mutton bones for 15c as a possible lunch, debating whether bones can be turned into food.
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Fineheimer Employment Bureau
Ethel McManus
Honeyville-on-the Hudson
Augusta
Fritz Schultz
Nusbaum
Hon
Benig
Cyrus Goldthwaite
Cyrus
Togo
Halla
Go Ithwaite
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International Press Bureau
S Ann
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All Good Grocers
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