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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
9
In Lancaster Kentucky nine year old i-Tiva Days and MN. visit a law office. Asked what attorney means, the boy answers that it is the same as law in cowboy pictures, while discussing the term with Judge Edward R. Reark.
A Kansas City dispatch reports a forecast of renewed moisture across Missouri with scattered showers and storms. Totals included 1.71 inches at Kirksville and 1.24 at Milan, as cooler highs drop toward the 70s in most areas. In Bourbon, a daylong search for a missing 11 year old boy ended as he walked home tired but unhurt after wandering away during his mother's illness.
A dense market summary blends livestock quotations with early cold war remarks. It lists cattle, heifers, yearlings, turkeys, and fowl prices by breed and quality, alongside a reported Truman speech about Russia, warning of greater Soviet strength and the West's need for resolve.
Seven Missouri cities submit bids for a $19 million animal disease research center. Marshall and Nevada join Columbia Jefferson City St. Joseph Springfield Fulton Chillicothe as applicants. Marshall cites local industry help and site readiness, Boonville, Wayland, and New Franklin officials also endorse bids.
William J Gedt 84 of 1008 Oak St died at St Marys Hospital at 345 p m yesterday Born Brookhaven Miss October 21 1872 he served as New Haven postmaster for 20 years and later Franklin County tax collector and state tax commission field agent Survived by a wife a brother and a nephew Funeral services will be at a local funeral home Saturday with burial at Washington Mo Cemetery at 2 p m
Judith Anderson and Kevin McCarthy lead a cast including Kathleen Crowley and Rhys Williams in a Suspenseful adaption of The Circular Staircase. Inspector Jamieson investigates the Arm strong mansion as a ghostly visitor and a fatal mystery unfold during a quiet summer stay. Funeral services are set for Mrs Jonas Wiles, widow of a Missouri history professor, at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Three top prizefighters Max Baer Rocky Graziano and Jake LaMotta join Arthur Murray in a dance contest on The Arthur Murray Party airing today on KROG TV Channel 13. They mentor dancers while a $1000 cash prize awaits the studio audience winner.
A fragmented notice reports youths from three areas entering Navy recruit training. Names and ages appear amid garbled text, with references to Mileme cordiat and local families. One line notes a death at a church event in Milwaukee area, but the overall text is unclear and partially unreadable.
The Public Health Service reported 180 new polio cases last week, four more than the prior week. The spokesman said the rise was not as large as expected for the season, with no comment on whether it reflected use of the Salk vaccine. The weekly tally compared to 264 a year earlier and 24 in the corresponding 1942 week, as AYOS0 doses of a new vaccine were announced and June doses set a record.
Scrambled names and addresses detail hospital admissions for Ada Bramley and many others across Ada Linn Monier Lochran Columbia and surrounding areas. It lists patients at St. Marys and Charles E Stuy hospitals, births at St Marys, and a marriage license for Edwin L. Davis and Caeni Nolaud.
A June 21 1956 radio listings page outlines programs across stations including HLIR HWOS Vanty and KLIK with morning to evening blocks. Notable entries reference sports news, local parades, farm show coverage, and weather updates, with multiple stations listing musical and talk formats.
Five Fulton youths joined the Air Force on June 19 and will train at Parks Air Force Base California for four to six weeks. The group includes Kenneth Dale Morts Bill Wayne Alterberry Allen Cinnans Richard Taunes and others from Fulton. Mrs Mona Butts, 75, died in Jefferson City Missouri after a stroke, with funeral plans at the California Christian Church and burial at California Cemetery.
The first day of summer brings warm to hot conditions from the Rockies to the Appalachians with 80s in many areas and widespread showers and thunderstorms from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast. Streams of warmth spread eastward and northward, while the South and Southwest remain hot. regional forecasts indicate a general easing of cooler air in the Northeast.
The Synod of Missouri Presbyterian Church approved plats for purchasing land near Callaway County for a CAO and conference site. The three mile west tract near Holts Summit was approved. development plans depend on finances. Rev. Don Web Cowan of Jackson was elected moderator and Rev. William Magill of Excelsior Springs was reelected stated clerk.
The patient, a 27 year old Walteka resident from ML, bitten by a Cape Perhead snake on Wednesday, was listed as satisfactory by attendants at St. Mary's Hospital. The injured man, a telvasian repair worker, sustained a bite on the finger of his right hand while at One Mg, admitted to St. Mary's on the 20th.
Democratic hopeful Lee, a former state superintendent of schools and education professor at Washington University, urged a careful study of state needs to guide the budget. He said departments and agencies require a fiscal review, in a letter to the Missouri Expenditure Survey, a private group pushing improved spending procedures.
A localized cloudburst dumped 7.4 inches of rain on La Plata in three hours, swelling the city reservoir and triggering a temporary water ban. Strong winds near 50 mph snapped trees, basements flooded, and streets flooded with water. Erosion damaged fields but crop loss was minimal. Beds and cars stalled as rainfall continued in scattered showers since last Saturday, raising La Plata's weekly total to 9.9 inches. Farmers nearby reported varied rainfall amounts. The city had recently funded a pipeline from Santa Fe Lake to boost supply.
Gasconade resident John L Findlay aged 67 died Wednesday. Survived by wife Lillie Hettenbach. daughters Helen Hoxel Buffington Ruth Wilson and Jean Fleisch. one son Fred Findlay. Funeral at 2 pm Sunday at Gasconade Church Cemetery services in Gasconade Cemetery.
Funeral services were held in Denver for B Stratton father of Mrs. Olie Risong of 1214 Moreland Ave. Heit died Monday night in Geneva. Surviving are his wife one daughter one son and seven grandchildren.
The governor and Mrs Donnelly plan to fly to Atlantic City Sunday for the annual governors conference in New Jersey. They will travel in a Missouri National Guard plane with Major Mal and Mrs Sheppard. General Sheppard’s adjutant general office confirmed the arrangements.
Tito says Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union will cooperate on a basis of equality and that past tensions are forgotten as he returns from a three week Moscow visit. The Moscow radio quoted his Kiev remarks on leaving for home.
Mayu oe 17 son of Mr and Mrs R C Abbott enlisted in the US Army Military Police Corps and will train at Ft Leonard Wood. Sgt George M Tabler announced the recruit will finish basic training and return home on leave before heading to Fort Gordon for MP training.
The New York market rose in early afternoon trading lifting several issues while loading stocks edged higher from fractional gains. Motors led the rally amid hopeful signals of higher production and sales in Detroit, as investors weighed recent lethargy against brighter prospects.
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