Roberts Sentenced To Five Years And A Day In State Prison
Beadle county deputy sheriff William B. Roberts pleaded guilty to first degree robbery and was sentenced by Circuit Judge Alva E. Taylor to five years and one day in the state penitentiary. The punishment is one day above the minimum. State's Attorney H. W. Markey and Sheriff Joe Reilly urged leniency. letters from Hucom residents supported it. Roberts’ attorney urged consideration of an Indiana prison term as well as this being his first offense. The judge praised Roberts’ conduct and warned on demeanor in prison. Roberts appeared satisfied and is eligible for parole in under two years. The case traces to a 1929 robbery of the county treasurer’s office, with co-defendant Rauscher already sentenced and approaching parole.
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Wiliam B. Roberts
Beadle County
Alva E. Taylor
H. W. Markey
Joe Reily
Robarts
Hucom
Markey
Reberry
Indiana
Huron
Roberts
W. C. Peterson
Reilly
Tayce
John Rougcher
Sioux Falls
Rauscher
Beadlee County
Missouri
Profits Asserted On 1927 Navy Cruisers By Newport News Leader
Testimony before the senate munitions committee claims Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock earned about 5.6 million dollars on two cruisers in 1927, with a 35 percent profit. The firm cited a contract price of 20.96 million and costs around 15.75 million, as it faced higher design and equipment costs. Ferguson argued government costs are lower under current contracts.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Homer L. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Ferguson
Weather summary for Huron and vicinity and South Dakota
Unsettled conditions with snow and colder temperatures expected tonight and Friday. South Dakota outlook shows unsettled tonight with snow in the east and general cooling, followed by slightly better conditions in parts of the state.
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Palaalebsadaaarbbass
Huron
South Dakota
Fritar
Calder
Naval Court Probes cause of Macon crash and Italian troop move
A naval court of inquiry in San Francisco investigates the Macon crash cause amid survivor testimonies while Italy announces a Saturday departure of troops from Sicily toward Eritrea and Italian Somaliland as Mussolini weighs moves in Africa. The case includes warnings of potential structural issues and a planned congressional probe.
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Naval Court
Macon
Africa
Washington
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Point Sur
Wiley
Deen
Urges General Arms Conference In Geneva
Hugh Wilson United States minister to Switzerland urged a disarmament committee to seek a general convention to initiate arms control. He cited the arms traffic and manufacture, a supervisory body and publicity of expenditures as threefold aims to aid broader negotiations for peace.
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Geneva
Hugh Wilson
United States
Switzerland
Wilson
Germany
Wilsom
Twins Born Three Days Apart In Two Cities
Portage Wisconsin dispatch reports Mira Milen Kohn gave birth in Marcellon on Saturday to the first twin while the second arrived Tuesday at St Saviour hospital in Portage. Dr William A Taylor said mother and both children were progressing nicely.
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Portage
Wis
Kohn
Mira Milen Kohn
Marcellon
St. Saviour's Hospital
William A. Taylor
Solons Tackle Tax Question in South Daleeata Legislature
The South Dakota legislature moves to tax reform with a joint committee voting 14 to 12 for a revised gross income tax. An ore tax bill is stalled in the senate after a notice requires a report no later than tomorrow. House actions include a gasoline tax cut proposal and a repeal plan for a 1933 rural credit diversion. Senate measures address election clerk pay and open hunting seasons.
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Pierre
South Daletta
Senate
Sve
Senate Tax Committee
House
Rural Credit Department
State Planning Board
The
Game Commission
Sen
M. Carpenter
State Affairs Committee
Planning Board
Herman D. Eilers
Dell Rapids
Huron Area Receives Rain Snow With More Predicted
Rain and snow delivered 0.19 inch moisture in the Huron area with more snow forecast for tonight. Temperatures were mild though slightly cooler than yesterday’s 50 degree high. The weather across South Dakota varied with a quarter inch average moisture and some locations reporting up to 0.40 inch.
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Huron
Tam
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Yankton
South Dakota
Taite
Pierre
Aberdeen
Watertown
Mitchel
Consolation From Defense Attorney After Hauptmann Guilty Verdict
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann found comfort in promises from defense attorney Lloyd Fisher after the jury convicted Bruno Hauptmann of killing the Lindbergh baby. Fisher urged composure as she faced the courtroom, with aide and confidante Fisher guiding her through the moment.
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Flemington
Anna Hauptmann
Lloyd Fisher
Fisher
Segal
Bruno Hauptmann
Teers
Consoles Wito Fisher
Mrs. Hauptmann
Roosevelt private note on auto code division amid labor leaders
President Roosevelt and labor leaders met in Washington for showy statements while Roosevelt privately explained his renewal of the auto code for four more months. He cited autos as the main driver of industrial activity and hinted at NRA reform while signaling private views on labor boards and relief plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Green
A. F. of L
Hoosevalt
Teason
Tabor
Autosy
Alspealke
Towt
NRA
Trol
Reliaf
Kidnapping Case Timeline from Lindbergh Case
The timeline traces the Lindbergh kidnapping from the baby’s snatching on March 1, 1922 through ransom events and clues. It notes the $50,000 payment on April 2 and the body’s discovery, Bruno Hauptmann’s 1934 arrest, the raiding garage for ransom money, trial in 1935, and his execution.
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Flemington
Jassie
Bruno’ Hauptmann
Heuptmann
Woman Appeals to Roosevelt to Save Bruno Hauptmann
Frau Pauline Hauptmann, heartbroken, begs President Roosevelt to spare her son Bruno Hauptmann from the electric chair after a Feb. 14 verdict. She writes a merciful plea, recalling months of suspense and asking if there is a God in heaven.
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Hauptmann
Associated Press
Kamenz
Germany
Pauline Hauptmann
Roosevelt
Bruno
Tar
Hauptmann verdict attacked as miscarriage of justice by defense chief
Edward J. Reilly, defense counsel chief, denounces Hauptmann verdict and seeks U S Supreme Court appeal. Hauptmann to be sent to death house. date of execution tentatively set for March 22 with prior court steps planned through May. Jurors showed emotion as verdict read. Reilly pledges fight to save Hauptmann.
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Flemington
N. J
Edward J. Reilly
Brimo Richard Hauptmann
Reilly
Union Hotel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
State Prison
Trenton
John H. Curtis
Doomse
United States Supreme Court
State Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of Pardons
Annie
Meacy
Charles Walton
Richard Bruno Hauptmanty
Justice Trenchard
David T. Wilent
Wilentz
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Akron
Naval Board of Inquiry
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New York Democrat
House Patents Committee
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Karl Arnstein
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Ohio
Navy
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Grand Council
Associated Proas
Rome
Italy
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Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
Hrile Selassie
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
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Chicago
Inez Jones
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