Missouri U Confers Honorary Degrees at 1934 Commencement
At Brewer Field House Missouri University awarded honorary Doctor of Law to four Missourians and a former faculty member, and granted 582 academic degrees to the 1934 graduating class. The event featured prizes, speeches, and a procession, with Yost delivering the address.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Brewer Field House
Desse Hall
Field House
Walter Williams
Frederick Hanley Seares
Mount Wilson Observatory
Henry Joseph Gerling
St. Louis
Casper &. Yost
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Ernest Sheed Gantt
State Supreme Court
David William May
Benton City
Bar
May
Puerto Rico
Yost
Margaret Jane Thomas
Columbia
Strikes Hit Industries Across the United States
Reports from multiple cities describe widespread labor unrest as workers in gas and oil, packing, copper, construction, coal, dock work, and longshore operations walkouts or strikes. Fatalities occur in Houston and Birmingham as tensions rise while negotiat ons falter and port shipments face delays.
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Southern Tinois
St. Louis
Oxlshoma City
Butte
Man
Washington
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Kaw
Houston
Galveston
New Orleans
Celotex Company
Birmingham
Seattle
Alaska
Flint Rem Goes Back to Minor
St Louis announces veteran right handed pitcher HFint Rhem released to Syracuse club of the International League on condition of recall. Release frees space for Jim Lindsey obtained from Cincinnati Reds yesterday.
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ST. Louis
Hfint Rhem
St. Louis Cardinals
Rhem
Jim Lindsey
Cincinnati Reds
Local News Briefs From Jefferson City Area
Returns from trip include Mrs Margaret Pinet home in Jefferson City. Carl Fletcher, 27, of Henry Benz Garage, is seriously ill at St Marys Hospital with pneumonia. Kansas City grand jury returns 58 indictments. Hazelle Young, William P Young, and Henry C Stockton of Macon charged with narcotics concealment. Readings note morphine, untaxed stills, liquor cases. Suspects arrested in Columbia, Lake of the Ozarks, Cole Camp, Sedalia, and Albatross Lawrence County.
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Carl Fletcher
Henry Benz
St. Mary's Hospital
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Hazelle Young
Macon
William P. Young
Columbia
Sidney Luvin
Jesse Peek
Clifford Peek
Fenton R. Quint
John W. Kirby
Luvin
Lake of the Ozarks
Campers cling to City Park despite evictions
Jefferson City notes persistent campers choosing City Park as a stop-over despite orders to move. Several residents flee evictions while Missouri River level sits at 4.16 feet above mean low water. Mrs Enloe remains comfortable but critically ill earlier. other locals treated in St Louis hospitals. Westminster graduates pass through town. two marriage licenses issued. A brief shower in Capitol City follows a 100 degree day.
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Missouri River
Wild Goose
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Wiley Rhodes
East Capital Avenue
Clyde W. Pace
Oakwood Drive
Missouri Pacific
Westminster College
Fulton Institution
Fulton
St. Louis University
Big Three Sweep In Golf Tourney At Midwestern Meet
In Kansas City the eighth annual Women's Trans Mississippi Golf Tournament progressed to the quarterfinals as favorites from the Big Eight—Phyllis Buchanan Denver defending champion Aneila Gorczyca Fort Worth and Mrs S Hill Kansas City—each won 8 and 2 to reach the next round. Hill defeated 16 year old Patty Berg of Minneapolis after nine holes, then pulled away on the home nine to secure her win. Gorczyca beat Mrs B. J. Davis of Oklahoma City, and Buchanan eliminated Anne Kennedy Parrish of Tulsa along with other leading players, all finishing over par.
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Kansas City
Phyllis Buchanan
Denver
S. Hill
Aneila Gorczyca
Fort Worth
Texas
Hill
Patricia
Patty) Berg
Mineneapolis
Miss Gorczyca
Julian Davis
Oklahoma City
Huchanan
Anne Kennedy Parrish
Tulsa
Okla
Dan Chandler
Dallas
Charles Newbold
Wichita
Kas
Lucille Robinson
Des Moines
Brutal mother held for observation in California case
In San Juan Capistrano, Mrs Josephine Abar garry, 36, convicted of unjustifiable punishment for imprisoning daughter Mary, 7, in a chicken pen for weeks to cure an alleged evil eye. She was sent to county hospital for observation as racial tensions rise in the town with Basques, Americans, and Mexican Indians debating the treatment of the rescued child. Armed American Legion guards were reported as intimidation threats surfaced during the trial. Mary recovered and attended the proceedings.
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San Juan Capistrano
Cal
Josephine Abargarry
Mary
Justice Court
American Legion
Red
Indict fourteen in St. Louis federal court
In St Louis a federal grand jury indicted fourteen Southeast Missouri residents on charges of setting up unregistered stills and failing to pay tax on liquor. The indictments were returned as a partial report to Judge Charles B Faris.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Grand Jury
Charles B. Faris
Sale of liquor by the drink approved in Missouri votes
In Ste Genevieve and St Marys special elections, sale of liquor by the drink was approved. Ste Genevieve passed 176 to 0 and St Marys 8 to 3.
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Ste. Genevieve
Jime
St. Marys
White River 10 Get Aid From Government Plan
A Washington issued report from a technical sub-committee outlines flood control, irrigation, and power development for the White River. Proposed reservoirs along with levee work would cost about 57.0 million for construction and 7.6 million for land damage, aiming to reduce flood damage and irrigation costs while supporting a planned 2 billion KW hours of power.
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Washington
White River
Dresterti
Inter-Department
General Committee
Wild Cat
Lone Rock
Norfolk
Clear Water
Hilliard
Cove Creek
Water Valley
Warm Fork
Hardy
Jones Creek
Bell Foley
Myatt Greek
Greers Ferry
East Poplar Bluff
Poplar Buff
Knobel Levee
Skaggs Perry
Village Creek
White River Mayberry
Newport
Clarendon
Clarendon Lambrook
Devalls Bluff
Big Bottom
Dee Aro
Big Creek
Little Black River
White River District
Jacksonport
Curia Creek
Pocahontas Black Rock
Oi Trough
Gréers Ferry
Table Rock
Ozark Beach
Wild Cat Shoals
Mill Creek
Rush Creek
Love Rock
Proposal for a powerful federal monetary authority
Senator Cutting from New Mexico introduces a bill proposing sweeping reforms to nationalize credit and create a federal monetary authority. The plan aims for a stable monetary system, prevention of inflation and depressions, price control of commodities, and preservation of purchasing power, replacing bank credit with lawful money.
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Washington
Jime A
Senator Cutting
New Mexico
Derby at Epsom Downs allocates nearly two million dollars
Irish Hospital Sweepstakes fund awards 1 901 859 in prize money from the Derby results at Epsom Downs. Windsor Lad fans collect 957 600 for top three finishers Easton and Colombo. rest go to nonplacing horses and consolation prizes. US tickets total 260 winners around 2 570 each with 457 consolation prizes of 504 and two residual prizes near 1 080.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
United States
Irish Hospital
Epsom Downs
Windsor Lad
Easton
Colombo
End to Reign of Vare in Philadelphia
June 6. William S. Vare’s control of the Philadelphia Republican organization ends as Ed win R. Cox is elected chairman. Cox, longtime South Philadelphia leader and city council president, moves to oust Vare after Hezlett concedes defeat.
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Vare
Philadelphia
William S. Vare
Edwin R. Cox
Cox
James M. Hezlett
Manley to Be Postmaster at Liberty Missouri
Washington June 6 AP Walter Manley former county assessor was recommended today by Representative Milligan D Mo for appointment as postmaster at Liberty Mo This brief item notes the suggested appointment and the involved public figure and location.
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Washington
Walter Manley
Milligan
D-Mo
Liberty
Paying Jog Not Doles For U S Farmers
Washington June 6 AP A shift in federal drought relief plans favors paying farmers for work rather than dole payments as part of a $525 million request. President Roosevelt backs aid while Hopkins argues cash benefits empower farmers to choose stock and seed expenses. The program targets 300,000 drought families with 150,000 already on work projects including roads and water conservation. Minimum wage starts at 30 cents an hour with higher scales to be set.
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Washington
Doles
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Congress
Hopkins
Record horse sale plan in Grand Island Nebraska
Grand Island Live Stock Commission Company announced a contract to sell 12 000 horses from Chappell Brothers Rockford Til on their South Dakota Wyoming and Montana ranges. About 60 000 horses pasture there with sales set for June 14 and 15 at La Plante South Dakota near home ranges.
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Grand Island
Nes
Grand Island Live Stock Commission Company
Chappell Brother
Rockford Til
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Chappell Brothers
la Plante
Angry mobs storm Woolworth stores in Germany
Angry crowds in three German cities smashed Kassel windows and daubed Bonn with paint to protest Woolworths over reports it joined an anti German boycott. In Ludwigshafen crowds urged not to buy from the American firm as German reps denied joining a German boycott in America. A note mentions a red headed railway bug.
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Berlin
F. W. Woolworth Company
Kassel
Bonn
Ludwigshafen
Woolworth
Germany
America
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