Municipal ownership urged as better light service
Fayette attorney Daniel C. Rogers told the Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities that cities with municipal light plants keep night street lighting while private systems curtail it. He cited savings, profits, and tax relief in municipally owned cities and urged adoption despite private ownership critique.
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Poplar Bluff
Daniel C. Rogers
Fayette
Missouri Association of Muntetps Utilities
Missouri
Moberly
Independence
Salem
Sikeston
Marshall
Hannibal
St. Charles
Roosevelt
Rogers
Samuel Insull
National Electric Light Association
Coal Miners of Three States Meet Over New Federal Code
In Kansas City a session of coal mine operators from Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma studied the tentative code of the National Coal Association aimed at ending cut throat competition and establishing a uniform wage scale. The meeting called by George L Wuilf of St Louis followed a prior conference at Fort Smith Ark and precedes a Thursday Chicago gathering.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
National Coal Association
George L. Wuilf
St. Louis
Western Coal and Mining Company
Fort Smith
Ark
Natonal Coal Association
Chicago
Hutchinson News and Herald Sold to Harris Family
Hutchinson Kan June 12 AP sale announced of the Hutchinson News and Herald to John P Harris editor of Chanute Tribune and Sidney F Harris editor of Ottawa Herald. Mrs Ralph H Harris of Ottawa will join her sons in Hutchinson Publishing Company which operates the two papers. Harris will edit and manage the News and Herald. Mrs W Y Morgan, editor since her husband’s death, will retire. No change in Chanute and Ottawa ownership.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Hutchinson News
The
Herald
John P. Harris
Chanute
Kans
Tribune
Sidney F. Harris
Ottawa
Ralph H. Harris
Hutchinson Publishing Company
News
W. Y. Morgan
Special session urged to legalize beer in Kansas
The Anti-Prohibition Society of Kansas reports 3475 Wichita area citizens signed petitions urging Governor Alt M. Landon to convene a special legislative session to legalize 3.2 beer. A letter from P J Hansan warns of revenue loss and growing law violations if beer remains illegal as border states move to legalize.
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Topeka
Peobems
Wichita
Alt M. Landon
Anti-Prohibition Society of Kansas
P. J. Hansan
Kansas
Antii- Prohuition Society of
World attention on long plane flights by five crews
Associated Press reports five long flight attempts drawing global attention. Jimmie Mattern prepares in Khabarovsk for a trans Pacific hop to Alaska. Spanish aviators Barberan and Collar complete a 4500 mile非 nonstop to Cuba setting a north Atlantic record. J Errol Boyd and two others depart New York for Port-au-Prince. Darius and Girenas plan a 4537 mile attempt to Kaunas. Orbetello crews head toward Chicago Fair. Balbo declares all in good condition.
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Associated Press
Jimmie Mattern
American Globe
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Alaska
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Seville
Spain
Camaguey
Cuba
North Atlantic
J. Errol Boyd
New York
Prince
Haiti
Stephen Darius
Stanley Girenas
Kaunas
Lithuania
Orbetello
Italy
Chicago Fair
Balbo
Seek to Block New Reorganization Plan
Washington June 12 AP Resolutions introduced in the senate by McNary and Borah aim to block sections of Roosevelt reorganiza tion order. They call for rejecting the 25 percent cut in agricultural extension funds and Borah seeks hold in abeyance until 60 days after the next session of Congress convenes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Borah
Ida
Congress
Fall From Power Line Proves Fatal Near Strafford
Springfield Missouri June 12. An Empire District Electric Company maintenance man Rev i H Handy fell from a power line pole north of Strafford and was killed. The cause appears linked to the electrical current.
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Springfield
Revi H. Handy
Empire District Electric Company
Strafford
Convict A Homebrew Producer In Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kansas June 12 AP Karl B Wooten cigar store proprietor convicted this morning of violating the city liquor ordinance by possessing malt liquor A raid at Wooten's store yielded so called 32 per cent beer showing 235 per cent alcohol Wooten fined 200 and sentenced to 30 days in jail He gave notice of appeal to district court A similar case against Henry Naim was continued at the defendant's request The city chemist said beer seized in Naim's place tested 202 per cent alcohol
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Leavenworth
Kas
Karl B. Wooten
Herman Weigand
G. M. Strinsidiow
Wooten
Henry Naim
Heim
Seek More Data on De La Casa in Denver
Denver police requested St. Louis authorities to send further data on Jack De La Casa a robbery suspect who had escaped a St. Louis insane asylum twice. He attempted suicide at the city jail and later injured himself in treatment before being subdued. Authorities link him to seven or eight robberies in Denver and a prior St. Louis criminal record. They seek transfer plans for court proceedings.
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Denver
Colo
St. Louis
Jack de la Casa
de la Casa
Harris Mo stock dealer Tom Jones dies after farm accident
Tom Jones 56 of Harris Missouri died at Research hospital from injuries after a farm accident on June 2 when thrown from a horse. He had foot amputated above the ankle Friday due to complications. Born near Newton Missouri he served two terms as Sullivan county judge and lived there for years. Survived by widow Julia Jones and children Max and Jean Williams plus two sisters and a brother.
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Kansas City
Tom Jones
Harris
Research Hospital
Jones
Hent Newton
Sullivan County
Julia Thomas Jones
Max
Jean Williams
Jefferson, Va
Prank Rhoges
Lucerne
James Brown
Newton
George Jones
Linneus
London talks on war debts and Lausanne plan
Prime Minister stresses completing Lausanne and settling war debts at the conference. Secretary Hull and other delegates listen as Daladier and others observe. He warns against nationalist economies and says no nation can enrich itself by harming others while urging international effort for recovery.
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Lausanne
Hull
Mr. MacDonald
United States
Europe
Daladier
Rance
St. Louis Seeks Federal Aid for Riverfront Plan
The city will ask Washington for funds totaling 29 216 000 to improve the downtown Mississippi River front and build a double deck third Street highway. Mayor Bernard Dickman and city officials depart for D C to push the industrial control public works bill authorization.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Bernard Dickman
Washington
Four Dozen People Submit Under Pressure to Return Hoarded Gold
In less than two weeks, under pressure from Justice Department investigations, 93 persons returned 177,839 in gold and certificates to the treasury to comply with Roosevelt's executive order. Attorney General Cummings said about 15,000 names were given to him by the treasury as gold hoarding suspects.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury
Roosevelt
Cummings
Heat claimed three lives in Cape Girardeau region
Cape Girardeau Missouri June 12 AP three deaths blamed on weekend heat. Henry Scherf 71 a cobbler found dead at his bench. Arthur Suedekum 32 a farmer was killed by lightning while driving a harrow. Rose Marie Holt infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Rufus Holt of De Soto Missouri died at Jackson while traveling to Little Rock Arkansas
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Cape Girardeau
Henry Scherf
Arthur Suedekum
Rose Marie Holt
Rufus Holt
DeSoto
Jackson
Little Rock
Ark
Treasury Ha 17 Billions To Be Counted
Washington report says about 17 billion dollars in treasury funds are being tallied by a large team to verify cash and securities. Major Walter O Woods retires with receipt for the sum. W A Juman becomes treasurer and oversees the final tallies, including coin bags and foreign securities.
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Treasury
Rodney Dutcher
Washington
W. A. Ju- Mian
United States
Wil
Walter O. Woods
Woods
Tennessee
Julian
Judan
Far West
Federal Reserve Banks
New York
Sam
Glass Bank Bill May Be Enacted
An eleventh hour conferee accord revived hope for permanent banking legislation. The bill would insure deposits up to 2300 starting Jan 1 1934 and up to 10000 from July 1 1934, with banks entering the system after state certification and insurance corporation examination.
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Washington
Boo Plan To Get More Out Of Auto Owners New York
A crowded City Hall public hearing on Mayor John P. O'Brien's plan to raise 30 million dollars through a tax on automobiles and horse drawn vehicles and by East River and Harlem bridge tolls drew boos and cat calls. The Board of Estimate heard protesters as the mayor urged orderly remarks and offered to appoint speakers. The uproar followed the tax program's announcement last week.
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New York
Board of Estimate
City Hall
John P. O'Brien
East River
Harlem
Tecor
Government action targets Retail Credit Association
The United States files suit in St Louis seeking an injunction under the Sherman Act against the Retail Credit Men’s National Association, alleging regional monopolies and non-member exclusion to control interstate credit reporting. The Colorado nonprofit says it has 18,000 members and 1,280 bureaus nationwide, serving 60 million people.
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ST. Louis
United States
National Retail Credit Association
Louis H. Breuer
Homer T. Cummings
Retail Credit Men's National Association
Colorado
David J. Woodlock
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Missouri Association of Utilities
Hutchison, Kansas
McCormack
John McCormack
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Ind
Charles L. O'Donnell
Alfred EB. Smith
Glass Bank
Beery
Reavine
Wallace Beery
U.S. Money
Duscan A. Fieicher
J. P. Morgan
Florida
Boo
Cook Paint & Varnish Co
Jefferson St
John Rows
Ave
L. Petersburg
Department 3
Baltimore
Car
Capital City Telephone CO
the World
London
Jefferson City
Exchange National Bank
A. Dalemeyer
W. Raithel
Frank Ramsey
John Sinclair
V E. Dallmeyer
Augh Stephens
Thos. Lawson Price
W. Ll. Hager
Frank Railton
Paul Bosch
Federal Reserve System
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