Steel strike crews await mediators for possible spread to railmen
In Cleveland the federal mediation board, led by Charles Taft II, prepares to investigate the seven state steel strike. John L. Lewis's CIO facing independent firms debates whether the board can issue binding awards while both sides discuss acceptance. Bombing and vandalism mark Canton’s strike as Johnstown leaders vow to persist for weeks for a signed contract.
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Cleveland
Frances Perkins
Federal Mediation Board
Charles‘p. Taft II
John L. Lewis
Ained
Federal Board
Republic
Oungstown
Bethlehem
Charles M. Schwab
Loretto
Johnstown
Cambria
Schwab
Daniel J. Shields
Roosevelt
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Steel Company
Canton
Jacob Novak
Co. L
Weather Tonight Saturday With Lower Temperatures
Tonight and Saturday expect thunderstorms in places with cooler air moving in. High temperatures around 66 and low near 66 for the weekend. River stages show Keokuk near rising 0.7, Kansas City 0.3, Waverly 5, Jefferson City 0.7, and other readings indicating slight drops and a few rises, with Ozark reservoir levels dipping about four tenths of a foot.
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Cooter
Westowest
Keokuk
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville Ae
Jefferson City
Thomas A
Mermann
Fut
Judge Freezes Needle Thief With Shoes and Parole
Ed Carol, a transient needle salesman, stole needles from a Kress store in Jefferson City. Police Judge Foster Wheatley offered a year in jail or a stay with a quit town order, then ordered a pair of shoes for Carol and sent him north as his sentence.
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Ed Carol
Jefferson City
Missouri River
Cole County
Carol
Kress
Foster Wheatly
Osage River Hills
Jim Hoover
Jim
City PSC to appraisal Capital City Water for rate case
The public service commission orders an engineering appraisal and book audit of Capital City Water to determine fair value for possible water-rate reductions. The work may take six months, with hearings consolidated into case No 9369 and an expected start within two weeks. Local attorney cited in the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Public Service Can
Capital City Water ‘Company
Jefferson City
Capital City Water Company
PSC
John ©. Bond
City park project outlined by Jefferson City group
Dr. T J Kelley told the Jefferson City Athletic Association at the courthouse that a wire fence around the proposed athletic field would cost 771 dollars, enclosing space for a softball diamond and football field. A grandstand for 500 seats could run 495 dollars and lighting about 794 dollars. Total projected cost reaches 2,500 dollars after incidentals. district solicitor drives fundraising. A constitution and by laws were adopted, with 25 cent annual memberships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Kelley
Jefferson City Athletic Association
Bardbr
Joe Schrader
Unemployment Compensation Law Signed by Governor Stark
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark signed the unemployment compensation law affecting up to 600000 workers. Benefits of 5 to 15 dollars weekly for 12 weeks begin three weeks after unemployment starts and are paid from a statewide pooled fund after a two year phase in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd C. Stark
Thirteen Forgery Charges Filed Against St Joseph Woman
Vera L. Davis former Morris Plan teller faces thirteen noted forgery charges after a preliminary hearing. Lorance Toel former assistant secretary treasurer waives preliminary on forty three forgery counts. Circuit court bound for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Vera L. Davis
Morris Plan Company
Lorance Toel
Ice Fund Drive Announced by Council Clubs
Council of Clubs announces an immediate annual ice fund campaign to aid families relying on ice from the general fund. The goal exceeds last year’s $500 as more help is needed for indigent TB patients’ neighborhoods and babies, with donations collected by County Clerk William Tellman and directed by Mrs. A Linxwiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Clubs
Tuberculosis Society
A. Linxwiler
William Tellman
Eva Bremmerman
Commurse
Bremmerman
T. B. Group
Moerschel Ice Company
President Roosevelt silent on steel strike at press conference
President Roosevelt declined to comment on the steel strike during a press conference. He had not yet reviewed his mail regarding congratulatory telegrams for the mediation board named yesterday. He noted board chairman Charles P. Taft had served in Col. Watson's wartime battery. A separate item reports Senate Majority Leader Robinson planning to introduce an executive government reorganization bill early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Special Mediation Board
Edwin M. Watson
Watson
Charles P. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Joseph T .Robinson
WPA District Consolidation Considered in Missouri
Matthew S. Murray state WPA director says consolidation from eleven districts to five or six aims to cut costs and boost efficiency. Washington approval awaited with a possible Jefferson City head office. existing offices span St Joseph Springfield Hannibal Kansas City St Louis Sikeston Rolla Sedalia Joplin Flat River Moberly.
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Stark
Missouri
Jacob L. Babler
Ralph Bixby
William King Gardner
Ed .K. Love
Edgar MecQueeny
Freda Williams
St. Louis
A. E
Matthew S. Murray
WPA
Washington
Murray
St. Joseph
Springfield
Hannibal
Kansas City
Sikeston
Rolla
Sedalia
Joplin
Flat River
Moberly
Jefferson City
Cepital
Salivar Street
Capitol Park
McElroy Skips Meeting Over Labor Policy Question
Kansas City report says City Manager H F McElroy refused to attend a meeting where business leaders pressed 8 questions about his labor policy. The questions sought a clear stance on using police to curb intimidation and interference with workers rights, but McElroy would not commit.
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Kansas City
H. F. Mclroy
McElroy
Applicants May Skip Religion and Politics in State Jobs
Governor Lloyd Stark announced it is not mandatory to disclose religion or political affiliations on state job applications. He noted the questionnaire includes these questions only for consistency with private sector records. Dr. R Emmet Kane declined reappointment, calling the inquiry into religion and politics objectionable and political boards a concern, while Stark emphasized nonpartisan county boards under the new Social Security bill.
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Lloyd ©. Stark
R. Emmet Kane
St. Louis
Old Ages Assistance Board
Stark
Dr. Kane
Centennial will mark Methodist church anniversary in Jefferson City
Hundreds of Methodists from central Missouri gather Sunday for the centennial of the Jefferson City church with Bishop John M. Moore and Rev. H. H. Leute in attendance. State Auditor Forrest Smith will chair the morning program. Dr. Ivan Lee Hall of St. Louis delivers the principal address on “Tithe Church In the Next Century.”
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Missouri
Jefferson City
John M. Moore
H. H. Leute
J. M. Shockley
Shockley
Forrest Smith
G. Bates
J. Paul Mighdill
Ht. A. Bryant
W. A. Norman
W.S. Cook
TH. Mackie
H. E. Schmidt
John Crowley
Leva Euic
Wilbur Db. Ruggles
Grace Church
Restoration plans for historic New Salem Springfield
Plans announced by F Lynden Smith state director of public works call for summer construction on the dam where the flatboat piloted by Abraham Lincoln grounded in 1831. Additional restorations include the first Lincoln and Berry store and Rutledge Tavern with cabins of Isaac Gulihur and the Trent Brothers, 16 of 25 structures already restored in the state park.
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Springfield
New Salem
F. Lynden Smith
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln and Berry
Horner
Rutledge
Isaac Gulihur
Trent Brothers
Funeral services for J. T. Prosser held here today
J T Prosser, a retired Missouri Pacific conductor, died Monday in Long Beach California. Funeral services were conducted in Nevada Missouri this afternoon.
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M. P
Nevada
J. T. Prosser
Missouri Pacific
Long Beach
Calif
Governor and AG clash over slot machine crackdown
Attorney General Roy Mac Kittrick accuses slot machines of demoralizing law enforcement while Governor Lloyd C. Stark asserts power to remove officials not performing their duties. Prosecuting Attorney Carl F. Wymore and Sheriff Chief Harry Mackey offered no comments, withholding plans for a possible clean-up action in Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy MacKittrick
Lloyd C. Stark
Carl F. Wymore
Missouri Association of Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police
Wymore
Harry Mackey
Jefferson City
Governor Stark vows to smash slot machine racket
Western Governor Lloyd C Stark declared he can remove prosecuting attorneys who fail their duty as Missouri moves to crack the slot machine racket. He backed Attorney General Roy McKittrick and pledged state campaign support to enforce new prohibitions, warning that the demoralized police and officials must act. Meanwhile machines remain active in Jefferson City, operated openly despite grand jury actions and official vows.
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Kansas City
Kas
State Tax Commission
Montgomery
Tribune
Statt
Western
Lloyd C. Stark
Stat Machine
Roy McKittriese
Missouri Association of Shierifts and
Chiefs of Police
Operaam
Stark
Dam
McKittrick
Missouri
William ©. Sawyers
Jasper County
Jefferson City
Hour's Freedom Will Be Costly
William Young, 38, escaped from the stone quarry east of the prison this morning. He ran toward the Missouri Pacific tracks and was captured near the Missouri river bridge toward Callaway county. Deputy warden Tom Scott reported the escape at about 0:30 o'clock. Guards pursued with bloodhounds but found no trail until Young was recaptured by Yom Johnson and Dallas Henderson and returned to the penitentiary. He was serving a Lobbery sentence from Jackson county since January 1, 1934, and the escape could add two additional years to his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Young
Young
Missouri River
Callaway County
Tom Scott
Scott
Missouri Pacific Railroads
al- Boa
Yom ‘Johnson
Reformatory
Dallas Henderson
Jackson County
Everett Hanks absolves wife on liquor charges
Everett Hanks Camden county farmer assumed ownership of untaxed liquor found by federal agents at his home and influenced the release of his wife Mabel on violating the internal revenue law. A. S. Commissioner Edna Morris set bond for Mrs. Manks at 500 after Hanks pleaded guilty at arraignment. The couple were arrested following a cabin search on Highway 54 near Linn Creek.
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Everett Hanks
Camden County
Oday
Mabel
A. S
Edna Morris
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Sec. Perkins
Brotherhood
Hel
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Republic Steel Plant
Anthony Castro
Republic Steel
Conservation Commission
John’ “Bond
Post-Tribune Siast
Wildlife Conservation Commissio Ld
Means Ray
Moreland Brown
Lake Ozark
T. J. Kelly
Wm. Tellman
Methodist Church
Bishop Moore
Illinois
Stark- M’kittrick
MckKittrick
State Prison
Callaway Side
New Orleans
Russell E. Stone
Stone
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