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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1955
Page
4
Albert E. Du Bois, superintendent of the new St. Louis County police department, says it will take over law enforcement at 12:01 a.m. Friday without interruptions after the Missouri Supreme Court at Jefferson City upheld the department’s validity.
Page from the Post Tribune reports a major announcement tomorrow about a new county department. The outline shows a staffed department with a full headquarters, manned offices, and a transfer of duties from the sheriff’s staff. It mentions officials like DuBois and Mike Barkig and notes a “going away” monument present for Captain Cook.
The Central District Council of Churches held its annual convention at the Byers Evangelical and Reform Church. Mrs. Ruth Linn and Mrs. Boyd Dodds were elected officers with Rev. John Frey as speaker. Visitors included Ida, Emm Vogel, and Eleanor Hen, among others. About 380 attendees from multiple towns joined in Sunday events and fellowship.
David Lee Sapp, son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Sapp, is in basic naval training at Lambert Field Air Base in St. Louis. He is a Arvada nte of Ashland High School class of 1958. Local residents and relatives visited, with multiple families noted in attendance.
Mrs Lucy Rogers Smith of Richfield Springs New York celebrates her 105th birthday Sunday after a greeting from President Eisenhower and Mrs. The greet comes as she recalls her father leaving for duty in the Civil War.
A special convocation will confer the honorary Doctor of Laws on E. Lansing Ray of St. Louis, editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, at 1 30 p m Friday in Memorial Union small ballroom. President Klimney Ellis will host a luncheon for Ray and officials. Ray was to receive the degree at June 8 commencement but fell ill. The university does not confer honorary degrees in absentia.
St Louisan Paul Buchholz reached the junior boys and boys quarter finals at the Missouri Valley AAU Tennis tournament in Winfield Kans He defeated Charles Hall of Winfield 6-1 6-0 in juniors and Neil Roush Pratt Kan 60 64 in boys As finals approach the junior boys final and junior girls final were decided with Buchholz among leading contenders for the crown The tournament ends Sunday with adults start play and Cincinnati next week influencing dates
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