Norstad Links Bushfield And Coon To Deals Under Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports President Renee approves the Jackson Day dinner with Republican guests and notes a shift in precedent. Farley plans a February meeting to set the party’s 1940 nominating convention while observers assess a potential early or late convention date impact on strategy and unity.
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James A. Farley
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National Committee
New Quakes Reported Near Tokat Turkiye
Turkish officials reported new violent earthquakes near Tokat in northern Anatolia, with fears of a total death toll reaching 40,000 in Erzincan Province. Deep underground tremors and heavy snow hinder rescue and communications as planes drop food and clothing to survivors.
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Examiner Finds Bridges Not Red Amid Deportation Fight
Washington reports that Harry Bridges was found by James M. Landis to be “en ergetically radical” in his airs but not a member of or affiliated with the Communist party, paving the way for possible relief from deportation. The finding, submitted to Secretary Perkins, weighs heavily in whether Bridges may remain in the United States.
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Capper
Kansas
Senate Immigration Committee
San Francisco
Dean Landis
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Huron Welcomes New Year With Parties and Cold Outlook
Huronians will greet the New Year with watch parties at several churches and private-home gatherings while forecasters predict a mixed holiday outlook. Temperatures are expected to plunge to between zero and five below, with a brief warm spell Monday followed by a return to colder conditions by midweek.
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New Year events planned in Huron city and clubs
Midnight shows in Huron theaters and annual Elks Lodge and Country Club parties usher in the new year. Mount Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church holds Monday morning services and St Martin's Catholic Church observes Holy Day with masses at 7, 8, and 9. English services at Mount Calvary at 10:45. Country Club hosts New Year dance with Louie Lang’s orchestra starting at midnight. Elks cabaret at 11 p.m. in the Elks ballroom with Lloyd Behn’s orchestra.
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Country Club
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Els
Lloyd Behn
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Tomat
Eeay Nambis
Roundup of Huron and South Dakota News 1939 Event Highlights
The Evening Huronite and Associated Press team present a yearlong roundup of notable Huron events in 1939 and major South Dakota stories from 1930 to 1939. A full page lists Huron 1939 events, found on pages 3 and 40 of this edition.
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Huron
South Dakota
Associated Press
New Years Eve Party Planned by Knights of Columbus
Knights of Columbus and families will gather at the Odd Fellows hall for the annual New Year's Eve party with entertainment at 10 30 p m and dancing at midnight. Lunch will be served. City and county offices federal agencies post office and public library will close all day Monday. The Evening Huronite will suspend publication for a full holiday.
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Knights of Columbus
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Beadle County Receives Four 1939 AAA Check Batches
Four batches totaling 52 012 48 have arrived at Beadle County Agricultural Conservation offices for 1939 AAA participation. Checks received today include 21 445 22 and 18 194 70 with earlier deposits on December 28 and December 23. County Chairman Eli Fineinoun urged farmers to await notice before contacting offices to speed payments.
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Major Battle Near As Red Troops Move Up The Isthmus
Helsinki dispatch reports the first major battle likely as veteran Red troops replace conscripts under a heavy artillery barrage along Finland's Karelian Isthmus. Captured balloons were used to probe Finnish positions while Viipuri endured continual shelling and rail lines near Leningrad to Viipuri saw intensified fighting. Reports claim Finnish scouts cut off about 10,000 Russians near Salla, with walls around Murmansk being defended. Finnish forces, under Gen Wallenius, converge toward a decisive engagement northeast of Kemiyarvi.
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Copenhagen
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Kurt Marttin Wallenius
Kemiarvi
Italian Train Wreck Near Naples Kills Forty
At Torre Annunziata station south of Naples an express train crashed into a standing troop train killing about 40 people and injuring around 150. Investigators say a switch failed, the express had right of way but could not pass. Rescue work was hampered by two inches of intense cold.
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Torre Annunziata
Here
Uruguayan ultimatum orders Tacoma to leave harbor
Montevideo expected to order the German merchantman Tacoma to depart within 24 hours or be interned. President Baldomir reportedly agreed the step since Tacoma aided the Graf Spee, now wrecked in the River Plate estuary, raising questions about allied reaction if the ship attempts to sail.
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Alfredo Baldomir
Graf Spee
River Plate
Dieting Women Hold Key To Farm Surplus Problem
A Boston resident signing as Selah urged Senator Nye that women drop slenderness obsessions to ease farm surpluses. She argued magazines and film incentives promote skinny figures and proposed heavier photographs of stars. She claimed more bread and butter would reduce surplus.
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Boston
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Selah
Snow Streak Hits Atlantic States With Death Toll Rising
General snowfall swept the Middle Atlantic and New England regions with four and a half inches in Boston. Three deaths were linked to the storm: a Baltimore sledding accident a Perth Amboy heart attack during shoveling and a Philadelphia truck crash. Temperatures dropped across the Midwest in Bemidji and International Falls while south regions stayed generally cold but fair.
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Nebraska
Boy Admits Slaying Dad For Not Providing
Floyd Devilbiss 15 confessed to shooting his father Mergik on the George Wetherby farm near Brainerd Minnesota. He initially said the rifle discharge was an accident but later admitted planning the killing due to resentment over not supporting a family of 12 children. Ten of the children were at home.
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Roy Wickland
Crow Wing
Floyd Devilbiss
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George Wetherby
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Janitor Falls To Death At Sioux Falls Trestle
W. E. Brown a local post office janitor was found dead near the Rock Island trestle at 1 a.m. Officials believe he slipped on key ties and fell about 20 feet along his usual route home. He had a broken neck and severe scalp injuries.
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Norstad Links Bushfield Coon to Highway Probe
Rapid City December 30 Andrew Norstad former secretary of the South Dakota Highway Commission charges Governor Bushfield and J B Coon Sioux Falls Republican chairmen with a highway department transaction under AG investigation He argues the chief executive seeks a smoke screen while demanding a full inquiry into alleged charges against Bushfield and official state actions Norstad cites bids and pre mix stock pile material orders as actions influenced by Bushfield and Coon and calls for transparency in the probe.
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Andrew Norstad
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Bushfield
J.B. Coon
Sioux Falls
Attorney General's Office
Nerstad
J. B.dennis
Asl
Dennis
Gallant
Norstad
Hashfield and Coon
South Dakota
Harlan ¥. Bushfield
JF. D. Coon
Highway Commission
Pierre
Hush Feld Jim
Angin
Coon
Leslie Jensen
Damends
Small German Naval Boat Stranded Off Sweden Coast
A German patrol boat numbered 407 ran aground in a gale on the south coast of Sweden near Boeste. Of its 38 crew, eight were washed overboard and seven reached shore. Rescue efforts continued for the remaining 30 crew members.
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Boeste
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