Weather favorable for Missouri agriculture this past week
The week ending with May 29 brought strong sun and warmth across Missouri. Corn is clean and growing rapidly, with most fields knee high to four inches, while replowing and planting spread from Boone to Adair counties toward the Mississippi River. Wheat cutting finishes in the south, advances north, pastures rank good to excellent, and peaches show a fair crop.
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Associated Pres Columes
Dane
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Macon
Mexico
Sikeston
Boone County
Adair
Mississippi River
St. Charles County
Marion
Pujo Arrested by Paris Police
Maurice Pujo sailor in chief of L Action Francaise was arrested in Paris after investigations at the newspaper plant. Police say seven secret telephone lines were found and allege usurpation of public functions. Pujo was taken to Sante Prison. Daudet and Selest previously escaped last Saturday via a telephone hoax.
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Associated Prean
Paris
Maurice Pujo
L’action Francaise
Leon Daudet
M. Pujo
Sante
Daudet
Selest
West Leads East in Pa Tennis Championship
In Haverford Pennsylvania on June 29 the west strengthened its advantage in the intercollegiate singles championship as Stanford players Cranston Holman Alan Herrington and Ralph McElvenny reached the quarterfinals along with Occidental’s Ben Gorchakoff and Texas’ Wilmer Allison. Allison beat Milton Hoskin 6-4 12-10, while McElvenny defeated Charles Gordon 6-2 6-4 and Herrington downed Weller 3 Evans.
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Haverford
Cranston Holman
Stanford University
Alan Herrington
Ralph McElvenny
Ben Gorchakoff
Occidental College
Wilmer Allison
University of Texas
Milton
Hoskin
University of Pennsylvania
McElvenny
Charles Gordon
Harvard
Herrington
Weller
Evans
Princeton
Apples in the extreme southeast region noted as inferior
The report notes apples are inferior except along the Missouri river hills while blackberries and huckleberries thrive in Lawrence County. Cotton farming was done but plants are small and the season is backward. The Caruts News is promoted for subscription.
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Missouri River
Lawrence County
S S S Promises Clear Skin With Natural Blood Tonic
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a natural blood purifier for clearing blemishes and boosting energy. It features testimonial from Mrs. J. W. Barker of Cincinnati praising boils clearing and weight regain, claiming the tonic strengthens and nourishes the blood.
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Nature
J. W. Barker
Walnut Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Boonville Scouts Earn National Life Saving Medals
Boonville Missouri June 29 two Boy Scouts Sammie Lancaster 16 and Archie Howell 13 received life saving gold medals from the National Boy Scout Court of Honor in Washington. They rescued 7 year old Brownie Niermeyer from drowning in Kemper Military School lake after he fell through ice January 17. Archie broke through the ice but aided Sammie who reached the boy by hair and formed a human chain to secure his safety.
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Preas
Boonville
Sammie Lancaster
Archie Howell
National Boy School Court of Honor
Washington
A. W. Nelson
Boy Scout Central
Rescuers Aid Boys After Dousing Incident
The three and Archie pulled the pair to safety and administered first aid. The boys were none the worse for their dousing.
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Archie
Rex Ingram Saves Boy in Drowning Incident
Rex Ingram a American motion picture producer used a water polo ball to aid in rescuing a ten year old French boy from drowning yesterday. This marked his second rescue in nine days highlighting ongoing acts of bravery by the film figure.
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Nice
Rex Ingram
Grace Vanderbilt elopes for love in New York marriage
Grace Vanderbilt, heiress, wed mining engineer Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. in a civil ceremony and then in an Episcopal rite. The couple, heirs to the Davis estate, seek family forgiveness as Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr. face the situation.
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New York
Henry Gassaway Davis
Grace Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Grace
Polish spies executed by firing squad in Moscow
Moscow reports the execution of a woman and a man identified as Mme Samotia and M Tarasovitch by firing squad. They were charged with supplying military information to the Polish general staff.
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Moscow
Mme. Samotia
M. Tarasovitch
White Flannels stars in Jefferson Family Day feature
The Jefferson Theatre presents a poignant film about a mother who sends her son to college after his father’s death in a mine accident. Louise Drescher and Jason Robards headline the main event as the football hero faces scandal and duty in a gripping drama.
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Jefferson Theatre
Louise Dresser
Jason Robards
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J. F. McGhee
Eldon
Mellon Institute of Industrial Research
Rex Research
Capital City Wagons Company
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Broadway
Mrs. Davis
Saint Louis
Lindell Boulev
Mr Louis
St. Louis
Coronado
Jefferson
Freckees
SVER
Bartlett Book Store
Jeff
City Motor Company
Lincoln
FORD
Fordson
E. Capitol Ave
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