New Department Opened at MK-T Sedalia Shops
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway opens a steel passenger equipment shop at Sedalia car shops under superintendent Harry Brunckhorst. Twenty workers move from existing teams to operate rotary shears, presses, lathes, and grinders as $45,600 funds new machinery and updated wood mill and blacksmith shop gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company
Sedalia
Harry Brunckhorst
Electrical Department
C. H. Griffith
Parsons, Kas
Flat Creek 4-H Sewing Club Elects Officers
The Flat Creek 4-H Sewing Club V II III met at Wynona Elliott's home on Monday June 9 and organized the Willing Workers with seven members. Officers elected were President Mary Catherine Donahoe Vice-President Lizzie Frisbie Secretary Juanita Bird Song Leader Della Elliott Club Reporter Lorraine Erwin. Leader is Mrs Forrest Mosely with assistant Mrs Roy Dump. Next meeting scheduled for Mrs R L Wadleigh's home on Monday June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Creek
Wynona Elliott
Mary Catherine Donahoe
Lizzie Frisbie
Juanita Bird
Della Elliott
Lorraine Erwin
Forrest Mosely
Roy Dump
Mothers’ Helpers Sewing Club II
Sew-So Sewing Club II
America the Beautiful
R. L. Wadleigh
Be No Compromise With Communists
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor testified before a House committee that communistic organizations had formed in the United States to overthrow the government. Green said the AFL is un compromisingly opposed to communism and its philosophy, stating there would be no compromise with the communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States
House Committee
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Federation of Labor
St. Joseph Sisters Plan Summer Trips From Convent
The sisters of St. Joseph at St. Patrick's Convent on East Fourth Street depart Friday for the summer. Some will head to St. Louis and others to Kansas City. Sister Gregory and a Kansas City sister will travel to Glasgow for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of St. Joseph
St. Patrick's Convent
East Fourth Street
St. Louis
Kansas City
Gregory
Glasgow
Independence for Philippines urged in House debate
Washington D C Representative Lozier Democrat Missouri urged immediate and unconditional independence for the Philippine Islands in the House on Thursday. He argued there was no justification for further U S sovereignty, citing presidents from McKinley to Coolidge as advocates of independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Philippine Islands
House
Lozier
Missouri
United States
Islands
McKinley
Coolidge
Investigation on Disaster Costs Forties-Six Lives
Captain Archibald Brooks of the liner Fairfax testified at the federal inquiry that the late Tuesday night sea disaster that overtook the Fairfax and the Fall River tanker Pin was over quickly. He said an SOS was ordered immediately but the operator’s instrument was disabled by flames from exploding oil tanks, and the 46 people aboard perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Brooks
Coast Guard offers aid declined after fatal collision near Boston
Coast Guard Commander Parker reported Tampa offered medical aid after the Fairfax Pinthis disaster which killed 46. He noted intercepted messages and a Boston response showing no need for help. Investigations probe gross negligence by Fairfax and Captain Brooks as rescue and evacuation scenes unfold.
Schmeling Captures Heavyweight Title In Fourth Round
Max Schmeling defeated Jack Sharkey at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 13 winning the world heavyweight championship in the fourth round after Sharkey led on points. The finish sparked a disputed low blow call and a riotous scene as Schmeling was helped from the ring. The crowd of about 70 000 cheered Schmeling while boos followed Sharkey amid controversy over the blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Sharkey
Schmeling
Miami
Phil Scott
Jim Crowley
Crowley
Charles Matthison
Brand
Harold Barnes
Johnny Risko
Tuffy Griffith
Denial Filed by Universal Life Insurance Co
Universal Life Insurance Co of Missouri denied insolvency and impaired capital in a June 12 court filing in St. Louis. Circuit Judge Pearcy named an agent to oversee the company as the state department pursues the case with a hearing set for June 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Universal Life Insurance Co
Missouri
State Insurance Department
Pearcy
Bench Show Committee Plans Bigger Missouri State Fair Dogs
The Bench Show Committee of the Seventh Annual Dog Show met at the Missouri State Fair offices to plan a larger event during Fair Week August 20 to 22. Judges from the American Kennel Club were approved, with J H Johnson of Denver and J B Carr of Dallas set to judge Sporting Groups and other breeds. Entries close about August 6 and premiums will be mailed by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Wilson
Equitable Life Assurance Society
South
Ohio
Harry N. Lambirth
American Kennel Club
New York City
N. Y
J. H. Johnson
Denver
Colorado
Johnson
St. Louis
Sedalia
Ogden
Utah
J. B. Carr
Dallas
Texas
Carr
Kansas City
W. D Smith
Missouri State Fair
Millions Arrive to Back Miami Banks After Bay Biscayne Closure
Eight million dollars from external depositories reached Miami for redistribution among local banks as customers queued at the First National Bank and withdrawals remained orderly. Bank leaders, including E C Romsh and Hugh H Gordon, described the run as a flurry with many new accounts opened, while James H Gilman offered no update on Bay Biscayne Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Miami
Florida
Bank of Bay Biscayne
First National Bank
E. C. Romsh
Hugh H. Gordon
City National Bank
James H. Gilman
Governor Caulfield’s Drive Through Sedalia En Route to Jefferson City
Governor Henry S. Caulfield, with official car No. 1, motored east on Highway 50 through Sedalia on Thursday, traveling from Kansas City toward Jefferson City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry S. Caulfield
Sedalia
Jefferson City
Kansas City
One Worker Dies in Texas Refinery Blaze
A spectacular oil fire at a Port Arthur Texas refinery killed one worker and injured thirty five others, eleven seriously, with damage estimated over one million dollars. Firemen battled the blaze as exploding tanks released burning oil and proceeded to burn out under careful containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Port Arthur
Tex
Texas Company
Unique Kiwanis meeting feature entertains and educates
The noon meeting at Hotel Bothwell showcased an unusual program led by June coordinator Lloyd Roe. Members answered personal and club history questions, testing recall on local and national Kiwanis activities. Special guest Donald Otis of Worcester, Mass., attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Bothwell
E. F. Abele
J. D. Kendis
Tom Yount
Lloyd Roe
Roe
Donald Otis
Worchester
Mass
Legge May Serve Another Year As Farm Board Chair
Washington D C "agriculture's Abraham Lincoln" Legge faces questions on extending his tenure atop the Federal Farm Board a $500,000,000 merchandizing scheme. Hoover announced an initial year and signs point to another term though no official word has been given. Legge's stance remains noncommittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Abraham Lincoln
Alexander H. Legge
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Julius Barnes
Legge
Wealthy engineer declared dead by his own action
Fairfield County reports Donald Shields Andrews a wealthy chemical engineer died of poison self administered in his Shrewsbury river lab. He rose to fame in 1915 at Yale for eloping with Alma V. Hayne known as the princess Vetsera of Austria who later died by poison in London in 1919.
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Associated Press
Fair Haven
New Jersey
Donald Shields Andrews
Yale
Alma V. Hayne
Vetsera
Austria
London
Andrews
Shrewsbury
Fletcher to Head of Shriners at Toronto Imperial Session
An international goodwill ceremony highlighted the Ancient Arabic Order nobles Shrines convention in Toronto. Esten A. Fletcher of Rochester was elected imperial potentate and Cleveland was chosen as host city for next year’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Toronto
Canada
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Imperial Council
Esten A. Fletcher
Rochester
N. Y
Cleveland
Funeral for slain Tribune reporter Lingle draws vast crowd
Chicago officials and journalists attended an elaborate funeral for Alfred Jake Lingle as police hunts for his killer intensified. Crime commission names 640 hoodlums still at large as leaders remain elusive, while pallbearers include Commissioner Russell and police officials. The service featured a traditional procession with naval and veteran units, Firemen, and American Legion posts.
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Chicago
Ill
The
Crime Commission
Alfred “Jake” Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Russell
Lingle
Our Lady of Sorrows’ Catholic Church
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Intelligence Division
Naval Reserves
American Legion
Bugle
Father Jerome
Tribune
John Stege
Police Department
Chicago battles gangsters after Tribune reporter Lingle killing
Police squads with fierce reputations sweep Chicago for the man who killed Alfred Lingle. By midnight 500 suspects jailed, while calls for martial law surface among business and civic leaders. Rewards total 55 thousand dollars as nationwide dragnet widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Tribune
William Russell
John Stege
American Legion Post
Te Herald and Examiner
The
Evening Post
Lingle
Randolph Street
Police
New York
Lexington
Louis Clushman
Mack Schneider
Copies demanded for Reed speech by Jefferson Club members
Members of the Young Men's Jefferson Club report continued requests for copies of Senator James A. Reed's talk broadcast last Saturday night. Letters received Wednesday came from citizens in California Maryland Massachusetts New York Connecticut Wisconsin and Washington D C among them William P. Robinson Guy C. Anderson Mary G. Real Robert Hentze Jr Stanislaw Ziemba Edward Driscoll Ed O Malle y James B. Sullivan Edward B. Bronson Charles B. Dunham Jr Mary A. Packer and John B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Jefferson Club
James A. Reed
William P. Robinson
Pasadena
Calif
Guy C. Anderson
Delaware
Mary G. Real
Waterbury
Notable supporters named for Will Rogers club
Cummings of Boston Don Mott secretary of the Will Rogers for President Club of Lynn Massachusetts L F Kries of Baltimore Maryland and Mr and Mrs Perry E MacKinnon of San Francisco California are listed as backers.
Quisenberry Sewing Club Holds Wednesday Session
The Quisenberry Sewing Club met at the home of Misses Marie and Louise Mergen for an enjoyable afternoon of sewing pillow cases and laundry bags. Leader Miss Ruth Chapel supervised all members who attended. The next meeting is set for June 18 at Geraldine Hoover’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quisenberry Sewing Club
Misses Marie
Louise Mergen
Miss Ruth Chapel
Geraldine Hoover
Questions To Pettis 4-H Members And Camp Plans
The USDA asks Pettis county 4-H members if their project serves as a junior result demonstration and promotes local value. A letter also announces the 4-H club camp at Camp Ozark starting June 30 with officials including Mr. Dunn and T. T. Martin and Fred Boyd attending. The Pettis 4-H roundup runs July 28 to 30 and judging and demonstration teams are urged to prepare for entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
E. E. Brasfield
Claire Montgomery
Pettis County
Camp Ozark
Stover
Mr. Dunn
Forrester
T. T. Martin
Fred Boyd
University of Missouri
Marshfield Bank Fails to Open Doors
The Farmers' Exchange Bank of Marshfield failed to open due to lack of funds. S. L. Cantley was notified to appoint a deputy in charge. Bank officials said deposits total about 300000 and the bank might pay depositors in full. The town then had only one other depository, Citizens State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Farmers’ Exchange Bank
S. L. Cantley
Jefferson City
J. B. Bohannon
Marshfield Bank Closes as State Depository in Missouri
Farmers' Exchange Bank of Marshfield in Webster county was closed by its board and placed under state control. State funds totaling 153 182 dollars are secured by 144 000 in bonds and 28 000 in real estate mortgages, with no expected loss to the state. S. L. Cantley and Truman W. Richards oversaw the action. last April report showed 374 780 in resources, 40 000 capital, 1 400 surplus, 281 574 deposits and 156 200 loans.
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State Depository
Jefferson City
Farmers’ Exchange Bank of
Marshfield
Webster County
Larry Brunk
S. L. Cantley
Truman W. Richards
Cantley
Federal inquiry targets Young Brothers brokers in mail fraud scheme
In St Louis on June 9 federal authorities reveal evidence against William H. Fred C. and Harold A. Young operators of the bankrupt W. H. Young and Bros Inc. The district attorney says grand jury evidence will seek indictments for use of the mails in a defrauding scheme. Subpoenas for witnesses are issued and the firm collapsed last March with investor losses over two million dollars. The brothers posted $1,000 bonds each under mail fraud warrants.
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St.louis
William H
Fred C
Harold A. Young
W. H. Young and Bros., Inc
Federal Grand Jury
United States District Attorney’s Office
Breuer
Post Office
Young Brothers
Henderson joins Gleaner Harvester Co in Sidney Neb
Paul Henderson previously in the automobile business in Sedalia reports to his father Mel T. Henderson that he likes the new location with the Gleaner Harvester Company in Sidney Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Henderson
Sedalia
Gleaner Harvester Company
Sidney
Neb
Mel T. Henderson
Senate Committee Seeks Access to London Naval Papers
The senate foreign relations committee adopted a resolution asserting its right to the London naval papers denied by President Hoover. The 10 to 7 vote, with three abstentions, sent a copy to the President and to Secretary Stimson as the panel adjourned its London Naval treaty consideration.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
Hoover
Stimson
Borah
Blair
Alabama
Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Robinson
Indiana
Swanson
Virginia
Pittman
Nevada
Black
Wagner
New York
Shipstead
Minnesota
Capper
Kansas
Reed
Pennsylvania
Gillett
Massachusetts
Fess
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
Harrison
Miss
George
Georgia
Arkansas
Walsh
Montana
Goff
West Virginia
Senate
Remand in Tracy liquor transport case returns for trial
William Tracy of California Missouri was indicted for transporting liquor and jailed a year. The case, tried in Butler after the Warsaw indictment, is remanded for trial. Attorneys Earl T. Crawford and Sam Harlan represent Tracy as C. J. Bennington fell ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tracy
California
Earl T. Crawford
Sam Harlan
Tracy
Warsaw
Butler
C. J. Bennington
Bennington
Crawford
Harlan
M K T Officials Visit Sedalia and Columbia
Three M K T Railroad officials led by G F Garvin visited Sedalia on Wednesday in business car 402 and hosted fuel dealers at lunch and dinner. Lunch guests included Abe Bertman and F G Buchanan among others. dinner guests included Ira E Melton and J Ed Hall. They departed on train 6 to Boonville after a day in Columbia the previous day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M-K-T Railroad Company
G. F. Garvin
St. Louis
J. M. Johnson
J.F. Hickey
Boonville
Sedalia
Abe Bertman
M. C. Abeles
G. A. Cohenour
R. L. Swearing
Iola Man Acquitted On Murder Charge
Albert Marek 38 of Iola was acquitted by a district court jury after seven hours deliberation of the murder of Thurlow W. McCullough on the night of March 22 1926. Judge Frank R. Forrest read the sealed verdict.
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Associated Press
Iola
Kansas
Albert Marek
Thurlow W. McCullough
Frank R. Forrest
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Philippines
Boston
Archibald Brooks
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S. V. Parker
Parker
Glouchester
O. K
Bay
Pinthis
Rainbow
Charles M. Lyons
Boston Herald
Lyons
Herald
Fred Gower
Fall River Oil Company
Norfolk
Sailor
Yankee Stadium
J. Berry King
Henry Argonegro
Chickasha
Okla
Universal CO
Kiwanis Affairs
E. A. Fletcher
Shriners
Jake
Quisenberry Club
M-K-T
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