Officials Hunt Man Blamed for Black Hills Fire
DEADWOOD Sept 12. Officials hunted a man on horseback believed to have set drought dried timber as two fires spread across Rochford Nahant areas. An estimated 2000 to 3000 acres burned with no buildings damaged while 500 to 600 firefighters worked trenches and backfires under improving winds.
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Deadwood
Black Hills
Here
Pennington
Lawrence County
Rochford
Nahant
Lead
Forest Service
Rapid City
Black Hills Forest
Theodore Kruger
Black Hills National Forest
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy
Forest
Spink Farmer Robbed Of 425 Dollars On Highway
Redfield South Dakota Sept 12 Special Fred Moroan a Lake Cottonwood district farmer was held up by three armed men three miles south of Redfield last night. He had sold three loads of produce this week and was transporting the money when the holdup occurred about 5 o clock. A gun was pointed at him and he was warned not to look back. Thugs took 425 dollars and escaped in an automobile with a vague description given by Moroan.
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Redfield
Fred Moroan
Lake Cottonwood
Here
Moroon
Judge uses courtroom audience to teach boys crime does not pay
Chicago judge J William Brooks in a boys court experiment arraigned offenders before a courtroom audience of children including his own six. He explained the cases to the youths hoping the display would serve as a lesson that crime does not pay.
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Chicago
J. William Brooks
Brooks
Three Held For Jail Break In South Dakota
Theodore Olander Charles Hopwood and a man named Packman were captured here after escaping Kennebec jail in South Dakota Thursday night. They are wanted for burglaries and forgeries across three states. Hopwood allegedly stole his father's car at Sioux Falls and the trio is linked to a Sioux City gang.
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S. D
Pierce
Neb
Theodore Olander
Charles Hopwood
Packman
Kennebec
Zai¢ Hopwood
Sioux Falls
Sioux City
Man’s Subtle Tricks Bring Divorce Suit
Fior ence Baum, wife of Claude A. Baum of Los Angeles claims in a divorce complaint filed yesterday that he is a subtle man who insulted her by writing in dust on the furniture. She fled the home as the case arose.
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Los Angeles
Claude A. Baum
Fiorence
Unemployed To Make Grand Rapids Safer And Prettier
Grand Rapids Michigan adopts a public works program using 2000 unemployed workers under a save self respect plan. Forty projects include a new park street widening sidewalk rebuilding safer intersections sewers riverbank cleanup and park forestry. Funding comes from 650000 calamity bonds after a Michigan Supreme Court ruling classifies unemployment as a public calamity.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Dole
Michigan Supreme Court
Minnesota Fire Claims Two Lives in Northwest Minnesota
Fire swept northern Minnesota as brush and grass flames killed Marvin Myrold, 28, and another man near Grygla. Myrold and his father helped neighbors before being trapped. Myrold escaped by climbing into a well. Two others were burned, several missing, and more than 50 homes were destroyed as high winds spread the blaze.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Marvin Myrold
Bogen
Grygla
Myrold
Matt Myrold
Myrad
Thief River Falls
Grygia
Five Missing In Minnesota Fires
Strong winds drove brush and grass fires through northern Minnesota near Grygla. Five people were unaccounted for and three were burned slightly while fifty homes were destroyed in Pennington and Lake of the Woods counties. Relying on Deputy State Forester A F Oppel, officials said some may have taken refuge at nearby farms and were safe. three burned were settlers trying to save their homes and were hospitalsed at Thief River Falls. Names given include Walter Overby Mac Marold and Louis Jeile.
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ST. Paul
Sept
Minnesota
Grygla
Minn
F. Oppel
A. F. Oppel
Statr ‘Forentry
Pennington
Lake of the Woods
Canadian
Thief River Falls
Walter Overby
Mac Marold
Louis Jeile
Boy Wounded in Store Holdup Attempt
An 18 year old from Shawnee Oklahoma shot during a grocery holdup in Omaha. He entered the store with three customers present, handed a sack to the grocer, demanded cash, and fired when the grocer drew a gun from a cache. The youth fled but was captured after a short chase.
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Omaha
William Proskel
Ray S. Reams
Shawnee
Okla
Tie
Belized hurricane death toll rises as aid rush begins
Belize and nearby Caribbean islands reel from a high speed hurricane. Four hundred people are reported dead, including eleven American priests and eighteen native students. A tidal wave swept through St Johns College, helpers rush to aid the maimed, with ships tossed aground and communications down. American officials coordinate relief as Santo Domingo and Port au Prince report damage and deaths.
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Washington
Belize
British Honduras
Caribbean
St. John's College
Siemeen
J. A. Burdon
London
San Jusm
Dedma
San Juan
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Port Au Prince
Haiti
San Joan
Navel
Electric
Pan Amercan Sicways
Ths
White House
Wate Department
Navy
American Red Cross
Taggart
Picketing Speakeasies by Washington Police In Capitol
Washington officials deploy patrolmen to guard entrances of alleged speakeasies as a passive resistance tactic. Inspector Thaddeus Beane explains the line aims to deter liquor transport where dry agents cannot enter. Patrols vary from single officers to small groups, and entry is not blocked unless evidence is sought.
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Washington
Thaddeus Beane
Beane
Kuhrt Resigns His Grain Job in Minneapolis
W J Kuhrt resigns as general manager of the Northwest Grain association accepted by A J L Berg of Baltic South Dakota. The move follows the Farmers National Grain Corporation takeover of marketing operations two weeks earlier. Croes notes the Farmers National Grain Corp has taken over executive work for Farm Board regional coops and aims to end competition in sales and credit for greater economy and efficiency.
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Minneapolis
W. J. Kuhrt
Northwest Grain Association
A. J L. Berg
Baltic
Kuhrt
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Federal Farm Board
General Menegerad
Aberdeen
American Wheat Growers
Associated, Inc. Local Cooperative Organization
W. Croes
Farmers National
Farm Board
Croes
National Grain Corporation
Four men fined for dog cruelty in Geddes pool hall
Four men who pleaded guilty to cruelty to animals after burning a dog in a Geddes pool hall were fined $75 each plus costs by Judge J. R. Cash. Lloyd Miller received a 0 day jail sentence after starting to serve it, while William Xarosh Cecil Biehl and Orville Biddle also faced fines.
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Lake Andes
Geddes
J. R. Cash
Lloyd Miller
Wdch
Williaw ‘Xarosh
Cecil Biehl
Orville Biddle
Holland Pardoned Plea to Be Heard in Mood
A garbled record indicates a plea related to a pardon hearing in Pierre. It mentions a conviction and seeking gubernatorial clemency, with unclear dates and details due to OCR issues. The piece references a governing authority and the broad context of seeking pardon.
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Holland
Pierre
Weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow trends
Weather notes indicate unsettled conditions tonight with cloud cover and potential light showers. Forecaster reports cooler temps and breezy winds, with trend toward drier and brighter periods later in the week.
Artesian Flow Ties Into City Mains In Huron Today
Artesian water from a new well will mix with city supplies to provide about half of Huron’s daily consumption. Officials expect 20 hours before artesian water enters the system after installation finished at a 1020 foot well by Norbeck well crew. A booster pump could raise output to 700 000 to 860 000 gallons daily, easing river intake and improving taste and softness.
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Huron
James River
C.D. Hays
Norbeck Well Company
Water Department
E. ‘J. Gitchell
G. M. Anderson
Hays
Haya
Readiness For Opening Of 47th State Exposition Next Week
The South Dakota State Fairgrounds hum today as concessionaires exhibitors and others prepare for the 47th exposition opening Monday. Livestock arrivals and the largest horse entry ever anticipate record crowds aided by a varied entertainment program including a gospel concert Sunday. Huron braces for up to 150000 visitors with hotels full and rooming bureaus ready.
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South Dakota State Fairgrounds
St. Paul
Lincoln
John F. White
South Dakota
Huron
Pardons and sentence reductions approved by Governor Green
Pierre Sept 12 news reports Governor Warren Green approved a pardon for one convict and reduced sentences for three others in the South Dakota penitentiary following state pardon board recommendations. Edwin Pilgrim, serving five years for burglary in Minnehaha county, was paroled under conditions including employment, sobriety, care for parents, and regular reporting to a parole officer. he was imprisoned February 1929. Henry L. Cox saw his life sentence for murder reduced to three years for the guard of Clarence Hetland in Tacoma. Eveland named field man. L. Breland to head southwest district in the state department credits division.
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Edward Pilgrim
Green Pierre
South Dakota
Goneral Warren Green
Edwin Pilgrim
Minnehaha
Pilgrim
Henry L. Cox
Cox
Brown County
Clarence Hetland
Tacoma
Watertown Council Proposes $35,000 Budget Cut
Watertown city council unveiled a tentative 1932 budget reducing expenses by 35000. The plan aims to maintain services while trimming costs, reflecting a leaner financial approach for the new year.
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Watertown
Army Of Workers At Fair Tomorrow
An army of workers, hundreds strong, prepare for the State Fair opening Monday. Unloading of Johnnie I. Jones Exposition shows begins late tomorrow with six cars of equipment. Livestock trains from Nebraska and Minnesota arrive, while a sacred concert with Thavin’s band and singers plays at 7 39 Sunday evening at the grandstand.
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Tis
Carnival
Nebraska
Minnesota
Thavin
Heat Wave Eases as Rain Breaks Sustained 100s
The region saw a light shower bringing about seven hundredths of an inch of rain and ending a prolonged late summer heat wave. Sioux Falls forecasters predicted cooler weather tonight and Sunday with unsettled skies. Temperatures remained near 110 in some areas yesterday, while Mitchell hit 100 degrees, signaling relief on the way and a predicted end to the heat spell.
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Hurog
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Mercury
Mitchell
Robbery gang members sentenced in Hardwick bank case
Donald J. Reeder of Oldham and Leonard Jones of Take Preston received life and 12 year sentences respectively for the Hardwick Minnesota bank robbery. Reeder led a gang of small town robbers in South Dakota. Clyde Potts of Lake Preston faces trial next week on robbery charges.
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Luverne Luverne
Minn
Donald J. Reeder
Oldham
Leonard Jones
Take Preston
Hardwick
State Bank
Reeder
South Dakota
Jones
Madison
Clyde Potts
Lake Preston
Circuit Ecourt
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Richard Koch
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John Rodger
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Northwest Association
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Paul K. Myers
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Huron Chamber of Commercce
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Chicago & North Weastern Railroad
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