Risk Funds To Policy Holders
A three judge federal court ordered eight million dollars of impounded Missouri fire insurance rate case funds returned to policyholders. The ruling found unclean hands for the 136 companies and ordered contempt proceedings against T. J. Pendergast, R. Emmett O Malley and A. L. McCormack, who must answer by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Federal District Court
T. J. Pendergast
R. Emmett O’malley
A. L. McCormack
Kimbrough Stone
United States State Circuit Court of Appeals
Albert L. Reeves
Merrill E. Ous
Pendergast
O’malley
McCormack
O. K
Lamy Company Secures Army Fatigue Uniform Order
The J A Lamy Manufacturing company won a $10000 Army fatigue uniform order from the Quartermaster Corps in Philadelphia. Secretary E M Stafford Jr said the all cotton herringbone twill uniforms in OD khaki will be completed within 60 days after receiving government material. They are for camp work, not dress or field use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lamy Manufacturing Company
Quartermaster Corps
Philadephia
E. M. Stafford, Jr
W. T. Maltby Taken In On Vacation Trip
W T Maltby longtime manager for Dun and Company now Dun and Bradstreet in Tulsa on a vacation trip south and east grew ill in Marion Virginia. He was hospitalized and treated by Dr James P Leake of Washington DC who is Maltbys uncle. A prior automobile accident ten days earlier caused a head injury believed to have triggered the illness. Accompanying him are Mrs Maltby Billy Agee and Miss Kathryn Courtney of Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Maltby
R. G. Dun and Company
Dun and Bradstreet Company
Tulsa
Okla
Marion
James P. Leake
United States Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Maltby
Robbery Strikes Farm Home In Blue Springs
A brazen burglary in Blue Springs unfolds as intruders ransack the A. T. Sappenfield farm residence and steal furniture and an automobile. Police pursue leads as neighbors report the thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Springs
A. T. Sappenfield
Missing household items unsettle Sappenfield family
The Sappenfields report furniture and appliances taken from their home including a refrigerator, a new living room rug, an overstuffed divan and chair, and several lawn chairs. Neighbors could not determine the total number of items missing as the family vacations in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sappenfields
Minnesota
Severe downpour floods Falton with 2.43 inches in 25 minutes
The United States Soil Conservation Service gauge near Falton Missouri recorded 2.43 inches of rain in 25 minutes, starting at 6 20 p m. The first ten minutes saw one inch of rain and 1.43 inches fell in the following 15 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falton
United States Soil Conservation Service
Here
Weekend Travels and Visits Across Kansas City and Missouri
A crowded list records numerous Kansans and Miss Lay's family visiting relatives in Marshall Warrensburg Sedalia and Little Rock. People include Ralph Lemley Arreta Musick and George Mehan Kansas City. Mary Gladys Craig A C Oleson Seattle. Diana Lay Rena Lay party. scouts enjoyed skating and swimming at Shepherd Park in Warrensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lemley
Arreta Musick
George Mehan
Kansas City
Ozarks
Dorothy Mae Millikan
Opal May Byran
Russell Kendrick
Kendrick
Rosemary Lay
Sarabetty McClymonds
Louise Beithman
Marjorie Helen Wimner
Miss Lay
Rena Lay
Marshall
Mary
Gladys Craig
A. C. Oleson
Seattle
Wash
Little Rock
Ark
Dudley Saults
Harry McIntosh
Topeka
Kas
Effie Shafer
Howard Shafer
Eva Berry
A. R. Thurston
Minnie Hunt
Warrensburg
Arreta Music
Jake Hansen
Frances Beatty
Sedalia
Russell Willen
John, Wallace
Patricia
Sweet Springs
Anice Hedrick
Ray Kelly
Doris Henderson
Shepherd Park
Jean Adams
Marjorie Kelly
Eva Lee Weeks
Cleta Marie Deller
Thelma Brown
Martha Lou Boyd
W. A. Jones
Misses Betty
Martha Lee
State of
California
Father Of Rev Bernthal Celebrates Fiftieth Ministry Anniversary
Lincoln residents attend Freistatt Missouri service as the Rev C Bernthal marks fifty years in gospel work. His sons Rev O L Bernthal of Lincoln and Rev H T Bernthal of Stuttgart delivered commemorative sermons. Family and friends gathered for the surprise milestone and related visits span Hillsboro and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Gernthal
Freistatt
H. T. Bernthal
Stuttgart
Ark
Bernthal
Sophia Wischmier
Anna Gerdts
Hillsboro
Martin Linhorst
Linnie Isgrig
Kashland
E. B. Thomas
Elmer Clodfelter
Pittsburg
Kas
Mary Helen Brummett
Sedalia
Charles Roberts
O. C. Huff
Edward Hanes
Margie Huff
Betty Hanes
Oliver Kreissler
George E. Stanfield
Pearl Lyman
Norman
Wanda Zwahlin
Betty Jean
Foster
C. C. Neas
R. L. Neas
Lyman
Melbourne
Gerkin
Sixteen Die In Plane Crashes In Australia
In two crashes near Canberra and at sea, sixteen people die including Lieutenant General Sir Cyril B. B. White chief of the Australian army staff and three Commonwealth ministers. The Canberra crash killed White and four ministers and aides. the Brisbane to Canberra flight is listed as missing with presumed drowning. Cabinet and loan council meetings are postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Cyril B. B. White
Commonwealth
Canberra
Royal Australian Air Force
Brisbane
Melbourne
Geoffrey A. Street
Defense
J. W. Fairbairn
Air
Henry Gullett
Executive Council
Cyril
Col. Thorntwait
Street
Commonwealth Loan Council
Bengali girl passes Calcutta University matric at 10
A Bengali girl completed the matriculation examination of the University of Calcutta at the age of 10 years seven months, setting a remarkable early academic milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Calcutta
Horse flank terms define near and off sides
The near side is the horse’s left side facing the same direction. The off side is the right side. Riders always mount from the near side.
Jurors Picked for September Circuit Court Terms in Sedalia Area
Jurors and alternates were drawn by the county court and circuit judge for the September term across Sedalia wards and nearby towns. Names include Cecil Pp Owen, Charles Wilson, L G Berry, Luther Landes, Don Clifford, D M Overstreet, Chas Van Dyne, J E Hurley, and others with alternates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Cecil Pp. Owen
Charles Wilson
Wm. Schrader
R. W. Eckles
L. G. Berry
Luther Landes
Merriott Yeater
Wm. Albcorn
Don Clifford
D. M. Overstreet
H. C. Bayne
Reece Dillard
Fourth Ward
Chas. van Dyne
J. E. Hurley
A. H. Wilks
George Gehle, Jr
Blackwater
L. W. Tyler
Melvin Crawford
Bowling Green
Arthur Daly
E. E. Ferguson
Cedar
A. B. Burke
Jess Wheeler
Dresden
R. E. Fiedler
Roy Alexander
Elk Fork
A. B. Clevenger
Sam Ramsey
Flat Creek
P. E. Henry
R. L. Wadleigh
Green Ridge
Ernest Breusch
Charles Walkup
Heaths Creek
Carl Curry
W. T. Rector
Houstonia
Rankin Martin
Lon E. Hill
Hughesville
Wm. Thomas, Jr
Paul Faulconer
Prairie
James Cole
W. H. Finley
Lake Creek
Leo Hoehns
Lewis Schlebaum
LaMonte
Frank Vaughn
Resurfacing of Broadway Begins Early Morning Work
Elmer E. Herrmann city engineer leads a crew resurfacing Broadway starting at Barrett avenue and moving east on the south half toward Ohio avenue. Work will proceed to complete the north side before tackling East Broadway. Street closures occur only during asphalt placement and the material dries quickly for immediate driving. Holes were patched previously but rain delayed the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Elmer E. Herrmann
Barrett Avenue
Ohio Avenue
East Broadway
Heerman
Council Rides on New Fire Truck
Mayor Julian H. Bagby and several city councillors inspected the new fire truck after the council meeting Monday night. Fire chief John Lueck invited them to take a ride and they accepted, getting a real joy ride on the new fire wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian H. Bagby
John Lueck
Work Progresses On New Fox Theatre Opening Soon
Progress on the Fox theatre on Fifth Street near Ohio Avenue advances rapidly as plans target an opening before September. J. E. Mater said the exact date is not yet fixed while Liberty theatre remains closed. Fox Midwest Company has removed the cooling system and will not reopen until the new building is ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Theatre
Fifth Street
Ohio Avenue
J. E. Mater
Liberty Theatre
Fox-Midwest Company
Grocers Vote To Close On Labor Day
At a Sedalia meeting of the Independent retail grocers at the Bothwell hotel Louis Meints president presided and announced plans for an October food show while voters decided to close all day on Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Bothwell Hotel
Louis Meints
Alien residency bill would force naturalization or deportation
Senator Clark of Missouri introduced a bill requiring aliens with five years residence who have not filed intention to become citizens to declare and pursue naturalization within six months or face deportation. The measure targets eligible individuals and resembles prior citizenship efforts in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clark
D-Mo
Botz Reappointed to Pettis County Social Security Board
Charles O Botz is reappointed by the county court as a member of the Pettis County Social Security Commission. His new term runs until August 6 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Botz
Pettis County Social Security Commission
Tungsten Trade Gap Shows U S Demand Outstrips Supply
The United States accounts for about 10 percent of global tungsten production yet consumes around 20 percent of world output. Most of the surplus demand is met by imports from China and British Malaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Malaya
Community Notes From Warsaw And Surrounding Areas
Warsaw and nearby communities share visits and gatherings as residents travel to Denver Chicago and Sedalia. Birthday celebrations honor Beverly Sue Leslie and Billy Riemenschnitter while families attend dinners lawn parties and picnics. Tragic news arrives as William Phillips, 15, dies suddenly in Newton Kansas. funeral planned with Newkirk family traveling from Newton. Special guests attend events from Jefferson City and Higginsville as local fairs and trips unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Huse
Denver
Colo
John Holley, Jr
Pleasant Hill
Houston Johnson
Fristoe
H. E. Johnson
al Leslie
Beverly Sue
Dorothy
Leta Faye
Marilyn Boyce
Bobby
Eddie Boring
Maxie Burton
Leslie
H. Riemenschnitter
Rolla Ashinhurst
Jefferson City
Warsaw
Riemenschnitters
Ashinhursts
Ashinhurst
Henry Christian
Kansas City
S. E. Bowman
Lucille Calbert
Springfield
Robert Calbert
George Kelley
E. E. Malott
Gene
Minnie Hart
Lloyd Bresee
John Laird
Lloyd Parsons
Ruth Dyer
Oliver Dyer
St. Louis
Cross Timbers
John Owen
Georgia Lou McCarty
Chicago
Louise Kirby
John Gibbons
Lloyd Parker
Lake View Heights
Margaret Ann Bennett
Mary Grace
Taylor Grace
Darwin
Joe
Ezra Grace
Olean
Bagnell Dam
Camdenton
Ezra
Olean High School
Camdenton High School
William Phillips
Louis Phillips
Newton
Kas
W. C. Newkirk
Little Son
Sedalia
W. C. Paull
Willard Glenn
Charles Huntress
Olen Downs
A. E. Constance
Billy
Court House
Roxy Theatre
Birthday Celebrations Mark Proctor Family Gathering
Large birthday celebration occurred August 5 at the Proctor country home with sisters and relatives from Sedalia Windsor Lynn and Green Ridge in attendance. Extensive family groups from Windsor Green Ridge and Sedalia shared the feast as Rev and Mrs Moore pursued church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Ream
Aurora
Neb
Mabel Wadleigh
Zelma Louise Purchase
James McCampbell
Windsor
Chas. K. Proctor
John Goering
Oxel Johnson
Sedalia
Bert Walkup
Mary Carnes
Lynn
William Jens
Ruth Elizabeth
Walter Frank Acker
Louis Wadleigh
Iva Lou
Howery
Lou Smith
J. L
Forrest
Paige
Marietta
Albert Upton
Joe Edd
George LeRoy
Charles Paige
Green Ridge
D. A. Moore
Hollister
Moore
Triple F
J. L. Purchase
Marian Murphy
Dorothy Farley
John Proctor
George Murphy
Emmett Boltz
W. F. Kendrick
Emmett Sims
Myrtle Farley
Charles Thompson
Russell Miller
Granite City
Illinois
A. N. Baker
Melvin Ray
Ray
Lee Stevenson
Glen and
Floyd
Hughesville
Leland Ruffin
Paris
Missouri
E. C. Ruffin
J. H. Ruffin
Price Ruffin
G. W. Ruffin
John
George Spickert
Pellam Poulter
Roselle
W. P. Kendrick
H. H. Ream
Zella Ruffin
Naomi
Gerald
Begard Jackson
Rowena Phillips
Emmett Ruffin
Kansas City
D. S. Crissman
Crissman
Frank Crissman
East
Floyd Cox
Marshall
Missouri University At Columbia
Eri Anderson
C. K. Proctor
Carnes
Marie Maynes
Goldine Bidwell
J. B. Myers
Polly Ann
Ira Pace
Ruth
Chas
Dump
Waldo Harbit
H. A. Elliott
John Knoop
Ionia
Earl Richards
Mt. Ayr
Iowa
Arthur Clark
Arthur
Jack
Frances
Dorothy
Boone
George Bucher
Community notes on local residents and teaching hires
Miss Geraldine Allen, daughter of Mrs. Laura P. Allen, has been employed to teach junior high school art at Hannibal High School and will also instruct a sixth grade class. Mrs. John Overlander visited from Springdale Arkansas, staying with her sisters Mrs. James Savage and Miss Lee Lingle for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Bristow
Geraldine Allen
Laura P. Allen
Hannibal High School
John Overlander
Springdale
Ark
James Savage
Lee Lingle
Local visitors from Tulsa and Sedalia travel east
Phyllis McCampbell and relatives hosted by Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Hite. Mrs T. J. Rowland and daughter Miss Floy May Rowland from Tulsa were guests. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Close with Paul Read and Elmer left for a rotor trip through eastern states, including the New York World Fair and Washington. Earl Hunter and mother Mrs. R. E. Hunter also left for Beaumont Texas after visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Schreiner
Stover
Ben
Kansas City
Theodore Schreiner
Texas
Arthur Palmer
Great Bend
Kas
J. F. Palmer
Palmer Home
W. H. Berry
Garner Winfrey
Berry
Bruce Mitchell
Edna Kunz
Detroit
Mich
Elmer Kunz
Anita Kunz
Roy A. Kreisel
A. H. Wenig
Cole Camp
Herbert Kreisel
Victor Kreisel
Geneva Benton
Ona Benton
Sonia
T. J. Rowland
Floy May Rowland
Tulsa
Oklahoma
H. A. Hite
T. J. Close
Paul Read
Elmer
Sedalia
New York
Washington, D. C
Earl Hunter
Beaumont
Mr. Hunter
R. E. Hunter
Louisiana
Army uses Miss America in drive for 50,000 recruits
The army launches a nationwide campaign to enlist 50,000 men using Marilyn Meseke Miss America 1938 39 in posters and publicity. New outreach includes mobile recruiting units touring small towns with music talks and loudspeakers while ads posters stickers and radio spots spread the message. A five month national ad plan costing 50 000 a month will sustain the effort through September peak fair season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marilyn Meseke
Marion
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Fifth Corps
Columbus
America
Florida
New York
San Francisco
Army
Moberly Group Plans Western Hats for Fair Visit
Moberly boosters will wear western hats and carry canes to advertise Moberly and its fall festival during a Randolph county delegation visit to the Missouri State Fair on August 20. A 42 piece band in uniform will ride from Moberly on an MTK special train, with tap dancers and accordionists aboard for impromptu performances on the fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly
Randolph County
Moberly Commercial Club
Sedalia
England Earthquake Claims One Life in 1580
A London resident was killed by a falling stone during the 1580 earthquake in England, the only reported fatality from the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Toothbrush and Mouth Wash Atomizer Sold in Norway
A combined toothbrush and mouth wash atomizer that sprays while brushing is available for purchase in Norway. The device integrates brushing action with a spray mechanism to dispense mouth wash during use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Petition seeks change of Armory site in city
A petition signed by 134 residents asks moving the Armory from Ninth Street and Onalgaver to a new site. City officials warn a site change would delay this year’s construction, as plans and federal approval cover the Ninth and Broadway location. The petition was referred to the building committee and Round Table Council advisory panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street
Onlgaver le
Rignt Seiran
Aidertan
Tactar
E. E. Herrmann
Eigineer
Ninth and Broadway
Herrmann
Walter Jessee
Third Ward
Round Table Council
Brrnrnet
Auto Found Burning West Of Sedalia
A gray hooded Pontiac coupe with no license plates was found burning about 214 miles west of Sedalia on the Sixteenth street road around 6 30 yesterday morning. Police were notified and an investigation started. The model could not be determined from the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Sixteenth Street
Washington prison cats reach 75th generation
Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla reports its cats have reached the 75th generation. A census shows 50 cats are direct descendants of those first acquired in 1887 to control rats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington State Penitentiary
Walla Walla, Wash
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Lamy Company
A. G. Hansam
Joe Kahrs
Roy
Spencer
T. E. Williams
E. E. Williams
Kenneth Wright
Clinton
Frank Jenks
Wadene Foster
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Marcella Parrott
Lincoln
Miss Mothersbaugh
Kenneth Holloway
By Maye Messersmith
Council
Grocers
Betty Sue Leslie
Josephine Johnson
E. C. Vogelbaugh
D. H. Murphy
Colorado Springs
Anna Hite McCampbell
Phyllis McCampbell
James P. Ream
University of Missouri At Columbia
F. E. Ream
F. W. Smithpeter
Miss America
Ninth and
Third Street
Hancock Avenue
H. R. Barman
E. H. McLaughlin
Fire and Water Committee
Fair Grounds
Charles Gentry
Lima Avenue
Free Will Baptist Church
West Third Street
State Fair Boulevard
Arthur L. Crandall
Mr. Crandall
East Third Street
Benjamin B. Elkins
Mr. Elkins
Lawnsdale
Albert Shackles
Eighteenth Street
J. F. Austin
South
Vernon H. Broyles
South Grand Avenue
Pete Drenas
H. H. Johnson
Main
F. M. Fulkerson
J. H. Bagby
Aughlin- Bros
S. Ohio St
Mr Laughlins
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