Barton County Missouri past and present narrated history
Barton County Missouri named for David Barton was organized by the 1855 act and lies on the Kansas border. Liberal town, Liberal Normal School and Free Taught University were tied to George H. Walser who later embraced spiritualism. The county grew from 1,817 residents in 1860 to 5,000 in 1870, then declined after 1890. Lamar, county seat, founded 1857. education expanded with over eighty district schools. Three railways cross the county and newspapers evolved from Lamar Universe to six titles by the present.
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Barton County
David Barton
Missouri
Missouri General Assembly
K Barton
Kansas
George H. Walser
Liberal
Liberal Normal School
Coun
Walser
Illinois
Ozark
Lamar
George E. Ward
Louisiana
Birabeau B. Lamar
Texas
Lamar Universe
Flag of the Free
Lamar Southwest Missourian
Golden City Gerald and Independent
Democrat
Leader
Liberal News
Missouri WPA rolls reduced in November
Missouri WPA rolls rose from 74,444 in March to 116,680 by November 1, then fell to 311,058 by December 1, with August and September declines due to farm harvest duties. The biggest yearly rise occurred in March with 15,165 added, and the November drop was not unprecedented in the WPA's Missouri history.
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Jefferson City
Matthew 3
Murray
Missouri Works Progress Administrator
Missouri
Missouri Works Progress Administration
Plan Four Lane Road From Canada to Gulf
Federal aid for a proposed four lane highway from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico was requested as part of the national defense system by the United States Super Dixie Highway Association. Senator Barkley pledged support, and War Department approval was said to be secured. The route would run from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Miami, Florida, and to New Orleans, Louisiana, with two one way roads of two lanes each separated by a 14 foot grass median.
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Lexington
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
United States Super Dixie Highway Association
Alben W W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
War Department
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Miami
Fla
New Orleans
Irish Sweepstakes No Benefit to Dublin Poor
A Dublin dispatch reports that hospital boards and doctors oppose sweepstakes funding of hospitals in Southern Ireland. Social workers say despite large sums raised, Dublin remains with inadequate hospital accommodations and no beds for most tuberculosis cases. Medical officials condemn lotteries as wrong and unsafe financing.
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Boans
Irish Free State
Dublin
Southern Ireland
J. A. Harbison
County
Industrial accidents fall in Missouri in 1937 report
Missouri saw a drop in industrial accidents in 1937 to 51,906 from 57,075 in 1936 despite more plants and workers. The 1937 year included 53 fatalities in 1936, and 55 deaths in 1937. Mary Edna Cruzen, labor commissioner, noted higher employment with 4,511 factories and 249,084 workers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State Labor and Industrial Inspection Department
Mary Edna Cruzen
Missouri enrolls over five thousand for first time
The University of Missouri reports enrollment exceeding 5000 students this year, marking a historic high for the institution. The milestone underscores growing demand and regional expansion as the university approaches new academic terms.
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University of Missouri
New Madrid County School Notes Show Budget Debate
Miles R. Davis reports on the New Madrid County Schools club meeting at Marston December 5. Discussion covered state revenue, transportation costs, and moves to consolidate rural and small high schools, with leaders praising state lawmakers’ cooperation and warning against cutting state aid.
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Miles R. Davis
New Madrid
J. C. McDowell
Jackson Davis
Harper
J. W. Huckstep
Matthews
County Athletic Association
Marston
Parma
Balancing Trick During Car Crash Leaves Fish Unscathed
In Cleveland Ohio Elmer Kotulik 20 performed a remarkable juggling act amid a sedan crash. Sitting in the rear seat with a bowl of goldfish on his lap he was hurled forward yet tightly held the bowl to the car’s ceiling. The bowl water and fish remained intact despite the collision.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Elmer Kotulk
Kotulik
Looting of State blind pension fund ends in prison terms
Virgil L Medling of Campbell Missouri and Charles L Finnegan of Jefferson City began serving five and three year sentences in the State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to forgery in connection with looting the State blind pension fund. Medling, 39, a former blind pension clerk, and Finnegan, 49, a typewriter salesman, were sentenced by Circuit Judge Nike C Sevier. The court gave them until last Saturday to wind up affairs. parole pleas were denied. The loss to the fund, 9606, was recovered by the State through insurance protection.
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Virgil L. Medling
Campbell
Charles L. Finnegan
Jefferson City
Medling
State Auditor's Office
Finnegan
Nike C. Sevier
Sevier
Former actor held for Arkansas jury
Leon Joseph Roberts alias Art Mix, who said he was a rodeo performer and former motion picture actor, waived preliminary hearing on a bigamy charge in Little Rock municipal court and was ordered held for the grand jury. He used the name Mix and was married in Little Rock in October. Mrs. Anna Roberts claimed to be his wife under his real name after Roberts was arrested at Poplar Bluff. He returned voluntarily to face the charge and was remanded to jail after arraignment.
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Leon Joseph Roberts
Art Mix
Little Rock
Ark
Mix
Littl Rock
Anna Roberts
Poplar Bluff
Mrs Roberts Seeks Actor's Whereabouts in Sikeston
Mrs. Roberts traveled to Sikeston last week to locate an actor, pursuing information on his current location and status. Her visit underscores ongoing efforts to track the performer.
Hairpin Production Hits Much With 1937 Output
The United States produced nearly 2.5 million hair pins in 1937. The Memorial Tower at the University of Missouri, dedicated to alumni who died in World War I, is described as one of the finest Gothic structures in the United States.
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United States
University of Missouri
University
Urmited States
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