Saline Poll Signals Shifts In 1936 Voting Tendency
In Saline County Missouri a small straw poll by a local repair shop owner shows Landon leading Roosevelt by about three to one among 90 votes. Farmers and PWA workers backed Landon while some Democratic voters expressed dissatisfaction with paternalism, mismanagement, and spending.
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Fetterson
Jefferson City
Missouri
Adance
Saline
Cole's
Landon
Roosevelt
PWA
Saline County
America
Youth and Progress at Republican National Convention
The article notes a strong youth movement within the Republican Party led by John Hamilton and the Young Republican Clubs, signaling a shift toward Progressive ideas. It cites Treasury payrolls, political tensions before November, and comments on postmasters and traffic safety, with Missouri politics framed by regional geography.
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John Hamilton
Senator Borah’s fund charges stir past campaign echoes
Washington Daybook notes Borah’s accusations of misused national committee funds echo 1920s GOP struggles. Wood and Lowden faced senate probes. Harding secured the nomination. Norris likely seeks re election in Nebraska as an independent on a cross party ballot system adopted in 1933 to curb ticket coat tails.
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Boral
National Committee
Ohio
Borah
Leonard Wood
Frank Lowden
General Wood
Senate
London
Harding
Warren G. Harding
Mr. Borah
Landon
Kansas
Waller FP. Brown
Brown
Odgen L. Mills
Norris
Nebraska
How's Your Health Dr Iago Galdston
Food spoilage rises in summer and raises poisoning risk. Most cases cause acute gastro intestinal upset with diarrhea vomiting and prostration. Salmonella and botulinus germs threaten serious illness. proper canning and cooling reduce risk but no guaranteed safeguards exist. Remove exposure, seek prompt medical aid, and heat may not neutralize all toxins.
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Daniel Elmer Salmon
Hopkins in a Hole Seesaffidavits on Relief and Corruption
A Virginia newspaper comment discusses affidavits alleging coercion to influence Democratic support and ballot choices in Missouri relief programs. It questions Administrator Hopkins responsibility for WPA actions and urges a proper independent investigation rather than WPA sleuths, warning against whitewash even as it cites Curtis' accusations.
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Curtis
Missouri
WPA
Hopkins
Lynchburg
News Dem
Supreme Court Justices Face Pressure Over Retirement
Six of the nine Supreme Court Justices are past 70 and eligible to retire on full pay, yet none show intention to resign. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes the weight of the court's responsibilities and the conspicuous continuation of the current bench.
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United States Supreme Court
Hughes
van Devanter
McReynolds
Brandeis, Sutherland
Butler G
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Economists see uptick after conventions in 1930s era
Cleveland economist Col Leonard P Ayres in the Cleveland Trust bulletin forecasts a business advance through year end after presidential nominations. He notes convention years show midyear lows then recovery, cites rail freight and construction as lagging while production holds. taxes likely rise next Congress.
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Cleveland
Leonard P. Ayres
Business Bulletin
The
Cleveland Trust Co
Ayres
Col. Ayres
Congress
Hypnotism Eases Dental Fear in London Students
London June 13 AP Students at the Royal Dental Hospital underwent dental work with no anaesthesia through hypnotic suggestion. Dr William Lovatt says hypnosis enables a suggestible patient to accept anaesthesia and endure drills or extractions with no pain. He cites 7,000 cases and asserts hypnotism has vast medical promise.
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London
Royal Dental Hospital
William Lovatt
Leyalt
Chiropractor Held for Wife's Killing in Kansas City
Dr. Richard R. McDermott, 34, a chiropractor, was jailed without bond awaiting trial on July 10 for murdering his estranged wife, 23, on June 5. He pleaded innocent as Harold Allen, 23, a milkman, testified they planned marriage after divorce. Allen identified McDermott as the assailant.
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Kansas City
Richard R. McDermott
Dr. McDermott
Ms. McDermott
Harold Allen
Allen
Western leaders shift power at Cleveland GOP convention
Western leaders led by Alf Landon press to seize national direction in 1936. They seek a western candidate who can win the East, write a platform to reassure both regions, and plan to mobilize western support while courting Eastern votes. The trend signals Eastern campaign clout and a sharpened East versus West contest.
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Cleveland
Ihe West
Plains States
Dollivers
la Follettes
Norrises
Alf M. Landon
Richmond Escape Nabbed in Kansas
Sheriff Wilbur J Purdue of Ray County announced the capture of John Seifkas in Holton Kansas as he waited to be moved to Missouri State Prison for a two year auto theft sentence. Seifkas fled Richmond jail with Henry Ramsey who remains at large. Holton officers reported Seifkas confessed to stealing a chicken on the escape day.
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Richmond
Sume
Wilbur J
Purdue
Ray County
John Seifkas
Seifkas
Holton
Kans
Missouri
Henry
Chick) Ramsey
Ramsey
Seitkas
Water main breaks washing out street hole in St Joseph
Water from a broken main released over six million gallons flooding a city intersection. Pavement 5 inches thick lay over the void when discovered, creating a 30 feet long by 10 feet deep hole. A second item notes world tin consumption rising 45 percent in the past year.
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ST. Joseph
City Hall
Chinese Leaders Refuse Halt as South China Tensions Rise
General Chen Chi Tang defies Japanese warnings and presses a northward troop move toward Nanking. He vows united anti-Japanese resistance and warns of possible civil conflict with Chiang Kai-shek’s central government as Japanese ships patrol Amoy and Amoy harbor. The invitation to Nanking to send delegates is under consideration, while the U.S. fleet moves toward Hongkong for patrol reinforcement.
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United Press
Canton
China
Chen Chi Tang
Autonomous Canton
Chiang Kaiee
Naning
Japan
Amoy
Chen
Tokyo
Nanking
Cantons
Chiang
Central Executive Committee
Asheville
Hongkong
Three St Louisans Hurt In Poplar Bluff Crash
Three St Louisans returning from a fishing trip south of Poplar Bluff were injured in a wreck on highway 67 just outside the city. John Meyerbeters, 50, tavern owner, was critically injured. R F Winters, 36, and C E B Pogue, 38, of 4786 Alabama Ave were also hurt. State patrol said Meyerbeters lost control of his car when another motorist drove onto the highway from a side street.
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Poplar Bluff
Twenty Million Ready for St Louis Vets
Postmaster W Rufus Jackson announced that postal carriers would start delivering at 6 pm about 10 000 letters carrying 20 191 000 in bonds and checks for St Louis veterans. Of this total 19 250 000 are adjusted service checks and 940 000 are other checks.
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Treasury
Associated Press
Army
Navy
Foreign Service
Postal Service
ST. Louis
W. Rufus Jackson
Jackson
Louis business leaders visit Texas Centennial Exposition
About 150 St. Louis business men led by T. N. Dysart visited the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas. Gov. Guy B. Park and Missouri officials attended Missouri Week events as a 110 piece Springfield boy scout band and three Sunday concerts drew about 50,000 visitors.
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Dallas
Tex
St. Louis
T. N. Dysart
Chamber of Commerce
Dall
St. Laws
Exposition Grounds
Guy B. Park
Missouri
Springfield
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