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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
1
London's wheat conference opens as Soviet Russia backs Polish and Australian plans for a world wheat cartel while opposing export restriction. Isidore Lubimoff to outline Moscow stance on restricted exports, with U S and Hungarian proposals facing limited hope of consensus amid diverse strategies.
RAPID CITY May 20 Rotarians from Nebraska northwest Iowa and South Dakota met for a district conference to vote noon today on nominating Chas H J Mitchell of Huron South Dakota for governor of Rotary International district nineteen The nomination will await international convention approval in Vienna Mitchell would be the districts seventeenth governor representing Nebraska South Dakota and western Iowa Other speakers at sessions included Senator Peter Norbeck W J Early Edward F Flynn and Dr George W Nash, highlighting the conference program.
George Voigt of New York, the last American in the British amateur golf championship, was out in the fifth round by Syd Roper of England by one up. Voigt had won a morning match for Bernard Darwin and led two down at the turn before the finish.
South Dakets forecast shows mostly fair weather with heavy frost overnight. Thursday may bring mild temperate conditions and somewhat warmer daytime skies.
In Chicago on May 20 army planes from Dayton conducted a second overflight to combat a supposed mythical foe now found to be weather. Fog and low ceilings delayed landings yesterday but began clearing as Brig Gen Foulla planned an attack window around late morning. Officials expected dry fields to permit larger landings despite prior soggy conditions.
John Factor, a London and Chicago broker nicknamed Jake the Barber, surrendered to U S authorities in Chicago and began resisting extradition to England for a reported 5 million swindle. He appeared with lawyers at the federal building and was held for a hearing before Commissioner Edwin K Walker.
Circuit court was occupied this morning with the case of Charles Thomas versus Matt Banker over a truck sale. A jury was expected to be charged this afternoon, with court likely to run the rest of the week and into next. Judge R C Bakewell of Plankinton presiding.
Ralph Barton, famed illustrator aged 38, killed himself today at his East Fifty Seventh Street residence after years of ill health and a prior heart attack. He had been suffering from depression and fainting spells, friends said. Barton's fame spanned posters, magazine covers, and wartime illustration.
South Dakota state chamber notes Babson Survey placing Huron and Yankton among nine cities where business is good. Secretary Roy Emery cites retail, bank debit data and rising construction in 260 towns. reports show optimism despite national declines. Other bright spots include New Albany, Jackson, Newark, Blevarch, Columbia, Newport News, and Yakima.
South Dakota American Legion officers and the auxiliary will join the Yankton Post for a banquet and broadcast on WNAX tonight. The program, honoring national Poppy Day, runs from to 8 pm with messages from C. H. Lockhart of Watertown, department commander, and Mrs. Amy Anderson of Aberdeen, auxiliary president, plus music and readings.
At Pierre on May 8 the state pardon board continued hearings with about 35 clemency applications for penitentiary inmates. Proceedings yesterday were interrupted by unable to reach decisions. The plea of Adolph W. Ewert, ex treasurer of the state rural credits board convicted of embezzling 211000, was not reached and was expected to be considered today or tomorrow.
Chicago May 20 A legal fight may settle who loses a penny dropped by James Reilly as a streetcar lurched and the coin rolled from Conductor Patrick Magle s outstretched palm. Reilly and a companion were jailed after a brief scuffle as police intervened.
In Geneva the League of Nations council debated restricting trained reserves and war material. Germany's Julius Curtius urged a general reporting form, while Britain’s Arthur Henderson and France’s Aristide Briand resisted re opening the principle. Italy backed the German view, and the question was postponed until Friday as Geneva remains the conference site next February.
A high school band from Sioux Falls traveled to Tulsa for a national contest and performed this morning at the courthouse for German envoy Dr Frei Wilhelm Von Prittwite and Geffron. The ambassador praised the musicians as quality representatives.
Washington May 20 The American Federation of Labor metal trades department urged organizing the unorganized to prevent wage cuts. It blamed shortsighted employers backed by bankers for reducing wages and warned labor would resist general wage reductions. Chicago May 20 Alexander Legge said wage and price cuts cause serious reactions and urged raising price levels to offset low levels. he cited farm land taxes as a major expense.
Charlotte Nash Nixon Nirdlinger was acquitted in Nice on charges of manslaughter in the March shooting of her Philadelphia magnate husband Fred G. Nixon Nirdlinger at their villa. Defense argued self defense as jurors packed the stifling courtroom. The verdict came after a brief ten minute deliberation as spectators surged the corridors and police cleared the hall.
State's Attorney Leo A Temmey warns that a check forger who has victimized three gasoline station operators in Huron and surrounding territory is active. The forged checks, drawn on First National Bank of Water town, are payable to W L Ray and signed Leopard Little, with a tuition on Interstate University of Science of Chicago. One check cashed at a Wolsey gasoline station, two cashed in Huron.
Rapid City reports funeral services will be held here tomorrow afternoon for Pet Connor, an aged bachelor whose body was found Saturday with $7,000 cash in his clothes. No relatives have been located. Connor had come here years ago from Ireland.
The 1926 wholesale dollar was worth 1.366 in April 1931, paring rubber purchasing power while other commodities fell. Petroleum products and silk show strong value, with tires also rising. The index for April 1931 is 73.3, down 12 from March, as food prices drop in butter cheese meats rye flour and corn meal while grains and autos rise.
Pierre May 20 30 The defense seeks a six month continuance for Fred R Smith former state superintendent of banks charged with embezzlement The state would not oppose a reasonable delay The defense cites need to audit thousands of records and trace ten thousand transactions across multiple states The case involves Farmers State Bank Pratt owned by Smith relatives with alleged insolvency and up to 160 state witnesses including several now deceased
Sub freezing temperatures loom for Huron and nearby areas as a second frost threatens crops. The forecast cites a persistent low pressure bringing kept cold air, with last night’s low near 32 and a high of 43. Farmers fear possible damage to stall grain while corn and potatoes show growth.
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