Davis Denies He Tried To Silence Press
Washington War Information director Elmer Davis defended his criticism of Washington press coverage, saying much of the news is unchecked gossip and that only a small portion of OWI material is widely disseminated. He denied plots to silence the press and insisted his speech’s text stands complete. A late night false alarm in Lincoln reported no blaze or caller.
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Davis
Washington
Elmer Davis
Guild
Boston
Bernes
OWI
Gentlemeen
Sen. H. Styles Bridges
N. H
Rep. Dewey
Quavis
Congress
White House
Owjell Mellett
Roosevelt
Motion Picture
Weather overview for Jefferson City and vicinity
Warm day with highs near 79 and lows around 65. River stage changes include St Joseph 17.9 rising 0.7, Kansas City 27.2 up 2.4, and several towns showing rises or falls such as Chillicothe 28.9 up 4.3, Boonville 25.8 up 0.3, and St Louis at 33.2 rising 0.2. Lake of the Ozarks at 2.0 feet, reservoir full.
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Jefferson City
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Waverly
Chillicothe
Boonville
St. Thomas
Hermann
St. Charles
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Lake of the Ozarks
Polish Patriots Pledge Cooperation With Soviet Russia
In Moscow on June 17 the union of Polish patriots in Soviet Russia pledged renewed cooperation with Stalin and in the war against Germany. Stalin replied that the Soviet Union will expedite routing Hitlerite Germany and help restore a strong independent Poland. Wanda was named among participants in the note exchange.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Poland
Union of Polish Patriots
Joseph ,Stalin
Stalin
Soviet Union
Guardsmen Hold Levees as Floods Sweep Missouri Kansas
Missouri and Kansas rivers cresting threaten vast farmland as guardsmen from ten Missouri cities defend the 6.5 mile levee between Sandy Hook and Marion. Twelve families evacuated as floods endanger 3,000 acres. crews repaired breaks, piled sandbags, and waited for the crest near Jefferson City amid rising river levels and warnings of widespread flooding.
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Missouri-Kansas
Missouri
Sandy Hook
Marion
Jefferson City
Vance Julian
Clinton
Sedalia
Marshall
Boonville
Mexico
Fulton
Mojberry
Columbia
Carrollton
Horscoe
Walter K. Glover Killed by City Bus in St Louis
Walter K. Glover former Jefferson City resident and St. Louis ordnance plant worker was fatally struck by a city bus in a loading lane with about 100 people present. Police say the bus jumped the curb. driver claims Glover tried to cross. He was 67, survived by a brother and four sisters. funeral plans not set.
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Walter K. Glover
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Glover
George Bolen
Carthage
Robert Glover
J. E. Wells
R. L. Berry
Pete Bolton
Nevada
Nell Stockwell
Los Angeles
Secret Hoards of Food Reported at Heart Mountain Camp
Former Heart Mountain worker Earl A. Best testified before a Dies subcommittee about hidden food stocks at the Wyoming relocation center. He described secret pantries behind kitchen walls, large lard caches, and surplus supplies diverted from normal use, with some items allegedly traded for whisky and chickens.
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Los Angeles
Dies
Congressional
Heart Mountain Relocations Center
Wyoming
Earl A. Best
Dunkerque
Clifford
Africa
Heart Mountain
Haiving
Poston
Ariz
Heart Mountains
Best
Cochran’s Right Leg Amputated
Rep. John J. Cochran of Missouri underwent amputation of his right leg due to circulatory issues after already losing one leg last January. The operation at Naval Hospital was performed by Cmdr. Louis E. Gilje with Dr. R. Emmett Kane and Dr. Alfred Blalock consulting. Cochran, 62, is in favorable condition and has long represented Missouri’s thirteenth district.
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Washington
John J. Cochran
Cochran
House Accounts Committee
Louis E. Gilje
Naval Hospital
Alfred Blalock
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Missouri
Kiwanis Club Film Program Highlights Flag Day
Rev Reymond Kimbrell opened the Kiwanis luncheon with an address titled Our Flag tied to Flag Day observances this week. Films on Michigan Highways were shown by T A Wilson and G M Threlkeld of the State Highway Department. Rev Carl G Campbell joined as a new member. guests included Oscar G Schupp and A J Hersch of Polo Illinois.
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Reymond Kimbrell
Kiwanis
Michigan
T. A. Wilson
G. M. Threlkeld
State Highway Department
Carl G. Campbell
Oscar G. Schupp
A. J. Hersch
Polo, Ilinois
Million to Fight Infantile Paralysis
Nicholas Schenck, chairman of the Motion Pictures March-of- Dimes Committee, presented President Roosevelt with a $3,090,000 check to combat infantile paralysis. The sum stems from nationwide contributions by movie exhibitors. $2,000,000 was raised, with half kept in communities and half allocated to the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis.
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Washington
Nicholas Schenck
Motion Pictures March-of- Dimes Committee
Roosevelt
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Borrowed Car Causes Hit and Run at City Intersection
A youth driving a borrowed car collided with a prison truck at the Jefferson Street and McCarty intersection. Believing he had the right of way he did not stop and fled to an alley. A witness noted the license plate leading to Etta Steenburgen of Henjey. the youth was reprimanded and released. Street lights were reported off at the time.
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Jefferson St
McCarty
Etta Steenburgen
Hen~ Jey
New Law Protecting State School Fund Signed By Governor
Gov Donnell signed a measure guiding Missouri s 10 million permanent school fund used for real estate loans. Three disinterested appraisers must verify security worth twice loan amount. Loans capped at five years. Interest rate cut to three percent, max eight percent. Senator Mathes says funds caused political manipulation and notes last year 10 000 was written off. A proposal to liquidate the fund and distribute to state branches passed the house and awaits senate action.
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Pew
Missouri
Forrest C. Donnell
M. C. Mathes
Hillsboro
Mathes
House
Senate
Twins 10 Years Old Drown In Pond
Barbara June and Robert L. Scott ten year old twins of Mr and Mrs Max L Scott of Kansas City Kansas drowned while visiting grandparents on a farm. Their aunt heard shouts and found the children missing and their uncle recovered the bodies from a pond.
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Kingsville
Barbara June
Robert L. Scott
Max L. Scott
Kansas City
Kas
W.F. Albertson
Keith Foust
Mr. Albertson
OPA Probes Chaplin Wedding Details and Travel
The Office of Prices Administration says it is interested in Chaplin wedding matters but not romance. Samuel L. Leask Jr. says operatives seek gasoline source for the Santa Barbara trip to marry Miss Oona O Neil, daughter of Eugene O Neill. He notes unverified reports of a car traveling 80 mph and checks on car ownership while honeymoon location remains unknown.
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Los Angeles
Office of Prices Administration
Anynterest
Charlie Chaplin
Samuel L. Leask, Jr
Southern California
O. P. A. Administrattor
Charlie
Santa Barbara
Oona O'Neil
Eugene O'Neill
Leask
Chaplin
Robber Gets $4 In Stick-Up In The Southside
Larry Sullivan proprietor of Larry's Tavern was robbed at 2 30 a m in his garage at 326 East Dunklin Street. The assailant forced Sullivan to drive around town then released him near Dunklin and McCarty. Sullivan said he had deposited money earlier but left 449 at home and did not recognize the robber.
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Larry Sullivan
Larry
Jefferson St
Dunkiin Street
Sullivan
Dunklin Street
Missouri Hotel
McCarty Street
Catch Two Kansas Prison Escapes
St Louis AP report notes Aubrey Wisdom an escaped life term murderer captured last night. Earl D Burcham also captured. he was serving 10 to 20 years for robbery. They fled Lansing Kansas State Penitentiary January 20 hiding in a laundry basket removed in a truck.
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ST. Louis
Aubrey
Jack) Wisdom
Earl D. Burcham
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Wisdom
Burcham
Town Looks For Its Biggest Stomach Ache
Oklahoma City police search for the towns biggest stomach ache after Mrs. Rose Quinn reported her bean plants dusted with insect powder and beans stolen by an insect wearing shoes. The thief’s crime may make him sick.
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Oklahoma City
Rose Quinn
77 Jap Planes Destroyed in Guadalcanal Sky Battle
Allied war reports highlight a dramatic showdown over Guadalcanal in which American fliers downed 77 Japanese aircraft, the heaviest loss for Japan in that area. The same day RAF forces bombed Cologne, while Allied daylight raids continued along the English Channel and across the Mediterranean theatres.
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Pacific
Navy
Europe
Cologne
U.S
English Channel
Mediterranean
Middle East
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest Africa
Sicily
Malta
Italy
Policemen to Patrol Action Overhead Crowd at Stadium
About 125 police will guard the High School Stadium for the Action Overhead event sponsored by the Cole County Council of Civilian Defense. A convoy of trucks and cars arrived in Jefferson City with personnel and equipment for the air demonstration. The program starts at 6:00 Friday after Flag Day and Red Cross drills, featuring bombers from Knobwoster and a tightly timed sequence to ensure smooth execution. Fans are urged to carpool to ease parking before the 7:45 safety drill.
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Cole County Council of Civilian Defense
Jefferson City
Sibe Stadium
Red Cross Motor Corps
Fromm Knobwoster
Rey Johnson Todayi
Memorial Services For Navy Heroes
The Admiral Coontz Navy Mothers Club holds memorial services at 6 PM in the Junior College Auditorium for district Navy members lost at sea. Chief Petty Officer E. Me Namera, Petty Officer Ical W. Rhodes, and Sergeant A J Gioissa of the Marine Group will participate. Music arranged by Mrs Es A Duensing features a quartet. Public is welcome.
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Admiral Coontz Navy | Mothers Club
U. S |Navy
Lnst
Namera
Ical W. Hodes
Navy Recruiting Offices
A. J.gioissa
Marine Group
C. R. Child
Helen St. George
Ernest Barker
Stanley Shaw
J. H. Repalo
Navy Mothers
Start Membership Drive Seeks Revenue Growth
The Chamber of Commerce launches a membership drive aiming to raise annual revenue from about 11 000 to 16 000 by adding 100 new members and re instated members plus increased firm memberships. Richard R. Nacy chairs, with W H Bradshaw handling recruiting and Phil Dallmeyer securing returns from former members. Dwight Bedell notes optimism as some new members already joined before the campaign begins.
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Chamber of Commerce
Richard R. Nacy
Lor the Combe Wihed Mace
W. H. Bradshaw
Phil Dallmeyer
L. A. Burker
Clifford Scruggs
Chamber
Dwight Bedell
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