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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
3
Commentary argues nations and individuals live in glass houses, calling out hypocrisy in freedom and power. It notes British concessions in China and critiques A F L leader William Green and C I O head John Lewis for brickbats, urging self-scrutiny before attacking others.
Cordell Hull, six years as secretary of state, is praised for Yankee trading but must expand beyond soy beans and saddle soap to include athletes and other resources as nations like Italy and Brazil test barter deals. The piece hints at possible Argentine canned beef for the Navy and even an Atinapolis fullback as future exchange.
A 1932 National Recreation Association tally shows Swimming leads outdoor participation with 200,000,600, followed by softball, ice skating, baseball, golf, and handball. The piece questions purpose of work versus play and notes Lou Gehrig’s illness. It also riffs on tavern slot machines in Cole County, Hopkins as part time farmer, and a Cleveland judge banning children from divorce trials.
Washington Daybook notes Postmaster General Farley’s western swing stirs third term chatter and loyalty to Roosevelt. The piece compares Farley’s cautious stance to a reverse Pilgrim tale as he weighs speaking for himself versus backing the president. Garner’s elusive plans also loom over 1940 nomination hopes.
A column recounts Otis Lloyd the Long Island animal camp trainer who survived repeated bites from a 27 foot python and a rattler, notes the availability of free physician referrals in New York for fairgoers, praises Navy escape manuals and Horatio Hornblower, and highlights Cuban band star Eric Brown from Steubenville with Jack Alled.
Dr Ralph Cooper Hutchison of Washington and Jefferson College asserts that state-supported colleges bow to government pressure when freedom is denied, while Dr Edward P Westphal of the Presbyterian Board of Christian Education links personal, political, industrial, and economic liberty to religious and spiritual liberty.
London reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth return from a 45,000 mile North American tour. He stressed that human feeling is the strongest force shaping world events and praised public interest in Magna Carta and U S credentials. The royal couple were welcomed in London at Guild Hall by Lord Mayor and officials, with Kennedy at table.
San Francisco June 2. John Steinbeck, celebrated author of The Grapes of Wrath, resigns himself to publicity he detests. He recalls choosing writing over boxing after college and says fanfare intrudes on his work. He lives quietly on a Santa Clara County ranch with wife and dog Braga, while criticizing the intrusion of letters and fame. He notes his focus remains on migrant labor issues in California and advocates an information service to aid workers.
Bruce Catton analyzes Cordell Hull as a potential cross faction nominee acceptable to both New Deal and anti New Deal groups. Hull’s long career, foreign policy stance, and age shape his assets and liabilities, with isolationist opposition and Democratic left-wing scrutiny influencing his chances.
Buffalo June 23 AP Justice William A. Gold sentenced John J. Coogan 39 to four concurrent life terms in Attica for arson deaths of an elderly man and three children. Coogan, an unemployed trucker, set fire to waste paper in a milk bottle receptacle in William Clark Im’s home.
Sylvan Beach authorities report four drowned near Oneida Lake after a car ran off the road into Fish Creek. The victims include a William B. Clark Jr. and his two grandchildren with an overnight guest in the halted vehicle. The incident occurred early today as the auto overturned in the water.
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