Missouri Finance Crisis as Governor Halts State Funds
Missouri faces a financial impasse as Governor Lloyd C. Stark refuses to release funds. Legislation delayed investigations into the disputed election lead to unpaid pensions and unpaid state workers while critical departments risk shutdowns. Attorney General Roy McKittrick calls the situation a whale of a mess as Stark vetoes funding.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Jors
Roy McKittrick
Forrest C. Donnell
Lawrence McDan
St. Louis
Lloyd C. Stark
Stark
Defense program not seen as aid in rural south
A three year WPA study concluded the national defense program likely would not lift the south’s agricultural population. Unemployment and under-employment rose with larger plantations, shift to wage labor, and farm mechanization. Carrington Gill urged broad programs of economic and social reconstruction.
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Washington
Works Projects Administration
National Defense
South
Carrington Gill
WPA
Why Husband Leaves Home
Philadelphia January 22. Dean John Hervey of Temple University law school cites reasons husbands deserting wives and notes 17 500 left their wives in 1940. He urges wives to please husbands and be cheerful amid demands from clients patients and customers.
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Philadelphia
John Hervey
Temple University Law School
Dean Hervey
Calendar displays inverted dates in barber shop mirror
Leon Martens in Lincoln Nebraska uses an upside down and backward calendar in his barber shop. Patrons sit in the chair and read the dates in the mirror to decide appointments.
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Lincoln
Neb
Leon Martens
Murder at Sea House Ties and Family Secrets
Nancy Deane works for Captain Cary Essex II in a strained household. Suspicions linger about missing genealogy notes, rivalries with Aunt Althea and Grace Rand, and a threat from Proctor Rand. Kaye confides threats from Proctor and reveals her engagement to Dave Otis despite pressure to marry Cary or Irene, hinting at deeper family intrigue.
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Nancy Deane
Cary Essex II
Cary Essex IV
Young Cary
Althea
Horace Rand
Nancy
Cary
Grace Rand
Kaye
Proctor Rand
Proctor
Irene
Mark
Dave Otis
Dave
Purple Beeches
L Dave
Embargo Lifted Fails to Spark Soviet Purchases
Washington reports the end of the moral embargo on aviation and strategic metals, boosting Russo American relations but not signaling a flood of exports to the Soviet Union. U S planes remain in demand for defense and Britain, with licenses controlling all shipments.
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Washington
Russia
Britain
United States
Fitzgerald seeks cheap funeral as probate opens
F Scott Fitzgerald, who died December 21, 1940, wished a funeral “without undue ostentation” and added “the cheapest funeral” to his will. The will filed for probate in Los Angeles divides an estate over $10,000 between his widow Zelda and daughter Frances Scott Fitzgerald, who will receive a $100 monthly income until age 23.
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Los Angeles
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Baltimore
Zelda
Montgomery
Ala
Frances Scott Fitzgerald
Vassar
Diet plan could forge a super army at Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis Army doctor says he can handpick raw recruits and, under dietetic supervision in the mess hall, create a force of supreme fighters. Col Albert P Clark head of the base hospital and nutrition expert references the idea that an army fights on its stomach, paraphrasing Napoleon.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Albert P. Clark
Women Drivers in Albany Receive Renewal Letter Mixup
The State Motor Vehicle Bureau notes a wife sent a fund check for $14.50 for 1941 registration and requested a low plate number due to memory lapses. The letter included no signature, no check enclosure, and no renewal stub, revealing a confusing renewal attempt.
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Albany
N. Y
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
Itchy Pimples Kill Romance Advertisement
Many shattered romances may be traced to itchy pimples and skin irritations. The ad promotes Peterson's Ointment as a quick relief for eczema and external skin irritations with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It also claims to soothe tired feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
Missing girl found in Seattle after Tacoma disappearance
Carol Falk a 16 year old from an exclusive Tacoma boarding school was found asleep in a Seattle hotel room after a man called her father in Boise to name the hotel. She was fatigued and lacking food, then taken to a hospital for overnight observation. She said she hitchhiked to Seattle seeking work.
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Seattle
Carol Falk
Tacoma
Ralph Falk
Boise
Idaho
Carol
Birthday Ball benefits infantile paralysis relief at Athens
The Birthday Ball at Athens Junior High School Auditorium Friday night features music by the Harry Allen and Lyman Mitchell Orchestras and a floor show for dancing. Miss Marian Rankin is general chairman and tickets or help with want ads are arranged by calling 46.
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Athens
Ala
Athens Junior High School
Harry Allen
Lyman Mitchell
Marian Rankin
Lemon Juice Recipe Relieves Rheumatic Pain Quickly
A home remedy claims to ease rheumatic arthritis or neuritis pain in 48 hours. Use Ru-Ex Compound with four lemons per dose, two tablespoons twice daily, mixed in water, with a money back guarantee if not improved.
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Goidel
Advt
Strike at Ryan plant Averted by New CIO Pact
In San Diego a strike threat at Ryan Aeronautical Co. ended as company and CIO reps reached a new contract. Federal conciliator Harry C. Malcom said terms would not be released until the UAW local meeting to ratify the deal. CIO negotiator Richard T. Frankensteen announced plans to organize the neighboring Consolidated plant with 15,000 workers and a backlog of 350 million dollars in orders.
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San Diego
Calif
Ryan Aeronautical Co
CIO
Harry C. Malcom
United Automobile Workers’ Local
Richard T. Frankensteen
Gly-Cas Claims Backache Relief and Digestive Aid
Mrs. C A Davis of Fountain Inn South Carolina reports severe digestion problems kidney irregularities and back pain improved after using Gly-Cas. She claims regular bowel action better sleep energy and easier work following the treatment. Gly-Cas is advertised as sold locally and in nearby towns.
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C. A. Davis
Fountain
South Carolina
Greenville
Twenty Years Given Negro In Assault Case
R B Brown a 25 year old Black man was sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary by Circuit Judge A A Griffith in a special hearing. He faced charges of assault with intent to murder and robbery after allegedly slugging George James owner of the Athens Cafe and robbing him of over a hundred dollars. James was critically ill for several days but recovered. Brown was captured in Tennessee and brought back. The state dropped the robbery count in exchange for a guilty plea to assault with intent to murder and the maximum penalty for that charge.
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Athens
Ala
R. B. Brown
A. A. Griffith
Brown
George James
James
Martin F. Whitt
Tennessee
Athens aviator Loris Speak's eventful Miami trip
Loris Speak, Athens first aircraft owner, flew to Miami and faced a forced swamp landing overnight, a highway takeoff, and a broken propeller but completed the journey safely and returned home.
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Athens
Ala
Loris Speak
Miami
Florida
Dr John S Crutcher Jr receives major medical reserve corps commission
Dr. John S Crutcher Jr is commissioned as a major in the medical reserve corps of the U S Army after completing a prolonged course and board examination. He will not be called to active duty during the current emergency unless conditions worsen markedly.
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Athens
Ala
John S. Crutcher, Jr
Medical Reserve Corps
U. S. Army
Army
Crutcher
Condheros
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