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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
4
Washington reports that officers of the new army from top generals to lieutenants must prove their ability in peacetime field maneuvers or lose commands. War department aims to weed out deadwood, with peak activity by September and offiers needing rapid, precise decisions for modern mechanized warfare. Washington's population has grown to over 700,000.
Doctor F M Edwards promotes olive tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate liver bile flow aiding digestion and elimination for constipation. Available in drugstores for 15 cents, with 30 percent savings for box purchases and the code 609.
In Florence June 25 police outlawed shorts and long pants for women amid war time prudery. Nazione quotes officials decrying Hollywood fashion as frivolous. Also report of Newt Hedger, 77, killed by a Burlington Zephyr at a city crossing near Marshall Missouri. US forest fires tally notes 145 000 unprotected fires in 1939.
Crespi, praised as one of the brightest young second basemen for the St. Louis Cardinals, is highlighted for the Sunday action in the Cincinnati Cardinal Double Header in St. Louis. The excursion draws fans. tickets remain at the News and Tribune office from 8 am to 5 pm with some reserved seats still available behind home plate and near third base.
Roy Noel, state liquor supervisor, revoked and suspended licenses of two dealers near Fort Leonard Wood. Walter F. Johnson, Newburg, had license revoked for operating a disorderly house. At Waynesville, W. A. Gibson and Corbett Foster had 5 percent beer licenses suspended 30 days for operating a dice table and selling intoxicating liquor. Also revoked were 3.2 licenses of Ray C. Bauer, Vandever, and David Wiassa, Chesterfield, for selling liquor.
Grant Carl a 28 year old truck driver shot and killed his 18 year old wife Dorothy on a street near his parents home and then wounded himself. Physicians said his condition was critical and they doubted survival. The couple had reportedly been separated for some time. Witnesses recalled a short argument before the shooting.
Oilmen in New Orleans brought the first oil well under control 24 hours after it blew wild. W. T. Burton's No. 2 L & N at 9885 feet vented gas and distillate. Pressure prevented full valve closure, trains were rerouted to avert fire. The site lies about 95 miles from downtown New Orleans.
At a Los Angeles convention the National Federation of Music Clubs heard of a plan to end war by music. Dr. Frederic P. Woellner of UCLA urged that if warring powers laid down arms for one week and sang, they might reach peace.
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