Resignation of Milton Stahl from Missouri Public Service Commission
The resignation of Milton R. Stahl as a member of the Public Service Commission is reported with regret. Stahl, a former chairman, leaves public life to join a St. Louis bank as vice president and counselor after four years of noted service alongside fellow commissioner John H. Porter. Jefferson City citizens express respect for Stahl and his wife as valued community figures.
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Tribune
Jefferson City
Jeferson City
Missouri
Pees Regnet
Stahl
Milton R. Stehl
Public Service Commission
John H. Porter
Commission
WM. Stahl
Caulfield
St. Louis
Jefferson Cuy
Publicity for Income Tax Returns Favored
The piece argues the President should publicly disclose income tax returns under new law to curb evasions seen in the Morgan investigation. It argues publicity will yield honest returns and notes the London international conference is clouded by fog and controversy.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
London
Women Drivers Debate Sparks Safety Council Figures
The National Safety Council figures claim women drivers face fewer crashes than men with one in twenty-one men vs one in eighty-six women. The writer notes statistics won’t end the argument and pokes fun at male bias, recalling old sports and theater figures to illustrate shifting perceptions about driving skill.
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National Safety Council
The Wrong Remedy 6 Railroads Seek Wage Cuts
The announcement by railroads to reduce basic wages by about 22 percent faces likely public opposition. Railroads are financially pressed, yet this era’s push to raise wages and curb deflation makes a broad wage cut hazardous. Public sentiment favors other relief forms for carriers. William Allen White reports from London, mocking delegates as resembling congressmen.
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William Allen White
Kansas
London Conference
Time Saved Sparks Call for a Survey Across Lanes
A chain of editorials argues time saving in modern life is illusory or wasted. It questions benefits of faster trains and urgent driving, suggesting a survey to measure actual gains or losses, including potential hours spent in bed or delays caused by others. International reaction notes mixed hopes and fears about global conference outcomes.
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Nebraska State Journal
Rip van Winkle
Minneapolis Journal
Latent Buying Power Shown In Stock Rush
A Saturday Evening Post note discusses latent buying power as investors rush to stocks when profits seem possible. It argues money must come from the public, not banks or brokers, and suggests initial hoarded funds could unleash much larger market activity, amid a Missouri divorce suit mentioning money and kissing.
Administration Warns Against Over Optimism
Washington reports caution over any booster mood as New Deal officials warn the recovery may be fragile. Roosevelt aides express hopeful yet uncertain views while Johnson privately cautions a crash without a stronger foundation. Indicators show some gains but skeptics note limited base for lasting improvement.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Roosevelt
Tabor
Frances Perkins
Hugh Johnson
Doukhobors jailed for nude protest near Verigen
In Canora Saskatchewan on June 21 AP eight Doukhobor men and 77 women were sentenced to a total of 31 years and one month after pleading guilty to parading in the nude on a highway near Verigen last Sunday. The three men received the longest term of three years while the women were sentenced from two years to one day.
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Canora
Sask
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood
Verigen
Laurel and Hardy duo face divorce filings
Hollywood reports Stan Laurel of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy was sued for divorce on grounds of mental cruelty by his wife Lois. Yesterday Oliver Hardy filed suit against his wife Myrtle on the same grounds.
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Hollywood
Stan Laurel
Laurel and Hardy
Lois
Oliver Hardy
Myrtle
Glenna Collett Vere Becomes Mother on Birthday
Mrs Edwin H Vere Jr former Glenna Collett five time women's national golf champion is the mother of a seven pound girl born last night on her 30th birthday. The baby will be named after her mother and the father is a construction company president and noted golfer. The note mentions recall in American politics associated with Pennsylvania delegates during the Continental Congress.
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Philadelphia
Edwin H. Vere
Glenna Collett
Continental Congress
Pennsylvania
Government aims to limit wage controls under recovery act
Washington June 21 AP says the government will curb any trade agreements under the national recovery act that would cap top wages. Hugh S. Johnson, administrator, urges industry to accept fair competition codes fixing minimum wages. He warns against repeating wartime wheat price mistakes but supports locality based minimums as in cotton textiles. Cotton code sets 10 dollar minimum in the South and 11 dollars in the North. Meanwhile the American Institute of Meat Packers proposes a farm act driven trade pact to cut swine and corn production and narrow the gap between producer and consumer prices.
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Washington
Hugh @. Johnson
Organized Labor
Iron and Steel
American Institute of Meak Packers
Det
Buckner Named Commandant of Army Cadets at West Point
Lieut. Col. Simon B Buckner Jr an infantry officer today was appointed commandant of cadets at the United States Military Academy relieving Lieut. Col. Robert C Richardson Jr Buckner a Kentucky native who graduated from the academy in 1908 served in the Philippine Islands and was on the general staff during the World War
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West Point
Simon B. Buckner
United States Military Academy
Robert c. Richardson
Col
Buckner
Kentucky
Military Academy
Philippine Islands
General Staff
13 000 Volts Burn Hands in Highway 34 Incident
In Piedmont Missouri on June 21 two engineers assigned to Highway 34 sustained burns to the hands after contacting 13 000 volts of electricity. Max Wellman held a metalized tape crossing the wire while Walter Winyard grasped a surveyors chain in the other hand. Wellman was knocked unconscious.
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Piedmony
Highway 34
Max Wellman
Walter Winyard
Wellman
Murder Dangers Ranked Beyond Accidents
A dated report compares murder to spectacular accidents, noting casualty numbers are inconsequential next to other deadly events. The piece cites figures linked to Truman Shipman of Davenport, Indiana, and discusses rising dangers from tornado IDoes.
Weather Bureau Quote Sparks Crime and Mining Figure
The Weather Bureau told the American Meteorological Society that an American's chance of murder or execution is 48 times higher than being killed in a tornado. A five mile Colorado stretch lies on rock from mine ore dumps with gold claimed worth $26,000.
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Weather Bureau
American Meteorological Society
Colorado
Corsicana Man Named Chief Counsel for Prohibition Bureau
Washington June 21 AP W A Carver of Corsicana Texas was named chief counsel for the prohibition bureau of the justice department He reports to work immediately and assumes duties as the bureau's top lawyer.
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Washington
W. A. Carver
Corsicana
Tex
Prohibition Bureau
Justice Department
Wheat Grow To Move Railroads Jobs For Repairers
Missouri Pacific Lines plans to shift 15 000 cars of 1933 Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Colorado and Nebraska Wheat to market creating work for 100 car repairers. Production in the railway territory is seen above 1982, with 1 600 cars already ready for loading and about 3 000 expected by July 1. Additional crews are in Wichita Fort Scott Osawatomie Hoisington Atchison and Downs Kansas and Omaha Nebraska.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Lines
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Colorado
Nebraska
Lu & Baldwin
Missouri Pacific
Baldwin
Wichita
Ft. Scott
Osawatomie
Hoisington
Atchison and Downs
Kas
Omehe
Neb
Skeletons of tall Indians found near Arte Lake
In Natchez Mississippi in June AP reports skeletons of Indians over seven feet tall unearthed by explorers in Catahoula Parish Louisiana. Smithsonian researchers Dr A Heithaupt and B W Knight found 15 to 20 skeletons in a mound at Arte Lake, supporting the idea that prehistoric mound builders once lived in the area.
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Natchez
Miss
Cattahonia Parish
Louisiana
Smithsonian Institution
Arte Lake
A. Heithaupt
B. W. Knight
SE Eneee
Silver Bay Vacation Tests Janet’s Resolve and Love
Janet Curtis remains at Silver Bay with Mrs. Curtis, observing a quiet routine of beaches, bridge games, and social contrasts. She battles memory of Rolf amid flirtatious peers while letters from Jeff Grant hint at stalled romance, and she presses on toward Lancaster as summer slips away.
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Topaz
Jane Hill
Carlyle
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Lorsell
Silver Bay
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Jeff
Nelson
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Jef
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Frederick
Rosé
Center Street
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