11 Oct 1929
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1929
Page
1
In Philadelphia the Athletics and Cubs battled in the third World Series game. Scoreless through two innings, the game featured strong pitching, tight defense, and several near-misses as McMillan, Hornsby, and Haas coaligned the early action while Foxx and Dykes produced threats for the Cubs and Athletics respectively.
A 50 mile gale battered Chicago’s lakefront last night driving 16 foot waves and washing shore drives. Builders and inspectors checked Rogers Park and Hyde Park apartments for damage while four fishermen in a tug battled high waters for 12 hours before coast guard rescue two miles off Zion.
Washington faces a delayed tariff measure as Congress struggles to finish rate schedules before December. Dozens of amendments and battles over agriculture versus industry risk further postponing action. Senate factions debate farm-first moves while some fear executive disapproval of continued tariff revisions.
A fragmented field account describes balls and strikes early in an inning. Simmons, McMillan and Foxx are mentioned with fielding outs and a fumbled hard drive as errors occur, signaling a chaotic sequence in the series game.
Senate Agriculture committee voted to approve all 19 nominations to the Federal Farm Board with three opposed, including Carl Williams of Oklahoma and Sam McKelvie of Nebraska. Chairman Legge faced a notable roll call, while controversy over Williams and McKelvie centered on cotton policy. A meeting of cooperative livestock marketing associations is slated for Chicago on October 23 to discuss a national marketing plan, as the Farmers National Grain Corporation prepares to begin operations by November 1 with a $20,000,900 capitalization.
Oct 11. A $200,660 hotel will be built this winter by the Henry O'Neil Corporation in Belle Fourche. It is to be completed by May 1, 1925 and will stand on the corner of State and Severith. Henry Carlson Construction of Rapid City has the contract. The structure will feature a main dining room and a coffee shop.
Detroit police say they broke up a plan to run a federal prohibition blockade using a small arsenal seized last night. The cache included a machine gun two rifles a pistol and army uniforms. Six people are in custody with one admitting roles in the raid on the arsenal guarded by sentries.
Captain S10 PALS announces two South Dakota promotions in charge of a small reserve quarry. The report notes ongoing assignments and official duties in the region.
In Sour Lake Texas a giant fissure opened Tuesday causing land subsidence across about 50 acres. Oil wells in the Beaumont district show reduced production with some wells flowing salt water, while others revived briefly as the sink hole expanded and production dropped at least 30 percent.
Opening night drew an eager crowd at the Huron College Auditorium for Corporal Hagen. Russell Thorson and Stacy Poole shine as Red Magen and his Jewish buddy with strong comic timing. Nancy Coates charms as Sally, while Fred Sloggett and Kenneth Sperkey deliver strong laughs as the two leads. The minstrel interlude between acts and the patriotic pageant with 190 schoolchildren boost the evening, aided by the Glee Club and a capable supporting cast.
Four of seven Southwest conference universities enter the 1929 football season with new coaches as Dana X. Bible departs Texas A and M for Nebraska. The Texas program hires Franz Schmidt from Arkansas while Arkansas promotes someone named Ered Lomsen to replace the leaving coach.
British Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald visits New York for his 63rd birthday. He attends luncheons and receptions with Jewish and socialist leaders, tours social events, and plans quiet birthday with friends before crossing to Canada for talks with Mackenzie King. He arrived yesterday from Washington, greeted by crowds as he traveled up Fifth Avenue with his daughter Ishbel.
County Agent St A Cave reported the sire exchange held at the State Fair grounds had 184 head of live stock and 111 head of poultry. Among livestock were 50 boars 2 sows 22 rams and 1 bull. Poultry included 78 chickens 20 ducks 5 geese and 20 turkeys. He cited more sales in boars rams and chickens and a rise in heifers while sheep sales declined.
The Albert B. Fall bribery trial was recessed by Justice William Hitz on October 11. The judge will decide later if a mistrial or a further recess is needed as Fall reportedly suffers bronchial pneumonia and cannot stand trial. Defense counsel asked for more time to secure vindication for Fall.
In Marion Iowa the body of William Remnes was returned after a fire in railroad yards. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death. Investigators reported a group of about six transients involved in a "canned heat party" that sparked the blaze.
Along the Neva River in Leningrad, Red Army guards assist in a vigil as 25 unidentified American soldiers lie in unadorned coffins awaiting transport to the United States. The bodies, part of 86 retrieved from Russian graves, will be honored in Detroit next May under Soviet and American supervision.
Preliminary reports indicate 358 memberships written in September as part of a nationwide drive. County leaders such as Lee Cummins in Brown and Carl Nielsen in Minnehaha report strong results with team workers, while several counties lack reports.
Past presidents of the Huron Chamber of Commerce attend a luncheon at Hotel Marvin Huxhitt to consider National Chamber of Commerce calendar reform. They review three aims including yearly period comparability, international conference planning, and U S government participation. Reactions from the last presidents will be sent to the national chamber.
The Russian airliner Lord of the Soviets will depart from Moscow for New York and then fly to Seattle tomorrow. Naval officials at Sand Point in Seattle said the flight may proceed if weather permits after a forced water landing experienced near Waterfall last week. further details from Sitka were expected.
William Roberts found guilty by a jury in circuit court for robbing Marshfield State Bank. Judge Billings defers sentence until tomorrow. Trial spanned days with testimony from two women and bank staff, amid conflicting alibi and identification claims. Roberts faced 30 to 60 years imprisonment if sentenced.
Unsettled and variable nights and days. periods of rain possible. South Dakota expects mostly dry tonight and Saturday with some passing showers, cooler daytime highs, and variable winds.
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