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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1932
Page
2
Investigative findings show city costs ballooning since 1922 under ex Mayor Walk er, with two million plus for maintenance, thousands in car and chauffeur expenses, and payroll growth amid broad department cost increases. City debt reaches twenty million as taxpayers face burdens from machine-controlled governance.
The American Federation of Labor pushes for nationwide unemployment insurance funded by industry, signaling an end to rugged individualism. It argues that industrial managers are public figures with duties beyond stockholders, risking government overreach if insurance becomes state supported. Astronomers report Mars signals and the post office notes lower receipts, with no clear link.
Dinole State of New Salem project revives Pioneer village with Offut’s store where Lincoln wrestled Jack Armstrong and debated Ann Rutledge. Restorations include Rutledge’s Tavern, the Lincoln and Berry store, and Onstott’s cooper shop, as 1830s scenes come back to life for visitors.
San Francisco Chronicle argues that in democracy the people must think and act to govern themselves. Rhetoric warns against rule by special interests or demagogues, urging citizens to educate, engage, and demand accountability rather than lazy or gullible behavior.
A Washington idle note argues the December session should not start new policies amid hysteria after national conventions. It criticizes a repeal amendment to the Eighteenth Amendment as likely delaying repeal and urges careful, deliberate action with proper study before any constitutional change.
Bill Southern writes that a forthcoming legislature will likely restore the oil schedule of salaries for Jackson County officers and deputies. He criticizes payroll bloat, urges cutting the number employed, and supports higher pay only for workers while removing nonworking political hires to save funds.
Washington Dec 8 1932 United Press reports President Hoover plans a long vacation after retirement to avoid influencing national affairs. He may fish then work again but will not seek magazine income. He aims to keep silent to let the incoming administration handle matters.
The president contemplates a post inauguration fishing trip possibly via the Panama Canal. He and Mrs. Hoover may return home to California, sighting the canal as a potential stop, and fishing along the way is considered part of the leisurely voyage.
In Detroit Highland Park Captain Paffhausen polishes a bath while discovering maple syrup on his hands after a joke gone wrong. In Kas Dietrich finds conscience money, returning $150 found by a stranger. In Oklahoma City checker champ A Peters competes under an alias due to family opposition. In Valparaiso a fire alarm interrupts eight bridge players at home.
New York Dec. 8 AP An order postpones the sentence for Conrad Mann Frank Hering and Ben McGuire convicted of violating federal lottery laws tied to Fraternal Order of Eagles frolics. Judge Frank Coleman delayed imposition of sentence as counsel Max D Steuer was in another court.
County Recorder Henry LePage issued two marriage licenses yesterday. Clifford Hayes 21 and Ruth Maddox 18 of Stickney wed. Malcolm W Zumwalt 23 and Minnie Gold hammer 26 of Jefferson City also received licenses.
Hollywood to name 14 future stars from the Wampas list. Lillian Miles Marian Shockley Mary Carlisle June Clyde Boots Mallory Lona Andre Gloria Stuart Dorothy Wilson Eleanor Holm Ginger Rozers are among the young women highlighted as potential screen icons based on prior success of Baby star selections.
Evalyn Knapp born in Kansas City recalls early theater work and a 1931 withdrawal from the Wampes ballet after a hiking accident. Patricia Ellis of Warner Brothers, a popular 1 year old blonde, trained in New York and appeared on stage in The Royal Family of Broadway. Lilian Bond, born in London, built a career on London and New York stages before films. Dorothy Layton, blond with blue eyes, lived in multiple cities and moved from Southern California stage to cinema. Ruth Hall of Samuel Goldwyn studios, a Jacksonville native educated at Florida State College for Girls, entered films in 1930.
Sidney Homewood a 24 year old riding instructor was convicted by a supreme court jury of seducing former student Miss Charlotte Gibson under promise of marriage. He faces up to five years in jail and a $1000 fine at sentencing on December 13. The jury of unmarried men deliberated less than an hour after hearing testimony from Homewood Miss Gibson and her father attorney Robert Gibson.
Dan Duncan of Jefferson City faces a charge of assisting a prisoner to escape from the Franklin County jail. He allegedly reached the constable’s car after an arrest and offered to help, then took the prisoner in his own car and drove away.
Missouri State Highway Department engineers announce a new oil mat method that will transform about 400 miles of dusty gravel roads into mudless low cost highways this year. The process preserves the road by binding gravel and prevents washout from weather and traffic, reducing replacement costs.
In a tangled chapter, Dela and Swersin confront Ball and Teter as shots ring out. Dudley Winters pursues Donn to Three Rivers to force her father’s surrender while Dena flees captivity. A dramatic rescue, a staged marriage ruse, and a burning cabin heighten danger as characters race to outwit adversaries and uncover the mysterious plot.
Dana endures a brutal confrontation on the ridge as Swergin is killed and Stan Ball appears in the doorway. She fires her rifle at Ball, believing him to be a threat, then cradles his injured head in her lap as events spiral toward a tense conclusion. Asper intervenes to comfort Dana and arrange care for the wounded, while Swergin’s fate is confirmed and the story advances toward its continuation.
A state objective to build more low cost roads with low maintenance costs has been achieved through a new process. Officials credit the method for reducing upkeep while expanding infrastructure. The initiative aims to stretch funds further and improve rural and urban connections.
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