Initiative and Referendum Power Falters in Missouri
Kenneth David reports that Missouri faces loss of direct lawmaking as Proposition 3 would shift Supreme Court judges to appointment. If Proposition 4 fails, signatures for initiatives could be misweighted under the new system, threatening the initiative and referendum after the 1942 election unless Section 57 is amended.
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Missouri
Supreme Court
supreme _court
George Robb Ellison
Supreme Bench
Change In Chiefs Amid Routine Nazi Air Raids
The air ministry announced a royal air force command change with Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding to special duty in the United States at Lord Beaverbrook's request. Air Marshal W s Douglas to succeed Dowding as control shifts to an army cooperation command. RAF raids hit Hamburg and targets across Germany while British and German naval guns exchanged fire across the channel as Japan reports United States pressure for a triple defense pact with Siam.
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Lindon
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force Command
Sir Hugh Dowding
Fighter Command
United States
Lord Beaverbrook
W. S. Douglas
Dowding
RAF
Arthur Sheridan Barratt
Britain
Barratt
France
Army Cooperation Command
Hamburg
Germany
Ruhr
Parefieldae
Bangioe
Thi
Siam
Inflation and debt limits reshape U S markets
John T. Flynn analyzes how a proposed twenty billion dollar debt boost could fuel inflation and spark stock swings. He explains that large deficits in peacetime finance would raise prices, burden the postwar budget, and challenge government price controls.
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John T. Flynn
New York
Wall Street
National Defense
Willkie
Morgenthau
Mussolini Speaks to Reassure Italy on War Aims
In a radio address likely aimed at quelling doubts at home, Mussolini explains Italy’s wartime stance and defends losses at Taranto and in Greece. He hints at but does not reveal plans to shift momentum, while outlining ongoing German Italian coordination and the strategic goal of breaking British naval power in the Mediterranean.
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Greece
Mussolini
Sl Duce
Asault
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Britain
Italy
Haljans
Epirus
Adolf Hitler
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Egyptian
Suez
Mediterranean
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Eyrie
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Spain
Gibraltar
Bulgaria
Hitler
Germany
Thermbrcing
Turkey
Pyrenees
Africa
Morocco
Libya
North
Maxine Weygand
Vichy
Missouri Firms Win Defense Contracts in War Dept List
The War Department announced Missouri firms awarded contracts including Marx and Haas-Korrekt Co in St. Louis for 12,000 wool service coats at 43036.92 dollars and Paul J. Frischer in Kansas City for 50,000 field caps at 8291.25 dollars. Correct Cap Co in St. Louis received 21,250 field caps for 4641.63 dollars. Shapely Cap Co Inc in St. Louis got 75,000 field caps for 12251.25 dollars. RiceStix Dry Goods Co in St. Louis earned 150,000 khaki cotton neckties for 7125 dollars and Ely Walker Dry Goods Co in St. Louis 200,000 khaki cotton neckties for 6125 dollars. Ontario is the most populous province of Canada.
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Washington
War Department
Missouri
Marx and Haas-Korrekt Company
St. Louis
Paul J. Frischer
Kansas City
Correct Cap Company
St.Louis
Shapely Cap Company, Inc
Aps
Missouri 10th in giving to philanthropy study
New York November report places Missouri tenth among 48 states and the District of Columbia for charitable giving as a share of net income. The 1920 to 1937 data show Missourians gave an average $76.53 in 1937, about 2.27 percent of net income, with peak generosity in 1932 and highest annual gift of $138.52 in 1924.
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New York
Missouri
District of Columbia
John Price Jones
John Price Jones Corporation
Deaths Last Night and Washington Adjournment Talk
Notices list prominent deaths including Rear Admiral T S Jewett at 74, Dr. William B. Williams at 73, Joshua S Cosden at 59, Sade Carr at 1, and Anna K Welliver at 86. In Washington, Representative Cochran opposes any adjournment of Congress until January, stating disagreement with leaders seeking an early end to the session.
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Jewett New York
T S." Jewett
Washington
New York
Alaska
The
Philippines
China
Cochran
Dmo
Congress
House
Army Plans State Civil Defense Units
Indianapolis November 1g AP The War Department outlines plans for state civil defense units to guard vital industrial and transportation facilities in a national emergency. Robert Patterson assistant secretary of war spoke to American Legion leaders about a state guard alert to front lines that may shift to any village far behind the front.
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Indianapolis
Robert P. Patterson
American Legion
World War Veterans’ Organization
State Guard
Patterson
Florida State Emphasizes Guarding Critical Infrastructure
The statement highlights guarding of utilities power plants water works industrial plants docks railroad yards air fields and other sensitive areas. It notes the state bird as the orange blossom and underscores protective measures for essential facilities.
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Florida
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