Kidnap Gang Found Hangout in Spokane Washington
Federal agents led by J Edgar Hoover announce the Weyerhaeuser kidnap gang was located at 1509 West 11th Street Spokane. Harman Waley and wife captured while two more suspects remain sought as details of the ransom case unfold.
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Weyerhaeuser
Spokane
Wash
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West 11Th Street
Hoover
George Weyerhaeuser
Salt Lake City
Harmon M. Waley
Margaret
William Mahan
Butte
Mahan
Thundershowers Tonight Fair and Cooler Tomorrow Missouri
Thundershowers expected tonight in northwest and extreme owland regions, with showers possible in the south tonight and Tuesday. Cooler in northwest tonight and Tuesday, warmer in the southeast, with fair skies returning north Tuesday. Illinois mentioned with similar unsettled conditions. River stage readings include Keokuk 43, Kansas City 186, Waverly 195, Boonville 2h, and Union 0.2.
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Missouri
North
Northwest
Waverly
Boonville
Faln
Resmany
Union
NRA Extension Bill Move Stalled in Senate Amid NRA Debate
Washington June 10 Administration leaders set aside the public utility bill to press a resolution continuing a skeletonized NRA. Republicans demand delay until absent members return. two fights loom on sending the resolution to a committee and on repealing a section of the recovery act. Richberg resigns as recovery board head leaving Roosevelt to name a successor. Some senators hint at anti-trust safeguards to prevent code side stepping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
NRA
Repblicans
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
House
Donald R. Richberg
Roosevelt
Richberg
William E. Boral
Republican
Idaho
Edward A. Hayes
Decatur
Conference Resolutions Committee
Democratic National Administration
Russia
AAA
Missouri
Springfield
Noted Cole Co Woman 78 Dies in Eugene Home
Mrs. Mary E Bond mother of former County Judge R E Bond and longtime Cole county resident died at her Eugene home yesterday at age 76. Born July 1, 1889 to George Berry pioneers, she lived in the area and served in Baptist church work for over six decades. Survived by four sons R F E Bond Jefferson City J W Bond Kansas City T E Bond Olean and Eugene and a daughter Mrs W R Howard Russellville. two children and a sister preceded her in death along with a brother Barney Berry in Oklahoma. 20 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Mary E. Bond
R. E. Bond
Cole County
Eugene
George Berry
Cale-counts
R. FE. Bond
Jefferson City
J. W. Bond
Kansas City
Kansas
T. E. Bond
Olean
W.R. Howard
Russellville
Eliza Bond
Barney Berry
Oklahoma
Elks Assemble for Annual State Meet in Maryville
Missouri Elks gathered at Maryville for the annual state association convention and ritual contest.169 delegates registered as Sedalia Kansas City degree teams arrived to compete. Warrensburg may enter a team. State officers reports opened proceedings with past district deputy exalted rulers at a noon luncheon. Officers Martt St. Louis president. L. L. Des Combes Warrensburg six vice presidents. W. B. Gwen Maryville second VP. Dwight Roberts Kansas City third VP. Crew Gallan St. Louis secretary. M. F Thurston Columbia treasurer. Martt and Roberts to speak at dinner tonight.
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Maryville
Missouri Elks
Sedalia
Kansas
City
Warrensburg
Martt
St. Louis
L. L. Des Combes
W. B. Gwen
Dwight Roberts
Kansas City
Crew Gallan
M. F Thurston
Columbia
Roberts
Jefferson City Republicans attend Springfield GOP conference
A group of Jefferson City Republican leaders joins the G P grass mats conference in Springfield Illinois. Attending from here are former Lieutenant Governor Edward H Winter Judge L M Hyde Edgar Hayward Henry Le Page Gregory Stockard Russell Keyes M L Francis and W J Godt.
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Jefferson City
Springfield
Ilinois
Edward H. Winter
L. M. Hyde
Edgar Hayward
Henry LePage
Gregory Stockard
Russell Keyes
M. L. Francis
W. J. Godt
State Employees to Young Demos Meet at Excelsior Springs
A number of state employees planned to leave today for Excelsior Springs to attend the rally tomorrow of the Democratic Clubs of Missouri. James Roosevelt, son of the president, will be the principal speaker. Roger H. Taylor of Licking, an employee in the state auditor's department, is president of the organization.
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Excelsior Springs
Democratic Clubs of
Missouri
James Roosevelt
Roger H. Taylor
Licking
State Auditor’s Department
Missouri River Falls. roads remain closed
The Missouri River measured 27.5 feet at noon, down .4 foot in 12 hours and 14 feet below the flood peak. Highway 63 remains closed and is unlikely to reopen until tomorrow night. The farm-to-market route east of Callaway County is also closed.
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Callaway County
McDonald Estate Pays Large Missouri Taxes
The Edgar B. McDonald estate of Webster Groves paid Missouri estate tax of 23971 dollars into the state treasury. An inheritance tax of 46590 dollars had been paid earlier. Died April 18, 1934, McDonald left a net estate of about 1.614 million, largely in Liggetts and Myers Tobacco Co. stock, with the widow and four sons as heirs.
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Edgar B. McDonald
Webster Groves
Missouri
McDonald
Liggetts& Myers Tobacco Co
St. Louis
Wilkinson shot at Abernathy party remains critical
Vane E. Wilkinson, 24, wounded in a shooting at Albert L. Abernathy’s home during a drinking party, stayed in serious condition. Abernathy, 72, free on bond, is charged with assault with intent to kill after alleged conflicting statements about the incident involving Mrs. Wilkinson. Wilkinson worked as a tree trimmer and sometimes helped at the Abernathy residence.
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Kansas City, Mo
Vane E. Wilkinson
Albert L. Abernathy
Abernathy
Wilkinson
Independence Editor to be Honored for Civic Service
A dinner at the First Christian Church honors William Southern Jr editor of the Independence Examiner for decades of civic service. Roscoe Ellard of the University of Missouri School of Journalism will be principal speaker with remarks by Mayor Roger Sermon and former mayor S H Woodson.
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Independence
William Southern, Jr
Eidlor
Independence Examiner
First Christian Church
Chamber of Commerce
City Club
Kiwanis Club
Real Estate Club
Roscoe Ellard
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Roger T. Sermon
S. H. Woodson
W.jl. C. Palmer
Southern
Actress Ann Harding alleges kidnapping threats to daughter
San Francisco June 10 AP Actress Ann Harding disclosed that efforts to kidnap her six year old daughter Jane had been made. She revealed this in a state supreme court writ application aimed at restraining a Los Angeles superior court custody action filed by her ex husband Harry Bannister.
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San Francisco
Ann Harding
Jane
State Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Harry Bannister
Henry Ford Receives Honorary Law Degree
Henry Ford, Detroit automobile manufacturer, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws at Colgate University during its 116th annual commencement in Hamilton, New York, on June 16.
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Hamilton, N
Henry Ford
Detroit
Colgate University
McKittrick May Force Hearing on Ruge Rates
United Press reports McKittrick may enter the fire insurance rate case in federal court in Kansas City on June 22, threatening a hearing on proposed compromises. OMalley opposes the plan, tying in with state sales tax battles as the two sides maneuver over 138 companies and policyholders. The proposed deal would return 20 percent of excess premiums to policyholders and reallocate the rest to costs, with a new rate schedule to be higher than the current rate but lower than the last five years rise.
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United Press
Roy McKittrick
McKittrick
Emmett O'Malley
O'Malley
New York
Tom J. Pendergast
Missouri
Insurance Department
Cole County
Kansas City
Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
Raskin
Wastings
Frank O. Lawders
Illinois
Lowden
Stephen A. Douglas
Ilinois
Douglas
Abraham
Roosevelt
Brent Bouglas
Auy
Jefferson
Lincoln
Jacob Allen
Ecess
Seamen Reach Shore After Lifeboat Adventure
Six crewmen of the lumber schooner S. S. Noyo reached shore in a lifeboat after hours lost in fog along California coast. The vessel ran aground on Saunders reef three miles south of Point Arena while 14 sailors remained aboard.
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San Francisco
S. S. Noyo
California
Saunders Reef
Point Arena
Winter wheat crop pegged at 441 million bushels
The Agriculture Department said conditions on June 1 point to a 441,000,000 bushels winter wheat crop this year, up from 431,637,000 a month earlier and well above last year’s 405,034,000. The 1923-32 average is 618,186,000. Lopez McAllister of Hannibal was named curator of Lincoln University, to serve until January 1, 1939, succeeding Edward Perry.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lopez McAllister
Hannibal
Lincoln University
Edward Perry
McAlister
Park Veto Expected On Conservation Bill
Governor Park announced he would veto the bill passed by the legislature to rename the state fish department to the department of conservation. He said the bill removed conservation features and left only a salary raise for the commissioner, calling it a bad time to raise anyone’s pay.
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Governor Park
State Name and Fish Department
Department of Conservation
Park
Ozark youth in death mystery near Marshfield
Lloyd Robinson an 18 year old farm boy from near Marshfield was in custody in Lebanon as authorities probe the fatal burning of his father Robert Robinson 50 last Monday night The car explosion near Newburg left the son injured and unable to aid his father Authorities note gasoline fire did not burn the tank and wiring was intact The elder Robinson carried a 5000 double indemnity policy Police expect further arrests in this case
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Springfield
Lloyd Robinson
Marshfield
Laclede
Lebanon
Robert Robinson
Newburg
Robinson
Serious baseball accident injures road mechanic at base
Robert Davis, a mechanic at the Highway garage, was seriously injured in a Saturday kit ten ball game when a runner elbowed him at first base, rupturing a kidney. He had surgery at St Mary's hospital yesterday after finishing the inning and going home. Davis is married and lives at 806 Washington Street.
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Robert Davis
Highway Garage
St. Mary’s Hospital
Davis
Yuriner
Noxious weeds alarm Springfield farmers in wake of seed spill
Farmers report thistle daisies wild onions and red sorrel in hay and seed shattering from low grade tray truck movements last winter. Wild onions along highways west and north of Springfield threaten wheat quality and dairy returns as cows fed onion tops lower milk salability.
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Springfield
De Molay group to confer degree in Mexico Mo
Twenty five members of the Jefferson City DeMolay chapter travel to Mexico Missouri tonight to confer the initiatory degree on the newly formed Mexico chapter. The Mexico group will host a dance for local DeMolays after installation ceremonies.
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J Jefferson
Order of DeMolay
Mexico
Eleven Naval Academy men hurt in truck crash
In Baltimore on June 10 AP reports eleven midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy were injured when a street car collided with the army truck they occupied. Four of the injured are listed as seriously hurt. The incident involved second class midshipmen and occurred during a transport mishap.
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Naval Academy
Baltimore
United States Naval Academy
Army
Roosevelt Towboat Makes Spectacular Missouri River Debut
A large crowd watched the Franklin D. Roosevelt towboat pass Jefferson City on its first up river voyage toward Kansas City. The modern boat showcased twin screw propulsion and electric steering, comparing sharply with the older Wallau steam towboat and the prewar side wheel packet era. Inland Waterways Corp officials plan weekly Kansas City to St. Louis service, reviving freight movement after flood delays and years of halted river traffic.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Capitol
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Roosevelt
St. Louis
H. J. Wallau
Jefferson City Land Company
Amd
Wallau
W. D. Earp
Earp
Missouri
Thomas P. Craig
Inland Waterways Corporation
Seeds for Replanting Gardens Available County Relief Offices
Wallace Crossley state relief and reconstruction administrator announced seeds for replanting subsistence home gardens flooded by high water will be available from county relief offices. He said rains and floods ruined many relief families gardens but there is time to plant nearly all vegetables, hoping they will make a second attempt.
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Wallace Crossley
Midwest Grass Roots Meeting Sparks Party Split
Republicans gathered at Springheld for the Midwest Grass Roots Convention in Springfield. Speakers attacked New Deal policies while contrasting Democratic and communist platforms. Delegates debated party principles as a 1936 platform loomed, with leaders like Lowden urging unity against federal overreach.
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Springfield
Midwest Cross Roots
Varied Harvest in Police Court
Fighters and drunks appeared before Judge Foster Wheally in police court this morning. L English was sentenced to 60 days with suspension unless recaptured. B T Nichols was fined 15 dollars for a mild quarrel. Pete Conley received 10 days for mingling with young girls. A motorist without a license and a plainly drunk man were fined 3 and 15 dollars respectively. The case of his partner was continued. Court adjourned until tomorrow.
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Foster Wheally
L. English
Continuedy B.T. Nichols
Pete Conley
Charley Chaney Dies at Home in City
Charley Chaney, 78, a longtime city water works employee, died yesterday at his home at 517 Monroe Street. He was retired about a year due to illness. Survived by his wife four children three grandchildren two great grandchildren and two sisters. Death attributed to complications.
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Charley Chaney
City Water Works
Monroe Street
Imness
Chaney
Assault charges continued in St Louis kidnapping case
Charges of assault with intent to kill against Felix McDonald and Bart Davis in the attempted kidnapping of Oscar Johnson were continued to September 1 by Circuit Judge R. W. MecBlainney. McDonald, already serving a robbery sentence in the Johnson case, appealed a separate kidnapping sentence. Davis is jailed awaiting trial for the Kelley abduction and the murder of Paul Flueck.
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ST. Louis
June LO
Felix McDonald
Bart Davis
Oscar Johnson
R. W. MecBlainney
McDonald
Johnson
Isaac D. Kelley
Davis
Kelley
Paul Flueck
Monthly Council Meeting Tonight Sets New License Fees
The city council will discuss a new schedule of fees for che quer dealers licenses and routine business at its postponed monthly meeting tonight. Several councilmen were unable to attend last week, prompting the delay.
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Butte, Mont
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
Cranscom
Waleys
Watley
Federal
Utah
Tacoma
O. B. Record
Cole CO
ELKS
Imany State
Missouri River
McDonald Estate
Vane Wilkinson
Long
Ozark
Boy
ADD
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Frank Q. Lowden
Resolutions Committee
Harrison G. Spankier
Cedar Rapids
Hizzoner
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