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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1931
Page
2
A column argues the value of small towns and local patronage, urges faith in economic recovery, and notes a surge in U S government bond subscriptions. It recounts President Coolidge ceasing daily presidential stories and references impending construction of a key post office.
President Hoover’s proposal to close 20 to 30 army posts in western states rekindles a fight over post protection for western interests. Critics warn cuts will save money amid a looming deficit, while defenders argue the outdated forts no longer shield settlers. The discussion references Detroit and Cleveland as contrasts to Little Big Horn era fears.
The weekly U S Weather Bureau report notes general favorable conditions for Missouri crops with some storm damage in scattered areas. Wheat on some lands poor heads, corn improved with increased growth, cotton and pastures healthy, hay abundant. Rainfall 1.92 inches season, highest temps near 98 at Sikeston. Lebanon and Unionville saw 4 degrees minimum.
Sir Hubert Wilkins and the submarine Nautilus have separated from the U S Coast Guard Cutter Pontehairtain in the gulf stream about 75 miles east of Polock lightship. A radio message to the coast guard relayed the development.
Harvard astronomer Dr Willard 4 Fisher reports meteorite falls normally pose minimal risk of fire. Most fragments are cool on impact and rarely ignite ground or structures. Historic cases show fire rarely results, with several noted exceptions where damage was mild or absent.
A garbled fragment notes a Nautilus vessel moving toward London under current, with references to speed and port handling. The readable parts imply a maritime update, possibly a ship in transit and its first port of call, but details are unclear.
Shocks from a large meteor alleged blast or explosion rocked northwestern Ohio and eastern Indiana around 2 am. A ten by five foot crater near Malista, Ohio drew police attention as windows shattered across miles. No meteor is visible and no explosive cache was found, though earth was loosened and telephone poles fell in a wide radius. Farmers searched for debris with no solid clue emerging.
Beryl Borden confronts the Larkin clan to locate Tommy Wilson, who grimly resists leaving their house. News from Irene stirs Beryl’s hope as she endures ridicule while Tommy hides in a web of bravado and danger, fearing consequences of his ties with the gang.
No meteor appeared. Authorities said such bodies can follow curved paths underground or be displaced far from the entry hole. Thousands of cars clogged roads to Malinta hours after the shock and traffic near the hole slowed to a standstill.
AP dispatch from Nanking reports in Kiangsi Province near Kianfu that ten thousand noncombatants were killed as bandits used farmers as human shields while soldiers with machine guns mowed them down. Outlaws then overran the troops with minimal losses.
Communist youths last night hurled bottles toward an office building housing the American consulate in Dresden Germany. The missiles shattered first floor windows of the Saxon State Bank building. the consulate sits on the third floor. Messages inside the bottles proclaimed anti American and anti imperialist slogans.
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