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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1940
Page
4
Subscription prices detailed for Huron residents and South Dakota areas with weekly carrier rates and yearly mail options. United States rates set at six dollars yearly. Associated Press rights noted for news dispatches and local content.
A reflection on Spain a year after General Franco's rise noting prison counts, rebuilt cities, restored church power, and state control of industry. It questions the moral cost and warns Americans against tolerance of intolerance while predicting a slow return to stability.
The International Harvester Company announces a profit sharing scheme for 50,000 US and Canadian employees. Twenty five percent of profits will be shared after $3 per share to common stockholders, with workers receiving regular pay plus 25 percent of profits near the $3 share point. If in effect in 1936 1937, about $7,000,000 would have been added to workers’ benefits, roughly $70 per year per employee. This advance supports worker security and counters radicalism.
The piece laments unseen wartime losses shaping the future. It cites the Rockefeller Foundation noting how war erodes opportunities and institutions, mentioning that The University of Warsaw has ceased to exist as an example of such irreversible damage.
The text notes the Polish faculty at Cracow likely in a concentration camp, Madrid library damaged by Moors using books as rifle emplacements, Prague closed by Germans, many German universities shut, Paris student numbers dropping from 26,000 to 5,000, and adds a sharp critique of modern greed as nations hoard gold while the era spends vast sums yet hides wealth in Fort Knox.
A Central South Dakota farm woman writes about spring chores and kitchen experiments. She recalls teaching, shares a potato puff recipe with nutmeg, butter, eggs, and crackers, and notes a chick’s hatch in the incubator. She quotes Martha Converse Clarke about April awakening and reflects on renewal and longing.
Ruth Millett quotes Rosa Harmon Kline, a former X ray technician turned documentary filmmaker, who discusses her antiwar stance and hopes for Europe. She recalls the Klines’ films Crisis and Lights Out in Europe, describing wartime danger, train bombings, and peasant familes fleeing as Germany advances.
A collection of quotations shows Vera Michelel Dean urging ideas matching outer systems, Bertrand Russell warning emotion must not cloud ends, Postmaster-General Starley joking about mule companionship, and Emma C. Thomas promoting a Grandmother's Day in Washington. The remarks reveal playful political sentiment and advocacy across diverse voices.
Aberdeen area has had unusually moist soil over the past two weeks, ideal for planting trees this spring. Act on co operative programs for farm groves, engage machinery, and plant trees now while moisture is ample to ensure strong root establishment and future neighborhood beauty.
Washington dispatch notes strong belief among experts that Britain would pursue a forceful entry into Norway to establish an air base. From this base they could strike German shipping in the Gulf of Bothnia and Atlantic, complicating Hitler’s supply routes. The analysis covers German ore flows, British blockade strategies, and broader fiscal and political maneuvering in the United States as Roosevelt aides consider budget and debt limits.
New York April 10 Europe’s war spread to Scandinavia and short waves recovered from a magnetic attack. Overseas attention revived with broadcasts and network relays to the United States. Tonight’s programs include WEAF NBC Mollywood Playhouse Fred Allen Hour Kay Kyser College and more with listings for CBS and other networks.
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A dense listing details radio broadcasts across multiple networks and times. Highlights include Rhythm Ensemble performances, Marty Kogan Orchestra, Vox Poppers, Dixie Arthur Hale, Sam Baker on Snorts, Joe Peaner Show, As Strange As It Seems, Major Bowes Amateurs, Bing Crosby Show, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ruey Vallee Show, Florence Wyman Cen, Nan Wynn Songs, Amos and Andy repeat, Fred Waring News, and Paul Sullivan News. The schedule spans from evening into late night with dance music, talk pieces, and news updates across mbs west east and midwest outlets.
Witness Broer asserts his vision is not faulty under examination by the commission. He notes his farsightedness is corrected by glasses yet maintains his eyesight remains clear. The Huron optometrist confirms Broer’s statement as verified.
The House flood committee completed hearings and began drafting an authorization bill likely to face strong opposition. Representative Mundt of South Dakota urged authorization of a soil erosion control program in the upper Missouri River Valley, while Representative Case, also of South Dakota, sought approval of reservoirs and channel clearance around Hot Springs, with emphasis on flood protection measures.
The Stade n pils contest at Huron Saturday notes participants Arthur Olson Jackie Payne Connie Giriing Duane Armstrong among others. During Ecuadorian funeral ceremonies a wiser sings names of all foods liked by her departed husband while he was alive.
The Evening Hit pattern service offers Pattern No. 8374 for shirt and shorts plus a tailored skirt. Sizes 12 to 40 require 5 1/4 yards of 36 inch material. Order by mail from 211 Wacker Drive Chicago for Spring and Summer designs with sewing charts and pattern book options.
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