Lindberghs Arrive in Natal After 1875 Mile Atlantic Flight
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh landed in Natal Brazil after a 15 hour 55 minute flight from Bathurst Gambia Africa the couple greeted by huge crowds with stores closed for the fiesta Lindbergh averaged 118 mph on the flight and discussed a North Atlantic air route for American Airways.
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Natal
Brazil
Charles A. Lindbergh
South Atlantic Ocean
Bathurst
Gambia
Africa
Lindberghs
Col. Lindbergh
Anne Morrow
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Spirit of
North Atlantic
then-American Airways
Senate Committee to Hear Weakley Measure Tomorrow
Senate Committee 10 will take up Rep William Weakley measure allowing cities under 15000 to buy water electric gas and sewer utilities via revenue bonds financed by loans and grants from the Federal Public Works Administration. The bill is believed to face tough odds after prior unfavorable committee action.
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Weakley Public Works
Governor Park
Senate
House
William Weakley
Pike County
Federal Public Works Administration
Former Stoutland Resident Dies After Short Illness
HR B Barr 30, former Jefferson Dillan and state employee here, died at the family home in Stoutland after a brief illness. He moved back to Camden County. his wife died four years ago. Survived by daughter Alis Lee, two granddaughters and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
HR .B. Barr
M. H. Lee
Jefferson Dillan
Stoutland
Barr
Camden County
Alis, Lee
Weather Forecast Clarity Mixed With Cold Snap Across Regions
Cloudy tonight and Thursday with a colder trend. Missouri expects partly cloudy to cloudy skies tonight and Thursday, warmer in the south and east central areas Thursday, colder in the extreme northwest by Thursday afternoon. Generally fair in the south with increasing cloudiness northward, warmer except extreme south tonight. unsettled Thursday with warmer in the south. River stage notes show readings at Keokuk and other stations with recent declines and a few posted highs and lows.
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Missouri
Keokuk Oo
Kansas City
Aesves
Tee Waverly
Sereveevoa
Stand BoonvNe
Jes Essere
Hermann
Vian
Esterday
Mayors Push to Let Cities Run Utilities in Missouri
About 100 mayors and municipal leaders urged Missouri lawmakers to pass Governor Park's four public works bills allowing towns under 75 000 to build their own electric gas water and sewage systems. They accuse private utilities of false propaganda and call for a senate roll call. A later protest at the Capitol aimed to oust lobbyists and circulate petitions statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
H A. Shannon
Mexico
Statehouse
Senate
Guy
B. Park
Senate Committee On Municipal Corporations
Missouri Association
Roosevelt
Union Electric Light and Power Company
Capitol
Shannon
Bagnell Dam
Union Electric
Hugh Miller
Federal Public Works Administration
Cone
Red Barn
Westphalia
House Panel Backs Auto License Fee Cuts for State Motorists
The House Roads and Highways Committee reported favorably a plan to reduce 1934 automobile license tags by about 2 million dollars yearly across all motor car classes. Truck licenses stay the same. The $10.50 tag would drop to $8.50 and higher grades see proportional cuts. Municipal tag schedules remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Roads and Highways Committee
Hull Tendered Resignation From Public Service Commission
J Fred Hull of Maryville, a Republican and former editor of the Maryville Daily Forum, has tendered his resignation to Gov. Guy B Park from the Missouri Public Service Commission. His term would have expired April 15 1935. Hull plans to enter private business. He was a close Caulfield ally and will be the sole remaining Caulfield appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Hull
Guy B. Park
State Public Service Commission
Hull
Maryville
Henry 5. Caulfield
Judge Hull
Caulfield
Judge English
Kansas City
Porter
Stahl
Jefferson City
Man Admits Killing Wisconsin Bartender
Richard L. Riley of Chicago surrendered at Kansas City police headquarters admitting involvement in an August 8 1932 holdup and murder at Kilbourn Wisconsin. He described himself as the participant and asked to surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Richard L. Riley
Chicago
Kilbourn
Wis
Telephone Company Acks Dismissal Of State Ouster Suit
Southwestern Bell Telephone asks Missouri Supreme Court to dismiss the ouster suit by the attorney general seeking to bar use of Highway 40 as right of way for its lines. It argues the highway use is public, necessary for service, and tied to interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Today
Missouri Supreme Court
Attorney General
Public Service Corporation
House Revenue and Taxation Committee kills chain tax bill
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee killed a bill proposed to levy a graduated tax on chain stores. No further action was taken on the measure in today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOUSE
House Revenues and Taxation Committee
Legion Auxiliary Members Meet in Public Library Auditorium
About three hundred attendees, including unit presidents and state board members, gathered for the opening session of the American Legion Auxiliary in the Public Library auditorium. National and state leaders spoke on child welfare and the group’s yearly program, followed by a luncheon at the Missouri Hotel honoring Mrs Biester. The two day session concluded late this afternoon with a musical program.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Public
State Department Board
L. M. Goessy
Kansas City
J. Grant Frye
Cape Girardeau
J. Frederic Duffenback
William H. Biester, Sr
Philadelphia
Missouri Hotel
Biester
Bond issue carries by big vote at Dexter
Dexter Missouri voters approved a $10,000 bond issue for water system extension and improvements by 417 to 163. A $30,000 bond for a municipal auditorium was defeated 3350 to 245, failing to reach the two thirds required.
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Dexter
Ickes Launches Attack on Missouri Utility Lobby
Secretary Ickes blames a Missouri utility lobby for blockding state legislation that would let small cities receive federal aid to build municipally owned utilities. He says the Public Works Administration stands ready to finance compliant projects and urges metropolitan papers to push for passage.
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Washington
APF
Ickes
Missouri
Tekes
Hugh Milley
T ‘Am
Public Works Administration
Aldrich Blasts Securities Act, Cites Dollar Uncertainty
W. W. Aldrich president of Chase National Bank told the Senate banking committee the new securities act and dollar value uncertainty cause stagnation in the capital goods market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Bill Aims Funds for State Institutions Rehab
The Senate passed an administration bill directing Governor Park to seek Federal Public Works Administration funds to rehabilitate state eleemosynary and penal institutions. A companion proposal backed a 15 million dollar bond issue, later reduced to 10 million, to be voted by the people in 1934. An added 2 cent gas tax proposal was amended to a higher rate to finance the program and public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Park
Federal
Public Works Administration
Senate
Phil M. Donnelly
Lebanon
Emmett Crouse
St. Joseph
D. L. Bales
Eminence
McCawley Pushes Liquor By The Drink Amendment Debate
Missouri lawmakers debate restoring pre prohibition rules on sale by the drink under Rep. A L McCawley with counties allowed to sell where legal before 1920 and others facing local votes. The measure moves to final House action as the Senate considers a broader Liquor Control Bill.
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Missouri
A.L. McCawley
Edlgar J. Keating
McCawley
Senate
O.x
J. G. Armstrong
Pulaski County
E. W. Bennett
Bridge Players Invade Capital For Missouri Hotel Tournament
Columbia entries lead a field of six towns joining Jefferson City for a three night contract bridge event at the Missouri Hotel beginning December 12. Tournament director Carl Orbach calls it a challenge to local exponents as couples from Fayette Fulton Glasgow Eldon Elston and California register. Dead line for entries is this Saturday with pairs remaining in fixed partnerships throughout the contest.
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Columbia
The
News
Tripune
Missouri Hotel
Carl Orbach
Jefferson City
Fayette
R. P. Spencer
Nat Davis
Reggie Walker
Glasgow
A. x. Kallmeyer
Fulton
A. Johnson
George Johnston
W. Scott Fox
Ruth Miller
Hazel McGregor
Kathryn Payne
J. R. Baker
F. Kimbrell
Elston
A. S. Schuermann
Eldon
Robert Crosby
California
W. W. Harvey
Whiskey Price Tag Sparks Federal Displeasure
Federal liquor control chiefs voiced displeasure over rising prices for newly legalized beverages. One official said good whiskey with a tax of 1.10 dollars per gallon should sell for about 1.50 dollars per quart.
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Washington
Federal Liquor Control Chiefs
Trial unfolds in murder case as witnesses recount shooting
Prosecutor lays out evidence against Edward McMahon for the death of Wesley Harger as four witnesses, including two doctors and an eyewitness, testify. Mrs Harger, widow with a infant son, attends emotionally while police recount seized pistols and the scene.
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Elliot M. Camps
Edward McMahon
Wesley
Tex) Harger
Harger
Joseph Wesley
Weaver
Laul
Irwin
Laws
John Bruner
Dave Jobe
Mathie Burnett
John Wyrick
Father Finds Missing Daughter in St Louis
Springfield insurance man J Bowman found his 26 year old daughter Frances on a St Louis street days after she departed home on Monday afternoon. After a police search they identified her at a station as she waited for a streetcar and agreed to return to Springfield with her father.
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ST. Louis
Der
J. Bowman
Springfield
iFrances
Bowman
Frances
L Cave
Sogingfieid
Jury drawn for McMahon Barger murder case in Jefferson City
The jury list includes John L. Beck a retired merchant. Ben Bond a boarding house keeper. Ed Welch a farmer. Emmett Bond a stockman. Be H Roling a farmer. Theo Lanning a farmer. Charles Schmidt a railroad machinist. Witthaus a merchant. John Hutschreider a farmer. Julius Fischer a farmer. Frank Kempaker a garage man. Will Weekamp a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McMahon
Wesley
Tex) Barger
John L. Beck
Jefferson City
Ben Bond
ED Welch
Farmer
Elston
Emmett Bond
Stockman
Decatur
Roling
Wardsville
Theo
Lanning
Parmer
Taos
Charles Schmidt
Vic
Witthaus
Centertown
John Hutschreider
Missouri Receives Large Public Works Allocation
Secretary Ickes announced public works allotments totaling 0 182 378 for 68 non federal projects across 22 states with 30 percent of labor and material costs government funded. Missouri projects include city grants for a hospital audition and a park program, a state bridge grant, and a hospital expansion in Clayton with a 78 man year employment estimate.
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Washington
Ickes
Missouri
State of Missouri
Clayton
St. Louis
Missouri State Highway Commission
Dixon
Missouri Number 28
Gasconade River
Fort Long
PWA
St. Louis County
New Water Rate Schedule Discussed by Jefferson City Merchants
A Jefferson City meeting with merchants and city officials explained the recently approved light rate schedule and its dollars and cents impact. Burns and McDonnell, aiding valuation of the Capital City Water Company, attended as engineers began detailing possible effects and the committees expressed dissatisfaction with the reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Commission
Jefferson City
Burns and McDonnell
Merchants Committee
Capital City Water Company
McMahon Trial Opens In Harger Shooting Case
McMahon faces trial in Chr endt Court for the July 24 shooting of Wesley Harger in front of the Dick C Pool Hall. Prosecutor Campl details threats and weapon findings while defense objects to unsigned information. Court recesses. twenty witnesses expected.
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Edward McMahon
Wesley
Tex) Harger
Dick-C
High Street
Chrendt
Elliot M. Campl
Campf
McMahon
Harger
Tirsk
Sooner Officers Claim To Have Barrow Coupe
Ottawa county officers reported a bloodstained coupe found in Neosho River bottoms near Miami Oklahoma may have been used by fugitive Clyde Barrow in a recent Texas shooting. A window was shot out and buckshot embedded in the top with bloodstained bandages found inside.
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Miami
Okla
Ottawa County
Neosho River
Glyde Barrow
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City OF Natal
Miller
House Group
Gov. Caulfield
Man
Wisconsin
Telephone Company
Legion Auxiliary
Metropolitan Press of
Aldrich
McGawley
Stout
Carthage
Bruner
Misqouri
Sevier
Barrow
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