Roosevelts Ammunition Shortage Stalls Ireland Aid
President Roosevelt disclosed a national ammunition shortage and said no rifles could be sent to Ireland due to limited stock. He noted aid to Ireland would require assurances of self defense against German attack and said no such assurances had been received. He would discuss Russia aid with Sumner Welles and await Russian envoy comments, stressing production timing varies by item.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Ireland
Russia
Sumner Welles
Qumansky
Welles
New York
America
Europe
United States
Atlantic
Treland
Mead
D-Ny
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
McCormack
D- Mass
Keogh
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Warm With Showers
Jefferson City area forecast shows partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with widely scattered thunder showers and continued warmth. High 91, low 70. River stage notes list Kansas City 13.5 Fall 1.0, Waverly 13.7 Fall 0.3, Boonville 14.2 Fall 14, St. Thomas 2.8 0.0, Hermann 13.3 Fall 0.0. Lake of the Ozarks about 0.5 feet below full. inflow and outflow near 0.2 feet. stage about 0.5 feet below full reservoir. Osage River at St Thomas averaging about 2 feet.
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Jefferson City
Kansas City
Waverly
Boonville
St. Thomas
Hermann
Lake of Ozarks
Lake of the Ozarks
Senate OKs record Army appropriation in history
Washington June 27 The senate approved by voice vote a record 10 384 821 624 Army supply bill and sent it to the house for increases totaling 558 312 132. The action included a 306 million allocation for new munitions plants and 2 790 890 000 for procuring 12 856 planes and gear for the air corps. The measure followed dilatory debate as senators pressed crucial funds before June 30 fiscal year end. The session opened with a pause honoring the memory of late Senator Houston.
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Washington
Senate
House
Air Corps
Houston
Father of Mrs H Andrae Dies in Springfield
Les E Walton 53 a royal impresario and Shrine leader died suddenly at home in Springfield after a brief heart attack. He had just visitedGeorge Clendorf who lay ill in Indianapolis. Surviving are his wife a daughter Mrs Henry Andrae of Jefferson City his mother Mrs J E Walton and sister Mrs J F Hyland. Henry P Andrae left for Springfield to be with family. Funeral plans were not announced.
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Springfield
Les E. Walton
Royal Imprésavia
Royal Order of Jesters
Irperial
George Cléndorf
Great Shrine
Mosaie
Glendorf
Indianapolis
Walton
Henry Andrae
Jefferson City
J.E. Walton
Springield
J. F. Hyland
Fayetteville
Ark
Aluminum scrap unlikely to enter military planes
Washington reports reveal defense officials and experts warn that scrap aluminum from pots, pans, and old golf clubs likely will not be used in planes. Senators criticize army spending as a nationwide appeal for aluminum utensils to aid aircraft production is planned.
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Washington
Brewster
Army
Parked Car Incident Ends With Intoxication Charge
In Kansas City Missouri a man involved in a collision claimed he stopped too quickly and did not put out his hand. Officers found the other car had been parked for an hour and arrested the irate motorist on an intoxication charge.
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Kansas
Gity
Des Moines Plane Flies Serum to Save Caddie Knott
An airplane from Jefferson Airways speeds to Des Moines to deliver serum for James Henry Knott a 44 year old caddie suffering Rocky Mountain spotted fever from a tick bite two weeks earlier. John Randolph pilots with James Hunter donor. five donors fund the flight and fuel. Walter Peters a local transfusion patient aided the effort amid growing public offers of help.
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Des Moines
James Henry Knott
John Randolph
Jefferson Airways
James Hunter
Paget Thornton
Joe Cockrell
L. B. Ochsner
Waldo Wade
Hunter
Walter Peters
Wyominng
Hough Park
Missouri Sizzles as Thermometers Hit Triple Digits
The Missouri heat wave pushes statewide high temperatures into the 90s with Poplar Bluff leading at 101 and St. Louis near 97. Fort Wood and nearby areas report 93 to 98 degrees while Arcadia and Mexico reach mid 90s and Springfield tops 89. Thunder showers are forecast but unlikely to cool the heat significantly.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Poplar Bluff
Fort Wood
Arcadia
Mexico
Warsaw
Springfield
Alec Templeton Becomes U S Citizen On Birthday Year
Blind piano virtuoso Alec Templeton, who will celebrate his 32nd birthday on July fourth, was naturalized as a U S citizen in Federal Judge Michael L Igee's court. He praised the United States as the greatest country. Also noted are two newborn daughters at local hospitals.
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Chicago
Alec Templeton
United States
Pyot
Templeton
England
Michael L. Igee
Defense Bonds Not Taxable as Personal Property
The attorney general ruled national defense bonds series EB EF and G are not subject to state or local personal property taxes in Missouri. The opinion cites U S Supreme Court support for tax exemption to enable government war funding without hindering national defense.
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National Defense
Dan Nee
Internal Revenue
Legal Department
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Ten Years Lost Over Haste In Tuvell Case
Circuit Judge in Bollinger County noted a five day delay in sentencing J Tuvell cost him ten years of potential punishment. Tuvell received twenty five years for arson and five for burglary though a 1921 state law later capped arson penalties at ten years starting June twenty. Writ of habeas corpus denied. judge urged relief for a victim of circumstances. A divorce hearing for K Z Oliver from Mamie Oliver also occurred. In Tennessee, war games concluded with a call to reduce National Guard Divisions from nineteen thousand to improve maneuverability.
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Bollinger County
J. Tuvell
Tuvell
Arison
Sem C. Blair
Blair
K. Z. Oliver
Mamie Oliver
Tennessel
National Guard
Frederic H. Smith
Seventh Army Corps
World's Biggest Bomber Begins Maiden Test Flight
The Army's B 19, described as the world's largest bomber, started its maiden test flight from Clover Field California at 12 01 p m. bound for March Field. The 52 ton aircraft with 212 foot wingspan lifted in 17 seconds using under 2029 feet of runway. It flew seaward then to the Douglas El Segundo plant for viewing before heading to March Field. Major Stanley M Umstead led the test with Major Howard G Bunker as copilot and Mark Koogler from Wright Field serving as crew chief on this initial flight with seven aboard and no guns onboard.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Army
Air Corps
Clover Field
March Field
Long Beach
Douglas Aircraft Company
Stanley M. Umstead
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Howard G. Bunker
Mark Koogler
Am— Stead
Lugs to seek more reinsurer bids for Central States life
In St Louis on June 27 Circuit Judge William B Flynn set August 22 for State Superintendent of Insurance Ray B Lucas to obtain additional reinsurance bids for Central States Life Insurance Company insolvency. A September 8 hearing will review offers though Lucas said current bids may not be best. Also noted aircraft zone contract urged and Sheriff Harry Mackey confined by a foot infection.
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ST. Louis
William B. Flynns
IOF Insurance
Ray B. Lucas
Central States Life Insurance Company
Lucas
Final Arrangements for Huge Fireworks Festival
Final preparations completed in Jefferson City for the fifth annual fireworks festival to attract many attendees. The event promises a one hour pyrotechnic display featuring bombs spirals and sky bursts valued near eight hundred dollars. Piions club committee members and union volunteers supported setup and ticket sales with community gifts, ground work and concessions aiding Playgrounds citywide.
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Jefferson City
Oldsters
Piions Club
Dor, Riley
Lou Landwehr
E. H. Rasberry
B. Smith Reed
Sam Saffee
W. H. Bradshaw
Chester Hatfield
Bob Dorr
Arthur W. Ellis
Ernest LE. Schneider
Frank B. Newham
Hugo Holleworth
Capt. Wherritt
L. D. Thompson
Ralph Davis
Lee Munger
Dwight Bedell
Roy Garrett
A. L. Barnes
Ernest Engelbrecht
James Carpentier
Harold Remley
Don Riley
I. D. Thompson
4. J. Rasberry
Common Laborers’ Union
Carpenters’ Union
Tlectricians
Good Fellows Club
Trust Building
Donnell begins GOP patronage reshuffle in Missouri
Governor Forrest C. Donnell announced five Republican replacements for Democratic leaders in major state bureaus. Wayne G. Henderson was named liquor supervisor replacing C Roy Noel, with a $6,000 salary. Other appointees include Ferguson ally Ted Ferguson, Orville S. Traylor, Jon W. Ellis, and T. Victor Jeffries. All must be confirmed by the Senate.
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Forrest C. Donnell
Donnell
Stark
Capitol
Barak T. Mattingly
Charles Ferguson
Ferguson
George C. Blewers
Mexico
Orville S. Traylor
Springfield
Earl H. Shackelford
Hannibal
Traylor
Trenton
Jon W. Ellis
Audrain County
Jenel Mayes
Richmond
T. Victor Jeffries
Lebanon
Laclede County
JJ. W. RcCammon
Firsdale Building and Loan
Senate
Thhose
Capitol Veterans
Dennell
Two youths admit throwing boy into river at Chester
Two 12 year old boys confess to striking and throwing Harry Knoke Jr aged 11 into the Mississippi near Neelys Landing Missouri after a Tuesday fight at the Chester waterfront. An autopsy found he was alive when tossed. A murder complaint was filed as investigation continued. In other news Treasury proposes 15 percent auto tax to raise revenue and curb production.
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Chester
Ill
Randolph County
D. N. Conn
Mississippi
Harry Knoke, Jr
Neelys Landing
Conn
Knoke
Cann
German Drive On Minsk Aggressive Front Reported
Russian and German claims clash over eastern front moves as RAF raids on the invasion coast continue. Moscow reports heavy losses and a retreating but reformed Red Army while Berlin touts early victories and plans amid limited official details.
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Germany
RAF
High Command
Russia
Moscow
Minsk
White Russia
Old Russia
English Channel
Stafford Cripps
Adolf Hitler
France
Vilna
Lithuania
Brody
Baranowiccze
Poland
Europe
Red Army
Hitler
Stop Sign Runner Pays Related Fine
Howard Roark failed to appear for a police court ticket issued April 4 for not stopping at a sign and was escorted to Judge Wheatly to pay a 3 fine. Chester McKinney pleaded guilty to speeding on West High street and fined 10. Adramn Combs paid 10 on a Monroe street speeding charge. Eight overtime parkers were ordered to appear today.
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Howard Roark
Tennyson Returns to Sheriff Office to Face Check Charge
L. E. Tennyson, who walked out of the sheriff office after a bogus check arrest, is back and will answer charges in Justice Parkes court late this afternoon or tomorrow. Deputy Shevitt Kauffman says Tennyson is also wanted in Chicago.
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L. E. Tennyson
Sheriffs Office
Justice Parkes Court
Shevitt Kauffman
Tennyson
Chicago
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East Atchison Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marvin Roy Hager
School Street
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Sheriff Mackey
Harry Mackey
French Coast
Patrolmans
Wayne Henderson
Ways and Means
The
Treasury
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Ploesti
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Soviet Union
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Rumania
Sculeni
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