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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1932
Page
4
United Press staff correspondent Henry McLemore portrays a Chicago caucus scene with satire about political rituals. The piece mocks party delegates, crowded rooms, cigars, broken promises, and chaotic floor battles in a Midlands style reportage.
Stockholm June 15 A P report says the engagement between Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and his second cousin Princess Sybille of Saxe Coburg Gotha may be announced tomorrow. Gustaf Adolf 26 and Sybille 24 met at Lady Mary Cambridge’s wedding and she visited Stockholm after their first meeting during courtship.
Topeka Kansas June 15 financial difficulties widen in the Western League. Independence business leaders seek to save the citys membership while St Joseph risks its West Ten franchise due to lack of funds. Marion E Cox says about 3500 is needed to meet payroll for the team and start a long road trip. Producers Booting managers say about 50 remains necessary to keep the club afloat as debts run around 1500 with players unpaid since May 15.
Alabama Democrats re nominate Senator Hugo Black after a runoff with former Governor Thomas E Kilby. Early tabulations from 1,984 of 2,136 precincts show Black with 88,643 votes to Kilbys 63,054 as the referendum on prohibition looms.
A study by Dr William Allan summarized by Dr Morris Fishbein finds migraine affects women about two and a half times as often as men among 545 headache sufferers. While heredity plays a role, the severity and duration of migraines tend to be greater in women, with more frequent nausea and longer attacks.
Washington June 15 AP report from the census of distribution for 1930 lists 10,393 gasoline retailers in Missouri. Of these 3,928 are filling stations, with auto-related and other firms including garages, mobile dealers, used car lots, and accessories shops making up the rest.
Money solicitous tone invites readers to visit Public Loan Corporation at 305 Central Trust Building. It promises helpful service and explains borrowing on personal responsibility with small monthly repayments. States rate as 244 percent monthly on unpaid balance. Phone 1909.
Chicago dispatch reports Ambassador Walter E. Edge will resign his Paris post on March 4 and will not seek reappointment if Republicans win this fall. He cites four American schoolable children and a duty to his family, though he likely returns to party work in New Jersey after leaving public life.
Former King Alfonso of Spain visited his mother-in-law Princess Beatrice in London. Beatrice had cataract surgery on her right eye yesterday and her doctor said her condition is very satisfactory.
Across items from New York to Rhodesia and Poland, AP reports escape attempts, theories on the Lindbergh case, a seaside resort idea in Poland, a lion invasion affecting drivers in Rhodesia, and a purge of weapons into the sea from unknown sources.
In Washington a group of Democratic leaders drafts a repeal plank for the 1932 platform seeking immediate submission of a repeal amendment to state conventions. It would restore state control of manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquors and promote temperance while leaving saloon policy to states. No direct mention of beer.
A draft repeal amendment and new police gear dominate the scene at a Chicago meeting. The proposed reform gains cross party support from dry and wet senators while state patrols prepare to issue flat belt holster handcuffs. The Missouri issue this week labels the new manacles official equipment for patrol use.
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