Willkie Gains Momentum as Republicans Converge in Philadelphia
At the Philadelphia convention hall the Republicans cleared credentials rules and platform committees in a 40 minute session and moved toward nominating Wendell Willkie. Landon and other candidates drew cheers while Taft and Dewey factions formed blocs. Delegates foresee Willkie support growing after initial ballots amid war influence and internal party debates.
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Wendell Willkie
New York
Taft
Ohio
Samuel E. Boys
Plymouth
Ind
Willkie
Arthur James
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank J. Harris
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
James
Senator Bridges
New Hampshire
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Kansas
Harry Darby
Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Oklahoma
Fair Skies Tonight and Tomorrow Warm Trend Notes
Fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer highs around 80s. Jefferson City and central Missouri expect sunny skies, with Sunday high near 82 and Tuesday around 85. Overnight lows 52 to 69, rainfall minimal, river stages show varied rises and falls across Keokuk Kansas City Waverly Boonville St. Thomas Herman and Lake of Ozarks reservoir level.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Keokuk
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
Thomas
Herman
Lake of Ozarks
Dalton Heads Missouri Group
Grover C. Dalton of Poplar Bluff was named chairman of Missouri’s delegation to the GOP national convention, unopposed and approved in a brief session. The slate included T. H. B. Dunnegan as permanent secretary, with assignments for Scott, Scheuffler, Zwick, Phares, and McVey. Mattingly and Mrs. Remsey were ratified as national committeeman and committeewoman as the delegation planned to meet all presidential contenders.
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Philadelphia
Grover C. Dalton
Poplar Bluff
T. H. B. Dunnegan
Bolivar
Harry ‘Scott
Montgomery City
Edward Scheuffler
Kansas City
G. L. Zwick
St. Joseph
William F. Phares
Maryville
Ben C. McVey
Trenton
Barak T. Mattingly
St. Louis
Victor T. Remsey
Liberty
Missouri
Wendell Willkie
Arthur Vandenberg
Mattingly
Thomas E. Dewey
Arthur Capper
Kansas
William Allen White
The
Emporia, Kas
Bill
Capper
White
Alf Landon
Batteries Stolen From Two Automobiles Reported
Theft of two automobile batteries was reported to police this morning. Thieves moved Howard Scott’s car near the Missouri hotel and removed its battery after initially reporting the car stolen. Burglars pried a garage door to reach Mrs. Montgomery’s car on Adams Street and stole its battery.
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Howard
Scott
Missouri Hotel
Montgomery
Adams Street
Veteran Chief Anton Richter dies at 86 in Jefferson City
Former Jefferson City police chief Anton B Richter died at St Marys hospital after a week long illness He was 86 and served city and county law enforcement for a quarter century Born near Wardsville in 1854 Richter recalled Civil War era events and the postwar era He married Barbara Daumler in 1877 and leaves three children with his widow two daughters and a son.
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Anton B. Richter
St. Mary’s Hospital
Wardsville
Richter
General Price
Jefferson City
Jefferson
Jefferson Gay
Henry Wagner
Jim Ringo
Emil Schott
George Pope
Frank Gretlein
United States
Barbara Daumler
John Richter
Kansas City
Fred
Charles Buchanan
Two Enter Race for Governor in Boys State at Fulton
Fulton Mo June 24 AP Joe McCarthy of St Louis and John C Gage of Kansas City seek the governor ship of the boys state an eight day encampment run by the American Legion to teach democratic principles and Americanism Other candidates may enter before Wednesday election Mayors of eight cities were chosen and addresses were given by legion and civic leaders from Kansas City Fulton and St Louis
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Fulton
Joe McCarthy
St. Louis
John C. Gage
Kansas City
American Legion
Koontz City
Carl Schriber
Pershing City
Riley Mihalevich
Kirksville
Smith City
Walter E. Greenley
Rockport
Boone City
Clark City
Phil Fisher
Crowder City
James McDaniel
Jefferson City
Alcorn City
Stewart Bryden
la Plata
Lewis City
Ralph R. Garr
R. Carter Tucker
United States District
John C. Collet
Frank P. Baker
Edward A. Mulroony
Wilmington
Del
Percy McGash
the Legion
Bagnell Dam Opens Flood Gates As Rain Lashes Region
Rainfall totals climbed across Missouri with Columbia and Warsaw reporting 2.40 and 2.27 inches as Bagnell Dam begun spilling water for first time in over two years. Gates opened six to pass excess flow while surrounding towns recorded heavy showers and rising river levels.
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Kansas City
Kidder
Columbia
Warsaw
Lake of the Ozarks
Boonville
Clinton
Hermann
Lamar
St. Louis
Osceola
Jefferson City
Woman suffers fractured left knee in fall near West High
Mrs. Herman Koester fell in her home at 523 near West High yesterday and suffered a fractured left knee. She was rushed to St. Mary's hospital where X rays were taken and the injury treated. Later she was returned home.
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Herman Koester
West High
St. Mary’s Hospital
James Nash Dies at Home in Jefferson City
James Frank Nash 66 of 802 Jefferson street died Sunday after a seven month illness. Born in St Louis, he lived in Colorado for seven years before returning to St Louis and moved to Jefferson City in 1921. He married Estella Bass man Barnes in 1923. she survives along with five brothers, two sisters, and other relatives. He was a long time member of I.O.O.F. lodge, which will conduct funeral services.
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James Frank Nash
Jefferson Street
Mr. Nash
St. Louis
Colorado
Jefferson City
Estella Bassman Barnes
John, Thornton
Edward Nash
Richard Wash
Godfrey
Walter Nash
Chicago
Bill Deck
Edith Roseman
Union
Nash
Lodge
St Louis Firm Wins State Paper Supply Contract
The Graham Paper Company of St. Louis was awarded the state's paper supply contract for the coming year. Secretary of State Dwight Brown cited a bid of 103,225 dollars. The only other bid was 105,013 dollars by Butler Paper Company of St. Louis.
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Graham Paper Company
St. Louis
Dwight Brown
Graham Company
Butler Paper Com
Pany
Gov Stark Grants Paroles To Three Men
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark granted paroles to Hugh Allen a 28 year old from Newton County who spent 12 years as a fugitive from Missouri state prison and to Bart Walker 51 who served nearly seven years of a 35 year term for complicity in a 1926 murder in St. Francois county. Admiral Nevins 38 was paroled after 16 months of a five year term for a 15 dollar robbery in Boone County near Columbia.
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Hugh Allen
Newton County
Missouri State Prison
Lloyd C. Stark
Allen
Bart Walker
Sam Doss
St. Francois County
Admiral Nevins
Boone County
Columbia
State Rereceives Part of Inheritance Tax
The state treasurer's office today received 167,907 inheritance tax on the estate of the late Sarah L. G. Wilson of Clayton, presenting only a partial payment on the total tax of 292,546 assessed against the 3,821,969 estate. Mrs. Wilson, who died Nov. 19, 1938, left the estate to eight nephews and nieces.
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State Treasurer's Office
Sarah L. G. Wilson
Clayton
Armistice Sighs End Fighting as France Near Surrender
Germans press toward Grenoble and Chambery while extending coastal positions for Britain drive. Raeder inspects Dutch Belgian French coasts as U boats claim 23,500 tons. armistice terms with France expected hourly. British raids target railways.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Britain
Germany
France
High Command
Grenoble
Lyon
Chambery
United Kingdom
Gironde
Bordeaux
la Rochelle
Rochefort
Agso
DNB
Ngs
Erich Raeder
England
Parking Meters Damaged In City Incident
Police report deliberate damage to six parking meters with smashed glass. Traffic Chief Tellman noted likely a notable story if the suspect is correct. Proceeds from tubes weighing likely more than the Lake total will be counted by city clerk Ells tomorrow.
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Tellman
Ells
City Clerks Office
Cab Driver Robbed Then Placed in Stocks in Kansas City
Three youths forced 38 year old cab driver Clifford Asby to drive to an isolated spot and robbed him of 3.25 dollars. They then used pine stocks to cuff him to a tree and left him in the rain for seven hours before his calls for help drew neighbors. Also reported is the death of August F. Erbacher, 63, president of Interstate Construction Co., a University of Kansas graduate.
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Kansas City
Clifford Asby
Bone
Asby
Two of Grew killed in Santa Fe wreck
In Guthrie Oklahoma on June 24 a southbound Santa Fe freight derailed on a curve near Skeleton river seven miles north of Guthrie. Fireman Ed Coker of Arkansas City Kansas and head brakeman Sam Lee Shore of Arkansas City were killed. Engineer John Taylor of Arkansas City survived with severe burns as 27 cars and the locomotive lay along the right of way. The derailment cause was not immediately determined. The freight cars were empty awaiting wheat shipments. Also noted Sikeston airfield in Missouri to be used as a training port along with 14 other sites to boost pilot and crew training to over 10 000 annually.
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Kansas City
GD. M. Nigro
City Health Department
Merrill E. Otis
Nigro
Health Department
Erica Frank Conlay
Dre. Nigro
Conleys
Tyee
Joseph Getelson
Edward Hirsh
Abraham I. Schnaer
Dr. Nigro
Guthrie
Okla
Tofay
Santa Fe
Skeleton River
Ed Coker
Arkansas City
Kas
Sam Lee Shore
John Taylor
Axis Launches Attack Against Alpine Armies
Allied and Axis forces clash as armistice ends France's 10 month participation. German and Italian offensives push toward Marseille and the Gironde while Britain shifts stance, declaring France passive to German terms and downgrading Bordeaux government. French lines retreat to Mediterranean ports amid heavy losses.
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AXIS
Associated Press
France
Italy
Trench Republic
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Germany
French Republic
Britain
Mont Blanc
Mediterranean Sea
Mussolini
Maritime
Alps
Waly
Dunkerque
English
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Gironde
Bordeaux
la Rochelle
Rochefort
Poitiers
Lyon
Marseille
Lorydon
Charles
Dé Gauller
London
Charles Corbin
Ronald Hugh Campbell
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Wilkie
Pennsylvania
Bridges
Dalton
Dewey
Police
United States Marshal
Bagnell
James Nash
At. Louis Company
K. C. Health
Otis
Gov. Stark
Admiral Raeder
Osage
Col
Sam C. Blair
Cole County
Bertha McCully
Louis Brunner
Benton and
East High Street
Brunner
H. P. Lauf
McCully
Eugene Sityey
Will Dallmeyer
Andrew Schwerdtfeger
Grew
Sikeston
Washington
Sikeston, Mo
Army
Poilus
Hitler
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