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Newspaper

Daily Capital News

Location

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1948

Page

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Blue Baby Dies After Opera tion At Barnes Hospital

Sandra Sue Christian aged year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Christian of Highway 50 West died at Barnes hospital St Louis Wednesday morning after a Tuesday operation for a congenital heart defect known as a Chloe baby. Doctors called the surgery successful but complications developed and she could not recover. The child had been at the hospital two weeks before the four hour operation and regained consciousness that night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Sandra Sue Christian Harold Christian Barnes Hospital St. Louis Chloe Christian Sandra Sue Harold, Jr State Highway Department

Kidnap plot twist ends in truth and doubt

Jefferson City patrol questioned Charles Bothwell after a staged kidnapping claim. He admitted traveling by bus to Union and St Louis before returning to Jefferson City, citing wartime eye injury as reason. Prosecutors weighed embezzlement charges if the company pursues action, else no charges.

Jobe Bothwell Col Waggoney Rolla State Penitentiary Norwood Waggoner Pontiac Troop F Col. Waggoner Jefferson City Union St. Louis James T. Riley Riley

Illinois Driver License Fine In Missouri Court

James Fawcett of Marion Missouri appeared before Judge Foster S. Wheatly for driving without license plates. He pleaded guilty and argued differing Illinois rules. The judge clarified Missouri registration laws, with a Highway Patrol witness, and ordered a $10 fine plus a receipt in case of future stops.

Missouri T Illinois James Fawcett Marion Foster S. Wheatly Young Fawcett Ilinois Wheatly Fawcett

Europe Crop Prospects Improve Despite Storms

The Agriculture Department reports Aug 1 conditions show a bountiful European potato crop, higher grain yields than last year, and better yields in most crops except oil seeds. Grain harvest outside Soviet Russia runs near 1.45 billion bushels, up from last year’s drought. Europe will still need grains from the U S Canada and Argentina. Reinhold G Miller of the Lake of the Ozarks Council Boy Scouts returns Aug 23. his secretary Mrs. Ralph Gladden Jr. plans a weeklong vacation upon his return.

Washington Europe Agriculture Department Soviet Russia United States Canada Argentina Reinhold G. Miller Church Street The Lake of the Ozarks

Mrs. Proctor Dies In Hospital Here

Mrs. Birdie Wil Proctor 42 wife of Luther Proctor former Coles county residents died at St Marys Hospital Jefferson City after cancer. She was brought from Phoenix Arizona where the family lived since Jan 1 and had been hospitalized here since May 30. Survived by husband five children five sisters and five brothers. She was born in Cole county near Pleasant Hill church and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist church.

Russellville Birdie Wil Proctor Luther Proctor Coles County St. Mary’s Hosspital Jefferson City Proctor Phoenix Arizona Cole County Pleasant Hill Church Brazito Thomas Nannie Taylor Mr. Proctor Donnie Bobbie Johnny R Mary Louise Ruby Helen Pleasant Hill

Funeral at Eldon for Cody Haynes

Funeral services were held in Eldon at 2:00 p m for Cody Haynes a 49 year old poultry raiser found dead at his home east of Eldon Thursday night August 12 He was a member of the Eldon Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge at California Surviving are his mother Lula Haynes and two sisters Mrs Vernon Pope and Mrs Archie Colton Burial followed at Mt Pleasant Cemetery with Rev A L Alexander officiating

Eldon Cody Haynes Haynes Vernon Pope Archie Colton A. L. Alexander Lake Ozark

Sister of Resident Dies In Miami Florida

Word was received Wednesday of the death of Mrs. J. B. Eastman sister of Gipson Smith of Jackson Street in Miami Florida Mrs. Eastman the former Arminta Smith resided here before her marriage Her brother left Wednesday from St Louis to attend services to be held in Miami

J. B. Eastman Gipson Smith Jackson Street Miami Fla Eastman Arcminta Smith St. Louis

Boys with rifles disturb neighborhood reports

Police hunted for a youngster or group after Mrs. Anna Barger reported rifle fire near 11 Taylor. A second call from H B Woodland at 185 Taylor said a bullet struck his house, but investigators found no rifles or youths. The suspects vanished afterward.

Anna Barger Taylor H. B. Woodland Woodland

Mid-Continent Plans Jefferson City Flight Service

Mid-Continent Airlines outlined plans to serve Jefferson City with daytime operations within a 3600 foot runway and 100 foot wide strip. J A Cunningham, VP of operations, said service could start the day after CAA approval with a 90 day notice to prepare personnel and facilities.

Jefferson City The News and Tribune J. A. Cun Ningham Civil Aeronautics Authority Kansas City St. Louis Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc Missouri Capital City J. A. Cunningham Mid-Continent Civil Aeronautics Administration Wba Cunningham

Driver Fined In License Switch Case In Missouri Court

V Paul McWilliams of Kansas City was fined 50 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail with sentence suspended for driving with improper registration. Patrol and prosecutor cited switching license plates to a new car after a chase on Highway 54. Another motorist was fined 10 dollars and costs for similar charge. Illinois youth James Rhodes Fawcett cited for driving without 1948 Illinois license on Highway 50 East while seeking Illinois plates.

Paul McWilliams Kansas City Foster SS McWilliams Highway 54 Jefferson City Cole County James Rhodes Fawcett Illinois Wheatly Excelsior Springs

Midshipman Smart in Naval Pre Flight School at Pensacola

William T. Smart USN son of Mr and Mrs C Smart Tebbetts is at the Naval Pre Flight School Pensacola Florida the initial step toward wings and commission as Ensign in the US Navy Robert A Clough Red Cross state relations officer Missouri leaves Saturday for Red Cross aquatic school at the Lake of the Ozarks to act as dean of men during a 10 day program in swimming diving canoeing lifesaving and first aid over a hundred students enrolled Rev A Ripper returns from San Antonio Texas where three Immaculate Conception parish women joined the teaching order of the Incarnate Word Gerry Eveler daughter of Mr and Mrs John Eveler has chosen Sister Mary Jude likely to teach in Cicero Illinois Mary N Seeker daughter of Mr and Mrs William Seeker will be Sister Mary Luke Nadine Leubbert daughter of Mr and Mrs Phil Leubbert will be Sister Mary David both will stay at the convent in San Antonio for an indefinite time Mr and Mrs J H Struempf have returned from Joplin to visit their Arthur J Strumpf and family Betty Roy Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs C A Smith 813 Fairmount was taken to St Mary's hospital last night for emergency appendicitis operation.

William T. Smart USN Dr. C. Smart Tebbetts Naval Pensacola Fla United States Navy Robert A. Clough Red Cross Missouri FFA Lake of the Ozarks Clough A. Ripper San Antonio Texas Immaculate Concebtion Phil Leubbert Mary David Betty Roy Smith C. A. Smith Fairmount St. Mary’s Hospital

Couple United in Marriage in Belle Parish

Miss Helen U. Bacon of Linn and son City were united in marriage in the Christian parsonage in Belle on Saturday August 14 by C. A. Nicholson. They will make their home in Jefferson City.

Son City Helen U. Bacon Linn Belle C. A. Nicholson Faene Jeffersonity

Panther Sightings Reported in Mercer County Farm Draw

Elusive black panther reported again in Northern Earl Osborns Half Rock farm in Mercer county after he saw cattle frightened and a panther in a draw. Earlier the Webster couple near Half Rock also reported a panther on a fence gate and 265 chickens lost in an attack.

Princeton Missouri Earl Osborn Half Rock Mercer County Osborn Jay Webster

National Guard Parade and Visitors Day at Fort Leonard Wood

Troops of the 35th National Guard division will form a formal parade and review on Sunday at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri the first such formation since the Army reservation was placed on reserve status after the war. The event is a visitors day for 6,700 Guardsmen from Missouri and Kansas towns during a two week training period that began last Sunday.

Fort Leonard Wood 35Th National Guard Missouri Kansas

National Guard Equipment Display Open to Public

Visitors will view diverse National Guard equipment and weapons on display with a soldier at each station to answer questions. Expected guests include Missouri and Kansas governors and Maj. Gen. Ralph E. Truman, former commanding general of the 35th.

National Guard Missouri Kansas Ralph E. Truman 35Th

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