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Newspaper

Daily Capital News

Location

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1940

Page

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Local Society Notes From City Listings

Mrs. Cecil W. Thomas of 428 East Capitol leaves for Atlantic City to spend August. Judge and Mrs. C. A. Leedy of 506 East Miller stay in Kansas City for a few days. Mrs. Stanley F. P. Howard and sons of 1215 Elmarine return from Texas towns. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Damhorst host ten couples for Luella Olson’s visit en route to New Orleans. Miss Olson visited Pin Oak Camp on Lake of the Ozarks. Miss Mary Joe Smith of 913 Fairmount visits with Ruth Ann Chaney and Margaret Grooms in Little Rock. Judge and Mrs. James Marsh Douglas move to 1010 Oak Street. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. King and daughter Kathryn travel in Monroe City. Misses Margaret Hunt, Dorothy Winn and Mrs. Nell Wallace visit with H. C. Roedder. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Allebach and family, Mrs. Ora Warren, and Philip Fable group spend Sunday in Hawai i. Miss Marilyn Bishop returns after weeks in Sturgis and Kalamazoo. Mrs. E. G. Wunderlich of 1308 East Atchison spends weekend in Kansas City.

A. J. Damhorst East Circle Drive Luella Olson New Orleans Petersburg Alaska Miss Olson Pin Oak Camp Lake of the Ozarks Mary Joe Smith Fairmount Ruth Ann Chaney Margaret Grooms Little Rock Arkansas Christian College

Ladies Day at Hough Park and Country Club Events

Club calendar lists hostesses for Ladies Day at Hough Park on Wednesday led by Mrs. Dewey Welsh with an Iron and Putter tournament. Sunday prizes awarded in the Ladies Bing Bang Bang at Hough Park. Country Club Ladies Day features luncheon and golf with Mrs. Henry P. Andrae as hostess chair. Margaret Lowe Circle Baptist Church meets 2:30 Wednesday. Capsule self-help essay on decision making discusses weighing facts and seeking counsel.

Hough Park Dewey Welsh B. C. Crawford M. J. Christian Claude Bartlett Mitchell Hall Lucille Seymour Hough i Park Guido Moss Lawrence Lutkewitte Ralph Miller Ralph Wood Henry P. Andrae J. G. Leslie Virgil Rule Country Club Margaret Lowe the Baptist Church W. K. Boyce East Captor

Santo Domingo Pueblo Lifts Interdict as Peace Moves Forward

Santo Domingo NM August report notes Archbishop Gerken lifting a five year interdict, ending Catholic tensions with the Rio Grande pueblo. Despite Catholic reconciliation, some locals resist, while hundreds gather for the San to Domingo harvest dance and St Dominic procession with visitors from nearby pueblos.

Santo Domingo N.M Rio Grande Gerken Santa Fe John Bird Pueblos New Mexico Pueblo St. Dominic Mission Santa Maria

Women Active in Missouri Primary Ahead of Men

Women took a larger role in Missouri politics in the primary era. Mrs. Mary E. Ryder sought the Democratic nomination for congress in the St Louis eleventh district. Kansas City women helped reform administration last spring. Missouri’s first lady backed the governor’s senatorial bid. Mrs Lloyd C Stark praised the governor’s business, then hosted a luncheon featuring Stark apples. Miss Elizabeth Proctor, 21, daughter of David Proctor, is active in Republican senatorial circles.

ST. Louis Missouri Mary E. Ryder Kansas City Lloyd C. Stark Stark Proctor Elizabeth Proctor David 31

Decide With Confidence After Making A Choice

The passage urges choosing between options and then avoiding second guessing. It emphasizes that the best decision can be identified by weighing key factors, selecting the path with the most merit, and committing without lingering doubt. The goal is to act decisively and trust the outcome.

Women active in Missouri campaigns for governor and senate

Aspirant women gave speeches for their fathers and husbands as campaigns for governor and state auditor rolled on. Mrs. Lawrence McDaniel, a Democratic national committeewoman, worked at her husband’s gubernatorial bid in St. Louis while Allen McReynolds’ wife joined travels around the state. Robert Holliway’s spouse manned his Jefferson City campaign HQ as he sought state auditor. Women beyond kinfolk led on the Republican and Democratic sides, including the Maurice Milligan effort in Columbia with Mrs. John A. Harris at the helm for a Milligan Day. The nonpartisan League of Women Voters issued 12 009 copies of a voter guide.

Lawrence McDaniel St. Louis Allen McReynonds Robert Holliway Jefferson City Maurice Milligan John A. Harris Columbia League of Women Voters

KWOS Radio Schedule and Campaign Note from Sicily

KWOS relay of daily programs lists music and news blocks with broadcasts from 5:59 to 11:15 pm, including Early Birds, News, various concert segments, and a Tigers game. A separate item notes Sicily near Malta with a campaign inquiry about candidates and mentions Mrs. Ryder’s supporters hosting an afternoon card party in St. Louis.

Sam Hawthorne Garden Club NBC Nelson Eddy Jimmy Dorsey Rolla Coughlin T. R. Ybarra Detroit Tigers St. Louis Browns

Graf Spee crew in Argentina a costly problem

Nazi sailors interned in Argentina after scuttling the Graf Spee face costly upkeep under international neutrality law, with salaries totaling over 500,000 pesos. Escapes reported to Chile, Navy police patrols on Martin Garcia Island, and crews scattered across Mendoza Cordoba Rosario and Santa Fe amid memorials for their commander Hans Langsdorf.

Argentina Buenos Aires Admiral Graf Spee Montevidideo Harbor Germany Graf Spee Chile Misiones Argentine Brazil Martin Garcia Iseland River Plate Mendoza Cordoba Rosario Santa Fe Pr Int Budes Aires Hans Trangsdorff Montevideo

Miller County Red Cross Drive Progress Report

Eldon leads Miller County fund drive with 290 of 1060 goal while county outside Eldon contributes 40. Rev J E Murphy states progress steady but short of target as 19 communities support rural districts. Curtis Graham and Francis Jones led morning worship at Baptist church in Rev D W Jones absence. Ridgecrest scholars and attendees who went to the Baptist assembly helped with evening service.

Eldon Miller County Murphey Curtis Graham Francis Jones Young People’s Department The Baptist Sunday School Baptist Church D. W. Jones Ridgecrest Jones

Must Pay Instead of Collecting on Suit

George F. Paisley, who in 1928 filed a suit for 699,782 dollars, was ordered to pay 10,408 dollars after the state supreme court disallowed his claims for insurance commissions bonuses and other damages dating back to 1924. The court found his contract with International Life Insurance Company not assumed by Missouri State Life and that he had already been overpaid by 10,403 dollars, affirming a 1938 circuit court decision.

George F. Paisley State Supreme Court Paisley Old International Life Insurance Company Missouri State Life Insurance Company State Insurance Department Home Office St. Louis the International Supreme Court Missouri State Life High Court

County census effort probes missed residents

County newspapers report a campaign to determine how many people census takers missed. Preliminary figures show Miller County has lost over 2,000 residents.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cecil W. Thomas East Capitol Atlantic City C. A. Leedy East Miller Stanley FP. Howard Judge James Marsh Douglas Oak Street Lloyd W. King Kathryn Monroe City Margaret Hunt Dorothy Winn Nell Wallace H. C. Roedder Frederic Allebach Ora Warren Philip Fable and Savenies Hawaii Marilyn Bishop J. H. Bishop East Dunklin Sturgis Kalamazoo Michigan E. G. Wunderlich East Atchison Ashington D. B. Jenkins John E. Wendleton Herman Gove Richard Opel Wendleton Moreau Drive Moerschel’s Emil Bite Ker Eitel Rov Stelle Sicily Malta Chaplin CMT Miller County Red Cross L. Falkengerg Rua Ees Poe Wy Ia Nehi Bottling Company Monroe Royal Crown Nebi Garp Ugh E. Wich Herman's Merle Norman Cosmetics Nancy Love Coperight Hf. Reynolds Nancy Harkness Love Vassar
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