Milk Prices To Rise in Huron California Area
A two cent per quart raise in retail milk prices takes effect August 1 in Huron after Beadle County Sweet Milk and Cream Association approved higher producer rates of 2.60 per 100 pounds replacing 2.00. Farmers expect consumer price near 12 cents per quart. a November boost is not guaranteed. Association cites drought and cost of production. no new farm loans planned.
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Huron
John Evans
Beadle County Sweet Milk and Cream Association
Evans
Ile Iocal
County Association
Havre Fire Kills Three as Forest Blaze Engulfs Little Rockies
A massive forest fire in the Little Rockies southeast of Havre Montana killed three men and destroyed thousands of acres of timber as authorities investigated incendiarism while shifting winds pushed flames back. Sheriff Campbell in Malta said reports of arson were possible but details were limited. Two firefighters were reported missing amid dangerous congestion at the fire front. A coroner's jury identified Cameron Baker and Achn Rowles as dead, while S A Brockunier died later from burns. Leader of the escape party, Dr. M M Knechtel, survived after one cave shelter.
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Havre
Mont
Smien
Little Rockies
Here
Campbell
Malta
la Tel
Cameron Baker
Achn Rowles
Sandusky
A. Brockunier
Lowell
Mass
M. M. Knechtel
Washington, D
Tallest Baby Grows to Six Feet at Age 21
Wayne Paxton of Belle Fourche, once hailed as the world’s tallest baby at 27 inches, is now a six foot school teacher on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Records reveal birth date July 29, 1915, and that his mother’s surname was High before marriage.
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Alton, Ml
Wayne ‘Paxton
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Robert Wadlow
Alton
Robert
Esther
Crouch
A. L. Lloyd
Nisland
Valentine
Nebr
Rosebud
Huron Ends July Heat With Cool Midday Temperatures
Huron records the lowest noonday temp in the month as cool weather persists after a string of hot days. Forecasters predict unsettled conditions with showers tonight and Thursday, with temperatures remaining moderate to cool across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.
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Huron
Government Weather Bureau
B. R. Laskowski
Temperaturg
Seek To Stop State House Siege
Harrisburg July 2 Democratic and Republican legislators demanded that Pennsylvania's jobless army end its protests at the State House. About 2,000 unemployed men women and children packed the rotunda urging relief funds while the Senate struggled with revenue bills to raise 49.5 million dollars. Leaders appealed for end to demonstrations and pledged to reinforce the protests across 40 cities if needed.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State House
Senate
Todd
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
Sean
Boys chained as fire breaks out in basement home
Brighton California July 4 Two small brothers Wayne and Jimmy Hamblin aged 10 and 12 were chained in their basement when a gasoline soaked rug caught fire. Their mother freed them while sister Lois 14 beat out fumes. Father Roy Hamblin 42 WPA worker jailed later charged with wrongs to children.
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Brighton
Calo
W. B. Wheeler
Wayne
Jimmy Hamblin
Roy Hamblin
WPA
Wheeler
Lois
Goldie Hamblin
G. J. Gobble
Hamblin
Track Meet Set Friday For Playground Children Contests
The Huron Lions Club and city recreation department co sponsor a Friday night track meet on south Fifth Street between Dakota and Kansag Avenues. Loftus Ward says 43 prizes will be awarded as four city playgrounds field teams in five age classes. Races include 50 and 100 yard dashes for boys 10 to 12 and 12 to 15 girls, plus 56 yard dashes for younger groups and shuttle relays. No admission charge.
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Plana
Huron Lions
Era
Loftus H. Ward
Lions Club
South Fifth Street
Dakota
Kansag Avenues
Uinder
Jas
Poland Farm Villages Damaged by Wind and Thunder
A fragment notes Poland suffering damage to twenty farms and nearby villages due to a wind storm and accompanying thunder. The sparse text hints at widespread agricultural impact and weather-related destruction.
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Poland
Thun-' Seroma
Sensitized Surfaces Sparked Early Light Photography
For years after the discovery of the reaction of sensitized surfaces light photographs were made on various metals and plates, accounting for daguerreotypes ambrotypes and tintypes.
Sunk gravel boat tragedy near Calumet Harbor name of captain missing
Chicago July 2 14 crewmen believed drowned after the Material Service gravel barge sank in Lake Michigan near Calumet Harbor. Seven were rescued and Captain Charles D Brown of Port Huron was presumed to have gone down with the ship. First mate John M Johnson provided survivors account and coast guard units hunted for the 14 missing.
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Chicago
Lakefiver
Calumet Harbor
Lake Michigan
Charles D. Brown
Port Huron
Mich
Wessel
Lockport
Leatham D. Smith
Johnson
Ponkawitthy
A. E. Pierce
6Th Street
Coast Guard
KR. A. Carlson
South Chicago
West Wells Cut In To Aid Huron Water Supply
City of Huron resumes partial pumping from west wells as a precaution while James River supply remains primary. Power is shifted to artesian wells above the dam to ease river usage, with daily pumping from 3 p.m. to 7 a.m. pending weather conditions improving. City Manager Don Sears calls this a temporary measure reflecting new water treatment methods.
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James River
Huron
James
Don S. Sears
Sears
Lightning Hits Campobello Near Roosevelt Home
Lightning struck a cot on Campobello Island near the Roosevelt summer home. The structure was damaged but no one was injured. President Roosevelt and his family were reportedly away on vacation at the time.
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Roosevelt Home
Lubec, Ily
Campobello Island
Roosevelt Summer Home
Roosevelt
Weather For Bure Unsettled Mtns and Thurad
Unclear text describes unsettled weather over mountains with outlook for Thursday. Poor legibility limits specifics on timing or regions.
Twin City WPA Writers Complete 13 Chapter Novel
Minneapolis July 2 WPA writers finish an 85 000 word novel in 18 weeks with 18 chapters about Henry the cheesemaker and Delia the reformer. Delia pursues reform then falls for Henry despite his poor grammar and toothpids, later shifts to a chemist, and back to Henry if published. Royalties would be split 13 ways if sold.
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Minneapolis
Henry
Delia
WPA
Delia Stark
Henry Schiteenheimer
Grammer
Della
Eberle Resigns Resettlement Duties in South Dakota
BROOKINGS July 2. A M Eberle resigns as state director of the Resettlement Administration effective Aug 1. James McMillan will assume duties as Eberle shifts to devote full time to the state agricultural extension service and other statewide agencies. Eberle has directed rural rehabilitation work since its start in South Dakota. The Rural Rehabilitation Corporation holds about 3.25 million dollars in loans in the state. The Resettlement Administration has 2 million in loans and more than 2 million in grants.
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Brookings
A. M. Eberle
Resettlement Administration
James McMillan
Ee Eberle
The
State Agricultural Extension ‘Service
Extension Service
South Dakota
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Federal Resettlement Administration
Rain Ends Drought in Northwest Kansas After Heavy Rains
Northwestern Kansas drought broke as heavy rains soaked the region overnight. Five inch totals common with some spots at three inches Revived pastures and moistened fodder for livestock. corn prospects mixed though some fields may still yield. Farmers optimistic about moisture aiding fodder crops. Local reports note drought relief and revived grazing conditions.
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Goodland
Kan
Kansas
Evacuations and factories in Spain amid unrest
Washington reported that an American woman linked to Col. D. B. McKay was wounded at Guadarrama but later deemed safe at the Madrid embassy. Concurrently, labor groups in Barcelona were said to be seizing control of General Motors and Ford plants. Evacuation of Americans from Madrid was delayed as guarantees for diplomats and foreigners were unresolved. Navy ships and cadets prepared to aid rescue operations, with trains planned to Valencia or Alicante depending on safety assurances.
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Washington
Gradarrama
Spain
Fernands Gallardo
D. B. McKay
Tampa
Flat Times
Eric C. Wendelin
Fernando Gallardo
McKay
Florida Times
Guadarrama
Madris
Bean
Wendelin
Barcelona
State Department
General Motors
Ford Motors Company
Lynn Waklin
Athastttan
Madrid
Department
Alicante
United States
Quincey
Valencia
Coast Guard Cuttes
Cayuga
Claude G. Bowers
Bilbao
Coast Guard
Navy
Arkansas
Wyoming
Hampton Rounds
Cherbourg
France
Quincy
JMB
Wendelin Laye
Unknown Tale From Altoona Mother of Ten
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a woman in Altoona identified as the mother of ten children. The text is garbled with phrases like Did You Know tank def 1832 and shes on and Toecahi. No clear event, date, or verifiable names are established.
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Altoona
Childrem
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