Wheat price surge hits new high on June wheat rally
Chicago and New York markets faced one of the wildest sessions since the war as dollar wheat rose to May delivery near 1.06 and December to 1.01 7/8, with sharp swings, heavy profit taking, and a marker collapse from heat. No. 2 red wheat climbed to 92 1/4 to 92 3/4 cents. Other grains joined the rise amid record turnover and frantic trading activity across major centers.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Selack
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Partly Cloudy Forecast for Missouri With Showers
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Wednesday with likely scattered showers and thunder storms. Warmer conditions in the extreme southwest tonight and across the state, with Missouri cities including Kansas City Waverly Boonville Hermann Union noted.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
Hermann Union
Suit Against Bondsmen Opens in Court Tomorrow
Testimony in the suit by the state and county against the bondsmen of A E Lehman former county treasurer now serving three years in state prison for embezzlement will begin before a jury in the Cole County Circuit Court tomorrow. Judge R A Breuer will preside. The case seeks to recover about 8000 from the bondsmen Martin Schubert P Gold John H Rodeman Joseph Feinstein C E Hendrix Anton H Diemler J M Sommerer Felix Senevey Sr all residents of the county. Judge Breuer dismissed the road petition of the late C F Bohe newerk et al in the Mars ion road case and new apprisers will likely be named to fix damages anew.
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A. E. Lehman
Cole County
R. A. Breuer
Elliott M. Campf
T. Speed Mosby
Martin Schubert
P. Gold
John H. Rodeman
Joseph Feinstein
C. E. Hendrix
Anton H. Diemler
J. M. Sommerer
Felix Senevey
Breuer
C. F. Bohenewerk
Marsion
Otto Steiner
Scott
Callaway Co Woman Held For Murder
Fulton Missouri June 27 Two witnesses testified that Mrs Rosy Spencer offered to hire them to murder her husband Arthur Spencer found dead near Tebbetts last winter She was bound over to the Callaway county circuit court in $5000 bond with trial set for September Prosecuting Attorney Faucett released Rufus Gathright after questioning He said Mrs Spencer had asked what it would take to kill her husband and that two men could do the job
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Fulton
Rosy Spencer
Arthur
Here
Spencer
Callaway County
Tebbvetts
E. L. McCall
Doce Sanders
Tebbetts
FIRST LADY AWAITS PRESIDENTS ARRIVAL
Mrs. Roosevelt settles into the Roosevelt summer home on Campo Bello Island as flags and bunting go up in Welchpool. President Roosevelt will arrive by Thursday after a coast cruise on the Amberjack TT. Dr Murray S MacLaren and L P D Tilley will welcome the President on Canadian shores.
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Welchpool
N. 5
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Campo Bello Island
Lubec
Amber
Murray S. MacLaren
Pensions and National Health
Dominion
L. P. D. Tilley
New Brunswick
Canadian
Storm Injuries Kill a Former Resident
A former resident died at a Liberal Kansas hospital from injuries suffered in a spring cyclone near Liberal. Mrs Katzer sustained a broken pelvis and leg with additional injuries. She leaves a husband and three Liberal daughters. her family includes a mother, a brother, and two sisters in Jefferson City.
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Liberal
Kans
Katzer
R. B. Natsch
Sophie Katzer
George
Andrew Kieselbach
Sophie Mehr
Jefferson City
Julia Katzer
Heir to International Shoe Co. Millions Is Wed In St. Louis
Mrs. Mae Bradsby Peters widow of a founder of the International Shoe Co and heiress to a quarter of its 10 million dollar estate was married in St. Louis to CG Maxwell Diering of New York. Only immediate family attended including two brothers of the bride.
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International Shoe Co. Millions
St. Louis
Mae Bradsby Peters
International Shoe Co
Maxwell Diering
New York
Frank W. Bradsby
Louisville
Administrators Prepare 30 Cent Wheat Processing Tax
Washington June 27 AP Administrators of the farm act plan to levy a 30 cent a bushel processing tax on wheat despite rising grain prices They aim to announce today and implement the 30 cent levy early next month July 8 The tax applies to wheat used in milling flour and food manufacture and equals the gap between current farm prices and pre war parity prices Secretary Wallace had anticipated this amount to finance the program The higher wheat prices could lower the tax if price gaps narrow
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Washington
Wallace
McElroy Kidnaping Suspect Released
William Elsworth, 34, was freed after questioning in a Perry Kansas bank robbery probe. An associate of Walter McGee, Clarence Click, and Clarence Stevens tied to the Mary McHllroy kidnapping, Ellsworth acknowledged hearing kidnapping plans but denied participating in the conversation or the crime.
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Kansas City
Kans
Jime
William Elsworth
Liberty Today
Perry
Walter McGee
Clarence Click
Clarence Stevens
Mary Mc Hlroy
Ellsworth
Great Britain Wins Ryder Cup Matches
Great Britain regained possession of the Ryder Cup defeating the United States 6 1 2 to 5 1 2 over two days of play in Southport. Syd Easterbrook clinched the victory with a 1 up win over Densmore Shure after 36 holes, as the event built to a dramatic final-hole finish. The British won the earlier foursomes yesterday 2 1 2 to 1 1 2, with eight singles today splitting evenly.
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Southport
Eng
Great Britain
United States
Syd Easterbrook
Densmore Shure
Col Burton to Become Promotional Secretary at Christian College
Col Burton, longtime head of the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Mo, will soon assume duties as promotional secretary of Christian College in Columbia. He has served nineteen years as academy head, is a former president of the Mexico Chamber of Commerce, and a trustee of Central College at Fayette.
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Mexico, Mo
B. ¥. Burton
Missouri Military Academy
Christian Colege
Columbia
Burton
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Central College
Fayette
Norman Davis Drawn Into Banking Probe
Senate investigators heard testimony that Norman H. Davis, then a private citizen and American ambassador at large, received 35000 in 1925 from the Guaranty Company of New York for promoting Chilean loans tied to a 20 million loan by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and the Guaranty Trust.
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Washington
Norman H. Davis
Guaranty Company of
New York
Serrate
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Company
Davis
Merkgate Bank of Chile
Guaranty Company
Kahn
Guaranty
Swan
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Committee
Public Enemy No 1 in Chicago Indicted
Murray Humphreys, Chicago gangster long known as Public Enemy No 1, was indicted by a federal grand jury on income tax charges. The government alleges he earned 126000 in 1920 1931 and 1932 and should have paid 26108 in taxes but paid only 2967. Four counts carry potential penalties up to 16 years in prison and 40000 fine. Bond set at 35000 and a bench warrant issued.
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Chicago
Murray Humphreys
Public Enemy No 1
Federal Grand Jury
al Capone
Capone
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Humphrey
James H. Wilkirson
Stolen Suits From Tweedie Home On Woodcrest Porch
Charles Tweedie reported two seersucker summer suits missing from the back porch of his Woodcrest residence. The baskets were on the porch and tramps seen nearby are suspected. Zell Haton captured medal honors in the 1982 Midwest Classic with a 137 over 36 holes at Broadmoor.
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Charles Tweedie
Woodcrest
Colounavy Armies
Lilo
Zell Haton
Oklahoma City
Goliath
Broadmoor
West Virginia Votes Today In Historic Prohibition Repeal
West Virginia, day 20 years, votes today on repeal as California also votes. West Virginia has been dry for two decades, the longest prohibition period among southern traditions. A pivotal contest looms with wets and drys viewing the outcome as decisive for national repeal momentum.
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West Virginia
Associated Press
California
Tihe Mountain
Prohibition
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
United Repeal Council
New York State
Indiana
Massachusetts
Texas
Wets
Ana
Austin
Morris Sheppard
Men Questioned in Columbia Slaying
Three men were in custody on Wednesday as investigators probe the slaying of Highway Patrolman Ben Booth and Sheriff Roger Wilson near Columbia. State patrol officials withheld names and detention locations, while confirming three men are being questioned. A arrest in Indiana and another by St Louis police were reported, with one by a state highway patrolman.
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Ben Booth
Roger Wilson
Boone County
Columbia
State Highway Patrol
Indiana
St. Louis
B. Marvin Gasteel
Sedalians Visit City on State Fair Goodwill Tour
A 15 member Sedalia delegation toured Kansas City as part of a State Fair goodwill mission. Governor Park spoke at a noon luncheon with Chamber officials and public officers. The visitors, led by local officials, planned to continue to Columbia Fayette and Boonville before returning. The State Fair runs August 12 to 18.
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Goodwin
Missouri
Chamber of Commerce
Guy B. Fark
Pettis County
Drum and
Bugle Corps
Sedalia
Yough Stephens
Chas. 0. Batz
Governor Park
Chariie Green
Moberly
Sip
Capitol
Columbia
Maberly
Fayette
Boonville
Bedalla
Sednitis
McReynolds Defends U S Policy at London Parley
At the World Economic Conference in London June 27 AP report Representative Sam D. McReynolds of Tennessee addressed the commercial policy committee. He rejected charges of U S nationalism, urged monetary stabilization by all nations, and defended the 1930 tariff act as a Republican measure.
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London
Sam D. McReynolds
World Economic Conference Today
United States
McReynolds
House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee
Peerless Brewing Co Incorporated Sparks European finance debate
A fragment from a Washington Mo column reports on New Trouble Arises as gold bloc talks aim to stabilize currencies. France Belgium Switzerland and Holland seek measures to defend gold and press Britain to declare stability. Bonnet outlines debt settlement and export facilities amid efforts to restore monetary balance while US officials deny plans for currency warfare.
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France
Switzerland
Holland
Belgium
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Bank of England
Peerless Brewing Company of France
Washington
Arti
George Bonnet Cles
Rotary
Bonnet
Macaroni Makers Meet in St Louis to Discuss Code
Macaroni manufacturers from Missouri Kansas Arkansas Tennessee Indiana Ohio and Southern Illinois gather in St Louis on Thursday to discuss a fair competition code drafted last week in Chicago by the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association.
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Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Indiana
Ohio
Southern Illinois
Chicago
National Macaroni Manufacturers Association
Landrum Knollmeyer Divorce Suits Filed In Court Here
Alma Landrum sues Lloyd Landrum for divorce in Cole County Circuit Court claiming they remarried in 1931 and lived together until 1933 with general indignities and seeks custody of four minors. Freda Knollmeyer sues George Knollmeyer for divorce alleging lack of support and indignities and requests custody of their infant son.
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Alma Landrum
Lloyd Landrum
Cole County
Agust
General Review Of Veterans Cases Ordered By Govt
The Veterans Administration announced a broad review of upwards of 300000 compensation claims. The move, tied to a congress compromise to liberalize payments, aims to finish quickly as 922000 cases are re examined. Officials estimate about 40 percent reviewed so far, with substantial restudy expected. Special boards will be formed for the 60 VA regional offices to handle presumptive cases arising from service origins.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Congress
Auto crash near Platte City leaves one dead
Kansas City June 27 AP Bert Hessel 37 a Clay county farmer was killed in an automobile collision southeast of Platte City. Eight others in the two cars escaped injury though several sustained wounds and head injuries including Orsino Marriott unconscious with a broken leg and internal injuries.
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Kansas City
Bert Hessel
Clay County
Platte City
W. GC
Crawford
Citizens Bank
Liberty
W. N. Collins
William Jewell College
Henry Irminiger
Orsino Marriott
Versailles
Lennie Spurlock
Versalles
Leavenworth
Edward Marriott
Tulsa
Okla
Cute
Y Brivises
Helen Bales
Sedalia
Emine Bales
Hessel
Marriott
Harvest progress and losses in Kansas crops
Harvest is largely complete in Southeastern Kansas with progress elsewhere. Wheat damage stems from premature ripening. oats yield is light east and good for hay in the west. barley prospects are poor. Cattle move to market as pastures fail while corn holds up. a state report notes weather and crop conditions across Kansas. A separate report records a man and a woman killed in a Wichita area automobile crash and the birth of a girl at the hospital in Wichita.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Federal State Cooperative
Kansas City
Kas
Fune
G. A. Skripsy
Cornelia Mary
Russell Reeves
McMahan
Wichita
Main Street
Prohibition Bureau to Cut Over 1300 Jobs Nationwide
Attorney General announces more than 1,300 prohibition bureau employees will be furloughed or dismissed to save about 4 million dollars in the next year. The moved affects administrators attorneys investigators and clerical staff with names withheld. In Kansas City district 141 workers face reduction and two agents in Jefferson City await word on their status.
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Washington
Cummings
Prohibition Bureau
Lewis Douglas
Kansas
Federal Prohibition Department
Jefferson City
George L. Craig
Luther B. Shoemaker
U. S
D. W. Peters
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and
Arkansas
Joy Linville Dies by Poison in Linn Restaurant
Joy Linville 24 restaurant owner near Linn Missouri died at a local hospital from bichloride of mercury poisoning after swallowing the poison at his Cover Restaurant in the presence of Campbell Vaughn. Linville, employed by Gasconade Power Co at Linn, had run the restaurant for two years and is survived by a widow, a stepson, his parents at Excelsior Springs and a brother at Linn.
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Joy Linville
Linn
Linville
Cover
Campbell Vaughn
Jefferson City
Gasconade Power Company
Excelsior Springs
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Norman Davis
Kuhn, Loch &Co
Senate
Public Enemy NO. 1
Tweedie
Wwamann
Onmtainear
Southern
Commonwealth
Guy B. Park
Drum Corps
Mid-West
Biuman
Springfield
Lexington
Concordia
Independence
Tolr
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Fairbury
Pairmount
Neb
Dakotas
D. McReynolds
Peerless Brewing CO. IS Incorporated
GOVT
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Dita
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