26 Jul 1938
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1938
Page
1
Wheat futures fall to lowest levels since 1933 as government farm programs fail to lift prices. New delivery around 68 cents a bushel versus 1.18 last year, while September posts historic lows. Grain traders cite record 1938 crop, loans and acreage cuts as factors, with much stored surplus and ample elevator space amid weak buying.
Reported charges against Miss Dudley were found unfounded by some, while Circuit Judge Tra Beals ordered her removed from the school and patrolled to a relative. Dormitory matron Mary Carlisle described a six foot dungeon and three days without water for Bruton girl. Mrs Greisser called the accusations a vicious political plot to embarrass the governor in a supreme court primary fight. The governor sought to avoid political implications in the Chillicothe investigation.
An AP report details Arab and Jewish violence in Haifa with nine women and children found mutilated beyond identification. British marines and Repulse battle cruiser guns deter further Arab-Jewish clashes, while arrests surge on both sides amid heightened fear and a recent city bombing with no casualties.
Two young women demonstrated a new Pick-A-Back dance at a convention in New York City before about four hundred instructors. The routine featured up steps and acrobatic moves ending with one girl on the other’s back, amid remarks comparing it to Britain’s new transatlantic plane Mercury.
A review of Missouri politics notes Gov. Lloyd C. Stark leads anti Pendergast forces against Judge James M. Douglas in a feud described as unusually heated. State employees and officials face campaign pressure, with several departments aiding Douglas while Billings enjoys key backers.
Shanghai dispatch reports Japan's forces seized Kiukiang 135 miles from Hankow, breaking China's main Yangtze defense line. Japanese warships moved through mines as air and naval units bombarded retreating Chinese, claiming a major offensive begun last Saturday despite heavy rains.
The text reports on calls to set a base wage for common labor at 62 1/2 cents an hour in the east, with Inland Steel paying 64 4/24 cents. Ballard cautions a wage scale now could hinder employment and boost labor-saving devices, while small steel firms protest the 62 1/2 cent proposal, including George W. Prentiss Co. of Holyoke, Mass.
A man perched on a narrow 18 inch ledge of the Gotham hotel along Fifth Avenue refused to step back as firemen below and above argued with him. He smoked, drank from a glass, and taunted onlookers while crowds blocked traffic for hours awaiting a possible dive. Fire and police planned a net as spectators urged him to step away. In Hollywood, Jeanette MacDonald survived a minor ear operation and a leaf nosed bat is named for its leaf shaped nose.
President Roosevelt files a story from the Pacific cruise, transmitted by naval radio to San Francisco as he observes the shellback initiation near Albemarle Island. The Houston anchors for an overnight stay while passage to the Galapagos continues and Roosevelt fishes near shore in clear, mild weather with 20 mile visibility.
Reno dispatch reports Mrs. Peyton Hawes Dunn, daughter of former Missouri senator Harry B. Hawes, plans to obtain an Reno divorce within a month from Henderson Dunn. Attorney George Bartlett stated the couple wed in 1938 in Washington. Judge Bart...
Kentucky Governor A B Chandler sick after water laced with poison as highway patrol probes an assassination attempt during his bid for the Democratic Senate nomination against Alben Barkley. Major Burman says the investigation seeks those responsible for the attack on the governor. Chandler spoke from his Louisville hospital bed claiming campaign desperation. Edward Ashby Rings, 65, former Ray county recorder and county clerk, died of a heat attack in Richmond Missouri.
Irene Dare, a six year old skater, headlines the film Breaking the Ice produced by Principal Productions. A jury of non men at the studio approved her extended performance, boosting her career as she travels from Minnesota beginnings to Hollywood after being spotted by Sol Lesser.
Charleston Mo July 26 The special land jury assembled last week returned three indictments all for minor law infractions. It was revealed today two of the indictments were ter
A jury was convened to investigate the conduct of the sheriff’s office and prisoner treatment, but the report offered no criticisms. The proceedings also addressed charges of driving an automobile while intoxicated and operating a tractor on a concrete pave.
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