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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
3
A letter argues cities should expand regional police training and federal guidance to modernize crime fighting. It calls for science over politics, favors removing political influence on police leadership, and urges voters to push for changes in state law on selecting police chiefs and marshals.
The piece argues repudiation of relief debts may rise as states counties and cities refuse to repay loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Public Works Administration. It cites Rep. L. Rabaut of Michigan proposing to relieve 32 cities and counties of about 20 million dollars, warning broader repudiation could come with future legislation and political maneuvering.
Voters will use their franchise this fall with rising interest shown in recent Maine and other state primaries. The piece critiques fireworks ordinances, comments on Barkley and Roosevelt, and notes clemency actions by Gov. Park amid a politically charged season.
Virginia Democrats, led by Senator Glass, draft a concise platform for the national convention. It endorses Roosevelt’s aims, favors his renomination and Gar ner for vice president, and reiterates Jeffersonian government principles while noting reservations on centralized banking powers and relief expenditures.
Dr Jage Galdston explains health effects of sun exposure and sunburn. He warns against overexposure for unacclimated individuals, notes risks of headaches meningismus and heat stroke, and offers home care like vinegar water lotion and strong tea packs. He discusses oils as light barriers and cautions about unsafe sunburn products.
A collage of quotations critiques thrift myths and debt while warning of crime in neighborhoods. Notables like J Edgar Hoover and Chris Morley weigh in on fear, social behavior, and public conduct alongside reflections from actors, inventors, and artists on modern society.
Philadelphia June 25 Senator Robinson of Arkansas, permanent Democratic chair, urged continued federal relief, strong national defense, and current monetary policy. He attacked the Supreme Court for slowing recovery, called for wage law reversal, denounced GOP and Landon, and urged confidence in the Roosevelt record while defending the gold standard amid global deviations. A second item notes an uncashed 99 year old school warrant in Oakland. The cold blooded animal temperature fact rounds out the page.
Dr. Francis E Townsend indicated his aging pension movement may launch a presidential bid. A convention July 15 19 in Cleveland will address Townsendites stance on Lemke's Union Party and possible independent nomination. Townsend criticized Democrats as smoke and noise and said his group would not back a party built on bad faith. He floated nominating a Townsend candidate and endorsing others where ballot access exists to mobilize up to about 20 000 000 Townsend votes.
Henry McLemore recounts a chaotic Democratic convention demonstration. The hall, crowded and riotous, thrusts, shoves, and banging instruments into the fracas. Delegates brandished corn stalks and makeshift weapons as chaos erupts, with McLemore noting soldiers of the crowd harden resolve amid the frenzied spectacle.
Democratic women workers praised Mary Dewson for naming women as alternates on the platform committee. Dewson challenged Republican national committee chairman John Hamilton with a sharp rebuke about Democratic slate support. The event, described at a work breakfast, also featured remarks on the New Deal and youth issues. The piece ends with a note that the gemsbok antelope derives moisture from vegetation.
Senator Ellison Smith of South Carolina denounces racial equality at the Democratic National Convention. He says political equality implies social equality and mongrelization, declares he cannot support the 14th and 15th amendments, and quits the convention floor after a prayer by a Negro minister. He mentions a Negro delegate slated to second Roosevelt's nomination and notes a clash with Governor Johnston over delegate access.
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