Beadle County Huskers to Crown Queen in Husking Contest
Beadle County hosts its first annual husking contest with eleven contestants vying for the county crown. Esther Bischoff of Huron and Julia Hedlund of Iroquois compete for queen honors as judges tally votes after the field narrows. The winner advances to Vermillion for the statewide husking event and a $10 sash to defray travel to the national contest near Dell Rapids.
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Boeadir
Counnty
Vermillion
Beadle County
A. W. Palm
Esther Bischoff
Huron
Jute Hedlund
Queta
Las
Lampe Farn
Ladd
J. Thamverman
Cavour
Beadle
Dell Rapids
Walter Johannsen
Ross
Barry
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Johannsen
Sioux Falls
Auto Industry Starts Upswing
DETROIT Oct. The auto mobile industry moved into production at a faster pace and sparked hopes for a general business upswing beyond the near term. General Motors announced the rehiring of 35,000 workers in five weeks and restored salaries for 20,000 white collar employees to the pre February 28 level, backing expectations of improved general outlook.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corp
Washington
Landon faults Roosevelt farm program in Illinois stop
Landon of Kansas told a southern Illinois audience that the Roosevelt farm program proved a failure and centralized authority in Washington. He attacked Secretary Wallace for new farm relief ideas and argued spending to save has not boosted farmers buying power.
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Vienna
Ill
Landon
Kansas
Washington
Wallace
British Move To Clear Holy City Of Arabs
British forces begin operations to clear Arabs from Jerusalem as martial law spreads. Churchill-era cabinet debates Palestine policy and defense while Arab Jewish strife escalates. Japanese south China advance provokes alarm as Czechoslovakia Hungary face border pressure and Paris labor defies Daladier amid growing European tensions.
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Holy City
Associated Press
South China
Jerusalem
Palestine
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
France
Paris
Germany
Garman
Edouard Daladieu
Johannes von Welcaeck
Berlin
Georges Bonnet
China
Canton
Malcolm MacDonald
Holy Land
Coldstream Guards
Old City
Budapest
Labor U Union Central Organization
Daladier
Ebro River
Spain
Slovakia
Ruthenia
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Munich
Adolf Hitler
City Commission Passes Barber Ordinance By 5 To 4 Vote
City commissioners approved a barber regulation after a contentious two readings by a 5 to 4 vote. The ordinance sets an 85 license fee to fund regular sanitary inspections of shops and establishes shop hours rules.
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City Commission
Heard
Soviet Troops Cross Amur River Near Heiho
Tokyo dispatch from Harbin reports Soviet troops crossed the Amur River into Manchoukuo near Heiho opposite Blagoveshensk and began building a blockhouse. Manchoukuo authorities reportedly registered a provisional measure.
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Amur River
Tokyo
A Domei
Harbin
Manchoukuo
Amur
Heiho
Siberian
Blagoveschensk
Manehouituo
Spy Tells Of FDR Forgery Scheme In Nazi Inquiry
In federal court Guenther Rumrich a 22 year old army deserter and confessed Nazi spy testified about a plan to forge President Roosevelt's signature on White House stationery to obtain navy plans. He said a contact promised much money. the group sought aircraft carrier plans and involved a scheme tied to Hamburg stationery and Bethlehem Steel Amtorg.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
United States Navy
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
Rumrich
John C. Knox
Erich Glaser
Mitchell Field
Johanna Hormann
Otto Hermann Voss
Rumtich J
Sp35
Karl Schlueter
United States Navy Department
United States
Europa
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Amtorg Trading Corporation of
Prague
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hope for Ataturk Fades Amid Grave Illness in Istanbul
Oct 19 reports from Istanbul say Kamal Ataturk, Turkey’s president and modern Turkey’s leader, is gravely ill with a liver ailment. Reliable sources warned the end could come within hours, casting uncertainty over the nation’s future leadership.
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Ataturk
Istanbul
Kamal Ataturk
Turkey
Reinstatement Of 5,000 Strikers Ordered By NLRB
The National Labor Board ordered Republic Steel to reinstate about 5,000 workers who struck in six Ohio plants in May. The board also barred interference with labor organizations and with workers’ rights to self organization, and ordered remedial pay if reinstatement is incomplete. Former orders and criticism by Republic Steel’s Tom Girdler are noted. continuation promised on page two.
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Washington
National Labor Board
Republic Steel Corporation
Ohio
Amalyatemated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Hitle
Varnoraion
Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
Girdler
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
C. I
Steps To Halt Violence After Negro Confession
In Smyrna Georgia on October 19 authorities including Georgia adjutant general John E Stoddard state police and county officers moved to end two days of sporadic violence after a negro reportedly confessed to killing an elderly farmer and his daughter with an ax handle Will Drew Russell was moved from an Atlanta jail to the state prison at Tattnall County Officers dispersed a crowd estimated 500 to 1000 that blocked the main street and beat several negroes but no serious injuries were reported
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Smyrna
Georgia
John E. Stoddard
Stoddard
E. D. Rivers
Atlanta
Will Drew Russell
New State
Tattnall County
Ruth Etting Testifies In Grand Jury Shooting Inquiry
Ruth Etting and Martin Snyder known as Col Gimp were summoned to testify before the county grand jury about Myr Alderman being shot at Etting's Hollywood home. Alderman, wounded in the incident, remains hospitalized. the case explores who fired first and the motive behind the two gun, four shot confrontation. Alderman had previously identified Snyder at gunpoint as the shooter, a claim contested by Etting and Edith Snyder. The appearance also ties to a separate $150,000 love theft suit against Etting by Alma Alderman, Alderman's second wife.
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Bruce
Ruth Etting
Meryl Alderman
Hollywood
Miss Etting
Martin Snyder
Alderman
Snyder
Gimp
Singer
Los Angeles
Martin
Col. Gimp) Snyder
Radio Jark
Myr Alderman
Col
Tijuany
Mex
Etting
Col Gimp
Edith
Alma
Lindbergh Decorated by Goering With German Eagle Order
Berlin October 19 Colonel Charles A Lindbergh received the order of the German Eagle at a reception honoring him and Field Marshal Hermann Goering. Nazi leader Goering presented the decoration in an unceremonious ceremony witnessed by United States Ambassador Hugh Wilson.
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Lindbergh
Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Germany
Hermann Wiliam Goering
United States
Hugh Wilson
Kar
Goering
Flaming Crippled Plane Is Landed By Dave Hissong
Montgomery al loka Oct 19 a burning Eastern Airlines plane crash lands after pilot Dave Hissong guided the jet through flames and snipers to a safe descent. Passengers praise his heroism while crew and officials recount the dramatic emergency and injuries to the pilot.
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Dave Hissong
Montgomery
Ala
the Airways
Eastern Airlines
Morigen
Yankton College Grants CCC Scholarships Renewal
Yankton College in Yankton South Dakota is among 21 institutions offering CCC scholarships this year. The college will renew its two 204 dollar scholarships for enrollees as the CCC announced the program.
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Yankton College
CCC
Washington
iPine Yankton College
Yankton
S. D
Civilian Conservation Corps
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FDR
NLRB
Alabama Field
Hearst
Connolly
General Manag Newspapers
New Yo Rivers, Jr
Gearetis Poveril
Eastern Atrlines
Sothcon
J. HL Bonek
New Ort
Son
George Stewart
Jantus J. T. Nix
Newpine
Drucker
R. New York
C. R .Russel Stewart
Frank Gibbs
F. T. Vonnsegutt
New Orlean
Young Rivers
Montgomery Field
Foote
Hissong
Dad Hissong
David
Donald
D ‘Anan
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