House votes to move unemployment agency headquarters
The Missouri House suspended routine business to consider moving the Unemployment Compensation Commission headquarters from Jefferson City to Sedalia. The bill, backed by Rep Gouge, would simply name Sedalia in the act, though past court rulings voided similar moves. Debate highlighted costs of Jefferson City living and alleged benefits to state employees.
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Unemployment Compensation Commission
Jefferson City
Sedaia
Sedalia
Supreme Court
Pettis County
M. BE. Gouge
Fettis County
Paul K Gibbons
Knox County
Missouri
Frank ‘Lowry
Cape Girardeau County
UCC
House Requests a Special Election for Social Security Amendments
The House voted 70 to 37 to urge Governor Forrest C. Donnell to call a special election this year. Voters would decide on two constitutional amendments backing direct relief and aid to dependent children programs, plus a raise in legislative salaries from 5 dollars a day for 70 days and 3 dollars thereafter, figures unchanged since 1875. Observers estimate the cost at about 150 thousand dollars. Senate concurrence is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Chamber
Forrest C. Donnell
Social Security Commission
Senate
Railway Clerk Elmer Schuff Found Dead in St. Joseph
Elmer J. Schuff 48, chief clerk for Burlington Railroad at Hannibal, was found dead in a St. Joseph hotel room from self administered poison. He had been ill and off work two weeks. He is survived by his wife a daughter and a brother.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Elmer J. Schuff
Burlington Railroad
Hannibal
H. F. Mundy
Schuff
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow Temperatures Rise
Fair tonight and tomorrow with warmer conditions. High near 79 degrees. River levels show Kansas City at 10.4 rising 2.1. Waverly 5.4 rising 0.2. Bronville 7.5 falling 0.4. St. Thomas 6.4 rising 3.4. Hermann 5.8 rising 0.2. Lake of the Ozarks at 0.9 foot below full.
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Fordeffersey City
Kansas City
Waverly
Bronville
St. Thomas
Hermann
Lake of the Ozarks
National Defense Program Hits State Road Budget
Missouri highway funding faces strain from federal defense plans. Officials estimate minimum costs of 8.46 million to complete defense related road work and note a 287 million defense appropriation proposed in Washington. If Congress acts, Missouri could gain around 2.57 million for strategic and access roads, but no assurances yet.
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Missouri
Federal Bureau of Roads
Congress
Highway Department
Carl W. Brown
U. S. 66
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort
Police Weigh Fines After Wrecks and Teen Car Theft
In Jefferson City street incidents, Dr Foster Wheatly fined a motorist after a Dunklin Street wreck where Harold Calderwood ignored a stop sign. C E McDow faced careless driving charges and posted a 15 dollar bond, later pleading guilty. Two overtime parkers paid one dollar. Youths Billy Bedek and Charles Pettier, 12 and 15, Overland, were questioned after returning a stolen car found abandoned on School Street. They admitted taking it from Overland to visit an aunt, escaping gas shortage by pushing it to a driveway. Authorities traced the vehicle to a June 2 theft with Missouri State Highway Patrol verifying the Overland origin.
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Jefferson and
Dunklin Street
Foster Wheatly
Harold Calderwood
Wheatly
C. E. MecDow
Jefferson Street
Markway
Wal
Overland Mo
Billy Bedek
St. Louis
Charles Pettier
Overland
Missouri Pacific
School
Missouri State Highway Patrol
St. Louis County
Jefferson City
School Street
Joplin Fire Suspect Admits Dawn Warehouse Blaze
Seaman Breedlove a 43 year old negro confessed starting the Landreth Machinery warehouse fire that caused $875,000 damage Friday night. Gerald Stults, chief of detectives, said Breedlove admitted setting the blaze during questioning after a minor fire led to his arrest. Police said a coat found at the scene aided the suspect’s identification and Breedlove claimed he had been drinking.
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Joplin
CGR
Breedlove
Landreth Machinery Company
Gerald Stults
Stults
Woman jailed after crash on Highway 50 east of city
A woman was lodged in Cole County jail after colliding with a parked truck on Highway 50 about five miles east of the city. Patrol said driving while intoxicated charges will be filed. Also noted a state employee had an appendectomy, and Rep Edelstein collapsed and died outside the House chamber after a speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole County
Highway Patrol
Mutual Outdoor Advertising Service
Settlement Reached in Bus Truck Accident Suit
Harold Hayes, 14, filed suit against Norbert Bushman and others for injuries from a Sept. 18 accident. His father filed for $10,000 after his left arm was shattered. Circuit court settled the case this afternoon for $802.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hayes
Norbert Bushman
Independent Grocers to Meet Tomorrow
Jefferson City Independent Retail Grocers' Association called by Secretary Oscar Graessie for tomorrow night at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Meeting starts at 8 o'clock. Adolph Schulte, president, urged full attendance. Housing site approved for 140 homes at St Charles for defense workers at St Charles and Welton Springs ordnance plant by the federal works agency.
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Jefferson City
Washington
St. Charles
Welton Springs Ordnance Plant
Federal, Works Agency
Job Insurance Liberalizer Advances Through Assembly
The general assembly approved legislation to liberalize job insurance payments and save employers 3,500,000 in taxes, sending it to the governor for signature. It raises weekly unemployment pay from 315 to 18, cuts the waiting period to two weeks, and extends maximum benefit duration from 12 to 16 weeks. The bill also exempts all but the first 3,000 of each worker’s annual wage from payroll taxation, tapping a large unemployment reserve fund to fund claims.
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General Assembly
House
George Rozier
Perryville
Allen McReynolds
Carthage
Unemployment Compensation Commission
Congressional check on wide power for F C
Washington June 4 IAP A move to curb presidential power to requisition private property for defense measures gained steam in the Senate Two anonymous senators indicated administration leaders favored amending the war department bill to permit only a temporary action following congressionalResolution Some critics fear dictatorial powers if the president can seize property for defense or relocation The president said the bill aims to let the government deal with defense industry strikes by taking over plants while striking down the idea that authorities can act unilaterally Senator Clark warned the proposal fits his prior criticisms House sponsor May called the plan dictatorship Byrd endorsed a lawful end to defense strikes but questioned if the president should fix prices for seized equipment Reynolds indicated open hearings with top defense and production officials to be invited
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
War Department
Congress
Allis-Chalmers
Milwaukee
Clark
D-Mo
House
May
D-Ky
Military Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Reynolds
D-Nc
Military Affairs Committee
Wart, Navy
Office of Production Management
Ban on Phonographs and Floor Shows With Drinks Passed
Senate approves legislation banning mechanical phonographs floor shows and dancing in beer and liquor establishments. The bill, backed by Sen. William Quinn, targets 3.2 beer bars and package liquor stores, allowing only an ordinary radio as music without special permits. Violations carry liquor permit suspensions or revocation. House moves to tax pinball machines and coin operated phonographs with a 10 percent gross receipts tax and a $10 license fee.
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Senate
William Quinn
Maywood
Liquor Control
Ronald Ringo
Jackson County
Ringo
House
Sen
Fran
Knox Silent on Navy Patrol Impact on British Aid
Secretary Knox said the expanded American neutrality patrol has not yet shown whether it significantly reduced German submarine effectiveness. He noted Germans claim many sinkings while Britain says figures are lower, and that results are not yet measurable. Roosevelt’s push to supply Britain underpins the patrol, with renewed emphasis after months of operation. Axis submarines reportedly extend two thirds of the Atlantic. four British ships torpedoed about 700 miles east of Labrador.
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Washington
Knox
United States Patrol
Roosevelt
Britain
London
New York
Atlantic
Labrador
Egypt Cabinet Quits Amid Axis Drive Fears
Washington reports say the Egyptian cabinet resigned fearing Axis advances and British air raids on Beirut. Secretary Ickes warned of hard facts from a looming oil shortage and urged conservation measures including possible gasless Sundays and nationwide daylight saving time.
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Egypt
Beirut
Ickes
Local draft calls 1934 Missouri totals in June list
Missouri announces June draft call for 1 935 men across the state with 19 714 total conscripts since national service began. Induction schedules place draftees to Fort Leavenworth Jefferson Barracks and Kansas City with numerous county and city allocations including St Louis county and city. The list names recipients and dates June 15 to 27 and notes Negroes allocations. The note also covers Lions Club fireworks festival drive and new officers in Jefferson City.
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Missouri
State
Selective Service
Forth Leavenworth
Buchanan
Board Two
Board Three
Nodaway
Grundy
Vernon
Barton
Jasper
Chariton
Gaclede
Miller
Maries
Osage
Howell
Shannon
Oregon
Dunklin
New Madrid
Pemiscot
St Louis County
St. Louis County
St. Louis City
Carter
Butler
Stoddard
Lester “Chub
Selmte
John Benish
Ralph Pace
Don Bahn
Lawrence Hake
Clemens Reisdorff
Ralph Forgey
Harley Scott
Glenn Cady
Roy Weber
Lawrence Eggen
Wesley Sehneider
William Smith
Virgil Tipton
Raymond Dallas
Hedrick Swinney
Maurice Markway
Malcolm Dees
John Huschmost
Gilbert Knernschield
Ralph Darnell
Tulian Hawkins
Oscar Hood
Jefferson City Lion's Club
Louis Landwehr
Landwehr
O. R. Jackson
Harold V. Remley
Edward Bolton
E. Ray Hall
Alex Weller
Remley
Lions’ Goodfellows
Washington Park
Road magnet cleans Missouri gravel roads for scrap metal
The road magnet of partment removed nearly twelve thousand pounds of scrap metal from 748 miles of gravel roads across southeast Missouri. Twelve counties were covered, with nails, bolts and screws gathered to prevent tire punctures. Dunklin County yielded 2928 pounds on 85 miles, while Madison County produced 55 pounds on about 12 miles.
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Missouri State Highway Department
Missouri
Fred D Harris
Dunklin
Madison County
London Seeks Precautions Amid Syria Crisis Wartime Moves
Cairo and London announce actions as Egypt’s cabinet resigns amid fear of Axis push in the Nile valley. British raids hit Beirut oil depots and Mosul oil fields as Syria Beirut tensions rise. Kaiser Wilhelm II dies in Doorn as Nazi claims Britain bleeding under sea war pressure.
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Beirut
Syria
London
Britain
Middle East
Cairo
Mosul
Iraq
Mediterranean
Army of the Levant
Berlin
France
Lebanon
Vichy
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Deor
Adolf Hiller
Doorn
Friedrich Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Holland
Crete
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Gouge
High Court
ST. Joseph
National Defense
M. P. Depot
Negro
Myrtle Vaughan
St. Mary's Hospital
Edelstein
DNY
Independent Grocers
Gov. Donnell
F.C
Interior Department
Defense
Japan
United States
Logal Group
Callaway
Morgan
Montteau
Jefferson Barracks
Mmssouri
Kaiser Wilheilm
England
Nile
Rodolfo Graziani
Libya
RAF
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