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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1932
Page
4
M. A. Saferstein, 55, was beaten to death in his Kansas City jewelry store on Saturday night. Robbers escaped with about $30 in cash and watches valued at $150. Police investigated the slaying as a robbery.
Advertising copy touts Fasteeth powder to keep teeth firmly set with no guming gooey feeling. Claims deodoriges and comfortable wear. Sold by G. A. Fischer Drug Co or local druggists.
New York stands at 94 pledged votes shaping preconvention talks as Roosevelt loyalists seek a first ballot win. Rumors swirl over replacing the two thirds rule with a majority for nomination if a deadlock arises, with New York delegates and figures like Farley, Mack, and Gurry in focus.
James A Garfield of Cleveland, 67, chosen as chairman of the resolutions committee for the 1932 Republican platform. A lifelong Republican and Roosevelt ally, he recalls witnessing his father president Garfield shot and later the death of his wife in an auto crash. He roamed presidential circles since Grant, once led Ohio as Bull Moose candidate, and remains active in Cleveland society with a tennis court and cabinet memory.
Dr. Morris Fishbein reports an 18 year old California hunter died from trichinosis after eating bear meat from a 400 pound brown bear. The meat was smoked and shared. several others in the hunting party and local residents fell ill, with one girl also severely affected but not fatally. This is the first documented case of bear meat carried on the hoof causing death.
Paris reports the bottom has fallen out of the gold dollar bootleg trade as Americans, drawn by rapid riches, hold bags of $20 coins. Banks decline to retail coins, while hoarded pieces allegedly total from $3 million to as much as $10 million, hidden in homes and farms across the country.
Fragmentary report describes American gold pieces smuggled to France to supply Bank of France shipments. It notes a high franc premium and cases where families converted homes and cars into $20 gold pieces, earning profits by seizing price disparities. Mentions bootleggers sending drafts home and using profits for leisure. Also adds a fact about platinum melting point being hotter than steel.
A fragment notes the cotton-boll weevil being preyed upon and summer straw hats facing damage from about 66 bird enemies, with hats described as made from cotton fabric.
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