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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1938
Page
4
A fragmented crossword style puzzle dated references to ex prize ring stars, fighters and misc clues. Includes terms for bodies and actions, mis-spellings and partial hints likely from an old sports or word game column.
A notice lists advertising representatives for various regions including New York Kansas City Omaha Denver San Francisco and Chicago. It invites inquiries to department or person wanted at the Sadit bureau and Haager Associates.
A San Francisco editor proposes a new word to describe a genuinely peaceful state as a lasting condition, criticizing war talk and noting that nations avoid war yet anticipate future conflicts. He cites World War history, Hoover, and political ambivalence, arguing language may mislead about true peace and warning of a return to trenches.
In a satirical reflection, the piece imagines Count de Covadonga gaining influence after Spain’s conflict ends, discussing potential leadership forms and a press with a free voice. It mixes fanciful transfusion lore with political speculation about monarchy, democracy, and national identity.
A mimeographed report summarizes findings from psychologists on 500 New York college girls. It claims dominant women begin to show traits in girlhood and links this to a dictator complex. The aim is to place the simplified report in the hands of marriageable men nationwide.
A collage of quips and offbeat items covers varied topics from wartime sentiment and manners to humorous notes. It mentions Will Rogers Jr detailing the Spanish war front, debates on discipline and gender norms, and oddities about pandas and miners. The tone blends satire with terse reports on public concerns.
Spring demands a woman present herself engagingly to her suitor and play up to the season. Be lively, not bored, show eagerness, and offer springlike plans. Let him lead evenings while remaining pleasantly curious about his thoughts, and avoid overfamiliarity or sentimentality.
A garbled OCR passage quotes a Freeport Illinois police chief urging youth to heed local warnings, mentions Cornelia Otis Skinner and a claim about love and beauty regiments, references war as not fun, and cites John Lagan, a Spanish prisoner, and Neville Chamberlain's wartime stance.
A humorous musing on Jove as a moving force in mankind, noting its deep influence beyond sentiment. An uncle recalls a lazy day until falling in love with a dairy maid, then praises how love sparks effort, with quirky asides about self-checks and shiny milk cans.
The Minneapolis Journal notes Dean Anne Dudley Blitz of the University of Minnesota says over eight hundred of more than sixteen thousand students work their way through college. She lists money worries, fraternity or sorority admission, and popularity as top concerns, asserting working students may gain practical lessons in evaluating popularity and building character.
A diary entry from a Central South Dakota farm woman in April documents tough two days with snow, chores, and a note on hay, crops, and weather. She mentions neighbors adopting a baby and reflects on child rearing, environment, and gratitude, ending with a father's adage about doing good without expectation.
Fragmentary text mentions adopting a baby and giving support to a person named peonis or souraye, implying praise and encouragement for a chosen action related to adoption.
Ten years ago in Huron the Curtis family and relatives traveled to Aberdeen for services, with Mr Curtis attending a district auditor's meeting. Other visits included Mr and Mrs Williams and Miss Corrine Bowe, while outings linked to Manchester and Watertown. Local figures traveled to Minneapolis for Retail Merchants events and YWCA conventions, and two bridge parties hosted by Mrs Ripley featured prize wins and a luncheon.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both signers of the Declaration of Independence, later served as Presidents of the United States. Adams led as the second president, while Jefferson became the third.
A 1938 digest explains Hitler's advance with Czechoslovakia in focus. It notes Austrian autonomy possible via talks in London and Washington while predicting no war, mentions Franco’s Spain, Britain’s stance, and a wage hour bill battle in Congress. Earle’s praise and public works plans spark political chatter as Easter visits unfold.
Sheriff Joe Reilly announces a public auction of listed personal property to satisfy a special execution arising from a foreclosure of a chattel mortgage. The sale in Huron on April 23, 1938 includes tanks pumps bottles desks clocks and various misc items, for cash to the highest bidder.
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