National Guard prepares for Bixler court martial in Missouri
Missouri National Guard officers completed archive review for the court martial of private Ray Bixler of Caruthersville charged with manslaughter in the slaying of Miss Harriet Hasty near Dunklin county on St Francis River during flood patrol duty. Capt. Carroll Berry to lead proceedings with Capt. Nathaniel Riegler as trial judge advocate. Fifteen officers will hear testimony as Bixler faces potential double jeopardy questions and possible civil court appeal if convicted. Dated Camp Clark Nevada Missouri August 12.
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Camp Clark
Nevada
Missouri National Guard
Ray Bixler
Caruthersville
E. M. Stayton
Carroll Berry
State Staff Corps
Kansas City
Houston H. Buckley
14Th Infantry
Hayti
Bixler
Buckley
Nathaniel B. Riegler
138Th Infantry
Kirksville
Adair County
Stayton
Berry
Bixter
J. B. Moore
Adji
Harold W. Brown
PTA and School Board Push Bond Issue Details
Officials outlined expansion plans tied to a bond issue including new East End and West End schools with 14 and 10 rooms respectively, each fire proof and without basements. The board approved hiring Harvey Hatcher at 125 dollars a month for Simonsen Junior High and planned a future art position replacement. Coal contract awarded to Hawes Coal Co. at 2.90 per ton for Boone County coal with a J. D. Reed automatic stoker purchased for 570 dollars. A citizens committee on public works will meet tonight at 7 30 in the Junior College building to discuss the bond election. full committee list provided.
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West End
Fairview
New East
East End
Harvey Hatcher
Simonsen
Hat Tcher
Salisbury
Lucy Wells
Simonsen Junior High
Hawes Coal Co
Boone County
J. D. Reed Coat Co
Citizens Committee On Public Works
Knox
Junior College
Mayor Means Ray
C. Moerscher
C Hanes
Charles J. After
J. L. Beck
James T. B. Dr
Emmett Bond
Sam H. Bushman
George Clark
Henry DeWy
Richard D. Fowler
Thorpe J. Gordon
Joseph Krnest
W. F. Knox
D. J. McDonald
Charles Mace
Jesse N. Gwens
Edward J. Rodeman
Sam Rudder
Emil Schott
Ralph Scott
Tax Bill Reduces Tax Hikes for Small Incomes
Senate Finance Committee offers a revised tax measure aligned with President Roosevelt. It raises surcharges on incomes over $1,000,000, increases gift and estate taxes, widens corporation tax on dividends, and boosts capital stock levy. Estimated revenue about $250 million, much lower than the House version. Debate to start soon. leaders eye early action possibly next week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Apprehension Expected in Old Slaying Case
Platte City Mo Aug 13 AP The arrest of Lieut Jack Baker sought for the year old slaying of George Root Satan Mo is expected soon Sheriff Holt Coffey said last night Baker is believed near Owensboro Ky and would end months of mystery surrounding the Root slaying Root's wife died July 29 after allegedly implicating George Bramble Satan farmer Bramble was questioned and released
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Platte City
Lieutrell
Jack) Baker
George Root
Holt Coffey
Coffey
Baker
Owensboro
Root
George Bramble
Satan Farmer
Bramble
Hoover and Roosevelt discuss 1836 campaign plans in New York
Former President Hoover meets party leaders at Park Avenue in New York amid 1836 campaign talks. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt visits Hoover, saying they discussed politics in broad terms and Republican policy while avoiding confirmation of candidacies.
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Hoover
Associated Press
Park Avenue
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
George Cates Dies at 59 in Kansas City
George Cates, 59, assistant election commissioner and longtime ally of Gov. Guy B. Park, died in Kansas City Missouri yesterday. A Republican with broad Democratic support, he previously served as a state senator and was noted as a lifelong friend of the governor.
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George Cates
Kansas City
George Catés
Guy B. Park
Board Backs New Fire Gear and Equipment
The board favors purchasing twelve 18 foot canvas salvage covers and four 00 foot and 14 inch hose, plus four nozzles. Chief Waldron touts covers as invaluable for saving furniture and stock in fires. A car for the chief is debated due to finances, and sirens are approved for both stations and the West End track.
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Robertson
Ousley Line
Waldron
Columbia
Oustey
Chick Robertson
Cit
Ousley
Seagrave
West End
Clipper Hops From Pearl Harbor On Pacific Flight
Pan American Airways giant Silver Clipper departed Pearl Harbor at 6 08 a m Honolulu time bound for Midway Islands. The flight is the first leg of a 1400 mile round trip exploration from California to Wake Islands across the Pacific.
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Honolulu
T. H
Pan-American Airways
Pearl Harbor
Midway Islands
California
Wake Islands
Senate May Cite Hopson for Contempt in Secret Session
The Senate lobby committee met in secret to decide whether to cite H Hopson of the Associated Gas and Electric System for contempt after failing to serve him a subpoena. Hopson denied accusations of profiting during low mood years and attacked inquiries as unfair while denying knowledge of the 2.8 million dollar claim.
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
H. ©. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Senate
Lenter
House Rules Committee
Black
Hopson
House
Joseph FB. McCarty
Dopsen
H. Cc. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company
3. C. Ross
New York State
New York Investigating Committee
Midnight opera performance set after rain delay in St Louis
The first midnight outdoor municipal opera in St Louis will run Friday after rain forced the opening night cancellation of Roberta before a large crowd. Rain checks will be honored, with Whoopee nearly sold out as the season ends and Roberta and the closing show each playing a week.
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ST. Louis
Roberta
New Alcohol Control Administration Set Up
Washington Aug 13 AP A bill to create a new alcohol control administration replacing the Schechter NRA framework was approved by the Senate. It removes a provision allowing sale of distilled liquor in barrels and instead sets up an independent three member commission, diverging from Treasury preference.
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Washington
Alcohol Control Administration
Suepremé Court
Schechter Nra
Senate
House
Treasury
Gov Holiman grants reprieve for death row inmate
Trenton New Jersey authorities announced a one week reprieve for John Favor a 23 year old Edgewater mechanic convicted of fatally shooting Emil Byborg a 51 year old Englewood Cliffs bus station proprietor in a December holdup The executive action paused the death sentence pending further review. An additional report from Liberty Missouri notes a blast at a local creamery causing about $12000 in losses with no cause determined.
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Trenton
Nlt
Aus
Governo Holiman
John Favor
Edgewater
Favorite
Emil Byborg
Englewood Cliffs
Crop Conditions Improve in Southeast Missouri
Southeast Missouri crop conditions improved after heavy rain across the district last night and again today, restoring moisture for growing fields and boosting overall prospects in the Poplar Bluff area.
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Poplar Bluff
Missouri
RECORD GRAPE CROP NEARS new high
The Ozark grape crop is expected to nearly reach a new high this year, based on reports received by the Frisco Railroad.
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ST. Louis
Ozark
Frisco Railroad
Fate of Stahlhelm To Be Decided Today
Berlin Aug 13 A meeting of Stahlhelm leaders was to report on a conference between Franz Seldte and Adolf Hitler. The fate of the veteran organization and its loyalty to the Nazi program were in question amid dissolution and reorganization rumors. The group claimed up to a million members before 1933, with niche political history and recent anti Jewish and anti Catholic actions causing renewed scrutiny.
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United Press
Berlin
Stahlhelm
Organization of
Nazi Party
Franz Seldte
Labor
Adolf Hitler
Berchtsgaden
Bavaria
Free Masons
Stalhelm
Seldta
Hitler
Cal
Theodor Duesterberg
HAG PROCESSING TAX HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN BALTIMORE
Federal Judge W. Calvin Chestnut ruled the AAA hag processing tax unconstitutional. The injunction stopped government collection against John A. Gebelein, Inc., a packing house, finding the AAA act a broad agriculture regulation beyond congressional power and an unwarranted delegation to the secretary of agriculture.
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Baltimore
W. Calvin Chestnut
John A. Gebelein, Inc
Chesnut
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Suits Totaling 18000 Filed in Randolph Co Court
In Moberly Missouri on August 13 aUP report notes 18 000 dollars in lawsuits against 34 Clark residents were filed in Randolph county circuit court. The First National Bank of St Louis filed the actions to recover notes stolen from the bank last February used as security by the Bank of Clark to secure a loan from the St Louis Bank.
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Moberly
Clark
Randolph County
First National Bank of St. Louis
Bank of Clark
St. Louis
Action on War Profit Bill Postponed to Next Session
In Washington on August 13 AP reports that under Senate munition committee agreement, action on the drastic war profits bill was postponed until the next Congress session. The measure, drafted after months of study by munitions investigators, would tax personal earnings and cap corporate profits, and would place industrial leaders under military jurisdiction during wartime.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Congress
Senate
Finance
House
Macon County Seeks 85 Thousand for Road Grants
Macon County aims to secure 85000 in federal funds for constructing nearly 50 miles of roadways. The request covers WPA and PWA grants to support the project.
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Macon
WPA
PWA
Man Injured After Falling From Freight Train
George Ellis a 30 year old transient from Hannibal Missouri fell from atop a Burlington freight train near Lincoln Nebraska early today. Both legs mangled by train wheels with amputation likely if he survives the shock. Nearby railroad workers heard a scream and found him near Cushman Station. Ellis said his only relative is his uncle Albert Swankey of Hannibal.
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Lincoln
Neb
George Ellis
Hannibal
Burlington
Here
Ellis
Cushman Station
Albert Swankey
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