Students Need Help, Local Business Says, Columbia
George F. Zook urged extended cooperation among schools, business, and industry to give students real work experience. At the University of Missouri graduation, he called for part time jobs and cooperative arrangements so students learn by doing and gain insights into labor relations and civic life. He warned denying opportunity harms youth and national welfare.
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George F. Zook
American Council of Education
University of Missouri
U. S
Educcation
Zook
France
Italy
Germany
Missing Missouri student returns home after amnesia
Betty Pettijohn a 20 year old University of Missouri graduate student who vanished last Friday after leaving a hospital treatment returned to Marshall Missouri last night arriving by bus from Kansas City. Her father Dr. H E Pettijohn said she seemed to suffer amnesia and was put to bed without learning her whereabouts. Jack Irvine reported seeing her in Chicago Sunday night. Columbia police were asked to search for her.
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Betty Pettijohn
University of Missouri
University Hospital
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Jack Irvine
Chicago
Irvine
Boston
Columbia
Court Reappoints Two Members of Bar Board
The state supreme court reappointed Milo Edwards of Macon and Thomas McDonald of St. Louis as members of the board of bar examiners. Both will serve four year terms.
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Macon
Thomas McDonald
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Kansas Flood Bears Down On Topeka Capital City
River Kay swells through Topeka flooding lowlands and threatening dikes. Dikes crumble in places as residents evacuate across Melan bridge. 128 refugees sheltered. no casualties reported, two missing. National Guard, police, and Red Cross aid ongoing as river rises past 27 feet.
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Kansas City
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M. R. McLean
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Lawrence
National Guard
Red Cross
Will Zeller
Louis Allen
Workman
Menoken
Four Men Rescued From Flooded Plant After Kaw River Inundation
In Manhattan Kansas on June 5 UP report Troops in an army motor boat rescued four men marooned in a serum plant flooded by the Kaw River since Monday night Their only food during the ordeal was a mallard duck that alighted on the porch swam into the building and was slain with a sword Rescued were Dr N D Harwood and three employees Adrian Temple E A Hoke and Marvin Nelson
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N. D. Harwood
Adrian Temple
E. A. Hoke
Marvin Nelson
Flood Severs Camps Along Riverside Area
The retreating floodwaters chased away dikes from the rear as Camp Wined Out Riverside and nearby summer colonies were wiped out. A river bend near Silver Lake altered the old path, marooning four families on the Fred Bernridder farm near Meple Hill, though patrolmen say they are not in immediate danger.
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Silver Lake
Fred Bernridder
Meple Hill
Father of four children freed in murder case
William Goodman, a five year old father of five, was acquitted of first degree murder in the fatal burning of Isaac Pruitt at West Plains Missouri. The FERA worker testified he acted in self defense and sobbed while narrating how he dashed gasoline from a tub noting the incident.
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West Plains
William Goodman
Isaac Pruitt
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FERA
Pruitt-Goodman Duel Near Willow Springs Garage
In Willow Springs Missouri a December incident near a store garage ended with Pruitt dying after a confrontation with Goodman. Witnesses testified both men had been drinking before the deadly exchange and Pruitt in a dying statement accused Goodman of robbing him of five dollars and two knives as they sought shelter from cold weather.
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