Roosevelt and Landon Confer in Des Moines Drought Day
President Roosevelt and Alf Landon met in Des Moines for a drought conference after arriving by train and car with crowds lining the streets. Governors Herring Marland Park Peterson and others joined the event at the statehouse amid a holiday crowd.
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BEALE
Associated Press
Weuter
Brown
Landen
Auto
Topeka
Des Moines
Capitol
Noosevelt
London
Highway Patrol
John Hateery
Clyde L. Herring
Joe Allen
Roosevelt
Marland
Oklahoma
Park of
Landon
Fort Des Bheines
Gtatehouse
Dent
Locust Street
East Locust
Capital Building
Statehouse
Did You Know Did You Know About Duane Spriggs Start
Six year old Duane Leonard Spriggs son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Spriggs of Esmond begins school Monday with the same pencil box his father used on his first day. The box contains the same pencils and pens. 35 cents paid for each accepted item. Contributors may collect from The Fluronite office after publication. The Editor notes The Evening Huconite will pay.
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Duane Leonard Spriggs
Leonard Spriggs
Esmond
Fluronite
Huconite
Carr urges more drought farmers for Alaska colonists
Eugene Carr asked that drought stricken farmers gain a new start in Alaska’s Matanzas valley. He noted the government may recover less than half of its 2 million dollar investment, mostly spent on roads schools and a hospital. Carr said there is room in Alaska for farmers whose crops failed this year and that more settlers are needed for defense of the territory. The Matanzaska project has 163 families and some may be self supporting after this harvest.
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Eugene Carr
Alaska
Washington
Shester
Northern Lights
Matanuska Valley
Alaskan
Matanuska
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Carr
Ellison urges farmers to curb soil blowing in rain damaged fields
A. D. Ellison, South Dakota soil conservation head, urged farmers to use vegetative cover and conservation practices to prevent wind erosion. He favors broadcasting rye, strip listing, and limited tillage while avoiding pulverizing the soil to keep fields from blowing as rains recede.
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Ellison
A. D. Ellison
South Dakota
Soil Conservation Service
Cos
Elson
Gandhi Improving After Illness In India
Mahatma Gandhi's condition in Wardha India's central provinces shows some improvement from malaria fever after two days of high temperature. Doctors report slight gains as he remains confined to a small village residence. An automobile stolen from Dr. Jay Spink's business district was recovered by Huron police near the college, unharmed with ignition key missing.
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Gandhi
Wardha
Central Provinces
India
Maharam Gandhi
Jay Spink
Huron
WPA relief rules allow farmers to makeup time
Farmers may take time off from WPA relief projects to work on soil erosion prevention or forage tasks on their farms. They must report to their foreman when relief from WPA duties is requested, and the lost time can be made up during the current payroll period or the following month.
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M.A. Kennagy
WPA
Kennedy
Twin City WPA Workers Strike Amid City Labor Turmoil
In Minneapolis a wave of labor unrest grows as 3500 WPA workers join strikes with demands for a 48 hour week and a 68 cent per hour minimum. Conciliators seek talks with 17 wholesale firms as flour and grain shipments falter and Pillsbury A mill closes.
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Minneapolis
WPA
Workers Alliance
Hennepin County
Nathanial S. Cloris
National Labor Relations Board
Robert Mythen
United State Department of Labor
Pillsbury
Lustful killer to face death in Ruth Muir case at La Jolla
Los Angeles district attorney Thomas Whelan pledged death for the alleged killer in the Ruth Muir slaying. Muir, a 48 year old social worker and Wellesley graduate, was found beaten to death at La Jolla's Moonlight Beach after a Monday night assault. Police chief George Sears of San Diego to receive evidence before prosecution. Azana nephew Gregorio Azana slain in Cordoba by rebel firing squad, reported by the government press bureau.
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LA Jolla
Calif
Thomas Whelan
Prim Ruth
Muir
Wellesley College
W.C. A
George Sears
San Diego
Italians Consider Sending Additional Warships To Spain
The Associated Press reports Spanish rebels and government Socialists fought fiercely at Behobia near Iran as Italy weighs dispatching more warships to the civil war area after a Barcelona citizen’s execution. Rome’s Dine Grandi sent to London for neutrality talks. Germany signals possible participation.
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Iran
Barcelona
Rome
Spain
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London
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Rhobia
Fuenterrabia
France
Bay of Biscay
Emilio Mola
Madrid
International
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Lis
Toledo
Burgos
Don Carlos
Acta
Europe
Bodies of Six Are Taken From Macbeth Mine
Weary rescue workers brought the bodies of two more miners to the surface at the Macbeth mine in Logan West Virginia raising the death toll to six with four more still trapped. Rain drenched onlookers as underground teams pressed forward amid falling timbers and gas fumes. The recovered bodies were identified as Ed Saunders and Julius McShane, both African American.
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Macbeth
Ed Saunders
Julius McShane
Log Tells Story Of Historic Hop Across Atlantic
A transatlantic flight logged with times and positions from Floyd Bennett Airport to across the Atlantic. Radar reports from Richman and Merrill track altitude, distance, and progress over Cape Ann New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and farther as the craft flies east toward Wales with a safe forced landing in South Wales.
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Cape Ann
Boston
Richman
St. John's
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Floyd Bennett Airport
O. K
Floyd Bennett
Traland
Eastern Air Lines
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N. 5
Merrill
Jacksonville
Fla
Merill
Ihela
Aew Bross Association of
Great Britain
London
Iceland
Llwyneelyn
Carmarthenshire
South Wales
Croydon
United States Wins Walker Cup In Easy Fashion
The U S team overwhelmed Britain to clinch the Walker Cup as Charley Yates of Atlanta delivered the decisive point with a 3 and 7 victory over J Marton Dykes. The match underscores U S supremacy in amateur team golf.
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Clementon
Ned
United States
Charley Yates
Atlanta
J. Marton Dykes
Richman and Merrill land safely in Wales after speed record flight
American aviators Harry Richman and Dick Merrill completed a trans Atlantic flight in a monoplane named Lady Peace. They landed near Llandilo Carmarthenshire Wales after departing New York Floyd Bennett Field, aiming for Croydon. Officials reported an elapsed time around 17 hours 45 minutes with average speeds near 188 mph. The pilots described a near perfect run with a nose dive mid crossing but regained control.
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Associated Press
Llwyncelyn
Carmarthenshire
South Wales
Harry Richman
Dick Merrill
Richman
Croydon
America
Lady Pence
D. R. Thoms
Liondilo
Ms Place Ny
Merrill
New York
Dick Merrid
Great Britain
Wales
London
Blonde Hazard High In Chicago Traffic
A mussed blonde hailed a Milwaukee man in the Loop as he stopped at a traffic light. She asked for a ride and his diamond ring then dinner, and later asked him to wait while she bought groceries. After some time he reported the blonde to police.
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Chicago
Theodore Carnevali
Milwaukee
Commission At Pierre Today
Beadle County commission moved its September session to Pierre to observe a highway patrol unit and consider purchasing a maintainer and a new UM ton truck. The group also discussed Broadland road realignment with Federal Highway 14 and planned to return to Huron for continued sessions, accompanied by Auditor A M Fuller and Highway Engineer Burt Ayres.
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Beadle County Commission
Pierre
Broadland
Huron
A.M. Fuller
Burt Ayres
Knox Lays Course For Tour in Maine
On the campaign train, Col. Frank Knox outlined a four stop Maine schedule with four major addresses and shorter talks from the observation platform. He urged Massachusetts Democrats to bolt their party and vote against misgovernment.
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KNOX
Frank Knox
Maine
Mose
Massachusetts
Demecala
Weather ad for Huron and Vicinity
Unsettled conditions expected tonight and Friday with possible showers. Warmer temperatures likely in parts of South Dakota especially the east tonight and Friday.
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Huron
South Dakota
South Parrtlony
East
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