Few Corrective Steps Needed, Huron Inquiry Finds
A city investigation by a three member committee and a full commission panel in Huron South Dakota concluded that no broad corruption exists and the city has been well governed since May 1935. The report faults the preliminary committee for spreading slander and notes one water department employee breach of duty. The mayor and several commissioners did not sign the committee’s report and a minority statement is anticipated. President Roosevelt, ill with a head cold, remains at the White House.
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Huron
Commission
Ripley
G. AL ¥Ouel
George C. Green
Jess €. Burns
Charles R. Kent
J. 5. Tschetter
O. C. Olson
John Kautz
Ed Ulrich
Tschatter
Slo
Jake Nelson
Tschetter
Ola Commission
Vschetter
Equalization Board
Board of Commissioners
South Dakota
Dr. Tschetter
Water Department
Beadle County Becomes Filing Ground For Primary Candidates
W. W. Howes first assistant postmaster general filed for delegate to the state Democratic convention in Beadle County. Margaret Beck Tscheller a Cresbard High School teacher also filed for county superintendent of schools. Deadline for nominating petitions is April 6 with primary set for May 7. The first filing day was March 8.
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Youngs
Miss Tscketter
Yale
Broadland
Huron
City To Change Gasoline Set Up
City commissioners in March moved to replace the current gasoline system for city cars and municipal-employe operations with a flat rate starting April 1 under a resolution by Commissioner Ed Ulrich. A citizens petition seeking a 20 percent property tax reduction was filed and referred to the board of equalization. Louis W. Matson presented another petition from a former city patrolman.
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Ed Ulrich
Commission
Board of Equalization
Senate Hatch Act Debate Spurs Filibuster Fight in Senate
The Senate moved into a lengthy debate over the Hatch Act expansion to cover state employees funded partly by federal money, as supporters predicted only a filibuster could derail it. Minton blasted Republicans for blocking the measure while Democrats and farm-state senators pushed the $923 million farm bill aside to keep the anti-politics bill alive.
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Senate
Washington
Minton
William B. Ardery
Mar
Hatch
New Mexico
Indiana
Repubiicans
Congress
Bushfield Names Blake Of Huron To Finance
Pierre March 12. A B Blake of Huron was appointed state secretary of finance, succeeding J M Berry who will return to law practice. Howard Anderson of Aberdeen named to replace A E Herrholdt as assistant director of purchasing and printing. Anderson, former Northwest Journal publisher, takes office immediately. Berry and Herrholdt quit after the highway investigation report by Attorney General Leo Temmey. Blake previously served in the state House and Senate and has worked in insurance. he was Huron postmaster 1928 to 1933.
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Pierre
A. B
Molly) Blake
Huron
Finance Today
J. M Berry
Bushfield
Howard Anderson
Aberdeen
A. E. Herrholdt
Berry
Anderson
Northwest Journal
Aberdeen Weekly
Aberdeen Evening News
Blake
Herrholdt
Leo Temmey
Ipswich
State House of Represenatives
State Senate
Snow Packed Huron as Roads Open Amid Drifted Roads
Light to moderate flakes fell on the Huron area with 5.5 inches total snow and .22 inches moisture. County highway crews cleared drifted routes, main roads opened by nightfall, air travel limited, and a broader state white cover reported by the weather service.
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Huron
State Weather Bureau
Burt. Ayres
Beadle
Bismarck
Inland Airlines
Associated Press
Reds Continue Their Advance
Helsinki Mar 12 Soviet forces pressed along Viipuri Bay amid ongoing peace talks in Moscow. The Finnish high command reported limited Russian gains east of Viipuri while repelling attacks elsewhere on the Isthmus front. Fifteen Soviet aircraft were downed. secrecy shrouds negotiations as Chamberlain pledges aid to Finland, Sweden’s neutrality blocking outside troops.
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Sweden
Pinland
Peace talks at Moscow continue amid rumors of armistice
Reports from Copenhagen and Helsinki say Russian Finnish negotiations in Moscow persist despite conflicting signals. Rumors of a possible armistice circulate while Russia presses on with attacks as Viipuri is claimed surrounded. Scandinavian outlets note skepticism toward western aid and keep Helsinki in uncertainty.
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Mar
Moscow
Helsinki
Stockholm
Tidningen
Finland
Viipuri
Britain
Early Easter Fails To Catch Huron Merchants Off Guard
Huron merchants, facing an earlier Easter, stock up ahead of the holiday parade. Retailers report spring styles arrive at once with colorful finery and longer wear periods as customers prepare for a brisk parade season.
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Atore
Contractors Have To Sweeten the Kitty for Letting
Pierre march 12. Several contractors had to sweeten the kitty to take part in a $310000 letting by a state highway commission. Snow drifts stalled efforts at Vivian. Seven cars pooled $40 to hire a trucker to break trail into Pierre. Participants included C. A. Wagner Richard Sweetman Vere Ewing, all of Sioux Falls, and Tracy Kenyon Mitchell.
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Pierre
Mar
State Highway Commission
Toam
Vivian
C. A. Wagner
Richard Sweetman
Vere Ewing
Sioux Falls
Tracy Kenyon
Mitchell
Pope Observes 1st Anniversary of Coronation Mass
Vatican City notes Pope Pius XI marks one year since coronation with a pontifical mass at St. Peter's Basilica attended by about 50,000 faithful. Myron C. Taylor, Roosevelt's Vatican envoy, sits with his wife as the mass is broadcast globally. In Berlin, Adolf Hitler sends felicitations to the pope on the anniversary.
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Mar
Pius XI
Europe
Ancient
St. Peter's
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt
Vatican Court
Mrs. Taylor
Cllege of Cardinals
Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
Vatican Radio Staion
Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Pope Pius
Chamberlain urges unity behind aims in Leeds by election
Prime Minister Chamberlain reiterated peace aims as freedom and security for Europe’s small nations. He appealed to Leeds voters to back Conservative J J C Henderson while Fulbright and Attlee, Greenwood, and Welles discussed Broad aims in closed talks lasting about 80 minutes.
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London
Summer Welles
Chamberlain
Europe
Leeds
House of Commons
J. J. C. Henderson
Clement R. Attlee
Labor Party
Arthur Greenwood
Daladier Says Allies Ready To Send 50 000 Troops
Paris reports Premier Daladier told the chamber that 56,000 French and British troops, fully equipped with transports, are at embarkation ports ready to go to Finland at once if appealed for aid against Soviet Russia. He said Britain would transport the force and noted Finland’s choice between Russia’s terms and an appeal to the Allies for help.
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Harris Holma
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France
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