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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1932
Page
13
Washington dispatch reports a mix of groans and chuckles echoing through the house office buildings after last Tuesday's election. Defeated Republicans lament as victorious Democrats celebrate in offices, while aides trade barbs and veterans recall a decade of GOP dominance.
Willard C. Smith of the Bug bureau notes a long term drop in infant mortality with a new low of under 62 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1991 and 1952 records. Massachusetts cities New Bedford and Lynn posted weeks with no infant deaths, while Long Beach and Schenectady also reported stretches of zero deaths. Smith urges comprehensive birth registration and accurate statistics to guide child care progress and cites issues in early data reporting and rural-urban contrasts.
Mitchell, Nov 16. Dakota Wesleyan University football trips in the past three years have cost the school nothing. Coach Ferguson says upcoming east trip could yield a $2,000 profit with total expenses not exceeding $2,500. Past travels took teams beyond 180 miles to the east and west coasts and Louisiana, while basketball trips went to the national tournament in Kansas City.
In Hibbing Minnesota Wilfred P. Simons changed a previous not guilty plea to guilty yesterday in the murder of Ot Vachts of Chisholm. He was sentenced to imprisonment at Stittwerer by Judge Martin Hughes. The case involved a dispute at a dance where Simons allegedly attacked Vachts after a contention over payment to his wife. In Indianapolis Indiana a local attorney and wife welcomed two sets of twins, Terrenne and Denna Herbst born last March 13 and Aden and Arlene born November 2, all healthy.
In Burbank California Colonel Roscoe Turner returned from New York after a tire blowout disrupted a roundtrip attempt. He landed at 3 19 p m after departing at 4 46 a m Pacific time, completing a 2500 mile cross country hop in 12 hours 3 minutes. The time shaved 2 hours 17 minutes off the previous record set by Lieut Commander Frank Hawks on August 6 1930.
Sioux Falls November 1. State Sheriff Bruce Barnes says South Dakota treasury lost about 100000 since June due to counterfeit cigarette tax stamps. The probe spans many cities with several arrests and a Madison hotel proprietor admitting purchase of the fakes. Local merchants encountered stamps from an itinerant peddler who vanished. state inspector Benfrey followed up in Huron.
In Honduras a sudden revolution erupted within 24 hours, pitting insurgent liberals against federal and nationalist forces. Capturing Nacaome and San Pedro, the liberals caused heavy casualties as floral reports of counterattacks warned of escalating fighting. Federal troops moved toward Comayagua amid clashes at Puerto Cortes and other southern and northern locales.
New York Nov 15 The Dodge Building Contract figures for 1932 show total U S construction in the east of the Rockies will be about 3.3 billion dollars, less than half the 1931 level and well below peak years. Residential building is hit hardest with contracts around 300 million dollars the lowest since before World War I except 1918.
Edwin Berg, 35, faced a perilous chase as a starving wolf pursued by a tired hound dashed through a field during husking, Berg grabbed the animal by the throat and kept the threat at bay. The dramatic moment occurred near Leavenworth Kansas as the wolf, pursued by a hound, trailed through the area.
A brief incident describes someone seizing an object and keeping it until a father arrived to place it into a pocket knife. No names, places, dates, or organizations are provided to anchor the event. The fragment lacks sufficient context for a complete historical record.
The justice department launches a monthly bulletin listing wanted persons with names, pictures, descriptions, and fingerprint classifications to aid local police in tracking major criminals. The central clearing house will publish the records under the title fugitives wanted by police.
Charleston officials announce a police order allowing release of plain drunks after a lecture from the officer of the day. Henry W. Lockwood, chairman of the police commission, said the measure aligns with easing regulations across departments following election results.
Ossining Nov 15. Sing Sing prison announces a new daily ration of 21 cents per inmate starting July 1 as part of budget reductions. The plan aims to cut costs while providing meals, affecting the prison population and operations.
A study notes Americans use artificial light seven hours daily in December and about two and a half hours in June, reflecting seasonal changes in daylight and activity levels.
Boston authorities and federal agents doubt the second handed tale that Col. Raymon Robins, Hoover ally and prohibition figure, was killed by New Jersey gangsters. The report originated with Carlisle Byrd who claimed Ralph J. Code detailed Robins disappearance last September and a sea burial near Montauk Point. Investigators say Code is alleged swindler not known to the Secret Service and reject the sensational account as unverified.
New York data from November 15 reports 11 year old Poldi Millner, a Vienna prodigy pianist, gaining swift U S entry after charming customs officials with Chopin performances. She faced a six month stay without bond but was admitted following demonstration of identity.
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