Thelma Todd Death Mystery Pushes Probe Into Threats
Thelma Todd, the film actress, faced extortion threats that led to arrests, as a coroner's jury investigated her death. A chauffeur testified he drove her from a Hollywood cafe to her seaside apartment at high speed hours before she died in her car. Investigators reviewed possible accidental carbon monoxide poisoning or foul play as motives, with multiple figures linked to the party she attended.
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Thelma Todd
Ernest O. Peters
Hollywood
Miss Todd
Potora Sid
P:rs
Thelma ‘Todd
Santa Monica
Oceanside Highway
Peters
Roland West
Todd
Frank Nance
West
Mss Todd
Xarasa
Nance
Gruman
Alice Todd
Wallace Ford
Ley Lupino
Patel Peirce
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Search for Milne: Kidnapping Claim Sends Police Across Cities
Philadelphia investigators and federal agents scoured two cities for Caleb J Milne the missing New York man and grandson of a Philadelphia magnate. The family denies ransom plans though a note demanding 21000 was said to have been mailed from Poughkeepsie to his brother Frederic in New York.
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Milne
Philadelphia
New York
Satuday
Caleb J. Milne
Germantown
Homestake Workers Receive $100 Bonuses Today
LEAD, Dec. 18 The Homestake Mining company began payments of $100 bonuses to all 2200 employees at o'clock this morning. Checks were handed out at the Main street office while the rush was expected later as miners finish shifts. Banks stayed open to cash the checks and some relatives accompanied workers at the pay windows.
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Homestake Mining Company
Main Street
Toro
Weves
Sweethearss
Scouts Honor Court Returns Keys to Christmas Chief
Dr Frank L Eversall addressed a large gathering of Scouts Scouters and parents at a Court of Honor held at the Yegion hall Jest evening The keynote centered on Christmas and the great Scoutmaster Jesus Christ D C K Walker presented Scoutmasters keys to L BoBrohn of De Smet and Maurice P Gowdy of Huron These awards were gifts from the troop committee of transitS At the close of the meet Esa alen.
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Gowdy
Brulin
Frank L. Eversall
Jers Christ
Governor Hoffman Doubts Full Lindbergh Solution Over Fingerprints
Governor Harold G. Hoffman questioned whether the Lindbergh kidnaping case is fully solved, citing missing fingerprints on the ladder and nursery, noting the unresolved issue of rail 18, and stating Hauptmann stands guilty as convicted while avoiding any suggestion of doubt about Hauptmann's guilt. He said no new evidence or external opinions were sought and discussed potential conditions for a lie detector test under court order.
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Trenton
S.J
Harold G. Hoffman
Lindbergh
Allentown
Hoffman
Bruno Hauptmann
Hauptmann
AL Norman Schwartzkopf
Charles
AL Lindbergh
Lindberg
Bruno Richard Faupmann
Themis W. Trenchard
Sitic
Bronte
Pardons Court
Haulstream
Hauphmann
Skunks Cozy Up After Bear Odor at City Zoo
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Cimarron the brown cub, captured in New Mexico, caused a strong odor at Lincoln Park Zoo. Lions roared and elephants buried trunks while zoo bears sniffed the dust. Cimarron was later placed beside eight skunks, and the zoo returned to peace.
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Oklahoma City
Cimarron
New Mexico
Lincoln Park
Italian Forces Claim Victory In Ethiopian War
The Italian government reported a victory in the Takkaze river valley of Ethiopia after three days of heavy fighting with about 840 men killed. Paris sources indicated France might drop sanctions if the League of Nations rejects the Franco British peace plan as Mussolini signaled a fight to the end.
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Ethiopia
Paris
France
League of Nations
Teague
Mussolini
Pontia
Mary
Europe
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Move Accident Suit For Trial Next Term
Bramwell Lumber head Bramwell of Huron is named defendant in three damage suits arising from an automobile crash on August 23 near Huron. The cases were moved to the January term. Plaintiffs seek 12500 in total with Rebecca Searing claiming 36500 and Sarah Tschetter 5600 for personal injuries while Emil Searing owner of the car seeks 100 for damage to the car. Rebecca Searing was driving.
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Huron
Bramwell Lumber Company
Tel
Rebecca’ Searing
Sarah Tschetter
Emil
Searing
Rebecca Searing
S. D
State B basketball tourney awarded to Huron
Pierre December 18 The board of control of the South Dakota high school athletic association tentatively approved plans to hold the state B division basketball tournament in Huron March 6 and 7 at Huron College auditorium. The A tournament will be in Sioux Falls March 13 and 14 and the track meet at Aberdeen May 18.
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Aberdeen
Pierre
Board of Control
South Dakota High School Athletic Association
Huron
College
Huron College
Sioux Falls Coliseum
Aberdeen High ‘School
R. M. Walseth
Ipswich
Harry Woodward
Hot Springs
R. J. Rawlins
Pierce
Brookings
A. A. McDonald
Daumi's
Daum
South Dakota
Eastern
Missouri River
State Athletic Association Board of Control
Haa
Wessington Man's Carts Found After Stolen Auto Recovery
Huron police recovered an automobile belonging to John Peters of Wessington that had been stolen Monday night. The car was found last night abandoned on Ninth Street between Ohio and Nebraska avenues. A child’s sled remained inside and the left rear and spare tires were flat.
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Wessington
John Peters
Huron
Ohio
Nebraska
First National Bank
Political Convention Sparks Nerve Tension At Cleveland
The piece notes conflicting personal claims and subdued personalities during a 1928 political convention in Cleveland. It warns that fears of larger scale disruption could trigger firecracker tactics and complicate delegate safety and proceedings.
Gomez dies in Venezuela long-time dictator Juan Vicente Gomez dead
Caracas December 1814 veteran ruler Juan Vicente Gomez aged 78 died at 11:45 p m yesterday after ruling Venezuela as dictator for more than a quarter of a century. Gen Eleazar Lopez Contreras named provisional president. Gomez born 1657, rose to power by ousting Cipriano Castro in 1908 and built oil wealth shaping the nation.
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Venezuela
Caracas
iGen
Eleazar
Lopez Conteras
Waey
Gomez
America
Europe
Cipriano Castro
Palacio
Sugar Beet Crop Is Best In Years
Belle Fourche reports the 1935 sugar beet crop in the district as the best in quantity and quality in several years, per W. J. O'Bryant, manager of the Utah Idaho Sugar plant. The plant began processing and will close tomorrow, with payroll reduced to two then raised to full size next fall. Farmers improving methods expected to lift industry, with $794,580 paid for 114,000 tons and 5.75 processing tax. The Belle Fourche plant is part of a 12-plant network serving Utah and Idaho, marketing much of the processed sugar in South Dakota.
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Belle Fourche
W. J. O'Bryant
Utah Idaho Sugar Company
Utah-Idaho
Me. O'Bryant
Utah-Idaho Company
O'Bryant
Utah
Idaho
Dakota
Aid May Be Held To PWA Plan In 1937
Washington reports hint that next year’s Roosevelt relief may hinge on a single major outlay the public works program totaling near 500 million dollars. Officials note 4.88 billion previously appropriated funds could be redistributed to aid the unemployed until Congress reconvenes, while observers debate the value and scope of a permanent public works program.
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PWA
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
National Resources Board
Florida Ship Canal
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Passamaquoddy
Maine
TVA Fight Over Yardstick Power Policy Reaches Court
Washington dispatch reports the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Roosevelt era yardstick as a measure of private electricity rates. The case centers on TVA's status as a public power entity and its impact on rate fairness.
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TVA
Washengton
Dee
New Deal
Mrs Albert Einstein Hospitalized With Heart Ailment
Mrs Albert Einstein wife of the scientist is reported seriously ill with a heart ailment at Montefiore Hospital New York. She was taken from her Princeton New Jersey home yesterday and admitted for treatment.
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Albert Einstein
New York
Montefiore Hospital
Did You Know About the log cabin near Weasington
A fragment notes a log cabin four to five miles west of Weasington once housed two families. Built by John McMurtry Sr after moving from Indiana in spring 188%. Cabin floor about 10 by 10 feet. The Evening Huronite offers 3 cents per accepted Did You Know item.
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John McMurtry
Indiana
Notre
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