The Call of the Prairie and Nebraskan Pride
An Omaha World Herald columnist's reflections on returning from the Rockies to Nebraska's prairies. The piece extols prairie beauty over mountains and honors early settlers who chose hard work to cultivate land. It frames South Dakota as central to the prairie heartland and celebrates the harmony of land, crops, and people on the plains.
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Omaha World-Herald
Rocky Mountains
Plains
Prairies
Hir
Coming State Fair Promises New Features in September
John F. White SD State fair secretary and general manager outlines plans for the annual exposition at the grounds in the city from September 14 to 18. He vows a more interesting, instructive, and entertaining program, aiming to surpass past fairs and attract large attendance.
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John F. White
South Dakota
Ihe
White
The Television Outlook Promises Gloomy Consumer Scene
The New York Times radio editor Orin E Dunlap Jr argues that television's practical maturation will bring a bleak display of mass produced labels cans and window cards aimed at consumers. He envisions a future of a revolving car model on a televisor and a silver polished showcase signaling the hardware dominated era.
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Orin E Dunlap, Jr
New York Times
Advertisers and TV offer brighter polish for old motifs
The piece critiques advertisers embracing vivid TV scenes to sell products, imagining polished images like a tarnished silver knife restored with a magic polish. It warns of pathos-driven ads replacing wholesome humor, with imagined TV depictions of iconic figures and domestic scenes tainting lighthearted comedies.
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Dunlap
The Tariff on Live Cattle and Pork Imports
The Hawley Smoot tariff cut live cattle imports from Canada to eight percent of a three year average and nearly halted Mexican beef cattle shipments. Pork imports also dropped to 14 percent of former levels. Farmers say tariff removal would lower prices, risking a disaster for the middle west.
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Canada
Mexico
United States
Middle West
A Time for World Harmony in MacDonald Hoover Plan
The Minneapolis Journal tribute argues Ramsay MacDonald and President Hoover deserve praise for the debt holiday proposal and for urging unity at London. It notes Hindenburg’s appeal to Mir and French reluctance, urging continued cooperation to aid global economic recovery and avert renewed crisis.
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World Harmony
Minneapolis Journal History
Ramsay MacDonald
Hoover
von Hindenburg
Mir
United States
France
Germany
London
MacDonald
Baldwin
Lloyd George
Britain
Europe
MacDonali
Capper rails at Beck on ICC abolish plan
Senator Capper of Kansas rebuts Representative Beck’s demand to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission unless railroads win a 15 per cent freight-rate increase. He notes wheat price and rail rates from farm to Chicago and to the Atlantic, argues the railroads’ $400 million loss is offset by agricultural losses, and mocks Beck’s threat. Congress will not abolish the ICC, Capper says, and better to abolish excesses than the commission.
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TSE Seck
Sioux City Journal
Capper
Kansas
Representative Beck
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Atlantic Seaboard
Senator Capper
Shake
Prewax
Ieves
Beck
Commission
Cerriers
Congres
Internate Commerce Commission
Brookhert
Immune to the Torrid Spell Brings Casualties Across the Nation
The record of the heat wave causes widespread harm as medical crews report casualties from a sweltering day. Despite high immunity among certain groups, many individuals suffer in the oppressive sun, with hospitals filling as authorities seek explanations. The piece hints at social tension and possible blame for the event.
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Winneapolis Journal
Hospital Coe
Huron Boy Wins Free Camp Trip
Huron Scout Argyll Knight recounts a week at Camp DakoTah near Miller as a free trip winner from Huron Boy Scouts troop 2. He details patrol activities, swimming tests, and honors won by the Black Bear patrol, noting the generous support of local business and The Evening Huronite in making the trip possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Miller
Black Bear Patrol
Father Time
Huron
Camp DaKorah
Health Campers Show Steady Weight Gains at Wanzer Camp
The Camp Wanzer health camp in the Black Hills reports continued gains for 75 campers, totaling 327 pounds in three weeks ending July 19. Leaders include Maxwell Pierce Sioux Falls and Glee Van Winkie Huron with seven pounds. daily weight gains average over four pounds per child as the camp runs June to August 3.
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Camp Wanzer
Black Hills
Wanser
Peice
Joe
Fox
Robert Vous
Harrold
Maxwell Pierce
Sioux Fala
Glee van Winkie
Huron
Pounde Wach
Maxine Immer
Cedies
Vesta Leighton
Bitchell
Derleen McRee
Kadoks
Gil
Minnehaha Clubbers Plan Livestock Show
Minnehaha county club members announce a livestock show sequence with judging events. The event leads to district content in Brookings on July 2 where top members will form a three member team to represent Minnehaha county at the state sale in September.
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Minnehaha
Sayeal
Brookings
Amony
Hughes 4-H Girl Completes Three Years Club Work
Marguerite Seed enburg of Hughes county’s Sunshine Workers Foods club recalls three years in 4-H. She started with canning on year one, then cooking in years two and three, attended the 1930 junior short course at Brookings, and plans a successful year with leader Miss Lucille Pool.
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Hughes
Saya Marguerite Seedenburg
Sunshine Workers Foods Cub
Hughes County
Brookings
Lucille Pool
Hitchcock Girls Attend 4-H Camp Recap
Dorothy Nesfield recounts the annual Hitchcock 4-H club camp led by Mrs. Louise Borah. She describes dorm assignments, group activities named after car brands, assembly talks, classes in stick printing cooking and art, swimming at West Park pool, a candle lighting ceremony, a parade downtown, and a final tea before packing up.
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Dorothy Nesfield
Happy Sunshine Eolib
Hitchcock
Louise Borah
R. A. Cave
West Park
O. D. Dunbar
Huron Senior High School
Dodge
Hudson
Ford
Fords
Planta
Lampe’s
General Assembly
Begum
Woodby
Meade 4-Hers To Rodeos At Pulth County Fair
Meade 4 H club members will play a prominent role at the Pulth fair in Teith on August 2. County agent A T Mortenson says officials plan attractive premium prizes for 4 H exhibitors. The program includes rodeos, demonstrations, livestock and clothing judging, food judging for girls, and a parade to the fair grounds.
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Meade
Meade County
Teith
A. T. Mortenson
Ames
Spink Flower Club Plans Judging Meet
At a small Spink Flower Club meeting Alte Bolerwev discussed judging event plans. Only four members attended as many members assist with harvests. The leader provided instructions for the forthcoming judging meet.
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Spink Flower Club
Alte Bolerwev
Polly Flower Club
Helluly M
Mim Bollerslev
Jacob's Ladder Vicious Puzzle of Words and Clues
A dense word puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues across odd spellings and partial phrases. It blends biblical terms, linguistic hints, and historical references, challenging solvers to map letters to definitions and complete a grid.
Flowers and judging contest planned for August
The girls plan a judging contest in August. Hill and Vera Knickleham were appointed to the lunch committee for the next meeting. At the close, lunch was served and the afternoon passed socially. The next regular meeting will be August 4 at Pearl and Phyllis Davidson's home.
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Hill
Vera Knickleham
Pearl
Phyllis Davidson
Outlook Not Bright Near Bancroft
Bancroft area farmers report a ruined crop outlook with little harvest. Most have not cut hay and many threshing outfits are idle. Corn and late potatoes are mostly unrecoverable except for some fields that might recover with heavy rainfall. The hay crop is very light and farmers may cull hogs and cattle due to lack of feed money.
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Bancroft Bancroft
Sunshine Girls Demonstrate Uses of Tapioca in Meeting
Sunshine Workers 4 H club of Hughes county held a July 21 meeting at Norma Beebe home. Carol Marsh and Marguerite Seeden burg presented a tapioca uses demonstration. Members suggested recipes for serving vegetables. Pie making is planned for August 1 at Evelyn Mesheim’s home.
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Carol Marsh
Marguerite Seedenburg
Sunshine Workers
Hughes County
Norma
Maxine Beebe
Evelyn Mesheim
Twenty Years Ago In Huron Departures and visits noted
Twenty years ago in Huron residents were listed leaving for Aberdeen Pierre Redfield Esbow Kan and Des Moines and visiting relatives in Redfield Broadland Palo Alto Madison Wisconsin with several people traveling for extended visits and a half interest purchased in a pool hall by A C French. George Vance returns from California after a year in college at Stanford.
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F. F. Kent
Lucky B. Kent
W. A. Kent
Aberdeen
Ainsworth
Pierre
Claude Ainsworth
Frank Carl
J. H. Kemerer
Highmore
K. Snow
Esbow
Kan
Dan Snyder
Des Moines
Misa Ruth Tomlinson
Broadland
Vesta Sparkes
A. C. French
Tom Culligan
Albert Anderson
Peints
Canada
George Vance
Palo
George Blake
Madison
Wis
Simi
University of Wisconsin
Wheat as Partial Payment for Machinery Acceptances
International Harvester will take wheat as half payment for farm machinery. Wheat for December delivery at 75 cents per bushel based on Chicago price, with yesterday's range 51.5 to 60 cents. Legge said plan not universal, excluding many dealers and machinery types, nor extending to past accounts.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Dezers
Alexander Legge
Legge
E. O. E. Club Meeting At Lake Preston
The E. O. E. club met at Mrs. Henry Hendrickson's home in Lake Preston. Two new members were welcomed, Mrs. C. Lee and Mrs. Phil Davis. After a brief business session and social hour, refreshments were served with Mrs. Anna Sorenson assisting as hostess.
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O. E
Lake Preston
Henry Hendrickson
C. Lee
Phil Davis
Anna Sorenson
Soviet Route Follows Post Gatty Flight Trail
A new Soviet airmail route to begin in August will trace Wiley Post and Harold Gatty’s world flight path going from Moscow to Okhotsk Khabarovsk and Vladivostok covering about 451 miles. Plan Flower Show at Watertown to be held August 13 and 14 as announced by the Community Club.
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Trail of Post
Gatty
Washington Pia
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Moskow
Okutsk
Khabarsvek
Vladivostock
Watertown
Community Club Here
Claussen takes cafeteria job in Brooklyn
Hugo Claussen leaves East Raymond for Brooklyn by bus via Watertown to take a cafeteria position. Joseph Tewinkel departs Spokane after a 10 day visit, traveling from Spo kane Wash by Aberdeen. Beekeepers of Alexander county report the largest honey crop since 1916.
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East Raymond
Hugo Claussen
Brooklyn
Watertown
Spokane
Raymond
Joseph Tewinkel
Wash
Cenah Danforth
Aberdeen
Alexander County
N. C
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Michigan
Walsoft
Jay
Saints
Indiana
David
Japan
Sunshine Girls
Roy Housman
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