Floods Parade Pets Dazzle City Crowd
Floods of youngsters and pets filled the Lions Club Playground Festival parade along High street with police escort and three horsemen. Prizes were awarded by judges Dwight Bedell Col Tom Strong and Ernest L. Schneider for Most Unusual Pets Best Decorated Vehicles and Best Costumes. Also notes of Miss Vernetia Fairbairn resigning to join the Consumers Cooperative Association as home economist, spanning nine states.
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Lions Club
High Street
Fender
Lion's Club
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
Uncle Sam
Dwight Bedell
Col
Tom Strong
Ernest L. Schneider
Skippy
David Dulle
Don Emmett Warren
Jo Ann Allison
Tommy Bremmerkamp
Roy
Frize
Helen Seeker
Claudette Short
Frize—Wilberta Linsenhardt
Je Lilly
Andy Bill Dali
Barney Google
Stephen Prenger
EL Dorasq
Kas
Tune 26
Weather Summary for Jefferson City and Nearby Areas
Fragmented forecast text notes parily cloudy and warm conditions with irregular mentions of temperature, precipitation, and river stage readings for the Missouri River, Osage River and nearby regions. Several garbled phrases reference temperatures and river rises in Jefferson City, Osage and surrounding counties with unclear timestamps.
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Jefferson City
Tomer Taw
Recommend Legislative Cuts In Appropriations Budget
The House Appropriations Committee called for reductions in the fiscal 1943 legislative budget, sending a 54.9 million dollar bill to the floor. Major trims target the government printing office and the Library of Congress, with notable cuts to salaries, printing, and the legislative reference service while preserving Senate normal operations and adjusting for reorganization act costs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Legislative Establishment
House
Legislative
Senate
Government Printing Office
GPO
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
House of Representatives
Congress
Capitol
Library of Congress
Legislative Reference Service
Congressional
Amvets To Elect Officers Tonight In Jefferson City
Amvets in Jefferson City will hold their annual election tonight at the Missouri hotel Press Room at 7 pm. The meeting will outline the summer program including outdoor boxing matches and a track meet for local youngsters. Nominees announced include Commander R E Maxwell Judge Advocate James T Blair Jr Treasurer Harold Meyerhardt Adjutant Charles Sparnhorst Executive Committee Cal Robert Christy Wes Allison Wendall Manchester Dr A B Stephen Public Relations Officer Ed Hampton Swing Pierson Bob Koester Howard Gaffke.
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Jefferson City
Amvets
Missouri
R. E. Maxwell
James T. Blair Jr
Harold Meyerhardt
Charles Sparnhorst
Cal
Robert Christy
Wes Allison
Wendall Manchester
A. B. Stephen
Ed Hampton
Swing Pierson
Bob Koester
Howard Gaffke
Vets urged reenlistment before extended deadline
Disabled World War II veterans have three days left to reenlist in the regular army while retaining their discharge grade. Captain William F. Conlon announced the extension from March 31 to June 30 to allow more veterans to enlist for three years, regardless of service length. After the deadline, those affected must reenlist within 20 days of discharge to keep former ranks. Partial disabled officers warrant and flight officers may reenlist as Master Sergeants for three years until June 30, with a 20 day window after terminal leave thereafter.
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William F. Conlon
Conlon
Two Missourians Die In Accidents
Two men die from injuries in Ozarks accidents as reported by the highway patrol. George Husby, 64, of Polk County farm work, died of internal injuries after being struck by a Frisco freight train about 20 miles north of Springfield. M F Schwemley, 28, of Kansas City, a phonograph records salesman, died in a Aurora hospital from a skull fracture after an automobile crash on Highway 60 about 20 miles west of Springfield.
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Springfield
Ozarks
Highway Patrol
George Husby
Polk County
Frisco
M. PF. Schwemley
Kansas City
Phonograph Records
Aurora
Ilc
Highway 60
Apartment House Sold to Haines in Cole County
A four family apartment on Cliff Drive sold in deeds filed yesterday and today. Hess family sold to C Ou Hanes for 17000 dollars. Walinke Place home sold by R K Benn to Raymond Kruse for 1100 dollars. Miller near Marshall street residence sold by John A Weltrop to James H Copeland for 3500 dollars. Hawthorne subdivision Center Town lots sold by H B Ferguson in Robert B Anderson for 750 dollars.
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Cliff Drive
Cole County Recorder
R. E. Hess
C. Ou Hanes
Walinke Place
R. K. Benn
Raymond Kruse
Miller
Marshall Street
John A. Weltrop
James H. Copeland
Hawthorne
Centertown
H. B. Ferguson
Robert B. Anderson
E Putbne
Assessments For Utilities In State
Missouri utilities will be assessed 240 500 for state public service commission investigations of their operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The new law apportions PSC study costs among utilities based on gross operating revenues for interstate service. Electricity gas water heat and telephone providers face 200 000. railroads 30 000. street railways 10 000. railroad express 250. Western Union 256.
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Missouri
State Public Service Commission
Commission
PSC
Scrvliny
Street Railways
Railroad Express
Western Union
Postpone meeting of Missouri news executives
MO BIERLY June 26 AP A conference of newspaper publishers and mechanical department executives to form a Missouri Mechanical Conference, slated for Columbia next Sunday, has been postponed due to flood conditions. Acting secretary O K Hammitt said the meeting would be held later with B A Troutman of Hannibal as acting chairman. Claude E Halbert Jr of Kansas City paid a $25 fine in police court for flying an airplane too low over a congested district, the first such fine in city history.
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Moberly
Missouri Mechanical Conference
Columbia
O. K. Hammitt
Hammitt
B. A. Troutman
Hannibal
Kansas City
Claude E. Halbert Jr
Halbert
Returned Here Oscar Helton Repatriated From Louisiana
Oscar Helton, sought after authorities here since parole revocation, was brought back last night from Louisiana under police custody. Claude Short of the police department led the transport and secured Helton upon arrival.
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Oscar Helton
Parolle
Louisiana
Helton
Claude Short
Police Department
Song Birds In Flood Waters Warned By Wildlife Official
W C Conover of the U S Wildlife Service warns that song birds and other ground nesting species are likely flood victims across flooded river areas. He cannot inspect all affected zones yet due to high waters but expects losses of fledglings and wood ducks as nests are inundated. Doves are expected to escape by flying ahead of the rising waters.
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Conover
Power Line Extension Approved in Two Missouri Counties
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved a power line extension program by a Missouri utilities company to boost electrical facilities in Mississippi and New Madrid counties. It includes rebuilding 10.5 miles from Charleston to East Prairie and 19 miles from East Prairie to Lilbourn, upgrading capacity from 13 800 to 32 000 volts and creating a loop to reduce interruptions and stabilize voltage.
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Missouri Public Service Commission
Missouri Utilities Company
Mississippi
New Madrid
Charleston
East Prairie
Lilbourn
Missouri Utilities
Truman vetoes wool price support bill in World affairs warning
President Truman vetoed the wool price support measure citing adverse effects on international relations and warning it would be seen as economic isolationism. The bill would have kept domestic wool prices and allowed tariff or import restrictions if foreign wool influenced prices. This was his third major veto of the current session, following earlier rejections of a tax cut and the Taft-Hartley labor bill.
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Washington
Truman
Geneva
Congress
City Extends Case Date Set Over Mount Hope Area
Judge Sam C. Blair will hear the city extension case at 1:30 a.m. on July 5 in circuit court. Attorneys for plaintiffs and the city discussed the matter today, with Blair noting possible night sessions. Mount Hope residents sued to void their inclusion after a April 1 vote and during a pending incorporation petition.
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Mount Hope
Sam C. Blair
Attornneys
T Hose
Blair
Violent Hail Storm Hits McPherson Kansas
A powerful hail storm struck McPherson Kansas last night dealing thousands of dollars in damage. Stones up to nine inches in circumference shattered glass in two greenhouses knocked out street lights and broke skylights in downtown apartments. The storm lasted about 19 minutes leaving the ground white with hail and caused extensive damage across the city.
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Mcpherson
Eas
Whitecotton Calls for Progressive Missouri Penal Reform
Col. Thomas Whitecotton, director of the Missouri State Prison, urged reform focused on correctional treatment over punishment at a Kiwanis luncheon at Petits. He outlined five steps to advance Missouri’s penal system, emphasized proper facilities and vocational training, and traced the state’s penal history from 1833 to the 1940s, noting prior emphasis on punishment and revenue before merit-based hiring and a Department of Corrections establishment in 1945.
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Enal
Col
Thomas Whitecotton
Missouri State Prison
Kiwanis Club
Petit’s
Col. Whitecotton
Department of Corrections
Missouri
Col. White
Cotton
Priison
Pennsylvania
Department of Penal Institutions
Board of Penal Commissioners
General Assembly
Col. Whiteeatton
Board of Probation and Paroles
Phil M. Donnelly
Probation and Parole
Step Towards Fascism headline shocks Moscow
A Tass dispatch from New York reports on the Hartley-Taft Tarbor law in the United States, printed in Moscow under the headline Step towards Fascism, reflecting Western concern over U.S. policy.
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Moscow
Tass
New York
United States
Record Crest Sweeps Toward New Heights
The Missouri river crest is now forecast to reach Jefferson City by early morning at 32.5 feet and then fall for two to three days with a possible further rise. Boonville endures its worst flood in 103 years as water blocks streets and strains the city water system.
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Jefferson City
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Jefferson Iity
Boonville
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Glasgow
Missouri Pacific
John Sanders
City Water Department
Ralph Aldrich
U. S. Weather Bureau
Waverly
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Kas
Lexington
St. Joseph
Ryle
Nebraska City
Aldrich
Army
Napoleon
Gasconade
U. S
Floyd
Crlasgow
W. E. Potter
Ure River District
Co. B. Landaker
Engineers
Cambridge
Neb
Medicine Creek
Brunswick
Missouri
Chil Keothe
Fland
Des Moines
Want Fish Food As Lawn Floods In Cedar City
Cedar City resident Mrs. Carl Toddleson told a caller to get fish food from a dime store as floodwater surrounded her home. She joked about goldfish using the yard as a pond after the launch was delayed.
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Cedar City
Jefferson City
Carl Toddleson
Emergency Flood Funds To Be Put On Control Work
Washington June 26 AP The 12 million dollars approved by Congress will fund immediate flood control repairs. Lt. Col. Wheeler chief of engineers said funds go to repair restoration and strengthening of levees and flood works damaged or threatened by floods across theMississippi Missouri valleys and beyond. He noted the Missouri valley crest heads toward Kansas City with estimates already above 50 thousand dollars and warned regions from Vermont to Oregon suffered heavy losses.
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Washington
Congress
FR. A. Wheeler
Wheeler
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Misouri River
Vermont
Oregon
Missouri Valley
Kansas City
Street Caves In From Heavy Rains
A street cave-in in the 200 block of Hub Street West section of the city was reported by police and referred to City Street Commissioner W. A. Curtis. Rains undermined a section believed to have been repaired earlier. Police investigated theft of jewelry valued at 200 and 90 in cash from Mrs Walter Steininger at 127 East Circle Drive.
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Hub Street
W. A. Curtis
Walter Steininger
East Circle Drive
Steininger
Pittsburg
Ithiel
Flood Victims to Be Housed Here
The Recreation Center was turned over to the Red Cross to house flood victims. Youth activities scheduled there each evening will be discontinued until the river subsides. Park Board secretary Ben Porter said this afternoon a family of 11, ages from eight months to 18 years, will move into the youth center this afternoon. Their home is in the Wear's Creek Lowland area and was almost flooded as the river backed the creek.
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Red Cross
St Louis transit strike ends after conditional vote
In St Louis on June 26, striking bus and streetcar operators voted 1,246 to 338 to end a two week walkout that crippled public transportation. The conditional return ends the stoppage as talks or conditions were likely needed to resume service.
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ST. Louis
Wear's Creek Flood Submerges 75 Homes In City
Backwater from the Missouri rose seven inches overnight flooding Wear's Creek and isolating a large block from Harrison to Madison between McCarty and Dunklin streets. Police and fire crews patrolled intersections, blocked Walnut Street bridge, and warned residents while Red Cross organized aid. Evacuation of a bedfast veteran by fire crews occurred as floods impacted the Elm Miller and Washington neighborhoods and transit continued with minimal train delay.
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Wear's Creek
Harrison
Madison Street
McCarty
Dunklin
Ben Markway
James O T. Blair
Patrell
James G. Bruce
Wear’s Creek
Bruge
Contac
Maynor Blair
Walnut Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Red Cross
Cedar City
Phil Campf
Madison
Jefferson Retreet
Monroe
Deffertson
Washington Street
Miller, Elm
Washington
Broadway
Mulberry
Walnut
McCarty Street
Elm Street
Missouri Pacific Lines
Omaha
Kansas City
Eagle
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W. C. Conover
U. S. Wildlife Aedvice
Kansas Town
Whitecotton
Bulletin
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