Fleeing Bank Robber Shot After Kansas City Pursuit
A Belton Mo bank robbery suspect fled by car toward Kansas City, exchanged gunfire with police, jumped to a truck then fired on pursuers at a filling station. He was wounded in the thigh and side, refused to identify himself, and matched the robber's description given by bank cashier W. F. Burkhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanbag City
Kansas
Citizens’ Bank
Belton
Here
State Highway’ Patrol
Kansas City
Blue River
Sandy
W. F. Burkhart
France protests to Japan over bombings in Asia
Paris today lodged a double protest with Japan over aerial bombings in unfortified Chinese cities and against attacks on French interests in China. Ambassador Charles Arsene Henry was instructed to present the appeal, citing civilian casualties including in Canton where a French hospital was struck, killing two Chinese patients and injuring others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
CAP
France
Japan
China
Foreign Office
Charles Arsene Henry
Tokyo
Canton
Great Britain
Henry
Doumer
Scattered Showers Tonight Tuesday in Jefferson City Area
Scattered showers tonight with cooler morning. Tuesday expect morning showers, possible afternoon clearing and cooler temperatures. Local highs around 82, with lows near 1 coming after a cool Sunday. River stages listed for Keokuk Kansas City Waverly Boonville and nearby towns show falls and readings amid updates. Lake of Ou abs below full reservoir level noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Keokuk
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
AL. Falk
St. Thomas Ween
Hermann
Union
Relief to Play Big Part in State Demo Primary
The WPA in Missouri shifts hundreds of thousands from relief to federal works, boosting the program ahead of the Democratic primary. State officials note politics are kept to a minimum, though observers see the move as a key vote bloc. Matthew S. Murray leads WPA. Gov. Stark backs Judge James M. Douglas in a politically charged context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Works Progress
Missouri
WPA
State Social Security Commission
Gav
Lloyd C. Stark
State Commission
Matthew S. Murray
Kansas City
Murray
James V. Billings
Kentnett
State Supreme Court
Stark
James M. Douglas
George N. Schott Dies at 72 in County Community
George N. Schott a widely known farmer died at St Marys hospital after several weeks illness. He lived on the East of the city road area since November 30, 1866. Surviving: wife Elizabeth Wolfturn died 1920, children Hugo J. Schott and Henrietta, sisters Mrs Ittner Mrs Popp and Mrs Karges. Funeral from Evangelical Church tomorrow afternoon with burial in Woodlawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George N. Schott
St. Mary’s Hospital
Henry Ittner
Brazito
George Popp
Osage Bluff
Maggie Karges
Kansas City
Evangelical Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Services Held For Slain Boone Priest In Missouri
Funeral services were held for Rev. Karl Einig in St Louis as state patrol and Boone County officers pursued the homicide investigation of the Centralia priest killed by two masked attackers. His housekeeper Miss Martha Rice attended the service. burial followed at SS Peter and Paul Cemetery. Col. B Marvin Casteel indicated robbery likely motivated the crime but kept open other possibilities and said no arrests had been made with no definite developments expected until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Karl Einig
Centralia
State Highway Patrol
Boone County
Martha Rice
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
SS. Peter and Paul’s
B. Marvin Casteel
Casteel
Parked car struck by hit and run driver
Herman Loethen reported to the police that his car in front of 610 Georgia Street was damaged by a hit and run driver. He said the other vehicle was traveling north on Georgia Street and carried away part of the running board from his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Loethen
Georgia Street
Loethen
Rotary Club Founders Day Honors 20 Years in Jefferson City
District Governor A. B. Jackson and ex District Gov Hy Martin led the Rotary Club founders day at Petits Cafe. The Jefferson City club began twenty years ago under Mr Martin with 23 charter members, nine living, including original members Aldridge Baker Brandenberger Chapman Church Dallmeyer Dumm Franklin Haigh Huegel Johnson Landman Houck Obrman Oliver Player Porth Speer McCawley Tweedie Summers Wildman. Charles Tweedie presided. Hugh Stephens praised community work such as character building groups, scouts, bands and crippled children relief. The Schnitzelbankers and rest of the quartet led a Wichita convention march. Hy Martin recalled early Rotary work and Rey Jackson outlined future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Jackson
Hy Martin
A. L. McCawley
Hugh, Stephens
Rotary Club
Petit’s Cafe
Jefferson City
Martin
M. R. Aldridge
Sam A. Baker
A. Brandenberger
Frank Chapman
Horace B. Chucch, Jr
BR. Dallmeyer
Tom A. Dumm
B. Ray Franklin
George Haigh
Joseph A. Huegel
W. M. Johnson
L. Bert. Landman
Houck McHenry
D. M. Oberman
Irl T. Oliver
George P. Player
George M. Porth
Alfred J. A. Speer
Hugh Stephens
J. S. Summers
Charles Tweedie
C. B. Wildman
Schnitzelbankers
Fritz Schott
Otto Schultz
Paul Radke
W. C. Hoefer
Vic Lyons
Quartette
Wichita
Stephens
Rotary
Rey
Jackson
Mrs Ed M Brown Dies In Washington
Mrs Ed M Brown died Sunday at Centralia Washington after a long illness. She lived in Sterling Colorado and had gone to Centralia for treatment. She was a sister of Mrs Arthur Scruggs and Robert Worthly of this city and was born near High Point in Moniteau County. She left here many years ago. Funeral will be in Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed M. Brown
Centralia
Wash
Brown
Sterling
Colo
Arthur Scruggs
Robert Worthly
High Point
Moniteau Co
Mosquito Bite Fatal to Tekoa Hotel Operator Luker
Spokane June 6 AP Erwin M Luker Tekoa hotel operator died yesterday a week after illness from a mosquito bite Centralia Woman Dirs Mrs Turner Palmer died at Centralia today aged about 44 She survived by daughter Mrs Francis Palmer employed at highway department and residing here
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Erwin M. Luker
Tekoa
John T. Bird
Centralia
Turner Palmer
Francis Palmer
Highway Department
Citizens urged to share auditorium funding ideas at council
Mayor Jesse N. Owens invites residents to present suggestions tonight on financing building and maintaining an auditorium or convention hall. The effort followed a stalemate after the American Legion engaged groups and hired an architect. plans previously envisioned a $200,000 bond aided by federal funds, with total cost near $350,000. Officials aim to explore funding and maintenance approaches while band supporters seek city aid to form a youth band, citing lack of local rehearsal space and future opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessen. Owens
American Legion
Fohlend Farmer John Delmore Dies at 85 in Ashland
John Delmore, veteran Ashland farmer, died at St. Marys Hospital at 8:40 this morning from complications after a weeklong hospitalization. Born in New York, he moved to Boone County as a youth and farmed there most of his life. Survived by wife Lillie, daughter Mrs. J. C. Phillips of Festus, and two grandchildren. Lifelong member of Sacred Heart Church of Columbia. Edith Cox appointed to succeed late Otis Cox as Barry County circuit clerk. Cox, a Democrat and Barry County central committee choice, announced by Gov Stark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Delmore
Ashland
St. Mary's Hospital
Delmore
New York
Boone County
Lillie Delmore
J. C. Phillips
Festus
Sacred Heart Church of
Columbia
Stark
Ves
Edith Cox
Barry County
Otis
Cox
Canton Hit Twice a Day in Japanese Raids
Canton endured two punishing Japanese air raids within hours on the same day, with official counts near 1,500 killed or wounded. Over 100 hazardous devices struck the Pearl River area damaging Doumer Hospital and surrounding buildings as French troops rushed to protect casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Doumer Hospital
Tokyo
Japan
Pearl River
Shameen Island
Fingadam Road
Red Cross
BM. C. A
Stark to Washington to seek WPA grants
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark will travel to Washington tonight or tomorrow to urge favorable action on Missouri applications totaling nearly two million dollars in PWA grants. He may meet the president but will not discuss politics, aiming to speed grants for a million dollar teachers college building program, a 650 thousand dollar annex to a state public office building, and about 400 thousand dollars to expand the state cancer hospital at Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Stark
Washington
PWA
Columbia
Nagel Named to St. Louis Election Board
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark announced Charles Nagel a Taft cabinet member would fill the St. Louis election board seat. Nagel replaces Henry S. Caulfield who resigned to pursue the Republican nomination for U S senator. Nagel previously served as secretary of commerce and labor under President Taft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Stark
Charles Nagel
St. Louis
Henry S. Caulfield
U. S
Daladier Heads to Frontier as Spanish Planes Cross
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier flew to the French Spanish border with General Jules Decamp after Spain again sent nine unmarked planes across the frontier in three V formations. No bombs were dropped. warning shots were fired and Daladier prepared to meet commanders in Toulouse to discuss defense. Bonnet canceled vacation and conferred with ambassadors over Franco Italian talks on Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Edouard Daladier
Jules Decamp
Spain
Toulouse
Ax-Les-Thermes
Georges Bonnet
Foreign Office
London
Berlin
Campaign Not Reason for Job Shakeups Stark Says
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark said most recent state job changes would have occurred without the political campaign and he would not sanction using state employee pay to fund Judge James M. Douglas’s campaign. He also noted planned changes in the health department and grain units as part of a governmental reorganization, with the peak dismissals likely passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Stark
James M. Douglas
Democratic Supreme ‘Court
Douglas
James V. Billings
Kennett
Billings
T. J. Pendergast
Health Department
Slar
Davis to Quit Senate Nomination After Pendergast Talks
Joseph T. Davis, St. Louis lawyer and initial opponent of Sen. Bennett Champ Clark in the Democratic primary, appears ready to withdraw after week end talks with Kansas City Democratic leader L. J. Pendergast. Davis will announce in St. Louis that he is abandoning his bid as Pendergast and Clark supporters expect the Kansas City group to back Clark, leaving no path for Davis to secure Pendergast backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Joseph T. Davis
L. J. Pendergast
U.S
Davis
St. Louis
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
Willis’ H. Meredith
Poplay Bluff
Clark
Pendergast
Wage Hour Bill Holds Up Congress Adjournment
Washington June 6 AP Congressional leaders met with President Roosevelt and said progress on the wage hour compromise could allow adjournment this weekend. House Democratic leader Rayburn reported a 40 cent minimum wage aim for interstate industry and a possible early report on a $300 million deficiency bill due tomorrow. Garner Bankhead present. Barkley left for weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Texas
House
Garner
Bankhead
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Capitol
Thomas
Utah
Senate Labor Committee
Connie Bennett Wins Action Over Portrait
Los Angeles report states actress Connie Bennett was cleared of paying for a Pogany portrait after Superior Judge Jess E. Stephens directed a verdict for Bennett. Pogany sought $3500 after agreeing to paint for $500. alterations were made, Bennett rejected the work citing exaggerated features and a decorative curlicue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Bennett
Los Angeles
Constance Bennett
Wally Pogany
Jess E. Stephens
Pogany
Miss Bennett
Boy Breaks Arm After Fall From Barn Roof
Jack Hirschman thirteen son of Mr and Mrs Martin Hirschman of East High street received a broken right arm last night when he fell eight feet from the roof of a barn at his grandmother Elizabeth Hirschmans farm at Honey Creek. He was taken to St Marys hospital for treatment and later returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hirschman
Martin Hirschman
Lil East High Street
Elizabeth Hirschman
Honey Creek
St. Mary's Hospital
Mian Held for Theft of Hams in Callaway
John Boyd was arrested Sunday in Callaway county on a charge of stealing hams from two smokehouses. He allegedly removed a loose board to access the John Hiatte farm, taking one ham, then used a key at the Henry Sancermeyer farm to claim three more. Police questioned other men involved in the disposal of the meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callaway
John Boyd
Callaway County
Fulton
Boyd
John Hiatte
South Callaway
Henry Sancer
Three youths held on car theft charge
Dewey Kessler 16 John Carpenter 16 and Francis Jirinee 17 were held here today pending a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Edna Morris Thursday on a charge of transporting a stolen motor car from Indianapolis Indiana to Kansas City. The boys were arrested at Columbia and brought here for arraignment. Attorneys for the government as well as for the boys will be here Thursday for the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Kessler
John Carpenter
Francis Jirinee
Edna Morris
Indianapolis
Ind
Kansas City
Columbia
Salina Flood Crest Falls as River Drops Slowly
Smoky Hill River overflow in East Salina absorbs 0.28 inch of rain and begins a gradual fall from a 23.24 foot crest as city officials warn no major change expected on the east side before late Wednesday or Thursday. Amos Word of Yellow Rose Taxi says he and driver Eddie Higgerson were forced at gunpoint to transport five men from Sparta to St Louis, losing $4. The incident ends with the assailants taking control near Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Eas
Smoky Hill River
East
Dickinson County
Elmer Hopkins
Leland Stack
Lindsborg
Kansas City
Amos Word
Yellow Rose Taxi Company
Sparta
Eddie Higgerson
Pistol Point
St Louis
Higgerson
Lightning kills wedding party guests in Mala Mec village
In Union province two adjacent houses hosting a wedding party were struck by lightning. More than twenty people burned to death and many others were injured as the blaze spread between the structures. Authorities reported the disaster at Mala Mec village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Malamec
Union Province
Boy near death after dive into shallow water
Willard McMillan a 16 year old jumped into Becks creek behind White Way Park on Highway 50. He misjudged depth in three foot water struck bottom severing the spinal cord and doctors say recovery is unlikely. He is son of S S McMillan janitor at the Presbyterian church and has a large family. His friend Paul Schanuth previously died after a Missouri river dive August 2 1984 with a similar injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard McMillan
Beck's Creek
White Way Park
Highway 50
McMillan
S. S McMillan
Presbyterian Church
McMillas
Paul Schanuth
Missouri River
Fraternity honors Gen Bennett Clark at Missouri Phi Beta Kappa
Bennett Champ Clark United States senator from Missouri was elected an honorary member of the University of Missouri Phi Beta Kappa chapter at a luncheon. Also named honorary member Dr Arthur Knudson Albany Medical College. The group includes top arts and sciences students such as Arthur Morton Saukres Columbia. New members list features George Allan Cook Unionville Robert Fowks Joplin Alvin Libferman St Joseph Eugene Agee Versailles Loren Logan Nevada Karl McReynolds Webb City George Strother Lucena Jagger Kansas City Helen Mdeg St Louis Margaret Green Louisville Dorothy Thomas Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Madine
Bennett Champ Clark
United States
Missouri
University of Missouri
Phi Beta Kappa
Arthur Knudson
Albany Medical College
Albany
N. Ya
College of Arts and Science
Arthur Morton Saukres
George Allan Cook
Unionville
Robert Fowks
Joplin
Alvin Libferman
St. Joseph
Eugene Agee
Versailles
Loren Logan
Nevada
Karl McReynolds
Webb City
George Strother
Lucena Jagger
Kansas City
Helen Medag
St. Louis
Margaret Green
Louisville
Dorothy Thomas
Jefferson City
Higginsville Man Appointed to School Post
Governor Stark appoints Ralph A. Huscher of Higginsville to the Warrensburg State Teachers College board of regents for a term ending January 1, 1941. He succeeds Daniel Hoefer of Higginsville who died recently. Huscher, a Republican, previously served as Higginsville mayor four terms and is a former banker now in insurance and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stark
Ralph A. Huscher
Higginsville
Warrensburg State Teachers College Board of Regents
Daniel Hoefer
Huscher
First 1938 Wheat at KC Market Arrives in June
The Kansas City grain market received its first carload of 1938 wheat from southern Oklahoma, grading No 4 dark hard at 62 pounds per bushel with 13.3 percent moisture. Charles Frazier of Marceline was elected president of the 1938 University of Missouri graduating class at class day ceremonies in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Columbia, Mo
Charles Frazier
Marceline
University of Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fugitive
K. C
Berkhart
Burkhart
71St Street
54Th Street
Troost Avenue
Paseo
85Th Street
Highway 71
Troost
Ation
K. C. Organization
George Schott
HY. Martin
Capital Club
H. Petry
F. X. Holt
Phil
A. Dallmeyer
Offiers
Council
Fohlend
Doumer Hostial
Congress
Fraternity
Gen
Bennett Clark
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!