Jefferson memorial case argued in DC court
An attorney for 48 St. Louis residents urged the DC supreme court that the Jefferson memorial project on the St. Louis waterfront, valued at 30.6 million dollars, would reduce jobs and is unconstitutional. The government countered that urban impact is subject to condemnation suits with full compensation, and the judge questioned whether a status quo could be kept pending a ruling.
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St. Louisans
St. Louis
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Edmund M. Toland
Joseph W. Cox
Toland
Elger Hiss
Department of Justice
Ickes
Ernc Cammerer
Federal Park Service
Hiss
Supreme Court
NRA
Guifey Coal
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Justice Cox
Jefferson Memorial
Democratic Platform Hearings Scrutinize Labor and Supreme Court Policy
At Franklin Field officials brace for a mammoth rally as Roosevelt and Garner seek renomination. Senator Carter Glass withdraws due to illness. Labor leaders press for a 40 hour week, broader labor rights, and a constitutional amendment to curb Supreme Court power. The platform debate includes immigration, social welfare, and wet/dry issues.
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Franklin Field
Roosevelt
Garner
Weather Bureau
Carter Glass
Virginia
Washington
Green
Esolutions Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
United States
Convention Hall
John C. Burt
New York
American Legion
Democratic Party
Supreme Courts
Burt
William D. Upshaw
Georgia
National Citizens Christian Foundation
Cattle rustlers strike Adair and Knox counties
In Kirkville Missouri on June 24 authorities began a search for thieves who took six cows from Frank Dieringer at the Santa Fe Railroad yards in Hurdland. It marks a second rustling incident in Adair county this year as local officers pursue leads.
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Kirksville
Adair
Knox County
Frank Dieringer
Harland
Santa Fe
Hurdland
Adair County
Intensive probe of fatal strike riots at Wheeling plant
In Portsmouth Ohio on June 24 AP reports an intensive investigation into a deadly riot at Wheeling Steel in New Boston. Sheriff Arthur Oakes jailed James Sexton 51 for inquiry as George Meyers 38 a company guard was killed and four others wounded. Ohio National Guard observers reported calm while pickets and strike sympathizers gathered near the plant where tracks were ripped up.
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Portsmouth
Wheeling Steel Corporation
New Boston
Arthur Oakes
James Sexton
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Fin Workers
Sexton
George Meyers
Ohio National Guard
Adj
Emil F. Marx
Columbus
Grakes
Plant life topic headline at Lions luncheon noted
Frank Stenner Missouri Farm Bureau Federation insurance director spoke at the Lions club luncheon at Pet نفت cafe. He discussed evolution of plant and animal life from dawn to present. Officers induction set for next Wednesday noon with Lion Victor Page presiding and Jasper Trimble outlining activities and policies. A letter from blind residents of Jefferson City and Cole County thanked the club for last week’s luncheon and for white canes.
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Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Lions Club
Petiis Cafe
Lion James H. Parsons
Federation
Stenner
Lion Victor Page
Lion Dunlap
Jasper Trimble
Jefferson City
Cole County
Lion
Dale P. Summers
Campaign pressure alleged on WPA workers in California
Culbert L Olson reports WPA workers are allegedly being coerced into buying nominator tickets for President Roosevelt's acceptance speech. He cites telegrams claiming ticket sellers threaten WPA workers with dismissal if they do not meet prescribed ticket quotas, urging public disapproval and cessation of such methods.
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Los Angeles
Culbert L. Olson
Democratic Central Committee
WPA
Roosevelt
Olson
California
Banker Wins Florida Governorship Race
Jacksonville, Florida June 24 AP A Lake City banker farmer and lawyer Fred P. Cone won the Democratic nomination for governor in yesterday's run off primary with over 45 000 votes. He defeated Judge Raleigh Pelteway of Tampa who led the June 2 primary field of fourteen candidates. Youthful Joe Hendricks of Deland carried the Townsend clubs endorsement and appears to win the new fifth district congressional nomination.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lake City
Fred PB. Cone
Florida
Cone
Raleigh Pelteway
Tampa
Joe Hendricks
Deland
Townsend
Upshaw blasts entrenchment of communism and liquor repeal
Upshaw condemned the entrenchment of communism and argued repeal failed, blaming Democrats for reviving “the new cats selling the same kind of liquor as the old saloon,” signaling sharp political friction over prohibition and party actions.
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Upshaw
Burdick Accepts Lemke Campaign Role For Union Party
Washington June 24 Usher L Burdick national campaign manager for William Lemke Union party presidential candidate admitted defeat for the 1940 election saying We wont win this year He pledged the party will stay and hinted at future campaigns He outlined plans to build a national committee and establish headquarters in Chicago while seeking coalitions with Coughlins Union for Social Justice Townsend old age pension group and Smiths Share the Wealth movement
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Washington
Usher L. Burdick
William Lemke
Union Party
North Dakota
Burdick
Lemike
Lemke
Ather Charles
Coughlin
Townsend
Cleveland
National Committee
Chicago
Illinois governor bid talks with Lemke for alliance
Chicago mayor William Hale Thompson announced plans to confer with Rep. William Lemke of North Dakota, signaling a possible fusion of forces between Thompson's independent Illinois bid and the new union party's presidential contender Lemke. The meeting is set for next week in Chicago to discuss the potential alliance.
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Chicago
William Hale
Big Bill” Thompson
Illinois
William Lemke
New Union Party
Ee Thompson
Lemke
North Dakota
State Bank Examiner Dies at Carrollton
Horace Elliott 42 of Keytesville a state bank examiner and former Chariton county treasurer died of heart disease at Carroll County Trust Company in Carrollton Missouri. He was an ex service man survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. George N. Elliott his wife Helen and a son Herbert.
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Carrollton
Horace Elliott
Keytesville
Chariton County
Carroll County Trust Company
Eliott
George N. Elliot
Helen
Herbert
Americans Qualify for British Open Golf Championship
Five Americans led by Gene Sarazen qualified for the British Open at Hoylake. Henry Cotton toped the field with 239 for 36 holes. Sarazen earned 143 after 72, joined by Ted Turner 146, Willie Goggin 150, Joe Ezar 150, and Ernie Ball 154. T. Dennis Boardman and Frank Ball failed to qualify.
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Hoylake
Eng
Gene Sarazen
Henry Cotton
Sarazen
Ted Turner
Pine Valley
N. J
Willie Gaggin
San Francisco
Joe Ezar
Waco
Texas
Ernie Ball
Mobile
Ala
T. Dennis Boardman
South Hamilton
Mass
Frank Ball
Tannersville
Boardman
Ball
Haile Selassie to Go to Geneva for League Meetings
Haile Selassie exiled Ethiopian emperor intends to go to Geneva Thursday but his actions at the League meetings are undecided. A spokesman said representation for Ethiopia and his personal appearance will be determined after arrival. Anthony Eden plans to depart for Geneva by plane, with train as a contingency if weather disrupts flights.
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London
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Geneva
Hail Selassie
Anthony Eden
Eden
Alumni of Steelville Academy to hold reunion in Steelville
Alumni Association of Steelville Academy, a now defunct school founded around 1885 at Vichy, announces its annual reunion in Steelville, Missouri. Judge Albert L. Reeves is among expected attendees. the academy once housed William Randolph Hearst's mother on its faculty. The school closed in 1897, but reunions have occurred annually for six years, drawing former students nationwide.
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Springfield
Steelville Academy
Steelville
Albert É L. Reeves
Vichy
William Randolph Hearst
J. B.ayes
John T. Woodruff
United States
Kansas schools in best condition since 1930
Kansas state superintendent W. T. Markham told Gov Alfred Landon that for the 1935-36 school year Kansas schools are in better condition than since 1930. No schools closed for lack of funds and teacher employment fell by less than one percent since 1930, according to the annual report.
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Peka
Kans
W. T. Markham
Su Inerintendent
Alfred Landon
Kansas
Markham
Two Years For Husband Who Shot Wife
Moberly Missouri June 24 AP Louis W Bryce was sentenced to prison for two years after a circuit court jury found him guilty of assaulting his estranged wife on April 20. Mrs Bryce, who was wounded but recovered, testified they had been married 29 years and separated last November after years of abuse.
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Ore
Robert L. Clark
Clark
Moberly
Louis W Bryce
Bryce
Old Carriage Painter Henry Ruckel Dies at 98 in Liberty
Henry Ruckel, a 98 year old former carriage painter and railroad worker from Liberty and Kansas City, died today at the county home. His father helped build Jewel Hall, William Jewell College’s first building, in 1848.
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Liberty, Mo
Henry Ruckel
Liberty
Kansas City
Ruckel
Jewel Hall
William Jewell College
Freight crew blamed for Mo Pac wreck near Valley Park
John Cannon of Missouri Pacific stated the freight engine crew caused a collision with a special Negro delegation train to Kansas City. Twenty-two Negro passengers and 13 railroad workers were injured. The 43-car freight train ran a red signal, entered a single track, and was struck by the passenger train, lifting pony truck and front drivers but no derailments occur.
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ST. Loluis
John Cannon
Missouri Pacific Lines
Valley Park
Kansas City
Cannon
Biggest Still in Year Found in Kansas City
Revenue agents raided a subterranean moonshine operation in Kansas City. Three people were arrested in a house above the distillery as vats and a 300 gallon mash capacity still were found. Large scale production was estimated at 635 to 90 gallons daily. agents planned to dynamite the vats. Names: George Edward Eismant, John Wiles, Josie Thomas.
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Kansas City
George Edward Eismant
Kans
John Wiles
Josie Thomas
Hoover urges Kiwanis delegates to aid crime fight
J Edgar Hoover addressed about 2000 Kiwanis delegates at the international convention urging action to break crime links between criminals and crooked politicians in local communities. He called for college trained police forces and unceasing vigilance against parole abuse, as vital tools against crime. He urged better citizens to enter politics as a duty, warning racketeers rely on powerful local interests to restrain law enforcement.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Government to Advertise Offers for Property in Key Cities
The treasury will advertise for offers of property while many cities have land purchased and building plans approved. Permits allow immediate construction. Projects include a Missouri St. Joseph post office and courthouse, and a St. Louis post office garage.
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Treasury
Missouri
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Approve 21 P. D. Building Projects
Washington June 24 AP The Treasury Department announced approval of 321 post office and other public building projects to be financed under the $60,000,000 emergency construction fund. Secretary Morgenthau said work would be started at once. In some cases land acquisition for
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Treasury Department
Post Office
Morgenthau
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