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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
3
The editorial argues gambling dens ruin workers and cites a local youth’s loss of earnings. It condemns city officials for tolerating dens and urges action to shut them down, comparing them to holdup crimes and calling for removal of the nuisance.
State florists hold annual convention in Jefferson City with a display of flower art in the capitol. Veterans urge ex servicemen for highway patrol roles. Investigator Elmer Jones to probe Boonville reformatory and St Joseph asylum amid public probes. Governor not funding investigatory efforts. Vermont writer notes Vermonters’ wish to reach the White House, not stop along the way.
Major Jaynes H. Doolittle, an famed American flyer, faced a sudden wing tear over East St. Louis. He nosed the craft to 300 feet, rolled it inverted, and bailed out while the plane crashed, surviving thanks to rapid thinking and swift action.
The governor, attorney general, and secretary of state may redraw Missouri’s 34 state senate districts after decades without change. The piece argues for fair redistricting aligned to population, not party advantage, to improve representation and balance between parties.
The Kansas City Times urges broad support for President Hoover's proposal to forgive or suspend foreign debts, arguing the United States could afford a sacrifice to revive world prosperity. It notes Germany faces a fragile economy and warns extreme nationalist shifts could threaten Europe and the US, urging Congress to back Hoover for a courageous peace measure.
The Red Cross has raised about 500000 toward the 10000000 goal, reached March 27, with ongoing gifts. The Courier notes public confidence in the Red Cross, its fair work, and 80000 unpaid volunteers aiding relief efforts amid economic strain, as reported by the Moberly Monitor.
Three inmates from the Missouri Reformatory at Boonville who escaped in a stolen car were recaptured by Sheriff John Otten near Versailles. The suspects were Itel Johnson of Cardwell, Oliver Murr of Salina, and Otto Weddle of Lebanon, Missouri, as they were en route to Lebanon when apprehended.
The public service commission authorized the Citizens Gas Company of Hanniksa to substitute real gas for artificial gas. It also authorized Missouri Natural Gas Company of Fredericktown to install and operate natural gas slants at Banner Verve Desloge and Flat River. A sentence notes serum injection into eggs to produce colored chicks.
The Rev. W. H. Stone, 71, former La Grange College faculty member and longtime Missouri educator, died at his home in Columbia after a two year illness. His career included affiliations with Hannibal La Grange and institutions in Kirksville Boonville and Moberly. The report appears in a June 30 AP dispatch from Columbia Missouri.
Chairman Stone of the Farm Board advocates an elastic approach to disposing of stabilization wheat amid a changing market. In response to requests from Hoover, Congress, and citizens, the board weighs a possible policy shift while denying plans to dump 2,000,000 bushels held by the National Grain Stabilization Corporation. Stone notes rigid policies could harm, expects a reply by Wednesday. Vice President Curtis urges holding until 45 cents or a dollar, as millers need wheat until August after the new spring crop.
Cass Barrett races to find her daughter Liane after a night out with Molly and two men ends with an ambulance and police intervention. A kind officer and a wary stranger loom as Liane hides her fear and contemplates a dangerous, unknown attraction. Cass blames herself while vowing protection. The scene closes with a mysterious stranger prompting Liane’s tentative trust.
In Chicago a conference with Stone and other board members discussed the board’s stance on not selling for a year and renewing the export debenture farm relief plan in Congress. Fred Brenckman of Washington noted the Grange’s support for the pledge and cautioned that the policy could reduce exports and raise domestic prices, potentially increasing a surplus. Also, two Texas scientists reportedly used audibly high sound waves to kill bacteria.
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