Prohibition To Be Put To Early Vote Promises From Leaders
Washington December 3 P Confident that the drys still control the senate and house congressional leaders have agreed to a wets demand for an early vote on prohibition this session. Senate leaders Watson Indiana and Borah Idaho vow for an early showdown while Rainey Illinois Snell New York say the new house will press the issue. Linthicum Maryland boasts 150 votes for repeal the largest since prohibition began. Some anti prohibitionists back a referendum but Borah opposes it urging an early vote on wet and dry questions to allow economic issues full consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Boral
Idaho
Representative Linthicum
Maryland
Borah
Clara Bow Charged With Gambling Debt in Las Vegas
Las Vegas reports a suit filed for $1100 against actress Clara Bow over a demand note tied to a gambling debt. Rex Bell, hosting Bow at his ranch, is named a defendant, with owner Louis Cornero stating the note dated September 26 and payment demands unpaid. Earlier, McKay of CalNevada gambling resort claimed Bow paid checks totaling 13,800 for alleged debts.
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Clara Bow
Las Vegas
Rex Bell
Miss Bow
Louis Cornero
James McKay
Calneve
Nevada
Mrs Youngman In Serious Condition After Madison Trip
Mrs Ruby Youngman of Howard remains in critical condition at a local hospital after injuries sustained while returning from Madison with Dr C Buck. Internal injuries have developed and were reported today.
Seven Escape From Monoxide Poisoning in Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Joseph Smude and their five children were revived after narrowly escaping carbon monoxide poisoning at their farm near Pine Center. Earlier, six children in a school bus were overcome by fumes from an exhaust heater. all survived and recovered.
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Minn
Joseph Smude
Pina Center
Malaria Attack Puts Prince To Bed
The Prince of Wales, stricken with a chill, is suffering from malaria, per Sir Stanley Hewett the physician. Hewett, one of the doctors who treated King George, notes the illness follows a prior mild malaria attack last March in Africa. The prince is confined to his home in London.
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Prince
London
Prince of Wales
The
Daily Mail
Sir Stanley Hewett
Stanley
King George
Africa
Nairobi
Pork Sold For One Cent A Pound In Dockyard Sale
In Norfolk Web, December 3, pigs weighing five to seventy pounds brought prices as low as 0 cents each at a dockyard sale. A dealer noted the sale setting a record low. In Sioux Falls two men robbed a garage of five dollars after assaulting the proprietor Frank Keott.
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Norfolk
Teel
Ge Jowest
Sioux Falls
Dec
Frank
Kecott
U S Climate Not Changing Declared by Reclamation Men
A Chicago gathering of the reclamation section of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers concluded that long droughts and seasonal extremes are not materially different now from those in the past. They noted the 1930-1931 drought was severe but not unprecedented in recent decades, and climate in North America has varied little over 1,200 years.
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Chicago
North America
Reclamation Section
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
Christmas Seal Drive Is Opened In Huron
Fifteen hundred Christmas Seals are sent to residents of Huron marking the 25th annual drive for tuberculosis and other diseases. The sale, run by the South Dakota Public Health association and sponsored in Huron by the American Legion Auxiliary, features seal distribution with return envelopes and no personal solicitation. The committee includes Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Schiefer, Mrs. Kinsman, and Mrs. Patterson, and Santa may not visit as many homes, but disease will be a foe. Seals at 60 each enable health projects in Beadle County including school health, supplies, and camp Wanzer for needy children. The Huron seal committee comprises H. L. Hurley, W. H. Olson, A. J. Lang, L. C. Sims, Ralph Galer, and C. F. Hoffmen.
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Huron
South Dakota Public Health Association
American Legion Auxilary
E. P. Gordon
E. H. Schiefer
Betty Kinsman
Olive Patterson
Santa Claus
Beadle County
Wanzer
Black Hill
H. L. Hurley
W. H. Olson
A. J. Lang
Huron City
L. C.sims
Hitchcock
Ralph Galer
Bonilla
C. F. Hoffmen
State Specialists Assemble In Huron
South Dakota eye ear nose and throat specialists met in Huron for their mid year session. They adopted constitution and by laws and elected three councillors to review membership applications. The South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology is a section of the State Medical association.
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South Dakota
Huron
South Dakota Academy of Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
State Medical Association
Marvin Bughitt
A. C. Deen
Hot Springs
Grove Baldwin
Broux Falls
J. Douglas
Alway
Aberdeen
A. A. Kelley
Mitchell
Academy
I. RN. Grosvenor
RB. Gregg
Sioux Falls
H.L. Saylor
Milwaukee Railway Chief Sees Leaner Operations Ahead
A. Scandrett, Milwaukee railway president, told local businessmen that railroads are learning to cut costs and improve methods. He said the advances in operation over recent months will endure and that better times will return.
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Fargo
A. Scandrett
Milwaukee Railway
Piano movers extract giant casket from second story
A Chicago undertaker enlisted a crew of movers to lower a 632 pound body from a second story window of a home today. The operation used block and tackle after the casket weighing 8 pounds and consented by the family was prepared. Ten pallbearers assisted in the unusual removal.
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Chicago
Atx
Mitthe
Charles Bush
Hoover Plan to Ease Home Ownership Nationwide
President Hoover urged easier financing to help the average family own a home on similar terms to buying a car or radio. He claimed many should be able to invest rent and savings toward independence and security, aiming to reduce slums and push community planning, with reports calling for neighborhood type development.
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Hoover
Mayor Walker Heads South For Sunshine Soak
San Francisco December 3 4 Mayor James J Walker of New York left for Santa Barbara after a pardon plea for Tom Mooney sparked a controversy. A letter by former San Francisco prosecutor Charles M Finckert endorsing clemency was read by Walker but Finckert called the wording unfortunate and reaffirmed his belief Mooney is guilty.
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Walker
San Francisco
Santa Barbara
James J. Walker
New York
Tom Mooney
Mooney
Finckert
Wickard and Cline Fraud Case Opens
RISSETON December 3. Albert E Wickard former Roberts county auditor faces fraud charges as the case opens in Hewdee ney Carly district court this year.
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Wickard
Cline
Risseton
Albert E .Wickard
Roberts County
Hewdeeney
Bank Closes in Lesterville Cutting Local Finance
The Farmers State bank of Lesterville shut down today with capital of 526,000 and a 5,000 surplus. The failure affects local stakeholders as the bank, listed under Stine State Hacky Preece SA 1mont, ends operations in Pierre area.
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Pierre
Farmers State Bank
Lesterville
Sbeiinds Stine State Hacky Preece SA
Firemen Memorial Proposal Moves Forward in Washington
An act to honor fallen firemen and policemen on duty may see a memorial erected with a commission of fine arts tasking a suitable monument. The proposal, prompted by General Capper of Kanee, aims to recognize heroism and service in the capital.
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Washington
Anmerlesta
Commission of Fine Arts
Gener Capper
Kanee
Wyoming Representative Carter Cured Of Attending Sales
Washington dispatch reports Vincent Carter from Wyoming is cured and will not attend rummage sales. He visited a shop yesterday where a large crowd watched hats and odd items be offered for hospital fundraising in Ketchikan, Alaska, leaving bareheaded after the last hat was sold.
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Vincent Carter
Washington
Wyoming
Ketchigan
Alaska
Cortes
Plan To Unionize Hosiery Industry
Philadelphia reports a joint labor and capital plan to unionize the hosiery industry. John W. Edelman says the program, now two months old, has cut wages and prices, achieved substantial unionization, and aims to stabilize business while expanding union power to limit hours and raise profits and wages.
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Philadelphia
John W. Edelman
Edelman
Jury awards 35000 in hospital burn damage case
A district court jury awarded Mrs. Elvira J. Tuttle of Winnebago 35000 in her damage suit against Dr. J. L. Mille and the Winnebago hospital over feet burns from an appliance while a patient. LeRoy L. Lee, former Sioux Falls newspaperman, has been elected city manager of Miami Florida.
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Blue Earth
Minm
Elvira J. Tuttle
Winnebago
J. L. Mille
Winnebago Hospital
Mra. Tuttle
Sioux Falls
LeRoy L. Lee
Miami
Fie
Sioux Fells
Freight Rate Increases Begin Across Rail Lines
Eastern railroads and western trunk line routes begin collecting higher freight rates on many commodities. Official actions suspend about a dozen items for seven months to study further. The Commerce Commission projects a yearly rise of about 25 million dollars for eastern railroads and 12 million for the west, though carriers dispute firm figures. South Dakota officials say rates may improve competitiveness with Twin Cities and Omaha, while suspensions spark protests over potato and east west traffic rates via Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.
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Washington
Eastern S
Western Trunk Line
Eastern Territory
Territory
West
Western Points
Osnola
Nebraska
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Petter Fosition Pierre
South Dakota Railroad Commission
Saecussey Town
Minnesota
South Dakota
Twin Cities
Sioux City
Omaha
West River
Interstate, Commerce Commission
South Dakota Commission
Illnois
State Commission
Rhodes Candidates Headed to Mitchell for Rhodes Scholarship Tryout
Harold Lamb of Lemmon and Welter Nelson of Onlda join Rhodes hopefuls to Mitchell SD for the state round with five other candidates. W A Merlin guides the group as US state examining board member. From Des Moines 12 compete, four to Oxford. Local entrants include Yankton State college Dakota Wesleyan Augustana Trinity Hartford Conn resident Sioux Falls eligible for SD contest.
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Lemmon
Athlets
Welter Nelson
Onlda
Rhodes
Huron College
Mitchell
South Dakota
W. A
Merlin
Dea Mother
Des Moines
Oxford
England
Yankton
State College
Dakota Wesleyan
Augustana
Trinity College of Hartford
Conn
Sioux Falls
Heflin
Two Are Taken In Thunderhawk Robbery
Thunderhawk deputy sheriffs arrested Emmet Sherman 6 and Jim Giland 32 for the November 15 robbery of a Thunderhawk store. Merchandise valued at 150 dollars was found with them. Sherman contends involvement.
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Thunderhawk
Dee
Emmett Sherman
Jim Giland
Mayd Short
Shariff Joe Millar
Corsan County
Sherman
Man Is Refused Alimony But Gets Divorce Expenses
Los Angeles reports that Charles J. Chalette, a chauffeur, cannot claim alimony from Elizabeth McAllister, a wealthy Osage oil heiress, though he may receive divorce expenses. Judge Dudley Valentine ruled California law disallows male alimony in such cases, but ordered Mrs. Chalette to pay $3,750 for defense costs. The couple wed last September after he claimed $165 capital, now down to $32, with the suit alleging cruelty and marriage for money after two months of marriage.
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Los Angeles
Charles J. Chalette
Elizabeth McAlister
Osage
Dudley Valentine
California
Chalette
Briarcliffe Thickset Sells For 1.27 A Pound At Show
The grand champion steer Briarcliffe Thickset at the 1931 International Livestock Show sold for 1.27 a pound, the lowest price since 1923. Previous champions Jimmy and Lucky Strike sold for 2.50 and 8.25 respectively, as Oakleigh Throne attended the sale of his Briarcliffe stock. Judges also continued selecting draft horses and sheep classes amid record crowds.
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P. Hippelheuser
Chicago
Briarcliffe
Jimmy
St I
Oakleigh -Throne
New York
Briarcliffe Perms
Coty May Face Large Settlement After Divorce
Paris court orders M Francois Coty to pay 5.2 million dollars to his ex wife as compensation for her share of their perfume business. The couple divorced in 1929 after building a fortune near 25 million with no prenuptial agreement. Coty’s attorney argued the business in the United States suffered losses.
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Coty
Paris
M. Francois Coty
United States
Madame Coty
MS Coty
Sioux City Fatal Auto Crash Injures Two Men
Sioux City yard foreman John Nelson and Julius Johnson of Sioux City were fatally struck last night by an unidentified car. Police say the first car knocked them to the pavement, then a truck ran over them before the driver stopped briefly and drove away.
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Sioux City
John Nelson
Day Coal Company
Julius Johnson
Olson Elected Worshipful Master at Huron Lodge No. 24
William JH Olson was elected Worshipful Master of Huron Lodge No. 24 AF and AM at a meeting in the Masonic Temple last night. He will succeed Carl B Voigt. Leonid Davis was elected senior warden and Irving Crawford junior warden at the same meeting.
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William JH. Olson Wes
Huron Lodge No
A. F
A.M
Manonic Temple
Carl B. Voigt
Leonid Davis
Irving
Crawford
Millers Call 9 Cents Per Bushel Foreign Wheat Tariff
British millers proposed a general wheat tariff of about 9 cents per bushel to curb foreign imports and a lower rate for dominion wheat. They urged taxing unsold foreign wheat stored in Great Britain and replacing the quota plan with a tariff system to stabilize trade. Separately, Farm Board chairmen signaled limited opposition to equalization fees while urging a broad inquiry into two years of operations and costs for stabilization efforts.
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London
Daily Express
Express
Great Britain
John [Simon
Motive Sought For Slaying Of Singer
Farmington Minnesota December 3 4 A motive for the slaying of Edward Harlow St Paul radio tenor was sought today. He was found dead with five gunshots in his car near Farmington. Four gallons of alcohol in the car led officers to suspect liquor traffic conflicts though friends said he was not known as a liquor runner. Bullets from two weapons killed the man about 37. A money belt in his pocket remained untouched.
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Farmington
Minn
Edward Harlow
St. Paul
Harlow
Minneapolis and
Here
Boney
Weather notices from a small town page
A fragmented weather brief reports tonight and Friday with temperature changes. It mentions a sharp fall in Dakota and notes an evening delivery service and a phone contact for Western Union. The text is garbled with several misspellings and unclear details.
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Western
Unien—902
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