Donnell Pushes 19 Point State Reform Plan
Gov. Forrest C. Donnell urged a 19 point reform package aimed at expediting action before adjournment. He pressed for a balanced budget, secret ballot legislation, merit selection, redistricting, and the Rozier Donnelly survey to modernize government and public schools despite slow progress and limited major bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest C. Donnell
Dantell
General Assembly
Rozier-Donnelly
Donnell
Assembly
Missouri Senate
Sage
Dui Bihat
Missouri
Weather Update for Missouri Clear Skies and Cooler Thursday
Missouri forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies Thursday and Friday with cooler temperatures on Thursday. Regional readings show low 63 and highs near 81 as river levels rise at several stations including Kansas City Waverly Boonville and Hermann with modest increases noted. The Lake of the Ozarks reports 2 feet below full reservoir at 6:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Revifall
Governor Donnell's 19 Point Legislative Program
Governor Donnell outlined 19 key items with current statuses. Highlights include redistricting amendments, a balanced budget, merit employment in state services, shifting the August primary, a constitutional convention vote, and increased legislative salaries. The package also calls for a survey committee on government and schools and expanded gubernatorial power to remove sheriffs and prosecutors for derelictions.
Draft Administration Employes to Be Put Under Civil Service
Missouri selective service administration civilians will move to civil service by January 1, 1942. Col Christy says noncompetitive exams begin soon in Jefferson City for clerks and typists, with exemptions only from federal civil service. No hires after June 30 unless from civil service, salaries capped at 150 dollars for offices and 200 dollars for typists. local board expenses tied to district workload.
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Missouri Selective Service Administration
Col
Christy
Jefferson City
Junior Chamber to Aid Draft Advisory Board
Sue C Lozier chairman of the Cole county level advisory board said the Junior Chamber of Commerce will help file out questionnaires during the board 10 day session this month. Extra help is needed because many reserve officers who assisted before are now in active service. Veterans organizations also offer their services.
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Sue C. Lozier
Cole County Leval Advisory Board
Chamber of Commerce
Kauffman
Cole County
Jefferson City
Dulle Milling Co
Kaufman
Osage City
AAA
Truck Fee Bill Passed by One Disputed Vote
A disputed vote narrowly passed a reciprocal truck fee bill in Missouri's House amid heated protest over the vote's legality. Rep. Ren H. Hart's late casting of the deciding vote sparked accusations of improper timing, with opponents claiming he did not vote until the roll call concluded. Speaker Morris Osburn upheld Hart's vote, allowing the measure to advance to the Senate as critics shouted about phony tactics and room lures.
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House
Mergin
Senate
Missouri
Ren. H. P. Hart
Camden County
H. P. Laut
Cole County
Hert
Ed.r. Caldwell
Balls’ County
John J. Endres
Perry County
Bart
Hart
Lauf
Morris Osburn
Shelby County
GO. E J. Schick
Representative Hart
Caldwell
Border City
Edwin G. Foerst
St. Louis
Buchanan Gains Only One Vote in Cooper
Attorneys for Blair and Buchanan in the circuit judge election contest were notified that Cooper county’s recount shows a one vote gain for Republican Harry L. Buchanan. An earlier report claimed three votes. a precinct canvass revealed the error. The margin remains 213{, with retabulation planned next week. total votes cast were 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair-Buchanan
Cooper, County
Harry L. Buchanan
Buchanan
W. M. Dinwiddie
Bizir
Local Firm Wins Mexico Sanitary Sewer Project
The Brunner Construction Co. of Jefferson City has been awarded a $1,300 sanitary sewer construction project in Mexico, Missouri. The firm submitted the low bid of $1,267, well below the Mexico city engineer's estimate.
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Brunner Construction Co
Jefferson City
Mexico
Mexico City
Harriman Heads to Middle East for U S Aid Effort
U S aide expediter W Averill Harriman travels from London toward the Middle East to arrange receipt of American military equipment for Britain in the Mediterranean. The White House notes the move amid President Roosevelt's Congress address on lease lend, highlighting a $75 million export milestone and the vast supply program to defeat the axis.
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Harriman
Roosevelt
Washington
Britain
Mediterranean
W. Averill Harriman
London
Middle East
White House
Congress
England
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Ralph Royce
FBI Agents Change Charges in Fort Wood Lumber Case
FBI agents re arrest D E Boyd on charges of stealing government lumber after dismissing a previous charge for receiving stolen government numbers. A preliminary hearing is set for June 19. Ernest Bell of Fulton faces a moonshine transport warrant, held in Cole County jail with $1 600 bond. George L Craig predicts more moonshining as new liquor taxes take effect this month.
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D.E. Boyd
United States
Charles Seibold
FBI
Boyd
Seibold
Federal Grand Jury
Fort Leonard Wood
Rolla
Grand Jury
Ernest Bell
Fulton
Bell
Harry Polson
Cole County
George L. Craig
Soil Conservation Bill Passed by House
The House approved a soil conservation bill 56 to 4 with an emergency clause to take effect once the Senate concurred. Rep. E. R. Caldwell led the measure, backed by Gov. Forrest C. Donnell, arguing cost sharing between farmers and the government. Critics warned of centralized control and regimentation, urging less dependence on Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest C. Donnell
House
Senate
E. R. Caldwell
Balls County
Welter S. Clark
Sullivan County
Washington
A T. Parrish
Greene County
Missouri River Level Below Flood Stage in Missouri City
Missouri River stood 17.2 feet late yesterday, six feet below flood stage of 23 feet. Jefferson City Sand Plant workers noted the river rising about two inches per hour at the gauge site.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Rescue Ship Docks In Brazil With 11 Survivors
RECIFE Brazil June 11 AP The Brazilian steamer Ozorio carrying 11 survivors of the sunken U S ship Robin Moor arrived here and the U S consul boarded to question the survivors about the sinking by a German submarine on May 21 about 700 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands.
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Recife
Brazil
Ozorio
U. S
Robin Moor
U.S
Lucio Pereira
Ozerio
Associated Press
Cape ‘Verde Islands
South Atlantic
Blair Rules 50 Year Sentence Too Heavy
Clyde Cornet, who entered Missouri state prison in 1934 to serve 50 years for kidnapping, was released after Judge Sam C. Blair ruled the term exceeded the law. The Cole county circuit court found the maximum legal term at 10 years, as the 50-year sentence applies only to kidnapping for ransom. Cornet had already served enough time and was gone.
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Clyde Cornet
Missouri
Sam C. Blair
Cornet
Cooper County
Cole County
Blair
Supplies Arrive For Draft Registration In Missouri
Missouri selective service headquarters announced supplies arrived for the July 1 supplementary registration of youths who have passed their 18th birthday since August 19 194th. Registration cards for the latest prospective draftees will be filed so new registrations can be found easily in local boards permanent files. Each supplementary registration will add a unit to the overall scheme. Officials stressed the registration covers all men ages 21 to 36 who have not previously registered, not just those just past 18.
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Missouri Selective Service
James W. Roth Dies at 58 in California Missouri
James W. Roth, 58, deputy clerk of Monireau County for six years, died tonight in a Kansas City hospital. Survivors include his widow, a daughter Olive Roth of the home, and a son James Roth, an instructor at the Kansas City Art Institute.
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Kansas City
James W. Roth
California
Monireau
Olive Roth
James Roth
Kansas City Art Institute
Wheat yield projections foretell 145000 bushels in Cole county
Cole county agricultural leaders estimate a 144000 to 145000 bushel wheat harvest, far below last year's 13.8 bushels per acre average. Droughts floods and rust cut yields, with early November cold causing the largest damage. Farmers are urged to store grain on farms as elevator space tightens.
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The
Agricultural Conservation Association
Cole County
Leo J. Kauffman
Association
Kauffman
Job Security Bill Approved by House
A bill to grant 4 premium tax deductions for salaries paid to workers over 59 passed the House with 100 favorable votes and now goes to the Senate. Initiated by Rep. Howard Elliott, the plan provides graduated deductions for older employees and excludes executives, aiming to keep older workers employed.
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House
Senate
Howard Elliott
St. Louis County
Elliott
Texans Pass Bill Barring 'Isms' From Elections
Austin AP report notes Gov. O Daniels signature needed on a measure to bar Nazi Communist and Fascist party nominees from general ballots. Houston secretary Homer Brooks listed on U S Senate ballot. officials unclear on how the law affects his candidacy, bill takes effect upon signing.
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Austin
Tex
W. l Lee O'Daniel
Homer Brooks
Houston
State
Communist Party
United States
Brooks
Allied Advance 12 Miles From Syrian Capital
Allied forces push toward Damascus as De Gaullists and Free French clash with British armor and Australian units along the Litani and coastal front. Reports describe heavy fighting near Kissoue and near Beirut with British naval bombardment and air activity aiding defense of Syria against advancing French and allied columns.
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Vichy
France
de Gaullists
Damascus
Syria
Kissoue
Siria
Liteni River
Palestine
Beirut
Bri
Merdjayoun
Mountermon
Hashaya
Iraq
Abou Kemal
Dier Ez Zor
Euphrates
Reuters
Ras el Ain
Akce Kale
Ras E
Lebanon
Little Litani
Litani
Carsunr
Kissone
Nazi Concentrations In Poland Against Russia Reported
London reports that Germany is massing troops artillery and aircraft at Krakow in occupied Poland and preparing a push against Soviet Russia. Rumors mention oil fields in Azerbaijan Armenia and Georgia and wheat regions in Ukraine as possible concessions. Sir Stafford Cripps may be consulted as details circulate among British and Russian sources.
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London
Germany
Krakow
Poland
Rumania
Russia
Stafford, Cripps
Moscow
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Georgia
Ukraine
Syria
Attacks Governor For Liquor Stand
Republican state senator accuses Gov. Forrest Donnell of backing liquor legislation against temperance groups. He cites the governors message urging a senate bill for partisan manor inspectors, arguing the move aims to entrench office holders and contrasts opposition from the Anti Saloon League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Cdonnell
Anti-Saloon League
Senate
Ray Mabee
Unionville
Flood Threat on Kansas River Subsiding Report
Flood waters from three swollen tributaries poured into the Kansas river but are spaced to limit overflow. Meteorologist S D Flora says flood risk remains for lowlands though a repeat of 1925 is unlikely. Crest from the Blue river reached near Manhattan and Blue Rapids, with Republican crest upstream at Junction City.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kansas River
S. D. Flora
Marysville
Blue Rapids
Manhattan
Junction City
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Geo Forrest C. Donnell
Junior Chamber
Draft Advisory Board
Cooper
Maries
Surrey
Fort - Wood
Missouri River
Robin
Cole
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