16 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
1
The Missouri sales tax administration runs largely by machines and gadgets. From stamping merchant data to counting payments and punching cards, automated processes handle forms, totals, and ledgers, with 150 workers plus four operators supporting the tabulating machines and token counting.
President Roosevelt said the National Park Service will plant many pink and white dogwood trees north of the cherry trees around the tidal basin to balance public sentiment. He noted plans to add about a thousand more cherry trees after a memorial base is removed, and recalled naval ratios in joking exchange about past treaties.
U S Marshal Bernard Fitch found Coster dead in a bathroom with a 38 caliber pistol. Mrs Coster hysterical and Dietrich distraught as the household reacted to the self inflicted shooting. Dietrich denied being Coster’s brother while investigators linked George Musica to the McKesson and Robbins case and pursued Dietrich’s relation to the firm.
Ed Davis, 56, called the Fox of banditry, was executed at Folsom prison for fatally wounding Warden Clarence Larkin during a failed 1930s escape. His long criminal record spanned Lansing, McAlester, and Kansas City, with multiple spectacular breaks and fugitive years before his death.
In Los Angeles on December 16 AP reports Charles E. McDonald was sentenced to San Quentin for one to ten years for shooting Mrs Emila Krueger wife of conductor Karl Krueger. Judge Frank M. Smith denied a new trial and McDonald is to be allowed to see his 26 month old daughter Emila before imprisonment.
In Los Angeles a defense witness said Martin Snyder's pistol always had a number, contradicting claims numbers were filed off. Ballistics expert Spencer Moxley showed the grip plate revealing the number 417744 on the weapon used against pianist Myrl Alderman, singer Ruth Stting, Edith Snyder, and others.
PREDICT RETURN TO MONARCHIAL RULE IN SPAIN HENDAYE FRANCE At the Spanish Frontier Dec 6 AP Insurgent leaders debate Alfonso’s restored civil rights while Franco may back a monarchy Don Juan Alfonso’s son reportedly discussed with Rome reports claim Franco seeks a king. Fronts see limited engagements as Pozoblanco clash indicates possible defeat.
In Rome the exiled former King Alfonso awaits official confirmation after an insurgent decree restoring his civil rights. He has lived in Italy since leaving Spain seven and a half years ago and has no immediate plan to return. His secretary notes his natural pleasure, while aides say he will abide by Spanish government and people wishes.
Virginia born Viscountess Astor provokes debate by seeking U S exemption from a clause barring foreign nationals from adopting British children. Labour MP George Mathers accuses, leading to a retort about Germans and the Hanoverian king.
Congressional investigators received a preliminary TVA financial statement showing a $310,171 loss on power operations in the year ended June 30 1938. The document indicates a five year deficit of $748,664 with total revenue for 1938 at $2,355,271 and expenses at $2,270,571 leaving a net for the year.
A detailed listings page outlines Saturday December 17 radio programming across WOS, KWK and KWKK stations. It includes matinees, music blocks, sermons, news, sports, dance hours, and concluding signoffs with multiple time stamps and program names such as Santaelia Presents, Morning Melodies, The Bookworm, and Gentlemen bands. It notes recurring segments like News at several times, Evening Echoes, and Parade of Progress.
Kohler said the controller general's office sent incompetent men to check TVA books, blaming this for his lack of enthusiasm about their five year reports. He noted a net income figure of 75,700 before allocations and a five year total of 405,217.
A fragment labeled advice suggests skin problems root from sluggish stomach and bowels. It urges toning the stomach with a product called Taniac, claiming it cleanses acids, improves digestion, and boosts energy and skin clarity.
Paris dispatch reports Grand Duke Vladimir, heir to the claimed but non existent Russian throne, meeting aides as Hitler’s eastern campaign shifts attention back to Moscow. The 21 year old, who has never visited Russia, faces a divided Russian exile community in Paris about a planned trip to Germany for Christmas.
The article reports on a conference where the United States and South American nations discuss plans to cut trade barriers. Brazil’s Mello Franco notes a likely final declaration from 21 nations, with a draft evolving from plans by Argentina, the United States, Chile, and Peru. The US also proposes unifying existing peace accords among the republics.
In Winsted Connecticut Meyer Liskin shows a cow with notably short legs appearing buried to its knees yet normal in size elsewhere. The animal reportedly milks without great inconvenience. Also note a local birth: Mr and Mrs Harold Quinn of West Ashley street welcomed a son last night at their family home.
In Paris on December 16 AP reports Anna Strudinka, a Polish waitress, was the model for the so called Venus of the Turnip Patch. A jury declared the statue a fraud by Italian sculptor Francesco Cremonse who buried it after shaping a relic and removing limbs to seem ancient.
The article notes major patents on glass making machinery and details licensing moves by Ball Brothers of Muncie to use Hartford Empire equipment for fruit jars in 1933. It cites committee findings that patent laws enable royalty collection across the industry, while England reports about 5 million weddings annually.
Paris papers from conservatives to right wing factions joined in an appeal to Parliament and the government for the dissolution of the French Communist party. The united call, supported by 430 newspapers, aims to curb alleged civil and foreign agitation and defend national defense amid Daladier's budget push.
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