15 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Daily Capital News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1948
Page
1
A 15 minute downpour with high winds hit the Hannibal area ending a four week drought. Some trees fell but no major damage reported. The brief storm came as rain swept across the region and residents recovered.
Cole County 4-H members and two leaders plus county extension agents returned from the Lake of the Ozarks camp. Camp council included a boy and girl from each county with activities like handicraft sports and swimming. Guarding staff were Ralph Stone and Jean Sartain from Jefferson City. Saturday night featured safety talks by Sgt. M R Tomlin and 4-H candle lighting with Victor Gray praising 4-H impact on the community.
San Francisco, June 14 AP Gertrude Atherton famed novelist died at Stanford Hospital after weeks of illness following a May stroke She published The Doomswoman in 1892 and nearly averaged a book a year Her best known work Black Oxen appeared in 1928 Her life spanned from October 30, 1857 in San Francisco to a career finished abroad after an early elopement and a sailor husband’s death in 1888
A three vehicle collision on High Street near Jefferson last night injured the middle car driven by Lester F. Tapp of Brownsdale Minnesota. Police estimated about 20 dollars damage to the leading car and more to the rear vehicle with the truck rear being undamaged. Tickets were issued to all three drivers Bernard Stegman of 412 Cherry Street drove the truck J O Stephenson of 227 East Dunklin drove the first car.
Two children, Charles Mallicoat aged 4 and Shirley Elaine Mallicoat aged 2, fell on a broken milk bottle on a sidewalk near their home at 600 Myrtle Street yesterday. They suffered cuts to a foot and a left shoulder respectively. Neither was seriously injured.
The Federal Reserve Board found in 1947 that owner-managers topped earnings, median $4,500 up $800, while professionals stayed at $4,000. Skilled workers $3,000, clerks $2,900, farm incomes $1,500, and overall U S family median $2,920. More declines occurred in the owner-manager group than any other class.
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected Kansas City's bid for a writ of prohibition to stop circuit court proceedings on a 1947 bond election. A Clay county residents group sued to block issuing bonds, while the city argued the issue overlapped with a separate annexation suit awaiting a court commissioner. The court urged the city to present arguments within the ongoing case.
Lord Mancroft arrived at Seymour Hall in London sounding regret he could not speak at a Conservative party meeting because his house was on fire. He rushed to the blaze two blocks away where firemen quickly controlled the kitchen fire.
A Missouri U S Highway 54 Association was formed with more than 120 people from about 20 towns along the Chicago to El Paso corridor. Delegates from New Mexico Texas Oklahoma and Kansas joined as officers and a board of directors was named. The group plans affiliation with the National Highway 54 Association meeting at the Governor Hotel. They note potential travel savings of 200 to 300 miles on the route.
St. Louis June 14 AP T. J. Davis was re-elected board chairman of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and Paul J. Neff was re-elected president at a board meeting. Neff also serves as chief executive officer for the railroad's trustee.
A hot Missouri Public Service Commission hearing over a proposed rate increase for Southwestern Bell Telephone faced heavy debate as John Mohler of St. Louis challenged C. W. Knapp of Kansas City on figures. If approved, Missourians would pay about 1 3,250,000 more yearly. The session, held in a stifling room, adjourned amid long exchanges and recesses, with the panel planning to resume June 28 after some participants attend the Republican national convention in Philadelphia.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a defendant unable to defend himself has an absolute right to a lawyer in any criminal case, extending a prior rule tied to death penalty cases. The decision overturned a Palm Beach County conviction of 18 year old Donald Wade for burglary, who had asked for counsel but was denied under a state law limiting indigent counsel to capital cases. Other rulings touched on life insurance policy payments, contempt of Congress convictions, and wartime profit taxes, as the Court moved to clear its docket before summer.
At yesterday's monthly school board meeting superintendent A J L Craw announced resignations of four public school teachers and nine others placed on payroll. Resigned: Hal Halsted basketball coach. Virginia Kelso art instructor. Gwendolyn Galladay fourth grade teacher. Beulah R Barker second grade teacher. New appointments include Wallace McClellan mathematics. Mrs Wallace McClellan mathematics Junior High. Carl Blackwell English and social studies Junior High. Sue Tanner first grade. Patricia Ward art. Rosalie Scheppers English Junior College. Mildred Hager grade teacher. Reed Espy vocal music Junior High and Junior College. and Mrs Mar. Saret Pinet public information and substitute teaching.
Congress overrides President Truman to bar thousands of semi independent workers from old age insurance while boosting aid for the aged blind and dependent children by 184 million yearly. The House and Senate votes exceed the two thirds needed as Truman balks at a provision that would exclude independent contractors from coverage. The Reed bill would bring state and municipal workers and nonprofit employees under old age insurance if their employers approve.
In Los Angeles on June 14 the Greater Los Angeles Press Club presented President Truman with an eight ball emblem mounted on a stand after his speech. He thanked them and joked that a president is always behind the eight ball.
The Senate approved a one year revival of the reciprocal trade agreements program by a 70 to 18 vote. The measure limits presidential power and drew Democratic opposition as curbing U S foreign policy. The civil service committee proposed pay raises of 360 dollars for general civil service workers and 450 dollars for postal workers, with postal raises permanent from July 1. An anti lynching bill cleared for a possible Senate vote faced slim chances due to adjournment and Southern opposition led by Senator Eastland who vowed to fight it.
Mrs Eva Moen of 521 Jefferson was injured in an automobile accident on Highway 63 near Westphalia yesterday afternoon. She was taken to St. Mary's hospital for treatment of bruises and a knee injury. Officials say she was returning from a trip to Cape Girardeau when she lost control. injuries not considered serious.
Wear’s Creek zoning debate returns as the City Council committee considers new policing ordinances while awaiting the state Supreme Court decision on creek ownership. The panel also weighs a rezoning petition from Arthur Blaser in Southside and bids for future leasing of City Hall. Reverend Edward B. Schlattmann, penitentiary chaplain, was honored for 14th ordination anniversary and three-year chaplaincy with a Mass attended by over 250 and 46 Holy Communions. He directs prison athletics and has overseen chapel renovations and numerous inmate baptisms and confirmations since 1945. The celebration included gifts from inmates and a three-day retreat announcement.
President Truman, in Los Angeles, urged Congress to act immediately on price controls housing social security expansion a health program restored labor department education a farm plan and a water and flood control program The speech delivered at the Cocoanut Grove outlined eight priority items plus a standby price control law and an allocation law to direct scarce materials as needed.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the Missouri Pacific Railroad not liable for steam scalding injuries to Bertha Hoops and Jess Hoops while sitting on a bridge pier over the Black River in Poplar Bluff on September 9 1943. A Butler county jury had awarded damages but the high court reversed.
Scattered light showers may bring relief to eastern and southern Missouri with cooler temperatures in the north. Forecast calls for highs in the 80s, while stations like Clinton and St. Joseph reported 90s and higher. rainfall measurements included .37 inches at Topita and .08 at Kirkville.
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