24 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1943
Page
1
A terse Johnstown dispatch notes a butter shortage or price issue on March 24, with locals expressing interest or concern. The fragment hints at market trouble but lacks concrete details or figures.
A Johnstown shop holds 160000 pounds of butter amid a sudden Sunday ban on retail sales. Two more carloads are expected before week’s end, but the owner cannot sell the product due to inadequate refrigeration facilities.
Washington March 24 UP Noninterventionist lawmakers in Congress moved to block a new War Security Bill after a civil liberties critique. They warned it could threaten free speech press rights and civil liberties, citing harsh penalties for sabotage and espionage and potential death or life imprisonment for hostile acts.
Rep John Rankin argues courts assume intent to do what one did and warns the bill could indict groups like the American Legion or the D A R. Sauthoff recalls two congressmen convicted during past hysteria under similar laws. Rep Emmanuel Celler says the bill fills gaps exposed by submarine saboteurs and military tribunals were needed to avoid light civil penalties.
The House defeated a bill to allow St Louis county to regulate traffic in unincorporated areas 74 to 37. Rep Hartwell Crain and Forrest Millandorf led the effort, while minority leader Roy Hamlin warned it would revive 1930s speed traps. A separate brief reports two policemen saving William Collins from a would be mugger in New York.
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved the sale of Laclede Power and Light to Union Electric Company for 8.6 million dollars and the reorganization of Laclede Gas and Light. It endorsed Laclede Gas Light taking control of the St. Louis County Gas Company, uniting electric and gas service in the St. Louis area. The commission barred immediate rate increases for current Laclede customers but left open possible future rate changes after hearings. It also allowed 25 million dollars in new debt for Laclede Gas Light and urged conversion to a straight natural gas company in the near term.
St Louis March 24 An attorney for former Democratic incumbent John B Sullivan conceded the election of Republican Louis E Miller of St Louis Miller led Sullivan by 623 votes after a county recount gained only 60 for Sullivan The concession comes after a contest filed last year in the district Also Hollywood March 24 Actress Margo seeks right to use screen name Maria Marguerita Guadalupe Bolado y Castillo in contracts though she signs with her real name.
A Missouri House committee recommended a war time parole bill for convicts 18 and older who prove good conduct to be released for fighting or war production. Rep. Armstrong said the plan would send approved prisoners to fight or farm with parole hearings. opponents questioned army acceptance of such inmates.
Fort Myers report describes city workers moving a large palm tree from Yacht Basin Park to a new site. A mother mockingbird hovered above as the tree was carefully re planted, nest intact, with no eggs displaced. Nearby, a separate item mentions a Mississippi senator’s letter about presidential term limits.
Robert Roland Reiss, 21, a former convict, confessed to attacking a 22-year-old mother during a robbery at her home in St. Louis County. A tip led police to his residence where they found bloodstained clothing and $15 from the hold-up. Reiss previously served terms at Bellefontaine Farms and Algoa reformatories.
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