Winter Storm Drifts Close South Dakota Highways
Huron area reports 7.5 inches of snow with 4 to 12 inch drifts as crews battle closures on routes 281 and 14. Windy conditions slow clearing. parts of the state face blocked roads and hazardous travel while warmer weather looms tonight and tomorrow.
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Associated Press News
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Rob County
Webster
Milbank
Groton
Beadle
Faulk County
Redfield
Potter County
Tulare
Arington
Hamlin Coun
France Tries To Arrange Border Truce Amidst Frontline Battles
France seeks a border truce with Spain as Franco forces push north from Barcelona toward the frontier. Paris negotiates directly with Madrid and through Britain to halt fighting and avoid a stampede of Spanish government troops into France. The Cortes backs Negrin’s vow to continue resistance. Batista visits Mexico. China alerts foreshadowed Lushan assault. Britain boosts gold defenses. refugee talks in Berlin progress.
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Perpignan
France
Great Britain
Francisco Franco
Cortes
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Franco
Vick
Baratana
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Negrin
Batista
Maxico
Groundhog Weather Prophecy Debunked by Expert Bogess
Washington reports Stanley Bogess, noted zoologist for the American Wildlife Institute, debunks the groundhog as a weather prophet. He says hogs emerge at night, or in day if seeking food, implying no reliable forecast from their sightings.
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Washington
Stanley UT. Bogess
American Wildlife Institute
Jid
Legislature Advances Bills as Peace Day Holiday Considered
South Dakota lawmakers renewed sessions with House speeding five bills to final approval and Senate debating tax installment provisions. The pending measures include making Armistice Day a school holiday and allowing airports to be leased, while others move the Abor Avon normal to Northern State Teachers College. A tax installment provision received a 38 to 2 Senate pass, with a 60 day grace trigger for missed payments. A separate irrigation contract bill also moved forward. This summary reflects the readable passages from the legislative page.
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Feu
South Dakota
House
Senate
Leo D. Heck
Kimball
Brule
Solon
Heck
Texas Quadruplets Reported All In Excellent Condition
Galveston Tex Feb 2 The proud father W E Badgett 38 faced a stunned yet happy moment as he learned his wife delivered Texas first quadruplet girls Joyce Jeanette Joan and Geraldine The babies weighed 313 14 314 314 and 320 pounds and doctors said all four were in excellent condition after transfusions The mother also reportedly doing well Medical staff noted the quartet resemble peas in a pod and may pose weighing difficulties for Papa when identifying them
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W. EB. Badgett
Texas
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Jeanette
Joan
Geraldine
Papa Padgett
Wan
Borah Condition Reported Satisfactory in Washington
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, ill with grippe in a Washington hospital, was reported this morning to be in a satisfactory condition. A hospital attache said the 73 year old Republican passed the night without material change.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Grippe
Hunger strike grows at San Quentin prison
Corned Willie prompts protest as thousands of inmates at San Quentin refrained from eating. Warden Court Smith kept dining rooms open but urged prisoners to take meals, shifting the menu from corned beef hash to spaghetti and milkless dishes amid growing discontent.
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Smith
Huron Insurance Salesman Dies
Ralph George Riley a well known insurance salesman in Huron died at his home after a long illness with heart disease. Born May 20 1898 in Centerville South Dakota he lived in Winfred McAllen and later moved to Huron where he worked for stock and mutual companies of the South Dakota Farm Bureau. He was a World War veteran and a Methodist Church member survived by widow daughter and several relatives. funeral plans not announced.
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Centerville
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Winfred
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Clarence
Hutton
Mina
Riley
Win*fred
South Dakota Farm Bureau
Methodist Church
Hog Producers Could Reclaim Processing Tax, Lemke Says
Rep Lemke of North Dakota introduced a House resolution claiming hog producers might recover nearly 170 million dollars from processing taxes collected under the old Agricultural Adjustment Act. Proceeds are held by the Department of Agriculture. Claimants must prove burden borne and file within a year of the resolution's effective date.
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Washingsun
Lemke
Republican
North Dakota
Supreme Court
de- Ppp
Atenent of Agricultura
Sewing Room Jobs To Be Restored
Washington news reports Representative Case of South Dakota announced that dependent mothers and aging workers in Works Progress Administration sewing rooms would regain employment after the relief appropriation bill is enacted. The measure provides financing through June and allows the President to request additional funds if needed. The debate included the whether to adjust wage differentials and dependent child aid funding between states.
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South Dako
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Senate
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White House
Congress
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Eleven killed in air raid on Madrid Valencia raid
Eleven persons were killed and 37 injured when five Savoia bombers raided Valencia dropping about 100 bombs. The attack occurred February 2 and caused extensive damage across the city.
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Savoia
Valencia
Roosevelt Clinton and Hoover clash in defense policy debate
A Washington report describes conflicting views on U S aviation supply for 3 000 new planes and foreign orders as Republicans press the Senate Military Affairs Committee for firsthand testimony. Austin Montana says the panel seeks direct information on arms sales to France while Roosevelt aims to aid European democracies with modern planes, and critics worry about war risks. The debate spans policy details, potential embargoes, and the sequence of approvals as lawmakers seek clarity on America’s defense posture.
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Chicago
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Missouri
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Conjcel
U Iitary Committee
Europe
Hoover Lashes At Roosevelt Policy
In Chicago on February 2 Herbert Hoover attacked President Roosevelts foreign policy. He warned coercive measures like economic sanctions threaten war and urged the nation to resist bold military actions. Hoover argued foreign policy must be set by the people and Congress, not the president alone, and dismissed the likelihood of European or Asiatic dictators attacking the Western Hemisphere.
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China
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England
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Chicago
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Manton
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