Floods Persist as Osage Basin Struggles
The Osage River flood surge keeps spillways open at Bagwell Dam with about 58 000 cubic feet per second. Osceola and Tusumbia levels remain near flood stage as gates stay open for up to a week to handle incoming water. Farmers face delayed harvests and a potential halt to a strong wheat crop, with damages estimated around 500 000 dollars.
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Ozarks
Bagwell Dam
Osage
Tuscumbia
W. S. Frame
Union Electric Company
Post-Tribune
Osceola
Frame
St.Thomas
Tate
Lowland Floods Hit Southwest Missouri Rivers Rise
Springfield reports widespread flooding as Osage River runs 14 feet over Osceola dam and Sac River floods Caplinger Mills lowlands. Ozark Finley Creek shuts US 65 traffic. James River spills from banks near James River Club amid rising waters.
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Springfield
Missouri
Osceola
Caplinger Mills
Ozark
Finley Creek
James River Club
Rain Tonight With Thunderstorms Across Regions
Rain tonight and Thursday with rising temperatures and local thunderstorms. Central and western portions see thundershowers this afternoon or tonight, with partly cloudy skies Thursday. Warmer conditions expected in the northwest.
Missouri sheriffs push to professionalize police force
At the Missouri Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police convention in Kansas City, Gman Dwight Brantley urged officers to elevate their status to a profession comparable to doctors and lawyers. With 125 delegates, talks highlighted crime prevention, with officials like Governor Stark and City Chief Mackey in attendance and Sheriff Clay Groom anticipated as new president.
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Missouri Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
Dwight Brantley
Kansas City
Madison Hotel
Brantley
Department of Justice
Thorpe
Chamber of Commerce
Jess N. Owens
Carl Wymere
Harry Mackey
Lloyd Co. Stark
Forrest Smith
Clay Groom
Cooper County
Thomas J. O'Meara
Glendale
Howard E. Nichols
Andrew McDonnell
Otto Higgins
Dwight Brown
W. H. Steward
Charles Hahn
State Crime Commission
William Gordon
Co. B. Marvin Casteel
Dewey Patten
Postal Inspection Department
Jefferson City
Robert Moore
State Highway Department
Tom Scott
State Prison
Train collision injures four California residents
Four California residents were injured when a motor car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Affolter and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Affolter, was struck by a train near Bowling Green on a trip to Wisconsin. Fractures were reported but details remain unclear.
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California
Wisconsin
Bowling Green
Wilford Affolter
Herman Affolter
Missouri Pacific Lines
Capitol Park Project Delayed to 1938 Completion
The Capitol Park project now expects completion in spring 1938 after delays from WPA red tape. Old brick buildings will be removed within two months while landscaping waits until next year. State engineer McAtee says about half the work is done with a skeleton crew of 40.
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Capitol Park
WPA
Washington
C. H. McAtee
McAtee
McAfee
Sid Hamilton
Hamilton
Missouri Governor Names Delegation For Social Security Funds
Governor Lloyd C. Stark named Senator Alien McReynolds to head a Missouri delegation heading to Washington June 22 to seek release of 1.5 million dollars in federal funds for old age assistance. The group includes A. J. Murphy W. Ed Tameson Reba Choate and H. G. Buenger. Stark plans to sign the social security bill and expects funds to be released despite prior pension law shortfalls.
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Post-Tribune
Weller
Lloyd C. Stark
Alien McReynolds
Carthage
Social Security Board
Washington
Missouri
cReynolds
Stark
A. J. Murphy
State Tag Commission
W. Ed Tameson
State Hemosynary Board
Reba Choate
H. G. Buenger
Kansas City
U. S
Highway Patrol
Improvised Key Delivers City Welcome at Police Convention
Chief of Police Harry Mackey forgot the city key for visiting delegates at the Missouri Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police convention. He joked that President Thomas J. O Meara might have swiped it, then arranged for a replacement. A. J. Inman made a large wooden key delivered to the convention hotel within an hour.
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Harry Mackey
Missouri Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
Mackey
Thomas’j. O’meara
Glendale
A. J. Inman
Convention Hotel
Union women resume work after sit-down strike at Liggett & Meyer
About 175 union women employees at Liggett & Meyer Tobacco in St. Louis evacuated the plant and returned to work after a Monday night sit-down in the stemming department. They protested the presence of 350 non-union workers. The company did not grant a closed shop.
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ST. Louis
Liggett & Meyer Tobacco Company
Prison-forgery case linked to Mercer suspect in county probe
Deputy Sheriff Bob Scholten and a highway man sought a suspect in a fake magazine subscription racket preyed on farmers. The man, identified as Ames, was jailed in Princeton on forgery fears and may face further charges in Cole county if returned. Victims include at least five Cole county farmers and more in Honey Creek area. penalties range up to five years for forgery versus up to one year or a 100 dollar fine on misdemeanor charges.
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Bob Scholten
Mercer
Scholten
J. &. Ames
Princeton
Cole County
Cole County Prosecuting Attorney
Ames
Honey Creek
Petterson
Walter Popp
Byrnes Pushes 40 Percent Relief Contribution Rule
Senator Byrnes urged the Senate to amend the relief bill to require local sponsors to cover 40 percent of project costs unless unable to pay. The move allows in-kind contributions and aims to curb unrestricted emergency spending. Administration leaders expect a compromise below 40 percent as debates begin.
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Washington
Byrnes
D-Sc
Senate
Congress
PWA
CCC
Three Sunmen Rob Bank In Cairo Missouri
Three gunmen robbed the Bank of Cairo at noon injuring no one and taking about 495 dollars. Opal Jones assistant cashier sheltered behind the counter as two men entered and demanded money while a car with Missouri plate 323 653 was spotted later near Randolph County. Authorities suspect three men changed clothes along Highway 63 near Columbia and warn Central Missouri officers to watch for them.
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Cairo
Bank of
Highway 63
Columbia
Missouri
Journal-Post Director Murray Resigns Planned Return Rumors
Murray, WPA director for Missouri, will resign soon. A Kansas City Journal-Post dispatch says he plans to return to his post as director of public works in Kansas City. Reports name Charles Blanion as Murray’s successor, while noting Murray has drawn Kansas City salary while on WPA leave of absence.
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Kansas City
Matthew 5
Murray
WPA
Missouri
Kansas City Journal- Post
Jefferson City
Journal-Post
Charles Blanion
Sikeston
Southeastern Missouri
Flood waters recede at Stella Missouri
Indian Creek flooded Stella after five inches of rain in three hours. Farmers searched for livestock swept away by a three foot wall of water, with most animals believed drowned. Wheat crop destroyed, uncut wheat ruined, and nineteen bridges along a quarter mile stretch washed out. Telephone line down. some homes in McNatt affected but undamaged.
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Stella
Indian Creek
McNatt
Here
Utility wins loan approval to expand rural lines
The Missouri General Utilities company won approval from the State Public Service Commission to borrow 112000 dollars from the Rural Electrification Administration to extend electric lines across rural areas in Cape Girardeau Bollinger Stoddard Perry and Ste Genevieve counties.
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Missouri General Utilities Company
State Public Service Commission
Rural Electrification Administration
Cape Girardeau
Bollinger, Stoddard
Perry
Ste. Genevieve
State Auditor Hints Delay in Zinc Tile Contract Letting
State Auditor Forrest Smith's office said today it would be several days before the contract is let for manufacturing zinc tiles, replacing the present bottle cap tech. The notice signals a shift in supplier and project timing, with officials citing procurement formalities and bid openings as the delay factors.
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Forrest Smith
Back to work calls spark tensions in steel strike zones
In Youngstown Ohio 10000 idle steel workers threaten trouble as back-to-work pressure grows. Johnstown Pennsylvania mayor seeks federal intervention amid bombing and kidnapping fears at Bethlehem Cambria works. Leaders urge protection and federal inquiry while GM plants settle, signaling a widening labor standstill.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Purnell
Tohnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Roosevelt
Johnstown
Cambria
Bethlehem. Steel
Shields
Parnell
Ray J. Thomas
Independent Society of Workers
Thomas
Purnellhhat
C.I.C
Davey
Girdler
Washington
Phillip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Frances Perkins
Great Lakes
C.E.O
Detroit
Homer Marlin
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Unsettled Weather Continues Across Missouri
A Missouri weather summary reports unsettled conditions with showers and local thunderstorms continuing. Weekly rainfall reached 2.79 inches, more than double the normal 1.04 inches. Readings varied regionally from Hermann to West Plains, with temperatures near normal and highs between 75 and 86 degrees.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Prospect
Weather Bureau
Hermann
West Plains
Arcadia
Boonville
Clinton
Columbia
Wannival
Jefferson City
Lexington
Macon
Maryville
Poplar Bluff
Rolla
Springfield
Watrsaw
President Roosevelt to meet with Democratic lawmakers at Chesapeake outing
President Roosevelt will dine and confer with more than 40 Democratic congressmen during a three day stay at the Jefferson Island Club near Annapolis Maryland starting June 25. The White House said consultations will cover legislative and other concerns and include cabinet members and agency heads including Harry L Hopkins.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island Club
Chesapeake Bay
White Mouse
Robinson
Arkansas
White House
Congress
Stephen ‘S. Early
Nea
Annapolis
Senate
House
Early
Perkins
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Noted Methodist Minister J. S. Wilson Dies in Cameron
The Rev. J. S. Wilson, a 24 year retired Methodist minister, died in Cameron Missouri. He joined the conference in 1876 and served at Dardeen Bowling Green Hannibal Milan Linnots Jamesport Maysville before retiring in 1903. He lived in Cameron since retirement. A daughter Fannie Esther of Cameron survives. Funeral services will be held here Friday afternoon.
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Cameron, Mo
Wilson
Methodist Conference
Dardeen
Bowling Green
Hannibal
Milan
Linnots
Jamesport
Maysville
Fannie Esther
Cameron
De Molay golf tourney dates set for July 17 in Airksville
Realph I. James, manager of the state De Molay golf tournament in Airksville Missouri, announced today that registration closes July 10 for the event slated to begin on July 17.
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Airksville
Realph I. James
State de Molay
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