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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1930
Page
8
Miss Gusle Haynie operates under state seal authority and statute to pursue unpaid alimony from ex husbands. The Pulaski County probation office hosts her, leveraging her background as daughter of a former sheriff, a former deputy, and a recently admitted Arkansas Supreme Court attorney.
Washington dispatch reports the Census Bureau's figures placing urban population at 68,955,521 and rural at 53,819,525, totaling 122,775,406. Urban areas defined as all cities and incorporated places of 2,500 or more. The share rose to 56.2 percent from 1920 when urban was 51.4 percent.
Raymond Gunn, accused in the Velma Colter case, was moved from Buchanan County jail to Jackson County jail under guard after a mob burned to free him. Police feared further violence as officers probe links to other crimes including Omaha murders.
In Kansas City on December 22, theater manager W H Wagner and his wife were accosted by four men. Two abducted Mrs Wagner while the others forced the manager to help remove 800 dollars from the theater safe. Mrs Wagner was later released after 93 dollars was taken from her purse. A patrolman pursued the fleeing car firing ten shots before losing the trail amid heavy traffic.
London dispatch cites Daily Mail reporting 300 to 400 deaths from the Merapi eruption in Central Java last week. Most victims were field workers near the volcano base, felled by a sudden lava avalanche after eight decades of dormancy. A separate note states university trained women marry around age 30 in Britain.
Missouri political debate centers on whether Governor Caulfield must sign a congressional districting bill. Democratic leaders and Romjue argue a federal apportionment law allows certifying districts directly to the House clerk after legislative passage, potentially enabling gerrymandering to last until the next apportionment. The Globe-Democrat notes both state chambers are Democratic and warns stripping the Governor of signature could tilt districts. Separately, the Hamburg dock accident reports the Danish vessel Malaya striking the George Washington, causing a stern breach. no injuries, ship towed to port.
Fog shrouds the coast of Europe from the north to the Eastern Mediterranean. Ships creep toward harbor or anchor awaiting clearer weather. Several collisions are reported, with delays affecting traffic in the North and Baltic seas, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay.
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