Prizes Pile Up At Huron Harvest Day Fete
Harvest Day festivities in Huron expand prize options with eight new events and six prizes per sport. The event features include chicken calling, sticken calling for women 45, hog calling for boys under 15, a diaper pinning race, and more. Grand prize is a purebred Shorthorn bull for a registering farmer at headquarters in the Fair store building. County 4-H plans and bands from Hitchcock boost the celebration set for Wednesday.
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Huron
H. H. Hedbiom
Fair Store
Smnd
Third
Dakota Avenue
Ee Relepoanbn
Beadle County
Joseph Ly Hill
Hitchcock
Young Democrats Elect S. D. Man
Frank Wickhem, a 29 year old assistant U.S. attorney, was elected president of the Young Democratic Clubs of America at the national convention in Milwaukee. He outlined plans to build clubs in every county, increase voter registration, and harmonize with the senior party, aiming to re elect President Roosevelt.
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Milwaukee
Frank Wickhem
Democras
Wickhem
Washington
Michigan
Louise Gatleber
Loessburg
Charles Murphy
Portland
Joe Carr
Nashville
Deadline Set for Filing Works Relief Applications
President Roosevelt designates September 12 as the filing deadline for money from the 4.8 billion works relief fund and orders federal state and municipal agencies to prepare bids or begin work by October 22. He aims to have the program in high gear by November 1 and remove unemployment from relief rolls.
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President Roosevelt
Washington
Rosevelt
Ickes
PWA
Morgenthau
J. R. McCarl
Ile
CWA
Hugh’ S.J. Johnson
New York City
Hopson Refuses Fees for Government Testimony
Howard Hopson, utilities man, says he will not charge the government for time spent answering committee questions. He asserts his rights and notes possible compensation only for traveling expenses, while dodging any claims to fees.
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Hopson
Ashington
Ala
U—P
Howard
Watermelon Drops Power to Santa Cruz Towns in Crash
Santa Cruz Calif Aug 26 A watermelon laden truck driven by Jack Rittenhouse rolled after hitting a bump in Seabright. The melon struck him on the head knocking him unconscious. The vehicle hit a power pole severing main lines and plunging Twin Lakes Sea Bright and East Santa Cruz into darkness for four hours.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
Twin Lakes
Sea~bright
East Santa Cruz
Jack Rittenhouse
Seabright
Rittenhouse
Mrs Susan Phelps Dies Early Today
Mrs Susan Phelps died at an early hour this morning in a Huron hospital after seven months illness. Born May 4 1876 in Deer Creek Minnesota, daughter of John Howell, she lived in Huron ten years with her daughter Mrs E K Prior, previously in Aberdeen. Surviving: one daughter, one granddaughter Inez, two brothers J Howell Miles City Montana Gester Howell Los Angeles, two sisters Mrs Jessie Chandler Wadena Minnesota and Mrs O W Battedell Alh ley Minnesota. Husband Major Arthur W Phelps died July 3 1935. Funeral tomorrow at 10 am in Weller’s chapel officiated by Rev W E Riley, body to be shipped to Deer Creek Minnesota for funeral services. Member of Independent Order of Foresters and Methodist church.
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Susan’ S. Phelps
Huron
Deer Creek
Minn
John Howell
E.K
Aberdeen
Albert
Inez
Miles City
Mont
Gester Howell
Los Angeles
Jessie” Chandler
Wadena
O. W. Battedell
Alhley
Arthur W. Phelps
Central
New Mexico
Weller's
W. Ei Riley
Congregational Church
Photos
Independent Order of Forester
Methodlat’ Church
Texas Joins Wet Column After Prohibition Repeal Vote
Dallas dispatch notes sixteen years of statewide prohibition ended by a strong repeal vote in a Saturday special election. Bar operations, liquor salesmen, and price cards moved to readiness while legal sales timing and local-option statuses remained uncertain. Gov Allred sought an Attorney General ruling on when repeal takes effect as results showed 253 218 for repeal and 203 869 against, across 73 of 254 counties.
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Dallas
Texas
James V. Allred
Tepeal
Car Sides Of Highway After Crash Near Huron
Reported by Evening Huronite, the accident north of Huron involved a parked car with taillight lit. John P. Tachetter, husband of one occupant, described injuries including a dislocated left ankle and multiple fractures. Recovery progress noted as satisfactory despite infection concerns.
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Huron
John P. Tachetter
Bramwell
Italian Evacuation Starts In Addis Ababa Amid War Tensions
The Italian legation begins removing archives from Addis Ababa as thousands of natives evacuate city. Trajan legation ships 69 boxes to Djibouti. Emperor Haile Selassie warns civilians to prepare to leave within a week. British troops move to strategic points while negotiations with Italy stall.
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Associated Press
Legation
Ethiopia
Trajan
London
Mussolini
Africa
Washington
Norman Angell
Sug‘gested
Italy
Paris
Great Britain
Haile Selassie
Quizert Menon
Addis Ababa
President Signs Utilities Measure
President Roosevelt signed a bill regulating utility holding companies. The action was announced from Washington on August 26.
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Washington
pRoosevelt
News Behind the News: Mallon Reports on Appointing
The piece discusses internal secretaries and the speaker in Turkey, noting the delicate task of securing horse rebels to accept a holding company compromise. Jack Gunn is named vice president and speaker, with claims that discussing politics was not wasted.
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Turkey
Jack Gunn
Ms It
Roosevelt Steps Into Senate House Cotton Wheat Fight
President Roosevelt intervened in the Senate House clash over deficit financing and cotton and wheat loan terms. Senate leaders recessed for negotiations as House members, after talks with the President, resisted amending the deficiency bill to set 12 cents a pound on cotton and about 90 cents a bushel on wheat. The White House offered no clear stance, with plans and possible outcomes debated among Buchanan, Byrnes, Robinson, Burns, and other leaders as adjournment loomed and the social security funding remained tied to farm program provisions.
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Senate
Robinson
Burns
Congress
House
Garner
Commodity Credit Corporation
White House
Byrnes
Potomac
Burna
South Carolina
Buchanan
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Buchannan
Buchannan’s. Committee
Joan
Senatr
Jeaders
First Harvester Handle Made by Huronite Artist
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a 19th or early 20th century item describing a worker named Kief and a first handle carved for a harvester near Huron, with mentions of an event or payment. Details are unclear, but point to a local craft milestone attributed to a Huron area craftsman.
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Kief
Huron
Prayers For Rain Seldom Unanswered At Hopi Snake Dance
Hopi in Walpi Arizona concluded their nine day rain ceremony with the snake dance climax. Indians calmly said the gods have never failed to answer rain prayers in over a thousand years. The dance drew hundreds of Indian and white spectators in the Plaza yesterday.
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Walfl
Ariz
Walpl
Warning To Soviet Russia Over Communist Activities
Washington Aug 2 US warns Moscow of most serious consequences if the Soviet government fails to prevent communist organizations under its control from aiming to overthrow the US government. The stern note cites pledges made by Litvinov and asks for a clear reply, with action expected to halt activities in the United States. The fate of further relations hinges on Moscow's response and the return of Maxim Litvinov.
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United States
Russia
Amecra
Capitol Hill
William C. Bullitt
Moscow
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Maxim Litvinoff
Geneva
Lityinott
Roosevelt
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