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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1940
Page
8
NEA Service war analysis notes Sweden's strong military, from Bofors anti aircraft guns to a modern navy and coastal fortifications. It outlines a cautious choice between fighting for democracy or staying neutral, with fears of German and Russian pressure and a Maginot style defense line from Halmstad to Kalmar.
A list of candidates filed with the Sanborn County auditor for the May 7 primary shows E G Piper Republican for county auditor E G Mielson Republican for county treasurer Grace Simon Republican for register of deeds Harvey Asper Republican for clerk of courts G W Munro Republican and Carl Hessler Democrat for sheriff F D Wards Republican for state's attorney Bev G Putnam Republican and Dave Roberts Democrat for county commissioner from the second district Lawrence Johnson Republican and TF 8 Dunn Democrat for county commissioner from the fourth district E G Oddy Republican and Ray Wilds Democrat for state central committee Burton M Dodd Republican and D A Brewster Republicans and Marion C Downell T B Dunn and Earl B Wilds.
In county elections B W Barr is unopposed for county judge while Laura Swanse Hemminger and Edona Titus seek county superintendent of schools. Dave Roberts pursues Democratic nomination for second district commissioner but was replaced by Ben G Putnam on the Republican ticket after a summer court action. A separate incident notes a bystander cause for alarm when a man pulled a fire box door and minor damage resulted.
In Cleveland the beach dress rules are dropped for the season as Park Director Hugo Varga relies on the inherent good taste of the American girl. A separate note from Worden Wisconsin tells of a man dying by his own action? and the coroner confirms carbon monoxide exposure in the death of Gahagan. In Green Bay Bert Smits, despite a sore bat, bowls a perfect 300 after continuing a league series, finishing with 730. In Watertown Massachusetts Patrolman Lawrence Gleason finds a false alarm at a rubber plant as a man stands by, awaiting confirmation of an alarm.
In Romania critics doubt allied regional sufficiency against a German or Russian Balkan invasion. Franco convened a Spain defense council session after Danish occupation news. Russia urges Finns to speed a rail link through Finland to Sweden, raising strategic questions. Finland plans three new cities named for lands lost to Russia. Helsinki faces a refugee influx and slave‑like return of evacuees. London questions vanishings of evacuated schoolchildren amid chaos. The Red Star says Italy can block Britain from the Mediterranean and hints Fascists will act. Italy begins sending 25,000 laborers to Libya to exploit resources.
Pierre, April 26. The state game and fish department urged farming groups to burn grassland before nesting season to spare thousands of songbirds and upland birds each year. Director J W Cluett said early burning could greatly increase game and songbird populations. Organizations including Farm Joys and Girls, sports men clubs, and others are asked to support the program as a conservation measure.
The piece notes Italy developing a synthetic substitute for tin and using it in Fasci industries to cut imports. It mentions Italian industry competing with Latin America in straw hats and exporting 3,004,000 hats last year. Goering orders bronze church bells melted for war material. It discusses Berlin-US policy as mixed contempt and hostility, with a New York bureau tracking Nazi sentiment. It questions Italy's war aims, cites Mussolini’s call for disciplined patience, and explains who the Duce is.
The article warns of a widening war as Allies and Germans mobilize for possible land and air battles over Norway. Narvik sees scarce clashes while broader Europe braces for a blaze that could include Sweden, the Baltic minefields, and potential moves toward England and the North Sea.
The D. D. C. girls met in the club house for a brief business session. They sang their club song, received material for uniforms and hats, and aimed to have them completed by Friday. An interruption led to singing Taps before adjournment. Reported by Ardis Lehfeldt.
April 16 1844 records Leyi Van Voorhis of Huron a Civil War veteran and pioneer born in New York 1885. James H. Bell is held for under of Forrest G. Small, taken from Hughes County jail in Pierre by a taarked mob and lynched in the courtyard.
In Arctic Norwegian passes volunteers from Hungary termed the ragged guard fight in a third war in eight months. About 400 men, previously in Poland and Finland, are said to have crossed from Finland to assist Norwegian army commanders. Official Hungarian stance denies citizens fighting abroad, while the Rongyas Garda name endures in reference to this free corps. The group traces to the 1950s revival of irregulars who once opposed the Red regime in Budapest and later supported Czechoslovakia and Poland.
Nazis proclaim death sentences for snipers in Oslo and threaten bands of Norwegians. A new German appointed Oslo government commission outlines its members including Ingolf Elster Christensen and Gunnar Jah. Oslo remains tense with sporadic air alarms and strict control measures as occupation tightens.
AP writer says Germany's rise from Scandinavia could act as a tonic for Britain amid inaction and fear, with Stark arriving from Europe and reporting that despite early boredom there is no defeatism. He predicts the war will eventually spread to Southeast Europe, though victory by the Allies may take a long time.
The inquiry notes the earliest major city to establish a professional football club, marking a milestone in the sport's league development and urban adoption.
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