Missouri News Nuggets: Degrees Honor Linings and Local Gone News
Westminster College Fulton awarded degrees honors and prizes at commencement. William Walker 41 buried in Poplar Bluff after life ending in Sumter South Carolina. Sedalia bans Sunday funerals except emergencies with mayor permit. Springfield faces likely drop of Democratic session to avoid a wet plank. George W. Thurman elected Chief of Police in Republic, succeeding Royston. Kansas City woman says she was kidnapped slapped en route to Sweet Springs. motive unclear. Joplin man gets five years for a Neosho robbery. partner killed trying to flee. $30,000 in government coupons vanish from a First National Bank employee’s desk in Kansas City. Missouri U graduates elect officers. Downing president, Lutz VP. National Park site inspection in Branson with Roger Toll among visitors. Springfield sends FTC man to probe alleged Kiwanis boycott of oleomargarine. Joplin fire damages Osterlok Book Store and Jackson Drug Store. losses around 100000. Jefferson City seeks to discontinue two Sunday trains on segment Cape Girardeau Willow Springs and related line.
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First National Bank
David N. Hall
Missouri U
Columbia
University of Missouri
Arch Downing
Chilhowee
Joseph Lutz
Charleston
Downing
College of Agriculture
Lutz
Lucy Wilson
Karl Goetz
St. Joseph
College of Arts and Science
Branson
National Parks Conference Committee
Ozarks
Missouri
Shepherd of the Hills
Lake Taneycomo
White River
Joplin
Osterlok Book Store
Jackson Drug Store
Jefferson City
Two Duellists Die In Prison Grudge Duel
At midnight under the Queensboro bridge two men, Vito Loscalzo and Patsy Ciro, fought a back to back duel ending in their deaths. Both weapons a .32 caliber automatic and a Smith & Wesson revolver lay by them as investigators link the slayings to a prison feud. Police study bullet tests to confirm the weapons used.
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New York
Queensborough Bridge
Jane Street
Vito Loscalzo
Patsy Ciro
Dannemora
Siberia
Loscalzo
John Gallagher
Queens
Ciro
Smith & Wesson
Manhattan
Use Knife and Cord to Save Dog's Life
Hastings Nebraska report describes L. P. Young sewing two long gashes in his Chesapeake dog Don with a hunting knife and cotton cord after an accident on a boat. The dog lost blood but is expected to recover.
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Dog
Hastings
Neb
L. P. Young
Chesapeake
Don
Young
Rabbit in net rescued after cross lake escape incident
A water roaming rabbit fleeing a prairie fire was netted on Lake Hermitage by two New Orleans men, John Gough and Miles Coe. The animal were seen streaking through shallow water before the capture by net.
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New Orleans
Lake Hermitage
Johnny Weismuller
John Gough
Miles Coe
Mother kills two year old to save her from a world of sin
In Stouffville Ontario a mother killed her two year old daughter Esther and then killed herself. Neighbors say Mrs Stephenson suffered mental strain from extensive religious study and the Stephenson family lived on a local farm near the town.
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Baby
Stouffville
Colonial Lines Followed in This Thoroughly Modern Six Room Home
William A. Radford outlines a two story gable house in colonial style with sun room and leanto rear addition. The design emphasizes exterior colonial features yet lacks a central hallway inside while offering six rooms a bath and a sun room and three large upstairs bedrooms with ample closet space.
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New England
Stucco Quality Advances Through Proper Mixing
Modern stucco relies on reputable materials and expert preparation. Advances by manufacturers, chemists, and engineers have shifted poor, chaotic mixing to standardized practices. Proper equipment and skilled mechanics ensure durable, satisfactory stucco installations.
Corner Decor Tips Make The Corner A Comforting Nook
A corner in a room is easier to decorate than it seems with a simple round or octagonal table and a loved chair. Add a lamp and books on the table and finish the space with wall pictures, arranged in a pyramid or triangular grouping to balance the composition. Keep pictures smaller than the table top to maintain scale.
Arranging Corner Lighting with Pictures and a Mirror
A room corner is redesigned with two pictures on the left wall a large 14 by 18 inch piece and a smaller 7 by 9 inch work beneath it. A mirror on the right wall reflects the lamp glow amplifying color and brightness to make the corner more lively.
Filler Wax Dye Protect Floors With Wood Accessories
A floor finishing method uses natural shade paste wood filler to fill pores and even wood tones. Finishing coats include two layers of paste or liquid wax to resist wear from children and pets. For color variation a coat of wood dye may be used, followed by a wax finish.
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Bobbie
Rover's
Wealthy Salvage Prospects for World War Shipwrecks
The article notes eight thousand sunken vessels from World War I hold an estimated value of about six thousand million pounds. It highlights major wrecks off Africa, Tobermory, Cornwall, Margerita channel, Virginia and Cork with millions in silver bullion copper gold and precious stones, inviting amateur and professional divers to quest for treasure.
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Wilhelm der Zweiter
Africa
Florencian
Bay of Tobermory
Cornwall
Honcoop
San Pedro
Margerita Channel
Central America
Merida
Virginia
Lusitania
Cork
Montreal Family Herald
Senator Laments Global Dishonesty In Snia Viscosa Scandal
In Madison Senator La Follette attacks worldwide dishonesty highlighting the Snia Viscosa affair in France. He cites a mail order hoax millionaire who boasted of a country home costing only six months in all, illustrating perceived excess and lax consequences.
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la Follette
Madison
France
Bill
Springfield Union
Facts Nobody Knows from Collier's Month List
The month’s top items include radium as the costliest substance with one gram extractable from 10,000,000 grams of ore. Florence E. Allen serves as Ohio’s lone state supreme court justice. The U.S. Justice Department holds 2,100,000 fingerprint cards. The African negrillos are the shortest people, averaging 77 pounds and 4 feet in height.
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Collier's
State Supreme Court
Florence E. Allen
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Department of Justice
Washington
General MacArthur’s Claim to Leading by Example
Floyd Gibbons recalls a wartime visit to MacArthur as a brigadier general. He arrived in a sweat suit after personally leading troops over the top under machine gun fire. Eyre argues the general should not risk himself, but MacArthur says the life of a brigadier is not important, and he will do the same for his men.
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MacArthur
Floyd Gibbons
Frazier Hunt
Lincoln Eyre
Eyre
Speedy Pigeon Wins 750 Mile Harwich Vienna Race
A pigeon honored for victory in the 750 mile Harwich to Vienna race received a special fir framed cage at Dreher park Vienna exhibition. The winner set a world speed record as six other pigeons competed. carrier pigeon sport regains popularity in Austria.
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Harwich
England
Vienna
Austria
Dreher Park
Cramped Cottage Sparks Folding Bed Dilemma
Humorous aside about a cottage too small prompts residents to note the need to go outside when folding in a bed. The exchange highlights space constraints and a lighthearted view of small living.
Blow by Blow Judge Six Months on the Rock Pile
A courtroom scene ends with the prisoner receiving six months on the rock pile after conclusions from the judge. The exchange turns on the severity of the sentence and the prisoner's restrained response.
Fellows' Syrup Promises Restored Vitality for Weakness
Old and tired readers are urged to try Fellows' Syrup, a tonic for weakness and nervous conditions. The ad claims renewed energy, sound sleep, and restored vitality after a few doses, urging readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product prescribed by doctors.
Makeshift World War II Currency Tactics Revealed
During the war curious expedients emerged to deter barter among war nations. Baser metals were gilded to imitate gold and silver while printed wood and compressed pulp appeared as substitutes. Silk, linen, velvet and stamped leather circulated as money with postage stamps encased for value. Shoe nails functioned as small change issued by local offices in European countries.
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Germany
Austria
Ear shaped violin showcased in Germany as new instrument
A German musician unveiled an ear shaped violin in Germany described as producing sweet pure tones. The design places vibrating surfaces vertically to the bow, avoiding carving and reportedly increasing resonance.
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Germany
Lipstick for men in lodges sparks debate
A pamphlet argues lipstick for men is announced yet warns against dresses outside lodges. It contends women take other accessories and men should remain idle, while noting lodges may allow dresses.
Newspaper Production in the United States Surges
The latest figures show 39,500,000 daily newspaper copies in the United States, equaling one per three people, along with 27,000,000 Sunday editions.
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United States
Fair Exchange Offer at Theater and Bank
A humorous exchange joke contrasts a theater worker offering free tickets with a bank clerk offering banknotes. The line, attributed to Buen Humor, highlights a carnival of barter and role reversal.
Privileged to Speak Plainly in Family Service
A dialogue sketch shows Jenkins questioning long service as Butler, with the reply that he serves the third generation in the family. The exchange hints at class roles and inheritance within a historic household.
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Jenkins
Butler
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Frank E. Royston
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Fellows Syrup
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Fair Exchange
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Malden
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