Stark name Hannibal man to labor post
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark named Earl Shackelford of Hannibal state labor commissioner to succeed Mrs. Mary Edna Cruzen of Gallatin. Shackelford’s appointment, effective July 3, was confirmed by the senate. He is a former American Legion state commander and runs a printing shop in Hannibal while serving as a workmen’s compensation referee.
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Lloyd C. Stark
Earl Shackelford
Hannibal
Mary Edna Cruzen
Gallatin
Shackleford
Senate
Cruzen
Park Administration
T. J. Pendergast Democratic Organization
Shackelford
American Legion
Hanibal
Workmen’s Compensation Commission
Pendergast
Kansas City Democratic Organization
Stark
Britain Warns Japan Insults Must Stop
Britain demands end to insults at Japanese concessions as talks with Soviet and French envoys aim to clear the air and speed a mutual aid pact. In Tientsin, British protests rise after a New Zealand official is slapped and forced to strip. multiple Britons report humiliations amid blockades, while food shortages worsen with scarce meat and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Maisky
Charles Corbin
Moscow
Tientsin
Cecil Davis
New Zealand
Davis
G. A. Herbert
Herbert
London
G. A. Smith
Smith
Steeene
China
United States
Frederick W. Hinke
Eye-Opener figures show repeat inmates at McAlester Prison
The Eye-Opener, Oklahoma state prison monthly, reports that among 733 men received at McAlester in the first five months of 1939, over 300 had prior prison terms. Of 835 repeaters, 220 had served before, but only 19 of those 220 had taken part in the prison school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcallester
Okla
Oklahoma State Prison Monthly
McAlester
Committee Named To Study Meters On High Street
Mayor Jess N Owens announced a joint council and Chamber of Commerce committee to study parking meters on two High Street blocks. Alderman Charles Buchanan Rob ert E Dorr and August C Weigel serve on the council panel while Clifton Porth Dwight Bedell and Louis Burker on the Chamber group. The first session will wait for Buchanans return around July 1 after his vacation. The panel will consult other cities, gather merchants views, and assess the proposal before possible expansion citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess N. Owens
Chamber of Commerce
High Street
Charles Buchanan
Robert E. Dorr
August C. Weigel
Uptown
Clifford Porth
Dwight Bedell
Louis Burker
Buchanan
Speed Planned on FDR's Loan Program
Roosevelt announced a tax backed loan program with bonds guaranteed by the treasury but not direct obligations. The plan aims to finance lending through federal agency bonds as the direct debt nears the 45 billion dollar statutory cap. Rep. Taber calls the financing a subterfuge to evade the budget act and debt limit.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Jones
Garner
Roosevelt
Carmody
Interior Ickes
Ickes
Public Works
Jones and Carmody
Treasury
Rep
Taber
R-Ny
Expedition May Solve Lost Ship Mystery
In Miami, an expedition off the Isle of Pines Cuba works to confirm the wreck of the U S S Albany missing since 1854. The search by Waldo Logan includes plans to raise guns and the ship’s bell for ID while also noting the Cyclops disappearance in 1907 remains unresolved.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Isle of Pines
Cuba
U. S. S. Albany
Waldo Logan
Chicago
Albany
Experts estimate peak of World War veterans in hospital care
Experts estimate the number of World War veterans receiving hospital care will reach a peak in the coming period. The projection highlights ongoing health needs among aging veterans and the strain on medical facilities as admissions rise.
New York City Leads World Taxicab Count
New York City tops the world with 12,331 taxicabs, the highest total among major cities, while London follows with 7,811. The figures highlight NYC’s dominance in urban taxi fleets, reflecting dense demand and regulatory environments shaping fleet sizes.
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New York City
London
Treasury in Offer to Extend Silver Price
In a move to break a Senate deadlock, Senator Barkley announced the Treasury would continue paying 64.64 cents an ounce for U.S. silver for six months after June 30. Silver bloc leaders and other senators debate price levels from 77.57 cents to 1.27 dollars and consider tying currency expansion to silver pricing.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Treasury
Pittman
D-Nev
Morgenthau
Senate Chamber
D-Ky
United States
Thomas
D-Okla
McCarran
D-New
Britain American barter pact for cotton and rubber
The United States and Great Britain reached a historic barter agreement to swap 600,000 bales of American cotton for about 175 million pounds of British rubber. The pact, signed in London by Joseph P. Kennedy and Oliver Stanley, aims to store reserves for a potential major war and will be sent to the senate for ratification.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
London
Joseph P. Kennedy
Oliver Stanley
British Board of Trade
Roosevelt
Senate
Byrnes
D-Sc
Bankhead
Dala
Wallace
George
D-Ga
A. G. Black
Agriculture Department
Congress
Herbert Feis
State Department
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Burglar’s Car Bears Judge’s License Tags
In St Louis a burglar who attempted to rob a battery shop fled when a watchman scared him off. His car had Judge Joseph L Simpson’s license plates, stolen shortly before. Also noted is a statistic that one in nine Americans plays a musical instrument.
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ST. Louis
Jospeh L. Simpson
United States
Piano playing in the United States reaches millions
An estimated ten million Americans play the piano, reflecting broad domestic interest in keyboard music. The figure highlights widespread access to instruments and lessons across diverse communities.
Milk With Grass Added Is New Vitamin Wrinkle
In Stillwater Oklahoma on June 23 AP reports a new vitamin rich milk using special six to eight inch grasses mixed with cooled milk. Professor R B Thompson of Oklahoma A and M college explained the process during a display at the Oklahoma Poultry Improvement Association convention by a butter firm.
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Stillwater
Okla
R. B. Thompson
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Oklahoma Poultry Improvement Association
Man Mistakes Woman For His Wife and Kills Her
In Twenty Nine Palms California Mrs Jennings Payne age 88 was shot dead while walking with her husband and 10 year old daughter along a highway. Lloyd Ogles confessed to sheriff's deputy James Stocker that he shot her, mis taking her for his wife with whom he had quarreled.
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Palms
Calif
Jennings Payne
Lloyd Ogles
James Stocker
Needle in Arm Found After Twenty Years
Mrs. Sophia Dietrich went to a doctor in New Port Kentucky with what she believed to be an insect sting on her arm. Examination revealed a two inch needle embedded there since about twenty years ago and it was removed.
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New Port
Sophia Dietrich
Drowning Deaths Peak May to August in U S Last Year
Nearly two thirds of all drowning deaths in the United States occurred from May through August last year, highlighting a summer rise in water-related fatalities and the need for safety precautions during hotter months.
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U. S
Day at Capitol in Jefferson City
Gov. Lloyd C Stark voiced disappointment over the Senate approved 6.5 million direct relief and pledged a special session when funds run low, likely mid 1940. Senate allotments covered old age aid 17.5 million, dependent children 3.25 million, and social security 2 million. Speaker Christy signed the Kansas City police bill after objections cleared 89 to 26 in a noisy House. Senate rejected the Searcy gasoline tax 3 cent proposal 25 to 8. House sent to the governor the bill extending the 2 percent sales tax to December 31, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Stark
Senate
Social Security Administration
J. G. Christy
Kansas City
House
REA Head Appeals To Governor Stark
John M. Carmody rural electrification administrator urged Governor Lloyd C. Stark to secure final action on the Missouri rural electrification cooperative act before adjournment. He said one Donnelly amendment blocks progress and cited about 10 million dollars in RFA funds across 28 co-ops. He warned private utility interests may push to defeat the farmers’ victory at the last moment.
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Washington
John M. Carmody
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Missouri Rural Electric Co-Operatives
Carmody
Jefferson City
Defense Gets Under Way in Buckner Case
New York reporters describe William P. Buckner Jr as a well meaning though impulsive promoter amid charges of conspiring to manipulate Philippine railway bonds. The defense portrays him as inexperienced yet acting in good faith while government contends Buckner led a scheme to buy bonds cheap for redemption and used bondholders funds for lavish living.
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New York
William P. Buckner, Jr
John Minton
Buckner
Henry W. Goddard
Felipe Buencamino
Philippine National Legislature
C. W. Turner
John Stuart Hyde
Buencamino
Turner
Hyde
William J. Gillespie
Philippine Railway Bondholders
Minton
Washington
Royal Visit Over Prompts Post Mortems for Victoria Mayor
Victoria B C June 23 AP the British king and queen visit ends amid criticism and talk of post mortems. Mayor Andrew McGavin promises investigation into reports of food and room shortages in Victoria and neighboring cities. Grandstand seating prices, school children missing the parade, and steamship excursion rates are under scrutiny.
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Victoria
B. C
Andrew McGavin
Detroit oil promoter Hall found dead near Round Lake
State police detained an unidentified man for questioning. Hall, vice president and secretary of Hal-Be-Ogle & Gas Corp., led holding company for ten Michigan oil firms. Detroit offices closed since Feb 7 when warrants issued charging Hall and two associates with Michigan blue sky law violations. Hall's wife and two children stay at an Oakland County lake.
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Round Lake
St. Johns
Hall
Hal-Be-Ogle & Gas Corp
Michigan Oil
Detroit
Jessie Hall
Oakland County
Japanese police statistics cite unemployment as a common factor
A study in Japan highlights that most crimes are committed by unemployed men, underscoring links between economic hardship and criminal activity while noting the need for social support and job programs to reduce offenses.
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Mrs. Cruzen
Clark
Capitol
Bennett Champ Clark
Caulfield
Hargus
Springfield
Park
Britain
Japan
Owens
Dorr
Weigel
C. of
Speed
FDR
White House
U.S
Searcy
Rea Head
Detroit Oil
Mary
Phil A. Dallmeyer
Jefferson
Fritz Jacobs
Cole County Recorders Office
South Door
Cole County
Alma H. Jacobs
Admi
Post-Tribune
Capital-News
News Or Tribune
News and Tribune
Monroe
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