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Newspaper

Daily Capital News

Location

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1955

Page

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Kefauver weighs more 1952 foes in 1956 bids

Kefauver announced consideration of a 1956 campaign in multiple states including Florida Minnesota New Hampshire and Ohio. He said no stop Kefauver moves would block his bid and discussed support from Truman and governors Harriman Clement as he weighs a potential race against Eisenhower with strong party backing anticipated.

California Stevenson Florida Miami Frank Katzentine Kefauver Minnesota Democratic-Farmer - Labor Party New Hampshire Truman Francis A. Castillo Keene, N.H Ohio Frank Lausche Averell Harriman New York Tennessee Frank Clement Nashville Clement Eisenhower

Driver suffers minor injuries in highway crash near Jefferson City

Cyrus Elmer Chaney, 23, of Decatur Illinois, sustained minor injuries when the left front wheel of his auto detached at 3 p m yesterday. The car spun off Highway 54 about five miles south of Jefferson City, rolled over, and caused 250 dollars in damage. Chaney was admitted to Charles BE Still Hospital for treatment.

Cyrus Elmer Chaney Decatur Tll Jefferson City State Highway Patrol Chaney Charles BE. Still Hospital

Montreal Stands As Major French Speaking City Says Geography Society

Montreal Canada with a million inhabitants ranks as the world’s second largest French speaking city according to the National Geographic Society. The report highlights Montreal as a key center for language heritage and urban culture.

Montreal Canada National Geographic Society

Penny in Jail Door Delays Police in Cincinnati Case

Police arrest 19 year old Garrett Arnwood on reckless driving charges and discover a penny jammed in the jail door keyhole. Officials call a locksmith to open it. Arnwood is fined $50 on the traffic charge and Judge John W. Keefe adds $20 and costs for malicious destruction of public property.

Cincinnatium Garrett Arnwood Jocksmith John W. Keefe

County farm income trends show shifts in earnings brackets

Gross farm income analysis reveals 1954 county farms with 74 percent earning 2506 to 5000 and 82 percent in 1950. Only 3 percent earned 10000 to 25000 in 1954, while 96 percent earned 250 to 10000. Dairy cattle and livestock remain the leading income sources. cash grains follow. The census notes 156 general farms, plus institutional and 300 residential farms under 250.

Agricultural Marketing Service Cole County

Missouri girl killed in Prewitt area crash

A Missouri girl, Myrtle Robird, 16, from Longrun, was killed and three others injured when a car they rode in went off a 20 foot embankment three miles west of Prewitt on U S 66 after a blowout. The injured are Flossie Robird 50 Frieda Robird 13 and Charles Robird in Longrun Missouri.

Defers Sentencing in Chicago Man for Narcotics

Judge George H. Moore in St. Louis deferred sentencing Charles H. Phillips of Chicago after he pleaded guilty to five narcotics violations. Phillips promised to aid agents investigating local trafficking, with sentencing now set for January 11 and Moore warning that outcome may depend on the ongoing investigation.

ST. Louis U. 8 George H. Moore Charles H. Phillips Chicago Phillips Moore

Westinghouse Offers Yale Loan to Employes

Westinghouse Electric Corp issued a $100 cash loan to any striking or furloughed employee to cover Christmas essentials. Production across 40 plants is stalled due to a large AFL CIO and UE strike, with over 50,000 workers on strike and 40,000 furloughed or part-time. The loan requires 306 days of lost work. union responses are guarded. Estimated losses run into hundreds of millions, not counting maintenance costs.

Pittsburgh Westinghouse Electric Corp Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers United Electrical Workers

Burke Sentenced to Die in Sing Sing Chair

Elmer Trigger Burke, 38, a gunman and escape artist, was sentenced to die in Sing Sing for the December 2 1953 first degree murder of longshoreman Edward Walsh. The court declared the death sentence mandatory after Burke was convicted for the barroom slaying.

New York Elmer Trigger) Burke Sing Sing Burke Edward Poochy) Walsh

Hearings on Red Infiltration Set

The Senate ordered public hearings to begin January 4 on alleged Communist infiltration of the press radio and television. Chairman Eastland said many witnesses would be called and that the inquiry follows up information from last summer tied to Winston Burdett and others from the Brooklyn Eagle. Burdett testified he joined a Communist unit in 1937 and named former colleagues and Peronists. most identified individuals denied current Communist ties.

Washington Senate Today Eastland D-Miss Winston Burdett Brooklyn Eagle Burdett Columbia Broadcasting System

Soviet Progress on Home Front Warns U.S.

ST. LOUIS The head of America's farm delegation to Russia warns the United States must match Soviet progress at home or cede world leadership. Dr. W V Lambert of the University of Nebraska cites Russia's advances in industry agriculture education science and research as his example after a Rotary Club luncheon yesterday.

ST. Louis America Russia U.S W. V. Lambert College of Agriculture University of Nebraska

Coyotes Rewarded by Hunters in Independence Calif

Inyo County California offers $2 per coyote pelt as hunters target the plentiful animals including coyotes and Bobcats in the region. The notice reflects a bounty program encouraging local wildlife control.

Independence Calif.re Inyo County California

Eisenhower to undergo medical checks in coming days

The president will be examined by Boston heart specialist and Walter Reed doctors after a snowy day at the estate. Tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. White House plans a briefing with Col Mattingly Maj Gen Snyder and Maj Tkach. Tests include electrocardiograms X-rays blood chemistry and day-to-day records.

Aksel Nielsen Denver Eisenhower Nielsen White White House Baltimore National Advisory Heart Council Boston Col Thomas W. Mattingly Walter Reed Army Hospital Washington Howard M. Snyder Walter Tkach James C. Hagerty Walter Reed Snyder Tkach

Pedestrian Killed Near Mooresville in Accident

John D. Dowd about 81 was struck and killed by a motor car on U S 36 near Mooresville just after midnight Wednesday. The incident occurred in Chillicothe Missouri as Dowd walked along the highway.

Chillicothe John D. Dowd U. S. 36 Mooresville

Bricker Enters Lists As Favorite Son

Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio enters as a favorite son candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He will seek Ohio’s May 8 primary to preserve its 56 convention votes for Eisenhower if he runs, or to back Bricker’s philosophy if Eisenhower does not seek a second term. Bricker previously backed Taft in 1952 and was Dewey’s 1944 vice presidential nominee.

Washington John W. Bricker Ohio Eisenhower Bricker Robert A. Taft Thomas E. Dewey

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