Huron Concert Association Elects Officers for Fall Campaign
The Huron Concert Association elected new officers led by John J. Floss as president and George G. Bell as vice president. The board discussed a November membership drive with plans for three winter concerts and broader student memberships to boost funds for talent. Herbert Fox advised from Schenectady, outlining campaigns in Rapid City Watertown and Mitchell.
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Huron Concert Association
Herbert Fox
Schenectady
Columbia Concerts Corporation
Marvin Hughitt
Mc Fox
Watertown
Rapid City
Grace Finley
D. Dunbar
Carl E. Voigt
G. R. McArthur
Anna _ Matson
H. M. Pierce
A A. A. Wollmann
Huron
Mitchell
Fox
Midutle West
Mr. Floss
Wr. Fox
Micheli Group
Man Admits Murder After Lie Detector Discredits Alibi
In Minneapolis on June 28 Ernest Fischer aged 25 confessed to police that he shot and killed John Tebo 31, whose body was found near his home. Fischer said jealousy over Tebo's attention to widow Mrs Lee Dille 26 drove the crime and requested a last meal with Dille and a visit with her young daughter Carn who is about two and a half.
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Minneapolis
iPi
Ernest Fischer
John Tebo
Fischer
County Red Cross War Relief Campaign
Beadle County seeks cash contributions toward its $1060 quota to aid Europe’s war invaded nations. Please deliver or mail the coupon and amount to Holger Johnson, treasurer, Beadle County Red Cross Chapter, Northwest 5 National Bank, Huron.
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County Red Cross
Beagle County
Eurpe
Gould
Holger Johnson
Beadle County
Red Cross
Northwest 5 National Bank
Huron
Listening Around Capitol Corridors
A Sioux Falls feature notes the one year anniversary of Northwestern Bell Telephone's rate increase petition, the public utilities commission deliberations, and a projected rise of 25 dollars monthly for residences and 19 dollars for businesses. Officials discuss future implications if utilities win approval. A second item covers county official backgrounds and a trivia digression on state government succession rules amid cabinet changes and storms.
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Cordon Mikeelson
Harold 3S
Milner
Sioux Falls
County Land Men
Marl Yammeravist
School
Public Lands
Bernard Lind
Board of Education
Flashes Of Life From The Associated Press
St Petersburg bank workers wore open-neck sports shirts for a day and the public approved as collars and ties were banned for summer. An ice famine hit Charlie Harris customers and he doubted relief or trucking ice. Wittman Evans hunted baboons in Phoenix and nearly bagged one before a six year old baboon escaped. deputies captured it after Evans hid in a cage.
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ST. Petersburg
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Union Trust Company
Winslow
Aziz
Charlie Harris
Charlie
Phoenix
Ariz
500th anniversary of the invention of printing observed
Amid wartime blackout fears in Strasbourg and Mainz, celebrations mark the 500 year span since movable type printing began with Gutenberg. The piece recounts Gutenberg’s early experiments in Strasbourg circa 1436, his return to Mainz, the 1455 Bible, Fust’s loan loss, later works, and Gutenberg’s pension before his 1468 death.
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Johann Gutenberg
Strasbourg
Mainz
Germany
Cabied
Gutenberg
Douglas C. McMurtrie
International Association of Printing
Mmm Maing
Ren
Foo
Johann Fust
Joans
Fust
First July Fourth Celebration At Huron In 1880
Huron held its first Fourth of July in 1880, but the event occurred a day late because settlers were still arriving. The hurried plans led to an elaborate program and city decorations. Judge Hubbell delivered the oration and a resolution thanked Cavour for flags used in decoration.
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Huron
Hubbell
Cavour
Printing Revolution and the Birth of Newspapers
The passage traces Gutenberg’s printing impact from enabling widespread literacy to rapid book production. It notes that before printing scribes penned books for over a year each, while within 40 years about 46 009 books appeared and yearly American output neared ten thousand titles. It highlights newspapers as a pivotal product, citing the Boston News Letter first published April 24, 1704.
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Gutenberg
America
United States
Boston News Letter
Randlen Picks Random Vote At Republican Convention
Charles E. Randlen of Hannibal Missouri cast the ninth vote for Harlan J. Bushfield on the first ballot at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Randlen said Missouri split its delegation to avoid showing a clear preference. Bushfield drew nine votes on the first ballot, eight from South Dakota, with no further votes thereafter.
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Philadelphia
NEA
Charles E. Randlen
Hannibal
Harlan J. Hushfield
Trandlen
Missouri
Randlen
Bushfield
South Dakota
Mrs Willkie Aids Husband Without Speeches
In Philadelphia on June 29 Mrs. Wendell Willkie said she would support his presidential campaign though she refused to give speeches. She watched the convention day from Convention Hall, then telephoned her husband at the Warwick Hotel after a long day as he campaigned with fatigue.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
Cigaret Tax Boost Effective July 1
Aberdeen June 89 T Kasper Collector of Internal Revenue announced the 1940 Revenue Act raises cigaret tax by 4 cents per pack and requires retailers to record stock before July 1 1940. Forms to report inventory will be sent to dealers in late July to avoid penalties.
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Aberdeen
T. ©. Kasper
Internal Revenue
Tony
Ana
Kdge
Inaccurate stock count prompts record filing delay
The note cites the need to accurately count higher stock on hand and price data. It mentions wholesale and retail aspects and retaining the record until the filing of the information in the forum, with a focus on precise stock figures and orderly documentation.
Illinois bans poker trips amid senator travel row
Illinois moves to bar poker events tied to state officials as controversy over Senator travel costs grows. Bucky Hu, longtime manager, faces scrutiny while Chicago offices review allowances and schedule changes. Don Meade weighs in on policy impact and political implications.
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Wasilington
Bucky Hu Flan
Senators
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