New Financial Turn Benefits the Farmers
Prof O R Johnson head of Missouri University Agricultural Economics predicts brighter outlook for Missouri farmers after the move off the gold standard. Inflation lowers money value, raises farm product prices, and improves foreign demand. debt payments shift to commodities with higher exchange value, aiding tax and interest payments. Johnson has urged downward revaluation of the dollar for over a year.
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O. R. Johnson
Missouri U
Columbia, MO
University of Missouri
Missouri
Johnson
Attempt to keep attorneys out fails in senate vote
Senator Jerome M. Joffee of Kansas City failed to amend the omnibus deficiency and relief appropriations bill to bar attorneys from sharing in the funds. The 12 to 12 tie vote blocked the proposal, with supporters listing Joffee among the yeas and opponents including Brogan Casey Crouse Henry Kelley Kennedy Kinney McDowell Nolte Rollins Terry Wisdom.
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Jerome M. Joffee
Kansas City
Senate
Bales
Briggs
Clark
Clayton
Daggs
Donnelly
Deran
Gordon
Gunn
Hixson
Joffee
Shotwell
Brogan
Casey
Crouse
Henry
Kelley
Kennedy
Kinney
McDowell
Nolte
Rollins
Terry
Wisdom
Tragedy at Community Play in Independence
Dr. Frank H. Criley, 48, a longtime reader in civic circles, collapsed from paralysis after arriving at the memorial building to take a minor role in The Womanness Wedding. He died several hours later, following a medical call and early stage illness. Criley had performed locally for 25 years.
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Independence
Frank H. Griley
Criley
Judd Hearing Near End as Insanity Debate Rages
In Florence Arizona the Winnie Ruth Judd sanity hearing nears completion as state alienists say she is sane, while defense psychiatrists argue unsound mind. Doctors Catton and Bowers dispute dementia praecox and testify about neurosis and feigned insanity. The hearing recessed until 1 PM for more witnesses.
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Florence, Ariz
Win
Nie
Ruth Judd
San Francisco
Judd
Los Angeles
Paul Bowers
Catton
Roosevelt Agents Throttle Opposition Ahead of Senate Move
A committee meeting with Ogden Mills, Hoover secretary, rallied Republican opposition to the bill. Mills’s actions prompted Representative Dies of Texas to call for a congressional investigation into lobbying against the Roosevelt program, labeling it lobbying and urging scrutiny.
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Page Ly Committee
Ogden Mills
Hoover
the Treasury
House
Senate
Mills
Representative Dies
Tex
Congressional Investigation
Missouri University Student Government Election Held
At the University of Missouri in Columbia on April 21 students voted for student government leaders. The presidency picks pitted George Stuber St. Joseph, John A. Johnson Ellington, and Jonathan Schultz Kansas City, with inde pendent support for Schultz. Voters used indelible marks to prevent multiple ballots as results awaited tomorrow.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
George Stuber
St. Joseph
John A. Johnson
Ellington
Jonathan Schultz
Kansas City
Budget chief says 30 year federal retirements not mandatory
Washington April 21 AP Lewis W Douglas director of the budget said a bill recommending retirement for federal workers with 30 years of service would not force mandatory discharge. He noted the president can grant exceptions to long-serving employees. The comment followed concerns that mandatory retirement would remove valuable staff.
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Washington
Lewis W. Douglas
Independent Offices
Congress
Douglas
Escaped Prisoners Still At Large In Palestine Texas
Three inmates who overpowered a jailer and fled in his car from the Anderson county jail site remained at large after more than eight hours. The fugitives were Roland Hatey a Missouri bank robbery suspect and Jack Smith and Leroy Hughes both under indictments here for automobile theft and burglary.
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Palestine
Tex
Anderson County
Roland Hatey
Missouri
Jack Smith
Leroy Hughes
Wife of U. S. Judge Van Valkenburgh Dies Unexpectedly
Kansas Cay April 21 AP Mrs Arba Van Valkenburgh dies suddenly at 64 from cerebral hemorrhage just after retirement from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Kansas Cay
Arba &. van Valkenburgh
van Valkenburgh
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Engineer Recovers From Gasoline Burns In Train Crash
Charles Ledbetter Missouri Pacific engineer, burned in the Missouri Arkansas line crash, rests in Little Rock hospital with non serious condition. Funeral set for fireman EB Hurt, the other victim. Ledbetter stayed at his throttle as flames enveloped the engine, likely saving many lives.
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Little Rock
Ark
Charles Ledbetter
Missouri Pacific
Ledbetter
B. Hurt
Kin of Man Who Began Rush Favors Inflation
Readable fragments describe a scene near Commercial row by the railroad yards with a crowd of dealers, bartenders, gamblers, and a transient. Marshall, claiming wealth from Tulsa and Oklahoma lands, distributes money and gestures to sleep through “happy days” as a citywide gold rush rumor remains unverified with no gold discovery reported at Yearington.
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Bill Justi
Marshall
Piuto
Buck
Seattle
Hengeron
Tulsa
Oxla
Long Beach
Galif
Davies
Yearington
Banker Dies in Topeka Mortgage Chief at Local Hospital
W M Cave head of Bankers Mortgage Company Topeka died at a local hospital today after a brief illness. He had not been ill long. April 21 funeral plans were not yet announced. Cave was a prominent figure in Topeka banking circles and his death leaves a gap in local financial leadership.
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Topeka
Kas
W. M. Cave
Bankers Mortgage Company
Texas Wheat Crop Damaged by Dry Winds Across Texas
Dallas April 21. The Texas wheat crop has suffered severe damage from dry northern winds blowing from the Rockies. Loss estimates range up to 75 percent in some areas with the north Texas plains hardest hit at 60 to 78 percent. Winter rainfall was scant and fall rains failed to improve soil. The Dallas News reports April 1 wheat conditions at 0 percent normal versus 76 percent last year and 783 percent in ten years. Conditions have worsened over the past three weeks.
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Dallas
Texas
Rockies
Texas Panhandle
North Texas Plains
Kansas Line
Dallas News
Hatton Post Office Held Up By Masked Robbers
Three masked men robbed the W. H. Stephens General Store and Hatton post office in Palton area, about 14 miles NW of here, taking 245 dollars from the store and post office and five customers. All telephone lines were cut during the raid in Hatton, a town of about 250 residents.
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Palton
W. H. Stephens
Hatton
Here
G. O. P. Amendment On Relief Defeated In House
Washington April 21 The House defeated a Republican amendment 190 to 31 on the $600 million direct relief plan. The measure would have let advances to states go forward as loans rather than gifts.
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Washington
House
Missouri student activity fee proposed for April 28 vote
Columbia April 21 AP A student activity fee at the University of Missouri is proposed by a special election set for April 28. Two plans would apply: 4.00 dollars per semester or 5.78 dollars, funding athletic admission, forensic activities, plays, student publications, and the Student Government Association.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Three Children Killed in Salisbury Bus Collision
Three school children were killed in a head on collision involving a school bus near Salisbury North Carolina. Authorities said the crash occurred in the afternoon as the bus collided with another vehicle on a rural road. The victims were identified as local students returning from classes. investigation into the cause continues.
Accident on Curve Involving Broadway, 12, and Curtis Hartley
A traffic accident occurred on a curve involving Broadway, age 12, and Curtis Hartley, age 12. The report notes the collision happened on a curve and provides limited details from the scene.
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Ces Broadway
Curtis Hartley
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