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Daily Capital News

Location

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1940

Page

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St Louisan Leads in 40 Counties While McReynolds Has 29

St Louisan Lawrence McDaniel led the Democratic governor race in early returns, outpacing state Sen. Allen McReynolds as results from 1190 precincts showed McDaniel ahead overall. McReynolds led in Little Dixie counties and Greene County, with McDaniel strongest in southeast Missouri and his home city backing him through city hall support.

Associated Press ST. Louis Lawrence McDaniel Allen McReynolds Carthage McDaniel McReynolds Runnion Little Dixie Greene County Ozark Jasper Bernard F. Dickmann Frankenhoff Buchanan Missouri Bonnell Forrest C. Donnell J. Grant Frye Jackson County Bottger Donnell Frye Lambert Capitol Frank G. Harris Roy McKittrick Forrest Smith Dwight Brown McKittrick John D. Taylor Chariton W. B. Whitlow Fulton James L. Williams Mc Kittrick Smith Holliway Robert E. Holliway Grover Cleveland Smith Lesie J. Eggers John G. Christy Festus House Wilson Bell Potosi T. E. Roberts Scott Peters Jefferson City Henry Asel Louis Lt. Hicks Clayton J. T. Waddill Kirksville Hillard Selk Boonville James KE. Ford California

Heated Exchanges Mark Debate on Conscription Bill

Washington aug 6 congressional tempers cracked today under the strain of the great conscription controversy while that bill and legislation empowering the president to muster the national guard into active service remained at a standstill. The Senate heard a personal exchange between senator holt and senator minton with epithets common. A house hearing on the draft bill ended with rep faddis charging fifth columnists and nazi agents.

Washington National Guard Senate Holt Wva Minton D- In House Faddis D-Penn France William S. Knudsen National Defense Commissioner Cooper D-Tenn Hull

Weather Missouri Fair and warm midweek with rising river stages

Missouri forecast calls for fair, warmer conditions across central and northern areas Wednesday and Thursday. Highs near 89 inland and 65 along the northwest, with river stages showing rises at Keokuk and rises or falls at several locations including Hermann and Lake of the Ozarks at one foot below full.

Missouri Keokuk Kansas City Waverly Boonville St. Thomas Hermann Lake of Ozarks

Italian Troops Invade Egypt and British Somaliland

Italian forces began a major offensive in Africa with land fighting reported in Egypt and advances into British Somaliland. Mussolini mobilizes about 500000 soldiers for the drive toward the Suez Canal and India as Britain braces for possible German action and a swift aerial campaign continues along British coasts.

Associated Press Africa Suez Canal India Rome Egypt Mussolini Italy British Somaliland Ethiopia Britain Alexandria Kenya Bab el Mandeb Red Sea Gulf of Aden Germany

Missouri Vote Totals From St Louis Results Show Party Leads

Election bulletins from St Louis report early returns across Missouri with Democratic and Republican leads in U S Senate governor state treasurer and auditor races. precincts counted include Jackson county and St Louis areas showing Milligan Stark Truman Bottger Donnell Frye Lambert Bell Roberts Holliway Selck Waddill Christy Harris Porter Bartholomaeus Ford and other candidates with varying percentages. Congressional races list contests in districts 3 6 8 9 with early tallies for both parties while several districts in St Louis and Jackson remain without returns.

ST. Louis Missouri Jackson County Milligan Maurice Stark Truman Bottger Donnell Frye Lambert St. Lowsand Bell Roberts Holliway Smith Selck Waddill Christy Harris Porter Bartholomaeus Elmereit Ford Scheske Louis Democratic Duncan Salisbury Shelton Johnson Wood Moberly Williams Bennett Vandeventer Eicker Meyer Dixon Schilum Wymore Alen Loethen Mackey Prenger Scholien Hudgel Bassman Batt Mansur Murrell Weaver Ross Beeson Hetting Hayes 1St Ward Hoover Hampton Congress Davis Mitchell Peters Proctor Frye & Lambert Elmer Ford Miller Asél First Ward McReynolds Frankenhoff McDaniel Brown Eggers

Probe of Election Irregularities in St Louis

The Globe-Democrat says FBI will ask United States District Attorney Harry C. Blanton to investigate complaints of irregularities in St Louis registration for the today’s primary. Hotels, rooming houses and residences show more voters registered than live there, with about 100 registered at one address though few were entitled to vote there. FBI seeks to determine if federal laws were violated in the senatorial race viewed as a national contest.

ST. Louis Globe-Democrat United States Harry C. Blanton Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Blanton

Body of Man Killed by Shovel Brought Here

The body of Millard Cook, 24, killed Monday near Poplar Bluff when struck by a shovel dipper, was brought here last night. He lived in Poplar Bluff three months and worked as an oiler on the shovel. Funeral services were held at his sister’s home, Mrs. O. D. Perkins, with burial in Lebanon cemetery near McGirk. He is survived by his parents, a brother Floyd, and two sisters Veda Hughes and Fern Cook.

Millard Cook Poplar Bluff Cook O. D. Perkins Dunford St Lebanon Cemetery McGirk

Mansur Maximizes Margin in County Coroner Race

In Cole County up to 1 am Mansur led coroner race by about 800 votes as Harry S Truman edged Lloyd Stark in Senate totals. McDaniel led McReynolds for governor, Brown topped all for secretary of state, and Donnelly led Shockley by nearly 4,000 votes in the county.

United States Harry S. Truman Lloyd ©. Stark Cole County Lawrence McDaniel Allen McReynolds Dwight Brown Forest Smith Robert Holliway Jatters Roy McKittrick Donnelly Phil M. Donnelly Tom Shockley Harry Mackey Carl F. Wymore Paul Ewing Allen William C. Dixon Parker Henley E. E. Mansur R. E. Murrell Thomas Harling Constable Manuel H. Davis David M. Proctor Asel Peters Henry C. Asel Scott Peters Louis Hicks John T. Waddill Hillard Selck Frank Raithel J. R. Robertson Congress William E. Byerg Manuel Davis H. G. Crosby Harold Milligan Ewing ¥. Mitchell Paul Peterg Maurice Milligan Lloyd Stark Harry & Truman Fred A. Bottger Forrest Donnell J. Grant Frye Claude Lambert

Missouri Senate race tightens as Stark leads Truman

In Missouri's Democratic senatorial primary Gov. Lloyd C. Stark leads Sen. Harry Truman as outstate returns come in. Maurice Milligan trails, with Stark gaining in rural counties while Truman holds the St. Louis and Callaway edges, and early tallies show a tight race with Kansas City and St. Louis pivotal.

Associated Press ST. Louis Lloyd C. Stark Missouri Sen Harry Truman Stark Truman Maurice Milligan U. S Kansas City St.Louis Jackson County Manuel Davis David M. Proctor Ewing Young Mitchell Commerce Roosevelt Byers Davis Grosby Milligan Harold Peters Proctor Senate of Tay Little Dixie Callaway Cole County Little Dixie

Cave Holds Lead in Early Returns for K C Appeals Court

Missouri voters in a primary decided nominations for all three state courts of appeals. In Kansas City, Nick T. Cave led the Democratic short term race ahead of M D Campbell and W M Anderson. Donald W. Johnson was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Incumbent Ewing C. Bland and Joseph J. Shy faced no opposition for the full term. Robert J. Smith trailed Horace A. Gardner in the Springfield race.

ST. Louis Courts of Appeals Missouri Nick T. Cave Columbia State Social Security Commission Kansas City M. 'D.' Campbell Kirksville W. M. Anderson Harrisonville Donald W

Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Julius Wolfrum

Funeral services for Mrs Julius Wolfrum one of Cole counties oldest and best known women were held at the Lutheran church. Burial followed at Riverview cemetery. An invalid since a hip fracture nine months ago she was born February 18 1855 in Lancaster Pennsylvania and came to Missouri as a girl. She married Julius Wolfrum November 29 1888 and is survived by her husband and two brothers Frank Kunz Jefferson City and Henry Kunz Belleville MI.

Julius Wolfrum Cole County Schott Road Lutheran Church Riverview Cemetery Wolfrum Lancaster Missouri Elizabeth Kunz Frank Kunz Jefferson City Henry Kunz Belleville

Germans Deny Reports of Streicher Death

German authorities denied British reports that Julius Streicher had died. They said he was alive on his farm near Nurnberg, with no reason given for his removal from the Franconia post. Also, two men died in a France Field plane crash in Panama.

Streicher Berlin Julius Streicher Franconia Nurnberg Reuters Germany Panama Paul Brown, Jr Raleigh North Carolina Air Reserve Alfred J. Taylor Collinsville France Field

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