Dillinger Slain as Heat Wave Grips Huron Area
Unprecedented heat wave in Huron continues with temperatures expected to dip only slightly tonight and Tuesday. Three deaths are reported in Central South Dakota including Lois Bretzke who drowned in Lake Iroquois, with two other heat related fatalities in Huron. Forecasters predict cooler air arrives tonight, bringing relief after record heat.
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South Dakota
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Simmons Avenue
Botth
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Lois Bretzke
Lake Iroquois
Iroquois
Euron
All Is Set For Balloon Flight From Rapid City
Final preparations for the National Geographic Army stratosphere flight were completed as workmen prepared the balloon gondola rigging in the Black Hills site. Weather remained uncertain with morning maps showing stagnant conditions and Major Kepner noting no takeoff possible for 24 hours or more.
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British pilot takes off on transatlantic route to Ottawa
John Erierson, British aviator, departed from Londonderry on a planned flight over Iceland and Greenland to Ottawa, Canada. He previously survived a 1933 crash at Reykjavik while attempting a New York journey, with Col Charles Lindbergh aiding recovery of the damaged aircraft.
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Huron Near Edge of 100 Mile Forest Belt Plan
Washington reports a federal plan to plant 100 mile wide shelter belts across the central U S from Canada to Texas. The belt would pass near Huron South Dakota with land leased or purchased for tree planting and soil moisture conservation.
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Four Children Confess Drowning of Richard White
In Duluth four children aged four to six admitted they pushed seven year old Richard White into the city ship canal last Thursday causing his drowning. An intensive citywide search ended with the confession as authorities noted Minnesota law presumes children under seven cannot be charged.
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Salvage for Needy in Santa Barbara Shop
Neighborhood House operates a salvage shop to reclaim discarded articles for the unemployed. Suitcases are in greatest demand but requests range from wood stoves to glass eyes, recently listed as wanted.
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Santa Barbara
Father And Sister Say Expected Something Like This Would Happen
MORRELLVILLE Ind July 23 Two of the best friends John Dillinger had his father John Sr and his sister Mrs Audrey Hancock said they had been expecting something like this to happen to Johnny when informed of his death at the hands of federal agents reached them The elder Dillinger barefooted in a blue shirt and overalls welcomed an Associated Press reporter in the sitting room where his son's body probably will lie Mrs Hancock who lives at Maywood near here initially refused to believe her brother had been killed bursting into tears and words of shock followed by silence
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Here
Getting off easy Washington July 22 letters on Germany
Secretary Hull's aide notes preferential creditor treatment by Germany and potential U S protest. Diplomatic caution, fear of economic disruption, and internal State Department debates shape how bluntly to publish. Feis heads to Europe for five weeks to exchange economic information, with broader aims suspected.
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East Chicago police tipped Dillinger killing in Chicago
Indiana Harbor July 23. Lake County prosecutor Robert Estill said he was glad but wished the murder charge against John Dillinger could have been pursued. He credited East Chicago police and Capt. Tim O Neall with the tip leading to Dillinger’s death, noting five officers were present in Chicago. The force mentored by veterans had worked on the Dillinger case since he escaped Crown Point jail on March 3.
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Robert Estill
Lake County
John Dillinger
Desperado
Chicago
Estill
Dillinger
East Chicago
Family grieves as body to be returned for funeral
Tears mark reunion as a daughter greets her father and sister at the family home after learning Johnny’s death. The Mooresville undertaker will ship the body to Chicago for claim, then return for burial in Indianapolis beside the bandit’s mother.
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Iowa liquor stores turn profit in first month
The state operated liquor store system reported a net profit of 21,695 on gross business of 183,050 for July, per the Iowa Liquor Control commission. The Nantahala National Forest spans North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia with an area of 355,000 acres.
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Dillinger Shot Dead Outside Biograph Theater
John Dillinger dies after a gun battle near the Biograph Theater in Chicago. Police, deputy sheriffs, and DoJ agents converge as crowds surge, two bystanders wounded, Dillinger dies en route to hospital with the body later moved for procession.
Weather report for Hurow Vicinity and South Dakota
A cool, windy pattern settles in tonight across Hurow and the surrounding area with cooler conditions persisting into Tuesday. South Dakota experiences generally fair to tonight and Tuesday, cooler tonight with cooler readings spread into the southeast portion on Tuesday.
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