Miller Post Office Records Tie Gildow to Powers Case
In Miller during 1924, post office records show a man using the name Joseph Gildow rented lock box No 13 on April 16 and received mail until August 24. Authorities note no solid trace remains and Miller residents recall no definite activities. Clarksburg police say letters found in Powers possession indicate he lived in Miller that year and corresponded with local women.
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Miller
Joseph Gildow
Harry F. Powers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Gildow
Lake Benton
Minn
Cambridge
Police
Highstreet
Powers
Alian Powers
Miler
North Western adopts emergency cattle and horse rates
Chicago and North Western Railway cuts one way rates on cattle and cow ponies for South Dakota farmers shipping into Iowa and Nebraska excluding Council Bluffs Sioux City Omaha and South Omaha. Rates add to prior South Dakota interstate rate and aim to boost grazing funds.
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North Western Cats
Chicago
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Council Blutts
Sioux City
Omaha
South Omaha
Chicago and North Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. W. Beyers
Kuhrt Denies Leaving Northwestern Grain Post
Minneapolis report states W. J. Kuhrt denied he quit as general manager of the Northwestern Grain association. The cooperative, organized 18 months ago, runs on a three year contract and recently affiliated with the Farmers National Grain corporation, a move Kuhrt opposed. A previous notice of resignation was error.
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Kuhrt
Grain Post
Minneapolis
W. J Kuhrt
Northwestern Grain Association
A. &. Berg
Battie
S. D
Cooperative Association
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Federal Farm Board
Kuhxt
Bere
Change Red
Weather outlook for South Dakota shifts to fair conditions
A weather note reports mostly fair conditions for tonight and Friday across South Dakota with cooler temperatures. The west portion may see unsettled pockets overnight creating light winds and scattered clouds.
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Oan
Iain
Florea
West
Pariica
Main Figure In Funeral Says He Is Not Dead Yet
John M. Kenan, mistaken burial in Chicago, emerges alive after a funeral held for him due to a misidentification. His old friend Harry McGarry, cigar factory manager, arranged the service following a call from Ireland and insurance, but Kenan reappeared claiming he had been traveling. A deputy coroner seeks to verify the decedent's identity.
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Chicago
John M. Kenan
Harry McGarry
Cigar Fatory
John
Harry
Ireland
Jean Darling
Huron
Miss Derling
Miss Darling
Howes
Puddie
Santa Claus
Bar Sharpe Denied Fees in Banking Department Case
Sioux Falls Sept 4 A court ruled South Dakota Attorney General M Q Sharpe cannot collect 125 for services as a private attorney in actions involving the state banking department. The decision cites he acted before taking office and had no continued connection to the Hartford bank liquidation in Lyman county.
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Sioux Falls
M. Q. Sharpe
South Dakota
Minnehaha
Sharpe
A. Ruden
Bank of Hertford
Rey E. Daugherty
J. C. Witten
Hartford Bank
T. B. Thoregn
Banking Department
Lyman County
Pierre
State Banking Department
Hay E. Dougherty
Thorson
Minnesota Starts Room For Townley
Rochester Minnesota southeastern Minnesota party members launched a drive to nominate A C Townley for the presidency. Townley a former labor candidate and former Nonpartisan League leader in North Dakota now organizing a new league to heal national ills. Local group endorsed him at a Rochester meeting led by Mayor Julius Reiter pending nomination by a national Farm Labor convention within six days.
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Minnesota
Townley
Rochester
Minn
A. C. Townley
Julius Reiter
North Dakota
Farm Labor Convention
Montana Seed Needs Fall Short of Board Offer
Washington reports the farm board will sell only a portion of its 200 million bushels ofaced wheat to Montana counties if accepted. C W Warburton says Montana needs 200000 to 390000 bushels, with possible extensions for drought areas. Board telegram to Governor Erickson says no more than fall planting needs per farmer. Rev S D Distud and Mrs Distud and children returned from Minnesota and Wisconsin trip. Distud to lead Sunday services at American Lutheran Church.
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Montana
Washington
Farm Board
C. W. Warburton
Agriculture Department
Erickson
Mariana
S. D. Distud
Shedon
Marilyn
Minneaptlis
Mr Distud
Alinola
Wisconsin
Lake Chetek
Wis
Distud
American Lutheran Church
What’re You Song To Use For Money
A garbled report from Washington cites a judge in Ken performing a shift toward direct exchange after the Civil War. Protests and debate swirl as Hollingshead and officials discuss wheat for coffee exchanges amid hard times.
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Washington
Dion
Ken
Hollingshead
Farm Board
Breil Tt
Students May Swap Grain For Tuition At Luther College
Luther College in Fergus Falls Minnesota announces a program allowing students who worked on farms to pay tuition with grain. Accepted crops include wheat oats barley and rye with grain valued above market prices and grain must come from the student’s own farm.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Luther College
Chile forms fourth government after mutiny in Coquimbo fleet
In Santiago a new government led by Marcial Mora as premier and interior minister took power after the cabinet resignation. Congress declared a two day state of alert to address the Coquimbo mutiny as Rear Admiral Von Schroeder met with insurgent leaders aboard La Torre. The mutineers cited salary cuts and demanded resignations and reform, but the cabinet change aimed to end the revolt peacefully.
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Santiago
Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Congress
Social Seasion
Alege
Coquimba
Manuel Trueco
Marcialo Mora
Coquimbo
Senate
Chamber
von Schroeder
la Torre
Gaid
Blanquier
City Ditch Well Progress and Auxiliary Water Plan
City crews resumed work on the ditch well to lower water levels for ongoing digging. Two pumps remove about 20 gallons per minute from the 16 inch drain tile as 210 feet of pipe extend southwest toward a reservoir feeding the city filtration plant. Drillers near 300 feet look for stock feed to expand supply.
Central Feed Purchase Topic At Relief Committee Meeting
In Pierre on September 1 the executive relief committee led by Governor Warren Green will discuss centralizing the purchase and distribution of livestock feed for drought and grasshopper affected counties. A federal agriculture representative will explain the plan and reports from sub committees will be heard. The group may also address reduced coal freights and confirms federal loans are unnecessary with adequate feed available.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Montana
Charles McCaffree
Pierre
C. Larsen
Brookings
State College
George Starling
Huron
South Dakota Bankers Association
Green
North Western
Milwaukee
Carson County
Relief Committee
BR. H. Jackson
McIntosh
Jackson
Stimson Returns Optimistic On Postwar Peace Prospects
Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, home from Europe, voices optimism that a lasting peace and economic prosperity will grow from Hoover’s debt moratorium and the London seven power conference. He says European leaders are using the respite to build foundations of political goodwill for the future.
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New York
Henry L. Stimson
Hoover
London
Europe
England
France
Germany
Italy
Stimson
VFW backs compensation payments in Kansas City encampment
The Veterans of Foreign Wars at their Kansas City encampment endorsed immediate payment of federal adjusted compensation certificates and refunding interest on advances. They rejected cautions from Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines and Ernest Lee Jancke to hold off on extra federal aid amid the current economic mood.
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VFW
Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Affairs
Ernest Lee Jancke
Gold Lockets Spark Revival In 1931 Fashion
New York reporters note revival of heavy gold lockets worn on end of chains with filigree casings to hold a lock of hair. Evening gowns lean toward full skirts and demure necklines, with silk or metal brocade sashes shaping waist and hips. Ermine trims hats, mink pelts appear as trims, and Persian lamb, Balysk and caracol enhance certain models.
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New York
Wheat Feeding by Farmers Gains Ground in Livestock Rations
Washington reports rising wheat use for feed as prices drop and farmers shift from corn. Experts note similar nutritive value to corn and show lower costs per pound gained, with horses thriving on proper mixed rations. Some farmers see wheat outperforming corn in certain trials.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Farm Board
Minnesota
Women Voters Form Aberdeen Local Unit
A Brown county group through the home community department organized a local unit of the National League of Women Voters in Aberdeen. The group supports maternity and infant legislation and direct primaries. Mrs B G Witerbury of Tacoma Park was elected chairman. H B Test, president of the state farm bureau, explained tax problems yesterday.
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Aberdeen
Brown County
Home Community Department
National League of Women Voters
Tangrem
Wermen
B. G. Witerbury
Tacoma Park
H. B. Test
State Farm Bureau
Sidney Town Surplus Ends Tax Levy for 1932
The town board reports ample tax receipts, ensuring funds will cover all needs for 1932. Sidney, Maryland, a small incorporated town in Kosciusko County, has no tax levy for the year due to the surplus.
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Sidney
Kosciusko County
Sewage Plant Digging Advances On $250000 Project
Men and machinery work at full tilt on Huron's new $250000 sewage disposal plant with a goal to have the digester and clarifier operating by a target date. Chicago engineer Jack Groth notes rapid progress as rock, a five inch bottom tile, and a 580 foot conveyor system drive construction for the north filter bed. Continued on tape 10.
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Huron
Seyleimber
Jack Groth
Chicago
Mr. Groth
Ors
Sewge
Groth
U S Ready To Push Talks On St Lawrence Waterway Plan
Washington reports American engineers have drafted a two dam scheme for the St Lawrence waterway and the United States plans to push negotiations with Canada. Ottawa hesitates on Canadian power sales while Washington sees two nations sharing the project via the river’s navigability and power potential.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Waterway
United States
Canada
W. D. Herridge
Bennett
Ottawa
Herridge
Hanford FP
MeNider
Hoover
Canadian and English Postage Rates Change Huron Letters
The Huron post office faces unusual delays since September due to new postage rates. Rates now require three cents per ounce to Labrador Newfoundland and Canadian points, six cents air mail to Canada for the first ounce plus one cent for each additional ounce, and five cents to Great Britain Ireland and the Irish Free State with three cents for each extra ounce.
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Huron
Labrador
Newfoundland
Canadian
Great Britain
North Ireland
Irish Free State
Use Of Dead Trees For Fuel Urged In SD Rural Credits
Pierre Sept 7 Field men at the South Dakota Rural Credits department were instructed by Director Walter Willy to use dead timber on rural credits farms as fuel for winter. Tenants and field staff may use the wood free. if surplus, sales to neighbors at 1.00 per team load or 1.50 per no team load to cover wood cost. Funds go to the department, with safeguards to prevent cutting live trees.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Rural Credits Department
Walter Mr. Willy
Willy
Chary
Wilty
Two youths die from Bozeman crash injuries
Bozeman mechanic Richard Frank Bohart aged 5 died of injuries from a car crash that also claimed the life of Maxwell Eugene Newman, 15, of Wilton, North Dakota.
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Bozeman
Mont
Richard Frank Bohart
Maxwell Eugene Newman
Wilton
N, D
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Harrison County
Little Stone
Ed Law
Law
Bar Sharpe
Attorney General Claims
Star
Jean
Ibanez
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