Massie confession used to shield killer in Hawaii case
In a Honolulu courtroom, prosecutor Kelley urged that Massie and four co defendants plotted the slaying of Kahahawai. He pressed Insanity as a defense while asserting Massie’s memory lapse does not prove insanity and hinted Jones's gun played a role. The defense rests on second degree murder with a possible sentence of 20 years to life.
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Missie
Darrow
John
Massie
Kahn- Kelley
Hhe
Tross
Heuten
Nowife
Kelluy
Albert O. Jones
Kahahawai
Jones
Fortescue House
Kahan
Kelly
Messie
Kahuhawai
Fortescue
Kelley
Witn Fesses
Robert Fals
Btortey Porteus
University of Hawaii
Kehahawai
Ce | Fortescue House
Granville Fortescue
E. J. Lord
Navy
Farm Bureau Leaders Attend Chicago Parley
J B Test of Frederick and G B Kennard of Huron attended a midwest Farm Bureau presidents and secretaries conference in Chicago. Kennard planned to discuss Problems in Membership Maintenance. Key topics included money ration and proposed amendments to the Marketing Act to be addressed before adjournment tomorrow.
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Test
Kennard
Chicago
J. B. Test
Frederick
G. B. Kennard
Huron
South Dakota Farm Bureau Federaton
Farm Bureau
Midwest
Fomorrow
Robbery at Gamble Store in Sioux Falls
Two men robbed the Gamble store in Sioux Falls this morning, taking between 500 and 650 dollars in cash and checks after confronting a clerk. The incident involved a pale, 25 to 30 year old man weighing about 135 pounds and a second similarly described suspect. Police were investigating and reviewing nearby surveillance for leads.
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Sioux Falls
Soux Falls
Gambler Inc
Herbert Scott
Weather Juror: Rain Tonight and Likely Tuesday
South Dakota: Showers tonight and probably Tuesday morning, cooler in the western region. Weather observers note lingering moisture and a dip in temperatures as a cold front advances, with scattered showers continuing into early next week.
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South Dakota
West Borthm Teesdar
Stephen Protests Feed Loans For Wandering Bovine
Zion City April 18 Stephen Seys disputes a wandering cow that blocks road and raids hay. He seeks charges of trespass larceny and malicious mischief, citing repeated relief requests. The cow’s owners Everett Charles and Albert Ower are summoned to bail the animal, and Seys agrees to drop the case if corn is supplied for his goats.
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Zion City
Stephen Seys
Lsw
Everett
Charles
Albert Ower
Seys
Winners In District 14 Commercial Meet At Huron
Huron pupils placed in all but one event at the District 14 commercial contest with a sweep in novice shorthand and multiple top finishes. Winners advance to state competition May 7 with three from each event, likely to Mitchell for three state sites.
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Huron
Hiwon High School
Mitchell
Laverne Gibbs
Thelma McKey
Lois Murray
Lois Knight
Eunice Thomas
Hitchcock
Irene Conner
Eunice Fox
Willow Lake
Gertrude Tobin
Anna Kludt
Virgil
Bernice Stuart
Vera LaCraft
Maxine Sutter
Genevieve Hunter de Smet
Frances Armia
Iroquois
Vincent K. Antle
de Smet
Hitchcock R
Mildred Waeckerle
Arrest Of Childs Kidnapper Predicted
Philadelphia authorities predicted the arrest today of a man and a woman accused of kidnapping nine year old Hilda Brodsky for a 30000 dollar ransom in Wilmington Delaware. Hilda was dropped unharmed at the Parish home of Rev Father Joseph Pugliese yesterday and taken home hysterical but safe. Detective agents had an advance tip while Hilda aided police by describing two men and two Philadelphia houses used in the abduction. An abandoned car connected to the case was found in south Philadelphia.
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Philadelphea
Hilda Brodsky
Wilmington
Del
Hilda
Joseph Pugliese
Father Pugliese
John Creadon
Philadelphia
Aimee Semple Hutton Declines Art View
Mrs Aimee Semple Hutton and husband David refuse to view the prize painting apparition over Los Angeles. The work by Batie Miler, vice president of the California Art club, shows Aneglux Temple under a cloud with a dollar sign and was offered an invitation by the club.
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Aimee
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple
Pherson Hutton
David
Aneglux Temple
Evangelist Hutton
Batie Miler
California Art Club
Huttons
Snow falls in Vermont and Quebec causing travel disruption
An 11 inch snowfall hit northern Vermont and southern Quebec on Sunday April 18, blanketing St Albans and surrounding areas. The heavy snow began after midnight and continued until early afternoon, blocking highways and disrupting communications in several parts.
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Vermont
ST. Albans
Quebec
Mob Hangs Slayer Of Eight-Year-Old Dorothy Hunter
In Kansas a mob of about 200 men seized Richard Read from Saint Francis jail and hanged him after luring him to a tree near Atwood en route to Selden. Sheriff Bacon and Deputy Inders were forced to surrender Read’s keys and accompany the caravan. The body was found after the long mob drive across the prairie. The case followed the girl’s disappearance and Read’s confession of luring her with a chain of beads before the fatal assault. Governor Woodring was in the state for a campaign nearby.
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Saint Francis
Kas
Richard Read
Dorothy Hunter
Read
Cheyenne County
A. A. Bacon
J. H. Inders
Selden
Atwood
Harry H. Woodring
Kui i
Rawlins
Colorado
Sngry
Dorothy
Seldon
Tor
McGinley
Anl
Thomas County
Colby
San Francis
Bacon
Inders
Supreme Court Review Sought in Bank Tax Case
In Pierre on April 18 an appeal to the US Supreme Court was filed for the Security National Bank of Watertown seeking recovery of about 40000 in taxes paid under a later invalid law. The South Dakota Supreme Court and federal courts ruled no recovery absent protest. Assistant attorney general B D Mintener argued the question has been fairly decided in lower courts.
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Supreme Court
Pierre
United States Supreme Court
B. D. Mintener
South Dakota Drys Urged to Rally in Primary Fight
Mitchell April 18 The Anti Saloon League executive committee declares a well financed organized campaign to defeat dry members of Congress and calls South Dakota drys to participate in the current primary election. The line must be drawn and only candidates who state their convictions deserve support.
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South Dakota
H J Hutton Dies At 77 Leader In Grain Trade
H J Hutton 77 president of Terminal Grain corporation died at home after a illness of several weeks in Sioux City. One of the Northwest’s best known grain men, he helped found the Bonus Milner Milling company later merged with Mystic Milling.
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H. J. Hutton
Dies
Sioux City
Terminal Grain Corporation
Hutton
Northwest
Bonus-Milner Milling Company
Mystic Milling Com
Witness Tells Of Kansas Execution Atwood Kans
A witness, unnamed, recalls the Kansas execution near Ed Lyman ranch five miles from the scene of Dorothy Hunter's death. A caravan of cars formed a circle around an elm in a ravine as headlights lit the mob. The alleged attacker was bound by barbed wire.
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Atwood
Kan
Richard Read
Dorothy Hunter
Ed Lyman
Read
Lindberghs Await Clues Amid Kidnapping Mystery
Hopewell reports mark the third day since the Lindbergh child was kidnapped as officials and parents await word. A Toledo Times call claimed the infant is in Detroit and to be returned within a week, while Dr. Condon said contact with the kidnappers exists. Police denied certain findings and local sightings near Martha’s Vineyard sparked rumors of renewed contact attempts.
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Hopewell
Toledo
Patterson
Detroit
John F. Conchon
Jassie
Bronx
Col Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Chilmark
Mass
Massachusetts
Falmouth
Gayhead
Million-strong Beer Parade Aims to Rally Tax Change
New York Mayor Walker forecasts a parade May 14 with over a million participants in the city’s beer for taxation drive. He says the march could take 12 hours to pass a fixed point. AFL President William Green plans a nationwide union call to join. American Legion officials pledge support.
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New York
Walker
New York City
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Fromm
American Legion
Boy and dog save boy from fire in Kansas City
In Kansas City on April 18 a Boston terrier named Maggie Doodlebug, trained to extinguish cigarettes and paper, prowessfully battled a blaze when a flaming coat touched her bed. The boy Lester Warrensburg, age 10, threw the coat into a corner. both were burned. The boy remains in bed while the dog is active.
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Kansas City
Maggia Doodlebug
Lester Warrensburg
Maggie Doodlebug
Voters in Huron to Choose City Commissioner Tomorrow
Voters in Huron will vote tomorrow to select a city commissioner from eleven candidates. Polls open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A run-off on April 26 is likely if no candidate wins a majority. The winner will oversee streets and public properties and be assigned to a department at May organization.
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Huron
Dan Wagner
E. S. Brock
E. C. Hoskins
Arthur Howard
James McWeeny
J. A. Metum
Ed Moldenhiuer
George Murphy
L. A. Nelson
M. L. Tobin
H. D. Warren
Huron League of Women Voters
S. R. Schuyler
Birs
Schuyler
Party Strength Checked Today in South Dakota Primary
With registrations closed for the May 3 primary, voting lists were checked to gauge party strength. Democrats predict a 100 percent gain in voting strength, while final registration results await a state supreme court ruling on unofficial Democratic registrations from Pennington County. Attorneys say thousands may be affected. A Pennington County case hearing is set for Wednesday. Registered voters cannot switch parties before the primary, but unregistered voters may obtain ballots of either party at the polls if qualified.
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Pennington County
Supreme Court
Start Construction of New Grade South on END Highway
A. F. Jarvis of Sioux Falls began reconstructing the END highway from Huron to the south county line to prepare for paving. The work started at the south end of the 10 mile project and is expected to finish in about a month barring rain. Jarvis reports eight caterpillar tractors are in use, with ongoing bridge and culvert rebuilding along the route. Local highway officials have no paving date yet.
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Huron
A. F. Jarvis
Sioux Falls
Jarvis
Jarvis Road
Despondent worker commits suicide in SIOUX FALLS home
William Haak, a landscape gardener and German immigrant who served in the medical corps during World War I, hanged himself in his bedroom here yesterday. Despondent over inability to obtain adequate work to support his family, he left a widow and three children. Haak came to the city after the war and was cited for distinguished service.
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S. F. Siouk Falls
William Haak
Haak
Germany
Soviet Military Buildup on Manchurian Border Signals War Closer
Tokyo reports from April 18 that Soviet forces on the Manchurian frontier near Vladivostok total about nine divisions with 70 000 troops. Japanese officials deem these concentrations defensive yet capable of offense and foresee clashes with Japan. Chinese and Russian actions in Harbin and Amoy reflect rising tensions as regional forces mobilize.
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Tokyo
Russia
Manchurian
Japan
Foreign Office
Vladivostok
Manchuk
Ranichnaya
Manchuri
Rngsiang
Harbin
Manchuria
Siberia
Regional Declamatory Contest Winners Named
Bob Wagner led a regional declamatory event at Central High School with ABERDEE and Aberdeen awarding top honors. First place finishers included Steve Keane Aberdeen in dramatic division Ruth Martens Pierre in humorous and Robert Wegner Huron in oratory. State contest awaits in a city to be decided later. Mary Starling of Huron placed third in dramatic division. Phyllis Woodward Miller finished second in the dolorous division.
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Aberdee Enna
Pierre
Aberdeen
Hanors
Central High School
Steve Keane
Ruth Martens
Robert Wesgner
Huron
Mary Starling
Phyllis Woodward
Miller
Rapid City Wins Forensic Contest
Rapid City took two firsts in the annual divisional high school forensic contest. Arthur Anderson won in the oratorical division and Joyce Mead in the dramatic division, with Hope Erickson of Lead taking first in humorous. Vermillion’s Lyon presided as judge. Winners advance to the west river state meet on April 29 at an undecided site.
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Rapid City
Lapid City
Arthur Anderson
Joyce Mead
Hope Erickson
Wre
BE. Lyon
Vermillion
Unien
South Dakota
West River
Olive Borden and husband announce friendly separation
Olive Borden declares a friendly separation from husband Theodore Stewart as she returns to the vaudeville stage tonight. He, an investment broker, is on the Pacific coast and urged her to quit the stage, but she cannot give up her career.
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Olive Borden
New York
Theodore Stewart
Ted
Stewart
Pacific Coast
Chicago Coppers Identified by Clubs
Chicago detectives will soon wear color coded clubs to identify fellow officers after recent riots where detectives failed to recognize each other. Uniformed officers carry nightsticks, but detectives currently do not, prompting the new system with sergeants and lieutenants assigned colored tassels.
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Chicago
Warn Against Raising Of Dam In Huron James River Dispute
Property owners along the James River north of Third Street warn the city of Huron and the Chicago and North Western railway they will be held responsible for any damages from raising the dam two feet. Dan Wagner leads the work with about thirty men, while City Attorney John P. Sauer says damage is unlikely. The city had recently bought the dam from the railway to improve the water supply.
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City of Huron
Chicago and North Western Railway
James River
Third Street
City
Ru W. Clarke
W. J. Clarke
Agnes A. Clarke
R. Bramwell
Nellie Hanger
3. M. Kauf
J. M. Kauf
August Kecin
Railway
S. D
Har
Huron
The
North Western Railway
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I Mussolini
Trento
Espero
Shanghai
Bob Wagner
R. W. Clarke
Sava
Bleasé Telephone
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