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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
9
Willows California June 15 AP John K Citizen and Taxpayer gain footing in town with the new athletic field named Taxpayers Field. Chairman James Boyd and the high school board announced that the field honors taxpayers who invested about 13000 dollars in the project.
Twenty one senators signed a round robin declaring there can be no compromise on neutrality legislation that would repeal the automatic arms embargo. The group, led by Nye Clark and Bone, argues the United States cannot afford to sell munitions to nations at war and still appear neutral while blockading sea routes.
London reports Britain is mobilizing for a possible major conflict by expanding its peacetime budget to about 750 million dollars and building a large army and air force. Conscription is introduced for peacetime, with expected annual training for 200,000 recruits and totals surpassing one million personnel. The plan also includes a rapid expansion of air power and shipbuilding to deter Germany and protect merchant shipping.
In San Francisco on June 15, Harry Lundeberg of the Sailors Union of the Pacific declared the coast union’s demand that the government run a proposed transpacific service only under union terms or not at all. The union is in a dispute with the U S maritime commission over hiring policies as the commission warned ships for the Seattle Orient service could be withdrawn unless crews were selected.
A health ad explains kidneys contain about 15 miles of tubules that purify blood with typical waste output around 3 pints daily. It warns of symptoms like backache and swelling and promotes Dean's Pills as relief to flush poisons from the blood.
Union leaders insist on hiring through the seamens union hiring hall, warning crews from shipping commissioner lists cannot board due to a picket line. Lundeberg says cargo loading would be blocked as teamsters cannot pass the line, tying to resumed Pacific service since Dollar Lines’ American Mail Lines loss.
Secretary of Commerce Harry L Hopkins signed a two year lease on a 388 acre farm three miles north of Grinnell Iowa from Aetna Life Insurance Co He planned to reside in Grinnell and return to Washington tonight to discuss farm management with renter A J Grossenbach The lease includes an option to buy and Hopkins said he would spend time reviewing cropping plans on the newly acquired property
London report says a new motor-assisted bicycle was shown at the motorcycle and bicycle show in Bari's Court. It uses a top engine, can reach 30 miles per hour, and is able to travel 149 miles on a gallon of gasoline.
Jane and Dick discuss buying a Dodge, noting the new model's cost is only slightly higher than a stall cab and pondering affordability. The exchange hints at financial constraints and the allure of a bigger car.
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