The League Comes Home to Princeton Campus
The article reflects on the League of Nations fading away as it returns to Fine Hall at Princeton. It recalls Wilson's 14 points and questions whether a better world order can ever be realized, noting cries from Czechoslovakia and other nations and the enduring ideal of government by consent of the governed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Hall
Princeton University
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Princeton
League
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Luxembourg
Holland
Belgium
Lithuania
Latvia
France
Estonia
Bessarabia
Water Lilies Bloom at Baker's Lake in Nelson area
Water lilies are in full bloom at Bakers Lake west of Nelson. The nearby streams Blackwater and Salt Fork offer good fishing. Many visitors camp here in summer, with numerous local and out of town residents visiting relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers Lake
Nelson
Forest Thompson
Topeka
Robert Thornton
Marshall
N. P. Thornton
Marian Huff
Texarkana
George Alexander
Almagardo
Lewis Leaton
Longwood
Harry Smith
J. M. Morris
Gerard McManus
St. Louis
Leona Cox
Squirrel Lake
Wis
Fred Rector
Jonesburg
F. C. Gold
Paul Nelson
Frank Caton
Elwood
Ind
Amy Lee Lawson
J. M. McClelland
Millard
Ruby McPeak
Kansas City
Salt Fork
Nelson Friends
Felix Beker
Otterville
Linwood Parks
Macon
C. L. Parks
George Wagoner
Rosa Pace
California
Ada McCutcheon
J. E. Williams
J. W. Cox
Clarence Taylor
Houston
Tex
Noland Taylor
Nelson Christian Church
Ira Griffis
Edith Caton
Arrow Rock
Marion
Claude
Tonkawa
Okla
Reena
Helen Wilson
Wheatland
Wyo
Lyle Griffis
Lead
S. D
Dennis Koenig
Claremore
Joan Gretchen Koenig
Homer Conaway
Mollie Engle
Bana Lynn Ayers
Birmingham
Ala
Lewis Milton Nelson
Ben Bryant Leaves for California in Move
News notes show Ben Bryant departing Saturday to reside in California with Mrs. Bryant already there for weeks. The column also lists many local residents visiting relatives, attending college, marrying, or involved in community events across Sedalia and Morgan County. The piece highlights social visits and a local political year with nominations for sheriff and judge.
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Mayme Meyer
Ben Bryant
State of California
Bryant
Doris Liles
Horton
J. D. Liles
Emma Rees
Battle Creek
Mich
George Mabry
Sedalia
Helen Schultz
Velaris
Herman
Harold J. Meyer
Gertrude Schuman
Ollie Junge
Lawrence Meyer
Max Schultz
Chillicothe
Cecil Dump
Alanis Smasal
Eugene, Ore
Otto Burke
Anna Smasal
Camille Shank
Ernest Monsees
John Ervin
William Rosebrook
Albert Beckman
Pauline Beckman
Martha Duffendack
Kansas City
Carrie Duffendack
Edmond Bauer
Stover
Cole Camp
Charles Bowling
Minnie Ewing
Dora Owens
Robert
Donna Jean Hafferty
Pearl Jones
Jefferies
Oklahoma
Lena Carl
Peoria
Hy Mussmann
Carl
Mussmann
Faye Ann Frederick
Windsor
George Schroeder
Jo Ann
Schroeder
William Bohling
Bohling
Herbert Kreisel
Victor Kreisel
A. H. Wen
Wesner Nominee Wins Democratic Nomination in 15th District
Fred F. Wesner a Sedalia attorney and city council adviser won the Democratic nomination for state senator in the 15th District by 55 votes over Marshall insurance man William Y. Lockridge after a county by county tally in Pettis Saline Benton and Hickory. The recount showed Wesner leading in most counties with absentees included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred F. Wesner
Sedalia
William Y. Lockridge
Marshall
Pettis
Saline
Benton
Hickory
Wesner I
Rias Scuavenareceedte Tee
MOTOR
Lockridge
The World Turned Upside Down Refrains on War and Alliances
A reflection contrasts the Yorktown surrender tale with August 1914 and August 1940. It notes how American views on isolation, entangling alliances, and economic disruption shifted from wartime optimism to a global stance where many nations face involuntary participation as war effects spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Europe
Are We Short of Skill A Call for Co ordination in Labor Shortage Debate
The piece argues about an alleged shortage of skilled labor with conflicting statements from manufacturers unions and Sidney Hillman. It proposes federal coordination and direct contact between claimants and deniers to reach a definite answer and inform policy actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Machinists
National Defense
Sidney Hillman
Misread War Department Message Sparks Deportation Remarks
A War Department mistransmission caused a report that 81 foreign agents were under arrest in the Canal Zone. Officials denied the claim, saying 81 aliens with improper passports were held for possible deportation, then admitted it may be a mistake. The incident highlights press and government error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Canal Zone
The
Quotes on War Readiness and Policy From Notables
A collection of wartime opinions from leaders and scholars. Dean Gildersleeve of Barnard, Lord Lothian, Prof. Bogert of Columbia, Gen. Marshall, Commander Kelly, Dr. Nef, and Cordell Hull express views on preparation for war, naval power, and hemispheric policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marston T. Bogert
Columbia University
Sedalia Labor Day plans and local notices
A Sedalia Labor Day planning meeting drew large attendance in the city council chamber. The Sedalia Board of Education set September 10 as the start of the fall term. Local residents reported counterfeit coins and a counterfeiters’ outfit found during a hunt near McAllister. Political visits and movements included James Quinn and Dave Overstreet aiding the state Democratic campaign and Joseph P. Flory announcing efforts to spend time with Woodmen. Charles B. Lowery and agent W. T. Graves were in town, and Dr. S. S. Crow departed for Mexico on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia Federation of Labor
Sedalia
James Quinn
Dave Overstreet
Jefferson City
Miss Lorene Marlin Weds Edgar Michael in Sedalia
The wedding of Miss Lorene Marlin of Beaman Missouri and Edgar Michael of Sedalia was held at 10:30 Saturday morning at the parsonage 315 West Fourth Street with Rev. H A Campbell presiding. The couple will reside here and Mr Michael works at the Taystee bakery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Marlin
Beaman
Egbert Michael
Sedalia
H. A. Campbell
Fifth Street Methodist Church
West Fourth Street
Edward W. Young
Michael
Rainfall totals 1.89 inches in Pettis County Saturday
Heavy rainfall brought considerable rejoicing in Pettis county as 1.89 inches fell from Friday evening through Saturday night. The rain persisted with temperatures around 66 at midnight.
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Pettis County
Particular With Diet Civilized People Avoid Worms
The passage notes that civilized people prefer scavenger animals and shellfish while recoiling from worms and grasshoppers though these feed on healthy vegetables. It contrasts attitudes toward edible insects and seafood.
Three Bitten By Dog On East Fourth Street
A mad fox terrier bit three residents on East Fourth Street on Friday. I F Jerrell, 1522 East Fourth, Bobbie Ann Dale, 6, and Dorothy Fay Momberg, 10, were attacked. Jerrell and Dale were treated and observed for hydrophobia. Police shot the dog. its head was sent to Jefferson City for rabies testing.
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East Fourth Street
I. F. Jerrell
East Fourth
Bobbie Ann Dale
R. W. Dale
Dorothy Fay Momberg
Everette Momberg
Bud Howell
East Broadway
Jerrell
Dale
Momberg
New York Avenue
Jefferson City
Howell
Broadway
Missouri Employment Service Shows Big June Private Placements
Missouri’s Employment Service reports 7 576 private placements in June 1940 up 48 percent from 1939 with 174 in Sedalia and 37 on public projects. For six months 1940 private placements total 40 967 up 72 percent from 23 779 in 1939. Murphy notes steady monthly gains and defense program cooperation.
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Missouri State Employment Service
Andrew J. Murphy
Unemployment Compensation Commission of Missouri
Sedalia
The
Employment Service
Murphy
Missouri
National Defense Plan
Coloration Tricks Sargas sum Fish Uses to Hide
The Sargas sum fish hides in floating Sargassum beds using brown and yellow disruptive markings and fleshy body tabs. This protective coloration renders it nearly invisible as it drifts among the weeds.
Tipton social notes recount family gatherings and visits
Mrs D Hardy hosts birthday party as David Hardy of Kansas City visits his parents in Tipton. Kenneth A Brinton and A R Snorgrass noted. multiple guests from St Louis Jefferson City and San Antonio attend fairs, reunions, and dinners. Vanderhoof hip injury and convalescence linked to Tipton community.
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A. R. Snorgrass
A. A. Brinton
Mexico
David Hardy
Kansas City
Mr. Hardy
D. C. Hardy
W. Moore
San Antonio
Texas
S. R Ferguson
Hilton
Wilbur Freeman
Woolridge
Vanderhoof
Wm. Vanderhoof
W. A. Jordon
Robert Carruthers
Jefferson City
James F. Snorgrass
Sara Louise
Mattoon
Walter Cook
C. S. Glasgow
Glasgow
A. L. Palmer
Syracuse
Carolyn
Joan
Hannibal
Arthur Peterson
Burbank
California
Crider
Vincent Hecht
Wm. Veulemans
Boonville Hospital
A. L. Finley
Jean Gray Edwards
Springfield
Joplin
Nevada
Buster Baker Wins Amateur Champ in Sedalia Contest
Buster Baker known as The Singing Hills won the grand championship of the amateur contests sponsored by the Sedalia Booster club. Neil and Eugene Hayes placed second with The Freight Train Blues. Junior Martin earned third with Over the Rainbow as the Rothenberger quartet finished fourth performing Let the Lower Lights Be Burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster” Baker
Singing Hills
Sedalia
Neil
Eugene Hayes
Freight Train Blues
Junior Martin
Over the Rainbow
Rothenberger
Marvin
Dale
Wesley
Lee
Convention Hall
P. R. Nichols
Frank Hannigan
Andy Maslin
Syracuse
Mark Steele
Pete Lane
Anna Marie
Dorothy Meyers
George
al Jonson
Betty Shipps
Cleo Dove
Knob Noster
First Streamliner Weems Locomotive Reaches 100 MPH
David G. Weems designed the first streamlined locomotive in 1889. It used three electric motors powered by an overhead rail and achieved 100 miles per hour on a two mile circular test track in Laurel Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Weems
Laurel
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Ontva'a
Daily Democrat
Associated Press
Baker’s Lake
Versailles
Roy D. Rains
Goodman
Laura Monsees
Russell K. Evans
Evans
Safeway
Rains
Calvin
Rex Dale
Louise Hunter
Kenneth Hunter
David White
Dallas White
Methodist Parsonage
James E. McDonald
Paul Washburn
White
Social Security Office
Hunter McDonough Motor Company
Hunter Apartments
K. A
Pete) Goodman
Barnett
Morgan County
Henry L. Young
F. W. Ywanzig
W. M. Morgan
Herman Nolting
Norma Jean Nichols
Girls’ State
Mary Martha Carpenter
Edgar Carpenter
Carpenter
Nona
Audrey
Evertson’s
Claud Huard
Milton Arnold
Gerald Wheat
Glen Houseworth
Joe Goodhue
Robert Franklin
Jim Don Hunter
Gene Guenther
William Ross Hunter
Claud Dunnaway
Mel Hughes
J. D. March
South Maple Street
March
Warren Vogt
George Vogt
Lloyd Buchanan
Yvonne
Lois Kennedy
Mary Ann Shoemaker
Charlene Willson
Patty Robinson
Clarita Eckhoff
la Verna Romans
Jo Ann Hall
Audrey Carpenter
Birtle Huff
T. N. Keith
Lester
Janet Groves
Ruby Forrest
Lewis Keith
Gary Lewis
Tucson
Ariz
Baptist Church
Bert Hulett
W. W. Gibbany
Hulett
Ursie Zelma Hatfield
Elbert Hulett
Grace
Forrest Hatfield
Bernice Berry
Wesner
Missouri University
Berry
George P. Livingston
J. W. Livingston
M. Wray Witten
F. C. Smith
Myron McCollister
Reedley
Calif
Agnes Friedley
Cora Friedley
Lewis Friedley
S. L. McClanahan
el Reno
P. J. McDonough
Kathleen
Eileen McDonough
William Arnold
Grace Margaret Kennedy
Huntsville
Germany
Dean Virginia Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Hitler
Lord Lothian
U. S
Gen
George C. Marshall
Raymond J. Kelly
American Legion
Switzerland
Victor Nef
New York
Western Hemisphere
Secretary of State
Cordell Hull
McAllister
J.B. Morris
C.H. Rymer
J. G. Knight
Warsaw Times
Joseph P. Flory
Fast
Charles B. Lowery
Clinton
W. T. Graves
City
S. S. Crow
City of
Miss Marlin
Edgar Michael
Mrs. D. Hardy
Glensted
Buster’ Baker
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