Weeks Flake Opposes Liquor Bill in Missouri House Standoff
Rep R P Weeks from Douglas County leads a bloc to block a liquor measure until senate action on administration tax and municipal utility bills. He accuses powerful interests of subverting relief for schools and citizens and vows to stand firm until a square deal is achieved for schools and rural Missourians.
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R. P. Weeks
Douglas County
Weeks
Senate
Ava
Missouri
Supreme Court Sets Test Day On Prohibition Indictments
The Supreme Court scheduled January 15 for a test case to decide whether pending prosecutions for violations of the National Prohibition law can proceed or must be dismissed. Thousands of federal indictments nationwide hinge on the ruling. Byrum Gibson and Claude Chambers face conspiracy charges in Rockingham County North Carolina as the district court had dismissed them citing repeal amendments nullifying the Volstead Act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
James C. Biggs
Department of Justice
Byrum Gibson
Claude Chambers
Rockingham County
North Carolina
Federal District Court
Slaying of Ralph Dearley Prompts Extradition Hearing
Virgil Smith, 25, arrested in Pittsburg Kansas and charged in the Dearley slaying, waives extradition and proclaims innocence. Tulsa officials set December 19 for preliminary hearings. other suspects include Dave Carto and Jim Robbins of Tulsa, with Art Williams released.
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Tulsa
Okla
Pittsburg
Kas
Virgil Smith
Ralph Dearley
Smith
Springfield
Dearley
Osage Hills
Dave Car- Toh
Jim Robbins
Art Williams
Robbers Herd Nine Into Refrigerator Escape
Robbers forced nine persons into a refrigerator at Fehrenbach's Market in St. Louis and fled with $1,000 from the safe on December 18 AP report. The story notes that water density near the ocean's surface is similar to that at depth.
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ST. Louis
Fehrenbach’s
Gibson Avenue
Local Men Pay Tribute to Memory of Former Chief
Citizens and leaders in Jefferson City recount Governor Frederick D. Gardner as a man of character and public service. Through quotes from Hugh Stephens A Linxwiler Howard OCak W A Dallmeyer and others the piece lauds his wartime leadership and businesslike administration while honoring his memory.
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Jefferson City
Clarence Hammond
Gardner
Hugh Stephens
Chamber of Commerce
Migsatri
A. Linxwiler
Department of Life
Howard Ocak
Central Missouri Trust Co
Missouri
Frederick D. Gardner
W. A. Dallmeyer
Exchange National Bank
W. A. Clark
F. D. Gardner
Thos. L. Price
Wallace Crossley
Crossley
Garaner
M. Kinney
Proving Grounds trip for local dealer and licenses issued
Local dealer H. Burnett heads to Detroit via train from St. Louis to represent the territory at the Proving Grounds. County Recorder Henry LePage issued two licenses bringing yearly total to 356, James Leeper and Rosella Schell Hammer of Gasconade and Marvin Essary and Helen Dwight of Cedar City. Temperatures in Jefferson City ranged from 22 to 68 with 0.49 inch rainfall. The city hall basement housed 63 hoboes Saturday night and 64 Sunday night, the highest on record. A marriage license was issued to Wilburn A. Patrick and Maggie Post of Licking bringing LePage’s total to 357. An attempted burglary on Rendezvous Cafe caused drill holes in the door, with no loss claimed. A purse was reported stolen containing cash and keys.
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H. &. Burnett
Proving Grounds
Detroit
Michigan
St. Louis
Henry LePage
James B. Leeper
Rosella Schellhammer
Gasconade
Marvin Essary
Helen Dwight
Cedar City
Wilburn A. Patrick
Maggie Post
Licking
Pennsylvania
Justice W. FP. Smith
Gardner Gies of In fection in St. Louis
Governor Gardner Gies funeral held at Grace Methodist Church with Rev Loren M Edwards officiating. Burial in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Mayor Bernard Dickmann ordered flags at half mast on city buildings for 36 days as tribute.
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Grace Methodist Church
Loren M. Edwards
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Bernard Dickmann
Sli
Holders of Foreign Bonds Seek Protection
The Foreign Bond Holders Protective Council, Inc. was formed in Washington at the Federal Reserve Board to aid American investors in public bonds issued by foreign governments states or municipalities now in default. It will not act on private foreign corporation obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Protective Council, Inc
Federal Reserve Board
Counncil
NRA recognition granted to consumers and labor groups
Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson announced that code authorities governing industry under the NRA would recognize consumer and labor representation with advisory powers. The automobile code received an extension like the steel code, while overtime bans under reemployment agreements were relaxed for merchantry workers during year end inventories. Johnson outlined limited government veto power on the code authority seat, and named advisers from labor and consumer sides without voting rights, with further appointees to scrutinize code effects.
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Washington
Lator
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Mercenntile
National Labor Board
Labor
Consumers Advisory Board
Labor Board
Robert F. Wagner
Dem. W
Consumers Board
Mary H. Rumsey
New York
Consumers
Leon Henderson
Russell Sage Foundation
F. J. Schlink
Consumers Research, Inc
Schlink
Henderson
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
War chiefs of France oppose German rearmament
Paris December 183 ap The war chieftains of France in secret session with General Weygand and Edouard Daladier opposed a German remilitarization. The superior war council surveyed Hitler's demands for increased armaments and decided against them, preparing recommendations for the government.
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Paris
France
Maxime Weygand
Edouard Daladier
Germany
Chantellor Hitler
Norris Completes Flood Control Bill for Missouri Basin
Senator Norris of Nebraska says he has drafted a bill to create a vast flood control and irrigation project in the Missouri River basin modeled on the Tennessee Valley Authority. He expects to introduce the measure in the Senate on January 4 after Congress convenes. The bill calls for a basin wide study to maximize irrigation flood control and power.
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Washington
Norris
Missouri River
Tennessee Valley
Senate
Congress
Wyoming Governor Names New Senator
Cheyenne December 18 Acting Postmaster General Joseph G. C. O Mahoney appointed U S Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator John B. Ixendrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Leslie A. Miller
Joseph GC. O'Mahoney
U. S
Reward Offered For Arrest In Cord Cheek Lynching
Nashville Curfew government posted a reward of 1000 dollars for the arrest and conviction of the mobsters who lynched Cord Cheek a Negro youth Friday. The case draws attention amid calls for swift action by authorities and public outrage in Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Hal McAllister
Cord Cheek
Four Armed Bandits Rob Illinois Bank in Barry
Four young men armed with pistols robbed the First National Bank at Barry of about 6000 to 7000 dollars, kidnapped cashier Orvie Williamson, and released him a mile west. They herded four employees and two customers to a rear room, then fled in a small Ford sedan toward Hannibal Missouri or Quincy.
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Barry
Til
First National Bank
Orvie Williamson
Here
Hannibal
Quincy
ICC orders new hearings on southwest pickup and delivery rail service
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered further hearings to determine the true cost and traffic impact of Cotton Belt and rival railroads lucrative shopper pickup and delivery service in the southwest. The action follows protests by Missouri Pacific, St. Louis-San Francisco, and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific against launching similar services to meet competition. The commission lifted suspensions on two minor schedules while studying the full operation to assess costs and justify the service amid two years of unmet fixed charges.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis Southern Railroad
Southwest
Missouri Pacific Railroad
St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Uncle Sam to Hand Out Cotton Aid to Farmers
The farm administration will authorize county agents to issue six cent per pound cotton options on about 2.4 million bales of government held cotton, with an estimated 600000 farmers receiving roughly 48000000 dollars. Producers may call the options for the price difference or opt for a four cent per bale initial payment through the pool. A cotton option office will manage option receipts, auditing, and check disbursement.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Commodity Credit Corporation
Irish fascist leader O Duffy jailed after Dublin rally
General Owen O Duffy, head of the Blueshirts, defied a ban, traveled to Westport for a mass meeting, and was intercepted by police. He and three other leaders were arrested after officers stormed the platform.
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Dublin
Ireland
Owen O'Duffy
Pascist Blueshirts
Great Britain
de Valera
O'Duffy
Westport
Acting postmasters named for Missouri
Washington reports acting postmasters named today including George L. Chancellor Goodman Melissa Wilson Hartville Frank Murdock Seneca Samuel W. Vaughn Bogard John G C Hains Slater Missouri five towns listed with state abbreviations and initials
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Washington
George L. Chancelor
Goodman, Mo
Melissa Wilson
Hartville
Frank Murdock
Seneca
Samuel W. Vaughn
Bogard
John GC. Hains
Slater
Industry faces loan access woes prompt RFC review
Industry hardships in securing bank loans to meet payrolls prompt administration to study RFC loan options. An NRA loan plan tried spreading funds but direct RFC was blocked, hindering rapid aid. Chairman Jesse H. Jones will report to President Roosevelt and is likely to recommend direct loans.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Jesse H. Jones
Roosevelt
Former Windsor banker and lawyer dies in Kansas City
James Pine Allen, 78, a former Windsor banker and lawyer, died at his daughter Mrs Spencer F. Harris home in Kansas City. He once traded extensively in Texas and Oklahoma real estate and ran a large cotton plantation at St Joseph Louisiana. He was born in St Charles County Missouri.
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Kansas City
James Pine Allen
Windsor
Spencer F. Harris
Allen
Texas
Oklahoma
St. Joseph
St. Charles County
Missouri
War in Gran-Chaco Ends Signal Blows at El Pueblo
Montevideo dispatch reports a siren atop El Pueblo indicating peace between Paraguay and Bolivia in the Gran Chaco. Castro Rojas, leader of the Paraguayan delegation at the Pan American conference, called the claim preliminary though credible.
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Montevideo
el Puebelo
Pare ‘Aguay
Bolivia
Chaco
Casto Rojas
Faraguayan
Tobacco Holiday Hits Two States Market Glut Opens
Weston Missouri reports the tobacco market opened with the largest grower turnout since the exchange began. Morning sales averaged 15 cents per pound, top at 21. Rumors of a shutdown after Lexington, Kentucky, closing did not stop sales for now but a federally sponsored production plan looms. Governors McAllister and Laffoon urge warehouses and growers to halt sales as Tennessee, Kentucky lead. Ripley Ohio suspends sales indefinitely and Madison Indiana warehouses say they will follow.
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Weston, MO
Lexington
Associated Press
McAllister
Tennessee
Laffoon
Kentucky
Virginia
Ehringhius
North Carolina
Asheville
Ripley
Ohio
Madison
Ind
K. C. Merchants See Sales Picking Up
Local Kansas City merchants report a rise in sales today, with shoppers returning to stores after a slow period. Business owners note improved foot traffic and steady demand across several sectors.
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K. C
Retail sales rise 12 to 40 percent year over year
Last week sales climbed from 12 to 40 percent above the prior year. A merchant dubbed it the first time in four years that business is good. Increases align with monthly fall gains and reflect more than holiday shopping. A separate note mentions a 30 foot penetration bullet and sloths’ inability to support weight upright, with movement by grasping and dragging themselves.
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Gage
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T. J. Brown
United Press
Metropolitan Life Insurance
Frederick Dozier Gardner
State of Missouri
Msgr
Jos. Selinger
D. D
Rendezvous
E. McCarty Street
O. B. Whitaker
Capitol Avenue
High
Jefferson Streets
Gardner Gies
ST. Lou
Wyoming
Illinois Bank
St. Louis Southwestern Line
Uncle Sam
United States
DC Valer
K.C
Gran — Chaco
Ied
Mt, Anly
Phil A. Dallmeyer
Optometrist
E. Ligh
Hammond Vis
Erust
S. Epperson
Underwriting Co
Capital City Telephone CO
A. Dallmeyer
THOS
Lawson Price View
Jos. H. Dulle
W.l.hager
W. Raithel
Cophier
Paul Bosch
Ronidtaet Coalebes
J. Frank Ramsey
John Sinclair
Santa Claus
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Mamma
Wenn
Walkathon
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