Jefferson City Youth Hurt in Akron Train Crash
John Murphy a Jefferson City Senior high school graduate and star Jay football fullback was seriously injured when the car he rode in was struck by a fast passenger train near Akron Ohio. A female occupant was killed and Murphy suffered a broken leg and a deep forehead wound requiring forty eight stitches.
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John Murphy
Jefferson City Senior High School
Jay
Akron
Ohio
Young Murphy
Tom Murphy
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Goodrich Tire Company
Three Men Arrested for Dynamiting Bass in Gravois Creek
Clifford Hackney of Eldon Bryan Anderson of Gladstone and Ray McKinley of Gladstone were arrested on charges of dynamiting bass in Gravois Creek Morgan County near Gladstone. They appeared in court with bonds set at 500 each and pled not guilty. Proceedings proceed to preliminary hearing on Saturday June 23.
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Clifford Hackney
Eldon
Bryan Anderson
Ray McKinley
Gladstone
Liberty
Gravois Creek
Morgan County
State Game and Fish Department
John Otten
Herman Affolter
Justice Schenck
State Game Department
Gausseur Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Louis Gausseur pleaded guilty in the Cole County Circuit Court to stealing an automobile owned by Longenecker Garage and was sentenced to three years. He waived extradition after arrest in Grand Island Nebraska and was brought back to begin serving the term this morning.
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Louis Gausseur
Longenecker
Cole County
Gausseur
Grand Island
Nebraska
St I visitors with Kathryn Schulte this weekend
Mr and Mrs Geo H Young of St I visited Saturday and Sunday with friends and relatives. They were joined home by Miss Kathryn Schulte sister of Theo Schulte who will spend the summer there.
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Geo. H. Young
St. I
Rela
Kathryn Schulte
Theo
State Park Swimming Pool to Open Soon
State Park Swimming Pool expected to open this Saturday with convicts scheduled to clean and repair the pool pavilion grounds and driveways. Prison officials plan leasing the pool again this year with Charles Convery favored to run the resort, following a successful last season. Moreau Park reports strong summer business, with bath houses lodges repaired and life guards on duty. water quality said to be fine.
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State Park
Charles Convery
Blind School Exhibits At Missouri State Fair 1928
The Central Missouri Association for the Blind of Jefferson City enters a rug woven and a rug crocheted in the Household Art Division of the Home Economics Department at the 1928 Missouri State Fair August 18 25. Premiums totaling 629 are offered in this division judged by Miss Grace Riggs of Independence. New quarters for Home Economics and Floriculture will be added at the 28th annual exposition south of the grandstand.
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Central Missouri Association For the Blind
Jefferson City
Grace Riggs
Independence
Sevier Probes a Garage Sale
Prosecuting Attorney Nike G. Sevier investigated a Jefferson City garage sale to a county farmer who allegedly contracted to buy the garage and tendered a payment check. Relatives were advised and the check was stopped. A satisfactory agreement may be reached out of court.
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Nike G. Sevier
Jefferson City
Florence Flynn 17 Dies in Columbus Ohio
Florence Flynn daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Flynn of Columbus Ohio died Sunday after a brief illness at the family home. The Flynn family longtime residents of the Capital City and Mrs Flynn known here as Miss Lavenia Hagner. Four siblings survive and relatives travel to Columbus for funeral with burial planned there.
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Florence Flynn
Richard Flynn
Columbus
Ohio
Flynn
Lavenia Hagner
Henry Hagner
Raymond
Ethel
John Henry
Bishop Johnson to Speak Here at Grace Episcopal
Bishop Johnson, famed for friendliness, will speak at Grace Episcopal Church at 7:45 this evening. Rev. G. E. Wharton praises his warmth and urges a large audience to hear the church dignitary and then meet congregants.
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Bishop Johnson
Grace Episcopal Church
Johnson
G. E. Wharton
Wharton
Runaway Selma Boy Returned Home by Officers
Wilbur Hewitt a 16 year old runaway from Selma Indiana was captured late yesterday afternoon on a freight train by Deputy Sheriff Withaup and Missouri Pacific detective L O Williams. His parents were notified by telegram and a return ticket wired by the father found him en route home. He said he left to see the world but decided Indiana is best. He was dirty hungry and penniless at capture.
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Wilbur Hewitt
Selma
Indiana
Withaup
L. O. Williams
Missouri Pacific
Hewitt
Employees Rally for Army Campaign At Local Plant
Missouri Power and Light workers led by Rodger N English reported a $40 50 pledge push as part of the Salvation Army Building Fund drive bringing local subscriptions to 11891 21. Hugh Stephens Printing Stationery Company also promoted support for the Army Home with active cooperation and returns expected today.
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Missouri Power & Light Company
Salvation Army Building Fund
Hugh Stephens Printing & Stationery Company
Rodger N. English
J. W. Mallicoat
F. Morton
J. Reed
J. Robinett
G. Schilen
J. Wadley
Ed Wilson
G. M. Wilson
Colleen Moore Triumphs in Happiness Just Ahead at Miller
Colleen Moore scores another great triumph in Happiness Just Ahead showing today at Miller Theatre for the last times this afternoon and tonight. The Tragedy of Youth continues at Jefferson Theatre today, offering a screen production enjoyed by old and young alike.
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Colleen Moore
Miller Theatre
Jefferson Theatre
Foster couple returns to Manhattan after visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Foster have returned to their home in Manhattan Kansas following a brief visit here.
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Myr
Carl James to be arraigned in Cole Court
Carl James, prisoner at the state penitentiary, will be arraigned in Cole County Circuit Court on a charge of forging a $835 check. The forged draft was alleged to have been made while James worked at Fibercraft Furniture Company and sent to ex convict Ralph Hawk, who cashed it in Pittsburgh Kansas. Hawk pleaded guilty and is serving a two year term. James denies wrongdoing yet admits contacting Hawk about the cashing.
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Carl James
Cole County
Fibercraft Furniture Company
Nike G. Sevier
James
Ralph Haws
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Hawk
Officers Made Useless Journey to Independence
Dave Herman and Deputy Sheriff Walter Withaup chased a suspect believed to be Frank Anderson who had issued a $25 bad check to Her man’s Store. Independence police detained a man with matching description, but he was not the wanted local check forger. Anderson faces multiple check forgery charges in the area.
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Dave Herman
Herman
Walter Withaup
Independence
Frank Anderson
Withaup
Anderson
H H Lotter On Way To Recovery
Friends of H H Lotter highway engineer with the Bureau of Public Roads report his condition is improving after several months of illness. He spent time at Barnes hospital in St Louis and now takes short motor trips daily at his home on 328 East McCarty Street.
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H. H. Lotter
Bureau of Public Roads
East McCarty Street
Mr. Lotter
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Missouri Weather Outlook: Clouds with Showers Likely
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail in Missouri with a chance of local showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday. Cooler air moves into the northwest portion Tuesday.
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Missouri
Missouri River Forecast Shows Limited Flood Risk
River forecasts indicate rising waters on the Missouri and Osage rivers but do not expect bankful stages. Limited rainfall could alter the Osage rise, but current projections remain below flood danger, with several gauges showing modest increases across Missouri towns including St. Joseph Kansas City Boonville Hermann Warsaw Osceola Tuscumbia.
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Ft. Change
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Boonville
Hermann
Warsaw
Osceola
Missouri
Firecracker bombardment disrupts East Capital Avenue youths vanish
Last night at East Capital Avenue and Madison Street a group of youths set off giant firecrackers causing excitement and disturbance. Police Officer Eldracher arrived after residents called for help, but the revelers had disappeared by the time authorities reached the scene.
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East Capital Avenue
Madison Street
Eldracher
Capital Avenue
Cars Collide On High Street In Local Report
A Stew art Johnson Dodge and a Ford touring car driven by Lee Webb collided at High and Lafayette Streets injuring none reported. Two wrecks occurred over the weekend with trucks at Miller and Chestnut Streets and a rain storm crash at Main and Broadway causing substantial damage.
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Stewart Johnson
High
Lafayette
Lee Webb
Johnson
Webb
Ford
Dodge
William Sangers
Charles Hawkins
Miller
Chestnut Streets
Longers
E. L. Kenzie
Columbia
Main and
Broadway
Services Today for Mrs Wade Rice
Funeral services for Mrs. Wade Rice 48 former Jefferson City resident who died Saturday at a Kansas City home will be held this afternoon in Kansas City with burial there. She was born and raised in the Capital City and moved to Kansas City after a second marriage about eight years ago. She is survived by her husband and one brother Harold Thomas of Jefferson City.
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Wade Rice
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Wilson and Parrish Return from Sedalia Plans for New State Veterinary Building
Dr. H. A. Wilson state veterinarian and Leroy Parrish architect both of Jefferson City have returned from Sedalia where they discussed plans for a new state veterinary building at the Missouri Fair. Construction will start at once and be finished for the annual exposition opening August 18. The structure will cost $5,000 and lie southwest of the new administration building.
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H. A. Wilson
Leroy Parrish
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Wilson
New Camp Grounds On County Highway Near Schuberts
Lawrence Mueller of Cole County begins work on a gasoline filling station one mile west of Schuberts near the Wagoner brewery. He plans a camp ground with lunch room and will offer Schell gasoline. His friends wish him success.
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Lawrence Mueller
Cole County
Schuberts
James Smith Jr Visits Cedar Rapids Friends
James Smith Jr visits Cedar Rapids for a gathering with friends and relatives in the area.
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James Smith, Jr
Cedar Rapids, la
Ford Truck Struck by Train at Harrison Street Crossing
William Rockemann of 119 West Atchison street narrowly escaped serious injury when his Ford truck was hit by eastbound passenger train No. 12 at the Harrison street crossing near the Jefferson City Land and Gravel Company. The truck was hurled several feet but Rockemann landed away from the train. the track suffered slight damage and witnesses called his escape miraculous.
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William Rockemann
W. Atchison Street
Harrison Street
Jefferson City Land and Gravel Company
Rockemann
Insurance Men From Jefferson City to Chattanooga Trip
Four Jefferson City Metropolitan Life staff members depart for the summer conference in Chattanooga Tennessee. George H Means district manager H V Party assistant district manager B C Gilbert and W L Baer agents earned travel honors from a 258 agent field and a 17 man local district contest. Conference runs June 20 to 22.
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Central
Missouri
Jefferson City
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
George H. Means
H. V. Party
B. C. Gilbert
W. L. Baer
Gilbert
Mr. Baer
Messrs. Means
St. Louis
Melody Boys Sing for State Convicts at Missouri Penitentiary
The Four Melody Boys crooning harmonizers performed before inmates and visitors at the Missouri State Penitentiary on Sunday morning. They are touring the country on the Junior Orpheum circuit, performing at the Miller Theatre the same day and have scored successes at prior stops.
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Missouri State Penitentiary
California
Orpheum
Miller Theatre
New Teacher Linked to Rosenthal and Jefferson City Schools
Miss Mary Sue Whitesides moves from Rosenthal school at Columbia to join the Jefferson City school staff.
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Rosenthal School
Mary Sue Whitesides
Rosenthal
Columbia
Jefferson City
Work Begins on New Apartment Building on Jefferson Street
Construction starts to replace the Schmidt brick residences with a large, modern apartment structure on the south half of the 200 block of Jefferson Street. Paul Schmidt, employee of the Jefferson Theatre, states the building will be rushed and ready for occupancy by late summer.
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Schmidt
Jefferson Street
Paul Schmidt
Jefferson Theatre
Services for Judge Graves in City Today
Funeral services for Judge Walle W Graves longtime Missouri Supreme Court justice will be held in the city this afternoon in the supreme court room and in Butler Missouri. The body will lie in state in the courtroom where he served as judge and prominent speakers from government and rail interests will attend.
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Associated Preag
Walle W. Graves
Missouri Supreme
Supreme Court
Butler
Graves
Guthriel S
First
Edward J. White
Ofd
Louis
The
Pacific Railroad
Hugh
Jefferson City
State Highway Commission
Judge Graves
Judicial Circuit
Dickinson
James A. Reed
County farmers cooperative builds addition to facilities
The Cole Farmer's Cooperative Shipping Association adds a new cattle pen area nearly one fourth larger. The project includes road improvements and a large lime storage shed with capacity for five carloads. Lime will be stored until farmers need it, avoiding extra railroad handling. The message says the year is expected to be banner for the organization.
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Cole Farmer's Cone Shipping Association
Hobo Pays Heavy for Bumming Ride
Eugene Woods, a stranger, was sentenced to 15 days in county jail by Judge John G. Leslie after pleading guilty in city police court to riding a Missouri Pacific freight train. He was arrested by railroad detectives and facing trespassing charges. The sentence is considered light but he may be linked to a larger case.
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Eugene Woods
Leslie
John G. Leslie
Rome
Missouri Pacific
Woods
Leslie Sisters Visit St. Louis Brothers
Misses Leta and Jewell Leslie, daughters of Judge and Mrs. John G. Leslie, are spending a few days in St. Louis visiting their brothers John J. and Dr. Harold Leslie.
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Leta and
Jewell Leslie
John G. Leslie
St. Louis
John J
Harold Leslie
Mrs Gus Moore and Daughter Visit Auxvasse Residents
Mrs Gus Moore and her daughter Geneva of Auxvasse Missouri visited friends and relatives here yesterday.
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Gus Moore
Geneva
Auxvasse
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