Rainfall Drenches Central South Dakota Towns
Sunday showers drenched central South Dakota with up to an inch in Huron and widespread soaking across west and north areas. Reports from C and M V railroad offices noted lighter rain east and south of Huron with pockets of heavier totals in Miller, Hitchcock, and westward towns. Forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday with cooler temperatures.
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Highmore
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Blunt
Hays
Role
Ree Heights
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Wolsey
Haren
Hitchcock
Cain
Redfield
Athol
Bonilla
North Dakota Line
State drought plan group formed for 1939 action program
A sub committee of the South Dakota State Land Use Committee will survey drought in the state, focusing on livestock conditions to shape a 1939 summer and fall action plan. Members include Ross Davies and A M Eberle of Brookings, Ralph Johnson, plus state officials and Rural Credits director Millard Soote. The panel will report at a future committee meeting as flood control and water facilities programs advance in Hand County and several demonstration counties.
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South Dakota
Ross Davies
Davies
A. M. Eberle
Brookings
Germittee
Ralph Johnson
Rtas
Millan
Huron
FSA
Raymond Johnson
Pennington County
E. H. Everson
State Secreary of Agriculture
Millard Soote State Rural Credits
Department of Agriculture
Hand
N. J. Boers
Steve Jones
South Deketon
Man Killed by Lightning on South Dakota Farm
A lightning strike during an electrical storm on a farm 35 miles southwest of Winner killed a man and knocked out two of his sons who were inside the shed. A third son milking nearby witnessed the tragedy and救 rescued the others. Three cows also died. the shed did not burn. The youths were reported resting well today and funeral plans were not yet complete.
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Winner
Ijaseph
Pendergast Sentenced To Prison In Tax Evasion Case
Pendergast, once a dominant political boss, pleaded guilty to evading taxes on 443550 and was sentenced by U S District Judge Merrill E Otis to one year and three months in prison on the first count with three years probation on the second count plus 10000 owed. Payment of taxes and penalties was a probation condition. The case cites larger alleged evasion totals and a 1935 betting loss. Pendergast’s health concerns were noted.
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Allen Dies Sunday Former governor candidate 1934
ABERDEEN May 22 P wc Allen 70 printer publisher of Dakota Farmer and Republican governor candidate in 1934 died at his home after weeks of illness from influenza and complications. Native of Wisconsin born August 11 1689 he moved to Dakota Territory in 1881 and built a long career at the Dakota Farmer culminating as publisher. Funeral set for Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. First Methodist Church Riverside Cemetery.
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the Elks
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Chicago
Arabelle French
Roosevelt to address American Retail Federation tonight
Washington May 22 President Roosevelt expected to address the American Retail Federation and its members tonight to outline his views on tax revision and how to improve business government relations. The speech will be broadcast at 8 30 p m CST via NBC CBS and MBS, with Hopkins and other administration officials also speaking.
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Garner Seeks Return To Check Bantam Chicks at Home
Vice President Garner says he wants to return to Texas to check 93 bantam chicks hatched at his homestead. He quips that Congress should stop fussing so he can see the new bantams, spoken in banter with his wife Mrs Garner who acts as secretary and manager.
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Supreme Court rules federal judges taxed on income
The Supreme Court held that federal judges salaries are subject to federal income taxation. Justice Frankfurter majority says non discriminatory tax on net income does not diminish judges salaries. Justice Butler dissents. Earlier decision finds Oklahoma unconstitutional for denying Negro voting rights in 1934.
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Queen Elizabeth Exchanges Gifts With Dionne Quintuplets
In Toronto King George VI and Queen Elizabeth met the Dionne quintuplets in a private audience and received bouquets photos and five white coats. The quints later charmed 1000 parliamentarians causing a burst of applause after a formal visit.
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London
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Clipper Completes First Atlantic Commercial Flight
Marseille reports the Yankee Clipper finished its first regularly scheduled commercial crossing of the Atlantic. The Lisbon to Marseille flight lasted seven hours and 20 minutes, with an overall time from Port Washington departure of 45 hours and 33 minutes.
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Burglary Probe At Madison High School Vault
Investigators from the State's Attorney Walter Farmer and the attorney general's Bureau of Investigation pursued a burglary at Madison High School. An undetermined amount of money was taken in the break-in on Saturday night. Access was gained via a fire escape to the auditorium on the second floor.
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Madison High School
Walter Farmer End
Lester Price
Bureau of Investigation
Attorney General’s Office
Tensions Rise After Danzig Killing Sparks European Pact
Allied and Axis powers moved to tighten positions as a Polish chauffeur killed a Danzig German official, prompting diplomatic exchanges. Rome Berlin Milan signaled closer military collaboration while Britain France and the Soviet Union discussed a multilateral defense pact with automatic aid and rapid consultation provisions. Turkey Britain continued defense negotiations, and Poland Romania Greece pledged independence defense.
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Ric Ter Eitler
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Seven Briggs Plants Closed By Auto Strike
Detroit May 22 Seven Briggs Manufacturing Co plants were shut by a CIO United Auto Workers strike affecting over 20 000 Briggs and Plymouth division Chrysler workers The plants closed promptly at a m with workers leaving gates as watchmen halted power and police details patrolled Picket lines formed and Plymouth division 6000 day shift workers faced closures due to worker shortages The contract between company and union expired May 16.
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