Egbert Denies Fraud Charges in County Bridge Case
Webster D March 17 On the stand four and a half hours Paul B Egbert former Brown county engineer testified he had only received county warrants sold to Herman Pickus or the H Pickus Construction company and denied fraudulently obtaining county money. He admitted approving estimates but said he believed them correct and identified warrants and deposits tied to Pickus in 1924 and 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Paul
Egbert
Brown County
Herman Pickus
H. Pickus
Pickus
FLIAC
Aberdeen
Pickug
Second Jury Sits in W. B. Foshay Case Trial
In Minneapolis the second trial of promoter W. B. Foshay and associate H. H. Henley opened with a 12 jurors panel. The panel includes one woman previously held in contempt for concealing Foshay work. A rumor affecting one juror was dismissed as erroneous. Prosecutors allege a 1929 collapse hid a fraud chain. the defense claims it was an honest failure due to deflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Foshay
Minneapolis
W. B. Foshay Enterprises
H. H. Henley
Foshay
Wool Group Waives Dues For This Year
Beadle County Wool Growers association will waive 1932 dues for members in good standing last year. Dues for new members drop to 1 dollar while old officers are reelected. A second meeting will set plans for shearing, May 50 start, and pasture work to ensure healthy lambs. AP source notes postmaster appointment at Dempster with De Wall succeeding Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle County Wool Growers Association
A. D. Randall
Farmers Assembly Room
Court House
Randall
W. M. Brown
Iroquois
H. Foxton
Frank Lynch
James Murty
Berlin Finds Art Relic in Church Cleaning
In Karlshorst suburb Berlin a dingy church painting was cleaned to reveal the signature of Lucas Cranach the elder. The artwork depicts Gethsemane and is dated to the 16th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Karlshorst
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Gethsemane
Buying Power Of Farm Products At New Low In 1932
South Dakota agricultural buying power dropped to 52 in February 1932 from January 15. Prices farmers received were at 63 prewar, while living costs were 121, yielding a February buying power of 52. Declines noted from 1931 and the five year February average with comparisons to January 1932 and April 1931 highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
South Dakota
R. E. Post
Agricultural Economics Department
State College
Post
Governor Of Ohio Favors Wet Vote
In Cleveland Maurice Maschke said Ohio's delegation to the Republican National Convention will be wet for the first time since prohibition. In Columbus Governor George White urged a referendum on the 18th amendment, saying prohibition supporters erred in opposing a popular vote. He announced the stance at a Women’s Christian Temperance Union regional conference and called for resubmission to refute claims liquor laws were imposed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Maurice Maschke
National Republican
Qhic
Columbus
George White
Antisaloon League
Prohibition
Gov. White
Women's Christian Temperance Union
F C Musicians To Appear In Choral Revue
Sioux Falls college choral club with 150 voices performs in City Temple at 8 15 p m on Friday. The program ranges from old fashioned rounds to modern pieces and includes Rachmaninoff Prelude in C sharp minor Hospodin Holy City Lost Chord Three Blind Mice Deep River Dig My Grave Walk Together Children Tees and more under director Mme Florence Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls College Choral Club
City Temple
Mme
Florence Chambers
Warsaw
Poland
Rachmazinoff
Sioux Falls College
Holy City
Governor urges referendum on prohibition and GOP convention shifts
The gray haired chief executive urges considering substituting for prohibition and predicts a dry nation unless a substantial alternative is offered. Ohio delegates to the Republican convention may bypass Simeon D. Fess in favor of a more liberal choice. Georgia pensions Confederates paid in 1931 totaled 1 622 266 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio
Maschke
Simeon D. Fess
Fess
Georgia
Bandits Who Robbed Old Man Sentenced
LUVERNE MINN George Heiden and John Peterson convicted of third degree assault in Rock County District Court were sentenced to 10 years each in the state prison. The pair tortured beat and robbed 83 year old Joseph H Jones Dee at his rural Laverne home taking 38 dollars before fleeing as he lay unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luverne
Minn
George Heiden
John Peterson
Rock County
Laverne
Joseph H. Jones Dee
Hold Rites For Gus Wick
Lake Preston pioneer Gus Wick died suddenly Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held at 2 o clock at the Lutheran church with Rev. E Fid officiating, followed by interment in Lake Preston cemetery. Wick had lived here since moving to the area in the early years and was in apparently good health prior to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Wick
Lake Preston
E. Fid
Eid
Sudden Death Follows Heart Attack of Local Resident
Up to his sudden death the man was married with two children Wickle Wick of Cedar Falls Iowa and Dora Sullivan of Storm Lake Iowa. In Brookings quarterly examinations at State College run March 22 to March 4 with a four day vacation before the spring quarter opens March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wickle Wick
Cedar Falls
Dora Sullivan
Storm Lake
Brookings
State’college
Hazel Tollefson Named YWCA and College Leader
Hazel Grayce Tollefson of Mellette was elected president of the Huron college YWGA. She will succeed Florence Shouse as treasurer when installed later this month. Kenneth Seim of Vienna was elected president of the college MCA, with Walter Melson, Paul Fuller, Harela Lamb, Marjorie Brown and Carolee Cory named to key offices. Forest fires swept 1.2 million acres last year, a area larger than Ohio and Indiana combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Tollefson
Y.W.C.A
Hazel Grayce Tollefson
Mellette
Huron College
Florence Shouse
Huron
Kenneth Seim
Vienna
College
Walter Melson
Onida
Paul Fuller
Harela Lamb
Leme Mon
Marjorie Brown
Carolee Cory
Brewster
Ohio Minn
Gertrude Lampe
Indiana
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Wool Group
Dempster
A. J. de Wall
Herman Nelson
Nelson
Jackson
ST. Fathick
Bud Oaks
Wonder Boy
James Cagney
Loretta Young
George E. Stone
Warner Bros
Burns and Allen
Brook
Willan Baines
Buster Keaton
F. C
del Monte
Bel Monte
Huron Grocery, Distributors
Sr, Patricks
Legion Hall
Glazier's Orchestra
Our
Huron Theatre
Rothmoor
Coats
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