Refunding Bonds To Be Sold At 3 Per Cent Interest
Rural Credit Director Millard G. Scott said a syndicate agreed to buy 20,425,040 dollars in South Dakota refunding bonds at 3 percent interest during the extension period. The deal, described as the largest state refinancing this year, involves banks and bond houses in New York the Twin Cities and Chicago.
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Stott
Fred A. Gerke
Sioux Falls
South Dakote Syndicate
South Dakota
Joan Dusineo
New York
Twin Cities
Chicago
Pierre National Bank
Mitchell National Bank
Rural Credit Board
Rural Credits Board
State Bond Board
Rural Credits
Tennessee
U.S. Denies Offering Uruguayan Aid Over Graf Spee
A U.S. official says reports of armed aid from the United States, Argentina, and Brazil to eject the Admiral Graf Spee stem from Uruguay's foreign minister meeting with American representatives. The official says the conference simply notified Uruguay’s decision to require the ship to move and no U.S. help was requested or provided.
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U.S
Uruguay
Graf Spee
Washington
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Allies Line Up With Finland War Aid
The Allied supreme war council plans broad aid to Finland against Russia, aligning England and France with the republic and signaling a joint Anglo French move against the Soviet. The decision answers the League of Nations request after the USSR was expelled for aggression, heightening concerns about a wider Hitlerian conflict.
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Supreme War Council
Finland
Russia
England
France
Little Republic
Europe
Council
League of Nations
Soviet Union
League
War Council
Property Owners Reminded Of Pavement Levy Dates
City notes dates for the 53 block pavement levy payments with Feb 18 1940 as delinquency date. First installments due now with one month grace. annual delinquency on Dec 18 thereafter. Taxes may be paid in 10 installments or lump sum. Interest will not exceed five percent once bonds are issued.
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MBUNE
Stalcmeenis
W. H. Olson
Dee
Christmas Buying Booms In Huron Traders Report Heavier Holiday Trade
Huron merchants say holiday shopping will top 1938 figures with many predicting a peak. Retailers note confidence among buyers, unusually warm December weather boosting sales, and a shift toward practical, higher value gifts across general merchandise stores.
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Huron
Tax Collections Up In Beadle County
Beadle County tax collections for the 11 month period Jan 1 to Nov 30 rose about 7 percent, totaling increased receipts of 51 847 92 from the previous year. County Treasurer Joe Reilly reported the year end plan includes compromises on personal property taxes under a new state law with applications due Dec 31. The office will also prepare for 1920 automobile license plates sales, continuing an economy program with a lean staff.
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Beadle County
Joe Reilly
Usctions Serayed Nev
County Commission
Reilly
Nazis Claim 23 British Ships
German forces report sinking 23 British vessels in three days amid aerial attacks. British press condemns the raids on civilian fishing boats while noting two trawlers were lost in the action, Star of Scotland with crew deaths and Strathalbyn and Strathrannock sustaining damage but escaping unscathed. Captain Henry Noble describes near misses and heavy gunfire as gunners fire back.
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Germany
Sedgerly
London
Star of Scotland
Strathalbyn
Strathrannock
Henry Noble
Finns Hold Line Under Massive Soviet Assault
Helsinki reports a gigantic Red Army attack on the Karelian Isthmus involving hundreds of tanks and more than 200 aircraft. Finnish officials claim early tank losses behind lines and capture of Soviet armor in Sella area, while reports from Copenhagen note continued Finnish resistance along the Lapland Mannerheim Line as air raids persist.
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Helsinki
Red Army
Karelian
Sinn
Sella
Salle
Arctic Circle
Finland
Copenhagen
Lapland
Mannerheim
Arctic
Kremlin
State Department Studies If Columbus Act Of War
U S officials reviewed whether the sinking of the German liner Columbus inside the neutrality zone amounted to an act of war. The ship, burned and abandoned after a confrontation with a British warship, sank roughly 250 miles east of Washington as crew members were evacuated to Ellis Island. Officials noted shipping lanes and neutrality questions loom larger amid belligerent acts on sea lanes.
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Washington
State Department
America
United States
Tuscaloosa
Stephen Early
White House
Earler
Ellis Island
U. S
Europe
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Beadle County Protests Change In Auto License Setup
Beadle County and Huron officials joined with the Huron Chamber of Commerce to oppose a policy change affecting automobile license plates. Protesters argue the new system would remove city designation and hinder enforcement, citing support from county law enforcement and past actions in nearby Minnehaha and Brown counties.
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Beadle County
Huron City
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Ed State Iveningsrud
Joenty Reilly
Elity
Miss Ringsrud
Minnehaha
Brown
Minnehaha County
Langsdorff Ends Life After Loss Of Graf Spee
Captain Hans Langsdorff shot himself after the Graf Spee was lost. He had given away personal effects, held a long meeting with officers, and requested not to be disturbed. The German embassy confirmed his death and outlined his act to safeguard his crew, with a naval funeral planned in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
New York
Hans Langsdorff
Graf Spee
Langsdorff
Naval Arsenal
Langsdorf
Naval
Argentina
Uruguay
Adolf Hitler
Interior
Langsdorft
Sinca Sund
K.G
Wilhelm Langscurft
Jutland
North Sea
Navy Department
Berlin
Hans Langsdorf
Dante
Nazi freighter Arauca may stay 2 to 3 years at Port Everglades
Captain Frederick Stengler said the German freighter Arauca might remain at Port Everglades indefinitely after being chased by a British cruiser Orion. The 4,354-ton ship, on maiden voyage from Germany via Vera Cruz with a crew of 52, was stalled near Fort Lauderdale as authorities weighed its status as a merchant vessel.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Port Everglades Harbor
Frederick Stengler
Columbus
Atlantic
Orion
Here
Ccast
Stengler
Bahaman Waters
Germany
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Soviet Press Silent On U.S. Planes Sold To Finland
Moscow reports omit official comment on United States Navy planes sold to Finland. A private Russian observer quips they may arrive just as the Red Army takes them over. United States officials in Washington disclosed the sale of 44 high speed fighters. Moscow papers praise Stalin ahead of his 60th birthday tomorrow.
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Finland
United States
Elna Soderman
Mariti
Jarmo
New York
Hoelaluk
Beeabe -Toll
Moscow
Radio Today
Red Army
Washington
United States Navy
Joseph Stalin
Thieves Take Cash From Dirksen Residence
Four dollars in cash were taken from the Frank Dirksen residence at 449 Fifth Street Southwest over the weekend. Marauders used a skeleton key to enter the front door while the family was gone, and also took a diamond ring, an Armour check book, and several articles of jewelry. Police were informed of the theft.
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Dirksen
Frank Dirksen
Fifth Street
Gore
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