Re-Election Of John M. Kautz Over Campbell And Crabb
John M. Kautz was reelected to the city commissioners board with 1 143 votes out of 2 175 cast, over Robert N. Campbell and J W Crabb. Campbell and Crabb trailed, with Hall reelected unopposed as Municipal Judge. Vote totals varied by precinct, and the board will canvass results Friday night.
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John M. Kautz
Hurons
Board of
City Commissioners
Robert N. Campbell
J. W. Crabb
Kautz
Campbell
Crabb
Kautx
C. N. Hall
Katz
Watest Supply and Sanitation
End Crabb
South Dakota
Southern lawmakers ask FDR to step into coal wage fight
About 20 southern senators and representatives urged President Roosevelt to intervene in the soft coal wage dispute that closed most Appalachian area mines. John R. Steelman predicted a quick break in the deadlock as talks proceed. Meantime, strikes hit Monsanto Chemical in Illinois and Buffalo foundry workers, highlighting broader labor tensions amid fuel shortages in Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Appalachian
Agrii i
John R. Steelman
Federal Conciliation Service
Rep
Kee
West Virginia
United Mines Workers Union
Army Ordnance Offices
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
AFL Chemical Workers Union
Monsanto Chemical Company
Monsanto
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Buffalo
American Car and Foundry Company
Steelman
New York
Wessington Springs Voters Favor Sunday Movies
Wessington Springs residents approved Sunday movie showings by a 135 vote majority amid an election that also passed a new engine for the light plant by 417 votes. Other local results included mayoral races and bond issues in nearby towns as Lake Mitchell water levels rose slowly after weekend rain.
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Wessington Springs
Wssington Springs
Wessington
Coop Wessington
C. L. Coop
Coop
George Carstens
Shandorf
Mitchell
Ered
D. Shandorf
M. J. Haven
Harold Chapman
Jevel
Lake Mitchell
Government May Set Price Levels
Washington April 16 Donald M Nelson director of defense purchases said government action to fix maximum prices in a number of commodities may be necessary to forestall inflationary price spirals He mentioned steel textile fabrics and leather as commodities which may require price schedules.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Defense Purchases
National Anthem Gives Perfect Alibi from Camp Blanding
Corporal Virgil W. Thomas explains he was in Jackson Mississippi ready to catch the train to camp when questioned after arriving six hours late. The veteran asserts his alibi by recounting travel details and timing, providing a defense against the delay accusation. The account reflects wartime routine and discipline at Camp Blanding, Florida, amid April patrols.
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Camp Blanding
Fia
Jackson
Miss
Virgil W. Thomas
Sioux Indian Elected Foreman of Grand Jury in SD
A full-blood Sioux Indian, Joseph Giles or Tapeola, became foreman of the grand jury at the U S District Court term in Aberdeen. Giles, treasurer of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribal council, oversees a $240,000 Sioux general fund and about $15,000 yearly from grazing permits. He is the jury's only Indian member, a Pierre High School graduate who studied at Haskell Institute.
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Grand Jury
Aberdeen
South Dakota
U.S. District Court
Joseph Giles
Tapetola
Cheyenne
Giles
Cheyenne River Sioux
U. S. Treasury
Pierre High School
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kas
Rains Green Up Fields Delays Farm Plowing
Federal meteorologist B R Laskowski reports generous rains improved winter grains pastures and trees in South Dakota. Despite daily precipitation totaling 1.5 to 2.5 inches, spring plowing and seeding were delayed as farmers hoped for dry spells to resume field work.
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B. BR. Laskowski
South Dakota
State Weather Bureau
Laskowski
Bridges Ties Allegation to Communist Links in Deportation Hearing
San Francisco April 16 Witness Howard Rushmore ex Communist and former Daily Worker reporter testified Bridges was “more or less one of the heroes of the Communist party” and could not be criticized in the Daily Worker. Rushmore, once a Communist 1934 to 1939, now with the New York Journal American, cited suppression of free speech.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Communist Party
Bridges
Howard Rushmore
Daily Worker
Rushmore
Mitchell, 5. D
New York Journal and American
War Today Underrating Of German Strength Main Reason For Allied Reversals
Editor notes substitute for DeWitt MacKenzie as Devon Francis of Associated Press analyzes Allied reversals. He argues German drive through road columns into central Greece shows misjudged strength and neglect of Poland Norway and Balkans impacts.
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DeWitt- MacKenzie
Devon Francis
Associated Press
Greece
Earthquake Devastates Colima and Hits Mexico City Hard
Tremors ripped through Colima leaving vast sections destroyed and half its 15,000 residents homeless, while Mexico City suffered major damage and fires. Water and power cut, troops patrol, and federal aid rushed to southern states for casualty and relief efforts.
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Mexico City
Colima
Pedro ‘Torres Ortiz
Government Information Bureau
Pedro Torres Ortiz
Ortiz
Chilpancingo
Acapulco
Chilpancigo
Laredo
Texas
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Mexico
Manzanillo
Malirata
Vera Cruz
Gulf of Mexico
Pontiac
Excelsior
Associated Press
Battle widens along Grecian front as Axis drives surge
Allies face darker prospects as German forces push 65 miles into northern Greece. Yugoslavia collapses with Sarajevo claim as Italian troops seize Split. British, German clashes rage across Greece while Cairo reports ongoing front contact and North African harassment by the Royal Navy.
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Associated Press
Grecian
Yugoslavia
Greece
Berlin
Macedonia
Sarajevo
London
Slit Ingoasly
Adriatic Sea
Egypt
Suez Canal
Tobruk
Bahison
Northern Ireland
Middle East
Aegean
Cairo
Balkans
Dusan Simovic
Peter I
Prince Pan
Athens
North African
Admiralty
Hitler
Franz Ferdinand
Sintista Pass
Oasier
Salonika
Mussolini
Split
Adriatic
Erseke
Albania
Corizza
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al Wolsey
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Richard Semoha
Jim Hagen
Glennon Miller
W. EB. Burke
R. P. Glennon
Glennon
Mr. Ulrich
Rasmus Anderson
M. W. Pangburn
Charles NeGale
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Sing Sing
John Waters
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Poland
Norway
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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White House
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Byrnes
South Carolina
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Suez
Ethiopia
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