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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1935
Page
2
A community journalist repeatedly encounters Simmie a longtime tinkerer whose watch repair claims are questioned. Editors repeatedly chase the supposedly fresh profile while locals continue to use trusted jewelers for repairs, revealing the pattern of overdone character copy in Jefferson City.
A periodical cautions readers to avoid overeating after noon as digestion diverts blood from the brain. Dr. Donald A. Laird of Colgate says heavy meals slow reaction and halve accuracy, urging morning brainwork. Judge Landis grants Alabama Pitts parole. two Missouri juries sentence killers to the gibbet, aiming to deter violence.
A six part NEA series follows a girl reporter aboard a showboat as it travels through hill towns. The crew battles early winds, markets the show, and witnesses townsfolk, sheriff signs, calliope attempts, and a staged wedding on stage amid lively locals and river scenery.
June 18 AP report says final accord fixes German navy at 36 percent of British strength with a 160 to 35 ratio across categories. Germany may transfer 34 percent of tonnage between categories, but overall fleet tonnages remain tied to the two nations. Talks involve Hoare Ayres-Mansell. France notes ongoing consultations. Italy, U.S., and Japan issued brief noncommittal replies.
A column notes Soviet leaders promote family life with Stalin admitting motherhood matters more than machinery. Russia stages Romeo and Juliet as national theater romanticizes humanity. A Chicago Tribune writer visits Missouri’s state capitol, marveling at its cost of 3.5 million dollars among capitals he toured.
The first colonists in the Matanuska Valley formed an 18 member council with nine men and nine women to tackle health and basic needs for 200 families. Issues included garbage disposal stray dogs milk for children and infrastructure like jails bridges parks and school buildings. The article also notes the death of Mrs Charles Pelta in Chicago, her civic work in Jefferson City and her community impact.
William Allen White argues in an Associated Press piece that advertising drove demand and newspaper pages distributed goods across America. He contends free advertising columns nurture economic equality and progress while critics push restrictive measures. The piece also touches on social impact, political cautions, and varied public notices from the era.
Washington correspondent assesses the NRA ruling as neither a crushing blow nor a decisive Roosevelt victory. He argues Roosevelt remains the front runner, the GOP lacks a strong challenger, and third-party prospects fade, with future court rulings shaping the election climate and a slow recovery outlook for Roosevelt.
Mrs. Nellie Tipton Muench sister of state supreme court Justice Ernest Tipton faced a venue change hearing for her kidnapping trial. The case stems from the April 1931 abduction of Dr Isaac Dee Kelley. A heated opening saw 47 witnesses testify on fair trial concerns, with a near fight between prosecutors and Mrs. Muench’s advocate. Judge Nolte limited each side to 75 witnesses. 150 may be called.
New York report describes 15 month old Edward Byrne Jr. inside a Fer ambulator pushed by his mother and sister Betty when a car raced onto the curb. The buggy crashed through a plate glass window. Edward received only lacerations and bruises while Betty was knocked down and the mother was unharmed.
Berlin June 1. Eric Sealne 45 was executed with a battleax in Ploetzensee prison today for the hatchet murder of his wife and their three month old child.
Tornadoes and floods devastate nine midwestern states flooding rivers and causing deaths and extensive property damage. Reports from Nebraska Iowa Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Arkansas Texas Colorado Illinois and South Dakota describe multiple flood deaths injuries and widespread crop losses as waters recede in some areas.
In Kansas City area lakes two drownings occurred overnight. Mrs. Alice Griffin, 45, and Billy Bergin, 15, died when their boat capsized in Lake Lotawana after a large craft caused waves. Betty Bergin, 10, Mary Jo McMinigal, 6, and another girl were rescued. Edward Holloway, 16, drowned at Troost Lake. John Williams, 18, tried to help.
Leon Trotsky, shaved to hide identity, arrived from Antwerp aboard the Paris with his wife under the alias Letoff. He is authorized a six month residence in Norway, likely at Hofnoss, and must refrain from political agitation. Government to decide exact residence.
Paris reports Maur ice Gas, a World War I army physician who rode horse Bi jou, hanged himself after grieving the animal's death. Gras had brought the horse home from the front. the horse died months earlier and Gras had previously attempted suicide twice.
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