Council Galls For Estimate On Light Rates
At a City Council meeting Mayor Means Ray won unanimous support to hire Burns & McDonnell of Kansas City to study Missouri Power and Light's rate filing and advise if rates deliver fair return and benefits to Jefferson City. The firm will cost 1200 plus up to 100 for appearance before the Public Service Commission. Alderman Chet Platt raised West End sanitation concerns and river water intake issues. The city will ask the health officer to assess local drinking water conditions while the sewer district drains into a creek feeding the Missouri River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Means Ray
Burns & McDonnell
Kansas City
Missouri Power and Light Company
Public Service Commission
Ray
PSC
Burns 3
McDonnell
Chet Platt
Jefferson City
West End
Platt
Missouri River
Capital City Water Company
Roy McKittrick
State Health Commissioner
Kellogg urges world disarmament at Nobel centenary
Former secretary of state Frank B. Kellogg told a New York audience on the Nobel centenary that war fears require arbitration conciliation and judicial settlement. He warned armament disputes threaten world peace and urged reducing arms to deter aggression, while noting total disarmament is not yet possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Advocates of
Frank B. Kellogg
Great Britain
World Court
Alfred B. Nobel
Europe
Asia
Kellogg
Century of Progress Exposition Posts Peak Attendance and Revenue
Auditors report the Century of Progress Exposition attracted 32,320,456 visitors over five and a half months. Gross revenue reached $37,270,559.05, ranking top among American expos and second only to two foreign fairs of longer duration. Shows and spectators led income, followed by restaurants, then stores utilities and amusements. pay tickets grossed $61,517.13. Michigan tax receipts from beer and wine sales exceeded $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
France to offer disarmament concessions to Germany and Italy
Paris reports France plans simultaneous disarmament offers to Germany and Italy next week. France would respond to Germany's disarmament outline and seek navy balance with Italy while stressing a cautious approach to troop reductions. Prime Minister Chantempé to address armament stance amid postwar rearmament concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Germany
Italy
Europe
Mier Camille Chantempé
Adolf Hitler
Bursts of a Missouri news briefs flicker in 1933 report
Miss Bethy Khan, 15, injured in Lafayette and McCarty wreck. Knox lightly cut and not skul fracture. William Harmon, 93, dies in California after short illness. survived by daughter Mrs. Atkinson of St. Louis. Anton Luebbert raid over illegal liquor. mash dumped. Luebbert released on bond. Several injured in Highway 54 63 collision. all resting well at St. Mary's. State stops Golden Vault Mines sale of unregistered stock. LePage issues two marriage licenses to Jefferson City and Bland couples. Moerschel party for fleet drivers. tire company awards for six months injury-free use. Carol group meets to prep for Christmas Eve. Dr. McHaney opens uptown obstetrics office. brothers hold state posts. Jefferson City temps: 45/23 with 7/100 inch rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethy Khan
Lafayette
McCarty
Knox
Irving Jones
Jane
Columbia
Louise McKinney
Elden
Louis Wilders
Jefferson City
Si. Mary's Hospital
W. MecHaney
St. Louis
State Department of Child Hygiene
McHaney
Powell B. McHaney
Insurance Department
Hal McHaney
Kennett
Missouri
Parole Granted to 25 Missouri Prisoners by Governor
Governor Park Delbert Midkiff announced executive paroles for 25 inmates at Missouri State Penitentiary including lifer Anong 74 parolee. Notable cases include Henry Knight 46, 15 years for second degree murder. Anong 74 life for murder. and list of others from counties such as Cape Girardeau Johnson Henry Clay and St Louis with years ranging 2 to 16 for robbery larceny arson and forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Penitentiary
Governor Park
Delbert Midkiff
Cape Girardeau
Feaunty
Frank Kelly
Frank Hines
Harry Knight
Henry County
Johnson County
Supreme Court
Henry Renfro
Clay County
Bank of Paradise
Walter Hoskins
Buchanan County
William Billings
Jefferson County
Marder
A. J. Fraka
Cass County
al Donaldson
Pulaski County
Matt Hilton
Douglas County
Herschel Holcomb
Greene County
Walter Stone, Jr
St. Louis City
Larceny Co
Duke Gerber
Peart Cunningham
Washington County
Thomas Wheeler
Lincoln County
Ned Douglas
St. Loui City
William Patterson
Jackson County
Dalai Lama Dies in Tibet Shocking Announcement From Lhasa
London dispatch reports the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s legendary ruler, has died on Sunday. He governed civil and religious life from Lhasa’s Potala fortress and was rarely seen by outsiders. Revered across Asia, he was said to have attained Nirvana and chosen rebirth for humanity. Meanwhile hoboes sought shelter from cold rain in the city hall basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Central Asia
Lhasa
Potala
Dalasi Lama
Asia
T& Hoboes
Stephen Will Retire As Head Of Of And Here
Stephen will retire as head of the organization amid welfare activities and city program efforts. The Chamber of Commerce notes 673 new factory jobs and nearly $40,000 in added wages, plus projects like airport management, swimming pool work, dairy picnics, advertising, and community development under government supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Aviation
Community Chest
Retail Credit Bureau
Citizens Committee On
Cole County Bank
RFC to Seek Extended Authority for Reconstruction Finance
Washington dispatch reports Jesse Jones, RFC chairman, will ask Congress to extend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for at least one year and boost lending power by as much as one billion dollars. He also seeks about 500 million to reopen closed banks and strengthen banking capital. The RFC plans direct loans to industry as part of recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Congress
Jesse Jones
RFC
Jones
Alles
Corporation
White House
Federal Reserve System
Jury Discharges After Hung Verdict In Andrews Case
In Ashland Kansas this morning the jury in the murder trial of Mrs Edna Andrews failed to reach a verdict. The panel stood 10 to 2 for acquittal after being charged Saturday night. Andrews claimed her son Ben was poisoned by accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Kas
Edna Andrews
Ben
Receiver ship fate of Insull Utility Investments debated
Federal Judge Evan A. Evans said Insull Utility Investments was hopelessly ripe for receivership eight to ten months before proceedings began as attorney Samuel A. Ettelson accused Samuel Insull Sr. of directing the process behind closed doors. The case centers on fees for Calvin Fentress with claims Insull arranged the receivers and petitioning creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evan A. Evans
Insull Utility Investments
Samuel A. Ettelson
Samuel Insull, Sr
Sawyers
Evans
Senior Missing at Dartmouth
Police intensify search for Clarence J. Marks Jr. a Dartmouth senior from Philadelphia who vanished from his Hanover dormitory. A note in his room urged youths to sever relations with family and friends and to rub shoulders with the working man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence J. Marks Jr
Philadelphia
Dartmouth
Hanover
Nhs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Council
Burns and McDonnell
Frank Kellogg
Michigan
Liner
Conte di Savoia
Josephine Mrax
Hfeboat
Hitler
William Powerll Harmon
California
Man‘steau County
Sur Yives
C. A. Atkinson
Anton Luebbert
Monroe = street
Luebbert
U. S
Edna Morris
State Securities Department
Golden Vault Mines
Denver
Thomas J. Belleher
Gilpin County
Cole
Henry LePage
Earl Herbert Martin
Alice Lanner
W. P. Smith
William Frederick
Bland
Ruth Baird
Newport
Indiana
John Leslie
Moerschel
Chapman
Harry Blackwell
Missouri Society For Crippled Children
LIFER
Anong
Stephen
Rome
Case of
Kansas
Wowan
Jeqqe Jones
AFG
LCAN
Dorothy Pierce
May Rose Cramer
Sapa
Missouri Hotel
Weber Ice Cream CO
Madison
Santa
Dallmeyer
Phil A. Dallmeyer
E. High St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!