09 Jun 1939
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
1
King George and Queen Elizabeth opened visits with cordial toasts as President Roosevelt greeted them at the White House. The day featured a gala musicale with Marion Anderson and Kate Smith among performers, and crowds lined Pennsylvania Avenue amid heat and celebration.
Young spectators at Union Station glimpse the royal cortege as the president and a king travel by in separate cars. Children mistake the admiral in blue for the king while mothers and families watch, musical bands play, and cheers rise from the crowd.
King George met about 150 guests in Washington including Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt who chatted five minutes and waved a gold fan. The scene displayed frequent curtsies to the queen with many picture hats as Her Majest y and the king returned to tea on the terrace with banker J. P. Morgan and Mr. and Mrs. Garner.
The article details audits of the K C Auditorium during H F McElroy's regime, an alleged emergency fund, and ongoing federal probe into Tom Pendergast. It notes Pendergast's prison illness, grand jury activity on city water payments to Rathford Engineering, and measures by Forward Kansas City to promote honest governance amid tax settlement talks.
In Houston on June 8, about 1500 union railroad workers and their wives endorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt for a third term. A resolution to draft endorse and nominate Roosevelt was adopted unanimously by a joint session, praising him as the greatest Democrat of the era.
The Tri State Conference of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and its Ladies Auxiliary opens with delegates arriving from Texas New Mexico Arizona and Toronto. Delegates from 20 states including California Florida Illinois and New York attend the meeting.
In New York on June 8 the Sinclair Refining Co announced a price increase of one half cent per gallon for tank wagon deliveries of all gasoline grades across 42 operating states, citing a worsening situation and a drop in crude oil revenue.
M Ruddy tells the jury to uncover the entire matter and find those indirectly involved in the Kansas City federal case. He notes part of the payoff occurred there as R Emmet O Malley and Tom Pendergast figures serve tax evasion terms in Leavenworth.
Bates' wife to escape punishment for their part in the kidnapping of Charles F. Arshel the oil millionaire. And it was done with the knowledge and connivance of the federal prosecuting officials who wanted me out of the way. Washington DC has 56 miles of bridle paths.
Berlin reports confirm German actions against Polish Jews as tensions with Warsaw escalate over the Danzig issue. Observers note daily border rounds and deportations, with thousands affected by passport revocations and citizenship changes. At least 2,000 Jews were moved to a Silesian border point, but few reached Poland.
In Albany on June 8 the United Lutheran Synod of New York voted to leave children’s sex education to parents and not include it in Sunday school. Delegates from 425 congregations in New England New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and nearby areas approved the decision.
Seven people fled an emergency call to a dance after an ambulance arrived at a residence in Ponca City Oklahoma. In Weatherford Eddie Laxson promotes a boys slingshot tournament to ease pressure on mocking birds.
Thomas Sakes vanished while repairing the interior of a 15,000 gallon water tank on a Loop roof. His coat and hat lay on the roof as firemen drained the tank to find him. An excited man then questioned the pursuit, saying it interrupted his lumber run.
A church conference resolution calls for securing Christian physicians of both sexes to conduct sex and marriage education courses under church auspices. In the final session they also recommend parents teachers and pastors reevaluate Christian education to emphasize the sacredness of life and study sex problems to prepare youth for life’s sacred responsibilities.
Health ad warns backache and leg pains may indicate kidney or bladder issues. It describes kidney function, symptoms like swelling and fatigue, and promotes Doan’s Pills as relief, noting decades of use. The copy emphasizes seeking relief from a druggist.
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