Vernon Admits Train Robbery Confession Shakes Custody Fight
Tom Vernon a former rodeo rider railroad fireman and convict confesses to derailing a Southern Pacific passenger train near Saugus California and robbing passengers. He disputes Wyoming extradition while admitting California involvement and explains the motive as unemployment and money need. Both states carry the death penalty for train robbery.
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Pawnze
Okla
Tom Vernon
Saugus
Cal
Wyoming
California
Vernon
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Wyo
Militia Mobilized as Conservation Office Tie Ends
New Orleans reports state militia mobilized by Governor Long as Maestri takes charge of the conservation department. Irion surrenders after a court battle over removal. supersedes writ denied. National Guard artillery and cavalry units mobilized at Jackson Barracks in a warning maneuver.
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New Orleans
Joey P. Long
Roberts
Maestri
State Conservation Department
V. K. Trion
Irion
Tite Ton
Conservation Department
Henry Fuqua
Long
State Supreme Court
Erion
Justin Charles A. O'Neil
Earl K. Long
Toe
Jackson Barvacks
Kay H. Fleming
Weather summary for Huron and vicinity
Fair tonight and Wednesday with little change in temperatures. South Dakota expects generally fair weather, slightly colder tonight in the west. Minnesota shows partly cloudy to snow in the east with modest cooling Wednesday, especially in the south and west portions. Low and high records noted, sunrise 7 50 and sunset 4 56.
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Huron and Vicinity
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Night and Wednesday Weather Update
Night and Wednesday forecast suggests snow in extreme east portion with rising temperatures tonight and a somewhat colder Wednesday in the northwest portion.
Weather Roundup for South Dakota Cities
Reported temperatures from Huron Yankton Sioux Falls Mitchell Aberdeen Watertown Rapid City with highs ranging from 9 to 45 degrees and lows from 0 to 16. Precipitation listed as none in most towns. road conditions vary from good to fair with clear or partly cloudy skies.
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Huron
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Bone
Aberdeen
Watertown
Adjourning Kingsbury County Circuit Court After One Day
Kingsbury County circuit court adjourned after a single day session in De Smet. Jurors were told not to appear as criminal cases wrapping up included four guilty pleas. civil cases postponed to December 18. Judge Alva E. Taylor presided.
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DE Smet
Kingsbury County
Andrew Ganzel
Verne Cavanaugh
Bert E. Schultz
Harry Geyer
Iroquois
Soren Jensen
Oldham
Mgnor
Zurial
Fowler
Lake Preston
el. R. Smith
Alva E. Taylor
Huron
Gangster Trio Wounds Three Kansas City Police
In Kansas City a gang of three opened fire on officers patrolling near a drugstore. Patrolman H. Dingman Jr. was shot in the nose and abdomen, manning a car with C Coffeen and D P Glenn nearby. The trio, named John Watson Charles M Curtis and Joy Hergon, were captured later and linked to a Chiaro gang. Several officers escaped serious injury, with Dingman in critical condition.
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Kansas City
H. Dingman, Jr
John Watson
Charles M. Curtis
Joy Hergon
Jefferson City
Dingman
Psictans Gaid
C. C. Cofteen
D. P. Glenn
Railroad Magazine Is Started Again
New York December 2 The National publication by Frank A Munsey Co designed to appeal to every railroad man and woman will be published monthly Mrs I Willard Christiansen Des Moines and Mr and Mrs Paul Christiansen and daughter Mary Jean of Canton Ohio are visiting at the home of Mrs F E Mateja 487 Third Street Southwest in the city
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New York
Frank A. Munsey
I. Willard Christiansen
Des Moines
Paul Christiansen
Mary
Jean
Canton, Sr
F. E. Mateja
Third Street
Repeal Urged of Real Property Tax Exemptions
Watertown reports the South Dakota tax conference heard Earl Hammerquist and H B Test advocate repealing exemptions for all real property except state county and municipal holdings. Kellar of Lead in read a manuscript urging drastic repeal, arguing religious charitable and fraternal exemptions shift the burden and hinder state revenue. The conference planned round table talks continuing toward adjournment.
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Watertown
South Dakota
Chambers
Kellar
Lead
Earl Hammerquist
Farmingdale
Farmers Union
H. B. Test
Frederick
State Farm Bureau Federation
Wagner Post
State Press Association
Young Resigns From Penn Team Amid Coaching Shuffle
New York December 2 Penn football faces more upheaval as Louis Young resigns to become assistant to the Penn Athletic Council head Sydney Hutchinson. Rumored successors include Lou Little Bert Bell Lou Jourdet and Harold Guston, with other colleges also stirring coaching plans.
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New York
Charley Crowley
Columbia
Louis Young
Pennsylvania
Young
Sydney E.hutchinson
Penn Athletic Council
Lou Little
Georgetown
Bert Bell
Lou Jourdet
Harold Guston
Penn
Glenn S." Warnes
Stanford
Herb. McCratken
Lafayette
Dick Hanley
Northweat
Growley
Arnold Norween
Harvard
New Corn Remedy Claims Instant Pain Relief
A vintage ad advertises O-Soy Corn Wafer as a tiny, paper-thin remedy that sticks to corns and calluses, stops pain instantly, and lets wearers forget their corn after use. It pledges strong, lasting results with no acids or bulky pads and cites Perriton's Pharmacy in Huron South Dakota.
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O-Joy
Wafers For LLC
Perriton’s Pharmacy
Huron
Lea's Hair Tonic Promises Natural Color Without Dyes
An advertisement touts Lea's Hair Tonic as a tonic for the scalp to revive inactive hair roots and restore natural shade. It claims no staining, requires a small spot test, and urges readers to visit Brentwood, Mid. or local drug stores for directions and purchase.
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Lea
Berriton
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