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Jefferson City Post Tribune

Location

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1931

Page

3

Daily Bread and Road Work Shape Missouri Life

The Post Tribune notes the Master Bakers convention in Jefferson City praising cleanliness and home labor, and urges use of Missouri workers in the road program to relieve drouth distress. It critiques foreign contractors, cites state funding, and references Pope Pius on fair distribution of labor earnings amid Bethlehem Steel debates. It also applauds safer highway practices, speed trap reforms, and a pool for city children while noting a desire for a western swimming facility.

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Flashes of Life across nations and cultures

A collage of brief dispatches noting American women using native beer for fabric care in Chile, a Turkish sergeant turned farmer funding siblings, a German court warning on high heel injuries, Walter Pitkin’s critique of age and learning, Sorbonne student presence in Germany, and Bologna's 500th anniversary banquet with traditional pasta meal offerings.

Associated Press Santiago Chile Yozgat Turkey Ahmed Gwzett Hanin Leipsic Germany Usper New York Walter B. Pitkin Columbia University Berlin Sorbonne Paris France Bologna Italy

Noland Road Death Trap Prompted County Repairs

Kansas City June 2. County surveyors investigated the Noland road and No. 40 intersection after multiple wrecks. They planned to erase 174 hazards at the corner, which features a stop sign, gravel frontage, and a steep incline that obscures sightlines. Nearby residents recalled a past fatal crash at the Crowell home site and ongoing dangers from debris and damaged property.

Kansas City Phelps Road Ehere Noland Road No. 40 Andrew Cravwell Crowell

China Faces 20th Summer of Civil War in 1930s

The piece portrays China entering a 20th summer of civil strife, with Communist forces expanding in the south and wartime chaos across provinces. Chiang Kai-Shek presides over a government facing rival warlords, rebel armies, and looming foreign pressures as Communist influence grows in the Yangtze valley and beyond.

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Youth in Missouri gets new trial ruling

Alvin Buss a Springfield youth aged 16 to 17 was sentenced to 25 years in the Missouri penitentiary for first degree robbery with a deadly weapon. The Missouri Supreme Court en banc ruled the juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case further, ordering the youth to be dealt with by Greene County Circuit Court. The decision, written by Judge Frank E. Atwood, affirmed with most justices concurring and a dissent by Chief Justice Ragland.

Alvin Buss Springfield Missouri Greene County State Supreme Court Cass Supreme Court Circuit Court Frank E. Atwood White Henwood Ellison Gantt Atwood Ragland

Keeping Cool and Judge Norton Honored

Comment discusses mechanical ventilation as a public health advance, noting American engineering prowess and its adoption in movie houses and schools, with homes benefitting from better ventilation. Also reports Judge Norton’s gubernatorial appointment to a new circuit judgeship, highlighting his Missouri roots and long public service with GOP ties.

America Alming

When the Experts Were All Wrong

Boston News Bureau reports Prof Willam T Foster of the Pollak Foundation for Economic Research noted a November 4 1921 New York meeting of statistical experts predicting slow revival. Instead, business rose within 16 months, frightening experts who had forecast dull growth.

Willam T. Foster Pollak Forndation For Boston News Bureau New York City Foster

Radio Tonight Offers Wide Evening Lineup Across Networks

Associated Press listings preview a dense radio schedule with Morton Downey, Julia Sanderson, Clem McCarthy, Arthur Wallenstein, Ben Benita, Helen Nugent, Jack Little, Dell Cop, Garry Funk, Mable Wayne, Frank E. Gannett, Mae Quesies, and the Bytown Troubadours performing on WABC CBS WEAF NBC WIZ WHAP and other stations. Broadcasts include Derby coverage from Epsom Downs and a Toronto origin segment with Arabesque.

Associated Press Morton Downey Anthony Wons WABC CBS Julia Sanderson Frank Grumit WEAF NBC Epsom Darby Clem McCarthy WIZ NBA Arthur Wallenstein Ben Benita Radio Playhouse Helen Nugent Wabc-Cbs Jack Little Dell Cop Tran Chicago Wiznbc Epsom Downs Trans-Atlentia Garry Funk Weaf-Nbq Maly Tria Mat Brusiles Mable Wayne Frank E. Gannett Gann Bill Schuat Waboobs Mae Quesies Weaf-Nbg Bytown Troubadours Wdjz OKG Toronto Arabesque Vincent Lopes Weapnbs

Surgeon Dr Elmo Sanders Dies in Kansas City Home

Prominent Kansas City surgeon Dr Elmo Sanders, a noted figure and former ally physician, died at his home last night after a battle with illness. City officials and medical peers mourn the loss of a respected medical leader.

Kansas City Bt. Elmo Sanders Alty Pp Meumoanli

Increased tariffs take hold in Canada import list

Ottawa reports new duties on 20 commodities including steel automobiles and oranges. Premier Bennett defends protectionist policy as needed to shield Canadian industry. anthracite shifts from free to 40 cents per ton, boosting expected revenue to about 78 million dollars. A related photo from a South American flight shows a 320 mile earth view.

Ottawa Canada United States RB. B. Bennett Igh Tari Bennett Hennett

Two Avenues of Escape for Fall In City Scandal

Interior Secretary Albert Fall failed to win Supreme Court relief as his bribery conviction stood. A prison term of one year and a 109000 dollar fine could be upheld unless a presidential pardon or sentence suspension for age and ill health is granted. White House officials said no appeal had been filed and any future action would go through the Justice Department. The trial judge had earlier indicated commutation would be possible given Fall's health.

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Jury to try boy crime wave in St. Joseph

In St Joseph Missouri on June 2 the selection of a jury to try 16 year old Michael Gurke for the slaying of John Fisher was nearing completion. Eleven jurors were qualified with prosecutors expected to seek the death penalty. Gurke has confessed to the killing at the request of an unnamed man and defense witnesses include several of his former evangelical friends.

ST. Joseph Michael Gurke John Fisher Anid John Brown Gelical

Confederate Veterans Open 41st Alabama Reunion at Camp Stephens

More than 500 Confederate Veterans gather at Camp Stephens in Montgomery for the forty-first annual reunion amid cannon blasts and reveille. General W P Stephens receives Alabama’s keys from Governor Miller signaling the opening. veterans hint at selecting a site for the 42nd, possibly Richmond or Washington.

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Well Known Writer Katherine Brown Dies in Florida

Orlando death notice reports writer Katherine Holland Brown dying at home in Florida. She won the John Day prize in 1927 for her book The Fathers. The notice mentions 23,000 stones in the Washington Monument as a referenced fact.

Orlando, Fla Katherine Holland Brown Het Today Washington Monument

Irene and Prentiss Stir Romance Amid Turmoil

In a tangled plot Irene Byerewy pursues Prentiss Gaylord to secure a future while Tommy Wilson plans a marriage he may lose. Irene feigns innocence as loyalties shift between love, schemes, and a looming public scene at the gate.

Irene and Prentiss Forbidding Island Lunch Plan

Irene hides her engagement to Tommy while pressuring Prentiss to declare marriage. Beryl confronts Irene about Tommy, and Irene blurts that she will not ruin Prentiss by telling him about Tommy’s search. The scene ends with Irene dodging the truth and hinting at future revelations.

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