Landon Backers Forecast First Ballot Victory
Landon backers in Cleveland predict a first ballot victory as delegates arrive for preliminaries while Borah and Knox camps dispute early signals. Kansas Governor Landon faces opposition as rivals argue the convention will shape a GOP platform and candidate.
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Landon Backers
Landon
Borah
Gov. Landon
CWA
National Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
Knox
Herd
Navy
Carl G. Bachmann
Borah ‘Com
DASH
Hamilton
Gannett
Frank E
Hayes
California
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Showers Tonight and Little Temperature Change
Showers and thunderstorms expected tonight with a slight change in temperatures. Daytime high around 71 with a low near 3. River stage readings show Keokuk 21.6 rising, Kansas City 4, Waverly 2, Boonville 8.6, Jefferson City 2, Hermann 0.31, and other low values across listed stations.
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Sissolai
Keokuk
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
Wind Blows Car Through Window in Caldwell
Tornadic winds with hail and heavy rain hit Caldwell Kansas destroying a residence. An automobile was blown onto the sidewalk through a plate glass window at the C. S. Fossett Shoe Store front. Several residences and many trees were damaged or uprooted.
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Caldwell
Kans
C. S. Fossett Shoe
Ice Cream Cone Traps Youths in Gas Theft Ring
Police punish five youths for gas siphoning in a small-town caper linked to stolen ice cream cones. A mixed group of four whites and three Black youths confessed to minor thefts and implicated four companions. They faced laboring rock sentences after admission and plan to serve until term end.
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Grick
Phooey
Arguments Heard On Bond Refunding Case Before Court
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on mandamus actions to compel the State Auditor to register refunding bonds at lower interest rates. The case questions the state’s authority to refund $110 to $115 million in bonded debt, with bond buyers contending the bonds did not authorize refunding.
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State Supreme Court
En Bane
Roy McKittrick
Forrest Smith
Carl Tauernicht
St. Louis
Charles and Tauernicht
Algoo Reformatory Convict Escapes In Morning Breakout
Charles Hoagland eighteen year old inmate serving five years for grand larceny from Jasper county escaped from Algoa intermediate reformatory today while assigned to the power house. He walked out about four this morning and was being sought this afternoon. Authorities reported the escape as the major item. Nearby, a separate item notes John Birch, a northern Ontario pioneer farmer, reaching the fifth year of his life.
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Charles Hoagland
Jasper County
Algoa Intermediate Reformatory
North Bay
Ont
Canada
John Birch
Ontario
Premier Blum Pledges Early End to Strike
Paris reports 254 new strikes in last 24 hours as Premier Leon Blum, newly governing France, pledges a 40 hour work week paid vacations and collective contracts. He calls cabinet to session, warns against intransigence, and seeks unity amid rising extremism and labor unrest. Policemen guard markets and gates as food supply concerns loom.
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Allied Press
Paris
Leon Blum
Blum
Roger Salengro
Interior
National Police Authority
Albert Sarraut
Blumn
France
Action. Franciase
Croix de Feu Organization of War Veterans
Action Francaise
Communist
Humanite
Socialist Populaire
Wark
Ott
Stet Tn
Congress Quits Monday Morning for Convention
Congress will recess from Monday June 8 to Monday June 15. Senate leaders said it would meet briefly Monday to adopt any minor conference reports, then adjourn without further business. Missouri’s one per cent sales tax marked its first anniversary amid praise and criticism as revenue funded schools, old age assistance, and relief programs.
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Senate
House
Congress
Robinson
Missouri
Park
General Assembly
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Bo Whitaker
Hickory Vounds
Attorney General’s
Wilhelmina Anne Maxwell, Inc
Toplin
Nike Sevier
Cole County
Fough. Joy
Oliver W. Nolen
John. WW. Hoffman
Totorney
Roy McKittrick
Sevier
City of
St. Louis
Webster Groves
Smith
United Press
Supreme Court backs New Deal power financing plan
Washington dispatch reports the district supreme court upheld the constitutionality of new deal allotments used to fund municipal power projects under the work relief program. Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat authored the ruling after a month of trial by four utility firms challenging employment activity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New Deal
Alfred A. Wheat
Harold L. Ickes
Wheat
District Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Co operative Farm Groups Forming Under REA in Missouri
Missouri allows co operative farm groups to organize to participate in the federal rural electrification program. Vincent D. Nicholson asked for the opinion after many state co operatives sought loans. William Orr Sawyers notes co operatives may be formed for marketing members products and for manufacturing supplying machinery and equipment. Electricity can be supplied by a non profit co operative to its members under state law.
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Missouri
Vincent D. Nicholson
Washington
William Orr Sawyers
Resettlement Director Outlines Aid in Rolla Observance
Rolla Missouri June 5 AP John F Nicholson director of the national resettlement administration for Missouri announced that 16 737 Missouri farm families had received aid since last July At the Ozarks folk festival he outlined the administrations work and noted 4992 on standard rehabilitation plans while others have temporary grants pending standard rehab adoption Loans average about 400 dollars per family The program aims to aid farmers at their location with loans though some soils are too poor to justify continuing support.
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Rolla, Mo
John F. Nicholson
National Resettlement Administration For
Missouri
Nicholson
Ozarks
Trap Shooters Launch State Tourney Here
Missouri state trapshooting opens with shooters from six Midwest states competing in early rounds at Missouri venues. Top marksmen across classes post high scores in 16 yard targets as names from Kansas City St Louis Jefferson City and Independence appear among the leaders.
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Missouri
Arkansas
Wlingis
Laws
Ansas
Indiana
Ohio
Mother of Local Woman Dies in Cherokee Morning
Mrs E E Forney mother of Mrs Lee Parijs of this city died yesterday morning at her Cherokee home after illness She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge Eastern Star Methodist church and an honorary member of the Priscilla Club all of this city Funeral services will be held in Cherokee Saturday.
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E.E. Forney
Lee Parijs
Cherokee
Yester
Rebekah Lodge
Eastern Star
Methodist Church
Priscilla Club
Missouri requires license for frog hunting
Springfield reports a state ruling from Missouri fish and game officials stating frog hunters must hold a valid state license. Deputy game warden Lamerick confirms enforcement will target unlicensed froggers.
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Springfield
Missouri
State Name and Fish Department
Lamerick
Ivy
Rest for City Physician at St Marys Hospital
Dr J G Bruce city physician is a patient at St Marys hospital with a non serious condition He is ordered to bed rest by his doctors due to overwork and constant calls Aides Drs Stewart and Maxes will assume his duties during his absence.
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J. G. Bruce
St. Mary's Hospital
Drs. Stewart and
Maxes
Hand Grenades Tie Bank Robbery to Five Men
Five men used hand grenades along with a submachine gun and sawed-off shotgun in a Little Ferry New Jersey bank holdup. They escaped with about $15,000. Cashier Peter Wiseman said the robbers threatened to detonate grenades behind the grills of the cashiers cages, prompting entry.
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Little Ferry
N. J
Peter A. Wiseman
Citizens urged to volunteer police without pay
Chief John Brimner proposed adding 25 to 35 volunteer police officers to be called by the city marshal during stress. Volunteers would be armed with revolvers and Sam Brown belts supplied by the city and serve without pay, while the treasury remains strained. Brimner also hinted at drafting a measure for vigilantes and discussed plainclothes patrols from the regular force.
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John Brimner
Bruner
Eoanto
T ‘Hey
Sam Brown
Treisuy
Aps
Wiechiel
Ian
Swimming Pool 15 To Open Here Tomorrow Morning
The pool, operated by the Chamber of Commerce committee for the seventh season, opens tomorrow with extensive grounds improvements and two tennis courts nearing completion. Season tickets have already exceeded all prior pre season sales, signaling strong interest. Committee members include FG Newham, chairman, Wim F Knox, Paul Schul la, Clifford Perth, I Convery, and others.
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Chamber of Commerce
London
FG. Newham
Wim. F. Knox
Paul Sehulla
Clifford Perth
Woman Seeks Alimony in Divorce Petition
Glee Waltersheide filed for divorce from C. A. Waltersheide in circuit court citing desertion and dignities. She asks a monthly alimony of 50. The couple wed December 22, 1923 and separated May 1936.
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Glee Waltersheide
C. A. Waltersheide
Drexel founder Jesse B. Stuart dies at 92 in Missouri village
Jesse B. Stuart, 92, founder of Drexel Missouri, died today in the town he established after acquiring 1,400 acres in Bates and Cass counties in 1866. Born in Virginia, he moved with his parents to Illinois where they founded Sweetwater, now part of Springfield.
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Drexel
Jesse B. Stuart
Stuart
Bates
Cass Counties
Stuart City
Virginia
Illinois
Sweetwater
Springfield
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR FACE TOUGHEST FIGHT
Missouri's gubernatorial race tightens as Republicans and Democrats file for major offices. Secretary of State Brown closes the filing period at midnight with no major surprises. By deadline, 102 Democrats and 80 Republicans sought public posts, plus minor parties adding one Socialist, six Socialists and one Prohibition member. Eleven Senate hopefuls and several judges across districts also entered, with two major races featuring Stark and Gantt facing opposition. Eighteen last day filers joined the ballot, including Steinbeck for state treasurer and several St. Louis districts adding candidates.
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Jesse W. Barrell
James J. Barrett
C. L. Lambert
J. J. Secheske
Lagyd C. Stark
William Hirth
Dwight HL. Brown
Missouri
Prohibition Party
Krant G. Harris
Dwight
Brown
Fort Sorith
Roy McKittrick
Winn
John Cushice Collet
Supreme Court
Welwered
McCullen
Ue St. Louis Court of Appeals
Robert MM. Reynolds
Kansas City Court of Appeal
C. Jasper Beil
Joseph B. Shanon
John J. Cochran
Jefferson
State Senate
Stekling Circuit
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Rep
Dewey Short
Galena
Congress
Clarence Cannon
Stile
Capitol
A. F
Steinbeck
Union
Larry Briml
St. Louis
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Joe Appleman
Perry
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J. Boenker
St. Charles
Pete Sahn
Barney-Ellietl
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Doneaters
C. L. Penney
Mustvon
Mangas City
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