Measure to fund state advertising killed in house
A 10 000 dollar appropriation for state advertising purposes was rejected by the house on Saturday. The article notes the official expressed disappointment with the house's action.
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1939
Page
12
A 10 000 dollar appropriation for state advertising purposes was rejected by the house on Saturday. The article notes the official expressed disappointment with the house's action.
A Northern Pacific local passenger train and a Union Pacific freight train collided at the Altalia crossing near Pasco Washington killing engineer R B Riley of Spokane and fireman William Lott of Pasco. Brakeman Alva A Fryer 55 of unknown origin suffered head injuries. Eight passengers were aboard none injured. Cattle were killed and several injured as trains blocked the line while crews cleared the wreck. signals at the crossing were reported fully protected and both trains were moving slowly.
Lawmakers clash over highway funding as Groux Falls roads drawn into a political fight. Huffman fails to stall a warmth amendment while C E Anderson proposes an adjournment substitute. A separate gasoline limit bill passes 46 to 25 as Rep. Frank Lloyd of Academy recuses his vote.
The House passed ten special appropriation bills and allowed use of a $25,000 old appropriation for subsurface geological survey. It also approved a chain store tax with top rate cut to 150 dollars. The Senate endorsed a measure to put a constitutional amendment to voters in 1940 to move county school fund assets to the state and relieve counties from school loan liabilities. Also noted are 21 bills moved by the Senate in a lengthy session including livestock rustling items.
The Senate considered measures on livestock inspection fees for trucks near shipment points and approved a 27,500 appropriation for boiler plant work at Vermillion's University of South Dakota. It backed travel cost cuts for county officials, cricket control funding, and allowing WPA street projects with 60 percent property-owner support. Appointments included J. M. Berry as state finance director and George B. Olle to the board of charities and corrections. The body also revisited a bid to build a 150,000 dormitory at Site College under the PWA, with a tied vote and a member exchange for support. Governor Bushfield pressed for old age assistance funds and opposed shifting motor vehicle license fee shares from the highway department, while lawmakers weighed the future of a state dependent children program.
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