Strikes Threaten Paralyze Steel and Cotton Industries
National guard moved into Pekin Illinois as the steel and cotton textile sectors faced a wave of strikes. United Textile Workers chief Thomas McMahon ordered a general textile strike starting Monday over a 25 percent production cut under NRA policy, warning wages would fall 25 percent. Amalgamated Association urged a steel workers show down seeking bargaining rights. Toledo electrical workers postponed a 24 hour power strike, while San Francisco waterfront rioting left several injured as longshoremen walked out. The Toledo Edison Company power supply and automotive workers faced a possible 24 to 48 hour general strike as union officials met with mediators amid tensions.
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Washington
National Guard
Pekin
Thomas ¥. McMahon
United Textile Workers of America
NRA
McMahon
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Toledo
Automo Five
Commercial Alcohol Distilling Company
Quincy
San Francisco
Electrical Workers Union
Charles P. Taft
Toledo Edison Company
Central Labor Union
Representative Wearing Pushes Packer Control Bill
Washington May 31 Representative Wearing Democrat Iowa urged a petition to discharge the agriculture committee from further consideration of his bill to give the department of agriculture more control over packers and direct livestock buying. The measure amends the packer and stockyards act and would empower the secretary to examine packing firms records. He argued the low hog prices show the need to regulate direct buying in this field.
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Washington
Iowa
Committee On Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Awearin
Urge Forwarding Addresses Before Vacation Departures
Postmaster E. H. Bruemmer urged travelers leaving the city for vacations to provide forwarding addresses to friends and postmasters to avoid mail delays and disappointments. He warned that many give wrong post offices or camp names instead of actual post offices, often due to camp and resort literature omitting proper addresses.
Much Cooler Promise In Huron Tonight Forecast
A heat wave across Central South Dakota eases as cooler weather moves in tonight. In Huron the forecast calls for temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below last night’s 82, with no rain expected and a return to fair and cooler conditions this evening.
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South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Huron
Rapid City
Pierre
Bismarck
N. D
Huron Group Boosts Races Convention
A Huron group of businessmen visited Sioux Falls to seek cooperation for summer horse racing July 2 3 4 and the Elks convention July 1 2 3 in Huron. Delegates included Charles H J Mitchell Huson publisher E C McKenzie James Venables secretary of the state fair board and Paul K Myers secretary of the Huron chamber of commerce. They then planned to approach Sioux City and Omaha for support and discuss inaugurating a new air mail route.
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Sioux Falls
Elks
Huron
Chas. H. J. Mitchell
Huson
E. C. McKenzie
South Dakota State Elks Association
James Venables
State Fair Board
Mayor Lets Firemen Handle Fires In Kingman
Kingman Kansas mayor Will Murphy, injured in a fall while attempting to leap for a fire engine, will let the firemen handle firefighting duties going forward. He is hospitalized with a broken limb from the accident.
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Kingman
Kan
Will Murphy
Laney Prepares for July Trial in Beadle County
Artesian farmer J W Laney is held on 3000 bond in Beadle County jail after pleading not guilty to assault with intent to kill. He faces an adjourned circuit court term in Woonsocket in July for the May 15 shooting of cattle buyer R F Looby. The case follows a failed alienation suit and a previously dismissed $2000 damages claim against Dick Looby. Laney’s counsel includes F D Shandorf and Harrington. Sheriff M H Helgeland accompanied him to Woonsocket.
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Woonsocket
J. W. Laney
Beadle County
Laney
R. F. Looby
Artesian
Dick Looby
Looby
Britain Sends Debt Note To U S
London May 31. The British government's view on war debts and proposals to avoid being classed a defaulter when the next installment is due next month have been dispatched to Washington. The statement is with the state department or awaiting President Roosevelt's return.
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London
Washington
State Department
Ronald Lindsay
Roosevelt
Band Concert Program March A Sousa Tribute
A compact program listing selections including A Tribute to Sousa Intermezzo In a Moonlit Garden Sing Overture Alda McCaughey Romance It Might Have Been Overture Raymond Waltz Mexican I See Thee Again Estrada Serena de Spanish Esther Short March Headliner Trautman
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Alda
McCaughey
Raymond
Esther
Trautman
Beadle Officials Outline Emergency Cattle Buying Plans
Beadle county aids Eddy, named drought relief director, and J N Estreim, emergency agent, to Mitchell for a conference. They plan in-region cattle purchases, though local officials report only newspaper reports as information. An Associated Press dispatch indicates buying to begin in the coming days.
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Anlington Eddy
Beadle
J. N. Estreim
Mitchell
Associated Press
Delay in Missouri River Diversion Action
A House drought relief subcommittee criticized the Public Works Administration for inaction on water conservation in the drought ridden central west. They pressed for immediate water storage via Missouri River dam plans at Garrison North Dakota and similar dams on nearby streams to protect farms, wells, and soil. Government surveys on water levels and subsurface supplies would be released around July 1, with $63 million sought for the project.
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Weather Bureau
Huron
South Dakota
M. R. Hovde
Mobridge
Mitchell
Pierre
Washington
House
Public Iworks Administration
Central West
PWA
Osketes
Minnesota
Hordale
Hildebrandt
South, Dakota
Sinclair
North’ ‘Dakota
H.“M. Waite
Waite
Missouri River
Garrison
N. D
Bank Robbery at Kingfisher Ends With Hostage Takeover
May 31 reports two men robbed Peoples National Bank of Kingfisher Oklahoma of 1000 dollars. They fled west by car with Irene Ross still hostage. No bank employees or shots were fired during the escape. An unrelated note mentions a polar bear behavior.
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Griffith
Songfisher
Okla
Peoples’ National Bank of
Quiet political mood across several states in 1933 primaries
In Wa s hington Paul Mallon notes a quiet political climate as 100 sitting congressmen faced renomination in key primaries and 98 won. Four lost, two Democrats and two Republicans. Democrats Nesbitt and Jeffers faced isolated defeats. Republicans Sizinsn and Waldron also slipped. Voter satisfaction among parties appears high, with forecasts of November outcomes uncertain. The piece questions if calm signals a coming Democratic or Republican shift, suggesting better insight in October and highlighting post primary reflections.
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Washington
Oregon
South
Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Alabama
Jeffers
Nesbitt
Ilinois
Casas
Nesbit
Tyoo
Clinis
Siznsen
Tinois
Waldron
Congress
Farmers Will Camp Near New Pastures
Three Wisconsin drought counties prepare to ship about 26 000 starved cattle to the Lake Superior region for grazing. The plan, agreed at a meeting of 500 farmers and federal agents, includes government help with rail transport costs and milk sale funds to cover remaining charges and pasture rents. Families will travel the 120 miles with the herds and camp on adjacent land.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Fed
House Approves Silver Measure to Back Quarter Currency
Washington May 31 The House passed the administration silver plan to back a quarter of U S currency with silver instead of gold as opposed to the current three quarters gold. Senate action is expected soon after a final vote. Opposition faded after aggressive moves to defeat or broaden the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States
Huron Hangar To Be Dedicated Soon
Plans for cornerstone laying and dedication of the new Huron Airport hangar. Mayor E T Gitchell and Dr H L Saylor will participate with state officials from Pierze invited. Service clubs plan a luncheon before the program and a tour of the hangar, which is 100 by 100 feet and houses a major repair shop.
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Huron
E. T. Gitchell
H. L. Saylor
Chamber of Commerce
Pierze
Service Club
Northwest
Kasper Named Revenue Collector for South Dakota
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Thomas C. Kasper of Aberdeen to be collector of internal revenue for the district of South Dakota. Kasper, former state commander of the American Legion, resigned as athletic director at State College Brookings to take the revenue post.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Thomas C. Kasper
Aberdean, S.D
Internal Revenue
District of
South Dakota
Kasper
the American Legion
State, College, Brookings
Cattle Slaughter Plan Aims Drought Relief Across States
Government moves to start a wholesale slaughtering program to aid million drought stricken cattle and relieve financially strapped owners. Cattle will be killed and buried on farms, meat redistributed to the poor, with owners paid $4 to $2 a head. Counties in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Texas Panhandle designated emergency drought areas. Regional setup under AAA to manage appraisals, with state and county directors coordinating mass meetings and cattle purchases to begin within days.
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St, Paul
E. W. Sheets
Minnesota
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
AAA
North
South Dakota
Washington
W. C. Coffey
University of Minnesota Agricultural College
Yesterdy
P. E. Miller
A. J. Dexter
North Dakota
A.M. Eberle
Brookings
A. M. Eberle
St Paul
Eberle
Weather notes for Huron and Dakota regions
Readable forecast brief states fair conditions in Huron area with cooler spells tonight and Friday. In Dakota, forecast calls for generally fair skies tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures, especially in the east and extreme southeast.
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Dakota
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