General Moisture Brings New Cheer To South Dakota Farmers
Farmers in central South Dakota gain renewed encouragement after an early September rain. Reports from Huron and surrounding towns show varied amounts from a quarter to a half inch, with some locations like Hitchcock receiving up to 3 inches. The rainfall aids fall plowing and seeding, even as July heat had dried soils.
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S.D
B. BR. Laskowat
Hitchcock
Redfield
Athol
Northville
Mansfeld
Gettysburg
Lebanon
Huron
Cavour
Iroquois
Lake Preston
Brookings
Wolsey
Wessington
Miller
Ree Geeights
Pierre
Here
Carthage
Esmond
Vilas
Cuanistora
Salern
Hurley
Canova
Turton
Groton Tre
Ysom Frankfort
Bruce
Clark
Sarkowski
Sioux - Falls
South Dakota
East Sioux Falls
Henry Stockwell
Miner County
Fedora
Howard
Watertown
Mitchel
Sioux
Ankton
Abericon
WPA Economists Fear High Living Costs Threaten Project
WPA economists warned that rising living costs could force curtailment or revision of nationwide work programs. They noted wage demands may grow as prices rise and supplies tighten for local sponsors. The directorate cited a $2.5 billion budget buffer, with state admins allowed to adjust wages by up to 10 percent to fit local conditions.
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Washington
WPA
Works Progress Administration
Bay 2
Leon Henderson
South
New Yor Nity
Multiple World News Snippets Report Wide Range of Alerts
A collage of briefs from Sept 1 to Sept 10 covers tax claims against Al Capone’s Miami Beach estate, delays in Florida school openings, grave decorating for a constitutional convention, repeal talk on Prohibition, a typhoon off Naha toward Formosa, Royal Air Force losses in Scarborough, a Fiskeville bride facing schooling, potential export restrictions under neutrality law, and a 24 ounce baby born in Everett plus various other regional items including electrocution in Alabama and extensive Atlantic weather notes.
Chinese Cling To Front In Face Of Heavy Assault
Shanghai dispatch reports Japanese forces hammering Chinese defenders on all fronts. American and foreign nationals face danger as bombardments hit the International Settlement and Whangpoo riverfront. U S Marines and Asheville gunboat crews evacuate civilians. tens of thousands remain in Shanghai amid heavy shelling and reinforcements.
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James ‘A. Mills
Shanghai
Japan
Chins
Frias
United States
International Settlement
Tung
Central China
China
Asheville
Allen G. Quynh
Swatow
Wee
Pootung
Uke
American Club
Baeladds
Artest
National Baseball Showdowns With Multiple Matchups Across Cities
National and American league games featured Boston and New York players, with Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia and Brooklyn also listed. Notable pitchers include Feller, Poffenberger, and Boltani, among others, as teams prepare for later action.
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New York
Boston
Schumacherland Lope
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Hallingsworth
Blanton
Padden
St. Louis
Chicago
Weiland
Ogrodowski
Carleton
Hartnett
New York Grove
DeSautels
Glenn
Washington
Philadelphia
W. Ferrell
R. Fare ‘Brucker
Cleveland
Detroit
Feller
Sullivan
Poffenberger
Boltani
Women Conscience Cited In Simple Moral Tales
A storyteller notes women’s heightened sense of right and wrong in daily acts. The narrator recalls Aunt Poody inviting neighbors to dinner after a butcher left meat, illustrating social courtesy and accountability across a small town. The piece blends character sketches with humorous regional speech.
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Poody
Mussolini Paper Blames Russia for Mediterranean Piracy
Milan based Popolo D’ Italia accuses Russia of piracy in the Mediterranean citing a Hispano Russian submarine torpedoing the British destroyer Havock on Sept 1 near eastern Spain. It links recent attacks on neutral shipping to Germany’s actions and notes lack of support from France and Britain for Italy’s call for solidarity.
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Milan
Italy
Mussolini
Russia Today
Mediterranean
Popolo D'lana
Havock
Spain
Britain
DL Popolo
Russia
Barletta
Germany
Spanish
Almeria
Ti Popolo
Bay of
Rios
Bordeaux
Goodman Wonder Show at South Dakota State Fair
Visitors to the State Fair of South Dakota this year can see an all new midway act the Goodman Wonder Show built since January first. Led by Max Goodman the show travels from Atlantic tidewater to Great Falls and returns southeast to winter. The company features ten attractions and ten riding devices aboard twenty cars needing 368 personnel to move and perform.
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South Dakota
Great Falls
Max Goodman
Ate
West
Goodman
Fair Grounds
Rapid City Couple Hurt In Automobile Crash
Rapid City Sept 1 Paul E Bellamy president of the Black Hills Transportation Company and his wife are in Miles City hospital after their car skidded on an oiled highway, 36 miles from the Montana city. Mrs Bellamy is seriously hurt with three broken ribs and a badly lacerated right hand. She had just returned from Rochester Mayo Clinic after an operation. Bellamy has two broken ribs and minor injuries. Avon Miles City man said the auto skidded on the slick road, left the highway and overturned.
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Rapid City
Paul
E Bellamy
Rochester
Mirm
Mayo
Bellamy
Avon
James
Shelterbelt planting planned for South Dakota farms
The Forest Service announces next spring’s shelterbelt program in South Dakota. E J Pierce says landowner negotiations begin immediately to secure land, with districts headquartered at Huron and Mitchell and sub districts covering Clark Kingsbury Hamlin Bon Homme Watchinson Douglas. Over 40 miles of shelterbelts have already been planted and withstood drought and pests. Farmers are urged to apply at the Huron or Mitchell offices, on a first come basis within the 1938 quota.
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United” States
Forest Service
Prairie States
South Dakota
E. J. Pierce
Plains Forester
Pierce
Huron
Mitchel
Clark
Kingsbury
Hamlin
Mitchell
Bon- Homme
Watchinson
Douglas
James Valley Bank Pays Last Dividend
Final liquidation of James Valley Bank proceeds after a court hearing before Judge Alve E Taylor. Depositors await mailed dividends as the defunct institution closes its affairs with liquidation continuing into February.
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James Valley Bank
Alve E. Taylor
Unidentified Sub Sunk Off Cartagena Coast
A submarine was sighted near Cartagena, Spain, and shore batteries opened fire as it appeared off the coast. A large amount of oil surfaced afterward, indicating a possible sinking. Government sources confirmed engagement by gunners today.
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Cartagena
Spain
Toved
Mediterranean
Soviet warns of action against pirates in Mediterran sea
Geneva reports Maxim Litvinov warned nine nation conference that the Soviet Union will take its own measures to stop piracy in the Mediterranean. He said Russia cannot remain inactive and linked Italy to pirate acts while accusing Rome of sinking Soviet ships. Britain France and others pressed for quick action with plans to employ dirigibles airplanes and warcraft to protect neutral vessels.
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Geneva
Russia
Italy
Maxim Lityinoki
Soviet Union
Litvinett
Dix
Anthony Eden
Germany
Litvinoff
High Seas
Yvon Del‘bos
Britain
France
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Asquire Features, Inc
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