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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1952
Page
6
County Clerk William Tellman reports a May record in hunting and fishing license sales totaling 93 575. State licenses reached 700 with 400 combination tags 175 hunting and 125 fishing. County licenses were negligible as open season follows May in the hills and streams.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower asserted support for a strong U.S. air force and predicted air power dominance in future wars. He critiqued Taft’s stance on universal military training, noted President Truman’s delays on air buildup, and announced his post uniform political campaign move after a Pentagon farewell with about 2,000 in attendance.
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Congress to create a new commission to streamline the federal government. He cited a budget rise from 40 to 80 billion, warned of new organizational problems, and referenced 29 reorganization proposals before the House committee. He noted key departments and agencies needing action.
On Koje Island Korea June 1 AP guards fired dot guns and shotguns into POW compound 904 wounding four North Koreans as they refused to remove clothing from a barbed wire fence. Two prisoners were hospitalized and two treated by fellow inmates. Casualties for the past 24 hours rise to one dead seven wounded. A new flagpole had been erected by defiant POWs in the prison yard despite threats from Brig Gen Hayden L Boatner.
A farm dispute in Cole county involves a beekeeper and Brookshire over a fence line and a stately oak tree. Damages sought total about $14,000 with counterclaims of timber cutting and fenced area violations, while venue changes shift between Boone Cooper and Cole counties.
South Dakota Republicans cast a wide turnout in a primary that could influence the GOP presidential nominating fight. Taft backers hoped for a majority, while Eisenhower’s home state and Kennedy era rivalries frame the result as a potential boost or dampener ahead of the Chicago convention.
The capital faces a drop in temperatures with forecasts for the lower 60s after a hot spell. A weather reading at 2 pm showed a sharp contrast to prior highs, while Basil OConnor aged 60, head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, was reported in fair condition after a heart attack.
Two men from Holcomb Ma were fined $100 each after admitting they used an improvised magnetotype telephone to stun fish in the St Yrarcis river near Kennett. Conservation Agent Featherstone noted a rise in such violations and warned of more arrests.
An Iowa University all girl bagpipe group visiting Scotland provoked heated reactions from Aberdeen officials over costumes and cultural appropriation. Councillor Frank Maree led opposition, arguing the band would resemble a circus. the motion to fund 250 pounds for their visit was defeated 6 to 2.
Washington reports Senate and House conferees agreed to split the difference between their foreign aid totals. Truman sought 7.9 billion for military and economic aid to the free world starting July 1. The compromise mirrors roughly six and a half to six point seven billion in the current measure, with ratification expected soon.
An executive committee of local organizations announced today by L. E. Moody to boost voter participation. Members include Miss Catherine Boer Charles Ricker Bailey Mays William Hellman and the Rev Gerald Hayden. Moody said the group will plan to use all available help and reminded voters to register before elections. The August registration books close July 23.
MUNSAN Korea June 3. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison told Communist truce negotiators the UN command will not drive captured Reds at bayonet point. He described today’s armistice session as fruitless and unproductive.
Nine entrants compete for the Miss Jefferson City title with three screenings at the Governor Hotel and Capitol theater. Judges score on beauty, poise, personality, and talent as Jaycees sponsor the event with Wednesday briefing and Friday results. The pageant runs July 9-11 in St. Louis, with the winner advancing to the national contest in America. Outsized focus on decorum, attire, and the bayonet remark underscores a period of tense rhetoric and safety concerns surrounding the event.
Voters in California rushed to the polls for the presidential primary with the state assigning 76 GOP and 68 Democratic delegates to Chicago. Los Angeles County reported heavy turnout with some precincts at about 20 percent of registered voters by 8 am, while Hollywood and San Francisco saw a strong, steady voting trend expected to rise as the day progressed.
At 8 am on the Osage river bridge two trucks and a car were involved in a sideswipe collision. A Menefee Construction tractor-trailer driven by James F. Honea Sr. struck a Linn driver Louis L. Jaegers truck, causing debris to strike a Maplewood car driven by A L Burnett. Damages were slight: Menefee truck very slight, Jaegers truck about 125 dollars, car about 50 dollars. no arrests reported.
United States steel leaders plan a joint industry union meeting within 48 hours after a Supreme Court ruling voided Truman seizure of the industry. Pittsburgh and New York were cited as likely sites as 26,000 coal miners and 9,000 railroad workers faced layoffs and mills remained shut.
In Pusan June 3 AP report says South Korea’s assembly quit work for lack of a quorum and dissolution hung in the balance. A source close to President Syngman Rhee said he may dissolve the assembly late today or tomorrow, while another government source said halting the action hinges on a compromise plan from opponents who control the assembly.
An 82-year-old man was injured slightly when a dump truck collided with a pickup in Washington during ongoing steel industry tensions. The article notes high level White House debate on possible moves including invoking the Taft-Hartley Act, appealing to Congress, or new peace talks to avert a strike and stabilize wages.
The MPA’s bid to strike petitions from three districts could kill the referendum. If successful, no vote occurs and redistricting could force congressional candidates to run from home districts this year. Republicans must replace invalid signatures by July 28 to salvage the effort.
Mr and Mrs Arthur White of this county yesterday dismissed a $15000 suit in circuit court against William Kirkpatrick of Mt Vernon. Kirkpatrick drove the car in an accident near Eugene April 29 1951 that killed the Whites son Donald. Kirkpatrick faced charges of carelessness and negligence in the original suit. In a separate petition L S Woodman of Woodman Engineering Co moved to dismiss a suit by the Missouri Baptist General Association board alleging Woodman shared partial responsibility for damages from two heating furnace explosions at the Missouri Baptist building last year.
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