Debate over farm control laws slows rushed legislation
Washington officials urge careful crafting of a farm bill to be workable, preferring extended debate and cost targets around 500 to 750 million for subsidies. Senators clash over compulsory crop control, with proposals shaping voluntary acreage limits and nationwide applicability, amid tension over regional cotton provisions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
AAA
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Frazier
HK. ND
Vandenberg
Ellender
D. la
R. Mich
Wallace
Lee
D. Okla
Garner
Smith
D. SC
Rep
Boileau
Wis
Dirksen
R. al
United States
Associated Cotton Growers
California
A. L. Fourchy
Firdbaugh
Calif
Missourian Wins Chicago Awards in 4-H Events
Norman Ptlantz of Hannibal Mo took first place in the junior division region four for corn at the 4-H Clubs meeting in Chicago. Faustiana Farms of Maryville Mo exhibited the first place Percheron product of dam and placed third in the two year old mare class.
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Chicago
Norman Ptlantz
Hannibal
Faustiana Farms
Maryville
Near Death From Automobile Injury in Columbia
James Ridgeway, 76, was in critical condition at Boone County Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, after a Saturday automobile accident. Initial reports of minor injuries gave way to seven broken ribs and pneumonia, worsening his status.
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Columbia
James Ridgeway
Boone County Hospital
Ridgeway
Pioneer Resident of Deepwater Dies in Missouri
Deepwater Missouri reports the death of 90 year old pioneer resident Mrs S E Hudson. She leaves seven children including Dr C Hudson of Warrensburg State Teachers college. The obituary notes a wake service at Cal e.
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Deepwater
S. E.hudson
Dr. C. Hudson
Warrensburg State Teachers College
Takermagus
Cale
Capricorni Seen as Three Stars by Spectroscope
Pasadena reports astronomer Dr. Roscoe F. Sanford using Carnegie Mt Wilson data to reveal Capricorni as a triple star system. The baby star Earth sized, mother quadruple, grandparent sextuple the sun, with orbits of 82.3 and 1,375 days and interstellar separations spanning millions of miles.
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Pasadena
Calif
Roscoe F. Sanford
Carnegie Institution
Rosie
Dr Sanford
Daugher
Duchess of Windsor Listed in 1948 Who's Who
London reports the Duchess of Windsor, former Wallis Warfield of Baltimore, added to the British Who's Who 1948 edition. The entry places her with the Royall family, notes birth and parent details are omitted, and lists her ex-husband Ernest Simpson outside the 52 Simpsons. The edition expands to 3783 pages with adjusted space for other royals and world leaders.
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London
Duchess of Windsor
Great Britain
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
George
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Simpsons
Edward Albert Christian
George Andrew
Patrick David
Duke of Windsor
George V
Bool
Edward
George VI
Mary
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Premer Benito Mussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Charles A. Lindbergh
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Lindbergh
Hitler
Stalin
Herbert Hoover
Demonstration of Goodyear life guard tire safety device
Jefferson City residents will witness a safety demonstration on Highway 50 West on Dec 3 showing that blowouts can be contained and control maintained. The Goodyear LifeGuard tire design allows an outer tube to ride on an inner tire during a blowout, enabling a safe stop. Also filed for divorce Evangeline Stokowski sues Leopold Stokowski in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Jefferson City
Arthur W. Ellis
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
West Dunklin St
England sisters in hospital after suicide attempts
San Francisco reports Viola and June England, Ohio natives known for swing and fan dances, hospitalized after multiple suicide attempts. Viola is critically ill from poison but likely to survive. June previously poisoned herself but survived. The sisters blame parental separation for their struggles and years of life in night clubs amid rough crowds.
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San Francisco
England Sisters
Viola
June
Ohio
Honky Tonks
Jane
No Congresswoman Until New Year In Arkansas Race
Voters in Arkansas second district likely won t elect a successor to Senator John E. Miller before Jan 15. Gov. Carl E. Bailey told Rep. W. M. Thompson he will not call a special election that could disrupt the Independence County liquor local option vote set for Dec 15. The Thorn Liquor Act bars local option elections within 30 days of a general election.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Second
John E. Miller
Carl E. Bailey
W. M. Thompson
Statesville
Independence County
Blytheville farmer dies from Nov 6 collision injuries
T R Robertson a 31 year old Blytheville farmer died yesterday from injuries suffered in an auto truck collision near Holcomb Missouri on November 6. The accident occurred in the Blytheville area and Robertson succumbed to his injuries.
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Blytheville, Ark
Holcomb
T. R. Robertson
Blytheville
Missouri WPA Employment Rises to 48,649
Washington dispatch reports Missouri Works Progress Administration job figures show employment at 48,649 for the week ending November 6, a gain of three from the prior week. The WPA data reflects ongoing public works activity across the state amid wartime preparations and relief efforts.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Missouri
Personnel of Highways to Be Sharply Cut
A sharp reduction in highway department costs and personnel will be made soon. Chairman Claude C. Earp of the commission announced today. Almost 200 temptoyes have been dismissed this year. another considerable reduction in the force and salary adjustments must be made to stay within the budget. Governor Stark called for district economy programs and dismissing needless employes. The commission studies a salary schedule based on experience, with raises for some and cuts for others, downward overall. Earp urged engineers to warn employees that state cars must not be used for private business. H. S. Simpson reported complaints about highway employees using state cars on Sundays and holidays. The department’s admin costs are $400,000 less for the 1937-38 biennium than in 1935, with construction and admin costs reduced by higher bond retirement costs.
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Highway Department
Claude C. Earp
Earp
Stark
H. S. Simpson
Charleston
Woman Shot. Brother Held for Questioning in Missouri
Mrs Alta Marrow aged 46 died from a gunshot in abdomen at a Maryville hospital after a shooting at the home of her brother Frank Bales who lived there. Sheriff H G Bredenstiner detained Frank Bales for questioning and kept him in jail.
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Rockport
Alta Marrow
Maryville
Frank Bales
H. G. Bredenstiner
Police bloster notes a man dying in car on Monroe
The blotter item reports a man dying in a car after a call to the 1100 block on Monroe. Other lines note a man named Roy Spalding undergoing a tonsillectomy, a Buick coupe crash with a steel trailer on West Highway 50, and officials or residents involved in local incidents.
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Monroe
Winsey Shields
Oldest Negro Slave in Missouri Dies at 106
Wright Missouri December 1 AP Cal Wyatt claimed to be 106 and the oldest living Negro slave in Missouri. He said he was the last Negro Union Civil War veteran in the state and joined Warren County Centennial events. He remained active and sharp until his death at his home near here. Funeral services were set for Friday afternoon. Dionne quintuplets nursery running cost cited at $18,000 yearly.
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Wright “City
Cal Wyatt
Missouri
Wyatt
Warren County
Dispute Over Fence Ends In Fatal Shooting Near Gentry
William Setser 56, a farmer near Gentry Arkansas, was jailed after a shooting affray in which his neighbor Charles Webb 28 was critically wounded. Sheriff Earl Austin said the men, on adjoining farms, argued over a fence and land. Webb was taken to a Siloam Springs hospital in critical condition. no charges had been filed.
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Bentonville
Ark
William Setser
Gentry
Charles Webb
Earl Austin
Plane Crash Kills Army Pilot and Enlisted Man Near Avery Texas
Two army men died when a Barksdale field plane crashed near Avery Texas about 50 miles west of Texarkana. The pilot was Second Lieut Charles William Field 23 and the enlisted man Private George W Bolton Jr 19. The incident was reported from Shreveport Louisiana.
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Shreveport
Dee. I
Barksdale Field
Avery
Texas
Texarkana
Ark
Charles William Field
George W. Bolton, Jr
Senator Seeks Probe Into Armory Use by Fascists
A Senate member plans an investigation into reports that a New York National Guard armory was used by an organization labeled fascist. The inquiry aims to determine any breach of facility rules and potential political influence.
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Senate
New York National Guard
Woman 4 death by own action in Nevada Missouri
Mrs Grace Callaway Coffman wife of L T Coffman a traveling salesman was found dead today in Nevada Missouri. Coroner M E Fery said she shot herself with a .22 caliber target rifle. She had been driving licensed from local sources.
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Nevada
Grace Callaway
Coffman
L. T. Coffman
M. E. Fery
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