Payroll Cleanups Trim 923 From Kansas City Jobs
Kansas City payroll reductions total 923 as May 1 to June 7 cuts under Mayor Bryce Smith shrink the Pendergast machine influence. Water department losses total 232, including T. R. O Malley, with 639 workers remaining. City manager Eugene C. Zachman seeks further eliminations amid a civic cleanup led by Forward Kansas City volunteers planning a large canvass.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Bryce B. Smith
H. F. McElroy
Democratic Organization of
Pendergast
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Water Department
R. E. O'Malley
Missouri
O’malley
T. D. Samuel Jr
McElroy
Eugene C. Zachman
Health Department
Public Works Division
Samuels
Public Works
Forward Kansas City Committee
British Royals Visit Niagara Falls After Canada Tour
King George and Queen Elizabeth arrived by car from St. Catharines Ontario to view the falls from Table Rock. A large crowd gathered as bands played while the monarchs admired the cataract under a rainbow light. A planned trip to the cave of winds was cancelled due to fatigue.
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Queen Elizabeth
Hull
King George
Great Falls
Niagara
Table Rock
Canada
United States
St. Catharines
Ont
Cave of Winds Under
George
Grand Reception In Capital For Royal Visit
Washington prepares for a 36 hour royal stay of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with President Roosevelt, a large public welcome, and heavy security. Secretary Hull to escort the royals from Union Station to the presidential reception room, then introductions to the Roosevelts.
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Washington
George VI
Great Britain
Elizabeth
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hull
State Department
Secretary of State
Death by own action at Niagara Falls feared to rise this year
Niagara Falls, N Y faces a likely record toll as coroner Harry R Emes notes about 300 deaths since 1909 and a half dozen already in 1939. Park officials report the river draws the discouraged as authorities try to guard along rush season shores and warn of the swift water that yields a horrible fate.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Harry R. Emes
Niagara
Luna Falls
Albert B. Cole
Niagara State Park Commission
Woman Legislator Attacks Social Security Boss in House
Missouri representative Gladys B. Stewart of Ava launched a sharp broadside at Social Security Administrator George S. Haworth in the house. She accused him of misrepresenting her vote on the aid to dependent children bill and criticized office operations, urging a Capitol house-cleaning while defending her stance on the bill and noting the current funding shortfall.
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Gladys B. Stewart
Ava
Missouri
George S. Haworth
Haworth
Stewart
Capitol
Social Security Office
House
Arrival of a foreign head of state in Washington
A special guard of honor will line the entrance while the marine band plays both nations’ anthems. In the park a 21 gun salute marks the visit of the head of another state. The procession to the White House will then start with the king and the president in a limousine and Mrs Roosevelt and the queen in another, escorted by motorcycle officers and followed by cavalry, tanks and field artillery.
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Marine
Roosevelt
White House
Marion Talley Custody Suit Heard in Private
New York AP reports Marion Talley’s custody case against her estranged husband Adolph Eckstrom was heard in private again with bystanders barred from corridors outside the supreme court referee’s chambers. Testimony remained undisclosed as Talley and Eckstrom attended, with Sitterlys from Hollywood present.
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New York
Marion Talley
Adolph Eckstrom
Supreme Court
Eckstrom
Fred Sitterly
Hollywood
Calif
Sitterly
Aubrey Scatto
Miss Talley
Sts Paul
Minn
Richard P. Lydon
Carollo Guilty in Skillball Case and Detained
Carollo was found guilty and sentenced to a year in jail as court records show. Mrs. Violet Stubblefield, former Fortune Skillball cashier, testified that Carollo was an owner and profited from the enterprise. Officers sought Stubblefield who entered the courtroom voluntarily after being unlisted, while defense argued the activity was amusement not gambling.
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Violet Stubblefield
Fortune Skillball
Carollo
Stubblefield
House by Close Vote Upholds Stark's Veto
Rep. QC. B. Whitaker of Hickory county lauded lobbying as the House upheld Stark's veto. He noted widespread lobbying by county superintendents and argued salaries for judges, clerks, and prosecuting attorneys were raised this session. Rep. William E. Martin of Crawford county questioned school superintendent discrimination.
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House
Stark
B. Whitaker
Hickory County
Supreme Court
William E. Martin
Crawford County
Britain to cut red tape to fast track Moscow talks
In a Commons statement Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced Britain will send a high level foreign office envoy directly to Moscow to accelerate a British French Russian mutual aid pact. The aim is to end delays from diplomatic notes and forge cooperation among the three powers without harming other states. Potential envoy candidates include Sir Robert Vansittart or William Strang.
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London
Foreign Office
Moscow
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Russia
Chamberlain
Sir Robert Vansittart
William Strang
The
Press Association
Strang
Britain
Commons
Trooper Kills Girl Armed With Toy Gun
State trooper Corporal Benjamin Franklin testified that he killed 14 year old Joan Stephens in self defense after she pointed a cap pistol at him and his partner during a bank robbery alert. The toy gun looked real in the dark and the girl threatened to kill the officers. The coroner's jury heard the testimony as the district attorney prepared to present the case to a grand jury.
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March Chunk
Slender
Joan Stephens
Benjamin Franklin
Sane
Franklin
Albeert Heimbach
Edward J. Switai
Nesquehoning
Philadelphia
Lansford
Joan
John Stevens
Stevens
Foreign warship fires on Japanese airliner near Hongkong
Tokyo reports a foreign warship believed to be a British cruiser opened fire on a Japanese airliner east of Hongkong. The pilot said the plane escaped damage after ten shots were fired, according to the Japanese Domei news agency in a dispatch dated June 7.
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Tokyo
Hongkong
Domei
Rattles and Squeaks Warn of Loose Car Parts
A car warning notes rattles and squeaks signal loose components that, if ignored, will wear rapidly. The advisory urges prompt inspection to prevent further damage and ensure safe operation.
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Merle Norman
Efem
MAYER
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Formosa
Swatow
Moerschel
Munt
Ing
Mrs. Muni
Hawaikimi
EAS
Si Paul Sch
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Ray Alexander
Lindell Blvd
St. Louis, Ma
Cariels
Buraios
America
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OPERA
Forest Park
Municipal Theatre
Crystal Terrace
Park Plaza Motel
Maryland
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