Stark attacks Pendergast in Missouri political feud
Gov Lloyd C Stark charged the Pendergast machine with crime and politics amid a Kansas City clash that deepens Democratic rift just before the Missouri legislature convenes. The governor condemned the Graves Gargotta dismissal as a disgrace and pressed a broad anti crime, anti corruption line.
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Associated Press
Lloyd C. Stark
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Stark
Jackson County
Pendergast
Democrats
W. W. Graves
Charles Gargotta
North Side
Washington
Gargotta
Missouri
Tom Bush
Graves
Capitol
Kansas City Election Board
R. Emmett "Malley
Perglergast
Supreme Court
James M. Douglas
Former Johnson County Representative Dies at 64
Holden Missouri December 21 James M Rice 64 former Johnson County representative died today after a three months illness He was elected to the legislature at a special election in 1933 and was re elected in 1934 and 1936 He did not run this year.
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Holden, Mo
James M. Rice
Johnson County
Rice
Weather Update for Missouri Regions Forecast Includes Rain Snow
Increasing cloudiness and warming temperatures forecast across Missouri. Northwest sees rain or snow Thursday with Friday rain. east regions rise in temperature. Highs near 34 and lows around 19 with river stages showing declines in Keokuk Kansas City and Hermann.
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Missouri
Keokuk
Kansas City
Scheme of Coster to Ship Rifles to Spain Described
A former associate testified to federal authorities that F Donald Coster Musica planned shipping between 1 000 000 and 2 000 000 rifles to fighting Spain for profit. Benjamin Simon said the move aimed to line pockets with no political motive, with details tied to fake birth certificates and Musica family disguises tied to past frauds. George Dietrich Musica and others faced $100 000 bail on conspiracy charges as Simon was held on $4 000 bail.
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New York
F. Donald Coster- Musica
Brien McMahon
U. S
Simon
Coster-Musica
Garrett W .Cotter
Musica
McMahon
Michael S. McDermott
Brooklyn Police
Joseph Cohen
Barnett
McDermott
Sing Sing
Barnett Baff
District Attorney’s Office
Cohen
Joseph Sorro
F. Donald Coster
Connecticut
Brewers Urge Stricter Enforcement of Missouri Liquor Laws
The Missouri Brewers Association pledged support to Governor Lloyd C. Stark for strict enforcement of liquor laws at a conference. August A. Busch Jr. said the group favors stronger enforcement and plans further talks with state officials before the January 4 legislative session.
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Missouri Brewers’ Association
Lloyd C. Stark
August A. Busch, Jr
St. Louis
Roy McKittrick
E. J. McMahon
Busch
Woman Hands Note Threatening Explosive Bank Robbery
A 36 year old woman, later identified as Mary McCollum, entered the Drexel State Bank in Chicago and demanded $5,000 threatening to blow up the place. She displayed a vial and claimed an accomplice with a machine gun at the door. Bank president R J Neal and officer Chris Covington acted as the note was fulfilled.
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Chicago
South Side
Eugene Barry
Barry
Mary McCollum
Drexel State Bank
R. J. Neal
Neal
Bess Carney
Abe
Chris Covington
Covington
Capone May Be Transferred to Milan Reformatory
Justice department officials said Al Capone, now at Alcatraz and suffering a mental ailment, may be moved to the Milan Reformatory in Michigan in mid January. He becomes eligible for release January 19 but has a one year sentence remaining and a $40,000 fine could block the transfer.
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Washington
Justice Department
al Capone
Alcatraz
Federal Reformatory
Milan
Mich
Capone
Federal Island
San Francisco Bay
Michigan
Two Farm Children Die In Blazing Corn Crib
Guthrie Oklahoma December 21 AP two farm children Buddy Hawk five and Alta six were trapped and burned to death in a corn crib at their home near Guthrie neighbors formed a bucket brigade to aid as their sister Wanda Hawk seventeen discovered the fire and was severely burned Her parents Mr and Mrs Bert Hawk witnessed the tragedy
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Guthrie
Okla
Here
Buddy Hawk
Alta
Bert Hawk
Wanda Hawk
Man discovers $10,000 bill genuine after long doubt
Rus sell Smith, a Centralia oil company employee, believed a $10,000 Federal Reserve note he carried was worthless for 18 months. Bank officials found no defect and the note was confirmed genuine by the Federal Reserve in St. Louis after a fire at the Washington treasury. an FBI representative was to collect the bill.
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Centralia
Ill
Russell Smith
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Treasury
Washington
FBI
Smith
Franchise Approved in Kirkville Vote
In Kirksville Missouri Power and Light Co won a 20 year franchise with a 275 to 1358 to 401 vote. The measure passed amid voter support for the utility's expansion.
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Kirksville, Mo
Missouri Power and Light Co
Thompson and Johnson Receive Marriage License
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Frederick William Thompson of Blacksburg and Miss Dorothy Johnson of Jefferson City.
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Frederick William Thompson
Blacksburgh
Dorothy Johnson
Jefferson City
Tragic end to search for Margaret Martin near Keelersburg
After a four day nationwide manhunt Margaret Martin 19 was found murdered under a bridge near Keelersburg. State police described definite signs of brutality and an autopsy is pending. Coroner Raymond Greenwood said the death was murder. A man questioned earlier was released.
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Kingston
Margaret Martin
Keelersburg
Miss Martin
William A. Clark
Ray W. Greenwood
Martin
Anthony Rezykausky
Sullivan Trail
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Elmira
N. Y
Funeral Held for Alex Slater in Fulton
Funeral services were held in Fulton for Alex Slater, a Negro messenger to Missouri governors for 45 years. Governors Lloyd C. Stark and former Gov. Guy B. Park attended, with Judge Kimbrough Stone delivering the eulogy. State officials including Dwight H. Brown and Forrest Smith also paid respects.
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Fulton
Alex Slater
Missouri
Lloyd C. Stark
State Capitol
Slater
Guy B. Park
Kimbrough Stone
Eighth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Calvary Baptist Church
Stone
William Joel Stone
Capitol
Dwight H. Brown
Forrest Smith
Lewis M. Means
Col
B. Marvin Casteel
State Highway Patrol
George Robertson
State Insurance Department
Claude Earp
State Highway Commission
W. Ed Jameson
State Eleemosynary Board
Capital City Water Co Faces Rate Cut and Asset Review
The state public service commission ordered a reduction in water rates totaling 8622.46 for Jefferson City customers and set the fair value of Capital City Water Co. property at 800000 with a 6 percent return. The 44 page order directs a revised rate schedule by January 15 to take effect February 1 and notes obsolete pump house equipment and the potential loss of revenue from a new prison plant.
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Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Capital City
Capital City Water Co
Capital City Water Company
Mail Floods Postoffice At Santa Claus Ind
Santa Claus Indiana postmaster Oscar L. Phillips and eleven assistants fought a flood of thousands of pieces of mail sent for remailing to bear the Santa Claus postmark. They worked through the day and expected to clear all mail before Christmas delivery.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Santa Claus, Ind
Oscar L. Phillips
Philipps
WPA Faces Feb 7 Shutdown Without Relief Funds
Emergency relief leaders push for swift congressional action after Aubrey Williams warns WPA will run out of money February 7 and begin trimming rolls January 26. Senators Norris Wheeler O Mahoney de I Schwartz Cannon McNary Bar signal broad support for an emergency appropriation despite Republican caution. The administration seeks about 600 million dollars to sustain relief programs.
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Washington
Aubrey Williams
WPA
Williams
Pennsylvania
Congress
Norris
Wheeler
D-Mont
O'Mahoney
Schwartz
D-Wye
Representative Cannon
United States Offers 3 Million Bushels of Wheat for Spain
The U S government announced 3 000 000 bushels of surplus wheat to the Red Cross for civilians in Spain and urged other nations to give food or money to ease civilian suffering. Sumner Welles said 100 000 barrels of flour monthly would be distributed over six months based on need.
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Washington
United States
Red Cross
Spain
Sumner Welles
China
Welles
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Norman Davis
Maritime Commission
Youth Gets 3 Year Term At Algoa For Joyride Car Theft
James Moad received a three year sentence in the Algoa reformatory after appearing before Judge Nike G. Sevier on charges tied to the recent joyride thefts of automobiles. In juvenile court next week: Herbert Thompson on tire thefts, LeRoy Reed in car borrowing, and Gene Klug on receiving stolen property with plea not guilty planned. Ben Harmon pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident connected to Eugene DeLisle’s death and was sentenced to six months, with the court noting the coroner's verdict.
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Algoa Reformatory
James Moad
Nike G. Sevier
Herbert Thompson
LeRoy Reed
Gene Klug
Convicts Office Wife in Slaying of Lawyer
A Michigan circuit court jury convicts Fern Patricia Dull, the blond “office wife” of attorney William Holbrook, of manslaughter in the October 17 shooting of a Benton Harbor lawyer. The verdict carries up to 15 years. sentencing is set for tomorrow.
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ST. Joseph, Mich
Fern Patricia Dull
William Holbrook
Benton Harbor
Mich
Mary Baker
Kimmell
Ind
Lester
5509 PWA Projects Began in 1938 Construction Drive
Public Works Administrator Ickes announced 5509 projects costing 1.22267 billion dollars have been placed under construction in the 1938 works program. About 75 percent of the program is underway and the remaining 25 percent will start before the January 1 deadline.
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Washington
Public Works
Ickes
Hitch hikers robbed by trio in truck near PLATO
A highway patrol report states three men in a truck picked up five hitchhikers near Plato Missouri and then robbed them of cash before leaving them by the road.
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Plato
Highway Patrol
Nem
Indictments Filed Against Two Suspected Soviet Spies in LA
A Los Angeles federal grand jury indicted Hafis Salich a former Berkeley police officer and Mikhail Gorin a Soviet Intourist official on three counts alleging the transmission of naval defense information to Russia and a conspiracy starting in 1936. Salich and Gorin are jailed on 25000 bonds each and face up to 20 years per count if convicted. Salich reportedly received 1700 dollars for the documents.
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Los Angeles
Soviet Russia
Hafis Salich
Berkeley
Calif
Mikhail Gorin
Manet-Travel Burea de Sowi ‘Us
Ee Inc
Intourist, Inc
Soviet Republic
Russia
Salich
Gorin
United States
United States Naval Intelligence Service
Snyder Jury Deliberations Pause Night Without Verdict
The superior court jury in the Martin Snyder case adjourned for the night without a verdict after a day of testimony on charges he shot pianist Myrl Alderman. Snyder showed visible nerves, pacing the corridor and crying at times as twelve jurors weighed the evidence.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Martin
Gimp
New York
Chicago
Escaped State Convict Sentenced in Nebraska
Earl Ervin a 24 year old from Topeka Kansas a musician was sentenced to 10 years in the Nebraska penitentiary after pleading guilty in district court to a drugstore holdup on October 29 Officials said Ervin escaped from the Missouri penitentiary after serving five years of a 10 year robbery sentence and will be returned to Missouri after completing the Nebraska term
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Omaha
Neb
Earl Ervin
Topeka
Kas
Nebraska
Ervin
Missouri
Argentina Rejects Pan American Defense Draft At Lima
Argentina rejected a completed draft of the continental solidarity and defense declaration at the Pan American conference in Lima. Isidore Ruiz Moreno said the draft created a military alliance and was unacceptable to Argentina, which published its own resolution calling for cooperation against aggressors and fronts of attack within the continent.
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Lima
Peru
Argentina
Isidore Ruiz Moreno
Roberto Ortiz
Cordell Hull
Afranio Mello Franco
Carlos Concha
Isidoro Ruiz Moreno
Oswaldo Aranha
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Mello Franco
Brazil
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Prosecutor’s Office
Pendergast Organization
Bronx
Slayer
PSC
Capital City Company
Algoa
PWA
Snyder
Buenos Aires
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