Biddle States FDR Final Authority Over Military Commission
Attorney General Biddle told the Supreme Court that the President as commander in chief is the final authority over the military commission trying eight Nazi saboteurs, rejecting the idea the President could be answerable to the court. Col. Kenneth Royall argued prisoners’ rights under the Bill of Rights. the court questioned both sides on habeas corpus and civilian rights versus military authority.
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Washington
Biddle
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Jackson
Germany
United States
Justice Murphy
Hoosevelt
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Douglas
Oregon
Murphy
Ean
Stone
Iddie
Zemar
Rain Totals Near Normal For Year In Huron
Rain in Huron Wednesday night pushed the monthly total to near the normal for the month and raised the year to date to 19.48 inches. Federal meteorologist B R Laskowski noted the figure is close to last year’s annual total of 20.55 inches.
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Huron
B. R. Laskowski
Berry urges special session to aid soldier voting
Democratic Senate hopeful Tom Berry urges Governor Bushfield to convene a special legislature session to enable soldiers serving abroad to vote in the forthcoming election. He cites 1918 action by Governor Norbeck granting an extension for ballot counting and argues troops deserve voting rights.
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Tom Berry
United States Senate
Harlan Bushfield
South Dakota
Peter Norbeck
Provernor
Bushfield
Plane crash at Wold-Chamberlain kills ten Northwest crew
Ten Northwest Airlines employees die when a government cargo Boeing 247 crashes during takeoff at Minneapolis Wold Chamberlain field. Fire hinders identification but deputy coroner lists the victims including Roy Josephson and First Officers Olson and Fischer. Congressmen push for runway investigation and Fort Snelling runway expansion. Army personnel aboard say they were told to disembark before departure.
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Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Wold-Chamberlain Field
G. W. Callerstrom
Roy Josephson
St. Paul
L. D. Husby
Hubert Wiechman
James Painter
W. C. Hose
Robert Paulton
L. D. Larson
Kenneth Olson
John Fischer
United Airlines
Olson
Fisher
Oscar Youngsdahl
Wold- Chamberlain
Fort. Snelling
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Germans Ban Resort Towns Along Lake Constance
Private advices from Europe report Germany has barred resort towns on Lake Constance to vacationers and is filling major hotels with wounded from the eastern front. Other hotels are said to be commandeered for children the wounded from bombed areas and for German soldiers in retreat.
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New York
Europe
Lake Constance
Germanie
Cave
Air Bombardments May Clear Way For Allied Second Front
The War Today analysis notes British air chief Harris speaks of a great Anglo American air fleet. It could threaten the Reich city by city but should not be seen as a quick fix. The Russian front remains a grave concern requiring continued pressure.
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Europe
Seo MacKenzie
Labor shortage cripples grain harvest across South Dakota counties
Officials from the U S Employment Service in Huron warn the grain harvest is in a critical state as hundreds call daily for labor. Beadle Spink and Kingsbury counties report severe shortages while Jerauld and others see cut grain rotting in fields. Chamber of Commerce secretary Krumm urges Huronians to help as shockers are in high demand.
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Chamber of Commerce
South Dakota
Beadle
Hand
Kingsbury
Jerrald
Spink
Huron
United States Employment Service
Spink County
Beadle County
Kingsbury County
Jerauld County
C. I. Krumm
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Krum
Lindbergh Called to Testify in Pelley Defense
Indianapolis July 30 1944 William Dudley Pelley the former Silver Shirt leader on trial for sedition subpoenaed several outstanding national figures to aid his defense. Pelley sought Marriner Eccles and other figures as witnesses while requesting any pertinent evidence.
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Indianapolts
William Dudley’ Pelley
Charles A. Einebergs
Pelley
Marriner S. “Eccles
Federal Reserve ‘Board
Togeth
United
Senator Vandenberg aims to speed up aid to service dependents
Senator Vandenberg proposes a Senate bill to repeal a provision in the soldiers family allowance law delaying payments to dependents until after November 1 1942. He notes the clause was not widely known and would affect deductions already made to fund monthly allowances for wives and children amid wartime support.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Lightning strikes duplex in Huron damages wiring
Lightning hit a duplex at 816 Colorado Avenue Southwest shortly after 9 PM last night. Crews reported a redin and damaged wiring but no large blaze. Firemen were sent to the scene and announced the incident today.
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Colorado Avenue
Traffic Deaths Down In June
The National Safety Council reported 2090 June traffic fatalities, 32 percent lower than June 1941, with 14 800 deaths in the first half of 1942, 18 percent fewer than 1941. If June's trend held, 1942 total could reach about 30 000, the lowest since 1932. 8400 victims were workers, slowing war production. 300 000 more workers were injured enough to miss work in six months. Thirty seven states showed June declines. Milwaukee had no June traffic deaths. Binghamton had a six month perfect record.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Milwaukee
Wis
Binghamton
NL Y
Amateur Photographers Compete For State Crop Wealth
Farmers across South Dakota can enter an amateur photography contest offering prizes totaling 20 war stamps. First prize 10 stamps, second 5, third 3, fourth 2. Rules require photos captured on farms in the Central South Dakota area with subjects like threshing, harvesting, and farmyard scenes.
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Recta A Huronite
South Dakota
Farming Oper
Last Route To Caucasus Oil Fields Broken
Allied and Axis forces clash as reports state the last major rail line to the Caucasus oil fields is cut while Soviet defense claims halt Nazi wedges above Stalingrad. Kerch Strait crossing and Don River battles unfold as Stalin invokes Russia’s heroes for morale.
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Adolf Hitler
Caspian Sea
Caucasus
Stalingrad
London
Crimea
Kerch
Taman
Rostov
Europe
Stafford Cripps
Stafford
Churchill
House of Commons
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Alexander Nevsky
Mikhail Kutuzov
Napoleon
Don River
Red Star
Don
Pravda
Communist Party
Germany
Serfieon Timoshenko
Huron Municipal Band Concert Program
The Huron Municipal Band directed by Hans Christensen with J. W. Campbell presents a concert at Park at 1 45 P M on Thursday July 30 featuring selections including Artist's Life Waltz Patriotic songs The Land We Love Fantasia and Gems of Stephen Foster with contributions from Brice Wagner Westphal and various composers noted in the program.
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Huron Municipal Band
Hans Christensen
J. W. Campbell
American Legionnaires
Strauss
Westphal Fantasia
Stephen Foster
Schuster-Cunningham- Selecton
Jack O'Lantern
Hess ‘Woods
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Army
Wilbur W. Cullen
Namps
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William Nolan
DeWitt MacKenzie
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U. S
NEA Telephoto
Lindbergh
Safety Council
Marshall
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
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