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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1950
Page
3
Market reports from Lane Levee to NATIONAL STOCKYARDS detail cattle, hogs, sheep, and produce prices. Cattle and calves move steady to strong, hogs uneven with some declines, sheep moderating. Chicago and St Louis notes similar price ranges for butter, eggs, poultry, and cheese. Arkansas reference to apple blossom ends report.
A work train rear ended a stopped freight train in Valley Park near St Louis at 3 26 pm injuring 12 men all aboard a caboose. Three were hospitalized others treated and released. Injured include Hubert Shelton Buford Combs Loyal Pewiit. Locomotive and work train leader derailed. freight car knocked down embankment.
Firemen were called yesterday to rescue four year old Chris Sappington from a bathroom where he had locked himself in. Miss Ronda Chrismon and Spencer, caring for him, failed to free him before firefighters sealed the house, removed a storm window, and forced the door.
Oklahoma’s legislature will be televised when it convenes next Tuesday and may become a daily feature. WKY TV manager A Sugs notes the first day will cover the organization of both houses and Gov Roy Turner’s campaigning message to the legislature.
Cpl Chester Surface of Fr returns to Camp Rucker Alabama after Christmas with his parents on Scott Station road. Mr and Mrs Fred Shiver and their daughters Darlene and Deborah Kay have returned from a long trip through Alabama and Florida, staying with the Kir Shivers family.
Mrs Clara Bishop filed for divorce from Burtley E Bishop in circuit clerk’s office citing indignities since their 1947 marriage. They separated November 1 1950 and own a $1050 equity stake in 910 Monroe apartment house plus a Martinsburg area farm. She seeks $5000 alimony, legal fees, and court decrees. Also two area men enlisted in the military today Fred Smith of 708 Virginia street joined the Air Force for four years and Charles L Kieptsattel of Bonne Terre enlisted for three years.
Paul Curtis Bogue of Jefferson City and Jane Jones aged 18 from Summit received marriage licenses. The ceremony proceeding details are not listed in the readable text.
In Bonham Texas Speaker Sam Rayburn outlined U S plans to grow its military strength to deter foreign attack while discussing world peace during groundbreaking ceremonies for Bonham's 470000 housing project. Separately at Dayton Ohio a two year old Choked on a grape aboard a New York Central train near Dayton and died despite treatment.
Auction notice for a complete dispersal sale of livestock dairy equipment and farm machinery to be held at Jak Farmy located 2 miles north of Tipton Missouri and 4 miles northeast of Syracuse Missouri. Owners Joe F Koechner and Son. Auctioneers Col Otto Orscheln Frank Miller and Joe Downs.
Two obituary notices outline Lucy nes Simcoe Ott dying December 26, 1930 in Chicago Illinois with funeral arrangements at Tanner Funeral Home and Riverview Cemetery. The second notice reports Rose Dorothea Mesmeyer dying December 26 1950 at St. Marys hospital with services at St Joseph Catholic Church Westphalia and burial at Parish cemetery. A public sale notice follows.
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