Andrew Johnson recounts twenty year wandering and return
The Missouri man Andrew Johnson describes his long absence, loss of memory, and voyage across the northwest before a spontaneous return to his family. He recalls Spokane eye trouble, the journey through Billings, Alliance, Broken Bow, Grand Island, Lincoln, and Kansas City, and finally discovering his son Hartley’s name in a phone directory.
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Andrew Johnson
Clinton
My. Johnson
Missouri
Northwest
Washington
Spokane
Billings
Mont
Alliance
Neb
Broken Bow
Montana
Grand Island
Lincoln
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Carrollton
Moberly
Mr. Skinner
Tackson
Jolnson
Johnson
Laura Johnson
Forest Fires Ravage Oregon and Washington Front
Fires sweep sections of northern Washington and Oregon with Gedard Falls area badly affected. A firefighter is dead as residents flee from advancing flames closing in on several logging camps and threatening multiple towns.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Pune
Washington
Gedard Falls
Democratic Women Plan Meeting to Organize Club
A meeting is set for 2:20 p m Saturday in the Y W C A rooms to form a Democratic women’s club. The group will discuss good government civics and social welfare. open to unaffiliated women. Mrs Thornton G Brown will conduct a school of instruction. clubs must be organized districtwide by June 6 to name delegates.
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Alock
Moberly
Thornton G. Brown
Amundsen to Seek New Continent
Captain Ronald Amundsen plans a polar expedition starting Saturday from Seattle Washington. He aims to discover a large continent near the North Pole in the unexplored Arctic waters and may reveal its name if successful, citing Professor Warris of Washington D. C. as first proposing the theory.
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Seattle
Wash
Ronald Amundsen
North Pole
Pole
Amundsen
Warris
Washington, D. C
Mother Dies Protecting Child in Track Tragedy
In Valley Park Missouri on June 1, Mrs. Bessie Adams 28 sacrificed herself to save her 18 month old son as a Wrisco passenger train approached. Both bodies were mangled and the child was found unharmed on the tracks after the incident.
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Valley Park
Wrisco
Bessie Adams
Margaret Switzer Undergoes Tonsil and Adenoid Removal
Margaret Switzer daughter of fr H Switzer and his wife, had her tonsils and adenoids removed yesterday morning by a local surgeon. She is reported today as doing as well as could be expected.
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Tittle Margaret. Switzer
Fr. H. Switzer
Court Grants Further Real Estate Valuation Reduction
At the county court session the board of equalization approved an additional 2 percent cut on assessed real estate values, added to the existing 10 percent reduction. Total reduction lowers countrywide assessments. County tax levy remains unchanged from last year despite a planned state increase to fund the soldier bonus.
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Board of Equalization
George EL
Jaaksin
Onder
Collisions and a Runaway on City Streets
A car on Mast Coates Street was sideswiped around 11 o clock last night. The other driver fled, and damage details are unknown. On Rollins Street another vehicle was struck while a party attended a theatre. A woman mover was thrown from a horse drawn wagon near the old quarry. she was helped by police and was not seriously hurt.
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John Hudson
Rollins Street
J. .U. Nartole
Quinn Street
Rollins
Fourth Street Theatre
Clarence Rabuck
Wm. Youne
Ford Calls for Congress Showdown on Muscle Shoals Plan
Henry Ford demanded immediate congressional consideration of his revised Muscle Shoals offer. He told United Press a final bid would be presented to the House Military Affairs Committee, urging a showdown to accept or reject the proposal.
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U. P
Dearborn
Mich
Henry Fra
Muscle Shoals
Ann
United Press
Nouse Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Ford
Military Affairs Committee
Washington, D. C
House
Muscle Shoals Project
Deathorn
Yun— Henry Ward
Gorgas
General Muscle Shoals
House Military Affairs Committee
Plan to Kill Soldier Bonus With Filibuster
Washington reports a filibuster plan may delay senate action on a $4 billion soldier bonus bill. Senator McCumber, chair of the finance committee, said he would not call up the measure without assurance there would be no filibuster.
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Washington
Dp. G
Senate
Finance Committee
McCumber
Kelly Proprietor of Merchants Hotel Succeeds as Head of Management
William Welly known to friends as Bill takes over management of the Merchants Hotel after its sale. The Kansas City purchaser Mr. Kelly Nasese associated with the hotel, while building ownership remains with J. P. and J. Jennings. Kelly assumes control immediately and will oversee furnishings and lease details as Noborjy and transient visitors continue to use the property.
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William Welly
Bill
Vandever
Kansas ‘City
Kelly Nasese
Noborjy
Ite
Tsa
Ig 9
J. P
Jonn Jennings
Kelly
Usiness
Missouri rail shops reopen after Lent pause
June reports from Sedalia and St Louis describe railroad shops in Missouri resuming activity after a Lent slowdown. Officials note unclear test schedules for the ar department. In Oklahoma, a new boll weevil destroyer machine is being showcased by McT Barrett and a cotton producer, while in St Louis Miss Gene Frank seeks a circuit judgeship with a tough platform focused on qualifications over gender.
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Oklahoma
Guy
Okla
State Board of Agriculture
Barrett
Ryan
J. A.whitehuest
St. Louis
Gena Frank
Solomon
St.Louis University
Miss. Trank
Miss Wrank
G. O. P. Aspirants Move to Enter Missouri Senate Race
St. Louis reports millionaire G Sacks announces candidacy for the Republican nomination to U S senator from Missouri and calls for reform of prohibition to permit beer and light wine. Sterling Bond, former Democratic contender, files today for the Republican primary. Miss Jessie Hall from Los Angeles visits cousin Mrs. L A Williams in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Lo Wiliam Sacks
Magnate
Panker
Ile
Srimary
United States
Missouri
Sacks
Sterling P. Bond
Bond
St. Luis
Jessie Hall
Los Angeles
L. A. Williams
Automobile and Jellybean Curse Highlight Oklahoma City Debate
Oklahoma City officials debate the so called automobile curse as John W. Steil the county probation officer cites social immorality driven by cars. He notes hundreds of girls under 16 need supervision and that the state industrial school for girls is full. urges building homes for at risk youths and criticizes spending on other issues.
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Oklahoma City
John. W. Steil
Steil
Industrial “School For
Urgend
Wallace candidacy sparks flurry in Missouri politics
A rowdy scene surrounds former Judge William H. Wallace of Kansas City as he weighs a 1972 bid for governor on a dry platform and a possible U S Senate run. Missouri Anti-saloon League leaders push to keep him out while party figures scramble via telegrams and calls to unity amid shifting alignments.
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St. Louis
William H. Wallace
Ofansas
United States
Breckinridge Long
W. ‘d G. Shupp
Nissae Ank Anti- ‘Saloon League
Wallace
Missouri Anti-saloon League
Reed
Shupp
Willaca
Endidates
Balloons Sighted Over Chicago St Louis In International Race
Balloon sightings reported across Chicago and St Louis as eight entries vie in the American elimination contest. Reports from Gary Indiana and Pana Illinois place balloons over multiple towns while Port Wayne Indiana notes a landing north of the city after a wind shift. Pilot Von Hoffman of St Louis guided the craft to a roughly six mile north landing at 10:30 a.m. local time.
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
Gillespie
Chicago
Gary
Ind
Area
Pana
Port Wayne
Py von, i Hoffman
Here
Miss Rheasa Madden to Wed in June at Quiet Home Ceremony
Miss Rheasa Madden daughter of Mrs Kate Madden of 805 South Clark street will wed Ralph Schecter in a quiet home ceremony next week. Madden a Missouri graduate taught at Moberly High School and in Olmstead Oklahoma Schecter head of English at Missouri Military Academy Danville Illinois native and University of Illinois AB graduate. The couple will marry with only relatives and a few friends present.
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Rheasa Madden
Kate Madden
South Clark
Moberly
Rogers
Madden
University of Missouri
Rom
Olemalgeé
Okla
Ralph
Schecter
Danville
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico
Elf
Isa
University of Illinois
Hoover Sets Coal Price Plan Amid Mine Strike
Secretary Hoover assuming responsibility for fixing a reasonable coal price while a mine strike continues urged operators in each district to agree on fair local prices. He proposed district committees to advise him and report unfair pricing, noting current production around five million tons weekly and mine prices from 2.25 to 3.50 dollars per ton.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Commerce
Fhoover
Sam Turner Faces Appeal After Speeding Charge
Sam Turner appeared in police court this morning on a speeding charge. Represented by M T Lilly, a fine of four dollars and costs was imposed. Turner maintains his innocence and plans to appeal to the circuit court.
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Sam Turner
M.T. Lilly
Turner
De Valera Defies British Government in Speech
Fragmentary report describes Eamon de Valera opposing British terms amid peace talks. References to Churchill and Ireland's stance appear amid reports of violence and a death in Belfast.
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DE Valera
London
Baistera
Churchill
Smiths
Belfast
Elusive Madman Suspected in Shore House Abductions
Authorities pursue an elusive suspect accused of abducting women and holding them in a shore dwelling for hours. Brown, identified by Mrs Violet Dingman, reportedly confessed to host arrangements in Omaha. Police and deputies coordinate statewide search amid related Glasgow burglary reports and unsettled weather.
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Brown
Violet
Dingman
Gpartinelt
Jgase
Hee
Ryan
Omaha
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Eth
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Staley
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Wis
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