Drought and heat threaten nation's crops and hoppers
An oppressive heat wave from Alaska to Florida darkens farm prospects amid a worsening drought. Grasshoppers plague midwestern grain fields across Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri with spots in Illinois Wisconsin Colorado. Experts warn damage will grow with dry weather and call for a $2.5 million aid appropriation.
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Alaska
Florida
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Indiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Iowa
Nebrask
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Colorado
Leonard Haseman
Missouri University
North Dakotas
Walter Welford
H.C. Aaberg
S. Bare
University of Nebraska
County Collector Mixes His Dates
County official Al Markway, hosting Missouri county collectors, arrives late at the Central Hotel for an opening session that was not scheduled, insisting on punctuality. State official Allen M. Thompson defends restricting publication of pensioner names, calling the accusation of political chicanery unfounded and noting records on old age assistance remain available.
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al Markway
Missouri
Central Hotel
Markway
Allen M.thompson
Thompson
Grover W. Dalton
Missouri Republican State Comcittee
Dalton
Guy P. Park
Poplar Bluff
Buller County
Park
Car thieves to federal prison
The State Highway Patrol announced fugitives sought for an April motor car theft were captured in Birmingham, Alabama. Carl Haul of California and Oscar Nalley of St. Louis pleaded guilty and were sentenced under the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act. Haul drew three years at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Nalley thirteen months at Chillicothe Ohio.
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State Highway Patrol
Twa
Birmingham
Ala
Carl Haul
California
Oscar Nalley
St. Louis
Sted
Haub
Atlanta
Land Nalcy
United States Industrial Reformatory
Chillicothe
Ohio
Bagan Addresses Kiwanis Club Here
Edgar N. Bagan executive secretary and long criminal record holder spoke to the Kiwanis club at Petit's luncheon. The discussion covered a $10,000,000 bond issue for penal and electrical state institutions. A stolen tar and automobile theft case involving Archie Townsley and a pair was noted as being solved with FBI involvement.
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Archie Townsley
Highway Patrol
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edgar N. Bagan
Haub
Middle-West
Patrol Officials Board
Missouri
Petit’s
Federal
Leavenworth
Kansas State Prison
Lansing
Ganga
Harvey brothers in Iowa crash during train chase
J H Harvey of Slater Missouri died late yesterday and his brother Carroll Harvey near death in a Sioux City hospital from injuries suffered in a motor car train chase at Sergeant Bluff Iowa on Monday.
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Sioux City
J. H. Harvey
Slater
Carroll Harvey
Slate
Sergeant Bluff
Rain postpones Louis Schmeling fight at Yankee Stadium
Heavyweight bout between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, scheduled for tonight at Yankee Stadium, is postponed to tomorrow night due to steady rain and forecasts of continued showers. Louis weighed in at 198 pounds, and promoter Mike Jacobs will try to reschedule for Saturday if weather allows.
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New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Weather Bureau
Mike Jacobs
Sehmeling
Louis
Jacobs
Hati
Fair Tonight and Friday Rise in Temperatures
Missouri weather report notes fair skies tonight and Friday with rising temperatures. North portion sees clearer conditions while southern areas may show evolving clouds. river stages near typical levels with minor changes, and municipal observations list city stations in Kansas City Jefferson City and nearby towns. Data reflects yesterday’s readings.
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Srst
Tall
Kansas
Waverly
Misa &i
Thomas Ferry
Efferson City
Herman Chino
Ozarks
Condition of Mrs DeLisle In Critical State At Hospital
Mrs Betty Lou DeLisle remained in critical condition at the hospital today with spinal meningitis. The attending physician called her condition very serious. Initially thought to stem from a spider bite, the bite was later ruled incidental as her illness worsened after she was admitted Wednesday morning.
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Betty Lou DeLisle
Missouri Cool Front Lowers Heat Readings Briefly
The St Louis and Missouri area saw a temporary drop in heat with daytime highs mostly around mid to upper 90s while overnight temps fell sharply. St Louis reported 98 during the day and about a 34 degree drop overnight with other cities recording 62 in Kansas City and 70 in Springfield as cooler air moved through the state.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Kansas City
Springfield
St. Joseph
Columbia
Mother of Local School Man Dies
Mrs. Ernest Douglas, 58, mother of Joe Ayr and newly appointed state superintendent of music, died at seven last night after hospitalization in St Louis. A Warrensburg resident, her burial will be in Warrensburg. Mr and Mrs Dean Douglas left this morning to attend the funeral services.
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Ernest Douglas
Joe Ayr
Dean Douglas
St Louis
Warrensburg
KH. D. Sloan
Capital Avenue
Sloan
Slovan
Greenfield
Dade County
Virginia Sloan
Greeley, Colo
Emma Lee Sloan
Henry Sloan
Home
Liurvive Mim
Local Fulton Debate Over Roosevelt 1936 Reelection
Two Jefferson City attorneys H P Laut and Harry Buchanan will debate at Pratt's theater Fulton on the question of whether voters should re select Franklin D Roosevelt in 1936. Laut will affirm and Buchanan will oppose, with Jesse Wrench of the University of Missouri speaking on An American Poet and readings from Vachel Lindsey. An open forum will follow.
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Jefferson City
H. P. Laut
Harry Buchanan
Inight
Fulton
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lauf
Cole County
Buchanan
Dorsey Literary Society
Pitched horseshoe injures a child in Missouri
Mary Ann Archbold a Mt Pleasant junior girl is in critical condition with a fractured skull after a horseshoe struck her head during a game in Kirksville Missouri. The injury occurred as she crossed the court where the horseshoe match was being played and she underwent emergency surgery. She is visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs W E Powell.
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Kirksville
Mary Ann Archbold
John M. Archbold
Mt. Pleasant
W. E. Powell
Kansas Legislature to Meet Early on July
Topeka Kansas June 18 UP The Kansas Legislature will be called into special session on July 7 Governor Alf M Landon announced this afternoon The session will primarily address social security legislation but may cover additional matters Governor Landon will return to Topeka from Colorado the day the session opens
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Colorado
Five Wounded as Strikers Fire on Plant in Ohio
In Kent Ohio on June 18 striking Decker and Black Electric workers besieged the plant and opened rifle fire for nearly four hours. At least five wounded, one seriously, amid claims of armed factions on both sides. Union president William Grayford obtained warrants against about 40 men for inciting riot. A tear gas barrage and moving vans near the loading docks sparked the clash. A plant water tank was pierced, creating a fire hazard, as police and National Guard observers monitored the scene. The machinists’ union began a strike May 1 demanding a 10 percent wage increase a 35-hour week and collective bargaining.
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E. L. Burr
Grayforc
John Pudlosky
al Gray
Joseph Parilla
Youngs
National Board
Lee
Cleveland
Disputed Fence 19 to Be Torn Away
Judge R A Breuer in Linn County circuit court issued a mandatory injunction ordering the renewal of a fence along the center of a shared driveway at N lot 422 in the 660 block on West High street. Co plaintiffs Alvin Taflinger and W A Jordan allege 20 years of mutual use. defendants K Laurence Rice built the fence.
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R. A. Breuer
Linn Sesterday
West High Street
Alvin Taflinger
W. A. Jordan
K. Laurence Rice
Bees Defeat Cardinals Behind Two-Hit Smith
Boston Bees shut out St. Louis 4-0 as Bob Smith pitched two hits allowed. Bees tally twice in seventh and twice more in eighth to clinch, while Walker Davis and Lopez and Smith are credited in a low-scoring matchup.
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Boston
Bob Smith
Boston Bees
St. Louis Cardinals
Bees
St. Louis
Walker
Davis
Smith
Lopez
Muzzles Off for Rabies Vaccinated Dogs in City Rule
Mayor Means Ray announces dogs inoculated against rabies may go unmuzzled if their collars display lag certifying the serum has been administered. The rule aims to ease safety while ensuring verification of vaccination status.
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Ray
Senate clears relief tax measure next
Congress finished action on a 2.375 billion relief deficiency bill and sent it to the White House. The Senate eliminated its amendment reviving the Florida ship canal, leaving the tax bill as the final hurdle before adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Senate
Florida Ship Canal
Jong
House
Fletcher
Florida
TVA
Gilbertsville
Iky
Ane
Bar
PWA T
Resettlement Administration
Works Progress Administration
Petent
Bacoh
Aln
O'Connor
D. N.Y
Treasury
Pendergasts Prepare for National Democratic Convention
Kansas City dispatch reports Thomas J. Pendergast will depart for Philadelphia with his wife to attend the National Democratic Convention. He serves as a delegate from Missouri's fifth district and seeks his nephew James M. Pendergast’s appointment to the resolutions committee. James M. Pendergast, a fourth district delegate, also plans to travel, while James A. Aylward expects to leave Thursday night as national committeeman and state chairman.
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Kansas City
Thomas J. Pendergast
Philadelphia
Pendergast
Missouri
James M. Pendergast
James
James A. Aylward
T. J. Pendergast
Governor honors requisitions from states on charges
Governor Park today honored three requisitions. Grant Hunt was held in Kansas City for a sodomy charge in West Union Ohio. John Blootwyk was wanted in San Francisco for a worthless check charge. Gordon E Baltis faced a child desertion charge and was held in Kansas City Kansas.
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Governor Park
Grant Hunt
Kansas City
West Union
John Blootwyk
San Francisco
Gordon E. Baltis
Kans
Schatz on Burglar Charge and Slot Machine Debate
In a lengthy preliminary heat Judge Koster Wheally bound Clarence Schatz over to criminal court on a burglary charge tied to a Little Nett lunch room slot machine. State witness Vandament testified fingerprints on a lock matched Schatz, while defense argued the intent of burglars may have been to steal the slot machine. The hearing also touched on whether Schatz frequented the room to play the machines and if his prints on the pad lock indicated guilt.
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Clarence Schatz
Criminal Court
Koster Wheally
George Viurdament
W. Cy Fawin
Lyewit
Vandament
Harry Buchanan
Lewin
Prine
Schatz
Vancameont
Uecoor
Temar
Ores
Judge Nabbed by Pig on Way to Work
Court official Judge Wester Wheatly left his dignity to chase a pig through an alley on a work route. He attempted to intervene as a young boy was struck by a car, then claimed he aimed to return the animal to its owner’s garage.
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Wester
Wheatly
Indictments Against Huber In Missouri City Hall Case
Boonville Missouri June indictments allege former city clerk Charles J Maber embezzled and misused funds. Grand jury says about $11 518 96 was missing from five year audit. Huber faced $12 000 bond and will appear before Judge Nike G Sevier. Audit urged to cover six years of incumbency.
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Boonville
Charles [J. Maber
Punty Grand Jury
Huber
Nike G. Sevier
Qu. Maber
Hober
Aredit
Luber
Brand Jury
Certification Slows Up At Postoffice
The certification of bonus bonds at the postoffice slowed up today totaling 46 for the morning. Colonel Linxwiler, postmaster, announced that the office of certifications would be closed after 4 oclock Friday. All bonds must be certified, and the postmaster urged veterans to take advantage of the present opportunity. The office will be open until evening and from morning to morrow.
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Linxwiler
Income Tax Revenues Near Last Year Total
State auditor reports income tax receipts to date at 4,401,482 versus 4,428,698 in the previous year. County collectors had turned in 3,737,910 by this time last year. Tax became delinquent June 1 with a 1 percent monthly penalty after that date.
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State Auditor’s
Treasury
Dentist Faces State Dental Board in Misleading Ad Case
Missouri Dental Board charges of misleading advertising reach Dr. Harry E. Dowell of St. Louis after Circuit Judge Albert A. Ridge denies his bid for a permanent injunction. In a separate notice, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Bennett of 1318 Cottage Lane announce the birth of a son named Donald Dalton Tuesday at their home.
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Kansas
CIPY
Albert A. Ridge Jloday
Harry E. Dowell
St. Louis
Missouri Dental Board
Bennetts
Dalton Bennett
Cottage Lane
Donald Dalton
Farmer 13 Injured at Wheat Cutting
Joeseph Wimmer a farmer living four and a half miles southeast of Reek was admitted to his hospital yesterday with an injury to his left leg. He was struck by a binder guard while crossing a ditch with the binder. His condition is not serious but he was weakened by blood loss. Walter E Ziengenhein a St Louis undertaker wounded while vacationing at Wilsons Haiding on the Lake of the Ozarks plane will be dismissed tomorrow and return to St Louis by automobile.
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Joeseph Wimmer
Reek
Walter E. Ziengenhein
St. Louis
Wilsorrs
Springfield Man Surrenders 5 Percent Beer License
J. J. Becker, state liquor control supervisor, announced W. R. Spence of 322 N Campbell Springfield surrendered his 5 percent beer license amid showing cause proceedings for a disorderly business. Spence chose to surrender the license rather than contest revocation.
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J. J. Becker
W. R. Spence
N. Campbell
Springfield
Spence
Becker
Grain dealers seek test of sales tax impact
At the Missouri Grain Dealers and Millers Association annual convention, president KH Green of Pattonsburg urged a court test of the sales tax on grain and feed, arguing it imposes a double tax when cattle are bought and later slaughtered. Secretary‑treasurer A H Meinershagen of Higginsville backed the stance. the group plans to join with the Missouri Farm Bureau in opposing the tax.
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Missouri Grain Dealers and Millers ’ Association
KH. Green
Pattonsburg
Cole County
Green
A. H. Meinershagen
Higginsville
Grain Dealers Association
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Ickes Attacks Republicans Over Platform Language
Public Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes accused the Republican platform of weasel words and warned the GOP may not act on its promises, except on a stretcher. He mocked the party money plank and said the convention and the candidate differ on funds.
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Washington
Harford J. Ickes
Jekes
Landon Plans Colorado Vacation Before Kansas Special Session
Governor Alf Landon announced he will begin a Colorado vacation with his family next Wednesday, returning for a Kansas legislature special session. He stated he would issue the call and set the date within the next day or two.
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Topeka
Nas
Gavy
Alf M. Landon
Colorado
Kansas
Shaw Averts Obituary Talk: Gorky Death Sparks Comment
London June 16. George Bernard Shaw reacting to the death of Maxim Gorky says writers of the samneteetntts century should clear out and you’d better prepare my obituary. He cautions that you never know what the future holds.
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London
George Barnard Shaw
Maxim Gorky
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Linn
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