06 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1938
Page
1
Newark reports Senator Burton K Wheeler warns economic privation and national hysteria pave the way for dictatorship in Germany and warns Americans to guard against waves of hysteria. He cites past cycles in the United States including wartime hysteria and urges vigilance if conditions do not improve.
Advertisement offers a four day kidney test using juniper oil and seven other drugs in green tablets to flush acids and wastes from kidneys. It claims excess acids irritate and wake sleepers. Request the BUKETS test box from any druggist, locally at Fischer Drug Co Brandenberger Drug Co.
UAW leader stresses democracy over hysteria and credit inflation as he recalls near liquidation from a U S attorney era. He cites court bill opposition and fights with Hague allies, noting Rep O Connell faced a hostile crowd in Jersey City and lost reelection in November.
The piece reviews a lengthy dispute over a municipal water project, detailing historic losses in Columbia’s water department, PSC complaints, and university involvement. It argues municipal ownership could work if bought at true value and managed free of political patronage, estimating current value at 1,075,000, about 200,000 above the fair price. It notes broader economic comparisons including national income per person and London's police spending.
Washington dispatch outlines how Southern voters face referenda on marketing quotas for cotton, rice, and tobacco next Saturday. A yes vote would set quotas and keep loans and subsidies for some crops. a no vote would loosen controls and let market forces shape prices. Administration officials warn that a South vote to retain controls would bolster New Deal policy and reshape political alignments, while opposition grows among farmers who suffered losses from plowed under crops.
A hearing before Circuit Judge William Flynn began on a request to move Eladore Londe’s bombing case out of the St Louis area. Up to 60 witnesses may be called. defense offers 40, judge limits to 30. State plans to question 30 veniremen for impartial jurors. The chief witness, Louis Lee Baker, identified a black sedan linked to his abduction and shooting in southeast Missouri.
Senator Bennett C. Clark said he made no expenditures required to be reported by law in his bid for a second term. His costs were travel, postage, stationery, telegraph and telephone tolls and a $1,000 contribution to the Democratic state committee. He listed $2,400 in contributions from several supporters and noted no gifts or promises for procuring the election. Frank H. Lee spent $1,097.50 in his failed bid in Missouri’s seventh district.
The Fisher No 1 plant near Flint Michigan operates at about 90 percent capacity while Buick runs normally. Local 581 United Auto Workers CIO ratifies a conditional settlement and warns of a new strike if the wage dispute is not settled by Friday. Some complaints are voiced as talks continue into Monday night.
International UAW officers including President Homer Martin represented the union in negotiations while local officials were not allowed to participate. The text notes that young trees are often killed by sapsucker girdling, but larger trees may recover though blemishes persist.
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