Report on Gas Tax Delinquencies in State and Refunds
State figures show delinquent gasoline tax payments totaling about 2750 0 and last ten months refunds up 151 800 versus 1920. Treasurer Goodhope notes 25 of 397 bulk dealers delinquent mostly for August 1931 taxes. August gasoline receipts 512 019 with refunds 1 500 137.74 through October total 1 540 157.74 versus 1 659 337.38 last year. Delinquencies may cost state up to 9 500 after settlement. many owed by closed or insolvent dealers. Delinquent accounts certified for collection. meeting in Huron to study evasion, bootlegging and ship ment reporting. Governor Green to lead delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Bec
Huron
A. C. Goodhope
George Henry
State Highway Commission
Goodhope
Green
Budget Deficit Not Likely In England
London dispatch reports Neville Chamberlain the chancellor of the exchequer said there is no ground for expecting a serious deficit in the British budget this year and that the budget is unlikely to balance in 1932. He warned that stabilizing the pound remains the objective and steps will be taken at the earliest opportunity. He cautioned foreigners who wager against the pound may incur losses and later regret their action.
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England
London
Neville Chamberlain
Witness Says Foshay Demanded Egyptian Roof Style
A Minneapolis witness testified that W B Foshay ordered a tiled roof for a building to avoid removal of tiles from another structure. The claim sought 19300 dollars against a Foshay company. He described an Egyptian patterned roof for a two story building near a 33 story tower on Foshay property.
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Minneapolis
W.B. Foshay
T. G. Hidding
At & Court
Foshay
62 Year old bad boy plots escape and mother notice
Cordell E Peebles a 62 year old man who escaped from a jail cell after being arrested for shoplifting fears his 107 year old mother Mrs Susan Peebles will be informed. Police found him at home where his elder brother Sidney 10 tried to spank him and send him back to jail. Cordell had been confined for 30 days and made a trusty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Peebles
Cordell E Peebles
Susan Peebles
Cordell
Eau Claire
Wis
Carriers Claim Intra-state Rates Discriminate Against Interstate Trade
North Dakota rail carriers accuse intra-state class freight rates of bias against interstate traffic at a state railroad commission hearing in Bismarck. Shippers from Minot Fargo Grand Forks Jamestown and Bismarck oppose proposed rate changes aligned with interstate scales. Representatives from Northern Pacific Great Northern and Aberdeen chamber press to conform rates, arguing current intra-state levels hurt South Dakota shippers and harm interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismark
N. D
North Dakota
State Railroad Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minot
Fargo
Grand Forks
Jamestown
Bismarck
John P. Dennis
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway
O. D. O'Brien
St Paul
Great Northern
W. Carr
Aberdeen
S. D
Carr
South Dakota
Two Die as Texarkana Tornado Strikes North of City
Texarkana Arkansas December 11 two persons were killed and several injured when a tornado hit north of the city. The dead are J. E. Hardin, 9, and Vera C. Perry, 32. Several others were seriously hurt including Mra J B Hardin, Francis Hardin, Harvey L Perry and Anna L Hardin. Mrs Campbell and others suffered lighter injuries.
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Texarkana
Ark
Here
J. E. Hardin
Vera C. Perry
Mra. J
Abandoning Wells for Armour City Plan Other Tests
Layne North Central plans new test wells in Huron after abandoning two shallow wells. Armour and city contracts under review as water output remains uncertain. Officials expect 250,000 gallons daily minimum. river conditions and cooling needs influence future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layne North Central Company
Huron
M. G. Mauer
Kansas City
Layne Company
Mr. Mauer
Mauer
City
Holton
James River
Armour and Company
Armour
Layne
City of
Mayer
Peal
A. F. Danielson
G. M. Anderson
Huron Water Commissioner
Anderson
Divorce Granted in Huron Suit Between Moerri and Merrifield
Judge Alva E. Taylor granted a divorce today to Dane Moerri of Huron who filed against Richard Merrifield, residing at Aberdeen, charging cruelty and desertion. The couple reportedly has no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva E. Taylor
Dane Moerrifield
Huron
Richard Merrifield
Ving
Aberdeen
Weather in South Dekets and Passaic N J Reported Weather Details
South Dekets untoniled tonight and Saturday with slight cooling. Passaic New Jersey December 11 Today in private solerlam at S Marys hospital Tom Shinneca marked the twentieth anniversary of the boom fall that shattered his back legs and toes and transformed him from a burly iron worker into a shapeless wreck. He was two years old at the time. He recalls neither walking skating nor feeding a dog but writes letters totaling about 1000 a year to friends and strangers seeking cheer and aid to counter gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
N. J
S. Mary's Hospital
Tom Shinneca
Olivery
Marestia
Peculiar Weather Feels Fog Lift in Esmond Area
Dense fog covered Iroquois and nearby regions early Tuesday while Esmond enjoyed clear sunshine most of the day with temperatures around 34 degrees.
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Esmond
Iroquois
Troth Denies State Paying For Advertising Trip
South Dakota secretary of agriculture Layson G. Troth denies his department funds a 6000 mile auto tour through the south and west to advertise South Dakota. A Sioux City paper reported the McQuillan trip and trailer bearing Know South Dakota. McQuillan estimated the trip would cost 1000 and said expenses were paid by the agriculture department. Troth says he planned to distribute literature and display displays on the trailers with department funds, and that he sought financial support from other state departments and chambers of commerce for literature and advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piarre
Layson G. Troth
South Dakota
Southern
Westerf
United States
F. E. McQuillan
Redfield
Sioux City
McQuillan
Department of Agriculture
Pierre
Department of Ag- Tee É
Trothsai
Agriculture Department
Department
Agriculture
Chambers of Commerce of
Snowbound high country hit by heavy western storm
A deep snowstorm sprawled across the mountain states with 18 to 45 inches in high areas and three feet in Colorado. Heavy cattle losses, 2000 missing on ranges, 20 horses shot at Pagosa Springs, and Navajo relief demands of 4008 dollars plus hay and cake relief surfaced as officials battled blizzard conditions and closed highways.
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Denver
Dec
U—P
California
Quinby
Donner
Rerio
Nevetd
Utah
Idaho
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Range
Pagosa Springs
H. J. Hagerman
Bureau of Indian Affaire
Waltonians Meet Tonight at Hotel Marvin Hughitt
Beadle county Izaak Walton League chapter plans 8 o clock meeting on the mezzanine floor of Hotel Marvin Hughitt. Items include pheasant feeding water impoundment in the James River near Huron and the disposal of 1 008 Chinese elms for spring plantings around rural county schools.
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Beadle County
Izaak Walton League
Marvin Hughitt
James River
Huron
Dividend Pierre Dividends Declared At Farreers Bank
Creditors of the Farreers State Bank of Rockham are being paid the first installment of five percent of their claims as directed by the state banking department. The notice outlines the distribution schedule and the authority of the department to administer the payout.
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Pierre
Farreers State Bank of
Rockham
State Banking Department
Japanese Cabinet Resigns Over Policy Criticism
Tokyo report says the Japanese cabinet led by Premier Wakatsuki resigned amid criticism of foreign and financial policy. Possible outcomes include a coalition with Minseito and Seiyukai, a Seiyukai ministry, or a new cabinet under Wakatsuki, with shifts in foreign and finance posts and debate over a gold embargo.
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Tokyo
Reijira Wakatsuki
Japan
Smong
Minseita
Seiyukai
Prestier Wakatsud
Minseito Party
Kenzo Adachi
Minceito
Wakatsui
Baron Shidehara
Junnosuke Inouye
Minseito
Korekiyo Takahashi
Lantern cafe proprietor Preston dies of heart attack
Preston, owner of the Lantern cafe, collapsed and died at his place of business around 11:30 last night from a heart attack. He had lived in Lake Preston since youth and left a widow and eight children, including Nye, an outstanding Lake Preston high school athlete. Funeral plans await word from relatives.
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Preston
Lantern Cafe
Morgan
Lake Preston
Finley McDonald
Chicago
Arleigh Jensen
Steve Cardon
Besa
Orel
Artis
Lou
Nye
Aix
Lake Preston High School
Officers Seize Large Molasses Distillery Near Mobridge
Federal and Walworth county officers reported confiscating a 50 gallon illicit distilling cave on the Missouri river bank near Mobridge this week. Alton Cline and others were linked to the operation with 14 fermenters and a drainage ditch to the river. Cline is held on a $1,000 bond and faces trial at the May term of federal court here.
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Mobridge
Aberdeen
Federal
Walworth County
Missouri River Banke
Mobriarly
Alton 9
Cline
Sheriff Tackles Padlock for Downtown Liquor Dispensary
Sioux City dispatch reports Deputy Sheriff Frank O Connor faced a puzzling task to padlock a reputed liquor establishment run by A Z Engieman. The address listed showed only a four foot plank set between two downtown buildings, challenging the sheriff’s attempt to secure the site.
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Sioux City
Frank O'Connor
A. Z. Engieman
Scrub Woman Plans Open Boat Trip Down Mississippi
Miss Randi Lerayl a 3 year old scrub woman from Superior Wisconsin arrived in Burlington Iowa after drifting since Tate last month in storms. She lost her oilcloth tent in a fire last Tuesday and bought a new one before starting again on the Father of Waters. She hopes to complete a 2200 mile journey by boat though fears a freezing river may force her to skate the rest of the way. Lerayl, born in Norway, spent years scrubbing and saving for this dream adventure downstream.
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Burlington
Inn
Randi Lerayl
Superior
Wis
Ber
Tate
Father of Waters
Miss Leroys
United States
Norway
Mississippi
Farmers Elevator Group Rejects Farm Board Policies
The Farmers Elevator Association of South Dakota opposed federal farm board plans and surplus marketing schemes at its annual meeting in Watertown. It adopted a blanket vote opposing government waterway projects and urged disposal of grain held by the board. The group voted to move headquarters from Sioux Falls to Huron and to pursue legal incorporation, with Chris Jensen of Putney as president and H. B. Covey, J. F. Cross, E J. Oyan, and H. A. Olson elected to key posts.
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Watertown
Dec
Farmers Eievator Association of
South Dakota
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Sioux
Haron
Association
Chris Jensen
Putney
Ihor
H. B. Covey
Hamil
J. F. Cross
Randolph
E J. Oyan
Baltic
H. A.olson
Sioux Falls
Jensen
Oyan
Covey
Powers Seeks New Trial To Avert Gallows
Harry F Powers, convicted of first degree murder in the death of Mrs Dorothy Prestier Lemice, awaits a new trial bid that could save him from hanging. A Park Ridge, Illinois, arrest led to discovery of the Eicher family bodies near Powers garage, linking him to the crime. Clarkburg, West Virginia, residents watched as the verdict and fate unfolded.
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Harry F. Powers
Clarksburg
W. Vu
Dorothy Prestier Lemice
Northboro
Mass
Harry I
Clarkaburg
Andrew Moors
Héwun
Powers
Park Ridge
Asta Buick Richer
Henner
Warden Seized by Convicts Tracked After Break
Six prisoners escaped Leavenworth federal prison by abducting Warden Thomas B. White. Three captors were recaptured in a gunfight. three others were besieged near Bell school house eight miles west. White was wounded in the arm, possibly with his limb severely injured. Soldiers and officers pursued as the escape lead to a chaotic chase across Highway 92. Three of the six convicts were later named: Stanley Brown, George Curtis, and Tom Underwood.
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Leavenworth
EAS
Bee
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Thomas B. White
Bell Schoolhouse
Here
Rac
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary
White
Lecompton
Bell School House
Niles
Lyle Hart
Jack Galvin
Carl Laufer
Warden White
Ft. Leavenworth
Topeka
Kas
S. M. Brewster
United States
Kansas
T. B. White
Stanley Brown
Farge
George Curtis
Okahoma City
Tom Underwood
Duluth
Minn
L. EK. Wyman
Plan To Dismantle English Factories
A Manchester proposal aims to dismantle or immobilize 10 million spindles and 100000 looms to restore prosperity in British textiles. Adopted by a joint employers and workers committee, it seeks government support to create a trustees board to execute the plan at an estimated cost over £2.5 million, to be funded by a loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
England
Legion Coupon Drive Chronicle Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Legion coupon drive collecting clothing food fuel bed clothes toys and other articles. Mentions a Legion collector, date Morreber 18 and public drive details unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIE -Frone
Pe Anetica
Legion Collecter
Reiday
Morreber
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Dee Li
Frank
Edward Brown
Sterling
RG. McFarland
Burleigh
Edward
Tom Shinners
Buren
Jana
Troth
Sierras
Farmers “Association
Federal Board
Farmers Elevator Association
Farmers Co-operative Association
Frank Ripley
A.W. Hopkins
Walter Hagen
Lyle
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