Farm aid fight stalls in House after cuts loom
House members from 22 states moved to restore about 75 million dollars in farm program funding cut from the appropriation bill. The effort, led by Rep. Ferguson of Oklahoma, aims to reinstate parity payments and loans, but Senate action is anticipated as the House vote nears.
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Georgia
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House Agriculture Committee
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Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Icy Pavement Causes Mishaps In City
Icy pavement from a light rain and subsequent snow flurries caused several car mishaps in the city. Two Huron High School girls, Margaret Kelly and Lucille Maag, were injured when Maag’s car skidded on federal highway 14 east of the city. Kelly suffered facial cuts and a tooth loss. Maag had skinned knees. Both were treated and dismissed. The girls were en route from Cavour to Huron about 8:30 am. Several minor incidents were reported with no serious injuries. Warm temperatures later softened the ice. Temperatures dropped to 21 degrees overnight. Locals await Friday’s groundhog forecast for six more weeks of winter if the shadow appears.
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Dakota Brewing Company
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Berg marches to Miami Biltmore finals in record round
Patty Berg shattered a course record by matching the front nine par of 35 as she advanced to the 36 hole Miami Biltmore tournament final against National Champion Betty Jameson of San Antonio. Her win over Shirley Ann Johnson of Winnetka secures a place in tomorrow’s decisive round. King George VI has a slight cold and is confined to his room.
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London
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Chief Justice Hughes Sees Vital Debate Over Constitution
Washington February 1 Chief Justice Hughes described disagreement over constitutional interpretation as a token of vitality. He spoke at a program marking the Supreme Court's 150th anniversary noting open criticism preserves democracy and judicial independence. The ceremony drew lawmakers and ABA president Charles A. Beardsley. Earthquake report from Salonika, Greece noted some loss of life and damage to houses.
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Judiciary
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Charles A. Beardsley
Oakland
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American Bar Association
Meanest Man Steals From Paralyzed Fund in South Dakota
Huron residents label a local thief the meanest man after a coin receptacle for Beadle County infant paralysis donations was stolen from Leighton’s billiard parlor at 113 Third Street Southwest. Owner H A Leighton reported the mid afternoon theft, noting the container had been inside about two weeks and contained a fairly full amount.
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Leighton
Bicknell Seeks Democratic Nomination For South Dakota Governor
Webster attorney Lewis W. Bicknell announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of South Dakota. A 30 year Day County resident and World War veteran, he spoke in Sioux Falls about proposals to pursue in the fall campaign and thanked supporters from across the state. A brief statement noted his long liberal and progressive activity and influence within state politics.
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Lewis W. Bicknell
South Dakota
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Tom Berry
U. S. Senate
Sioux Falls
Sebert Tron
Economic Dictator Demand Rejected By Chamberlain
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain rejected a Labor motion to appoint an economic dictator for war cabinets. He proposed a plan for an export council led by business leaders with officials from trades unions and key ministries to boost exports. He urged MPs to back the cabinet as is. British shipping losses were reported, including the Waclite torpedoed in convoy and the Highwave bombed off the coast, with crew injuries and missing men noted.
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North Sea
Conviction for Contempt Upheld by State Supreme Court
The state supreme court affirmed a Los Angeles Times contempt of court conviction over publishing editorials about court cases before final settlement, splitting opinions with two justices dissenting. The paper vowed to defend free speech and free publication as a core American right, tracing the case to editorials from 1928 and 1987 related to labor matters and a local bribery charge.
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Barrymore Plays His Lead Straight On Broadway Return
Barrymore returns to Broadway in My Dear Children after 15 years, delivering a straight performance that surprised audiences. Early today he left the Monte Carlo cabaret with his estranged wife Blaine Barrie, avoiding questions about a reconciliation.
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John Barrymore
Ad Hibber
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Barrymore
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Blaine Barrie
Kallio Repeats Offer Of Honorable Peace In War Diet
President Kyosti Kallio in a solemn Finland peace speech repeated the offer to negotiate an honorable peace with Russia while rejecting imperial aims. He urged civilian air defense aid, praised Sweden for aid and volunteers, and called the conflict senseless. Soviet attempts near Salla and Petsamo faltered as Finnish forces tightened their grip near Lake Ladoga. Reports from Tallinn and Rovaniemi described air raids and aerial combat with Finnish losses.
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Rovaniemi
Japan Says Reds Violated Truce With Scores of Illegal Acts
Tokyo reports General Shuriku Hata stating Soviet Russia committed scores of illegal acts after the truce on the Manchukuo Outer Mongolia border, just as Japan presses a seven year arms program totaling about 671 million dollars. The Diet opened with Hata and Foreign Minister Arita outlining policy while negotiations with Russia broke down. The government seeks to push the China war and maintain a strong economy in Manchukuo and China under the new order.
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Hachiro Arita
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