Huron Man Killed In Accident East Of City Last Night
George A. Cooper 45 of Huron died in an automobile accident east of Huron last night. His wife Mrs Mira Cooper sustained injuries but was able to return home. The car, driven with poor eyesight, left the road near the old Federal highway route and overturned into a ditch. Cooper had come to help his wife with two children aboard. Pearl 12 ran for help as Cooper called out to Charley good bye. He was a Marine veteran, formerly of Mitchell, and had recently moved here with his brother, who is also injured.
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Charles BE. Cooper
Armour Packing
Morningside
George A. Cooper
Charles
Harart
Greege
Mira
Charles Cooper
Charley
Cooper
Pearl
Alyen Cooper
Chicago & North Western
George
Mra Cooper
DeWitt
Huron
Marine Corps
Mitchell
Nerer
Armour Plant
Gangland Toll Rises in Philadelphia Shootout
Gunfight on a building’s second floor and nearby roof wounds three and kills Samuel E Grossman Stean, a jailed material witness in Mickey Duffy’s Atlantic City case. Albert Skale, ex lieutenant of Duffy, is critically injured. Several others are hurt as seven men participate. motive unknown.
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Philadelphia
Samuel E. Gross Tean
Mickey Duffy
Atlantic City
Albert Skale
Duffy
Zmall
Girard Avenue
Watts Street
Grossman
Skale
Weather report hints at cooler spread tonight and Tuesday
Mostly cloudy conditions prevail with a decision on temperatures. Readings show a dip in the extreme west and general cooling into Tuesday. Forecaster notes potential chilly winds.
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Seutz Dakots
Useritio
Levee Break Floods Glendora as River Rises
Glendora Mississippi faces renewed danger as the Glendora levee breaks under the Tallahatchie river surge. Five feet of water flood the business district while homes inland are protected by railroad embankments. No lives lost as Red Cross and relief groups aid refugees in vacant stores and buildings.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Glendora
Tallahatchie
Glendora Municipal Limite
Tallalatchia
Batesville
Marks
Mississippi
Webb
Pachman
Seed to Be Imported for 1932 Planting
Gov Warren E Green's seed committee reports a need to import some seed for 1932 planting after a state survey found oats and barley short while corn stocks are adequate. The group discussed possible federal seed loans and expects congressional action. Attendees included L G Troth Hugh Nash Ralph Johnson A N Hume and others.
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Brockings
South Dakota
Warren E. Green
Congress
L. G. Troth
Hugh Nash
Redfield
Ralph Johnson
State College
H. A. Olson
Sioux Falls
W. J. Allen
Paul Lewis
Aberdeen
H. J. Wagen
Winone
Mion
H. R. Summer
The
Northwest Crop Improvement Association
E. H. Sexauer
Brookings
Dean C. Larson
A. N. Hume
Pleads Guilty To Death Of Officer Wright
Conklin pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Mount Pleasant motorcycle patrolman Alden Wright and received eight years in Fort Madison prison plus a $1000 fine. Wright was killed when Cordelia's car struck a tree while Wright stood on its running board during an attempted arrest for uttering a bogus check.
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Fairfield
Conklin
Alden Wright
Mount Pleasant
Fort Madison
Wright
Cordelia
Widow of Iowa's Ex-Governor Ill in Clermont Home
Aged widow Mrs William Larrabee widow of former Iowa governor is in critical condition at her Clermont home. She has shown weakening strength for some time and recently suffered pneumonia. Known as Towns Ideal Mother, she shared her husband’s interests in state affairs at Montauk overlooking the Turkey river, longtime gathering place for locals.
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Clermont
William Larrabee
Tows
Aas
Larrabee
Towa
Montauk
Turkey River
Preliminary hearing for alleged assailants amid robbery claim
A preliminary proceeding faced delay as three men accused in the robbery and assault of August Peterson, a retired Veblen farmer, gathered for a hearing. BRITTON, December.
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Britton
August’ Peterson
Veblen
Wes
Taxpayers Receive 69 476 930 For 1931 Overcharges
Treasury report to Congress shows 69.5 million dollars refunded in the 1931 fiscal year ending June. Refunds include taxes illegally collected and returned. abatements and credits appear separately. Notable refunds go to Illinois Central, Prairie Oil and Gas, United Verde Copper, and many famous names including Rockefeller, Mellon, Fairbanks, Vanderbilt, Astor, and Sloan.
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Washington
Treas- Airy
Mellon
Congress
Illinois Central Railroad
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Independence
Kansas
Prairie Group
Treasury
Praia Oil and Gas Company
Parco
Wyoming
Prairia Oil and Gas Company
United Verde Copper Company
Clarkdale
Arizona
New York
John D. Rockefeller
John D, Jr
R. B. Mallon
Jenala K. Melton
Douglas Fairbanks
Helene Costello Sherman
Dolorea Costello Barrymore
Thomas Hitchcock
Paulino Uzcudun
Texas Guinan
Bernard Barauch
Corneliua Vanderbilt
John Jacob Astor
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
United States Steel Corporation
Judge Elliott Rules Mortgage Is Valid
Federal Judge James D. Elliott ruled the mortgage by Minndak Construction Co. of Minneapolis to First Minneapolis Trust Co. valid. The lien covers the Mound City and Eastern Railroad lines in McPherson County, with the firm authorized to sell mortgaged property to recover $203,351.98.
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Sioux Falls
James D. Elliott
Minndak Construction Company
Minneapolia
Minneapolis Trust Company
Cam
Mound City and Eastern Railroad
McPherson County
Railroads Set Notices For January Freight Surcharges
Railroads nationwide prepared to issue public notices on December 3 announcing freight rate increases effective during the emergency period. Surcharges will range from 6 cents per ton to a variable amount per ton, with specifics to be disclosed in the formal notices.
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Washington
Rustic Folks Are Wicked Too Says Chicago Scholar
Chicago December reports Albert Blumenthal of the University of Chicago finds small town morals mirror city life. After three years of study he notes rustic villagers differ mainly in outward form as village maidens abandon starched petticoats and attend Sunday roadhouse dances to radio broadcasts rather than church meetings.
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Chicago
Albert Blumenthal
University of Chicago
Lawyers To Pay Tribute To Null In Huron January Term
Central South Dakota lawyers will honor the late T. H. Null a Huron ahommey for years of service. Memorial services set for Tuesday January 12 in the circuit court chamber with Judge Alva E. Taylor and C. N. Hall arranging after a Huron Bar association meeting. Circuit court opens January 11 with jurors reporting January 15.
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South Dakota
T. H. Null
Huron Ahommey
Circuit Court
Alva E. Taylor
C. N. Hall
Huron Bar Association
Null
Wessington Springs
Huron
Sanborn
Chicago Struggles With Persistent Heat Wave
Chicago residents endured a stubborn heat wave as a survey shows over 10,100 city residents hit golf courses. The day featured high temperatures and minor accidents, including Mr and Mrs C D Dunbar's car collision with two children sustaining minor cuts.
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Chicago
Shibago
Struce Mr
Mea
C. D. Dunbar
France And Britton join for debt revision talks
Paris reports a possible joint approach to Washington by Britain and France on war debts and reparations. Prime Minister MacDonald invited Laval to discuss policies before a January conference, aiming to coordinate approaches while considering Young Plan findings and U.S. relief ideas.
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Paris
Excelsior
Washington
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Laval
Conference of Nations
Young Plan
Basel
Congress
Europe
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
MacDonald
ML Laval
United States
Germany
America
Feft
France
London
Dec
M. Laval
Hoover
MM. Laval
Mr. MacDonald
Large Rail Shops Destroyed By Fire
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed several units of the Pennsylvania railroad Twelfth Street shops in Altoona Pennsylvania. Insurance officials estimated the loss at about 1 500 000 dollars. Oil reservoirs exploded showering flaming oil over the area. About 3 100 men were employed there but no one was injured.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Twelfth Street
Black Hill Woman Killed in Bridge Collision
Rapid City dispatch reports Mrs. Naomi Kirby, 24, died instantly Saturday evening when the truck she rode in was sideswiped on a narrow bridge north of Rapid City near Black Hawk. T. E. Reynolds, Piedmont, drove away after the crash but returned to report to Sheriff Nielsen. Four other occupants of the Kirby truck, including her parents and child, were uninjured. Reynolds was alone.
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Black
Rapid City
H. A. Nielsen
Kirby
Doctor in Ottawa uses wireless to care for northern patients
Dr F S Parley of Gatana governs one of the widest medical practices via radio links. Patients in Aklavik to Cape Chidley receive diagnoses and treatment without in-person visits. He relies on a medical manual and remote instruction, sending treatment schedules back to posts in the far north.
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Ottawa
Ont
F.S. Parley
Gttana
Parley
Aklavik
Cape Chidley
Royal Mounted Police
North
Department of Health
Demos To Study Banking Project
House Democrats will scrutinize Hoover’s plan for 12 home loan discount banks before any action. They backed the debt moratorium and a capital increase for federal land banks, while Luce’s measure would fund the new system at 150 million and enable about 32 billion in borrowing via bonds or notes.
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Washington
House Democrats
Hoover
Feder
al Land
Reconstruction Corporation
Rainey
Alinola
Luce
Massachusetts
House Banking Corenittee
Eugene Meyer
Drys And Wets End Drive In Finland
Helsinki Finland December 24 A whirlwind campaign by prohibitionists and anti prohibitionists marked the last day before voters decide whether to keep the 13 year old prohibition regime. Prohibition officials faced low spirits amid weather and the approaching referendum while anti prohibition leaders voiced confidence. A blizzard aided some, while farmers may stay home due to poor conditions.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Prohibition
Anti Prohibition
Omaha Twins Die Two Days Apart
Funeral services for 18 month old twin girls Mary Lou and Betty Jean Clark were scheduled in Counch Bluff s IA. The siblings daughters of Mr. and Mrs Earl Clark died within two days of pneumonia after illness starting December 6 and December 8. Mary Lou died on Wednesday and Betty Jean yesterday.
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Counch
Bluffs
Mary Lou
Betty Jean Clark
Earl Clark
Mary Low
Betty Jean Dee
Chinese Retreat as Manchurian Drive Advances
Chinese irregulars retreat before a Japanese brigade and bomber planes near Chanchiatun and Sanchiatsu in Manchuria. Tokyo cites Open Door policy concerns while Inukai predicts continued foreign investment. U.S. protests expected as Japan presses toward Chin chow. Planes reconnoiter toward Kowpangtze with possible advance to Panshanh nen next.
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Tokyo
Chanchiatun
Manchuria
Tienchusangtai
Amani
Rengo
Sanchiatsu
Matao
Tienchunangtai Iy
Yingkow
Peiping-Mukden
Mancrucia
Sapen
Tsuyoshi Inukai
Ierests
United States
W. Cameron Forbes
Washington
Japan
Mukden
Hud
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang
Glenn Babe
Tawa
Yinzhow
Chinchow
Kowpangtze
U. 5
Dec
China
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