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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
4
United Press correspondent Joan Gapwell reports drought and insect devastation across a once fertile farming region. Farmers beg county agents for poisoned bran as grasshoppers and chinch bugs strip fields, amid 100 degree heat and weeks of scorched soil. Estimated agricultural losses reach $100 million as communities struggle for relief.
Farmers in Iowa fight swarming grasshoppers and chinch bugs across 400 acre spans in corn, oats, and hay crops. With drought drying fields, CCC enrollees set barriers and agents plead for bran and rain as small grains fail and pastures shrink under relentless pests.
In Versailles, France, the French government honored John D. Rockefeller Jr. for his contributions to restoring historical and architectural monuments. The restorations since World War I cost 53 million francs, and Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller and their son Nelson attended the unveiling of a tablet of appreciation at the Chateau of Versailles.
Macon Mo June 30 AP Charles Gipson 57 testifies at retrial of his 20000 alienation of affections suit that their marriage was common law by suggestion of his former wife Lulu Gipson now married to Homer Gipson 48 the defendant Defense says she opposed the common law union and wanted church ceremony She had filed for divorce in 1934 after 25 years with Gipson and bearing six children in a letter she said she sought divorce for the sake of the kids and warned Gipson to stay away and that she would tell the whole works
The Missouri Pacific Lines report for the week ending June 27 shows increased car loadings and receipts from connections. Missouri Pacific 24,282 vs 19,699 year ago. Gulf Coast Line 3,368 vs 3,448. International Great Northern 4,136 vs 3,896.
London report estimates the Italo Ethiopian conflict cost Europe more than 600000 dollars per day, excluding Italy, with Italy's own war outlays near 2 billion. Sanctions inflicted trade and price shocks across Britain France and Denmark as the league measures reshaped imports, exports and tourism.
In the first half year sanctions reduced Turkey's trade by about 50 to 100000, helped by coal not on the list due to Turkey's $9 million debt to Italy for submarines and seaplanes. Belgium lost roughly $10 million in Italy trade, Austrian exports rose modestly, and 162 species of crab were recorded in Puerto Rico waters.
British star Merle Oberon halted a 1 2 3 5 9 0 0 damage suit against Selznick International Pictures after being replaced as lead in The Garden for Allah by Marlene Dietrich. Judge Knight erased the case from the calendar as attorneys discussed an out of court settlement. The Bank of England began operation on January 1 1695.
Reports from Los Angeles say field workers in a vegetable strike area were bombed by rocks dropped from planes. For four days a plane roared over the workers dropping rocks. no injuries were reported. Disorder flared between striking agricultural workers and citrus-area workers as the union seeks recognition and higher wages.
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