29 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
1
Missouri Public Expenditure Survey urges alien and recovery laws to push older workers into defense jobs and trim the growing old age assistance program. It cites potential savings of 3.43 to 5.28 million and warns of program absorption of funds if not curbed.
Glenna Lee Pontikes, 17, daughter of oilman Glenn McCarthy, says she will seek a job as a secretary or stenographer after eloping to wed George Pontikes. The couple, married Dec 2 in Waco, live with Pontikes' parents while she finishes Lamar High School.
In New York two temporary mail carriers face charges of destroying mail after alleged actions on Christmas deliveries. Joseph Davis said the load was too heavy and discarded five bundles in a snowbank while Arthur P. Haas allegedly tossed a bundle into an incinerator.
In St. Joseph on December 29 AP reports farmers face shortages after four months of dry weather with rainfall 0.26 inches below normal for the year. Water for livestock is hauled, drought harms winter wheat, December totals 0.10 inch versus 1.19 normal, and earlier months ran below normal by 2.73 in September, 2.02 in December, and 1.08 in November.
Oakland public charities commission refused to grant permission for the March of Dimes annual fund raising campaign in Oakland next month. The panel voted four to two, finding the campaign costs excessive and the organization administrative.
The Central Daily News reports Russia has 750,000 troops stationed in Siberia for a possible invasion of Japan and Alaska. The paper, aligned with the Chinese nationalist party, argues for a Pacific alliance akin to the North Atlantic pact.
Two gunmen invaded a North Side fashion table last night and herded 20 customers and 12 employees into a rear room. They took 1275 dollars in cash and 2300 in jewelry and forced the women to squat with heads between knees.
The Burlington Liars' Club crowned a Los Angeles writer as the top liar for 1956 after judging a nationwide entry. The winning tale claimed a North Dakota pile driver mishap froze a crewman to death and thwarted burial, followed by a surreal canary-carriage anecdote from a rider on the railroad.
Relman Morin argues Japan, once seen as a major U.S. threat, now aligns with American interests. He notes Japan’s wartime volunteers, tied political and economic aims to the United States, and its need for U.S. markets and protection. Occupation has improved health and living standards, with American engineers and doctors driving progress. Japan’s future depends on continued U.S. partnership and defense, while the United States benefits from a counterweight to communism in Asia.
Mrs Elsie Emrich denied at her trial here yesterday that she plotted the robbery of Mary Rammer an 81 year old Island City Missouri woman slain in January 1949 She faces charges as an accessory before the fact to robbery and murder A state witness Freddie McQuinn testified Emrich met her son Harold and him in Stanberry and urged them to rob the farm home McQuinn and Harold Emrich are serving 15 year terms on second degree murder convictions related to the case Emrich said she was not in Stanberry at the time the plan was formed
The piece contrasts Chinese military spending with U S budgets, noting Red China can field far more soldiers for less money due to the smaller overhead and different supply practices. It discusses the division slice concept, rear echelons, pillage-based logistics, and uncertain Korean war cost attribution.
Army doctors at Percy Jones Hospital treat Pvt. Hubert E. Reeves 18 of Joliet after severe frostbite in North Korea. Amputation may be needed for hands or feet. penicillin and time are the current hopes. Reeves remains in guarded condition as doctors monitor for any signs of recovery or deterioration.
In Columbus Ohio on December 29 AP reports the supreme court of the Methodist Church will convene in Chambus law. The judicial council as the denomination's top church law body will study about six potential controversial cases. The nine members include five clergymen and four lawyers who review bishops' decisions. in contentious matters arguments are heard and the case is taken under advisement. Present members include Judge Martin E Lawson of Liberty Missouri.
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