Two Woonsocket Pioneers Buried
Funeral services for Woonsocket pioneers A B Sims 81 and Mrs E T Stevens were scheduled this afternoon at the Methodist church. Sims died Wednesday after a long illness from a paralytic stroke. Stevens died Wednesday after a brief illness, survived by two sons R E Stevens and James. Both came to Woonsocket in the late 19th century and homesteaded nearby fields.
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Woonsocket
Methodist Church
B. Sims
Lillian Me. Naughton
Answell
Lewis
California
Burt
Wyoming
Edward
Nebraska
John
E. T. Stevens
Stevens
R. E. Stevens
James
Bennett Forces In Charge In Canada
Ottawa reports a new Conservative government led by Premier BR Bennett takes power after winning the general election. The new ministry replaces W L McKenzie King and his cabinet, marking a historic transition with ministers from every province.
Woonsocket to Build New Creamery Plant
E B Sorenson manager of Clarksfield Co operative creamery in Minnesota traveled to Woonsocket this week and purchased a site for a new creamery to be built just west of the bottling works. Construction will start at once.
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Woonsocket
B. Sorenson
Clarksfield
Co-operative Creamery
Minx
Sorenson
Weather report for Wor Haven and vicinity
Partly cloudy conditions with unsettled mood. Tonight looks mixed with possible thunder in the southwest portion. Saturday may bring more unsettled weather and warmer temperatures, while eastern and central areas see continued changeable conditions.
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Haven
Drys Challenge Wets To Present Definite Scheme
LITTLE POINT SABLE MICH Aug The Anti Saloon League of America executive board challenges opponents of prohibition to present a specific plan for temperance. National superintendent Dr F Scott McBride says the showdown comes as repeal talk rises. The board blames metropolitan newspapers for much anti prohibition agitation in a preamble to its policy declaration.
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Little Point Sable
Mich
Anti Saloon League ‘of America
de. F. Scott McBride
League
Population rise in United States totals 122 million in 1980
Census Bureau announces 122,698,190 people in the continental United States in 1980, a 16.4 percent increase since 1920. Including possessions and territories the national total hits 147,339,898, up 16.1 percent from 1920, with South Dakota at 690,773, up 54,208 since 1920.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Census Bureau
Akin
South Dakota
Associated Press
Stocks Dive Two To Eight Points
New York stock market declined significantly with major issues down 2 to 8 points amid dividend cuts and weak steel and cotton data. Heavy trading in the first hours saw totals above recent averages as rails and utilities faced selling pressure and names like U S Steel, Radio, General Electric fell sharply.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Radio and
Standard of
N. J
General Mojors
General Electric Tost
Warner Bros
Bullard
Family from Watertown Injured in Sault Ste. Marie Area Crash
Mr and Mrs C J Meyern and their four year old son Carl were injured in an automobile collision 21 miles northeast of Ste Ignace Michigan last night. They are expected to recover.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
C. J. Meyern
Watertown
S. D
Carl
Ste. Ignace
AIS MISTAKE Judge and Witness Confused Testimony
Fragmentary court transcript shows a judge and witness mishearing terms about a fall from a second story and a person named Lanaigs Kolner, with garbled phrases suggesting prior viewing from the ground and a forgotten detail. The text is unclear and contains nonsensical names.
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Ais
Smith
Lanaigs Kolner
Central South Dakota Crops Revived by Recent Showers
Showers across Central South Dakota over the past week improved crop prospects after heat and drought. Farmers report good yields in Hand County with wheat and barley rising to 20 and 40 to 45 bushels per acre respectively, while corn and flax forecasts improve in Pierre region.
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South Dakota
Eldis
Amarillo Attorney Admits Murder Plot in Wife’s Death
Stinnett Texas A L I g near end of a long statement in which Amarillo attorney A D Payne confessed to placing a dynamite bomb in his car killing his wife and maiming their 9 year old son. He described prior attempts including morphine in a tonic and a gas leak plan. He urged speeding to the electric chair. Verona Thompson later exposed his affair and intent to “fix it.” Mrs Thompson is held as a material witness.
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Texas
Alig
A. D. Payne
Amarillo
Payni
Payne
Hery
Gene Howe
A. B. MacDonald
Kansas City
Verona Thompson
I Payne
Mac
Donald
Thompson
Radio broadcast quotas show varied state facilities
Washington and Pennsylvania sit with low broadcast capacity under the national gauge. Illinois leads excess facilities with 11.78 units, while Indiana trails by 3.59 units. Total station watts reveal Illinois at 172,000 and Indiana at 25,700, highlighting regional imbalances in the unit system.
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Washington
Pennsylvani
United States
Federal Radio
KDKA
Tlinois
Indiana
Dlinois
Bate
New-York
New England
Vania
Ohio
Michigan
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Texas
Tennasser
Dance After Total 2831 Hours Shifts At Lincoln Event
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Lincoln and Chicago figures with 2831 hours and a dance event. Medical attendants ordered examination of a wounded foot, deeming it too sore to continue dancing. Names like Ann Gerry and Mike Gouvas appear amidst a contest narrative.
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Lincoln
Crosa
North Atlantic
Ann Gerry
Chicago
Mike Gouvas
Hamillond
Ind
Pilot Guides Airplane By Radio From Chicago To Detroit
A tri motor transport carried ten passengers from Chicago to Detroit guided only by radio pilots. Joe feta Poa kept the craft balanced by instruments and followed a government air mail beam to La Porte Indiana then used a compass and a Ford Airport beacon near Jackson Michigan to reach Detroit. The cabin remained sealed until arrival.
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Pergorn Aus
Chicago
Detroit Cola i
Joe Feta Poa
Alepi
Laporte
Ind
Ford
Jackson
Mich
Detroit
Recall petitions denied withdrawal in Sioux Falls
The recall committee for Mayor George W. Burnside asked City Auditor Walter Leyse to allow withdrawal of the original petitions but was denied. The petitions are under circuit court jurisdiction due to a temporary injunction issued at Burnside's request. Opponents say the petitions have minor technicalities to correct.
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Sioux Falls
George W. Burmside
Gether
Walter Leyse
Circuit Court
Burnside
City’ Commission
Buyers Relieved After Paris Style Show Bomb Incident
Paris fashion buyers breathe easier after autumn shows in Rue De La Paix end with no serious damage from a bomb. Dressmakers approved ankle length evening skirts replacing longer gowns, with fashion notes highlighting higher waistlines, sleeve details, and gathered skirts in the past two weeks.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Former U S Senator James Phelan Dies in California
James D. Phelan longtime San Francisco financier and former U S Senator died after several months illness at age 69. Born in San Francisco he rose to mayor of the city and later won a seat in the Senate in 1915 on the Democratic ticket.
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U. S
California
San Jose
Cal
James D. Phelan
San Francisco
United States
Hol Wan
Phelan
Ege
Senate
Temperature Slump forecast for Huron area tomorrow
Cooler weather is expected tomorrow in Huron and vicinity with unsettled conditions possible. No rain is forecast for the area, but the southwest may see showers. normal readings are unlikely to return soon with yesterday's high at 94 degrees.
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M. E. Bly~stone
Huron Weather Bureau
Huron
Flood search in Nogales for flood victims and survivors
Soldiers sailors and police comb the Nogales area for missing and dead after a flood that left four confirmed dead, 13 missing and 500 homeless. A second rainstorm halted the search as residents sought higher ground and authorities assessed damage on both sides of the border.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Winslow
Imperial Valley
Villasenor
America
Adober
International Street
Santa Fe
Robber Shot and Killed After Pistol Grab
In New York at the Highbridge station police say robber Robillon Fernandez, 26, seized Detective Harry Bloomfield’s pistol during fingerprinting after a confectionery store holdup. He wounded Patrolman Richard Elfers before Bloomfield wrestled the weapon and shot him through the head, ending the escape attempt.
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Harry Bloomfield
Highbridge
Robillon Fernandez
Smother Negro
Fernandez
Bloomfield
Richard Elfers
Bloonfeld
Uncle Found Alive After Funeral In Baltimore
In Baltimore on August 8 a mix up led a family to bury a stranger, believing it was their uncle. The alive man stood at a street intersection when police were asked for relief. Health records were altered to show an unknown burial. Coroner said recovery of funeral expenses was impossible. Earlier a dead man identified as William L. Lewis was found in Carroll Park and confirmed by relatives as Charles Howser’s uncle.
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Relef
Carroll Park
Charles’ Howser
William L. Lewis
Fugitive to Fight Extradition on Forgery Charges
Stanley Garoutte alias Joe Stanley arrested as a fugitive from justice says he will fight extradition to Cabreals California to face forgery charges at Oak City. Officials report instrument development and a university test of singers registering off key notes.
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Stanley Garoutte
Joe Stanley
Dusties
Fght
Cabreals
Oak California
University of Lews Tov
Lees
Long Range Forecast Promises Drought Break By Midweek
Chicago August 8 The noon price drop hit corn as much as 7.75 cents a bushel on a Washington forecast of a possible drought end by midweek. Wheat showed sturdier movement finishing mixed, while corn swung from losses to gains amid heavy selling and a late rebound.
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Chicago
Washington
Canada
Liverpool
Drought Relief Plans Advance Amid Uncertain Outlook
Washington reports a continued protracted drought with no near end in sight as relief steps move forward. Government explores feed credit schemes via the Farm Board and grain stabilization for farmer aid, while surveys seek county needs. Civil strife warning linked to the agricultural marketing act discussed at the University of Virginia.
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Hyde
J. B. Kincer
Division of Agricultural Meteorology
Weather Bureau
Nation
Agriculture Department
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Feed Distribution Williams
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Middlewest
Sam R. McKelvie
Nebraska
University
Federal Farm Board
University of Virginia Institute of Public Affairs
Williams
Slade
Heat Across the Nation Maintains Record Hot Spell
A nationwide heat wave continues with scattered showers helping little. Iowa and Nebraska report crop, pasture damage and drought effects while Illinois Missouri and Kansas see 14 to 75 percent losses. Temperatures reach 108 in parts of the southwest and 104 in Nashville and Memphis.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Agricultural Department of the Santa Fe Railroad
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Ohio
Cairo
Evansville
Ind
Cincinnati
Nashville
Memphis
Cleveland
Mexico
Independence
Kansa
Kansas City
West Central
St. Louis
Little Rock
Towa
Rain brings weekly total to near three quarters of an inch
In Pipestunk Minnesota scattered showers brought nightly totals to about .50 inch, with regional variation. precipitation reached 0.73 inch for the week, not reaching the South Dakota border, while eastern parts of the county reported showers. In Hot Springs South Dakota a scattered shower drenched the southern Black Hills region, adding 0.38 inch.
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Black Hills
Rain Douses Mitchell Area with Light Showers
A quarter inch of rain fell in an east Mitchell shower last night extending from the city to Alexandria about 15 miles. The brief rain brought relief to the arid area as distant Utley reports with immediate rain.
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Mitchell Mitchell
Mitchell
Alexandria
Utley
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