Wage Hour Bill Hope Fades As Votes Delayed
Washington December 2 The House leadership moved toward a vote on the wage hour bill with 218 signers on a petition to force action by mid December. Representative Mansfield in a wheelchair signed the 218th, joined by many Maryland and Illinois Democrats. Senate discussions centered on Secretary Wallace criticism of the farm bill and doubt it will pass this week.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Mansfield
Texas
Smith
W. Va
Connery
Mass
William P. Connery
Kennedy
Gambrill and Goldsborough
Maryland
Champion
Meeks
Illinois
Roosevelt
South
Rep
Mann
White House
Senate
Wallace
Pope
Idaho
McGill
Kansas
Women named for Pettis Relief Fund drive in Sedalia
Mrs. William L. Reed announces the enlistment of women workers across six Sedalia districts for the Pettis County Relief Fund appeal. Districts cover Northwest to West Sedalia with P T A and U A groups, plus a district 6 Broadway P T A roster. Rabbi Baron spoke on aims and needs. Lincoln school P T A leads Negro community solicitations. subscription cards and contributor lists are distributed to captains.
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William L. Reed
Sedalia
Ralph Warren
Kelly Scruton
B. S. Boland
George Purnell
P. J. Shea
J. D. Williams
T. W. Pease
Northeast
Jefferson P. U. A
Glenn Kell
W. F. Pheiffer
A. H. Burnett
A. Schilb
Guy Wilmer
Walter Jessee
Ernest Morrow
William Reed
Southeast
Sedafia— Whittier P. T. A
Noel Trout
G. H. Haggard
J. R. Hale
Herman Fisher
Lloyd Kirkpatrick
Phillip Fisher
E. E. Hammond
Rick Fullerton
Lon Leslie
A. B Alien
A. Cowherd
Fred Wagner
Southwest
Horace Mann
J. C. McAnally
C. E. van Horn
L. R. Bailey
W. F. Schwenck
Bert Robertson
Richard Battles
Eldridge Bybee
E. W. Richardson
Baron
Sedalia Council of Parents and Teachers
S. H. Baron
Pettis County Relief Fund
Lincoln School P. T. A
Pettis County Negro Welfare Council
Ill for a year family needs relief drive help
A visitor found Mr Y, bedridden with ulcers, and Mrs Y with six children in a three room home. They faced winter with only potatoes, three pounds of flour, and no money for rent or fuel. The family relies on county relief to survive the season.
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Mr. Y
Mrs. Y
Hospital admits Sonnen and Hays for medical treatment
Bothwell Hospital notes Joe Sonnen of 1106 South Kentucky Avenue and Mrs Ollie Hays of Syracuse were admitted for medical treatment.
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Joe Sonnen
Kentucky Avenue
Ollie Hays
Syracuse
Go West Young Man drew huge crowds at Smith-Cotton
Over a thousand persons filled the Smith-Cotton high school auditorium for the first night of the musical comedy Go West Young Man. About 180 students participated as Merlin Temple set the scene in a Texas ranch living room last June. Mrs A R Beach directed the chronology and choruses with Mrs Joe Benson and Mrs L N Bricken guiding dance. the Smith-Cotton orchestra conducted by J T Alexander provided accompaniment.
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Smith-Cotton High School
Merlin Temple
Texas
A. R. Beach
Smith-Cotton
Joe Benson
L. N. Bricken
Smith-Cotton Orchestra
J. T. Alexander
Peace Conference Recessed Without Conclusions
John L. Lewis and William Green recessed their peace talks in Washington for the afternoon after a two and a half hour session with no decisions. Lewis said the group had only general conversation and would reconvene at four o’clock. Green added the discussion was interesting but offered no further remarks. Neither leader spoke to reporters before the meeting.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
William Green
Lewis
Green
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Intruder Takes Twelve Rows of His Best Corn
A Pettis county farmer reports twelve rows of premium corn stolen from his field after a night intrusion. Fresh footprints in snow led Jeff Drake of route three to discover the loss Tuesday morning leaving him with only one day of shucking remaining.
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Intruder
Pettis County
Jeff Drake
Route Three
Drake
Champion steer sells for 2.35 a pound at exposition
Ashbourne Orange grand champion steer at the 38th International Livestock Exposition sold for 2.35 a pound to Wilson and Company for the Palmer House Chicago. Oklahoma A and M College to receive 2608.50 from the sale. Reserve grand champ Whr Togo Comino sold for 60 cents a pound. grand champion Carlot sold for 35 a hundredweight after bidding that topped last year.
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Chicago
Wilson and Company
Palmer House
Oklahoma A
M. College
Togo Comino
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Schmidt Brothers
Delmar
Iowa
Mrs Mabel Liston of Kansas City Dies
News from Sedalia reports the death of Mrs. Mabel K Liston of 614 Brighton Ave Kansas City Missouri on Tuesday born Mabel Potter in Smithton in 1885 she is survived by husband Homer L Liston Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Smithton Methodist Church
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Mabel K. Liston
Brighton Avenue
Kansas City
Liston
Mabel Potter
Sedalia
Smithton
Homer L. Liston
Smithton Methodist Church
Five Injured As Auto Overturns Near Sedalia
Mr and Mrs Ed Franke and three children of 1816 South Stewart Ave suffered injuries about 4 am Wednesday when their car skidded on Highway 65 seven miles south of Sedalia and rolled twice while returning from Springfield Missouri where they had visited relatives since Thanksgiving. They were picked up by a motorist traveling from Houston to Jefferson City and dropped at Bennett's Tavern. Mrs Franke has numbness on left side Elizabeth has a deep facial cut Bobby has bruises and shock Barbara Louise has a forehead gash Mr Franke has minor bruises the car was badly damaged.
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Ed Franke
South Stewart Avenue
Springfield
Sedalia
Houston
Texas
Jefferson City
Bennett’s Tavern
Mrs. Franke
Elizabeth
Bobby
Barbara Louise
Mr. Franke
Jefferson City Man Murdered in Los Angeles Slayings
William Williamson a 32 year old Jefferson City, Missouri man, was shot dead near Puente by two accomplices. Charles Dubois, 35, of Birmingham, Alabama, admitted the killing to Captain William Penpose. Edward Bernard Brooks alias Alvin Barker, 35, of Birmingham, Alabama, was held in Ontario, California for questioning in the case. Williamson had come to Los Angeles hoping to land a movie cowboys role.
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Los Angeles
William Penpose
Sheriff's Office
Charles Dubois
Birmingham
Ala
William Williamson
Jefferson City
Ontario
Calif
Edward Bernard Brooks
Alvin Barker
Brooks
Missouri
Thomas Williamson
Thomas
Baker
Puente
Here
Williamson
Gilbert Crandall
Visitors and residents injured in Indiana car crash near Bluffton
Carl Wasson formerly of Sedalia now of Muncie Indiana and Mrs Cora Counsellor of Muncie were injured when their cars collided near Flat Bluffton Indiana during a Thanksgiving trip home. Mrs Carl Warren of Muncie dies from injuries in the other car. Wasson suffered a forehead gash and chest injuries. Counsellor sustained severe head lacerations and possible internal injuries. Wasson pinned under his car until a gas station attendant helped lift it. Wasson employed by Western Auto Supply. The crash occurred as both drivers swerved to avoid the collision and the car rolled over several times. Mrs Counsellor was taken to Wells county hospital Bluffton.
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Carl Wasson
North
Grand Avenue
Muncie
Ind
Cora Counsellor
Sedalia
Carl C. Warren
Wasson
Counsellor
Annie Hendricks
East Seventh Street
Flat
Bluffton
Wells County Hospital
Indiana
Western Auto Supply Company
Meeting of Se dalia Pettis Womans Christian Council
A bi annual gathering drew a large attendance from church members across Se dalia and Pettis County as the Woman s Christian council examined plans and shared reports.
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Woman’s Christian Council of
Sedalia
Pettis County
World Day of Prayer Planned at Federated Church
A World Day of Prayer program held Wednesday at the First Christian church announced March 4 as the world day of prayer. A planning committee including Mrs. W O Harris Miss Nina Harris and Miss Lynn Ricks was named to organize the Federated church meeting. Miss Harriet Guild was appointed general chairman of programs for the year.
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First Christian Church
the Democrat
W. O. Harris
Nina Harris
Lynn Ricks
Federated Church
Harriet Guild
Weiterman Held In Auto Theft
Charles Weitherman a 17 year old charged with taking a car from in front of the post office faced a preliminary hearing before Justice W H Leslie. He declined to waive and demanded trial. Bond set at 2000. in default he returned to jail and is held in big four due to past remarks.
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Charles Weitherman
Cal Rodgers
Justice of the Peace
W. H. Leslie
Weitherman
Circuit Court
John Starkey
Weatherman
Clyde Coppers
No Parking Restrictions For Santa Parade In Sedalia
Motorists urged to avoid Ohio Avenue from 1:30 to 4 during Sedalia Santa Claus parade on December 7. Motorcycles from Sedalia Motorcycle Club led by Herman Fischer will join fourteen bikes in the march. Story book characters and grotesques will be featured while decorations across business streets glow for the county welcome to Saint Nick.
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Ohio Avenue
Sedalia
Old Saint Nick
Victims and Fire Devastation From Japanese Raid Near Hangchow
Chinese dispatches report over 1 000 killed or wounded in a Japanese air raid on Hsiaoshan southeast of Hangchow, with 1 100 homes destroyed and many left homeless. China claims air battles near Shanghai and renewed Soviet built warplanes on the way, while a victory parade for Japanese troops is planned through Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Hangchow
Hsiaoshan
Britain warns on Japan march through Shanghai settlement
British authorities call Japan planned victory march through the international settlement in Shanghai a possible violation of international agreements. Diplomatic representations to Tokyo may be used, though Britain plans no move to halt the march. The settlement, born from a Britain lease and expanded with other powers, is a self governing foreign enclave under Chinese sovereignty with a 14 member municipal council including two Japanese elected members.
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London
Japan
Shanghai
Tokyo
Britain
China
Testimonial Dinner Honors D H Robinson at Sedalia Event
One hundred men gathered in the Ambassador room of Hotel Bothwell for a testimonial dinner honoring D H Robinson retired after fifty years with the Missouri Pacific Railroad eastern division. Senior officials from Missouri Pacific spoke, notes read from absent leaders, and Robinson closed with a grateful speech.
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Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Supervisors Club
Bothwell Hotel
D. H. Robinson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Ambassador
Hotel Bothwell
Supervisors Club
Sedalia
Fethl
Mr. Robinson
The
John Cannon
St. Louis
J. W. Rea
Western District
Kansas City
Chapman
Osawatomie
Kas
M. I. Lieberman
Wichita
Robinson
R. A. Waggoner
Broadway Christian Church
J. E. Cannaday
Rotary Club
John Blue
Eugene Hansman
Nellie Monegan
Jane Collins
E. B. McNeill
Omaha
Neb
Frank Mahoney
Eastern Division
W. F. Kirk
West Fifth Street
Farm Bill Back To Committee After Wallace Letter
Senate debates Pope McGill measure urging return to agriculture committee for redrafting along Wallace recommendations. McNary says bill costly and vetoable, while Byrnes and Smith defend consulted testimony. Copeland questions real farm benefit as Barkley delays passage prediction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senatos McNary
Oregon
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Wallace
McNary
Pope
Roosevelt
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture Committee
Secretary
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
Byrnes
George
D-Ga
McGill
Copeland
Barkley
Dies As Result Of Injuries In Auto Crash
James Ridgeway, 76, died in Boone County Hospital Columbia Missouri from injuries from a Saturday automobile accident. Pneumonia then set in, causing his condition to become critical before death.
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Columbia
James Ridgeway
Boone County Hospital
Ridgeway
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Yangtze River
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Liang
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Bubbling Well Road
Shanghai Bund
A. P. D. Telfer- Smollet
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