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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
3
A Milwaukee road report shows the streamlined Hiawatha passenger train pulling 556,000 riders and grossing over 52.6 million dollars. The train reportedly turns a net gain of 2.49 dollars per mile as it runs weekly, illustrating that improved service and lower rates drive sales and profits.
A column surveys state trade barriers likened to tariffs, notes California beer licensing disparities and Missouri retaliation, laments drunken driving prosecutions, and comments on labor hours, county treasurer salaries, political fusion ideas, city governance, slot machines, trout vision, and quirky global notes from Germany to Australia. Strong entities include California, Missouri, Franklin Roosevelt, John L. Lewis, Cole County, Jefferson City, and the U S News reference.
State Department shakeup moves key figures like R Walton Moore and Sumner Welles into broader roles as secretary Hull restructures the agency. Carlson and Duggan lead Latin America and Munich Japan specialists relocate to Tokyo while career diplomats fill new posts.
Drage Gildston in this health column debunks the idea of a pill or drug that can secretly cure alcohol craving. The piece outlines alcohol addiction as a complex, biologic and psychological disease with progressive organ damage, personality deterioration, and dementia potential, noting moral judgment rarely helps.
A collage of quotations critiques John L. Lewis and the A F of L C I O split, with remarks from Buffalo Observer Express to Senate Borah and Alfred E. Smith. It includes jokes on beauty shop plucking and Hollywood fashion as contemporary counterpoints.
Members of the 59th general assembly arriving after a mid winter ice storm on January 6 faced constituents again in white linen suits and straw hats while debate raged over a session some called the greatest in history others said it lasted too long and spent too much. Sen Phil M Donnelly of Lebanon clung to the grab bag label and said the session would go down as a historic one for officeholders. House Majority Leader Roy A Hamlin called it a good session for the people praising the sales tax passage. Minority Leader Harry Clymer blasted expenditures topping 160 million dollars and questioned unemployment insurance. Speaker John G Christy hailed governor Stark for cooperative work. Tom Shockley of Pulaski County defended funds for old age pensions but criticized social security laws as forced from Washington. Francis Smith of St Joseph noted many good bills but a long, costly session. A longtime observer, content to keep calm, drank mineral water at ten dollars a day.
In Moberly Missouri on June 8 AP reports Bryan Naylor of Roenick and Elmer Ellioth of Jacksonville, school directors, cited by a Randolph county grand jury for alleged violation of the state anti nepotism law, resigned late yesterday. Prosecuting Attorney Richard Chamier said he would wait until June 21 before action against other directors named by the grand jury. Two other directors resigned Saturday when the grand jury reported.
In Lansing Michigan unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor declare a one day labor holiday halting bricklayers plasterers painters and electricians on city and private construction. The CIO United Automobile Workers call a city wide demonstration over arrests of eight pickets. Prosecutor Bailey prepared charges and a Mason court docket is set for tomorrow with actions against three pickets for contempt of court.
Representative Orville Zimmer man of Kennett Missouri says the bureau of agricultural engineering does not plan to close any of the three CCC drainage camps in southeast Missouri at Hayti New Madrid and Delta He praises the camps saying their continuance means a great deal to the region The article notes a driver traveling 45 miles per hour for 10 hours daily would take 13 years 10 months and 21 days to cover all improved roads in the United States
Atlantic City June 8 AP A new optical test shows about ten percent of motorists suffer night blindness from lack of a dark purple fluid in the eye called visual purple or vitamin A that floods the rods. Doctors say illnesses can cause temporary blindness and jaundice tests show many cases. beauty surgery for accident victims is praised for restoring appearance and easing mental distress.
The listing outlines a full day of radio programming from 6:30 AM to 7:15 PM including music shows, news slots, and cultural programs. Highlights include morning and afternoon concerts, a contract bridge lesson at 10:15, and sports updates on the Washington Senators versus St. Louis Browns game at 6:15 PM.
Rotarians from around the world urged to be unselfish citizens through continuous service at the 20th annual Rotary International convention in Nice France. H Roe Bartle of Kansas City praised service to crippled children as the brightest page in Rotary history. Bruce Williams of Joplin participated in discussions with other American delegates.
William Powers locked his car doors when he parked at the curb but returned half an hour later to find the steering wheel stolen. The doors remained secured. The incident occurred in Boston on June 8.
AXTELL Kansas June 8 UP City Clerk William Berry received two silver dollars and an unsigned letter apologizing for breakage of a street lamp caused years ago by a boy’s rock throwing marksmanship. The note says the payment is for the damage.
Five senators led by Bone of Washington introduced a bill to nationalize munitions production. The plan would place factories and shipbuilding facilities under government ownership to supply the army and navy, expanding Navy yards and arsenals to be self sufficient in defense during wartime and peacetime. The bill bars raw material sources from government control and envisions a government monopoly from materials to final combat use. Death Valley records a possible world high temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit.
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