Investigation of Missouri Pacific stock advances continues
St Louis December 11 AP investigation of large advances by Missouri Pacific to a subsidiary for securities purchases continued before special federal court master Marion C Early. President L W Baldwin testified he did not know of plans to buy securities until 1930, while Van Sweringen leadership directed operations. Four other directors said they learned of the securities dealings only from a 1934 audit as the probe widens to recover losses alleged by trustees counsel Fred L Williams.
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Marion C. Early
L. W. Baldwin
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Baldwin
C. P. van Sweringen
Raiload
William Wryer
Cleveland
John G .Lonsdale
John R. Flippin
Memphis
William ‘I
Kempe
Kansas City
Cuban election path cleared after Mendieta resignation
United States Ambassador Jefferson Caffery said America would not interfere as Cuba seeks democratic development. Mendieta resigned to push general elections, with Menocalista and Centrista factions opposing a delayed vote and demanding his removal. Elections had been set for December 25 but were postponed amid political turmoil and court actions.
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Mendieta
Barnet
United States
Jefferson Caffery
Cuba
Menocalista
Mario G. Menoca
Centristas
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Supreme Electoral Court
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Harold W. Dodds
Princeton University
Monocalistas
Plan to press forward fuels Ethiopian peace talks
Diplomats described Selassie unable to accept peace while Mussolini seeks a land link between Eritrea and Somaliland. France and Britain clash over Tigre cession. Eden heads to Geneva amid embargo talk. Cairo cabinet crisis, American missions protest Dessye bombardment, and Italian front activity noted with no major updates.
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Eritrea
Somaliland
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Egypt
Addis Ababa
Cornelius van H. Engert
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Court Tays to Threshold in Jail Construction Bid Fight
Presiding Judge Bond notes the difficulty in accepting cheaper materials for jail cells and says it may be better not to install bars. Revised specs require cement foundation, with alternate brick or stone for upper jail, while bids opening is set for Saturday. Schaper and three judges, Bond Dixon and Heidbreder, expected to return tonight after reviewing bids exceeding 70 000 dollars and adjusting plans to fit funds.
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E. S. Bondsairck
Schaper
PWA
Judges Bond
Dixon
Heidbreder
Republican Leaders Move On To Dexter
Missouri Republican leaders shift their attack on the New Deal as state leaders meet a rally of tenth district Republicans in Dexter. Former Attorney General Jesse W. Barrett of St. Louis was to speak, with Ironton activists voicing opposition to the Roosevelt administration. Grover W. Dalton and Arthur M. Curtis criticized the President, while Mrs. Myrl Remley predicted Democratic national leadership would fail next year.
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Missouri
Jesse W. Barrett
St. Louis
Ironton
Arthur M. Curtis
Roosevelt
Grover W. Dalton
State Republican Committee
Myrl Remley
Orrick
Arguments On Cotton Control Act Deferred
Washington Dec. M CAP AP Further supreme court arguments on the Bankhead cotton control act were deferred today because of the illness of Solicitor General Stanley Reed The justice department requested the delay The arguments may continue tomorrow or the case may be submitted on printed briefs Reed suffered a fainting spell while questioned by the justices He was not planning to leave his home and friends attributed the spell to heavy work preparing four New Deal tests Reed contended the Moor suit to force nonstop transport of cotton with government tags was non adversary Chief Justice Hughes said Reed could not press that point as friend of the court The government which is not a party entered the case on that basis The record’s barren nature precluded a decision but Reed had just begun when ill
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Missouri lawmakers eye pension payments and tax funds
Missouri officials warn NGE pensions will not be paid until next year while anticipated higher retail sales and liquor taxes push revenue toward the 1 million dollar mark. Attorney General McKittrick pushes tax assessments, and federal funds delay may leave elderly at ten dollars monthly without swift congressional action.
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Old Age Assistance Department
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Congress
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Compromise Talks On Missouri Old-Age Pensions
Cannon says Missouri must secure a definite agreement with W. Ed Jameson and Col. Allen Thompson to ensure a full check-up on pensions. An extra legislative session is expected to decide necessary changes and funding needs before more payments commence, as applications exceed estimates.
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W. Ed Jameson
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Slayings at Sheridan Night Club Lead to Testimony
In Tulsa a preliminary hearing heard guest A B Anderson describe how Louis Pappan internal revenue agent and George Stewart were struck and beaten before being shot outside the Sheridan Night Club. He testified Parks and McCullough attacked Pappan and Stewart, with Pappan having two skull fractures and both men bruised. Evidence included Anderson seeing Parks waving a Colt at them as they left.
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Tyree Parks
George L. “Hickory” McCullough
A. B. Anderson
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Thhey
T. R. Roberts
First Month Sales Tax Report Details State Levy Impact
A state auditor's first month report shows grocers butchers and similar retailers paying about a third of the new 1 percent sales tax revenue. Among 15 492 retail food merchants, 258 826 of 829 545 total revenue came from that group with other sectors including General Merchandise Automotive and more listed with returns and tax amounts. Katydids sing by rubbing a file on wing ridges as noted in the piece.
Continue Efforts to Obtain Pension Funds
Washington dispatch reports ongoing efforts to fund 150 Missouri old ages pension investigators. A compromise between federal and state views is likely, with the state seeking a direct grant and federal officials proposing a federally conducted investigation using federal funds. Representatives Cannon and Cochran have pressed Harry Hopkins and Works Progress Administration officials, signaling momentum toward a state run inquiry.
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Washington
Missouri
Clarence Cannon
Elsberry
John J. Cochran
St. Louis
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administrator
Non-political farm remedies urged at Missouri extension session
Dean F B Mumford of Missouri College of Agriculture told farm extension agents that non political factors aid farm recovery. He cited fertilizer use, local farm industries, cooperative marketing, and household crafts as keys, noting the need to reduce costs and lessen reliance on Chicago and New York processors. He linked inefficient land use to stringency and warned tariffs beyond local control could affect markets.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Dean Mumford
Missouri
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Europe
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New York
Extension Service
Price fixing programs fail elsewhere as conference enters weekend
The meeting notes the failure of price fixing programs in other nations. The school offers lectures and conferences and will continue through Saturday. About 176 farm agents assistant agents home management workers and extension directors from the college of agriculture are attending.
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College of Agriculture Extension
Sedalia Man Found Dead With Bullet In Head
Sedalia Missouri December 11 AP William Branum 62 was found dead here today with a bullet in his head. The weapon was a .22 caliber rifle. Branum's three sons believe he shot himself due to ill health.
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Thiee
Calles May Lose Ranchland Under Agrarian Laws
Mexico City December 11 AP General Plutarco Elias Calles, a former Mexican president and strong proponent of land reform, could lose part of his Santa Barbara hacienda of 180 acres near the capital under the agrarian laws. He currently resides in Los Angeles and owns other properties and homes across the country.
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Plutarco Elias Calles
Santa Barbara
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Los Angeles
Traces of Lost Mittel-Ursel Village Found Near Frankfurt
Traces of the village Mittel-Ursel once sought for decades by geologists were uncovered by workers building a new auto road near Frankfurt on the Main. Mittel-Ursel vanished three centuries ago in the Thirty Years War. Relics were excavated and confirmed the village’s existence, then moved to the Frankfurt municipal historical museum.
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Germany
Mittel-Ursel
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