Two Farmers Get Life For Murder At Winner South Dakota
Emma Kurtis 49 and Henry Nemsgren 34 were jailed in the state prison after pleading guilty to murdering Kurtis husband James near Winner. They claimed to plot the killing to clear the way for marriage, shot him with a borrowed gun, and staged theft with chickens. Each received life terms from Circuit Judge Bartine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Mrrs
Emma Kurtis
Henry, Nemsgren
Brata Penitentiary
Kutis
James
John Bartine
Hawaii Seen As Major Air Base
Hawaii is described as the hub of Pacific military and commercial air transport with Hawaii as a strategic Western defense focal point. Major General Hugh A. Drum cites Hawaii’s coast line and rapid aviation reach as key for intercepting threats, while envisioning Hawaii as a crossroads linking Australia, Canada, and the Orient via air routes.
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General Drum
United States
Charles £. Harner
Associated Press
Onoluly
Dianila
Hugh A. Drum
Hawaiian Department of the Army
Pan American Airways
Pacific
Hawaii
Drum
United Bistss
Alaska
Hawait
Conaen
Australia
Canada
Orient
Oper
Retail Trade Runs Ahead of Last Year Amid Durable Goods Backlog
Retail activity runs ahead of last year with durable goods showing strength while backlogs challenge supply chains. The report notes improving demand and steady shipments offsetting delays, highlighting firms expanding orders and adjusting production schedules to meet rising consumer purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessing
Indignant Drunk on Rampage at City Jail
Indignant suspect Laser Berg of Rochester, detained on intoxication charges, triggered a night of damage at city police headquarters. He broke windows, dismantled a cot brace, and damaged plumbing. Berg pled guilty, fined 325 dollars and given a two day sentence, with potential suspension if restitution is made.
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Laser Berg
Rochester
Berg
R. Crawford
Crop Insurance Parley Planned
Washington October 4 Officials said leaders of farm organizations invited to discuss a proposed federal crop insurance program with a special committee named by the president. The panel, chaired by Secretary Wallace, seeks a plan for Congress. Technical questions loom on premiums storage costs and payments across counties and regions.
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S. Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Congress
Wallace
Commerce and Agriculture Departments
Bamet
Seka
Unwed Mother Fights Baby Murder Charge
Elizabeth Smith, 14, fights state effort to sentence her for infant death. She testified she did not throw the baby from the apartment roof and blamed a possible miscarriage or self harm. The trial includes her claim of seduction and a blurred mind at the time, with conflicting accounts of the infant’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oct. S
Elizabeth Smith
NASA
Harry Stockwell
Enrollment Reaches New High at Nebraska
Lincoln events director Rex N. Carr paid his tuition as Nebraska’s first semester registration surged to 34,000 plus, surpassing the prior high of 6,270 and the year before. The 1929-30 period saw 6,271 and 5,731 in earlier years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Rex N. Carr
Move To Facilitate International Trade Proposal At Geneva
In Geneva Britain pushes to remove barriers to trade as international committees discuss measures to ease commerce. The Oct proposal aims to streamline procedures and boost cross border exchanges.
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Geneva
Britain
Trenca
U S Land Office Opened in Huron fifty four years ago
The article recalls the opening of the U S land office in Huron on October 9 1842 and the rush to file claims. John H Lyons a Beardie County pioneer recounts sleeping in a small hotel room with two others to secure early access. The office was at the site of the present Flex National Bank, initially part of Mitchell County before moving to Dakota Territory.
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Huron
John H. Lyons
Beardie County
Lyons
Amall
West Third Street
Flext National Bis Ype
Mitchell
Dekota
Beadle County Sends Old Age Pension Blanks
Beadle County residents eligible for old age assistance receive 34 application blanks mailed from the county welfare office. D. G. Medbery notes the blanks are first allotment from Pierre and will arrive in batches as state headquarters distributes nationwide. State welfare officials estimate about 40,000 South Dakotans over 65 qualify for aid in the last quarter of 1936.
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Penn
Beadle County
Benella
County Welfare
D. G. Medbery
Beadle
Pierre
Medbery
Atate
South Dakota
MM. A. Kennedy
May Extend Scout Drive In Huron District
Huron's Boy Scout finance drive faced possible extension beyond Saturday night as pledges lag far behind the $300 goal. Dr. Jay Spink, drive chairman, said only about one third had been raised, warning that additional funds will be needed to finish the campaign. He urged Huron residents to contribute via Scout headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce or through Chairman Spink to prevent curtailment of Scout activities next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Epc
Jay Spink
Spink
Parsons
Scout
Chamber of Commerce
Jacob Hardegger Stricken Fatally Funeral Rites Planned
Jacob Hardegger, 71, a former Haronian long at Sioux Falls, died after being stricken while driving. The Rev A O Storvick of East Side Lutheran Church will lead funeral services, with burial in Sioux Falls. He was born in Switzerland, son of Michael and etia Harsegger, and lived with his son Arthur in Sioux Falls. A brother had preceded him in death.
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Jacob" Hardegger
Hardegger
Haronian
Ceshing
Dixon
Cording
Sioux Falls
Rites
Storvick
East Side
Luther- van
Buriella
Sioux
Falla
Switzerland
Eetia Michael ‘Harsegger
Maddle
Sioux-Falls
Arthur
Purnell Aids Coolidge Camp With Alt Governor Support
Chicago report notes Fred Purnell, Republican official, assisting the national committee and President Coolidge by speaking for Gov. Alt as his campaign proceeds. Purnell sets a speaking tour from Oct 15 through the campaign end, starting in Iowa and continuing to Nebraska and Minnesota, highlighting regional stops as part of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Johnson
London
Chicago
Purnell
Republican National
President Coolidge
Alt. M
Sanders
Iowa
Nebraska
Winnesota
Eden
Cavour area notes and church obituary from Huron region
Local items from Cavour and area include social calls, visits, and a funeral in Huron. Reports mention banking staff changes, extended family travel to California, and a landowner’s barn damage in a recent storm. Esther Tuttle visits family. Helen Carr attends Aberdeen college. Comstock gives birth to a daughter. No church service on M E circuit due to conference in Watertown.
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George Rhoads
Kesteen
Baturray
C. C. Bergstrom
Paarl Crook
Cavour
Albert Weiler
Uves
Earl Riniy
Rudy
First State Bank
Costello
Worthington
Richland
LW. Butz
Frank Tate
Ray Hedlund
Aug.Michael
Chris Vosa
S. J. Frederickson
Riverside Cemetery
Huron
D. Disrud
Lutheran Church
Esther Tuttle
F A. ‘Tuttle
Richland Township
Ra Tuttle
Matson
F . Johnson
MC. Haniaker
de Smet
Comstock
Lions' Foils
Mra Comstock
Misa Eileen Coughlin
C. J. Coughli
Helen Carr
Aberdeen
W. Carr
G. Pattarson
Mitchell
Patterson
Watertown
M. E
Henry Wybruge
Local residents visit and travel notes across towns
Conde Brummet and Mrs E R Brummet stay with a daughter in Custer while Mr Brummet returns home. Will Harding and Glenn Price visit the Sarl French home in Hettinger and Miles City guest Lizzie Williams returns for winter. Ray Wilson and son from Wayland visit D L Harn family. Cartie Schlechter of Huron visits A C Luhren. Dean Moyer weekends in Aberdeen. Howard Miller family at Huse home Agar. Delbert Miller at White Lake. Nesfield couple with Dorothy visit Springfield.
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Conde
E.R Brummet
Herman Mahnke
Manke
Custer
Brummet
Will Harding
Hettinger
Nod
Glenn Price
Sarl
Ray Wilson
Wayland
D. L. Harn
Lizzie Williams
Miles City
Mont
Cartie Schlecter
Huron
A.C. Luhren
Dean Moyer
Aberdeen
Howard Miller
Huse
Agar
Si Delbert Miller
White Like
Drs
Charles Nesfield
Springfield
Dorothy
Broadland Residents Relocate and Local Visits Reported
Broadland Mrs W G Urban and Frances Poullace moved to Clarence Rogers home in Huron while Frances attends high school there. Mr E Jeffersen took over the stauffacher elevator business in Mia. Ellen Howell Ella Gross Cecil Houck and Art Tachetter attended the Corn Palace last week. Mr and Mrs George Hanson of Oakes North Dakota were guests at Vic Anderson. Mable Leis Pownell Marvel eters spent the weekend with their parent Patobert McDaniel. Mr and Mrs George Hanson left for their home in Oakes North Dakota. Wanda Parkhurst and Stra Flesa Alley and family Slam near Cavour were guests at M E Jeffers home recently.
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Broadland
W. G. Urban
Frances Poullace
Clarence Rogers
Huron
Frances
E. Jeffersen
Mia
Ellen Howell
Ella Gross
Cecil Houck
Art Tachetter
George Hanson
Oakes
N. D
Axe
Vic Anderson
Mable
Leis Pownell
Marvel Eters
Highmore Social Notes and Travel Bounces Across Town
A flurry of visits and travels fills Highmore and nearby towns as residents attend conferences, visit relatives, and report on daily life. Hanson attends the State Federation of Women’s Clubs in Huron while Erwin Kiel of Hayes stops in Highmore with brothers en route to Watertown Methodist conference. Other locals include Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Berreth of Veblen visiting Dre, Jane Ray’s elbow fracture, Whitman (various) visits, and hospital stays.
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Fedora
Jake de Wald
Tripp
Jane Ray
Harold Wooley
Baby
Pierre
Irene Burnham
Huron College
F. E. Burnham
Grover .Taylor
Mia
Nellie Brown
Custer
Mitchell and Hestford
Miss Lo
Lady Astor Returns to United States for Visit
Lady Nancy Astor lands back in America after four years in England. Daughter of the Virginia Langhorne family, she remarks that conditions are better now than on her previous trip. News notes her famed parliamentary presence and enduring spark during the visit.
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America
England
Nancy Astor
Astor
Virginia Langhornes
Local social news and accidents from Mitchell area
Residents and visitors are noted with illnesses, travels, and family events. Recounts include A H Hill's return from Rochester for diagnosis and treatment, Mrs J Henderson visiting for Grover Taylor's illness, and several neighbors at the J H Lesler home. A child, Gere Davis, fractured an arm after a fall from a work bench at home, receiving medical care. Community clubs host gatherings, with Fortnightly Study Club activities at the Sisk home and Contract club meetings, including book reviews of Cimarron and Spring Comes on Forever, plus new members and by-law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retta Hunker
Mitchell
Gertrude Haverty
Sylvia Christensen
Gere Davis
J.C. Hagin
Q He Fick
Morrill Bangburn
America
Jane McCullen
Cimarron
Edna Ferber
Hester Hagin
Bexy Streater Aldrich
Coma
Lois Benning
Mildred Blakesly
Thessa Manning
Muriel Rowse
A. C. Schroeder
Desiens
Two new teaching staff named at State College
Brookings Oct 8 Announcement: Joseph A. Giddings, English instructor for four years at Cornell, joins the State College English department. Dr Leon Snyder, botany instructor formerly at the University of Wyoming, also joins the staff. Giddings holds near P D credits. Snyder earned M S and Ph D degrees with publications in scientific journals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
State College
Joseph A. Ciddings
Cornell University
Ithaca
Leon Snyder
University of Wyoming
Ghidings
Western Reserve University
Corel Iy
University of Ulinnis
Cornell
Snyder
University of Waxhington
Jonxhala
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Mma Kutis
Nemsgren
Gells
State
Aoe
Thomas Dracle
Jed
Windsor Doherty
Bartine
Ruta
Drabek
Wiener
Kansas
Dravek Wai Nemsaren
Kutia
U.S. Land
Aq Fourbine
Davi
Atiee
Lady Astor
U. S
Miller Society
Joseph A. Giddings
Marie Chamberlain
Northern State Teachers College
Northern
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