Freedom Parade and Liberty Tree Planting Today
Townwide events start at 3 14 p m with a parade from Lafayette and Capitol to the state capital and park west of the governor mansion Then a Liberty Tree planting in the park west of the mansion will end the day Governor Donnelly will speak and Brig Gen Harris will deliver the Freedom address Five bands from Fulton Boonville and Richland plus Jefferson City and St Peters High Schools will march The event closes as merchants suspend business at 4 p m for the ceremony and parade committee includes Edgar M Hagan Russell Sexton and E B Ward
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State Park
Lafayette
Capitol
Cherry
High Streets
High Street
State Highway Patrol
Fhe
Missouri National Guard
Boy Scouts
Army, Navy and Marine Representatives
Chamber of Commerce and Business
Betsy Ross
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Victoria and Bicycle
Cole County Historical Society
Optimist Club
Toastmaster’s Club
Iwo Jima
CBS
Liberty Bell
Zonta Club
Columbus Landing
Knights of Columbus
Four Freedoms
Lincoln University
Freedom of the Press
CIO
Campfire
Daniel Boone
Elks Club
Armed Forces
Kiwanis Club
Negro Chamber of Commerce
Founders of Freedom
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Spirit of 76
Stephenson Motors
Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter
City of
Jefferson City High School
St. Peter’s High School
Capitol Avenue
Edgar M. Hagan
Russell Sexton
BE. J. (Crispy) Ward
Jefferson City
Gottwald Named Sole Candidate in Czechoslovakia Leader Race
Communist governed Czechoslovakia announced Klement Gottwald as only candidate to succeed Eduard Benes as president. National Front chose Antonin Zapotocky as premier to succeed Gottwald. Parliament expected Gottwald’s acclamation Monday after Benes resignation. New constitution proclaims Czechoslovakia a people’s democratic republic within Slav nations. Other notes: local residents report return from Kansan travels. Spokane visit by Mrs. Pearl Scruggs and grandson Lynn Scruggs.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
National Front
Klement Gottwald
Eduard Benes
Antonin Zapotocky
Gottwald
Benes
Zapotocky
Zapotocky, Trades Union Head and Demity
Freedom Train Free: Mayor Bans Peddlers In City This Week
Mayor James T. Blair Jr orders halt on peddler licenses until after June 11 the Freedom Train appearance. Police told to remove street peddlers while Sedalia concerns about ticket sellers reach Jefferson City. Officials stress that admission to the Freedom Train is free and warn against hawkers seeking profits during Freedom Week.
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James T. Blair, Jr
Sedalia
Police Department
John Zander
Jefferson City
House Votes To Pay Bethany Old Debt
The House approved a bill to pay 25000 dollars from the treasury to the Northwest Missouri Fair Association at Bethany Missouri to settle government claims for fire damage to fair buildings during a 1931 Army march. The fire damaged the grandstand and a liberal arts building during a Sept 13 14 event.
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Washington
House
Senate
Treasury
Northwest Missouri Fair Association
Bethany
Harrison County
Missouri
17Th Field Artillery
Army
William Cole
R-Mo
House Judiciary Committee
Bethany Fairgrounds
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Fort Des Moines
Liberal Arts
Nation's Railroads At Peak Efficiency
Clark Hungerford, president of the St. Louis San Francisco Railway, told the Trans Missouri Kansas shippers board in Wichita that U S railroads are at peak efficiency for peacetime but need assurance of adequate rolling stock materials and costs aligned rates. He praised recent Interstate Commerce Commission rate hikes yet urged further increases to keep pace with costs. Harry Kuhn of Kansas City is visiting his parents on Monroe Street.
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Wichita
Kan
Clark Hungerford
St. Louis
St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company
Trans-Missouri| Kansas Shippers Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Police Urge No Parking on Capitol Avenue Today
Police asked motorists to avoid parking on Capitol Avenue from Adams to Cherry Street today from 2 PM until after the Freedom Week parade. With 25 floats, five bands, and hundreds participating, parade lines must have space, and residents are urged to cooperate for a successful event.
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Capitol Avenue
Adams
Cherry Street
Program Complete For Annual Meet Of Highway 54 Group
The Highway 54 Association will hold its national meeting in Jefferson City on June 15 and 16. John R. Thompson of the Chamber of Commerce announced the program. Harold Long of El Dorado Kansas will preside, with Mayor James T. Blair Jr delivering the welcome. The morning focuses on business sessions and Col Claude C. Earp will present the official induction of Missouri.
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Jefferson City
John R. Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Harold Long
Asociation
el Dorado
Kans
James T. Blair, Jr
Claude C. Earp
Association
Nevada
Missouri
Missouri State Association Meetings and Tour Boat Dinner
Morning session to cover association work with Tuesday afternoon set for state association meetings and a Lake of the Ozarks boat trip party and dinner. Wednesday opens with panel on tourist dollars by Mr. Long and H H Mobley, Highway Patrol chief Waggoner discusses safety, and Fran McCreery on greeting tourists. Audrey Scheperle recovering at 234 West Main after surgery.
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State Association
Lake of the Ozarks
Long
H. H
Joe) Mobley
Missouri Division of Resources and Development
H. H. Waggoner
State Highway Patrol
Fran McCreery
Department of Education
Freedom Week Highlighted in Movie News Reel
Hal Parker of Paramount Pictures and staff will cover the Freedom Parade this afternoon arriving by chartered plane at 3 30 pm Jefferson City is selected as a model for freedom activities with a week of celebrations for newsreel coverage Arnold Gould chairman of the Rededication Week program announces. Monroe Mueller of 1121 East Dunklin spent yesterday in Sulphur Springs.
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Hal Parker
Kansas City
Paramount Pictures
Jefferson City
Arnold Gould
Monroe C. Mueller
East Dunklin
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Janet
Helen Louise
West Elm
Joplin
Springfield
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Great Bend
Pearl Scruggs
Spokane
Wash
Bertha Beeson
Tamaki Uemura
Japanese
YWCA
Hirohito
Japan
Mayako
Akihito
Harry Kuhn
Mrs
William Kuehn
Monroe Street
Audrey Scheperle
Roy Scheperle
St. Mary’s Hospital
West Main
Johnson
Reed
Unguentine
Burns
Reed‘s
D.D.T
Camry Soap Bow AE
Epsoft
Cologne
Serrota
Harlequin
Paris
Plete
Jack
Reed’s
Marine For Eyes
Carter
IPANA
Old Mexico
Mexico City
Monterrey
Taxco
Cueravaca
Pyramids
Xochimlco
Robbins
Marquand, Missouri
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