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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
4
A fragment from a newspaper column lists editorial staff and pricing details, including editor Robert D. Lusk and annual subscription rates, with notices about Associated Press reprint rights and advertising representation. It also includes editorial text about postwar peace and free trade.
Federal figures show a five percent drop in South Dakota's population from 1940 to 1942, part of a national shift to war centers. The loss mirrors regional declines but is viewed as temporary due to wartime service, with recovery expected after peace returns. South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska all show declines, yet South Dakota maintains relative standing.
A National Board of Fire Underwriters bulletin cites February fire losses at 38.28 million dollars, up 15 percent from 1943, outlining deaths and destruction in factories homes and farms. It urges readers to inspect homes and workplaces, ensure fire protection and evacuation plans, and prepare families for possible fires next month.
Traffic deaths have risen since last October amid wartime conditions with January deaths up 38 percent from 1943. February shows a 1 percent rise, while January travel increases 17 percent over 1943. Death rate tops travel rate by nine percent suggesting more speed and carelessness. Drivers urged to safety resolutions now and after the war to curb rising toll while remaining below prewar levels.
Washington analyst Thomas Edmund Dewey and Franklin Roosevelt are contrasted as opposites yet sharing core traits. The piece notes Dewey’s self-assurance and infallibility tendencies, his tense stance with teachers unions, and his legal approach to crime, while highlighting his radio presence, formal bearing, and awkwardness in small groups as a public figure.
Ruth Millett critiques wartime morale efforts and urges scientists to find a substance that makes people mature mentally and emotionally. She argues better solutions would reduce need for stunts and coercive campaigns and help mobilize the home front.
A fragmented wartime passage quotes Dutch and American voices questioning hunger, forced labor, and human capacity to prevent future wars. It includes remarks by Joseph Davies and Beardsley Ruml on planning, regimentation, and social life, with hints of wartime leadership figures.
A guest editorial discusses a reshaped political map and the Dewey Willkie positions. It critiques party leadership and questions who can unite the Congress minority while pursuing clear governance amid ongoing public concern.
A garbled clue list references a famed jockey among scattered phrases like stage, Roman poet, herbs, a doctor abbreviation, a farm scene, and miscellaneous entries. The text mixes cryptic hints with stray words such as cooking vessel, Dutch city, serpents, and months, yielding a fragmented, obscure puzzle excerpt without a clear narrative.
In the Fifth Army sector in Italy a tank crew rests behind a rise for safety. They cook beans and coffee, sleep inside the tank, and share rations brought up at night. The crew, including Sgt Speras Og, Pvt Don ald Victorine, Corp Bud Carmichael, and Pvt George Everhart, endures eight days at the front with a battered interior, comic books, a Bible, and a makeshift morale.
Fragmentary notes describe a rumor that Wendell Willkie may seek a vice presidential spot with the Democrats. The text suggests Willkie wants new leadership and criticizes the current administration, warning of fragile balance as he could affect party power dynamics between major parties.
The message outlines coupon validity for gasoline nine eights and five gallon allowances, with three gallon limits through June at Bay and Mapyhors areas and five gallon limits elsewhere. It also covers fuel oil four and five coupons valid through September thirty and a reminder to destroy expired stamps and report price violations by phone or mail.
Carmen Miranda coos about Ary Barroso and film stars eye engagements while Lou Nova awaits a third child. Rumors swirl over Barnard, Lana Turner, and Steve Crane shaders, with Laemmle Jr. to leave the Army. Rutgers hints at a dairy innovation as a hormone fed cow yields milk. Subplots include custody cases, showbiz romances, and real estate booms in Florida.
The notice explains Shoe Book 1 stamp 18 good for one pair until April 30 while Airplane stamp No 1 remains valid for one pair indefinitely. A new stamp becomes valid May 1.
Pan American films will be shown free to service clubs churches and schools starting Sunday. George Schmidt, president of the local Junior Chamber, handles arrangements for screenings of two South America films The Bridge and a Technicolor travelogue of scenery and mining in Peru. Attendants projection equipment and screen will be provided by the organizers. Previews are set for April 24 with Yosemite National Park noted as a Rhode Island sized landmark.
Me Dhentyeekin suffered a rash last week and told Doc Hollister he ate tomatoes the day before. The doctor quips that tomatoes are the cause, and the family face a ban on the fruit at home, a humorous overreaction to a mild allergy.
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