House Leaders Seek Substitute for Sales Tax Bill
Washington March 25 The drive to scrap the general sales tax left the revenue bill a shell. Leaders rush to fix the plan with a balanced budget program including heavy auto excises a one cent gasoline tax stamp taxes on checks and drafts three cent postage and related levies. The effort aims to raise about 800 million to replace the sales tax and stabilize finances. President Hoover favored a full rewrite by the ways and means committee. Leaders of both parties hailed the victory as a win for the common people and may push alternative tax plans while some seek stock market transaction taxes.
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Washington
House
Treasury
Crisp
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Hoover
LaGuardia
N. Y
Doughton
Hankin CD
Miss
Seek Extension On Feed Loans For South Dakota Farmers
Representative C. A. Christopherson of South Dakota seeks a 30 day extension of time for livestock feed loans, asking Secretary Hyde to extend to May 1 due to heavy snow delaying pasture grass. He cites about $50,000 needed for around 1,000 farmers to bridge until grass grows, noting farmers in distress from feed shortages.
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Washington
C. A. Christopherson
Republican
South Dakota
Hyde Toworrow
Christopherson
W. C. Lusk
Yankton
101 Ranch Owner Faces Assault Charge Overview
MARLAND Oklahoma March 25 Col Zack Miller faced criminal prosecution for armed defiance of the auction hammer and a charge of assault with a deadly weapon to be filed. Miller fired a pistol into the floor when attorneys entered the White House ranch mansion and barricaded himself with Zelma the elephant girl nurse. He later said he fired only to scare the men and claimed the ranch properties were being legalized robbed. Potter said Miller would be arrested when able to appear.
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101
Marland
Okio
Zack Miller
101 Ranch
Brad Potter
Kay County
Miller
Neal Sullivan
R. O. Wilson
White House
Zelma
Potter
Sullivan
Leart
Newkirk
Circus Owners Optimistic As New Season Opens
Circus owners begin a new season from Peru Indiana Baraboo Wisconsin Sarasota Florida to Baldwin Park California New York Chicago and Kentucky optimistic about turnout and personnel. John Ringling’s American Circus imports European acts while the famed 101 Ranch closes after weak patronage with the rest returning to the road.
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Chicago
Peru
Ind
Baraboo
Wis
Sarasota
Fla
Baldwin Park
Calif
New York
Kentucky
John Ringling
American Circus Corporation
Europe
Readjustment Of Crops In Sight
Reports from across the nation indicate a broad readjustment of crop acreage is coming. Farmers plan reduced tobacco plantings, while corn and other feeds rise. Wheat acreage is set to increase about five percent, with oats, flaxseed, and potatoes also up, and regional variations shown in state group percentages.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Atlantic
North Central
South Atlantic
South Central
Western
Huron Masons Attend Wessington Past Masters Night
A large group of Huron Masons led by John Fonsberg and C. F. Hall traveled to Wessington for the annual Past Masters night at the Wessington lodge. Out-of-town guests from Tulare Virgil Wolsey St. Lawrence and Miller attended. Boyt Nicholas, a Huron College graduate teaching at Wess, received the Master Mason degree.
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John Fonsberg
Junice
C. F. Hall
Wessington
Wessington Lodge
C. F. Hinton
George W. Hill
W. & Weiner
J. R. Crawford
EW. Feige
Paul K. Myers
Xlao
Tulare
Virgil
Wolsey
St. Lawrence
Miller
Boyt Nicholas
Huron_college
Wee
Six Dollar Garden Investment Aids Six In Hurons Summer
The Illinois extension expert J C Readey says a $6 garden allotment can feed a family of six all summer and yield 300 quarts of winter canned goods. Huronians invite entries in a city garden contest with prizes for adults and students, while outlining garden sizing, labor inputs, and soil and site considerations.
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J. C. Readey
University of Illinois
Readey
Robert Fair
Huron
Pork Board
Ono
Fair
Jury Finds Texan Shooting Justified in Dec. Killing
A Sonora district court jury acquitted Upton County Sheriff W C Fowler of murder in the December death of Graham Barnett a noted Texan marksman and former Texas Ranger. Fowler testified he shot to save his life after Barnett advanced threateningly firing machine gun bullets from his car. The case drew as the jurors received it last night and DA Weaver Baker urged only justice in his closing.
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Sonora
Tex
W. C. Fowler
Upton County
Graham Barnett
Texas
Hankin
Barnett
Weaver Baker
Fowler
Weather Focus Below Deketm Sea Region
The notice describes unsettled conditions in the South Deketm area with possible sea weather disturbances and cold air. A high chance of precipitation and strong winds are expected, with temperatures dipping toward near freezing at night and higher gusts near coastal zones.
Mike Offers To Have Stolen Hat Cleaned
ABERDEEN March 25. Mike Hiegler’s Easter hat was stolen in church on Holy Thursday. He hopes the thief will call, and he will have the hat cleaned so it looks nice for Easter.
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Aberdeen
Mike Hiegler
Mike
Christopherson Explains Vote On Repeal Debate
Washington March 25 Rep Christopherson Republican South Dakota released a letter to Brooklyn Daily Eagle explaining his vote against considering repeal of the eighteenth amendment He said he voted no because South Dakota is dry and emphasized concern that Congress should focus on jobs for the unemployed food for the hungry and fair farm prices rather than reopening prohibition He argued that national law differences would not help and that the country faces factory closures high unemployment and weak trade.
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Washington
Christopherson
South Dakota
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Congress
Mrs Lafferty Heads State D A R After Convention
YANKTON March 25 The Daughters of the American Revolution held a three day convention closing yesterday Mitchell chosen as convention city C A Lafferty of Huron was re elected state regent Other officers named H Gotuas Mellette vice regent J C Whitney Sioux Falls recording secretary Fred Hatterecheidt Aberdeen corresponding secretary Helen MacGregor Yankton treasurer Will E Smith Pierre historian R W Baisch Mitchell chaplain E P Rothrock Vermillion consulting registrar Isabel Hamilton Lead librarian J W Raish Pierre honorary state regent Clare Stotes Sioux Falls guest at the convention who previously served as secretary and companion in Philadelphia for five years to Miss Rebecca Washington great grand niece of George Washington
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Yankton
Mitchell
Daughters of the American Revolution
C. A. Lafferty
Huron
H. Gotuas
Mellette
J. C. Whitney
Sioux Falls
Fred Hatterecheidt
Aberdeen
Helen MacGregor
Minnesota to Combat Grasshoppers Next Summer
State plans hopper control with federal authority. Ruggles urged association to work with elevator men to persuade farmers of the need to fight grasshoppers. About 1,406,000 acres in Minnesota will require treatment under the program.
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Minnesota
Ragenale Slomolog de
Ruggles
Closed Bank Case Returns $65,000 To Beadle County
Beadle County resumes access to about 65 thousand dollars from closed bank funds after seven years. Funds from New Amsterdam Casualty and Fidelity and Deposit arrive through attorneys, with State Bonding Department adding ten thousand five hundred. A dividend of thirty four hundred twenty is also noted, bringing recoveries beyond sixty eight thousand. Attorney Crawford says settlements settle excess deposit claims. further payments of around four to five thousand expected.
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Beadle County
Carrie B. Boyd
New Amsterdam Casualty Company
Fidelity and Deposit Company
Flailey and Voorhees
Sioux Falls
State Bonding Department
Lords
Lloyd
Offee
First National Bank
U. S
Coe I. Crawford
First National
James Valley
Huron
Broadland State
Crawford
Pondsmen
New Valley
Broadland
City National
B. M. Madden
Attempt To Identify Body In Truck Fails
Des Moines reports a renewed effort to identify the body found in the burning truck of Joan Smith a Perry insecticide distributor near Denison. State Agent Myron Tullar and a team examined a grave in Glendale cemetery, matching dental work and injuries to the Smith case, but the body proved indeterminate and the investigation paused with no identification.
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Des Moines
Joan Smith
Perry
Denison
Glendale
Myron Tullar
Pennsylvania
Foundalice
Smith Lot
Smith
Ingurence
Early Flowers Report From Mrs. Babbitt Garden
Mrs T M Babbitt of 30 Tenth Street Southwest reports she picked a pansy in full bloom in her garden yesterday.
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T. M. Babbitt
Tenth Streat
Ahs
Norfolk Citizens Reported With No Significance In Lindbergh Case
Hopewell New Jersey march 25 three Norfolk residents were said to have information about the Lindbergh baby that Col Charles Lindbergh later deemed lacking in significance. The Norfolk mediators were Rev H Dobson Peacock Rear Admiral Guy Burrage retired and John Hugh Curtis. Optimism persisted about negotiations, but cautions urged keeping details confidential. Extortion notes and threats also unsettled Washington Daily events linked to rival figures.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Norfolk
B. Norman Schwarzekopf
Chesapeake Bay
Lindbergh
Schwartzkopf
Col Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Col. Lindberghad
Virginia
Rev. H. Dobson-Peacock
Guy H. Burrage
John Hugh Curtis
Dean Dobson-Peacock
Interventers
Dean Dobgan-Peacock
Peat Dobson-Peacock
Measures Proposed To Trim North Dakota Taxes
Petitions filed with Secretary of State Robert Burns seek five measures from the North Dakota Taxpayers Association to cut taxation. Two proposals target salary reductions for state and county officials, with two more aiming at further tax relief.
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Bismarck
N. D
Robert Burns
North Dakota Taxpayers’ Association
Peace Talks Drag as Skirmishes Ring Shanghai Front
In Shanghai area Sino-Japanese peace negotiations moved slowly as armies clashed near Kating and Chia wanginiao. Delegates from Chinese, Japanese and neutrals left a three hour session weary but stating some progress. An attack wounded a family member of T. V. Soong, highlighting rising tensions.
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Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Kating
Chia
Wanginiao
Chinwangmaro
Soochow Creek
T. V. Soong
Nanking
Mrs Biddle Awaits Start Of Long Trip In Alaska
Mrs Edwards Biddle a Philadelphia society woman awaits starting a 200 mile overland trek from Kantishna to Nenana with dog musher Mike Cooney. She chose the land route over air travel to visit Fanny Quigley, endured two months due to snow, and plans to leave Kantishna in two or three days barring delays.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Marenst
D 3
Edwards Biddle
Philadelphia Society
Clementa
Mike Cooney
Befor
Kantishna
Nenana
T-E Winter
Philadelphia
Cooney
A. A. Johnson
Site Picked for S D Manganese Plant in Sioux Falls
The site for the proposed manganese refining plant in Sioux Falls has been chosen and will be announced in about ten days after property negotiations finish, said K M Leute president of the General Manganese corporation. This signals early construction activity for the first unit of the proposed ten unit plant.
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S. D. Manganese
Sioux Falls
K. M. Leute
General Manganese Corporation
Detroit
Mich
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