Nineteen Missing as Coastal Storm Ravages Gulf Coast
Nineteen people are missing and thousands marooned as a tropical disturbance moves west along the Louisiana coast toward Texas. The storm drives high waters into bays and lakes, threatening homes and trapping fishers and trappers. Officials warn fishing and shrimping could decline and wildlife habitats suffer. Fisherman Adam Pepe reports water reaching the first floor of his home seven feet above ground.
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Louisiana
Texas
Twany Lakes
Port Arthur
Tex
Morgan City
Benson
Alabama
Mississippi
Adam F. Pepe
Shell Beath
St. Bernard Parish
Here
Radio music wars shake U S airwaves as BMI and ASCAP clash
In San Francisco on August 7, broadcasters and ASCAP clash over music rights while NAB backs BMI to cut costs. Rates could rise to 34.7 million dollars, threatening widespread ASCAP song usage. Major networks plan to switch to BMI works, risking listener protests and a possible compromise.
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San Francisco
American Society of Composers, Authors,and Publishers
America
Neville Milzt
National Association of Broadcasters
Broadcast Music Inc
NAB
ASCAP
Miller
BMI
British Ship Accra Reported Sunk With Heavy Loss
New York reports in shipping circles say the British passenger liner Accra of 337 tons was torpedoed off the Irish coast with heavy loss of life including many child refugees bound for New York and Canada. Only about 30 survivors were found. no London verification appeared. An SOS from an unidentified ship was earlier picked up near 400 miles off the Irish coast.
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New York
Accra
Canada
London
Mackay Radio
Three Workmen Die In Powder Plant Blast
Three workmen were killed today when a massive explosion wrecked a powder-processing building at King Powder Company near King's Mills. The blast's cause was not immediately known. C. G. King, chairman, said government orders were not being fulfilled at the rails plant and any such orders were handled at the Ashland, Kentucky factory. No sabotage is suspected.
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Lebanon
King Powder Company
King's Mills
C. G. King
King’s Rails
Ashland
Girl Is Gagged Stabbed To Death
The gagged and stabbed body of Rose Lodi, 22, a Springfield match company employee, was found partially disrobed in a roadside thicket. She had been missing since yesterday afternoon while en route to work. The discovery was made by her father Angela in an area frequented by vagrants known to authorities as wood dogs.
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G.ngileld
Rose Lodi
Springfield
Angela
Oconnell Named Northwest Field Rep for Railroads
Oconnell of Minneapolis was named northwest field representative of the military transportation section of the car service division of the Association of American Railroads created to coordinate military forces and rail systems as part of the national defense program. Regina Smith funeral held Arlington with burial there. formerly of Broadland and Huron, she had resided with her brother C. E. Smith near Lake Poinsett. Temperatures shown include highs near 110 and lows around 34 with showers forecast for Huron, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Iowa.
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Aug
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Huron
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Arlington Cemetery
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C.E. Smith
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Smiths
City Votes Put Truman into Lead in Missouri Primary
Unofficial returns from 3714 of 4447 precincts show Harry S. Truman with 222,936 votes, Lloyd C. Stark 213,282, and Maurice M. Milligan 105,809 as urban areas like Kansas City and St. Louis push Truman into the Democratic lead. Milligan runs third. McDaniel leads in a Hessist faction near St Louis, while Davis and Donnell appear atop Republican hopefuls for governor and senator.
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Aug
Harry S. Truman
Pendergast
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Lloyd C. Stark
St. Louis
Maurice M. Milligan
T. S
Jackson County
Truman
Stark
Milligan
Lawrence McDaniel
Allen McReynolds
Carthage
Manuel H. Davis
Forrest C. Donnell
County Board Sets Budget Work and Food Stamp Prep
Beadle County officials devoted the session to the 1941 county budget and selecting a manager for the county food stamp office as the plan is to go into operation next week. The board also distributed $2791.95 in state gasoline tax funds to townships, opened bids for coal for winter, and fixed the city assessor bond at $1,000 with Harry S. Gifford named assessor.
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Beadle County
Schultz Coal Ard
F. C. B. Huron
Peter Mintener Lumber Company
R.A. Buchanan
R. N. Campbell
D. C. Ley
Board of Education
A. J. Lang
Huron
South Dakota
Earl Hammerquist
School and Public Lands
Huron City Assessor
Harry S. Gifford
William Joy
City Briefs Crowned by Recovery and Visits at Kampeska
Tommy Van Duzee is recovering well after an operation for a ruptured appendix performed Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kludt and their Forestburg children visited Herschel Ooley at a Lake Kampeska cottage over the weekend. Before leaving, the Kludts also visited relatives in Lake Preston. Eilers’ marked for elegance.
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Tommy van Duzee
Robert Kludt
Forestburg
Herschel Ooley
Lake Kampeska
Kludts
Lake Preston
Eilers
Local residents note travels and events around Huron
A flurry of social items: marriages licensing, visits by families from Woonsocket Forestburg and Aberdeen, vacation trips to Minnesota Iowa and national parks, gatherings in Huron including old settlers picnic at Ruskin Park on August 15, and multiple locals visiting relatives in Redfield Vermillion and Sioux Falls.
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Jess
Lucas
Woonsocket
Fe Chamberlain
Forest
Burg
Hubert Ketelle
Mary Aberdeen
North‘west
Hilers
M. K. Sahr
Pierre
George Kuhlman
Alexandria
Minn
Ruskin Park
Tiny Little
Claire Erskine
Visitors Return After Mitchell and Watertown Stay
Mr and Mrs Donald EK returned home after visiting for several days with Mrs Pedersons parents Mr and Mrs A G Hes tad at Watertown Mrs A Heegg was in Mitchell over Monday.
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Donald EK
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