Relief Bill Battles in Senate Appropriations Panel
Relief program tensions rise over the 4.99 billion work relief bill as amendments on funding and wage levels face bi partisan opposition. McAdoo signals reconsideration Monday while Hopkins warns of cash limits until February 20 and the looming 830 million direct relief fund.
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Cooperation can beat worst kind of flood
MEMPHIS Tenn February 2 AP a warning to rivermen of the Mississippi Valley to mobilize for major flood fight when if a 47 foot stage is indicated for the Cairo gauge was given by Major W M Hoge U S district engineer at a meeting of government engineers and levee boards representing nearly twenty districts His advice spread from Cairo to the White River in Arkansas as rivermen returned home He cautioned two weeks of rain could change the outlook and melting snows could push the Memphis gauge to 43 or more Major Hoge said with local cooperation we can avert any flood that ever was or could be predicted
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Man Killed Four in Wilds of Arkansas
Hot Springs Arkansas February report: a rural justice of the peace received word that a family of four was slain near Royal community ten miles west of Hot Springs. A 45-year-old farmer, Harry Lucas, surrendered to Justice Mitchell Buttram claiming he had just shot and killed the four. The victims were identified as a couple, two daughters, and a county official's relative.
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Evaris
Hoarded Gold In Hoarded Gole In Hila Pockets
Springfield dispatch reports W E Bill Lew a 55 year old Eagle Rock farmer was arrested on a reckless driving charge and found with over 8000 dollars in his pockets and in sachets strapped to his legs including about 1600 in old style gold certificates. He claimed the funds were savings withdrawn from a bank in Eureka Springs two years ago. Authorities investigate potential violations of Roosevelt era gold ownership orders and sent serial numbers to Kansas City district attorney.
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W. E
Bill” Lewis
Eagle Rock
Roosevelt
Marionville
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Lawrence
Walter Forrester
Forrester
William Lewis
Eureka Springs
Ark
Areuth
District Attorney's Office
Kansas City
Payroll Bill Debate Persists Amid GOP Protest
A legislative clash over extra clerks continues as supporters claim the payroll bill speeds state work and saves money while opponents urge constitutional adherence. Rep Taylor mocks the minority leader while defending the necessity and legality of employing additional clerks, arguing restraint and constitutional respect.
House Debates Clerk Hiring Cuts and Constitutional Limits
Lawmakers clash over clerks at 75 cap and a governor’s recommended savings. Rep Whitaker argues the constitution limits clerks, warns future legislatures could expand payroll and drain funds. Rep Taylor counters the bill funds all civil officials and should not handicap officials. Republicans pledge support if bill remains largely sound.
Honor student Ted Taylor missing in Kansas City
Police and relatives search for Ted Taylor a 16 year old honor student from East Kansas City High School who vanished Thursday morning after leaving for class. He had been named editor of the school paper and was vice president of the Junior class. Teachers say he was a brilliant student and recently overworked.
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Frank Taylor
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Black victims of bootleg war found behind store
Two unidentified Black people were found murdered behind a North Kansas City grocery store. Bound with rope and gagged, the victims were linked by investigators to a bootleg liquor war. Police noted recent similar killings among Black bootleggers.
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Patrick Thornton
Roosevelt to greet Boy Scouts tonight
New York February 8 AP The 25th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America will be observed with a White House address by President Roosevelt at 4 45 p m EST. Walter W Head president of the organization will introduce the president from St Louis where 10 000 Scouts gather for a silver jubilee circus.
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German Nazi Dial to Hang in Austria
INNSBRUCK Feb 8 UP The first Nazi woman in Austria was sentenced to be hanged. Hildegard Goessl 19 and her friend Max Wild 22 were condemned for possession of explosives and attempting to murder Anton Strele a frontier patrolman by placing a time bomb in his bed. The girl said the plan sprang from love for Robert Neubarth a Nazi who fled before arrest. The trio sought revenge for Strele's 1933 frontline shooting of another Nazi.
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Austria
Hildegard Goessl
Max Wild
Anton Strele
Strele
Robert Neubarth
Motorist sought who killed elderly St Louis woman
Police hunt a driver who struck and killed 80 year old Mrs. Robert Goericke in St Louis as she crossed a street. After stopping to help move the body from the road, the motorist fled the scene. Witnesses said the victim became disoriented and stepped into the path of the car.
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UPB
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St Louis
Federal agent’s slugger may be Volney Davis
In Aurora Illinois on February 8 AP reports an intensive northern Illinois search for a federal prisoner who escaped a federal agent in Yorkville Hotel bar. The suspect, possibly Volney Davis, is linked to the Bremer kidnapping case and has ties to Edna Murray. Davis has a prior Oklahoma prison escape and a 1925 Kansas City re-arrest.
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Springfield Man SS Killed Near KC
E F Hannah 61 superintendent of Springfield Mo Gas and Electric Co was killed when the motor car he rode in skidded on ice coated pavement and overturned near Lees Summit Mo His son J Howard Hannah 35 Springfield attorney suffered a shoulder injury and cuts and was treated in a hospital
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E. F. Hannah
Springfield
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J. Howard Hannah
Kansas City Salesman Shot to Death Found
Robert A. Nylander aged 48 a Kansas City city salesman was found shot to death in his basement late yesterday a shotgun lay beside the body Nylander had been ill His parents and three brothers and a sister live in Holdredge Nebraska
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Trunk Killer Gets His First Hearing
Nevada City California February AP Clarence Frechette held here after carrying the body of a man he killed in Michigan will have his first court hearing today A warrant charging him with first degree murder and being a fugitive from justice will be served in justice court
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Clarence Frechette
Michigan
Robert Brown
Justice Court
Son of Mrs W B Cole Undergoes Operation
Kansas City report says Robert B Cole 18 son of Mr and Mrs W B Cole of Columbia Missouri is recovering from amputation of his right leg due to infection. His physician remains unsure about the infection cause. Mrs Cole directs women's work in Missouri's federal relief program.
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Robert B. Cole
W. B. Cole
Columbia
Kansas City Man Dies in China of Smallpox
Norman Hoyt Chamberlain of Kansas City Missouri died in China from smallpox while visiting his son Culver Chamberlain in the United States consular service. He had spent the past two years in the Canary Islands researching Aborigine history.
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Norman Hoyt Chamberlain
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Tragedy in Hannibal as Truck Crash Claims Teen, Injures Two
In Hannibal Missouri on February 7 a truck carrying three 16 year olds skidded and crashed on Highway 61 north of the city. Joe Hibbard was killed while K W Atkins Jr and Frank Herl Jr sustained injuries.
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East St Louis Woman Charged in Husband Slaying on Bond
Grace Rossington, 27, freed on a 3500 bond in East St Louis on a murder charge after authorities say she killed her husband Marshall during a dispute over possession of a pistol. He had threatened to leave her for another woman and they had disputed their marriage status. The couple previously lived in California and were married in Bakersfield nine years ago.
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Stockton
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Firemen Rescue Three Children in St Louis Blaze
In St Louis on February 8 AP reports three Weitzer children were home alone when a basement fire started. Smoke trapped two on the second floor until Fire Captain Dan Weir forced entry, rescuing 5 year old Robert who was revived by an inhalator after being overcome.
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Harry W. Weitzer
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Dan Weir
Annual College Debate at Marshall
The annual debate tournament opens in Marshall Missouri with 10 teams from colleges universities and junior colleges. Competing schools include five state teachers colleges the state university and Park College Tarkio William Jewell Culver Stockton Drury Kemper Military School Wentworth Westminster Moberly Junior College Southwest Baptist College Central and Principia. Stanford University and University of Missouri will debate in an exhibition tonight.
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Faurot Faces Missing Missouri Squad From Spring Practice
Columbia Mo Feb 8 Don Faurot new Missouri Tigers coach sees spring practice hampered as members of the 1934 squad fail to report. He says the players from last year aren’t showing up and urges them to adapt to his style to regain grid eminence.
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Don Faurot
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Tiger
Missouri Football Recruits Rush to Join 175 Candidates
New coach Faugot reports most spring prospects are newcomers while many last year’s Tigers sit out. About 175 candidates filed to try for the team as spring practice begins March 1, with many recruits eager to step into Missouri football on the “new deal.”
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Hauptmann Defense Rests Start of Rebuttal in Trial
The defense resumes after Bolmer’s sensational recital challenging the state’s wood evidence. De Bisschop testified roof and attic boards not from the same piece, noting ladder rail and attic board were No. 2 North Carolina pine with differing knot patterns.
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Charles J. de Bissehop
Allie
Frederick A. Pope
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Pope
Twald Mielke
Lindenhurst, N.jr
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Pierce
New World's Record for Large Eggs Reported in Missouri
Springfield, Mo February 8 AP A S Newman spring tin poultryman equipped his coop with red electric lights and hens began laying eggs as large as baseballs. A seven month old pullet produced two eggs at once one weighing five ounces and nine inches around. Poultrymen believe a new world record for large eggs is set. Newman studied Ohio experiments comparing light colors and found red lights greatly increased production.
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Newman
Springtin Poultrymen
EB. L. Dakan
Ohio
Railway Crossing Wreck Toll Rises to Ten
Fort Williams Ontario February toll from a railway crossing collision climbed to ten after Robert Rose 19 died. John Bodnar 21 was the lone survivor among 11 men in the truck struck by the train and was not expected to live.
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