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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1939
Page
3
The text cites John G. Winant warning that escalating armaments will soon absorb much of national incomes, worsening wastage and resembling war. It notes waning trust among nations since World War I, rising alliances and spies, and the impossibility of disarming without risking vulnerability.
Four new decisions clarify trailer regulation. Indiana Supreme Court says cities may limit trailer stays even on private land as a police power. Michigan and New York courts classify trailers as taxable or subject to housing acts, while Texas treats a detached trailer as a building for regulatory purposes.
A discussion of ending angle parking amid evolving city ordinances, pushback by Aldermen, and a safety survey guiding a new comprehensive traffic measure. Also noted are highway 44 improvements, questions on state parole board secrecy, and a pointed letter urging decisive action against evil, attributed to R F O Malley.
Washington Daybook reviewer Preston Grover surveys naval lore around ship losses to see if commanders face oblivion or promotion. He cites Squalus commander Oliver Negrin and earlier sinkings of F-4, -51, -4, Jacob Jones, San Diego, and Omaha, noting promotions for some survivors and cautionary demotions or retirements for others.
In New York a Rudy Vallee homecoming at the Astor Roof prompts a 66th wedding anniversary celebration. A graceful waltz, a silent crowd, and Vallee’s wedding march echo as a fond tribute. The piece also notes the tangled authorship of the song Hold Tight and the busy lives of show folk who double their earnings across venues.
A reader urges joint civic efforts to enhance the Highway Fifty park. Proposes fraternal and religious clubs sponsor entertainments, plant trees, benches, and flowers on small city plots. Notes past tree loss and calls for responsible maintenance by property owners and groups.
In St Louis on June 1 an audit disclosed a $42,820 claim by Collins Morris Shoe Co. against Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. trustees J K Vardaman Jr and John W Lake oversee a detailed probe due to special relations. The report notes ongoing investigation into intercompany transactions while Hamilton Brown seeks working capital to avert liquidation.
The total stood at 405,983 dollars with the prior deficit to December 1, 1938, at 1,158,966 dollars. The figures indicate continued fiscal pressure for the period reported.
Neosho Missouri June 16 AP Burl Spair 26 awaits circuit court trial in Newton county on a robbery charge joined by John Tulley 30 and Gerald Isley 23 who have pleaded guilty in the case. The trio also faced Jasper county murder charges in the February killing of retired Carterville dealer John H Wilkierson but prosecutors say insufficient evidence. Tulley received 10 years on the robbery plea and Isley awaits sentencing.
Cameron Missouri June 16. Horatio Ecton 32 the town's last Civil War veteran died yesterday. He served in the Union army. Survivors include his widow a sister Mrs Alice Swan North Kansas City and a brother B M Ecton Easton Missouri The means annual rainfall of the entire globe is 36 inches.
More than a thousand families leaving slums will on July 4 move into brand new U S Housing Authority projects. Five housing sites in Jacksonville Austin Buffalo and New York City will open with low rents and strict income limits, funded by federal loans and local support.
Reports from Washington say the administration may ask Congress to authorize a large lending program before adjournment. Details unclear but likely a special presidential message. Mead proposes a federal toll authority to finance self liquidating road and bridge projects to ease treasury strain. Banks oppose broader federal guarantees while support remains for ongoing farm loan subsidies. A separate note reports Hubert Opperman set a 1,000 mile bicycle record in Canberra, and that about 800,000 house trailers are in use in the United States.
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