Missouri Insurance Chief Attacks Palmer Letter Over Woodmen Protest
Missouri Insurance Superintendent O Malley attacked Ernest Palmer and the Modern Woodmen of America over a public letter, claiming Illinois roots and siphoned funds into Missouri. He charged aides approved Woodmen methods, said a Kansas City statement by Maurice Smith misrepresented facts, and promised a corrected reply.
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B. O'Malley
Missouri
Woodmen of America
Ernest Palmer
Finois Directory of Insurance
Woodmen
O'Malley
Palmer
Executive Council
Fraternal
Rock Island
Ill
Kansas City
Maurice R. Smith
Missouri Insurance Department
Maurice Smith
O’malley
F. M. McDavid
Springfield
McDavid
Smith
Moses Aims to Regain Senate Seat in 1940 Campaign
At 67 George Higgins Moses, a sharp tongued old guard Republican, announces his bid for the Senate seat held by Henry M. Keyes. He will face Governor 4H Styles Bridges and challenge New Deal legislation. Moses helped push Frank Knox toward the Republican vice presidential nomination in Cleveland and will run against Rogers in November if he wins the primary.
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Concord
WN. H
George Higgins Moses
Senate
Moses
Frank Knox
Cleveland
Henry M. Keyes
Styles Bridges
William N. Rogers
Cooler and Possible Thunderstorms Tonight
Weather update notes cooler conditions with a chance of scattered thunderstorms tonight. Forecaster mentions lower temperatures and possible isolated thunderstorm activity, with no significant warm spells expected tonight.
Bridge Work Closes Missouri River Span in Central Missouri
Traffic rerouted today to allow highway 40 resurfacing and widening from Kingdom City to High Hill at an estimated cost of 526000. The Missouri river bridge will close for three hours this afternoon to swing in a heavy overhead girder. Detours use highways 18 and 54 through Mexico, with Boonville and Hermann as the nearest bridges.
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Missouri
Kingdom City
High Hill
Mexico
Boonville
Hermann
Torrid Heat Grips City Amid Damp June Dissipation
The Capital City baked under a 100 degree weekend as a cooler spell was forecast. Nighttime lows stayed in the high 70s and temperatures peaked at 103 in the afternoon. Forecasters predicted possible thundershowers within 24 to 36 hours while noting June rainfall was scant statewide but higher locally.
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Mercury
Kansas City
Hannibal
Columbia
St. Joseph
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Springfield
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Seek the sadistic slayer of small boy East Tawas Mich
Authorities pursue a sadistic killer after the mutilated body of 11 year old Robert Kenyon was found in the Au Gres river near East Tawas Michigan. Doctors report the boy died from a severed jugular vein after his ears and tongue were cut. The case lacks fresh clues 48 hours after discovery.
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East Tawas
Mich
Robert Kenyon
Aul Gres
Here
Boy Riding Pony Killed by Lightning Bolt in Trenton
Trent on Mo June 29 AP J L Hague 13 son of Mr and Mrs Levi Hague near Half Rock was killed by a bolt of lightning Saturday that also struck down the pony he rode Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon
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Trenton
J. L. Hague
Levi Hague
Near Half Rock
Grass Fire Sends Firefighters Out Near Whiteway Park
A grass fire on Highway 50 near Whiteway Park prompted a run by local fire departments this morning. No damage was reported.
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Highway 50
Whiteway Park
Qualify Jurors in Murder Trial in Adair County
In Kirksville Missouri on June 25 jurors began qualification to hear Robert Doneghy a northeast Missouri shoe salesman charged with shooting his best friend George Manuel to death over a feud at the Doneghy home Manuel 48 had represented a St. Louis dry goods firm for 27 years and the state summoned 45 witnesses. Mrs Lottie Barty Doneghy testified at a coroner s inquest that the charges were groundless but that she had ridden with Manuel the day of the murder and that her husband grew morose after.
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Kirksville
Robert Dneghy
Missouri
George Manuel
Doneghy
Nat Reiger
Attorney General
L Office
Lottie Barty Doneghy
Manuel
Jary
St. Louis
Prospective Groom Too Old for 100th Birthday Wedding
Charles Jeannette a 99 year old Civil War veteran planned a wedding to a 63 year old bride to be. She left for New York City on the eve of the ceremony leaving him with flower girls and relatives to continue honeymoon plans on Fulton Chain of Lakes. Jeannette selected his fiancé from 104 applicants saying every man should marry before 100. Mrs Manning remained as his guest for the week. He keeps plans for the wedding alive.
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Old Forge
N. Y
Charles Jeannette
New York City
Jeannette
Elia Blanche Manning
Albany
Syracuse
New York
Margaret
Marion Ray
Joseph F. Grady
Central Adirondack Association
Fulton Chain of Lakes
Fulton Navigation Company
Fulton Navigation Company. Mrs. Manning Was Jeannette
Enrollment for Girl Scout Camp Reaches Capacity
The capacity enrollment of 64 girls for the Girls Scout camp Pin Oak was reached last week per a Girl Scout headquarters notice. A waiting list exists for late registrants, with openings depending on withdrawals. Mrs. Rosalia D. Engelbrecht, deputy county recorder, returned to duties after illness.
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Pin Oak
Touy
Jail construction delayed six weeks to continue
Work on the new county jail remains stalled after a six week delay caused by Indiana stone workers strikes. Contracting head Richard A. Schell said the shipment should move from Indiana by July 6, with a skeleton crew returning soon. Full force expected mid month once coping stone arrives.
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Indiana
Richard A. Schell
Schell
Monroe Sired
Sevier to Hear Risk Pay Dispute
Three special attorneys for the state insurance department seek partial fee allowances of about 30 000 each in the 10 percent fire insurance rate case. Circuit Judge Nike G Sevier will hear the matter tomorrow. Kansas City lawyers John T Barker Floyd Jacobs and Jefferson City Kansas City lawyer Glenn C Weatherby represent the claimants. Attorney General Roy McKittrick opposes the fees saying state funds have already covered costs.
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State Insurance Department
Nike G. Sevier
John T. Barker
Floyd Jacobs
Kansas City
Glenn C. Weatherby
Jefferson City
Roy McKittrick
Plans airline service to Capital City from St Louis
Col Clarence D Chambertin, famed trans Atlantic flier, studies a St Louis to Kansas City air service with stops at Jefferson City and Columbia. If launched, it would begin September 1 using two Curtis Condor 27 passenger planes. The pilot plans surveys in Columbia and Kansas City to decide.
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Curtis-Condors
St. Louis
Kansas City
Clarence D. Chambertin
Jefferson City
Columbia
Curtiss
Hast St. Louis
Ill
Chamberlin
Former Courthouse Janitor Dies in Missouri
William Lewis aged 57 of Adams street died yesterday at St Marys hospital from cancer. A former janitor at the Cole county courthouse he was born in Gasconade Missouri on July 10 1879. Survived by wife Martha he will be buried at Hickory Hill Tuesday afternoon.
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William Lewis
Adams Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Lewis
Cole County
Gasconade
Martha
Hickory Hill
Second Fatality In Auto Crash In Independence
Jacques Desrois aged 65 of Wellington Missouri died at a sanitarium in Independence from injuries from a motor car crash Saturday. He was the stepfather of Ralph N Chambon a 34 year old press room employee for the Kansas City Star who was killed in the same collision.
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Independence
Jacques Desrois
Wellington
Désrois
Ralph N. Chambon
Kansas City Star
Rumor Long Is to Quit Rome Post
President Roosevelt offered no comment on rumors that Breckenridge Long has resigned as ambassador to Rome. The Missouri diplomat, ill at Mayo Clinic Rochester, is said to have discussed retirement with the president and may have submitted his resignation. Long, convalescing from abdominal surgery, plans to travel to his Nantucket summer home later this week.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Breckenridge Long
Rome
Missouri
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Long
State Department
Italy
Nantucket
R. L
Kansas City Child Dies From Burns
Deepwater Missouri June 20 CAP Jo Ann Rhodes five year old resident of Kansas City died here Saturday from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire playing at her grandfather C Cobb s home.
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Deepwater
Jo Ann Rhodes
Kansas City
C. Cobb
Forty Acre Tract Fire Near Westphalia Suppressed
A 40 acre woods near Westphalia burned Sunday night after hunters possibly tossed a cigarette into brush. J H Luehbert and neighbors fought the flames into morning, burning fence posts and a small wooden bridge. No homes were damaged. investigators searched for remaining hotspots.
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Westphalia
J. H. Luebhert
Clarence
Melburn Schenwerk
Oil Firm Executive Emil S Hopen Dies in Jefferson City
Emil S Hopen 44 longtime Jefferson City Oil Company manager died at St Marys hospital after two major operations for appendicitis and complications. He organized the Jefferson City Oil Co with J B Kold and B H Roding six years ago and served in World War I overseas. Survived by widow Minnie Elizabeth Hoelscher and two sons James and Debert. funeral at St Peters church followed by Resurrection cemetery burial.
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Emil S. Hopen
Jefferson City Oil Company
St. Mary’s Hospital
J. B. Kold
Gil
St. Thomas
Cole County
Hopen
American Expeditionary Forces
United States
Minnie Elizabeth Hoelscher
Jefferson City
St. Peter's Church
Mens Sodality and Ushers
Knights of Columbus
James
Negro driver released on bond in manslaughter case
Robert Butler, 22, a Negro driver, was released on a $2,000 bond after a motor car collision last week killed Mrs. J. F. Turner. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 2 before Justice John G. Leslie. Sheriff Snorgrass refused to name the bondsmen, noting the information is not public but stating the signer is reportedly worth thirty or forty thousand dollars.
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Robert Butler
J. FE. Turner
Liberty
Justice of the Peace
John G. Leslie
L. A. Snorgrass
General Coxey Backs Union Party Presidential Effort
Massillon Ohio June 20 AP General Jacob S Coxey 82, famed noninterest government and municipal bonds advocate, withdrew his bid as former labor party presidential candidate. He will back Representative William Lemke North Dakota, the Union party’s presidential nominee, and urge support for Lemke’s candidacy.
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Massillon
Jacob S. Coxey
Labor Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
New Union Party
Cass C Deputy to Serve His Term
Attorneys for Frank Hughes former Cass county deputy sheriff convicted by a jury and sentenced to two years in prison for the murder of Guy George at Harrisonville withdrew a motion for a new trial. Circuit Judge J H Skinker announced he would pronounce sentence formally tomorrow afternoon.
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Warrensburg
Frank Hughes
Cass County
Guy George
Harrisonville
J. H. Skinker
Lawrence P Daley dies at 11 in St Louis
Lawrence P Lawler Daley longtime ward politician and former Democratic city committee chairman in St Louis died of pneumonia at St Anthony's Hospital. He led the party in 1907 and remained influential until 1926. Survived by widow Anna and three daughters funeral services on Wednesday.
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St’. Louis
Lawrence P. “Lawler
Daley
Democratic City Committee
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Taday
Jefferson Avenue
Olive Street
Frank Hussey
Lawler
Harry B. Hawes
United States
St. Louis
Mawes
State Supreme Court
Anna Daley
McCarl Indicates Interest in Government Reorganization
Comptroller General J R McCarl, whose 15 year term ends tomorrow, said he is available for a Senate investigation into consolidating and eliminating federal agencies. He urged a systematic reorganization to save money and reduce duplication, and offered to assist the Byrd committee.
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Washington
Fune
J. R. McCarl
Senate Committee
McCarl
United States Court of Appeals
Byrd
D-Wa
MecCarl
Disabled Veterans Barbecue At Police Chief’s Osage Cabin
Members of the Oliver Buchrie Post disabled American Veterans will attend a barbecue tomorrow night at Police Chief John Bruner’s cabin on the Osage River.
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Oliver Buchrie
John Bruners
Osage River
Drought and Insects Ravage 100 Million in Northwest Crops
A United Press survey shows drought and grasshopper plagues reducing crop value by about 100 million dollars across the Midwest and Plains, from Ohio to the Rockies, with Iowa, Missouri, and the Dakotas hit hardest. Farmers face feed shortages, calls for federal insecticide aid, and shifting livestock markets as rain remains scarce.
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United Press
Chicago
Ohio
Missouri
Canadian
United Press Survey
Foith
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Arkansas
Mississippi
Rockies
Canada
Wheat Belt
Iowa
Negrada
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana Plains
Kansas
Dakotas
South Dakota
North Dakota
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Geo
Old Place
Paverly
Iponville
Thomas Perry
Efferson City
Small Boy
Bolt
Adair County
Robert Doneghy
Bride-to-Be
Sevier
Capital City
Rome Post
St. Louisan
Jefferson City Oil Co
Snowgrass
Bounds
General Coxey
Union Party
Cass
OL Ot
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Czar
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