Grookshank Wins In Ovate Golf Tourney
In St Louis action from the 1938 state amateur golf tournament H L Crookshanks of Jefferson City eliminated former titleholder Jimmy Manion of St Louis with a 2 up victory on the 17th hole Clancy Miller of St Joseph beat James Spencer 2 and 1 and James Black of St Louis defeated James Mark 1 up after 19 holes
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ST. Louis
Jimmy Manion
H. L. Crookshanks
Crookshank
Clancy Miller
St. Joseph
James Spencer
St. Lous
James Black
James Mark
Jefferson City
Hundreds flee D China cities as war widens
The report details Japanese forces advancing toward Yencheng and Shucheng after short stalemates at Yofei Anhwei, with a naval element sending a ship up the Yangtze to land near Anking. The source notes mutineer lineage ending with the last Bounty survivor dying in 1829.
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Hywaiyang
Poshsien
Yencheng
Chengchow
Peiping-Hankow
Yofei
Anhwei Province
Shucheng
Hankow
Yangtze River
Nanking
Anking
Anhwei
Kidnapped Boy 13 Found Slain After Ransom Trail
Investigators traced the kidnaping of a 13 year old to a two mile radius around the Cash home. The ransom, 1300 dollars in small denominations, was found torn and hidden under a stone in a Palmetto clump. The body discovery follows tense searches and FBI involvement with multiple suspects questioned. Ransom notes prompted new leads and a double payoff offer.
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Princeton
Palmetta
McCall
Warley
Hoover
Vanford
Coleman Saied McCail
Frank Mancock
Jasper
Fla
IDC
Washington
Roosevelt
Peter Levine
Long Island Sound
New Rochelle
Murray Levine
New York
Coleman
Cash
Portrait of Kidnapped Boy Sparks Florida Manhunt
The May 28 abduction of Skeegie, a Tow-headed boy, triggered Florida’s largest search as 2,000 volunteers scoured 120 square miles and divers, boats, and planes joined the hunt. A Lindbergh law capital case followed, with ransom notes found near the Cash home and the body located southeast of it. Mrs. Lily McCall, mother of suspect Franklin Pierce McCall, spoke of shock and unclear connection to the case.
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Skeegie
Cash
Florida
McCall
ST. Augustine
Fla
Mrrs
Lily McCall
Franklin Pierce McCall
Mismi
James Cash
Nazarene
Jasper
British and French Ships Engage in Mediterranean Raids
British and French naval forces conduct operations against targets in the Mediterranean as part of efforts to suppress submarine piracy. Reports suggest the air patrol and international fleet, formed at the Nyon conference, may be expanded to enforce Mediterranean security and protect civilians.
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Pagedy
Britain
Mediterranean
Winny
Mars
Debate Over Wage Bill Sees Industry Boards Propose Increases
Pepper outlines a wage plan granting fish industry boards power to set regional minimums and overtime rules. Proposals include raising minimums to 40 cents, 44 to 48 hour limits with automatic reductions, and geographic differentials. Southern Democratic senators attend, signaling party unity on constitutional limits.
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Fish Industry Boards
Pepper
Senate
Ellender
Caraway
Miller
Arkansas
Harrison and
Bilbo
Mippi
Bankhead
Hill
Alabama
Andrews
Florida
Overton
Louisiana
George and Russell
Georgia
Smith and Byrnes
South Carolina
Berry
Tennessee
Lee
Oklahoma
Connally
Texas
Backache and Leg Pains Warn Kidney Trouble
Health blurb notes tired kidneys can cause backache leg pains and other symptoms such as swelling and headaches. It urges seeking relief with a kidney remedy, Doe’s Pills, claiming long use and wide popularity.
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Nature
Poe
Dean
Ges Doan
McCawley Pushes State Education and Pension Plan
Former senator McCawley advocates a constitutional duty of the state to fund education, reduce local school taxes over eight years, and raise state funding to 90 percent to equalize opportunities. He promotes a universal pension at 63, avoiding asset sales upon death, and calls for redrawing districts to population-based representation ending unequal districts and unicameral fears.
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McCawley
St. Louis
St. Joe
Jefferson City
General Assembly
Grew appeals to Japan over bombing of University site
Washington AP State Department report says Ambassador Joseph Grew urged Tokyo to stop bombing non combatant Chinese property after Japanese planes struck Lingan University campus near Americans' homes. He stressed the campus and university grounds were outside military operations and called for urgent measures to prevent a recurrence.
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Washington
Joseph Grew
Tokyo
China
State Department
Grew
Foreign Office
Lingan University
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