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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1936
Page
2
A fanciful tale claims a red headed thief slipped into the state health department, stole checks, carried them to St Louis, then tossed them into the Mississippi river. The anecdote mocks the improbable plot and laments gendered storytelling, urging clearer reporting.
The investigation of convict use and supply purchases aims to set clear rules on official self benefit. If law does not allow private residence use, discontinue it. if officials have rights to use convicts why not other state staff. Proposals include using convicts for prison driving chores, eight hour guards, holiday relief, and better hours for all, sharing benefits across roles.
The piece argues for a sensible workable liquor control law ahead of the next legislature to avert a return to national prohibition’s failures. It notes drys and wets manipulating the issue, praises temperance allies, and mentions cross-cutting comments on prohibition and society. It also touches on observer remarks about a Japanese celebration, a City Attorney’s satisfaction with public law notices, a Alaska barber price, and the reminder to shop early for Christmas.
President Roosevelt stands free from election pressure from labor, farmers, and veterans as he faces Congress. The piece argues only Congress could be swayed by lobby groups, while Roosevelts broad popular endorsement serves as a backstop for orderly legislation.
Dr. Iago Guldston discusses that large heads do not guarantee a larger or smarter brain. He cites that many eminent individuals had small brains, while brain size varies with body, training and organization of thought. In mental deficiency, brains are markedly smaller, with growth largely complete by early childhood.
A collection of brief remarks from Grover Jones, Bishop Waldorf, Arthur Dean Swift, Rabbi Hilver, Mrs. Roosevelt, Tony Hall, Henry, Frank Ellis, and John Boles. They touch on Hollywood, drinking, hitchhiking, propaganda, philosophy, royalty, and racehorse investments in a snapshot of mid century cultural commentary.
Premier Leon Blum told United Press in Paris that a general European war can be prevented if Great Britain France and the United States cooperate and restore normal economic relations. He urged harmony among democracies and emphasized American help to stabilize peace while noting the dangers of the arms race.
St Louis December 1 AP Eric H Hansen Missouri Humane Society state director moved to stop a scheduled dog badger fight at St Charles Missouri. He wired American Legion national commander Harry W Colmery asking action to prevent cruelty and state law violation. 10 deputies would be present if needed. The St Charles Legion post sponsors the event and attendance was limited to members only.
In St Joseph Missouri on December 1 AP reports Col Marvin B Casteel says a roving thief probably a narcotic addict removed 175 cancelled checks from the state health department in Jefferson City. The patrol will act under Roy McKittrick attorney general's direction.
Higbee undertaker C L Feland was acquitted in justice court on a charge of removing Martha Lula Murphy’s body from Bethany to Randolph county for burial without proper certification. The defense argued the act was outside the court’s jurisdiction. The article also notes a stray sentence about Illinium, element 61, named after the University of Illinois.
AP reports Emperor Kang Teh of Manchoukuo, age 33, lives in a plain salt administration building in Hsinking, isolated from others with barbed wire and guards. He rarely leaves, guided by Confucian classics, with one wife and a rumored system of concubines to ensure an heir.
ST JOSEPH Mo Dec 1 AP Circuit Judge F J Frankenhorff held hearings on five appeals from pensions granted by Col Allen M Thompson state old age assistance commissioner. Decisions scheduled Thursday for William H Arnold at 14 a month Friday for Henry Dohrer at 12 and Saturday for Daniel J Smith at 11 with Wright and Curtis hearings deferred for child support evidence. The five say pensions are insufficient for decent maintenance.
In Benton Maine on December 1 AP reports Wayne Furlong 21 Paul Moore 24 and John Knight 18 Scott county inmates pleaded guilty and were sentenced to ten years for aiding the November 17 escape of Claud McGee 25 who faces the death penalty Furlong and Moore escaped with McGee but were captured McGee remains at large
In Kansas City armed men forced a Miller Cravens driver from a two ton truck and escaped with cigarettes and tobacco valued at 5495. The truck was recovered three hours later. An unrelated estimate notes the American public spends about 50 billion annually.
Kansas City political figure James M. Pendergast says he will run patronage and organize matters while his uncle T J Pendergast stays involved as advisor to endorsements and key decisions at the Jackson Democratic club. The shift follows T J Pendergast relinquishing active control during illness, with Jim to face important matters only after consultation. Jim, 41, lawyer and Legion member, married with two children, began in the eleventh ward under his father Michael J. Pendergast and rose to ward leader after his father's 1929 death.
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