Hoover Joins Leaders for National Jobless Relief Drive
President Hoover seeks leadership to organize nationwide unemployment relief with Walter S. Gifford of AT&T. Fred C. Croxton named assistant director. regional staffs to be formed. headquarters in Washington. Local and state duties stressed, with federal support for a winter relief network. Carl Williams proposes using farm surplus wheat for bread.
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Robert S. Pickens
Washington
Hoover
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Dfovver
Fred C. Croxton
Columbus
Ohio
Reorganized
Gifford
Charity Organization Society of New York
Arthur Woods
American Association of Public Welfare Officials
Emergency Committee
White House
Carl Williams
Farm Board
Community Chest
Woonsocket Man Held For Theft
Ross L. Brewer a Woonsocket post office clerk charged with embezzling 682 dollars and 15 cents was bound over to federal court in Sioux Falls after a Mitchell hearing. Bonds set at 1500 dollars. Brewer admitted taking 200 dollars two months ago and 300 dollars before his vacation. total shortage later found as 462.45 dollars. He planned to face charges upon return from vacation.
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Woonsocket
Ross L. Brewer
Woonsocket Postoffice
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
U. S
W. W. Reems
Brewer
Postal Savings Department
Hugo
Colo
W. T. Warner
Warner
Woonsockst
Weather outlook shows cloudy days with temperature dip
The report notes a largely cloudy period with a cooler trend through Friday and a minor rise in temperatures by the weekend. Persistent cloud cover may affect visibility and outdoor plans.
Prisoner Steals Money From Mate In De Smet Jail
Ed Whittrock of Lake Preston, jailed in both county and state pens for theft, confessed after a stolen five dollar bill from his partner in crime led to the jail theft. Sheriff W F Swartz transported him to Sioux Falls penitentiary when the wire reported the theft. Whittrock admitted taking the money from his partner who remained in the county jail.
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DE Smet
Ed Whittrock
Lake Preston
Sioux Falls
W. F. Swartz
Whittrock
Gravel Hauled On Highway 14 West Progress Report
Grading and oiling work with Northwest Engineering of Rapid City moves ahead on federal highway 34 between the end of the new paving and Wolsey. Nine hundred cubic yards of gravel per mile will form a windrow center and three oil applications will be applied after a 24 hour stand. Contractors plan 10 hour days, aim to finish about a half mile daily, with the project slated to finish before the state fair in Huron.
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Wolsey
Northwest Engineering Company
Rapid City
Huron
Irregularities In Bridge Contracts In Aberdeen
Aberdeen August 20 three civil suits allege violations of bridge contract specifications by Herman Pickus M Skalovsky of Pickus Construction and former county highway engineer Paul Egbert. The suits seek 10786 4 in recovery plus 4212 23 to be recovered for alleged overpayments. Records show nine bridges short of specifications and about 300 more bridges and culverts will be examined with complaints filed where contracts were violated. Egbert resigned from county office and is named for endorsing the work.
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Aberdeen
Herman Pickus
M. Skalovsky
Pickus Construction Company
Paul Egbert
Roger Campbell
Campbell
Pickus
Egbert
Whistle Removed From Child Lung In Dramatic Surgery
Patricia Dougherty, eight, inhaled a tiny tin whistle and it briefly sounded with each breath. A physician removed the object from her lung using forceps after a short illness. The astonishing case ends with the child breathing normally and the whistle safely removed.
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York
Patricia Dougherty
Patricia
Nebraska
G.A.R
Fremont
Neb
Lucius Dunbar Richards
Cree
Joseph Sears
Deadwood
North Dakota Crops Deteriorate Amid Drought Report
The federal weather bureau reports drought last week worsened exposures and potatoes in North Dakota fields. Weather was otherwise favorable, with harvesting and threshing nearly complete as of early August.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Federal Weather Bureau
Relative Values Of Feeds For Hog Fattening In South Dakota
South Dakota State College experts analyze emergency feeding amid drought. With corn at varying prices, profitable mixes depend on costs for wheat barley oats and rye. protein supplements like skimmed milk or buttermilk boost efficiency. The guidance reflects farm trials and is part two of a three part series.
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South Dakota
Associated Press
South Dakota State College
Hy S. WH. Beck, JR
State College
Brookings
State College Livestock
College Agricultural Experiment Station
Fifty Bald Headed Men Sought For Film Ad
Chicago August 20 Bald headed men respond to ad by J C Richardson seeking fifty neat appearing men for one day’s work. The notice requested matching heads for a motion picture scene and listed no other major details.
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Chicago
J. C. Richardson
Detroit Fliers Pursue Copenhagen Airmail Route
Detroit pilots Preston and Collignon set out for Copenhagen Denmark and then Cochrane Ont on an ambitious airmail trek from Detroit. They planned two hours in Cochrane before continuing toward Rupert's house on James Bay as they follow the route once explored by Parker Cramer and Oliver Pacquette who were reported missing last week. The trip began Tuesday from Detroit with a first stop in Goderich Ontario where they remained overnight.
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Parker D. Cramer
Oiiver L. Pacquette
Europe
Miers
Detroit
Copenhagen
Edwin L. Preston
Robert H. Collignon
Preston
Detroit Fliers
Cochrane Sudbury
Edwin TL. Preston
Robert H. Coblignén
Denmark
Lake Ramsay
Cochrane
Ont
Rupert's House
James Bay
Collignon
United States
Parker
Cramer
Oliver Pacquette
Mich
Greenland
Goderich
Chicago Sets Out To Raise Big Aid Fund
Chicago charities launch a joint drive to raise 2,800,000 to aid the needy for the year starting October 1. Participating groups include American Red Cross Salvation Army United Charities Catholic Charities and Jewish Charities. A baby’s death in Sioux City follows a dog bite incident and rabies symptoms.
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Chicago
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
United Charities
Catholic Charities
Jewish Charities
Lindberghs Stranded by Fog Near Kurile Island
Col and Mrs Charles Lindbergh forced down near Ketoi Island in dense fog while en route from Petropavlovsk to Nemuro. After a tense night on their plane they were towed to a Japanese steamer for safety, hoping for better weather to resume their flight.
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Nemuro
Japan
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ketot Island
Bean
Petropavlovsk
Memuro
Fiers
Muroton Bay
Eves Ning
Ketoi
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Kurile Island
Wail
Geo
Nemure
Muroton Hay
River Levels Steady Despite Heavy Pumpage In City
The James river remained at the same level this morning after about 1,500,000 gallons were pumped in the last 24 hours. Waterworks head C B D Hays notes yesterday’s pumpage exceeded normal demand by 552,000 gallons, used by Huron residents for watering trees. Officials discussed securing more water via wells, with Thorpe Brothers of Des Moines and Kelly Well of Grand Island presenting offers, though no immediate action planned. Artesian well progress shows a 49% depth drop, a new bit added, and trench well operation resuming soon. a shaft from Lansing arrived and work continues amid shale sighting. Home runs fueled Chicago victory over Brooklyn in baseball.
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James River
C. BD. Hays
Hays
Aberdeen
Thorpe Brothers Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Kelly Well Company
Grand Island
Neb
W. A. Carlson
Lansing
Mich
G. M. Anderson
Fire department avoids full alarm at city hall blaze
Huron firefighters escaped a full alert when a blaze in an awning over a city hall window was confined to a small hole. The fire started when a cigarette was thrown from the band room during practice. Chemicals were used to extinguish the flames.
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Huron
City Hell
Study Figures On Land Valuations
Pierre Aug 2 Seven data sources guide South Dakota state board of equalization as it seeks to standardize farm land values. Director Baer notes no single data class should dominate and final equalization to be completed by Monday Aug As reductions average around 15 percent, state owned rural credits land inclusion will affect county figures. Surrounding states show 1931 farm land cuts not exceeding 10 percent except possible North Dakota.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Board of Equalization
B. W. Baer
Baer
Tax Commission
United States Division of Land Economics
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Banking Department
Farm Organization Committees
North Dakout
Johnson Files To Be Open Until Sept 1
PIERRE Aug 2 Any additional charges or protests against the reap pointment of O H Johnson as director of the state game and fish department must be filed with B D Minitzer assistant at torney general on or before Sept 1 or they will not be considered at a hearing to be held at Huron Sept 16 the South Dakota game and fish commission announced today The hearing has been scheduled to permit the commission to consider charges of inefficiency and illegal mileage charge s preferred against Johnson by a group of Huron and Miller men who appeared before the commission Tuesday demanding that Johnson be removed
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Johnson
Athol Farm Home Destroyed by Fire
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the farm home of J. P. Fagan north of Athol on Tuesday afternoon. The Fagan family was away visiting at the Hoellein farm about two miles away. Insurance covered the furniture.
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Athol Farm
Athol
J. P. Fagan
Fagan
Hoellein
Cuban Troops Win Decisive Battle In Enemy Stronghold
Cuban government forces supported by airplanes and a gunboat broke a rebel siege in Gibara Oriente, killing or wounding hundreds. Loyalists encircled the town, captured arms and ammunition, and pressed the pursuit as President Machado moved to quell insurrection in Santa Clara. A Danish ship reported being bombed by a Cuban plane near Antilla as naval authorities tracked the incident.
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Havana
Oriente
Gibata
Turmel
Beers Yslaic
Gibara
Patvia
Patria
Holguin
Coast Guard
Origate
Santa Clara
Gibrara
Gerardo Machado
Manzanillo
Neaby Bayamo
Washington
Frederiksborg
Navy Department
Antillas
Antilla
Guantanamo
Cuba
Doris Kellog
Nautilus Faces Severe Weather Near Spitzbergen
In Spitzbergen region, August weather snarled the Nautilus voyage toward the north pole. One degree below freezing with snow, fog, and near gale conditions hindered progress as Sir Hubert Wilkins sailed into peril despite engine trouble. It was unclear if the expedition would press on.
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Spitzsergen
Spitzbergen Archipelago
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Sir Hubert
Toy Tractor Fails Suspected Burglar
In Minneapolis a toy tractor belonging to a two year old led to the capture of a suspected burglar. Awakened by a crash, J L Jonson saw the man flee after the toy caused a skid on the porch. The suspect is wanted for multiple house burglaries and was tracked by the toy’s unintended action.
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Minneapolis
J. L. Jonson
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Sioux City
W. E. Crooks
Huron Municipal Band
Carl Christenses
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Huron American Legion Auxiliary
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Hoffman
Huron American Legiom Auxiliary
Bugle Corps
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Thomas
Donzetti
Lindy
Muroten Bay
Brooklyn
Austin Moore
Cubs
Kiki Cuyler
Vince Barton
Robins
Ipswich
Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea
Nashville
Tenre
Central Bank and Trust Co
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