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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1934
Page
1
Berlin reports the Nazi government will take complete control of grains from harvest to bakery. Bread prices stay fixed as drought drives higher wheat and rye costs. A new plan divides crop losses among farmers dealers and mills, with rye and wheat price adjustments and a single central organization replacing separate groups.
Water vein struck in a city sunk well four miles west of Dakota Avenue on Ninth Street road. City water commissioner G M Anderson said quantity cannot be estimated until casing and test pump are installed. Water bearing sand found at about 50 feet. another hole east of Dakota Avenue showed water at 160 feet. James River level fell several inches due to wind as city pumps about 2,000,000 gallons daily.
Letters from national and regional commerce leaders respond to the first trip of the Sigux Falls to Bis marck air line. James A. Farley expresses pride in post office air service, while Q M Phelps and W A Ellis praise the project and note historical progress from horseback mail to modern airmail.
Sioux Falls July 11 A rookie patrolman L W Anselman admitted entering an alley after midnight and obeying an order to leave He said another officer on his beat had no business there and he did not stop a liquor delivery because it was on the other side of the alley The hearing before Judge Gibbs drew laughter from spectators as more witnesses testified about liquor stores gambling rings and alleged political protection in the Towne Pump area
Rapid City July 11 An ordinary tire pump will be carried aboard the Explorer balloon for a planned 15 mile ascent to the stratosphere by Capt Albert Stevens and Maj Wi Ham Kepner. Weather was unfavorably delaying the flight and Kepner said he would wait until November if needed for proper conditions. The pump would only be used if other equipment failed to open the valve at descent, replacing compressed oxygen through a long hose to trigger the valve.
State troopers found Robert Con face alive and smiling in the woods behind his Hartsdale home. The 27 months old child sustained scratches from brambles after two days in dense undergrowth. Sergeant Hogan of the Greenburgh police located him about three quarters of a mile from the house and some distance from where a playmate left him. The recovery ends a lengthy search that began last Thursday afternoon.
Weather keeps stratosphere expedition grounded as Major Kepner and Captain Stevens postpone flight for at least 48 hours. A large low pressure area spans Nome to Winnipeg, with unsettled conditions and storms east and south. A suitable high pressure drift northwest of Rapid City would aid balloon operations for the National Geographic Society Army Air Corps project.
G. Ta Roserberg of Chicago arrived yesterday morning on the northbound airmail plane and after driving to Pierre, by car, took a plane at the capital for pave Fotrche where he was called by the injury of a relative in an accident. The Huron Chamber of Commerce, at the request of the Chicago Motor Club, arranged for the car trip to Pierza.
ST PAUL MINN July 17 The St Paul city council rejected the appointment of Alexander G Jamie former head of the Chicago Secret Six as chief of police here The vote stood 2 for Jamie but the charter requires unanimous approval for an out of town candidate.
ST. PAUL July 17 Gov Floyd B Olson declares he will preserve law and order during a strike involving about 7 000 Minneapolis truck drivers. National guardsmen are mobilized as a precaution. He says he will aid farmers in selling produce and that authorities will protect citizens, while not taking sides in the dispute.
Judge A K Gardner announced that Huron College will name a new chief executive at the July 30 trustee meeting. Committee members conferred with a prospective candidate, but no announcement will be made until trustees act. Florida statisticians note substantial fruit and vegetable shipments to New York City in Q1.
Washington observers note Pacific coast strikes may trigger broader experiments in economy beyond wage disputes. California unrest feeds utopian groups and technocracy ideas, with Imperial Valley clashes cited as context and a potential shift in regional economic thought.
Wide spread industrial unrest drives walkouts across the nation. San Francisco relaxes food limits and streetcar service while Oakland plans large allied unions. Portland faces rising gas prices and looming general strike, with mail plane needs noted.
Two men Jimmie Overstreet and John Horn face murder charges after five witnesses tied them to a June 25 slaying near Golden Spring beach. Arrested in Nebraska July 1, they are also suspected in multiple station robberies across Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota. Horn has no prior record. Overstreet has a long criminal history including past escapes.
The Huron Chamber of Commerce learned from the division of taxation that annual gross income tax reports are not required for firms that file monthly returns and pay all taxes due. Tax Director M. C. Welch said the department will not enforce this provision unless monthly or quarterly returns are estimates, and an annual report may be filed to adjust prior errors if desired, but no penalty will arise for not filing it when actual returns are made and taxes paid.
SAN FRANCISCO July 17. The general strike grips Oakland and reaches toward Portland as it shuts down city transit. Key trains and ferry boats halted service affecting 4.5 million in the Bay Area. National guards move in as trucks begin delivering groceries and gasoline under heavy guard to relieve shortages.
Pierre July 17. South Dakota today raised its daily federal cattle purchasing quota from 7 000 to 20 000 head. I A Kennedy finance director stated the increase is effective immediately and will not separate slaughter from grazing cattle. The plan calls for using as many grazing cattle as possible. Previously the state shipped 4 000 head daily for slaughter and 3 000 for grazing. Grazing cattle are sent to southern states for pasture.
The South Dakota planning board meeting scheduled for today has been indefinitely postponed, Governor Tom Berry reported this morning.
Fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. South Dakota area may see cooler conditions in the northwest portion with not as warm spell, and extremes in the west portion Wednesday.
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