More Alleged Reform Bills Reported Favorable
The senate committee on retrenchment reform and consolidation reported four administration bills. One would abolish the food and drug department and move functions to the health department. Another would abolish the state plant commissioner’s office and place duties with the agriculture entomologist. A consolidation bill for recorders of deeds and circuit clerks in small counties was favorably reported. Also, a bill to create a mandatory state bar of Missouri was favorably reported, with amendments lowering the annual fee. A banking bill would allow the state financing commissioner to borrow to speed liquidations of closed banks.
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Food and Drug Department
Health Department
Charles H. Manville
Food and Drug Commissioner
State Plant Commissioner
Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia
Commissioner of Agriculture
Lloyd Stark
Louisiana
Recorders of Deeds
State Bar of
Missouri
Mouse Judiciary Committee
Tyre Burton
Howard County
State Bar Association
Senate Committee On Banks and Banking
Kinney
St. Louis
Reconstruction
fisManre Cornoration
Autopsy Ordered In Thomasson Exhumation case
The body of Hugh W Thomasson, 76, a wealthy St. Louis property owner who died January 23, was exhumed in Little Rock for an autopsy by order of prosecuting attorney Carl E Bailey after a ten day probe. Coroner Lawson Aday said chemist results would take days. Probate Judge R W Cook refused to recall letters of administration for Mrs Thomasson. a hearing is set for Friday in circuit court at the widow’s attorneys' request.
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Little Rock
Ark
Web
Hugh W.thomasson
St. Louis
Carl E. Bailey
Lawson
Aday
R. W. Cook
Thomasson
Circuit Court
Professor Advocates Newspaper Advertising
In Chicago Edgar H. Gault of the University of Michigan urges merchants to use newspaper advertising to attract loyal customers and avoid predatory prizes. He explains predatory ads lure entrants with prizes, while merit ads build a satisfied customer base and a strong reputation.
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Chicago
Feb
Edgar H. Gault
School of Business Administration
University of Michigan
Interstate Merchants’ Council
Bail Sought for Pierson in Court
Ralph Pierson, once sentenced to death for the Buckingham Hotel Annex fire in St. Louis in December 1927, seeks bail in a supreme court filing by attorney Verne Lacy. The City Circuit Court denied bail pending a second trial. after a first trial he was convicted and sentenced to death. The supreme court reversed and remanded, with the second trial set for next month.
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Ralph Pierson
Buckingham
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Verne Lacy
Pierson
St. Louis City
Bar
Woman Found Frozen to Death in Pleasant Hill Yard
Myra Mary Mullard, 77, was found frozen to death in her Pleasant Hill residence yard. Neighbors believe she suffered a heart attack last night while leaving the house to get final items.
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Pleasant Hill
Myra
Mary Mullard
Judge Burney New Supreme Court Member Dies
The article notes the death of Judge Burney, detailing his early life, education at Ottawa University and the University of Kansas, and his football or fraternity days. It covers legislative sorrow, with Senate President Pro Tem Burney mourned and committees named to attend the funeral.
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Burney
Supreme Court
Ottawa University
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Fime
K. U
Silas Porter
Kansas City
Kansas
Judge Burney
Missouri
Michael Binney
Senate
M. B. Casey
Jerome M. Joffee
Cliff Titus
Meredith
Widow's Murder Trial Delayed in Missouri Case
In Greenville Missouri the trial of Mrs Edna Williamson charged with the murder of her husband Earl Williamson in their Quarks home on September 10 last was delayed today. The Williamson case is not expected to begin before Friday. Separately the murder trials of Raymond Turner and Sam Guttreil for Dan Bostic's killing at Piedmont started today.
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Greenville
Edna Williamson
Earl D. Williamson
Petty Loyal
Oqwarks
Raymond Turner
Sam Guttreil
Dan Bostic
Piedmont
Williamson
Sheriff Exonerated in Fatal Shooting in Missouri
A coroner's jury in Kennett absolved Sheriff Albert Lane of Dunklin County of blame in the death of William Snedecor and a taxi passenger during a confrontation with three alleged Grandin bank robbers. Snedecor was shot after reportedly reaching for a gun as officers blocked the road. he died en route to a hospital. Deputy Ed Nations had alerted the sheriff that Snedecor was "going after his gun."
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Poplar Bluff
Kennett
Togay
Albert Lane
Dunklin County
Willam Snedecor
Campbell, Snedetor
Ed Nations
Gane
Snedecor
Reorganization of Prison Is Voted in Arkansas
In Little Rock on February g AP reports the House passed the Senate's penitentiary reorganization bill with an amendment allowing private leasing of convicts. The move ends the long abolished leasing system and is billed as Governor Futrell's plan to put the debt-ridden penitentiary system on a paying basis.
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Little Rock
Ark
House
Senate
Arkansas
Futrell
Hoover Not Planning World Tour After Inauguration
President Hoover said he does not expect to leave the United States after March 4 except possibly to pass through the Panama Canal Zone on his way home. He denied reports of a world tour or visits to the South Seas after inauguration day.
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Washington
Hoover
United States
Panama Canal Zone
South Sea Islands
Mutineers threaten to fire on pursuing cruiser in South Seas
Mutineers aboard the Dutch cruiser Zeven Provincien warned they would fire on a government vessel as a chase across the South Seas continued. Dutch planes warned the mutineers to abandon the vessel or face gas bombing. East Indies warships rushed toward Sourabaya to intercept the cruiser, while unrest over pay cuts sparked protests by about 400 native enlisted men there.
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Amsterdam
de Zeven Provincien
Sourabaya
Eridanus
Landon Signs Bill Cutting Auto Fees
Gov. Alf M. Landon signed a bill slashing passenger auto tag fees by 50 percent and adjusting registration charges for light trucks and heavy motor carriers. He called it a compromise, urgent for clear 1933 license fees, and said it merges ideas into a practical tax measure with a graduated scale. The measure becomes effective upon publication in the state paper.
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Peka
Alf M. Landon
Peru opposition leader Victor Haya de la Torre denies reports
Reports from multiple sources claimed Victor Haya de la Torre, head of the APRA opposition, was kept in prison after political activity. Interior Minister Julio Chavez Cabello called the rumors false, stating Haya is in good health per medical certificates from official physicians Wie land and Herrera who periodically examine him.
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Lima
Peru
Vicitor Haya de la Torre
Apra Party
Julio Chavez Cabello
Interior
Senor Haya
Wieland and Herrera
Widow and Baby Found Slain in St Louis Suburb
Fern Goldberg a widow and her 18 month old son Arthur Jr were found shot to death in their Clayton home at noon. Initial sheriff reports suggested the widow killed the child then took her own life. A relative discovered the bodies. neighbor Mrs Hart heard shots but did not investigate.
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ST. Louis
Fern Goldberg
Arthur, Jr
Clayton
Illinois Trooper Killed Accidentally Near Taylorville
Private Thomas Jamison age nineteen of Company 3 Peoria was instantly killed at 12 45 p m when accidentally shot through the head by an automatic army rifle in the hands of John G Durston also of Peoria and member of Company 3 at Taylorville Illinois.
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Taylorville, Ill
Thomas Jamison
Company 3
Peoria
John G. Durston
Peo- Tia
Aleo
Indian Wife 15 Sued by U S Government in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a federal suit seeks return of about 550000 from Anna Laura Lowe Barnett, widow of Jackson Barnett the so called world’s wealthiest Indian. The government as guardian says Barnett is incompetent and that the marriage was fraudulent and arranged to gain his property.
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Los Angeles
Anna Laura Lowe Barnett
Jackson Barnett
Barnett
Barnett Ilegally
Oklahoma
Mrs. Barnett
Coroners verdict rules Manning death self infusion
A coroner’s inquest in St Louis ruled John T. Manning death by his own action. The stomach contained poison. Manning, attorney and former state representative, collapsed on a street car and died Monday. His widow knew of no reason for the act. he had served in the 1921 and 1923 legislatures and sought a State Senate seat last November.
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ST. Louis
John T. Manning
Manning
A Perfect Lady Involved In Polite Zingers
A humorous exchange quoted from Frankfurter Illustrierte contrasts rudeness and courtesy. A woman allegedly called yesterday and faced a sharp retort about politeness costing nothing. The dialogue plays on social pretenses in a witty, clipped style.
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Frankfurter Ilustrierte
No More Gas In Stomach And Bowels
An old time advertisement claims Danlmann's Gas Tablets permanently relieve stomach gas and its effects. It promises disappearance of gnawing pit sensations and nervous flutter, improved breathing, removal of drowsiness after meals, and better circulation. Sold in yellow package at local druggists.
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Ben
Danlmann
SNF
Benny DeWysl
Brandenberger
Adlerika bowel cleanse declares relief from gas and sleep issues
Remarkable ad claims Adlerika relieves gas heart pressure and insomnia by cleansing stomach and bowels. It touts a single spoonful and a free sample, with testimonials from Dr H L Shoub and B Puckett. Available via Adlerika Dept 92 in St Paul Minnesota and through G A Fischer Drug Co in Jefferson, Iowa.
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H. L. Shoub
New York
A. B. Puckett
Adlerika
Dept
S. Wabasha
St. Paul
Minn
Jefferson Cuy
G. A. Fischer Drug
Lincoln Was Lazy Says Indianapolis Neighbor
Mrs. Sarah Pearson, 90, recalling her Charleston Illinois neighborhood, claims Abraham Lincoln was lazy and avoided work. She says his father Thomas Lincoln tried many methods to spur labor, ultimately sending him to town to study law, while the family lived around workers who expected effort.
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Abe Lincoln
Sarah Pearson
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Charleston
Abe
Thomas Wincoln
Borah Opposes Lump Sum European War Debt Plan
Sen. Borah of the Foreign Relations Committee rejects a lump sum cash settlement for Europe’s war debts. He says any plan must include currency adjustment and measures to restore world markets and demand. He argues a lump sum alone won’t meaningfully boost U.S. trade or purchasing power.
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Washington
Bear
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Europe
Idaho
Leaps of a Frog and Flea Measured by Government
Two departments issued verdicts on how far a flea and a frog can leap. An ordinary flea can leap 13 inches horizontally and seven and three quarters inches vertically. An ordinary frog can leap three feet, five feet under deep emotion, and six feet with firm footing and deep emotion. The study aimed to calm a California citizen troubled for four years.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Entomology
Commerce Department
Bureau of Fisheries
California
Wilbur
Bronchial Troubles and Creomulsion Ad Claim
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a treatment for bronchial troubles, persistent coughs, colds, and other throat issues. It claims two fold action soothing inflamed membranes and inhibiting germ growth, with a money back guarantee if relief is not found after following directions.
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Ady
Plymouth sells safety and value in 1935 lineup
Lieutenant Anderson praises the Plymouth car for safety with a solid build and Floating Power engine mounts. The ad emphasizes hydraulic brakes and a rigid X frame, noting the 70 horsepower engine and low prices. Doors, convertibles, and coupes are advertised with factory FOB pricing.
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Anderson
Ina
Plymouth
Aso
Andereson
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