Laska doubles reward for proof of complicity in Urschel case
Denver attorney Ben F. Laska offered a 330000 reward to anyone proving he passed any of the 200000 ransom money in the Urschel kidnap case. He denied using or knowing where funds were, said nothing was taken from his files, and faces a Jan. 2 hearing amid ongoing searches for about 44000 in ransom money.
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Denver
Calo
Urschel -Ranger
Ben F. Laska
Charles F. Ursthel
Oklahoma City
Albert L. Bates
Feera
Leska
United States
James C. ‘Fathers
Urschel
Oklahoma
Barea
Justice Department
U. S
Harold Nathan
Department of Justice
Laska
Nathan
Larka
Federe
Bates
Washington
Oregon
Insurance Group To End Meeting In Huron Today
Nietbars of the South Dakota Association of Mutual Insurance Companies will conclude a two day convention in Hur on this afternoon. The last items of business include election of officers and passage signs. A round table discussion on new problems was held this morning. Tom Scant of Pierre deputy state insurance commissioner delivered the principal address at a banquet attended by about 40 Tuesday night. Resident O V Olson of Huron called for informal tilts.
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Nietbars
South Dakota
Associa Fion
Mutual Insurance Companies
Huron
Tom Scant
Pierre
O. V. Olson
Roosevelt In Good Physical Condition For Session
Washington December 19 The doctor says President Roosevelt is in better shape than at any time since taking office and ready for the congressional session. Naval physician Dr Ross T Melntire notes daily swims in the White House pool frequent vacations and regular routines have kept the president fit.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Ross T. Melntire
White, House
McIntire
No Date Set For Naval Talks In London
Tokyo pressed for a date for resuming the trilateral naval conversations with the United States, Britain, and Japan. American diplomat Norman Davis stood firm, rejecting a definite schedule as Tokyo’s envoy Tsuneo Matsudaira urged a change in stance.
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London
Tsuneo Matsudaira
Norman B-Davis
Davis
Huron cafe owner donates receipts to Elks charity
John Maras owner of the Furan Lunch Cafe in the Newberry building will give 60 percent of receipts from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday December 7 to the Elles Iudge charity fund to aid Christmas gifts for needy families. He urges locals to dine at the cafe during those hours, with meals served at regular prices and a special Sunday dinner starting at 11:30 a.m.
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Huron
John Maras
Furan
Newberry
Elles Iudge Charist
Matas
Minstrel Show Powers Huron Elks Christmas Drive
Staff praises last rehearsal as Huron Elks prepare two night minstrel performances Thursday and Friday to support the Christmas baskets fund. A radio preview aired today with a quartet and an Elks charity program to boost ticket sales and audience turnout, with strong demand predicted for Elks Hall shows at 8 pm.
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Huron Elks
Huron
Psa
Pedvle
KGDY
Clifford Dexter
Nordness
Frank Kent
Harry Carlson
The
Elks Lodge
Yevitch Assigned to Form Broad Yugoslav Cabinet
Belgrade December 13 1944 Prince Paul head of the regency named former foreign minister Bogoljub Yevitch to form a new cabinet. He was instructed to create a concentration government representative of diverse national interests. The move follows the resignation of the foreign minister, a hero of Yugoslavia's Geneva victory over Hungary, triggering a cabinet crisis.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Paul
Bogolyub
Yevitch
Hungary
Geneva
Earhart May Attempt Honolulu to California Air Route
Amelia Earhart, first woman to cross the Atlantic, may fly from Honolulu to California after sailing to Hawaii next Saturday. Her husband George Putnam said a return flight to California is probable but Earhart has not publicly announced any plan. He noted plans are not final and could involve only interisland hops.
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Amelia Earhart
Honolulu
Los Angeles
Atlantic
California
George’ Palmer
Putnam
Hawaii
Nise Earhart
Oakland
Islands
Rescue of 16 Sisto crew by New York lifeboat at sea
Aboard the S S Europa off Cherbourg, December 194-16 sailors from the freighter Sisto survived after a perilous lifeboat ride back to the New York. The Europa Aurania and Mobil oil assisted as the rescue unfolded amid giant waves and dark seas with ships standing by.
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Sisto
Europa
Irish Free State
Frank E. Gannett
Gannett
Associated Press
S. S. Europa
New York
North Atlantic
Cherbourg
Aurania
Mobilail
Mobileil
Mobiloil
Europe
Mobilos
Weather outlook for Huron and Vicinity
Unsettled tonight and Thursday with possible local snows. Slightly warmer tonight. For South Dakota unsettled tonight and Thursday with possible local snows. Somewhat warmer east tonight and colder in the west portion Thursday.
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Huron
Vicinity
Warner
South Dakota
Urges Legion Men To Help With Toys
W C Welter chairman of Huronport's Christmas Day committee calls all Legionnaires with spare time to report to the toy repair shop tonight to assist with repairs. He also asks Legion Auxiliary members to visit today and tomorrow to collect and dress dolls for the project.
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W. C. Welter
Huronport
Welter
Legion Auxiliary
Counties Convene Here to Discuss South Dakota Legislation
Commission officials from counties east of the Missouri River gathered in Sioux Falls for a session at the Elks ballroom to debate the permanent school fund gasoline tax diversion law motor vehicle fund allocations to townships and county unit tax levies. More than 200 commissioners and several state legislators attended, signaling strong interest in county governance.
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Missouri River
Abs
South Dakota
Elks Ball Room
T. Charnock
Sioux Falls
State County Commission
Manufacturers And Employers To Meet In Sioux Falls
A special meeting of the Manufacturers and Employers association of South Dakota is set for Thursday December 20 in Sioux Falls. The agenda includes reports election of officers and discussion of NRA operations social legislation government in business and taxation. Officers named C N McMillsh president P R Quarnberg vice president and Mary A Miller secretary with an executive committee of five members and a board of directors from each member town.
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Sioux Falls
Manufacturers and Employers Association of
South Dakota
NRA
Ite
C. N. McMillsh
P. R. Quarnberg
Rania City
Mary A. Miller
Ave
Three-Fold Bonus Plan To Be Presented To House
Washington dispatch reports a plan to fund the soldiers bonus and bolster silver by tapping treasury seigniorage from silver priced at 1.28 an ounce. Rep Scrugham will convene the silver bloc to consider the approach which supporters say could pay part of the bonus immediately, spur silver buying, and ease business fears of cash payment for all veterans. The plan faces treasury shortfalls and mixed reactions among veterans bloc and lawmakers.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Scrugham
Nevada
Silver Bloc
Pinworld
Veterans Bloc
Rasket
House
Veterans Administration
Potato Crop Beats Records Since 1928
Washington reported the biggest potato crop since 1928 with an estimated 285,287,000 bushels, about 76,287,000 more than 1933. The gain came from unusually heavy yields in many areas and above average planted acreage across the country.
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Washington
Department ‘of ‘Agriculture
Planners Outline State and Federal Planning Link
Washington reports the New Deal planners describe a coordinated national planning board with forty two state boards. They propose a continuing works program for ten years and a land retirement plan buying submarginal lands or restoring timber. The motive is to plan for depressions like military war planning, a radical shift in policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National
Geographic Society and Army to Sponsor 1935 Stratosphere Flight
The National Geographic Society and the U S Army Air Corps will back a 1935 stratosphere expedition from the Black Hills. A three million cubic foot balloon will carry Capt. Albert W Stevens and Capt. Orvil A Anderson, building on last year’s Explorer flight. The mission aims to advance high altitude science, photography, and atmospheric samples with lessons from the 1934 mission guiding design and safety improvements.
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Washington
Black Hills
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Gilbert Grosvenor
War Department
Grosvenor
Albert W. Stevens
Orvil A. Anderson
Randolph Williams
Langley Field
Virginia
Stee Ry
Mearre
Rapid City
S. D
Society
Air Corps
Bureau of Standards
Specral
Pleases Governor Pledges Support for Stratosphere Flight
PIERRE Dec 19 Governor Tom Berry expressed gratification that another stratosphere flight is being planned from the Black Hills next summer. He said he will cooperate fully with expedition officials and hopes they can go higher and land safely.
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Pierre
Tom Berry
Mrs Rumsey Dies From Hunt Injuries in Virginia Fox Hunt
Washington reports the death of Mrs Mary Harriman Rumsey, chair of the NBA consumers advisory board and founder of the Junior League. The widow of sculptor Charles Cary Rumsey died after injuries from a fox hunt horse fall in Virginia weeks earlier. She was noted for philanthropy and women’s leadership in the New Deal era.
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Snd
NRA
Scheele Waives Hearing in Manslaughter Case
Henry Scheele, a farmer near Yale, charged with first degree manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, will waive preliminary hearing. Attorney Av A Chamberlain announced the decision today. The hearing had been set for tomorrow in municipal court. Leo A Temney said the waiver means Scheele will be bound over to circuit court automatically. He is at liberty on a $2,000 bond. The complaint charges him with the death of Lafe Williams.
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Scheele
Henry Scheele
Ving
Yale
Av A
Chamberlain
Stu
Leo A. Temney
At Liberty Now
Lafe ‘Williams
Order New Vote In Spink County
A special election was ordered on or before December 31 by Circuit Judge Van Guren Perry to resolve a deadlock in Spink County over the third SD legislature seat. Motely and Ingles each tied on ballots, prompting a mandamus to compel the county auditor to set an election. The hearing also imposed $105.85 in court costs on Auditor A. L. Kuehn.
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Redfield
van Guren Perry
Aberdeen
Spink
South Dakota
H. M. Motley
Frankfort
T. J. Ingles
Circuit
Motley
Perry
Frank Fisher
Miller
Paul Opsahl
Carl F. Wall
Spink County
L. Kuehn
Banks Set 2 Percent Time Deposit Rate For SD
George A. Starring announces that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation agrees to a 2 percent maximum on time and savings deposits for banks in the United States member of the Federal Reserve system or FDIC. He notes many banks in South Dakota have already cut to 2 percent and that the change applies widely across the state.
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Waco
South Dakota
George A. Starring
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
Mr. Starring
Tha ‘Association
Federal. Deposit. Insurance Corporation
United States
Federal’ Reserve System
Eileza Deposit’ Insurance, Corporation
Do. Cas
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