Nurse in California kidnap plot and shifting motives
In San Francisco a 19 year old nursemaid abducted 5 year old Krehe Osborn to extort 1600 dollars. Her varied statements tied to mortgages, stolen jewels, and dislike of men. she gave multiple identities before authorities sought further investigation. Police recovered the boy and continue questioning the suspect as the case proceeds.
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Krehe Osborn
Margaret Polly Weil
Nassau
N. Y
John Engler
Graham Weir
Route 1
Hollywood
Chicago
Engler
Edith Wilson
Little Krehe
Felice
Mable Osborn
Krehe
San Jose
Osborn
Graham Gaylord
Rahama Gram Thames
New York
Graham Weil
Margaret Polly
Miss Weil
Weil
Smallest U S Wheat Crop Since 1936 Forecast
The article notes a forecast for the smallest U S wheat crop since 1936 with a seven percent overall decline from the previous year. It cites below average spring wheat conditions across most states except Montana and a few minor areas, plus hot dry May delays that reduced growth and caused uneven stands. A rye crop of 34,628,000 bushels is indicated versus 55,039,000 last year.
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Montana
New Mexico
Missouri winter wheat holds at 22 million bushels
Missouri’s winter wheat crop stands at 22,342,000 bushels, unchanged from May, with an expected yield around 13.5 bushels per acre and total output 29 percent below 1938. Oats look weaker than recent years, at 78 percent of normal, while barley remains above average at 84 percent. Pastures at 85 percent normal show improvement from May.
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Missouri
Columbia
Alfred C. Brittain
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Brittain
Soviet Court Orders Release of U S Woman
Soviet authorities order the release of a United States woman while her husband remains under indictment in the United States on passport fraud charges. Washington officials believe the Soviet reduction from espionage to passport fraud reflects doubt about her involvement in spying. The State Department says it seeks prosecution, with potential penalties of up to five years in prison and a $2000 fine.
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United States
Washington
Rubens
Jefferson City Capitol action stalls Kansas City police bill debate
In Jefferson City the senate backed McReynolds resolution, blocking the return of the Kansas City police bill to the house for amendment after a long session. A conference committee approved funds for the state purchasing agent, and an open forum addressed parole and probation issues with circuit judges. Mayor Jesse N. Owens received notice that steps to acquire rights of way for Highway 54 will start soon, including deeds and grade waivers. Madison street grade changes to ease dangerous curves aim to eliminate the road risk to Moreau and boost lake traffic. Jefferson Street was debated as alternative. The Special Road District funds question also arose. The Madison grade change passed unanimously. Saville thanked city officials for cooperation. Completion of Highway 54 will likely raise lakebound traffic through Jefferson City.
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Senate
McReynolds
Kansas City
House
Jesse N. Owens
W. B. Saville
State Highway Department
Jefferson City
Madison — Street
Atchison Street
Franklin Street
Highway Department
Moreau
Madison Street
Jefferson Street
Special Road District Commission
Saville
Sen
Francis Smith
St. Joseph
Legislative Council
Oil Boon Lifts Red Ink Mike Ike Rail Line in 1939
Illinois oil development revives the Missouri Illinois railroad known as Mike and Ike. The line, once a red ink loss, saw traffic surge after tank cars moved oil from Salem to Centralia and Ste Genevieve with 14 482 crude and 1 915 refined oil cars. four months in 1939 show a net income of 104 698. The yard hosts about 20 producing wells along Salem and Centralia.
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Mike
Ike
Missouri-Illinois Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Mo.Pac
Mike & Ike
Salem
Ill
Ste. Genevieve
Centralia
Wax kettle fire burns plant foreman in Missouri
ST JOSEPH MO June 9 AP Herman G Kiddoo plant foreman for Western Chemical Company suffered serious burns when a 250 gallon kettle of boiling wax ignited. Firemen battled the blaze as chemical bottles shattered by heat released chlorine gas. Kiddoo was elected grand knight of the Knights of Columbus last night.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Herman G. Kiddoo
Western Chemical Company
Kiddoo
The
Knights of Colimbus
Fruit Juices Score Hit In 'Hard-Drinking' Area
New Orleans reports a shift on St Charles Avenue where a shop offers only unfermented juices. David L Rush, 11, a candy store owner, says his exclusive juice diet helped him recover from hospitalization and proves popular with customers. He expanded from doorway sales to a fountain and curb tables and now adds interior seating.
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New Orleans
St. Charles Avenue
David L. Rush
Rush
Love Life of Plant Tied to Higher Animals' Reproduction
Harvard scientist Dr. John R. Raper reports a fungus Achlya ambisexualis shows four sequential hormones guiding a water mold’s reproductive cycle. The study, conducted in Charles River lab conditions, finds sex hormone actions in plants resemble those in higher animals.
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Cambridge
Mass
Charles River
Harvard
John R. Raper
Raper
Many Bills in Assembly Left Stranded in Final Inning
The 60th general assembly ended with many reform bills stalled or shelved. Civil service merit, government consolidation, labor relations, wage standards, and fiscal year changes stalled in committees. Only a legislative council idea showed limited progress, while a reform library bill faced house-senate hurdles.
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60Th General Assembly
Capitol
Stark
Lloyd C. Stark
House Committee
Senate
State Board
Federal Board
House Labor Committee
Missouri
Assembly
Forrest Smith
W. B. Whitlow
Fulton
House
Finland to Make June War Debt Payment in Full
Finland, the only war debtor still honoring its obligations to the United States, will make the regular June payment of 160,693 dollars. Finnish minister H J Procope told Secretary Hull in a letter that the government would deposit the sum in the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City on June 15.
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Washington
Finland
H. J. Procope
Hull
Federal Reserve Bank
New York City
King and Queen End Visit in Washington
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth capped their Washington visit with wreaths at Mount Vernon and Arlington, met lawmakers, toured CCC camps, and attended a formal embassy dinner. They spoke of strong U S Britain ties and a shared hope for future peace.
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Arlington National Cemetery
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White House
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Francis Drake
Soverign
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Ameris
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Roosevelt
CCC
Fort Hunt
Embassy
Slaying of Kladno Youth Tightens Nazi Measures
A Czech police hunt for the killer of Polish sergeant Wilhelm Kniest in Kladno intensified under German rule. Reich Protector von Neurath’s office warned of harsher actions and extended the deadline for solving the case as unrest spreads. Martial law or mass arrests were feared if the slayer remained unknown.
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Bohemia- Moravia
Konstantin, von Neurath
Czecho-Slovak Republic
Wilhelm Kniest
Kladno
Senate Poised to Pass Police Bill Unchanged
McReynolds urges party loyalty as Senate considers the police bill, arguing the measure affects the state’s conscience and welfare. He frames the issue as a Democratic party clean house effort, not a task for outsiders.
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Senate
Sas City
McReynolds
Democratic Party
Human Bomb Gunman Robs Bank
A bank robbery by an armed gunman described as a dynamite bomber occurred with the bandit reportedly fleeing in an old car. Officers, including an ex fingerprint expert, searched the area while notes tied to a previous Kansas penitentiary escape and details about the Chanute robbery emerge. Thornburg is described as the Chanute suspect, indicted by a federal grand jury in Kansas City.
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McCarty
Joe Nance
Jerrold McMullen
Oswego
Ike McCarty
Kansas
Ted
Thornburg
Two Federal Grand Juries To Continue K Investigation
A Kansas City gambling case yields a year in jail for a defendant known as the "big man." Two per jury indictments and a secret additional charge arose from the same probe. Separate counts accuse Montgomery, Rogers, and Booth of bank burglary at Avilla, Missouri, with a Bank insured by the FDIC. Edward W. McCarren faces theft of a mail letter. Judge Reeves commends jurors and notes the case’s national example. A plant hybrid of castor bean is cited as producing a potent toxin stronger than cobra venom.
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Emporium
Reeves
Carollo
Kansas City
William Montgomery
Dave Rogers
Eugene Booth
Bank of Avilla
Avilla
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Edward W. McCarren
Indictments Over WPA Project Payments In Kansas
Eleven individuals face federal indictments in a WPA probe overpayments from 1935 to 1938. The Phillips Company allegedly rented machinery and supplied operators for WPA projects at Wyandotte county lake and Kaw Valley dike, with about 200000 in rentals and 23000 alleged defrauded. Other Kansas targets include Hutchinson, Laidler, Doty, Comstock, Couch, and William Comstock. The case centers on false claims and payments to the government for machine use and operator services.
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United States
Phillips Company
Wyandotte County
Kaw Valley
Alexander
WPA
Smith
Kansas
William A. Hutchinson
John Laidler
Osage County
Don. C. Potter
Wichita
Eva Doty
Edgar Comstock
Joseph © Grant Couch
William Comstock
Couch
Liberal
Smith, Phillips
Fistal
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