President Hoover vetoes Muscle Shoals bill demand
Hoover vetoed the Norris Muscle Shoals measure citing government competition with citizens. He urged Alabama and Tennessee to form a regional commission to lease or jointly operate the plant, warning the bill would force government power production and risk losses. Senate debate lingered into the night over the veto process and a copyright bill.
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Watson
Senate
Hoover
Norris
Washington
Mar
Norris Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Tennessee
Army Engineers
Muscle Shoals
Senator Watson
Change Managers Of Armour Office Here
A personnel shift at Armour Packing plant offices announced by superintendent H. L. Wilkinson. W. W. Thompson from St Paul takes over the Huron office manager role. H. G. Burdick from Sioux City becomes Huron office manager, arriving Thursday. Leonard B. Hauge moves to Sioux City as office manager there. E. M. Christensen is promoted to assist the office swamper. Lee Jewell leaves for Rapid City to take a foreman post with the Swaner company there.
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Armour
Armour Packing Plant
H. L. Wilkinson
Huron
W. W. Thompson
St. Paul
St Paul
Thursay
Mr. Thompson
H. G. Burdick
Sioux City
Leonard B. Hauge
Burdick
E. M. Christensen
Hauger
Weather Report on Hiren Forecast Flawed
A garbled weather notice misstates upcoming conditions with phrases about failures tonight and Wednesday and a warmer spell on Wednesday. It references unclear locations and names, suggesting a faulty production or OCR error with inconsistent terms and nonstandard spellings.
Seventy First Congress sets peacetime spending record
Washington dispatch details the Seventy First Congress ending its term with about ten billion dollars allocated for government uses in the current and next fiscal year. It notes large outlays for emergency construction, drought relief, veterans relief, and automatic debt payments, with the War Department and veterans administration among top recipients.
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Cecil
Dickson Washington
Congress
Seventy First National Assembly
Veterans Service Certificates
Representatives Burns
Tennessee
House Appropriations Committee
Seventy First Congress
Mn Wood
The
House
Beldom
Treasury Post Office Department
Gee
Veterans Administration
Farm Board
War Department
Mississippi
Commissioners To Meet In Afternoon Fireworks After Mayor Promises Real Work
City commissioners planned an afternoon session with Chicago engineering consultant A F Turpin to pick equipment for the new outfall disposed plant and to set paving bids for Dakota avenue north. Tonight bids on clarifier and digester gear and asphalt purchase for street repairs will be advertised and opened.
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EF. T. Gitchell
Commission
Gitchell
A.F. Turpin
Chicago
Dakota Avenue North
Lions discuss veterans legislation at Marvin Hughitt hotel
At the weekly Lions club meeting at the Marvin Hughitt hotel today, discussion focused on recently enacted legislation allowing ex soldiers to cash in on adjusted compensation certificates. George I Longstaff traced the history of bonuss and pension acts from the Revolutionary era to now, while Carl Voigt insisted most veteran funds will be used wisely and outlined the claiming steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Marvin Hughitt
George I Longstaff
Hoover
Carl Voigt
Mr. Voigt
Exservicemen
Automobiles Register Boost in Early 1831
Pierre report shows 153119 motor vehicles registered in Jan and Feb 1831, up 4345 from the prior year. By February end registrations stood at 135568 autos, 17428 trucks, and 123 motorcycles, vs 121258 autos, 16990 trucks, and 86 motorcycles in 1830, with weather favorable to motoring helping the rise.
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Pierre
Mar
Elizabeth Coyne
Missouri River Dividing Line in South Dakota Redistricting
Pierre March 3 final legislative approval moved the Missouri River as the dividing line between South Dakota's two new congressional districts. The bill, after Senate amendments, places east of the river in district 1 and west in district 2, with Gov. Waren Green to receive it. House and senate debated changes before concurrence, attaching Campbell, Walworth, Potter, Sully and Hughes counties to district 2.
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Missouri River
House
Senate
Campbell
Walworth
Potter
Sully
Hughes
Missouri
Ralph ©. Hillgren
Sioux Falls
Young People Form Farm Union Local Fifty-Two
Clyde Central and Dearborn townships youth organized nine junior locals of the Farmers Union. Officers elected include Edward Mathern president Laura Schroeder vice president Lillian Christenson secretary treasurer Margaret Mathern corresponding secretary and Mrs Howard Cranston guide. Meetings set twice monthly with first at home and second with the senior local at the Labor Temple. Next gathering at Mia P Christenson home on March 1. Washington dairy price probe noted with milk price investigation announced.
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Farm Union
Clyde Central
Dearborn
Farmers Union
Labor ‘Temple
Therese
Edward Mathern
Laura Schroeder
Lillian Christenson
Margaret Mathern
Howard Cranston
Labor Temple
Mia P. C. I Christenson
Gas Tax Rise Before South Dakota House Action
The South Dakota House debated a bill to raise the gasoline tax from four to five cents per gallon. Also discussed were proposals to increase by one cent the gas tax and impose a $2 poll tax on people over 71, with Governor Green urging measures to ease property tax relief and farm assessments. The session faced opposition to the tax hikes and potential adjournment without major tax relief.
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Piegee
Mar
South Dakota
Cov
Warren Green
Guadeliverie
Cami i
Foshay Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud
In Minneapolis seven former officials led by Wilbur B Foshay pleaded not guilty in federal court to mail fraud charges tied to the W B Foshay Company. Receivership followed in 1923 affecting Alaska US and Central America properties valued around 25 million dollars with trial set for September term.
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Minneapolis
Mar
Wilbur B. Foshay
W. B. Foshay Company
Alaska
United States
Central America
Suspect Held in Suitcase Shaped Confrontation Case
Suspect Mere is Pat Flaherty, 28, identified by four witnesses brought to Sloux City by Leo A. Temmey as the man who faced them with a shotgun in Eyestone's apartment during a confrontation. Flaherty was arrested by Sioux City detectives en route to buy bread, denies guilt, and fights extradition to South Dakota.
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Mere
Pat Flaherty
Sloux City
Sisie
Leo A. Temmey
Eyestone
Haron Web
Flaherty
Sioux City
South Dakota
Sharpe Banking Bills Defeated in South Dakota House
Pierre March 3 Three more bills proposing changes in the state banking laws were killed by the South Dakota House of Representatives. Defeated measures included a proposal to deposit closed bank funds with the state treasurer, a misdemeanor for the state superintendent of banks violating the law, and listing notes of closed bank assets by name. A postponement motion was made by H A Plate to prevent large losses blamed on former superintendent Fred B Smith. Continued on page.
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H. A. Plate
Cresbard
Platte
Fred B. Smith
Davis Cleared By Nye Committee
The Nye campaign funds committee told the Senate investigations yielded nothing reflecting on Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania. The report condemned the Pennsylvania primary expenditure as excessive but found no corruption by Davis or other candidates, with members Nye Dale Dill and Wager signing the statement.
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Washington
Mar
Nye
Senate
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Naystone
Davis
North Dakota
Dale
Vermont
Dill
Wager
New York
Sedan Stolen From Huron Man In Front of Methodist Church
Police in Huron search for a blue four door Buick sedan owned by Prank Kuehn. The theft occurred about 8 PM in front of the Methodist church. The car bore Missouri license plate 2508 and was described as a blue sedan with two-ace tires.
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Huron
Prank. Kuehn
Methodist Torche
Pat Flaherty Denies Guilt In Poker Party Slaying
Authorities linked a Sioux City suspect to the Eyestone murder in Huron S D after four poker party players identified Pat Flaherty from a show up. A second suspect, believed to be Eugene Van Nort, was held in North Platte Neb as extradition efforts began.
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Pat Flaherty
Eugene van Nort
North Platte
Charles Eyestone
American Legion
Eyestone
Sioux City
Neb
South Dakota
van Nort
Flaherty
Leo A. Temmey
W. W. Howes
Pierre
Weathers
Mar
Huron
5. D
We. W. Howes
Warren Green
Dan Turner
Iowa
Fisherty
Dakota
Alibi Flaherty
Maz Duckworth
Hurai
Nebraska
Duckworth
Leo A. Terrimey
Gought
Temmey
Extradition Proceeding Initiated for Poker Murder Suspect
Pierre report says extradition action started to bring Pat Flaherty from Sioux City in Hur on poker murder case. W. W. Howes signs complaint charging murder of Charles Eyestone and attempted robbery. Warrant and extradition papers to Iowa governors seek surrender.
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Pierre
Mar
Pat Flaherty
Sioux City
Huron
W. W. Howes
Howes
Flaherty
Charles Eyestone
Warren Green
Dan Turner
Iowa
Eve
Eyestone
Arrests Tied to Eyestone Murder Probe in Huron
Police reports tie several suspects to the Eyestone murder inquiry in Huron. Archie Cooper remains jailed for questioning as investigators note his past in gambling and bootlegging while identifying Van Nort and Flaherty with prior arrests in Sioux City North Platte and other cities.
Van Vleck Taken to Yankton Jail After Guilty Plea
Morris 5, Van Vleck alias Van Morris pleaded guilty to Mann Act violation. He was to be taken to Yankton county jail today after being returned from San Francisco where he had been held for two years following capture.
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van Vleck
Sioux Falls
Mar
Morris
van Morris
Yankton County
San Francisco
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Buffalo
FEOBE
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Portal
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Spearfish
State Senate
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Spear
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Foshay
Dhan
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Deitechell
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Eyes
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