Want Harvest Hands
A call for harvest hands to aid farmers in Texas through the plains was issued by Missouri Labor Commissioner William H. Lewis with the United States free employment service. Applications should go through the joint office at 804 Grand Avenue Kansas City Missouri. Kansas has labor rates around 50 to 70 cents per hour plus board, with cutting starting June 15 to 20. The piece also notes blue grass abundance and local farming conditions with anecdotes and local trivia.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
South
North Dakota
William H. Lewis
Missouri Bureau of Labor Statistics
A. L. Barkman
United States Free Employment Service
Army of Agricultural
Co-Operative Office
Grand Avenue
Kansas City
Prominent Ralls County Farmer Killed by Lightning
R. Glasscock a leading farmer from near Rensealear in Ralls county was struck by lightning last Friday at about 6 30 p m and killed instantly. His wife and sixteen year old daughter witnessed the death as he worked in his barn lot while they stood in a yard nearby.
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R. ©. Glasscock
Ralls County
Rensealear
Bern
Governor directs McAllister to aid Barton County lynching probe
Attorney General Frank W. McAllister of Paris will assist Barton County Prosecuting Attorney Timmonds in investigating the lynching of Jay Lynch, who had killed Sheriff John M. Harlow and was executed by a mob in Lamar last week. The governor’s letter emphasizes a thorough investigation and prosecution of all involved.
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Frank W. McAllister
Paris
Gardner
Barton County
Jay Lynch
Lamar
Lynch
John M. Harlow
McAllister
Timmonds
John H. Harlow
Gener
Traveling map dealer robbed on rail trip in Missouri
R. W. McCurdy, a traveling map dealer, awoke to find his clothes missing while aboard a MK T Railroad sleeper near Sedalia on a trip to Jefferson City. He believes a station stop saw a thief take his garments, and he had to dispatch an S O S to a Sedalia haberdashery to continue. This is reportedly the first such robbery noted by railroad officials.
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R. W. McCurdy
Jefferson City
McCurdy
Land of Nod
Sedalia Haberdashery
High school senior gender balance and overseas service noted
Rev. Charles P. Foreman of Westminster College reports Missouri Illinois and Arkansas high schools with few junior boys and only two seniors graduating more boys than girls at St. Charles and University City. Three Monroe City boys Harry Wailea Tom Montgomery and Harry Smith return from overseas service. Lt. Wilson attends Centenary campaign meeting in Moberly.
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Charles P. Foreman
Westminter College
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
St. Charles
University City
St. Louis
Monroe City
Harry Wailea
Tom Montgomery
Harry Smith
Lt. Wilson
Governor Signs Bills For State Institutions And Salaries
Governor Gardner signed the appropriation bill for the state eleemosynary institutions, with about 20 percent held up for state finances. He also approved pay raises from 100 to 115 dollars monthly for prison guards and from 3,000 to 4,000 for the Clerk of the Superior Court. Other measures authorize part time schools for districts with 25 pupils, tax rules for mutual insurers, city auto licensing control, higher high school inspector pay, a Board of Plumbing Inspectors, county fair and poultry show funding up to 300 dollars, and related appropriations.
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Gardner
Superior Court
Victory for Monroe in seven to four thriller at home
Monroe defeated Clarksville 7 to 4 in a rain affected game on the home grounds. Early visitors led 3 runs but Monroe rallied in the seventh with timely hits and errors by Clarksville boosting the comeback. The crowd faced a damp day as plans to travel to Paris next Sunday await.
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Clarksville
Waterloo
Paris
Monroe
Rebekah's Elect Monroe City Leaders at Meeting
At the regular meeting Tuesday night Rebekah's elected Mrs. Lou Wade as Noble Grand and Mrs. Ruby Longmire as Vice Grand. They with appointive officers will be installed at the first July meeting. Mrs. 8. B. Thiehoff presented bouquets to the three officials.
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Monroe City
Rebekah's
Lou Wade Noble
Ruby Longmire
8. B. Thiehoff
Local residents visit family. court stenographer abroad
Miss Mary Dirigo, a Gem City Business College student in Quincy, spent the weekend with her hometown folks. Miss Yallie Utterback, a court stenographer, is in New London this week attending court.
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Mary Dirigo
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Yallie Utterback
New London
Monroe County road bond vote and plan to join county project
Voters in Monroe City Special Road District approved a 64000 bond as part of a plan with Federal and State aid to build a hard surface road from Monroe City to Paris and then to the Ralls county line. A separate proposal for a county wide one million dollar road bond was discussed, with concerns about funding compared to the district’s assured share. A delegation urged joining the county effort but opposition cited uncertainty over future allocations. The piece also notes ongoing debates in the State press about Sunday newspaper readings.
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Monroe City
Paris
State Highway Commission
Jefferson City
Ralls County
Perry Road
Monroe County
Monroe
Big Land Sale Near Ely In Marion County
S. S. Woodson and C. L. Henderson via Creascher Woodson bought the Lou Boone farm one mile east of Ely. The 241 acre property, long owned by the Boone family for over 45 years, is described as one of the county’s best. Purchase price not disclosed.
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S. Woodson
C. L. Henderson
Creascher & Woodson
Lou Boone
Ely
Marion County
Boone
Weather worries dampen farmers as rains linger
Heavy rains over weeks discourage farmers. If rain stops soon and a dry June follows, outlook changes. About three fourths of corn planted, but much is fouled by weeds and grass. Oats and wheat show promise if rains do not ruin them.
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Mississippi Valley
Rhine
Danube
Rhone
Loire
Monroe
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