Missouri penal funding bill trimmed by senate committee
The Missouri Penal funding bill faced minor cuts totaling $175,000, reducing the general revenue allocation and highlighting saves over the prior biennium. The senate appropriations committee shaved $100,000 from the Penitentiary and $25,060 from the Algoa reform school while adjusting criminal costs and earnings allocations. The measure, tied to social security and other omnibus funds, advances to the senate for final action.
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Missouri
Senate Appropriations Committee
General Revenue Fund
Senate
House
Algoa Reformatory
Roosevelt Receives Oxford Degree in Historic Ceremony
Cambridge Mass June 19 AP Roosevelt responds by proxy to Oxford granting an honorary degree in Harvard Yard. He asserts a defiant stance quoting We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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Cambridge
Mass
Oxford University
Harvard University
Ancient Yard
Roosevelt
Fair warm continuation for Jefferson City area tonight
Fair and continued warm conditions persist tonight and tomorrow for Jefferson City and vicinity. Highs near 83 with lows around 58. River stage readings show Kansas City at 18.3 feet, down 0.1. Waverly 17.5 down 0.7. Boonville 20.6 down 1.2. St. Thomas 7.7 down 1.6. BHermann 20.3 down 0.3. Lake of the Ozarks 2 tenths of a foot below full reservoir.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
St. Thomas
Bhermann
Lake of Ozarks
Governor receives bipartisan liquor inspector bill
The bill to place liquor inspectors on a bipartisan merit basis was sent to Governor Forrest C. Donnell. Senator Ray Mabee criticized the endorsement as liquor industry backed and warned it would freeze 39 Democratic inspectors in their posts. P A Tate of the anti saloon league joined the attack.
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Forrest
C. Donnell
Anti-Saloon League
General Assembly
Sen
Ray .Mabee
Unionville
Donnell
Senate
Mabee
P. A. Tate
State Anti-Saloon League
Senate Votes to Quit July 3
The Senate seeks a July 3 adjournment while debating pay rises. The House boosted legislative pay from 1500 to 3000 dollars yearly, a move Sen. Casey opposed. Voters must approve the amendment. past attempts failed. Weekend sessions and night work loom as leaders push to finish by Independence Day.
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Senate
House
M E. Casey
Kansas City
Casey
L. N. Searcy
Ets
Searcy
Frank P. Briggs
Macon
Maittrick Calls Actuarial Official In Court Move
Chicago June 19 Attorney General Roy D. McKittrick of Missouri named Russell D Hobbs secretary of the subscribers actuarial committee as a witness in the quo warranto suit against 123 fire insurance companies. Hobbs provided further office records to back 12 years of the committee's activities.
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Chicago
UPJ
Roy D. McKittrick
Missouri
Russell D Hobbs
Subscribers Actuarial Committee
Hobbs
Broadcaster Warns of Radio Censorship Pressure
Neville Miller president of the National Association of Broadcasters warned senators that the country was nearing censorship of radio broadcasting due to fear by networks and individual stations of FCC action He urged suspension of the FCC antimonopoly plan on chain broadcasting and a full industry investigation.
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Washington
Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Federal Communications Commission
Miller
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
FCC
Recount Fight Over Cole County Ballots Goes On
In Cole County Blair seeks a formal reexamination of all ballots to verify legality amid irregularities at two precincts. Buchanan calls for review after recounts show Blair leading by 214 votes. Morgan County added one for Buchanan. Recount resumes Monday in Moniteau County as court reporters catch up.
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Sam C. Blair
Harry L. Buchanan
Cole County
Blair
W. M. Dinwiddie
Cole
Buchanan
Harry ©. Buchanan
Jefferson City
Morgan County
Moniteau County
Ickes Weighs Ration Card System For Gasoline
Interior Secretary Ickes, defense petroleum coordinator, said a ration card plan for eastern gasoline is under consideration if petroleum restrictions become necessary by a looming shortage. He also declared no oil should be shipped from the Atlantic seaboard.
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Washington
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Atlantic Seaboard
Pittsburgher Named Head of Kiwanians
Atlanta June 19 AP Charles S. Donley 55 Pittsburgh transportation consultant is the new president of Kiwanis International Dr Charles B Holman of St Louis and Fred G McAlister London Ont Canada were elected vice presidents and Donald B Rice of Oakland Calif treasurer Cleveland was selected as the 1942 convention city Extinguish Small Blaze Fire department called to corner of West Main and Bolivar to extinguish a fire in a truck loaded with clothing
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Atlanta
Charles
Donley
Pittsburgh Transportation Consiltant
Kiwanis International
Charles B. Holman
St. Louis
Fred G. McAlister
London
West Nain
Bolivar Street
Two Texans Meet in Central Missouri Collision
A Big Springs Texas motorist and a Dallas Texas driver collided in front of the Jefferson City post office causing a minor dent. Separate incident at East Capital Avenue and Ash Street involved Mary C Renz and Harold Rowland with slight damage. Three overtime parkers were fined one dollar each. police saw no speeding and noted no boulevard stop violations.
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Big Springs
Tex
Jefferson City
West High Street
G. W. Cowans
Jobat Cave
Dallas
East Capital Avenue
Ash Street
Mary C Renz
River Lane
Harold Rowland
Pierce
Parkers
Wage hike announced for shoe workers nationwide
International Shoe Company announced a further wage increase affecting about 350 local employees at the Missouri plant. The July 12 raise covers 23,000 factory, piece work and hourly staff across seven states, boosting annual payroll by roughly 2.5 to 3 million dollars amid varied plant adjustments.
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International Shoe Company
A. J. Beckman
International Shoe
Missouri
Ilinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Druggist Clifford Fischer Elected Missouri Pharma Leader
In Excelsior Springs, Missouri, at the 63rd annual convention, local druggist Clifford Fischer was elected chairman of the Missouri Pharmaceutical Association council. The weather note notes a calm day with no rain and improving flood conditions along the Missouri River.
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Clifford Fischer
Missouri Pharmaceutical Association Council
Excelsior Springs
Woman says she was forced to flog man in cabin
Osage Beach teacher Miss Aldyshea Keeth testified she helped whip Max Caldwell with a cat o nine tails under threats from osteopath Dr Robert Murrell who held a pistol and spoke of killing Caldwell if he resisted. Keeth described a 45 minute flogging conducted by Hilda Rhoads as Murrell urged more lashes.
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Camdenton
Osage Beach
Max Caldwell
Aldyshea Keeth
Robert Murrell
Bagwell
Ozarks
Eldon
Caldwell
Dr. Murrell
Miss Keeth
Keeth
Hilda Rhoads
Murrell
Miss Rhoads
Polk County
Rhoads
Peach Prices Jump in London Markets
London markets bask in warm weather as fruit ripens and bargains appear. A Georgia grower’s peaches sell for 75 cents each, strawberries go for 3.80 a pound, Wisconsin cheese at 1 a pound, tomatoes at 1 a pound, and asparagus priced at 1.50 per bunch. Canned grapefruit offered at 50 cents a can with two-case minimum. Gooseberries scarce at 10 cents a pound. Champagne cocktails cost 1.25 and razor blades six cents if found.
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London
Wisconsin
America
Turkey and Germany sign Turkish-German pact amid Russian war fears
American ambassador MacMurray reportedly questioned the reaction of the United States as British diplomats fear Moslem reactions to the Turkish German rapprochement. The pact strengthens Germany on the Balkan front while Turkey affirms alliance with Britain in name but aligns with Germany in practice. A second accord covers rail links between Turkey and Bulgaria, with no Turkish territorial rights in Greece.
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Daniel DE Luce
Ankara
Turkey
John V. A MacMurray
Sukru Saracogu
Britain
Germany
Balkan
Russia
Franz von Papen
Sukru
Saracoglu
Foreign Office
Hughe Knatchbull - Hugessen
Mnint
Bulgaria
Greece
Van Dyke to Springfield as Missouri school chief
Van Dyke of the State Education department is named principal of Springfield Missouri schools. He resigns effective July 1 and will reside in Jefferson City with his wife and son. The successor is not yet named. Ray H. Cherry may join the education department in a federal post, replacing the oil inspector. Governor Donnell will appoint, with pay listed at 3500 dollars annually.
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L.A. van Dyke
State Education Department
Sringfield
State Department
van Dyke
Jefferson City
Oakwood Drive
Ray H. Cherry
State Department of Education
Cherry
Oil Department
Forrest C. Donnell
Donnell
Macon County
Lloyd C. Stark
Crippled Cobbler 5 Found Murdered In Missouri
Ernest H. Rees a 71 year old crippled shoe repairman was found dead of a head wound near his home in Qulin. Sheriff said he was struck from behind with an axe and robbed. Rees lived in the county 52 years and leaves a widow and two sons. Marriage licenses issued in Cole County include John Mantle and Virginia Daly Edward Ortmeyer and Harriet Tichelkamp John Elmer Evers and Veronica Kempker.
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Qulin
Ernest H. Rees
M. L. Hoge
Rees
Cole County
Henry G. We
John S. Mantle
Waley Park
Virginia G. Daly
St. Louis
Edward Steven Ortmeyer
Harriet Katherine Tichelkamp
Jefferson City
John Elmer Evers
Veronica C. Kempker
Henley
Elderly Couple Hurt In Wreck East Of Highway Patrol Station
Four people were injured when a car driven by Dale Fisher 18 of Webster Groves overturned after a rear tire blew out on Highway 50 East near the patrol station. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Adam Fisher of Arch, MA, were seriously hurt with head lacerations and shock. Dale Fisher and his sister Jeanette 13 and mother Mrs C S Fisher 42 were also hurt. They were taken to St Marys hospital for treatment.
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Highway Patrol
Highway 50
Dale Fisher
Webster Groves
Jefferson City
Fisher
Adam Fissher
Arich
Dykstra Quits as Chief of Mediation Board
President Roosevelt accepted effective July 1 the resignation of Clarence A. Dykstra as chairman of the defense mediation board. The White House did not name a successor, while Vice Chairman William H. Davis has often acted as head of the mediation agency.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
Dykstra
White House
Stephen T. Early
William H. Davis
Triplets Born to Weston Couple
Weston Missouri June 19 AP Mrs Blue Fee mother of six other children delivered triplet girls weighing 514 512 and 6 pounds at a farm near Weston Mr and Mrs Fee parent the babies in good condition A separate item reports employers rejecting the national defense mediation board proposal for immediate industry wide talks with the International Woodworkers of America CIO
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Weston, Jo
Blue Fee
Fee
Weston
Seattle
National Defense Mediation Board
International Woodworkers of America
CIO
Frantic troop movement over Russia reported
Europe rang with new war alarms today as Finland, defeated by Russia a year ago, called up reserves at midnight and mobilized border areas. Travelers reported frantic mobilization across the border from Finland while the Finnish government placed the nation on virtual war footing and curtailed civilian train traffic to speed military transport.
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Associated Press
Europe
Finland
Russia
U. S. Consular Officers Ordered Out
Berlin announces Germany demands removal of all American consular and Express company staff from Germany and occupied regions by July 13 in retaliation for a prior U.S. move. The note targets Germany Norway Holland Belgium Luxembourg occupied France Serbia and occupied Greece and closes the German Library of Information and the Railway Tourist Bureau.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Norway
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Serbia
Greece
Foreign Ministry
Roosevelt
German Library of Information
Railway Tourist Bureau
Trans- Oceans News Agency
Sumner Welles
Finland Prepares for Possible New Conflict
Finnish army and navy cadets are to graduate immediately to become lieutenants as presidential decree makes reserve officers regulars. Dispatches from Helsinki note calm civilian obedience while signaling last‑minute preparations amid reports of mobilization in Russia and potential German actions near the Soviet border.
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Finland
Germany
Russia
Helsinki
Sanomat
Hanke
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