Skeleton found in James River tied to 1928 murder
A murder complaint against R J Cockeyed Slim Ehnert was prepared amid the discovery of a skeleton in the James River near Huron. The charge alleges the fall 1928 murder and disposal of the body weighted with two cement bags. Names connected to the case include State's Attorney Temmey, W W Howes, and Coroner John B Walsh.
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R. J
Cockeyed
Ehnert
Leo A. Temmey
James River
Huron
Eanett
Punta
Vivian
Irens Vallin
Temmey
W. W. Howes
John B. Walsh
Edward L. Flaherty
Berdle
Hes Pelice
Dinneen
Market Road
Second Street
Chicago & North Western
Canada
Hoppers Winning In Rosebud Fight
Farmers and officials battle grasshoppers in Rosebud country with 75 percent of small grain destroyed in some areas. L G Troth reports from a 50 mile survey. entomologist Robert Shotwell notes highest infestations in Lyman Gregory and Tripp counties with others heavily affected.
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Lyman
Gregory
Tripp
Jones, Meltette
Charles Mix
Brule
Hearing Set On Gravel Freight Rate Increases
WATERTOWN June FJ W Raisch states a hearing will address proposed gravel freight rate increases from Kamposka spur near Watertown to other South Dakota points. Carrier representatives from Minneapolis and St Louis Rock Island Great Northern and North Western lines expected to attend along with traffic men from Aberdeen.
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Watertown
FJ. W. Raisch
State Railroad
Kamposkaspur
Dakata Point
Minneapolis
St Louis
Rock Island
Great Northern
North Western
Aberdeen
Dry Fish Display Appreciation For Fresh Water Drink
In St Joseph Missouri on June 29 Fire Chief Leo Urbanski and firefighters rescued Lake Contrary fish dying in a sunbaked lake. They delivered cool water at 600 gallons per minute to revive survivors and later hauled 159 pounds of fish into a boat as a parade of recovery began.
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ST. Joseph
Leo Urbanski
Urbanski
Ep Hase
Move To Dismiss Big Damage Suit In Federal Court
Judge A L Wyman considers motions to dismiss a $1,000,000 civil action against former Senator James A Reed and Charles German over the Dobbs cracking gasoline patent. Briefs due by July 15 for the defense and Aug 15 for Reed and German. decision not expected until September.
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Deadwood
James A. Reed
Charles German
Missouri
Universal Oil Products Company
A. L. Wyman
South Dakota
Oil Company
Wyman
Reed
German
Kansas City
Asist
J. A. Churchill
Huron
D. J. O'Keeffe
EW. Stephens
Pierre
A. F. Reichman
Chicago
Governor Grants Pardons To Two
PIERRE July 3 4 A conditional pardon for W H McNicholl of Kibert Colo serving a 30 year sentence for manslaughter was granted by Governor Warren Green. The pardon is conditional on never returning to Tripp. The governor also pardoned John Hydinger from Davison County serving 244 years for obtaining money under false pretenses conditioned on returning to his Nebraska home.
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Tripp
John Hydinger
Davison’ County
Pargaty
Nebraska
Globe Girdlers Begin Flight Toward Nome From Kamchatka
Wiley Post and Harald Gatty resumed their globe girdling dash taking off from Khabsrosk at 2 am for Nome. They expect 2100 miles across the north Pacific with calm conditions reported along the route and a rapid, uneventful passage despite previous delays and repairs after a mud-bound takeoff at Blagoveshchensk.
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Vladivostok
Wiley Post
Harald Gatty
Khabsrosk
Nome
North Pacific
Kamchatka Peninsula
Tartary
Kamchatka
Bering Sea
Straits of Tartary
Sea of Okhotsk
Namchaika Peninsula
Blagoveshchensk
Beauty Operators Take Examinations in Pierre
Examinations for South Dakota cosmetic therapy licenses were held in Pierre with 133 applicants, five men, and conclude tomorrow. The tests grant licenses under new rules after July 1 requiring 1000 hours of training and equivalent education. State board members include Manel Hall, Jessie Moncur, and Vera Bauer.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Erie
State Board of Commeric Therapy
Manel Hall
Jessie Moncur
Sioux Falls
Vera Bauer
Repid
Nate
Former Watertown Lawyer Dies In Washington
E Mather, longtime Watertown attorney from 1907 to 1937, died at his Washington home after a long heart illness. He later served as counselor of the bureau of internal revenue in Washington and held top offices in local Masonic bodies and the Knights Templar.
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Watertown
E Mather
Washington
Mather
Bureau of Internal Revenue
South Dakota
Knights Tempter
Red Cross
Contentine
Massie
Poison Mash Recipe For Grasshoppers Reported
A historic clipping cites Robert Fair describing a poison mash to kill hoppers. The method mixes five pounds of bran, three ounces Paris green, one pint of syrup with three quarts water and two ground oranges, to be spread over infested areas.
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Robert Fair
Few Cases Left In Circuit Court June Term Nears End
Indications point to an early adjournment of the June term of circuit court as all but six civil cases set for jury trial were moved to a special term in September or the January term. Juror examination began for Magruder vs Bales over land sale, with Magruder seeking 230 dollars. Several criminal and civil cases were reassigned or disposed, including a manslaughter conviction and sentences in Hyde county.
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Circuit Court
Charles W. Magruder
O. E Bales
Magruder
Bales
Wolsey
Matz & Wipt
Churchill
Truman Christopherson
Carl Jungemann
Zetta B. Sleling
H. J. Sleling
Hitchcock Co-Operative Creamery
Sami Rodne
Carl LeGrand
A. K K. Gardner
L A. Churchill
Edward J. Fl
Two Injured in Sioux Falls Truck Collision
Two men from Sioux Falls, Ben Roseheim and Peter EK Bookson, were seriously injured early today when their car collided with a truck north of Sioux Falls. The truck driver, A T Pimrvon, denied the letter charge and said the truck was unlit.
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Sioux Falls
P—Ben Roseheim
Peter EK
Bookson
Sioux Fells
Earl
Here
Roseheim
A.T. Pimrvon
Pat Flaherty Sentenced Date Set After Manslaughter Verdict
Jurors convict Pat Flaherty of manslaughter in the second degree for the fatal shooting at a suspected poker party hold up. The judge sets July 6 for sentencing, with defense plans to seek a new trial. Eyestone, a railroad clerk and World War veteran, was killed Feb 25 in Sioux City.
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Tata
Charles Eyestone
Edward 1
Flaherty
Sioux City
Hyestone
Eyestone
Fisherty
North Platte
Neb
Earl P. Flowers
Reed
Edward L. Flaherty
Max Duckworth
Alva E. Taylor
Duckworth
Eugenia Bankhead Weds Ennis Smith in Mexican Ceremony
Eugenia Bankhead daughter of William B. Bankhead and sister of Tallulah Bankhead married Ennis Smith in a Rosarita Beach Mexico ceremony. It is her fifth marriage after prior unions with Morton Hoyt, Wilfred Butt, and Howard Lee. The Las Angeles match was later dissolved.
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San Diego
Cal
Eugenia Bankhead
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Tallulah Bankhead
Pacific Coast
Ennis Smith
New York
Rodrigo Loyo
Rosarita Beach
California
TV Juana
Heat Wave Pushes Record as South Dakota Sizzles
South Dakota endures record heat with Aberdeen reporting 113 degrees the hottest in state history. Redfield hit 112, Mitchell 110, Pierre 110 as thermometers soared and crops suffered while forecasts call for cooler weather and possible thunderstorms tonight.
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South Dakota
Conn
Beadle County Farm Bureau
Huron
Redfield
Aberdeen
Fairfax
Lemmon
Milbank
Mitchell
Mobridge
Sioux Falls
Watertown
Yankton
Government Weather Bureau
Pierra
Sioux Fall
Rapid City
Carlton Stoner
Stoner
Edgar Werson
Pierre
Brookings
Sioux Falla
Taken For Ride Over Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls reports a suspected rum runner case where a boat went over the falls. A partially sawed oar suggested foul play as authorities deem the incident deliberate. Fire and police were unable to save the man as he disappeared in the swift current.
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Niagara Falls
N. x
Gangland
Grass Hopper Ballet Traced To Local Heat Wave
Pierre residents report a new dance born from extreme heat the grass hopper ballet. Performed at the county club on sand greens the insects appear to rest on the hot sand then twitch and contort to free their feet. Smaller hoppers unable to fly suffer distress as the scene unfolds.
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Pierre
Hope Is Seen For Debt Holiday Plan
Washington officials warmed to a debt moratorium as Hoovers plan sought to suspend inter governmental debt payments starting at midnight. France must align procedures while Poland and Czechoslovakia endorsed, signaling possible Franco German understanding. Diplomatic optimism persisted despite remaining hurdles and likely further talks. In Steubenville Ohio two men were injured in a riot at Bradley Mine No 1 after a disturbance at a local express mining facility.
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Washington
Hoover
Castle
State Department
United States
France
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Stim~som
Pan
Melon
Edge
United
Germany
Steubenville
Ohio
Bradley Kine No
Smithfield
Here
Connecie
Cinicm
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Pest
Gatty Fyer
London
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Harold Gatty
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Magruder-Balea
Pat Flaherty
Slam
Weather Bureau
Mercury
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