Local groups plan building program with federal funds
City county and school officials plan a three quarter million dollar building program aided by 45 percent federal funds. Projects include jail, streets, parks, waterways, airport runways, and a convention hall. Washington officials outline rules to employ 3.5 million by July 1 1936 and require usefully designed projects with no patronage.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Ware’s Creek
Lafayette Street
Moreau Drive
High Street
Forest Hill
Partly Cloudy Tonight Cooler Tomorrow Missouri
Partly cloudy in the northern area with possible thundershowers in the west and south tonight and possibly Tuesday morning. Cooler Tuesday with river stages listed for Keokuk Weneee, Waverly, Boonsile, and Zermann showing declines or steady readings. forecast indicates a full reservoir by early Saturday morning.
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Missouri
Waverly
Zermann
Park Returns This Week to Face Expenditures
Governor Park moves to trim about 1.5 million from the 1935 36 bi ennium budget as he balances the first Democratic administration in 12 years. He must veto or modify four major appropriations and several smaller bills, stabilize the 58th general assembly, and cope with a new sales tax while revenue totals hover near 31 million. Signed bills cover elective officials and departments, many boards and commissions.
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United Press
Park
58Th General Assembly
Governor Park
Assembly
Auto crashes, jail term, and bar disciplinary ruling
A series of three wrecks in the city led to a suspended jail sentence and a $60 damage payment as the only police court actions. In separate cases a cab driver without a license faced fines, while the state supreme court upheld bar disciplinary committees to investigate attorney misconduct, allowing Clark to proceed with inquiries despite challenges.
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William Turner
Newell, Rope
St. Mary's Boulevard
Rope
East Dunklin Street
Woodrow Schrieman
Jefferson Street
Lud Pieper
Harry Sappington
Post
Highway worker kills children then shoots self in Minnesota
Jackson, Minnesota, June 17. Leslie Day, 36, a highway worker, fatally shot his three children Richard seven, Orlow five, and Roland six weeks old, then killed himself. Officials cited his recent bereavement after his wife died a month earlier from childbirth complications. A caregiver found the bodies of Day and the children.
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Jackson, Minn
Leslie Day
Day
Richard
Orlow
Roland
Youth Dies After Sand-Feed Belt Accident
Jesse Cook a 19 year old Ash Grove youth died in Carthage Missouri hospital from injuries suffered Friday night when he became entangled in a belt on a line shaft that powers a sand feeder at the Carthage marble corporation.
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Carthage
Jesse Cook
Ash Grove
Carthage Marble Corporation
Body Found in Osage River After Lake Ozarks Drowning
A body believed to be one of the aviators from the Lake of the Ozarks crash was located in the Osage river about 400 yards below the dam. D. M. Arnold discovered the remains. The body was taken to Eldon for identification, after being carried through flood gates into the river during floods.
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Lake of the Ozarks
Osage
D. M. Arnold
Eldon
Kansas Police Seek Missing Taxi Driver Carl Jones
Kansas City police in Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri searched for Carl Jones after his bloodstained taxi was found abandoned in a Rosedale oat field with the motor off and lights burning. A bloody billfold, strands of hair identified as Jones, and no known enemies were reported by his wife.
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Kansas City
Kan
Carl Jones
Rosedale
Kansas Cities
Jones
Tonneau
Toledo Edison workers vote to accept arbitration proposal
Union electrical workers of the Toledo Edison Company voted to accept arbitration for their four day strike over a 20 percent wage increase. The vote ends the strike and binds the workers to accept arbitration findings. They are to return to work tomorrow.
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Toledo
Union Electrical Workers of
Toledo Edison Company
Military order halts Omaha streetcars and curbs taverns
In Omaha Nebraska Governor Cochran orders street cars off the streets and martial law arrests follow as the Nebraska National Guard occupies the city amid a strike by Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway workers. Two deaths and many injuries reported as courts sentence tavern operators for defying closing orders. Funeral held for John W. Custer, one of two fatally wounded. An arbitrator was to be appointed by 10 am but company delays led to military actions and a peace program hint.
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Omaha
Neb
RB. L. Cochran
Military Commission Court
Nebraska National Guard
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Company
Cochran
George Bighia
Ed Dolegz
Bighia
Colegy
Gen. Paul
John W. Custer
Siike
Wiley Post Undecided On Future Course
Wiley Post, arriving from Wichita after a forced landing, will decide today in Bartlesville whether to pursue a new trans continental speed mark after four attempts on his Winnie Mae ship.
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Wiley Post
Bartlesville
Oklo
Post
Wichita
Kas
Judge Faces Real Poses in Prison Town Myths
A police judge receives odd questions including whether shaving one’s head is illegal. He remains unsure, noting a local belief that prisoners in town may not shave to avoid being mistaken for convicts. The tale recalls long held opinions about prison town hair rules.
Franklin D. Roosevelt steamer returns to Jefferson City
The Franklin D. Roosevelt, on a return trip from Kansas City to St. Louis, docked overnight at Jefferson City then continued downstream. Captain W. D. Earp, with 35 years on the river, praised U S engineers for river work and noted the boat will voyage to Kansas City again Thursday afternoon, reporting navigable conditions and a steady barge service.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kansas City
St. Louis
Hermann
W. D. Earp
Earp
Jefferson City
Lindbergh Honored by Alma Mater at Smith College
Anne Morrow Lindbergh received an honorary Master of Arts from Smith College. President W A Neilson read a citation praising her as a poet pilot and navigator, co explorer with her husband on unflown air routes, and a showcase of imagination and practicality. The honor marks her as the pride of her college and the glory of her country.
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Northampton
Mass
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Smith College
W. A. Neilson
Central Missouri Odd Fellows To Meet Here
Thirty six central Missouri Odd Fellow lodges convene Saturday June 22 to mark the 100th anniversary of the order in the state. Past Grand Commander George S Starrett of Columbia will deliver the main address.
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Central Missouri
Odd Fellow
George S. Starrett
Columbia
Three Drown In Collision On St Lawrence River
Three men were drowned and five injured when the Canadian Pacific flagship Empress of Britain collided with a coal carrier in a heavy fog on the St Lawrence River near Montreal. The incident was officially announced today.
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Montreal
Que
Canadian Pacific
St. Lawrence River
Mrs Charles Pelta Dies Unexpectedly in Chicago
Mrs. Charles Pelta 69 a leader in War Mothers and the Art Club died unexpectedly in Chicago Sunday night Funeral will be Wednesday in St Louis She lived in Jefferson City years active in civic affairs Survived by son Paul and daughter Lawciell(e) both in Chicago four brothers and one sister Brothers Arthur J P and David Pelta son Bain? operate the Jefferson City store
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Charles Pelta
War Mothers’ Organization
Art Club
Chicago
St. Louis
Pelta
Jefferson City
Paul
Lawcille
Arthur
J. P
David Peltason
Mooney Habeas Corpus Writ Granted by California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court issued a writ of habeas corpus for Thomas J. Mooney, the San Francisco Preparedness Day bomber convicted in 1918. The writ is returnable on June 27.
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San Francisco
California State Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
Infant Dies in Eugene Cholera Infantitus
Agnes Erhardt aged nine months daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex Erhardt of Eugene died yesterday at St Marys hospital from cholera infantum. The report notes the illness and place of death with brief family details.
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Agnes
Alex Erhardt
Eugene
St. Mary’s
Mitchell accuses graft in commerce department
Former assistant secretary of commerce Ewing Mitchell, ousted by Roosevelt, charges improper favoritism and graft across departments. He singles out the bureau of air commerce and steamboat inspection for poor oversight linked to the Morro Castle disaster and criticizes a 1935 contract with United States Lines for Leviathan lay-up. He sent a letter to Roosevelt May 30 alleging entrenched special interests and calls for a fight to the finish.
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Washington
Ewing ¥. Mitchell
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce
Bureau of All Commerce
Morro Castle
Senator Cutting
Hima
Bu ‘Reau
Air Commerce
Steamboat ‘Inspection Service
Department Ai Commerce
Roper
Justice Department
Commerce Department
Mitchell
Cummings Iis
Department
United States Lines
Jnner Leviathan
Rooseveltan
Missou
Clipper Seaplane Hops Off for Honolulu Mission
The Pan American Clipper seaplane departed for Honolulu from Midway Island under instrument flight after takeoff. The 1500 mile return leg to the U S mainland was expected to take just over nine hours, longer due to headwinds and additional flight observations.
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Midway Island
Honolulu
United States
Ivose
Tusgumbia lad killed while crossing road Tuscumbia
Roy Cornett a 19 year old son of John Cornett a farmer was killed yesterday afternoon when struck by a car driven by C W Irwin of St Louis while running across Highway 17 three miles south of here He suffered a fractured skull Coroner J R Ellison absolved the driver saying the accident was unavoidable
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Tuscumbia. Ma
Roy Cornett
John Cornett
Highway 17
C. W. Irwin
St. Louis
J. R. Ellison
Logs Down Lake Start Logs Down Usage From Lake
Debris drift and logs escape Bagnell Damsite during weeks of high water. Logs jammed and were freed through low gates, plunging into glistening river waters. Some aim to use the timber for firewood and fence posts along the Missouri River, as hundreds witnessed the breakage and movement of the logs.
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Bagnell
Missouri River
Hen Thief Confesses After Nighttime Chicken Theft
Henry Fairchild of 1104 Pav Place confessed to stealing chickens from Tony Diemler's store after being caught by a police officer. Two chickens were recovered, one was butchered beyond recall, and the case was to be referred to the county prosecutor. A local gas station on Harrison and Main was also entered, with fifty gallons of gas and two new tires and inner tubes stolen.
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Henry Fairchild
Pav Place
Fairchild
Mae
Tony Diemler
Tairchild
Pax Niece
Bailey Bros Circus Parade Stops Thursday
Bailey Bros Circus plans a Gay Nineties parade, the only motorized show with parade equipment. Cages of wild animals drawn by imported sheep? and ponies, horses, clowns, dogs and monkeys plus bands. The world’s largest elephant will be featured as the parade moves through Dunklin and Highway 50 intersection Thursday.
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Bailey Bros. Circus
Parare
MENA
Phe Circus
Dunklin
Highway 50
Torch Slayer Will Be Sentenced Today
West Plains Mo June 17 AP Rufus Edwards a Thayer real estate man was to be sentenced by Judge W H D Green today for the torch slaying of his stepson Oscar Bushart He was convicted Saturday by a jury which recommended life imprisonment and no pardon The jury was out 46 hours and at times 8 to 4 for the death penalty The man was found guilty of plotting the murder to collect insurance and was accused of hiring two men to kill Bushart and burn the body in his car Rockville Md June 17 AP three judges found John M Boland guilty of conspiring with Mrs Anne Lyddane to murder her husband Frances trial was last week without a jury but verdict announced this afternoon.
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West Plains
Rufus
Edwards
Thayer
W. H. D. Green
Oscar Bushart
Bushart
Rockville
John M. Boland
Anne Lyddane
Frances
Missouri Flood Worsens At Osage River Barrage
Widespread rains flood Missouri streams with the Osage River at Bagnell Dam entering a fourth rampage in three weeks. Tuscumbia and Chillicothe report rising levels as the Grand River nears 20 feet near Chillicothe and Osage waters fall slowly toward Osceola. Weather bureau predicts more showers within 24 to 36 hours statewide.
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Osage
Bagnell Dam
Tuscumbia
Lovee
Weather Bureau
Osceola
Missouri
St. Joseph
Kansas City
iSpringfield
Wermann
St. Louis -St. Charles
Chillicothe
Poplar
Grand Jury To Probe Harman Watley And Wife Case
Tacoma report says a grand jury will convene to examine Harmon M Watley, ex convict, and his wife in connection with the 200000 kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser. Trial under the Lindbergh law is expected in three weeks. Officers denied reports of Mrs Watley’s pregnancy and arranged a medical exam.
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Tacoma
Wash
Harmon M. Watley
George Weyerhaeuser
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Harry L. Hopkins
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Sopkins
Dunklin Street
High Court
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State Bar Disciplinary Committee
Boyle G. Clark
Kahoka
Clark
State
Supreme Court
Joseph S. Tall
Bar Advisory Committee
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Kansas
Daner
National Guard
Nebraska
Franklin Roosevelt
Capt. Earp
Vane M. Lindbergh
ALMA
ODD Fellows
MIR
Thomas Money
Tusgumbia
Harrison Street
Bailey
Torch Slayer
Grand Jury
Thoma Kionep
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