Lions Set New State Record For Attendance
Missouri Lions at the three day convention opened with a Capitol tour and barbecue at McClung Park where 300 Lions and Lioness attended. Attendance reached 580 by noon with 100 more expected. events included a band concert and speeches by Ira A. Jones and Dr. Harvey J. Howard. The Governors Banquet is set for 7:30 tonight at Selinger Center with a 650 reservation tally.
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Missouri Lions
Louis Landwehr
Missouri
Missouri Hotel
Capitol
McClung Park
Harry F. Meyer
St. Louis
St. Peters
Convention Hall
Jess N. Owens
Columbia Club
Governor
Adolph
Columbia High School
Alex Estes
Taii Twister
Overton Rebnett
Lion Tanner
Foster Brown
Ira A. Jones
Staite Elecnosonary Board
Commission For the Blind
Harvey J. Howard
The
Blind Commission
Commission
Lions Clubs
Lions Organization
Selinger Center
Arthur W. Ellis
B. Smith Reed
E. H. Rasberry
EeState Highway Patrol
Scraping Lagoon Not A Gag Ends With Wallet Found
At SeForest Park lagoon in St Louis on a June night Oscar Saltzman waded in and raked the bottom for two hours. He recovered his wallet containing $22 and papers including his Selective Service card after an earlier alarm about a potential gag. Saltzman and his wife had been canoeing.
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ST. Louis
Oscar Saltzman
SeForest Park
Selective Service
Eas Saltzman
Weather Outlook for Jefferson City and Vicinity
Continued cool today and tonight with a high near 70 and low around 63. Rain totals reach .63 inch today and 1.14 inches on Sunday as rivers rise at multiple gauges including Jefferson City and St. Louis regions. Lake of the Ozarks sits .8 foot above the dull reservoir.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Waverly
Chillicothe
Boonvilles
Wewermann
Union Wv
St. Louis
Lake of the Ozarks
Dull Reservoir
Sheriff May Appoint Three Court Assistants
Sheriff Harry Mackey was advised by Attorney General McKittrick that he must attend Circuit Court when possible and may appoint up to three deputies. The opinion confirms he is not entitled to $3 a day for merely opening court but can charge when in attendance, and that court approval is needed for any bailiff appointment. The sheriff may also claim $3 a day for opening and attending county court sessions.
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Harry Mackey
McKittrick
Cole County
Attorney General
McReynolds Likely to chair 1944 Constitutional Convention
Allen McReynolds of Carthage said he would accept the chairmanship if offered and has no commitments that would hinder service. Reports note Republican opposition due to potential gubernatorial ambitions, with Robert E. Blake discussed as an alternative. The convention opens Sept 21 and could span into the 1944 election while soldiers are away.
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Allen McReynolds
Carthage
Next Auimam
Robert E. Blake
St. Louis
McReynolds
War Film Display At Rotary Today
Rotary Club hosted an Office of War Information film at the weekly luncheon. Dean Walter Cooper presented the film. Guests included Murray Thompson of Marshfield and Randall Kitt of Chillicothe. attendance 49. The club sent greetings to the State Lions Convention and praised local service, including the playground project.
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Dean Walter Cooper
Rotary Club Today
Murray Thompson
Marshfield
Randall Kitt
Chillicothe
State Lions Convention
Disagreement Among Coal Mine Operators
Washington June 7 AP The bulk of John L Lewis half a million coal miners returned to work under a fourth truce even as dissension among southern operators signaled a new crisis. Lewis and aides met operator reps then said no word from the War Labor Board on resuming talks. Negotiations resumed briefly with a subcommittee before operators and the UMW caucused again. The wage dispute shifts from miners to operators amid production losses and no contract.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
War Labor Board
WLB
Charles O'Neil
Edward Burke
Percy Tellow
Jenly
Productio
Retail Grocers Urge OPA Changes Amid Prices Woes
P M Brinker of Dallas, head of the National Association of Retail Grocers, warned the House Small Business Committee that OPA price rules threaten thousands of grocers. He urged unified price controls and margins aligned to producers, with retail and wholesale markups added. W D Hadeler of California Retail Grocers said current plans squeeze margins and keep stores from staying in business, opposing repeated consumer price warnings.
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Washington
House
Small Business Committee
OPA
P. M. Brinker
Dallas
National Association of Retail Grocers
Foba
Brinker
Alll Fond
W. D. Hadeler
California Retail Grocers and Merchants Association
San Francisco
Hadeler
City Council Holds Regular Session Tonight
The city council will meet to handle a month’s worth of business. Mayor Owens said no unusual items were scheduled, and a few minor appointments may be made.
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Owens
Burns Conviction Affirmed in Petition Mill Case
Springfield Missouri June 7 AP Marshal Marion Spicer of the state supreme court notified the Leader and Press the high court has affirmed the conviction of Tom Burns former Justice of the Peace here for operating a petition mill last October. Burns was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary and Spicer ordered Sheriff Ruel Wommack to arrest him. Burns is believed to be in Kansas or Nebraska working in defense construction.
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Burns
Springfield
Marion Spicer
State Supreme Court
High Court
Tom Burns
Spicer
Ruel Wommack
Kansas
Nebraska
Largest Weekend Harvest By Local Police In Months
Eighty eight days in jail and fines totaling eighty three dollars and twenty five cents were imposed on sixteen persons in Police Judge Foster Wheatly's court this morning. They were picked up by the police over the weekend for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
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Foster Wheatly
Cole County
Missouri Allows Mail Marriage Licenses Under New Law
Missouri steps to issue marriage licenses by mail after a three day waiting period. Attorney General Roy McKittrick ruled the process may be mailed or sent by messenger if properly executed and both parties qualify. State officials say the three day rule aims to curb hasty marriages while lawmakers note the intent was not to require in person applications.
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Missouri
Roy McKittrick
Mark Morris
Pikties
Peace
Ruby Kveliing
St. Louis
Ernest Paule
St. Charles County
R. H. Ridenhour
Osage County
Persses
Osage Flood Forecast and River Rise Report
Floods threaten Osage and Grand river valleys with rising stages at Tuscumbia Chillicothe and St Louis. Osage crest projections reach 27.4 to 28 feet near Osage towns as Bagnell Dam flows at 74 000 cusecs. Mississippi and Missouri rivers rise with two foot to near three foot gains foreseen. a Washington flood meeting is planned to discuss rehabilitation and prevention. Mae Gerber files for divorce from Chris Gerber with custody set at 20 dollars monthly.
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Osage River
Bagnell Dam
Tuscumbia
Lake of the Ozarks
Weather Bureau
Grand River Valley
Chillicothe
Missouri
St. Louis
St. Thomas
Union Electric Company
Ry Bagnell Dam
Aia
Mississippi
St. Charles
Missippi
Clarksville
Cape Girardeau
Paul M. Bernard
Washington, Mo
Fowler
Jefferson City
Master of Grange links subsidies to inflation risk
Albert S. Goss of the National Grange warned in a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee that using subsidy payments to roll back food prices would trigger inflation and chaos. He urged a law banning government subsidies for agricultural products and argued subsidies reduce production, threaten supply, and risk political control. He predicted a 10 percent drop in butter and meat retail prices would harm production and noted subsidies could cost about 450 million dollars.
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Washington
Albert S. Goss
National Grange
Senate Agriculture
Goss
America
Grange
Bushfield
Promise Early Drive on Japs Positions Plan Invasion
A large US troop contingent arrives in New Zealand for intensive training with Guadalcanal veterans as Allied leaders plan further strikes against Japan. Admiral Nimitz returns to the US to attend conferences while promising a formidable Pacific force by year end. In Bougainville actions, US dive bombers sink a Japanese destroyer, set fire to a cargo ship and a Corvette, and down 15 Zeros.
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Associated Press
New Zealand
United States
Guadalcanal
Theodore Wilkinson
South Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific Fleet
Hawaii
Berkeley
Calif
U. S
Pacific
South
North Pacific
Solomons
Bougainville Island
Ltill
Germany
RAF
Britain
Russia
U. S. Pacific
U. S. Navy
Aleutians
Kiska
China
Upper
Yangtze
Pantellerial Island
Haly
Africa
la Speziato
Mussolini
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
Four Auto Accidents Over the Week End in the City
Four automobile accidents occurred in the city over the week end with no injuries though cars were badly damaged. Incidents involved Herman Boch driving east on McCarty Street on Saturday colliding with a cab driven north on Jefferson Street by E L Poit of Fort Leonard Wood, and David Clark driving south on Bradway colliding with Mrs. E C Hughes of 217 West Atchison. Another crash happened when Dave Haggerty on Country Club Road collided with Dr. Gillie of Rendellertown on Highway 50 after dawn. A Yellow Cab driven by Wallace Daly on Main Street collided with a delivery truck driven by Bob Thompson on Jefferson Street Saturday. The cab rear-ended the truck as the cab turned from Jefferson to Miller.
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Herman Boch
E. Bim Si
McCarty St
Jefferson St
E. L. Poit
Fort Leonard Wood
David Clark
Broadway
Dave Haggerty
Country Club Road
Highway 50
Dr. Gillie
Rendlertown
Wallace Daly
W. Main St
Bob Thompson
Paine St
Jefferson
Miller St
U. S. Bombers Aid Chinese on Hupeh Front
U S bombers and fighters supporting central Chinese armies on the western Hupeh front carried out widespread operations against the Japanese Sunday. They swept the Yangtze from Ichang to Shashi, damaged a large boat and raked a gunboat. Chiang Kai-shek's forces pressed toward Hwajung, a key town north of Tungting Lake, potentially easing pressure on the Yangtze defense.
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Chungking
Hupeh
Joseph W. Stilwell
Yangtze
Ichang Toe Shasi
Chiang Kai-Sheks
Hwa
Applications for Ration Book 3 To Be In Thursday
Jefferson citizens urged to file for War Ration Book No 3 by June 10, postmark deadline at the OPA office in Kansas City. Late apps go to local rationing boards. books delivered by July 21. Details include stamp expirations across books 1 and 2, and upcoming ration changes as stores expect June rationing. Navy cadet George Clark Harness of Bowling Green Mo. reported killed in a Corpus Christi crash.
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Richard E. Opel
Jefferson Cilians
OPA
Kansas City
Corpus Christi
Tex
Navy
George Clark Harness
Harry Harness
Bowling Green
Lull In Air War On Germany Worries Axis
Pantelleria Island, called the Italian Gibraltar, shows fresh evidence of Allied bombing and ongoing invasion planning. American bombers strike Messina Strait approaches as Churchill and Allied leaders meet in London. The week-long Pantelleria bombardments aim to neutralize defenses before any amphibious assault.
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Germany
Associated Press
Pantelleria Island
Gibraltar
Pantelleria
Commiunique
U. S
Desert Air Force
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Rotary
Council
Mackey
Bagnell
Mae Gerber
Chris Paul Gerber
W. C. Irwin
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