Ferguson 1a New Chairman of Committee
Charles A. Ferguson of Willow Springs was elected chairman of the Republican state committee at St. Louis, succeeding Barak T. Mattingly. Ferguson was chosen by acclamation at a closed session, planning routine organization and a full ticket for the election year. Several candidates attended, including Loyd Miller and J Franz Frye, with Lt Governor race still unsettled and a state headquarters to be organized in St Louis.
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Charles A. Ferguson
Willow Springs
Republican State Committee
Barak T. Mattingly
St. Louis
Ferguson
State Committee
Philadelphia
Jefferson City
Loyd
Boots
Miller
Springfield
Lev Willigan
St. 1
Lot&key
Milligan
Senate
J. Franz Frye
Howell County Republican Committee
Hindman to Lead Missouri Student Affairs for Men
Columbia Mo June 5 AP Dr Darwin A Hindman professor of physical education at the University of Missouri will become acting director of student affairs for men September 1. Dr Albert K Heckel dean of men resigns effective that date with Heckel on leave and Hindman to handle affairs as acting director. Reappointment of Tiger athletic coaching staff and Huston Betty of Marceline named assistant football coach announced.
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Columbia, Mo
Darwin A. Hindman
University of Missouri
Albert K. Heckel
Mien
Dean Heckel
Huston Betty
Marceline
Tech
Tiger Athletic
Partly Cloudy and Continued Warm Tonight for Jefferson City
Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and Thursday. Highs near 90 and lows around 64. River stages noted for Keokuk and several towns with small rises and falls. Lake of the Ozarks near two feet below full reservoir.
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Jefferson City
Keokuk
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
St. Thomas
Hermann
Lake of the Ozarks
Buchanan to Run for Judge in Local Race
Harry L. Buchanan announced plans to file for the Republican nomination for circuit judge tomorrow. He returns from a circuit swing with strong backing and no expected opposition in most areas, though Judge Sam C. Blair stands as a rival in a tight field. Midnight Friday is filing deadline as Republicans seek candidates for prosecutor, county court judge, second district, and county assessor.
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Harry L. Buchanan
Buchanan
Cole County
Sam C. Blair
Man trapped in mine killed by boulder near Webb City
Clyde Strecker, 40, of Webb City, was killed by a falling boulder after a cave-in trapped him earlier today at a mine one mile north of Webb City. The cave-in affected an 80 acre area, damaged a drainage ditch, mine buildings and a highway, sending muddy water and debris 200 feet into the air as the concussion could be heard miles away.
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Joplin
Clyde Strecker
Webb City
St. Mary's Boulevard Paving to Begin Next Week
City Engineer Dick Fowler announced paving of St. Mary's Boulevard will start next week. A small section between Waverly and Giffert Lane has been under construction for the past week.
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St. Mary’s Boulevard
Dick Fowler
Waverly
Giffert Lane
Fifth Column In Latin America Worries U S
In a secret army high command statement, fifth column activities in several Latin American nations alarm U S defense planners. General Marshall named five countries, and Secretary Wallace warned that dictator nations aim to conquer the Americas if England and France fall.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army High Command
Wallace
New World
England
France
Americas
Great Britain
Roosevelt
National ‘Guard
Marshall
Panama Canal
National Guard
Naval Bases
Continental United States
Senate
House
KAUFFMAN AND ULLIVAN SENT TO RED CROSS TRAINING
Jefferson City's police officer Lawrence Kauffman and fireman Johnny Sullivan will attend a Red Cross safety school at Lake Taneycomo this month to take an advanced ten day first aid course. They will earn instructors diplomas upon completion. Training expenses are covered by the Red Cross. The program aims to place 25 to 50 first aid instructors in each community. Sullivan and Kauffman will be qualified to teach advanced first aid to both departments after the course which also covers traffic safety and water safety. They depart June 12 for the lake. Henry Sloan of Jefferson City will attend the Red Cross water safety school.
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Jefferson City
Lawrence Kauffman
Johnny Sullivan
Red Cross
Lake Taneycoma
Re-Lef
Kauffman
Fire
Sullivan
Henry Sloan
Red Cross Water Safety Schoo
Stark to Fly to Washington for White House Visit
Governor Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri will fly from Duluth Minnesota to Washington D C for a Friday morning conference with President Roosevelt. Stark is in Duluth for the national governors conference discussing national defense. He may report on governors reactions and is mentioned as a potential successor to Charles Edison as Navy Secretary.
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Lloyd GC
Stark
Duluth
Minn
Washington
D. C
Roosevelt
Missouri
Charles Edison
Navy
New Jersey
Starke
Census Still Not Completed in Jefferson City
Census enumerator reports many residents not yet counted in Jefferson City as the March 31 deadline nears. Secretary Bedell of the Chamber of Commerce urges employers to canvass workers and verify each person is counted to reach the 25,000 population goal.
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Jefferson City
Bedell F
Chamber of Commerce
Bedell
Phim
Tall
Jury Finds Rolla Officer Not Guilty
Coroner's jury exonerated Peace Officer King Pace in the fatal shooting of Joseph Roark near the jail in St. James. The jury found Roark was shot while resisting and escaping arrest on a disturbance charge.
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Rolla, Mo
King Pace
Joseph Roark
St. James
Roark
Infant Dies of Tetanus in Osage Bend Family
Oliver Joseph Schmidt, week old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Schmidt of Osage Bend, died Tuesday night from a presumed tetanus infection. Born May 28 in the family home, he leaves four siblings Irene, Evelyn, Mildred, and Alfred.
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Oliver Joseph Schmidt
Joe Schmidt
Osage Bend
Motorized Germans on both sides of Amiens
London reports military sources say German armored vehicles are on both sides of Amiens but not close to the town. Germans are noted south of the Somme with no bridgehead formation. Casualties from Hitler's offensive total 400,000 to 500,000 of about 2.5 million engaged, with eighty divisions used including ten armored and five motorized.
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London
Amiens
Somme
Hitler
Low Countries
France
Germany
Justice Prosper LePage Dies Sudden in Office
Prosper LePage justice of the peace and notable member of the Cole family died of a heart attack at his office on East High Street at 11 15 AM. He was the last of a prominent local family with connections to Odd Fellows Maccabees and Knights of Pythias. Funeral set for Friday 2 30 PM at Thorpe Gordon Funeral Home under Odd Fellows auspices.
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Justice of the Peace
Prosper LePage
East High Street
W. A. Seibel
Sam James
Justice Le+ Page
Seibel
e+ Page
Justice LePage
LePage
Prosper
Elizabeth LePagé
Gera
St. Mary’s Boulevard
Elm Street
Sullivan Saddle Tree Company
General Automobile Service
Jefferson Street
The
Odd Fellows
Maccabees
Knights of Pythias
Methodist Church
Mr. LePage
Flora Green LePage
Maud Smith
Henry G. LePage
Thorpe J. Gordon
Riverview
Jefferson City to Install New Parking Meters
A Dual Parking Meter Co representative from Oklahoma City arrived to review installation plans for Jefferson City parking meters. Equipment has begun arriving though full assembly is not yet complete. City officials expect time to organize labor contracts before work starts. five cent and one cent meters are to be placed at selected locations.
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Jefferson City
Dual Parking Meter Co
Oklahoma City
Daly
W. A. Curtis
Candidate Files for Governor Runnion Seeks Democratic Nomination
Guy W. Runnion of Kansas City filed today for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He proposed a $5 state auto license fee and tax reductions on farms and homesteads except school levies. This marked his first run for public office and he is the fourth Democrat to enter the primary.
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Guy W. Runnion
Kansas City
Runnion
French Line Holds As Hitler Launches New Titanic Attack
Paris reports Hitler opens a great offensive along a five mile Aisne Somme front into central France. German infantry mass attacks around Amiens while Berlin claims renewed action for the future of the people. London notes Russian aid to meet Italian threats as Italy trembles on the brink of war.
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Paris
Aisne-Somme
France
Amiens
Berlin
Armlés
Maxime Weygand
Somme-Aisne
Krieg
le Havre
Rouen
Te Havre
Seine
England
Landon
Abbeville
Somme
Seine River
Laon
Reynaud
Poilus
Ailette Canal
Soissons
Pare 15
July 22 Best Guess on Date of Convening Legislature
Rumors place a special session in the week of July 22 as Gov. Lloyd C. Stark withholds a definite date. He aims to call lawmakers before relief funds exhaust, likely avoiding conflict with the Democratic national convention. Political maneuvering surrounds Stark’s campaign and Senate seats as headquarters shift in Jefferson City.
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Lloyd C. Stark
Capitol
Stark
Chicago
General Assembly
Theater of War
Alien McReynolds
Carthage
Ford J. Frankenhoff
St. Joseph
Jefferson City
Times
McReynolds
St. Louis
Lawrence McDaniel
McDaniel
Hennings Withdraws From Congressional Race
St Louis June 5 AP Congressman Thomas C Hennings Jr was reported to withdraw from the congressional race to become the Democratic city organization candidate for circuit attorney. He had filed for re election but was drafted by a lawyers committee to succeed Circuit Attorney Franklin Miller who is retiring. To succeed Hennings in the eleventh district race the Democratic organization chose John B Sullivan secretary to Mayor Bernard Dickmann.
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ST. Louis
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Democratic City Organization
Lawyers’ Committee
Franklin Miller
Hennings
Democratic Organization
John B. Sullivan
Bern ‘Ard Dickmenn
Ex Senator Patterson seeks Greene County judge seat
Former U S Senator Roscoe C Patterson of Springfield today filed for the Republican nomination for circuit judge in Greene County. He was defeated in 1934 by Harry S Truman. Patterson aims to become judge of the 24th judicial circuit.
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United States
Roscoe C. Patterson
Springfield Field
Greene County
Patterson
Senate
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
24Rd Judicial Circuit
C. Arthur Anderson
St Louis County
W. T. Robert McMillin
Claude O. Pearcy
Alroy S. Phillips
Wilson A. Taylor
St. Louis
Eighth Circuit
Albert A. Huber
Congress
Julius J. Scheske
John W. Calhoun
Highway employee 6 dies after shooting near Roscoe
Osceola Missouri June 5 AP Carl Gresham six year old maintenance employee of the state highway department died in Appleton City hospital hours after being found shot on a highway near Roscoe A man surrendered soon after and was jailed in St Clair county officers say the shooting stemmed from a long quarrel
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Osceola
Carl Gresham
State Highway Department
Appleton City
Roscoe
St. Clair County
Nick Cave Sworn In as Kansas City Appeals Judge
Nick T. Cave of Columbia Missouri was sworn in today as judge at the Kansas City court of appeals, succeeding William E. Kemp who resigned to become city counselor. Mrs Cave and several friends attended as Renick Jones administered the oath in the judge’s new office. The Caves plan to reside in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Nick T. Cave
Columbia
Somme Aisne Front Battles Hit France Hard
Allied and German forces clash along a 125 mile front as Weygand backs a stubborn French defense. German dive bombers and armor strike Amiens and Laon Soissons corridor while Reynaud pledges continued resistance with Britain.
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