Newton Case May Go To Jury Today
The murder trial of Rev. C. E Newton in Pittsfield Illinois nears closing as prosecutors push for the electric chair for the 51-year-old minister. He faces a jury verdict for the hammer slaying of his former Sunday School worker, Mrs. Dennis E. Kelly of Paris Missouri. State’s witness Myra Honan, the minister’s 37-year-old daughter, is a chief testimony in the case.
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Pittsfield
C. E Newton
Missouri
Merrill
Hl” Johnston
Dennis EF. Kelly
Paris
Mississippi River
Newton
Mise
Myra Honan
Fovmer
Unclear Transcript Reveals Mixed Crime Motives
Fragmentary report shows a minister figure linked to an attempted crime shift. The suspect claimed to be held prisoner while others murdered Mrs. Kelly. A captive witness recognized only the voice of Miss Hana among captors.
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Kelly
Hana
Father Insists Bus Serve His Children
In New Albany Indiana a 48 year old father Harry Farnsley jailed at $1 per day demanded a school bus be brought to his door to transport his three of nine children who must walk half a mile along U S Highway 150 to reach pickup at Mt Tabor Consolidated School. He warned the danger to their lives from traffic and told Juvenile Judge John M Paratic the judge remained unmoved noting the dangers and the law.
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New Albany
Ind
Harry Farnsley
Tray Farnsley
John M.pariatic
Mt. Tabor Consolidated
One Killed in Chicago Train Collison Blame On Motorman
CHICAGO Nov 23 Failure of a motorman to heed a warning signal was blamed for a suburban train collision that killed a young woman and injured 23 others on the south side near Bend Street. The dead woman was identified as Bernice Krauskis 28 and a factory worker. Inspects noted a warning signal before the rear-end crash involving a southbound train and a standing empty car.
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Chicago
Worman
Bernice
Ine Crauskis
Vincent Zapalski
Abner Bernard
Perle
Iserninger
Reader Letters on Tax Burdens and Plans for Soil Erosion
A reader criticizes the auditorium debt and mortgage foreclosures in the city, questions who pays the property taxes, and urges delaying the 200000 debt. Another writer proposes a broad plan to combat dust storms and soil erosion, suggesting payments to farmers for soil preservation and methods to reduce erosion with existing farm tools.
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Uncle Sam
Huron
Dakota
Fragmentary quote exposes soil loss and local dispute
Fragmentary text references soil depletion and a local dispute. Mentions Mike Stevens and Hurlep in SD, with unclear context and quoted words about eating dirt. Reads as a partial record of a protest or grievance.
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Mike Stevens
Hurlep
Funeral services for William J Newell tomorrow
William J Newell died Saturday. Services at 8 o clock tonight viewing at Welter's Funeral Home. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at Presbyterian Church. Dr Hubert Ketella in charge burial Riverside Cemetery. Survived by widow, George and Harry Newell of Buren Edward Newell of Newell Dorothy Keel of Inglewood Calif brothers George Jon Newell Lyons Neb Dave Newell of Ohio and 14 grandchildren.
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William Newell
William J. Newell
Huron
Presbyterian ‘Church
Hubert Ketella
Riverside Cemetery
Herb
George, Young
William Whitney
Walter
Tobin
Atate
Welter
Newell
George
Harry Newell
Buren
Edward, Newell
S. D
Dorothy ’Keel
Inglewood
Calif
Jon Newell
Neby
Dave Newell
Ohio
Weather and Papal Update From Nov 23 Report
The bulletin notes temperatures at year ago highs and lows, monthly and yearly precipitation totals with normals, plus sun timing. It then reports Pope Pius XII's sinking spell last night, his condition improved today after medical injections at the Vatican.
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Pope Pius
Vatican
City
Piva
Rapid City Urged to Build Airport in Huron
A Huron delegation led by W. L. Weir urged Rapid City officials to immediately construct an airport to enable the Cheyenne to Huron air mail route. The group, including Dow I Sears and Leo A Tommey, met at a Rapid City luncheon with officials from Watertown Pierre and Wyoming groups, stressing Rapid City as the key to launching the line.
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Rapid City
Huron
Arth Afley
Dow I. Sears
W. L. Weir
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Leo A. Tommey
Robert D. Lusk
Mr. Weir
Jack Hoffman
Watertown
Avedites
Yankton
Nioux Falls
Brookings
Pierre
Tay
Aberdeer
Pierre Trace
Watertown Trace
Weather And Roads In India Varying Rainfall Levels
India's rainfall ranges from 5 inches at Upper Sind to 450 inches at Cherrapunji, affecting weather patterns and road conditions across regions. Locales report stark contrasts in monsoon intensity, with northern plains receiving lighter showers and northeastern hills enduring heavy downpours impacting transport and drainage.
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India
Upper Sind
Cherrapunji
Weather forecasts bring mixed skies across the plains
The report covers South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota with mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures rise in the east and south portions while northern areas see snow and rain with a general turning milder in places. Some colder spells persist in extreme northwest regions Wednesday afternoon.
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Huron
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Boy Who Drank Acid Recovers After Surgery
Nov 2 7 Minneapolis report credits Abbott Hospital surgeons with a delicate operation saving nine year old Ernest Slivicki of Minto North Dakota after he swallowed a near foul dose of sulfuric acid from a bottle at a gas station. Doctors opened his stomach and fed him, then pulled a growing plug through the esophagus to aid healing as he ate bread and potatoes and looked toward going home.
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Minneapolis
Abbott Hospital
Minto
Ernest Slivicki
Ernest
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