Wirt hammered into silence by brain trust claims
Chicago April 30 Dr William A Wirt a Gary educator who sparked controversy with alleged red plot charges spoke to 400 war veterans saying he was hammered into silence and intimidated in Washington He criticized Congress and the Brain Trust naming Henry T Rainey and W Brockhart as pushing socialist or communist ideas He quoted officials and warned Americans avoid a turn to communism or fascism through dissent drawing on remarks from Wallace Tugwell and Rose Schneiderman
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Protests Hit Reciprocal Tariff Bill Hearing Draws Industry Voices
Washington April 30 AP protesters say the administration’s reciprocal tariff bill would slow recovery. Harry L. Derby for the Manufacturing Chemists Association warns the bill could halt industrial progress, challenging president power to enter tariff pacts without senate review and advance hearings for affected industries.
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D-Ky
Senate
Indians and Ozark Fiddlers Stage How At It At St Louis
At the National Folk Festival in St Louis on April 30, diverse groups including Indians, Negroes, Spanish, French and mountaineers performed. A 1000 voice Negro chorus presented religious experiences, Spaniards from Santa Fe staged Los Pastores, while Ozark fiddlers offered mountain tunes and ballads like Barbara Allen and Sally Good'n.
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Local brief highlights weather river and city actions
Weather and river temperatures today show a low of 4 percent and a high of 36 percent, Missouri River stage at 7.15 feet above Mean Low Water. The inspection boat Sergeant Floyd passed Jefferson City en route downstream. Crowds at the airport watched aviation enthusiasts. The Capitol pond is being repaired with a new surface. John Ruppert recovered well after surgery at St Mary’s Hospital. The City Council plans a regular meeting tonight to review police personnel recommendations. Traffic violators paid fines in police court. The dredge Robert McGregor completed river channel work and moved upstream. A minor collision occurred on Jefferson Street involving Rev Webb and R G Rombeauer. A marriage license was issued to Clyde Helphrey and Pauline Reed. No inquest was held into Tommy Bartlett’s death. The 21-foot cannon on Capitol lawn toppled after being overbalanced by sightseers. Boy Scout outings occurred to Pren ger’s farm and Camp Maries. A man named Warren Rigler was sought in New Mexico for check forging. Police searched freight for a fugitive described as wearing multiple clothes. The Jefferson City Rotary Club hosted a father-and-son event at the Missouri Hotel.
Life-Saver Golden Ply Silvertowns Tire Ad Claims Safety
An advertisement argues that Life-Saver Golden Ply Silvertowns resist heat and prevent blowouts. It asserts higher durability under harsher highway conditions, noting tires without the ply failed earlier and that these tires stayed tight and wore down miles longer.
St Charles Rotary Hosts 32 Guests From Public Schools
Thirty two guests from St Charles Missouri attended a trip funded by a citizens training program sponsored by the Rotary Club. Twenty eight were public school students who earned the trip, accompanied by St Charles Rotary Club officials. Ghester L Brewer athletic director at the state university spoke as guest speaker.
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Cochran Attacks Liquor Control Chief Over Prices
Representative John J. Cochran of Missouri urged federal alcohol czar Joseph H. Choate Jr. to quickly cut liquor prices and drive bootleggers from business. He argued the Distilled Spirits Plant Act gives power to curb prices and criticized licensing limits after May 1, saying open competition would reduce prices and cripple bootlegging.
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Child Disappearance Leads To Mother's Detention
Charleston Missouri April 30 AP Mrs Lottie Jones 28 wife of a truck driver is held as police probe the disappearance of her month old baby Conflicting stories cited by authorities A yard search at the home failed to locate the infant despite her claim that a Negro buried the child.
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Charleston
Lottie Jones
Treasury funds move sparks market talk in April report
Washington officials disclosed the exchange stabilization fund totaling 2 million dollars was set up as an expenditure but likely kept as a separate treasury balance. The fund may be used for currency operations and government bond purchases, with Morgenthau declining to comment publicly. The disclosure also notes a drop in cash balance and a rise in gold assets since devaluation, while unrelated notes discuss kidnap investigations and a mistaken reference to Bremer family matters.
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Treasury
Exchange Stabilization Fund
Morgenthau
Brener Kidnaping Probe Reaches Here
A continuation reports Brener’s case moving into Illinois with investigators pursuing funds. The article notes Brener allegedly raised fifty thousand dollars in St Paul to produce his share and pay demands. Local authorities are following the money trail as the probe expands.
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