Favorable Pettis County Crops Amid Mixed Prospects
June crop conditions in Pettis County show corn at 90 percent normal with stands 84 percent, wheat 67 percent normal, and oats 70 percent. hay and hay crops down from 1929 while apples and pears lag. Across Missouri, spring prep was good though cool conditions restrained growth and moisture. In Lake Creek area near Goree, flood damage reveals fatalities from a recent wreck, including Oscar Tidwell and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County
Missouri
A. E. Logan
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jewel Mayes
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Film Stars Attend Marriage of Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon
Los Angeles reports that Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon married before nearly 200 motion picture stars. Daniels 29 and Lyon 31 planned a Europe honeymoon after completing film work, with many Hollywood celebs attending the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebe Daniels
Ben Lyon
Los Angeles
Calif
Pictures
Miss Daniels
Lyon
Hollywood
Profits Rise in Pettis County Dairy Herds
A June 1929 to June 1930 comparison for E. B. Helman shows higher herd numbers and production. Cows increased from 21 to 28 with milk output up from 767 to 842 pounds and fat from 21.7 to 26.4 pounds per period. Returns per feed rose, while grain costs stayed similar, due to a shift to a barley bran cottonseed ration. The Pettis County Dairy Herd Improvement Association emphasizes monthly cow checks to guide farmers' herd decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
E. B. Helman
Helman
Five Die In Knox County Floods In Texas
A flood left at least five people drowned in swollen streams in Knox county Saturday night. Two families were reported affected as rescuers searched for others missing after the rising waters.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Knox County
Arnold wins Altoona Bowl Flag Day race
Billy Arnold 23 of Chicago covers 200 miles at 115.5 mph to win the Tipton Bowl Flag Day event in Altoona Pennsylvania finishing 1 45 56.4. Deacon Litz places second four miles back in 1 50 31.6 with Frank Farmer third. Seven of 16 starters finish. Prizes: Arnold 4500, Litz 2000, Farmer 1500, others 400-1200. Lou Meyer watched from stands unable to ready his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Altoona
Pennsylvania
Billy Arnold
Chicago
Tipton Bowl
Arnold
Indianapolis
Deacon Litz
Dubois
Frank Farmer
Philadelphia
Marren
Fred Winai
Winai
Clyde Terry
Speed Gardner
Pittsburg
Zeke Meyer
Wilbur Shaw
Litz
Farmer
Lou Meyer
Green Ridge items fill many Pettis County notes
Local column by Mrs. E C Vogelbaugh lists visitors and travels around Green Ridge and Sedalia. Names include Morris Hinken Wray Renfrew Nicholson Border Hinken Butler Wharton Read Church Close James Calvert Reed Morrow Beach Read etc. Activities cover church events district conventions Fourth of July plans and Miss Nellie Nicholson's extended visit.
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Dean Robinson
Sedalia
W. S. Shaw
Bert Walkup
Brandon
Floyd McKeehan
la Monte
Wm. Trone
Trone
H. A. Hite
E. C. Vogelbaugh
Bogard
H. Z. Carpenter
W. C. Hinken
Ira Williams
Quick City
L. E. Nicholson
Lewis
Nadine
Blairstown
John Earl Baker
Baker
Nadine Nicholson
Wm. Wharton
Cris Heller
George R. Sheby
Shelby
Nellie Close
Paul Read
Read
Elizabeth James
Margaret Calvert
Union Christian Endeavor
Emmett Boltz
Helen Frances
Dairy Herd Improvement Club
Elmer Wharton
Fayette
Order of the Eastern Star of
Missouri
Guiding Star
Ira Barton
Pettis
Nell Ream
Reed’s
Joplin
Alice Salmons
Mildred Hampton
Margaret Sanders
Lucy
Lucille Carter
Lee Hoard
W. L. McKee
Scott Mowry
Forrest Paige
O. E. Palmer
Columbia
State University
Palmer
Green Ridge
Reams Park
Reparations Bonds Debate Tops Local Church Notes
A column discusses Louis T. McFadden’s stance on reparations bonds and the Young plan, warning of U S loss of manufacturing power and calls for restoring national banking control. The page also lists church programs, club meetings, and social events in Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank of
Nw York
Bank of International Settlements
Secretary of the Treasury
State
Treasury Departments
Europe
America
United States
Germany
Young Man Dies of Rabies in Lamar Hospital
Ivan Davis, 19, son of W. L. Davis of near Sylvania, died in Lamar hospital from rabies after being bitten by the family dog 27 days earlier. The dog disappeared soon after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Hospital
Lamar, Missouri
Ivan Davis
W. L. Davis
Sylvania
Lamar
Threat of Grand Jury Inquiry in Arkansas Bribery Charge
In Arkansas a potential grand jury investigation targets Lieut. Gov. Lee Cazort and ex governor Tom J. Terrall over alleged bribery schemes in the Democratic gubernatorial race. Judge Sheffield seeks a special grand jury in Phillips County alleging offers of cash and a state job to withdraw support for Brooks Hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Arkansas
John C. Sheffield
Helena
Phillips County
Lee Cazort
Tom J. Terrall
Brooks Hay
Cazort
Terrall
Judge Sheffield
Sheffield
W. D. Davenport
Hay
Davenport
Harvey Parnell
T. B. Gray
Batesville
Tom W. Campbell
Joe T. Robinson
Campbell
Robinson
Power Trust
Washington
Congress
Man Dies After Return From Hospital In Abandoned Well
Robert W. Shankland, 72, an employee of the M. E. T. Railroad, drowned in less than 12 inches of water in an abandoned well in Columbia Missouri on Saturday. He had been in poor health and had just returned from a hospital in Parsons Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Missouri
Robert W. Shankland
M. E. T. Railroad
Parsons
Kan
Census reveals 1930 city rankings with new entrants
The 1930 United States census shows seven of 68 cities over 100000 unreported, while 21 new cities entered the list including Oklahoma City Hollywood San Diego Long Beach and Tampa. A comparative table lists New York Chicago and Philadelphia among top cities with 1930 populations and 1920 baselines.
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Washington, D. C
New York
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Denver
Columbus St. Paul
Albany
Oklahoma City
Hollywood
San Diego
Long Beach
Tulsa
Jacksonville
Chattanooga
Fort Wayne
San Juan
Elizabeth
Miami
Wichita
Tacoma
Knoxville
Peoria
South Bend
Somerville
Utica
el Paso
Tampa
Lowell
Mass
Duluth
Minn
Erie
Detroit
Los Angeles
Cleveland
St. Louis
Baltimore
Boston
Oakland
Cal
Columbus
Ohio
St. Paul
Dallas
Tex
Birmingham
Ala
Akron
San Antonio Tex
Memphis
Tenn
Providence
R. I
Omaha
Neb
Syracuse
N. Y
Dayton
Worchester Mass
Youngstown
Grand Rapids
Fort Worth
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Washington
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Newark
N. J
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Greater
Rochester
Jersey City
Louisville
Portland
Ore
Houston
Toledo
New Haven
Hartford
Conn
Nashville
Springfield
Patterson
Yoners
Jacksonv
Norfolk
Jibany
Trenton
Knoxve, Tenn
Wilmington
Del
Peoria, Lll. X
Ind
Somerv’e
J Lynn
Mass. X
Fla. X
Upset Wins American Derby at Washington Park
Reveille Boy, a 55 to 1 outsider owned by a former Memphis grocer, surprised all by winning the $50,000 American Derby at Washington Park. He beat favorite Callant Knight by four lengths as the sweltering crowd watched a dramatic turf upset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
Memphis, Tenn
Washington Park
Reveille Boy
Revelle Boy
Callant Knight
Belmont Stakes recap highlights Xenofol and Snowflake placements
Xenofol owned by Gifford Coch ran of New York did not win. Snowflake finished fourth in the American Coaching Club Stakes at Belmont ten days ago, outpaced for third place by a nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gifford Cochran
New York
Belmont
Treasury Expects Year End Surplus Amid Tax Receipts
Washington officials forecast a year end surplus for Hoover's administration as receipts from the second 1929 income tax installment and other revenues push the treasury toward closing the fiscal year with a positive balance. Total income tax takings exceed last year, while customs drop, and overall year totals approach four billion dollars despite prior deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States Treasury
Treasury
Hoover
Mellon
Conference On Child Development And Parent Education In Missouri
About 500 delegates from across Missouri are slated to attend the first annual conference at the University of Missouri in Columbia June 24 to 27. Two hundred Kansas City mothers are expected, led by Mrs. B. R. Weeks. Notable speakers include Dr. C. Hincks of Toronto University, Dean M. G. Neale, Prof. T. W. H. Irion, Dean M. G. Haggerty, Dr. Max Seham, Dr. Lois Hayden Meek, and Prof. John Ruff, with sessions on child health, mental hygiene, and personality. A closing business session will form a permanent organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Columbia
Missouri
University of Missouri
Kansas City
B. R. Weeks
Parent Education
Weeks
M. G. Haggerty
University of Minnesota School of Education
Max Seham
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Sehan
Walter J. Saupe
Dean Haggerty
Hincks
Marie C. Prunty
Tulsa
Okla
C. E. Germaine
Lois Hayden Meek
Columbia University
New York
George D. Stiddard
Iowa Child Guidance Clinic
John Ruff
Classified Ad Rates in The Democrat Advertisement
Public notices show low rates for class ads with a two cent per word one time charge and a weekly rate of five cents per word. Minimum charges apply, set at 25 cents for single insertions and 60 cents for weekly listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democrat
President Hoover Hosts Dinner For Brazil's President Elect Prestes
President Hoover at a Pan American Union dinner publicly lauds the visit of Julio Prestes president elect of Brazil. Hoover calls the friendship between the nations sincere and uninterrupted and says bonds endure beyond treaties. Prestes plans a New York visit after three days in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hoover
Julio Prestes
Brazil
United States
Prestes
de Amaral
Pan-American Union
North
South America
National Broadcasting Company
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
New York
Gain in Eleventh Census District Springfield Missouri
The Eleventh District total reaches 153,841, up 8,597 from 1920. In contrast the Thirteenth District totals 145,761, down 9,488 since 1920. Springfield city drives the Eleventh District gain with 67,507 people versus 39,631 in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Missouri
Mountain Grove
Tornado Toll Reported Across Minnesota and Wisconsin
A series of tornadoes in Southern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin left six dead and over sixty injured, with more than 1 million dollars in damages. Five died near Menomonie and a man was killed at Randolph. injuries occurred in Randolph, Menomonie, Eau Claire, St. Paul Park, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Menomonie
Wis
Randolph
Minn
Eau Claire
St. Paul Park
St. Paul
Sedalia Wins 1931 Convention Vote in Missouri
Joplin Missouri Miss Temple Burress secretary of the Mexico Mo Chamber of Commerce was elected president of the Missouri Commercial Secretaries Association at the annual convention. She succeeds Walter M. McGuire of Carrollton. Sedalia was selected as the 1934 convention city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Missouri
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Oscar, Jr
Goree
Edna Bell Tidwell
W. M. Gilliland
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Mary Pickford
Norma Talmadge
Richard Dix
Irving Berlin
Clara Bow
Corinne Griffith
Colleen Moore
Rod la Rocque
Wilma Banky
Bessie Love
William Haines
Lionel Barrymore
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Dolores del Rio
Gloria Swanson
May McAvoy
A. H. Morris
E. B. Hinken
Louis T. McFadden
Louis T. McFadden Was
Troy, Pa
First National Bank
Canton
House Committee On Banking and Currency
L. T. McFadden
Bank For International Settlements
M. E. Church
South
Christian Church
Jesus
Progressive Club
Tom O. Brown
C. H. Brown
O. N. Brown
Louis Short
W. C. Brown
Ernest Ryan
C. F. Mayer
Methodist Episcopal Church
Louise Ream
Arthur Ward
Emmett Balty
Fidelis
True Ulmer
Triple F
Liberty Theatre
Werner’s
A. N. Baker
Mesdames
Helen Bucher
Mildred Proctor
Hazel Rayburn
Nadine Baker
Helen Boltz
Misses Alberta
Ruth Pfaff
Mabel Wharton
Etta Murphy
Lena Ream
Ellen Hollenbeck
Ruth Kendrick
Union Christian Endeavor Society
Young Peoples
Quisenberry Sunday School
J. Clark Longan
Rensburg
Roop
Florene Roop
Miss Bennett
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Wonderby
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