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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
2
Local Republicans argued against a separate judicial circuit for Cole county noting its Democratic leanings and low chances to elect a Republican judge. They claimed a dedicated circuit would quicken hundreds of state case proceedings across five counties and urged the legislature to act.
A Columbia student clipping recalls two Columbia students who staged a dramatic rescue during a fire at a KWO 5 studio. One dragged a hose through a window while the other shone a spotlight from atop a ladder, then the pair left to let the regular fire department finish the job. The scene drew ridicule from some papers, though the department carried out the fire with efficiency.
Washington scene shifts as Jesse Jones and Paul V. McNutt gain clout post Chicago convention. McNutt holds multiple federal posts and coordinates national defense welfare programs while Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp, oversees vast loan activity. Speculation grows about future presidential paths and their political leverage in the Roosevelt era.
Billy Rose reflects on the decline of World's Fairs in America. He cites chronic insolvency with bonds losses, inexperience in planning, lack of architectural unity, overbuilt amusement zones, crowded population centers already hosting fairs, and a pessimistic global outlook that Europe will not participate. The interview recalls experiences from the New York Fair and treasures from Treasure Island and Cleveland.
Quote from Col Edgar 5 Gorrell president Air Transport Association states that defending a nation is no longer solely the province of professional soldiers. The remark reflects a shift toward broader civilian and industry involvement in national security.
Republican Osage County contractor and first-time legislator H. Ridenhour says social security and aged pensions at 30 a month are top priorities. He touts family, education, and local projects while noting his long ties to Belle and Osage Maries counties.
A dance hall warehouse and 1000 cords of wood burned after the volunteer firemen ball in Lookout California. Volunteers from Adin Bieber and Lookout battled the blaze amid ten degree cold, ending their annual benefit event.
In St Joseph Missouri Charles Edward Dick Dittemore, 48, was fatally shot during a tavern quarrel. Bartender John Prodanyk was held for questioning as an inquest is planned for Wednesday.
More than 500 Stephens College students will travel March 13 to the southwest, West Coast, and Victoria. They will visit Santa Fe laboratory, Hollywood, Los Angeles defense projects, migrant workers, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Victoria, and return via Butte and Lincoln with a formal dinner at Nebraska University.
City boys Bert Kelm Fro Long Jesse Jones and Thomas Duncan trailed a note of danger in the mountains west of Denver. They found a full grown mountain lion in a tree. Kelm fetched a CCC foreman with rifle, while the others kept the animal. They shot it after two hours.
In Tulsa Oklahoma AP report: physics minded students at Tulsa Central High adopt wrestling to study weight lifting mechanics. They test lever fulcrum concepts in practice while the coach tolerates some technical discussions during training.
Dewitt Mackenzie reports Anglo allied forces pressing Italians from Libya to Albania as Britain's control of the Mediterranean relies on sustained drives and American economic support. He notes Greek and Libyan actions, British naval shelling, and Italian strains amid Mussolini's worsening blockade pressure. The piece underscores allied solidarity, neutral backing, and the essential role of resources in deciding the war outcome.
A Rock Island passenger train crashed into the rear coach of a southbound train at Wapello Iowa injuring sixteen people, three seriously. The most seriously hurt were Ellen Bandy Keota Iowa engineer Ed Ludwig Cedar Rapids Iowa and L A Boos West Liberty Iowa. They were taken to a Burlington hospital. The northbound No. 61 struck the rear coach as the other train had not yet cleared into a siding. The through trains ran St Louis Missouri to St Paul Minnesota.
A six week old kitten named Labby, a technician's pet from Reading, PA, fell 75 feet from a window ledge but sustained no injuries. The fall occurred after a man briefly rocked the ledge, causing Labby to slip.
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