Trouble in Harrison as Detectives Target Local Figures
A disturbance in Harrison County involves three operatives from a detective agency tied to a Ku Klux Klan faction. They allegedly planned to obtain compromising material on a sheriff and a prosecuting attorney candidate. Residents funded the effort, prompting charges, counter suits, and a community near turmoil as the framed men oppose the Kluckers.
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Harrison
Ku Klux Klan
Itn
Joseph
Sheritorney
Harrison County
Bethany Clipper
Bethany Republica
Kluckers
Nations Files for Attorney General of Missouri
Gus O Nations, long linked to the Sedition enforcement unit over Volstead law issues, resigned last week and filed his candidacy for Missouri attorney general. A former Blue Sky Commissioner under Governor Hyde, Nations drew strong attention for his enforcement record and remains a notable figure in state politics. In related news, the final contest in the national oratorical competition on the Constitution of the United States was held in Washington DC with President Cooke presiding. Don Tyler of Los Angeles won first, Miss Rut Newburn of Washington, DC placed second, and John M Dallam of Philadelphia took third. Hartle Pollock of Unionville delivered an excellent performance in the series finale.
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Gus O Nations
Seder
Attoney
Blue Sky
Hyde
Nations
United States
Washington
D C
Cookcdy
Don Tyler
Lo Angeles
Rut Newburn
Washington City
John M Dallam
Philadelphia
Hartle Pollock
Unionville
Road to Be Widened in State Road Project
Arrangements completed this afternoon to widen a state road running south from the Polth corner to Paul Johnson Place. The oldety pond section will be expanded to a fifty foot roadway, replacing the present eight six foot width. A construction company is on the ground and will execute the portion of the old contract, improving the road to align with other state roads.
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Polth Corner
Paul Johnson
Oldetty Pond
Paving Push Sparks Kahoka Square Idea
A local movement in Kahoka seeks paving the entire square amid plans to route the state road along the south side. Citizens circulate a petition and call for an election to vote bonds for paving funds. local residents note previous macadam work may underlie current street base.
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Clark County
Kahoka
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John Darra
Rent. Ag
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Missouri
Mort Steece
Earth
Dixie Quartlite
Funny Lawyer Marks
Conital Topsy
Uncle Tom
Eastman Films
Los Angeles
Central City
Arve Hamilton
John
Des Moines
J. D. Agee
Dayton and Blackhawk
Exide Batteries
Jones’ Service
J. F. Underwood Mercantile Company
Eastman Fems
Rachford & Cullum
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