Ice blocks Highway 71 near Rembrandt record
July 24 reports highways blocked by ice near Rembrandt on Highway 71. Newton Scott, an ice man from Sioux Rapids, lost a load of four tons of hundred pound cakes when his truck skidded on a soft shoulder. The truck rolled twice. ice cakes scattered, a large chunk sliding 290 feet. Scott escaped with minor injuries but collapsed from shock while retrieving the load.
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Sioux Rapids
Rembrandt
Newton Scott
Scott
Farmers hail losses eased by crop insurance in South Dakota
In South Dakota hailstorms damaged wheat across Spink and Hyde counties with 75 percent insured yields cushioning losses for Adam Lutter Antone Deyoung and Sebe Deyoung three farmers who had coverage. Hyde County saw Gostilieb Mader lose 500 acres while insured farmers faced far less impact.
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Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
South Dakota
Spink County
Adam Lutter
Antone
Sebe Deyoung
Frankfor
Hyde
Hyde County
Gostilieb Mader
Lutter
Ralph
Sink County
Embargo tightens grain shipments to Twin Cities and Duluth
Reading a July 24 1941 report from Huron South Dakota grain markets shows a midnight embargo on shipments of grain flax and soybeans for storage to Twin Cities and Duluth and Superior terminals. No grain accepted without selling orders under embargo terms. Limited storage capacity remains with 12 million bushels space left. Embargo imposed by railroads at the Grimes committee request while open to grain for sale to flour mills or flax crushers and consignments to the federal government accepted.
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Huron
Toni
Grimes
Kansas City
Salina
Kansas
Cincinnati
Buffalo County Hit by Back-to-Back Hailstorms
The county suffered severe crop damage as two hailstorms struck in one week with El Dorado Township bearing heavy losses. John F. Mayer, previously a crop insurance salesman, now serves as an FCI adjuster handling the aftermath.
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Buffalo County
Eldorado Township
John F. ‘Mayer
FCI
Japan Eyes Indo-China War Base Amid World War Rift
Analysis notes Japan prefers avoiding direct conflict with the United States and Britain while watching the Russo German war. It suggests Japan could pivot to a Southeast Asia base, threatening Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, and possibly the Philippines. It also mentions an opportunistic move to secure Siberian coastlines if Bolshevist collapse appears near.
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United States
Japan
Britain
Germany
Nippon
Indo-China
Singapore
Siberian
Russia
Grain storage capacity and stocks in Minneapolis area
The committee reported 9.41 million bushels of grain space in Minneapolis public elevators, within a 62.56 million bushel capacity after deducting 10 million for working space. On hand stocks reached 43.15 million bushels. Duluth Superior Itasca elevators show 2.83 million bushels space remaining, with 42.8 million capacity and about 40 million stored.
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Minneapolis
Duluth
Superior
Itasca
Aluminum Drive Starts Orient July 24
The aluminum collection drive began Monday and runs until July 29. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, all aluminum pieces are stored in the back rooms for the AL A. Ebrary.
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Orient
American Legion Auxiliary
A.L. A. Ebrary
Mackenzie Sees Japan Gamble on Sanctions and War
The column discusses potential heavy sanctions by the United States and Britain against Japan over French Indo China. It notes unofficial talk of British force, doubts Japan’s halt, and suggests Tokyo expects sanctions while calculating risk as Europe’s war unfolds. The piece implies Japan may risk seizing French Indo China while relying on Vichy and Hitler.
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Vichy
Far East
Japan
United States
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