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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1937
Page
3
Gov. Stark bluntly ends arguments to classify slot machines as misdemeanors. He says enforcement failures in Cole county and across the state show officials are unable to act, urging the governor and attorney general to take decisive action against the racket gripping communities.
City officials debated regulating fireworks in a yearly cycle but forgot between Fourth of July observances. Aldermen favored limits as torpedoes and careless displays prompted concern. The mayor warned agitation may lead to action, though many expect only a laugh and continued inaction until next year.
Gov Sterk and General McKittrick face stiff opposition from entrenched political interests backing the slot machine racket. Jefferson City officials boast defiance as officers fear enforcement, while leaders prepare a legislative program to curb corruption. The clash tests governance and could propel the governor onto a national stage.
Washington reports reveal that railroad and Western Union employees enjoy free travel and telegrams. The federal commission, wary of abuse, considers limiting free services while courting state telecoms. A bill by Representative Lea seeks to end free telephone service for utility staff, amid staunch opposition from American Telegraph and Telegraph firms who defend morale needs.
London reports Germany and Italy order their warships out of the 27 nation non intervention patrol around Spain after Britain and France refuse a joint four power demonstration. Eden says Italy and Germany will stay in the European nonintervention committee while withdrawing from patrol.
Paris reports virtual depletion of France’s 10 billion franc gold stabilization fund amid a financial crisis. Premier Chautemps’ cabinet faces decisive steps as former management resignations cite tax plans as insufficient. Washington observers expect Bonnet’s leadership to sustain the monetary accord with Britain and the United States.
A century after Bouillaud linked joint inflammation to heart disease, rheumatic fever remains a leading infectious killer. About a million Americans live with rheumatic heart disease. The disease strikes mainly the young, ages six to twelve, with poor children bearing higher risk. Prevention hinges on better living conditions, including food, clothing, and housing. Early heart examinations for at risk children, especially from rheumatic families, are urged to curb irreversible damage.
The Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds, with 1600 members, denounces artificial birth control and rejects aligning with doctors who support it. Delegates warned abortion and euthanasia undermine Christian civilization and urged adherence to Christian morality and natural law in medical practice.
Vice Chancellor Alfred A. Stein ruled an employer cannot be compelled by law to enter a contract with any union. He issued a preliminary injunction barring Newark local retail clerks union from picketing stores that said they had contracts with another AFL affiliated union. The judge noted the New Era Group and the defendant union had linked to the I.O. and AFL.
Warden Joseph E. Montgomery said Monroe Dance, 27, who escaped from the southern Illinois penitentiary farm May 18, was arrested yesterday in Los Angeles where his mother lives. He had less than a year to serve on a criminal assault charge.
Paris plans a major Greco exposition with over 50 paintings from museums and private collections worldwide. The display, organized by the French Commission of Beaux Arts, aims to reassure that Greco’s work survives the Spanish Civil War while highlighting pieces from Rome, Naples, Madrid, London, and beyond.
Helen Stephens of Fulton, Missouri, reportedly shattered the women's 100 dash world record by two tenths in an exhibition at the Tuberculosis Day event in St Louis. Clocked around 10 seconds, she had earlier been timed at 10.5 in Cape Girardeau last month and 10.8 on other occasions. John Abbate of Cincinnati won the national AAU 15 kilometer walk in 1 hour 29 minutes 49 seconds.
Edward Barry a five year old Westchester grocer collapsed and died during a radio broadcast of the Braddock Louis boxing match. Officials say heart disease caused the death as Braddock pressed Louis in the third round.
Hollywood reports John and Blaine Barrymore reconciled and expressed happiness after a public display at a rail station. Elaine Barrie’s interlocutory divorce decree from April looms, but the couple vows to remarry, praising their state as very happy.
Berlin papers mocked James J Braddock after his defeat by Louis saying the man who dodged a fair fight with Max Schmeling got what he deserved. Reports claimed Schmeling already defeated, the world champion title in question, and urged the upcoming Schmeling bout as the true test of world championship calibre.
Hearst's New York American will stop daily morning issue on Friday and continue as a Sunday paper. It will consolidate with the New York Journal in the evening and with the New York Mirror in the morning. The American AP daily membership moves to the Mirror. The Sunday American will be published with the Evening TournaI.
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