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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1940
Page
4
Subscription rates for Huron area shown: carrier 7dc weekly, mail 6.00 yearly. Other SD by carrier 15c weekly, mail options range from one month to one year. United States mail year rate 6.00. Associated Press rights noted for news dispatches and local news.
A vivid Norse legend recounts Olaf Tryggvason as a towering Viking king who forged Norway’s Christian state, led bold sea raids across Britain and Ireland, and perished at sea. The piece notes Norwegians today rally in remote hills to defend their ancestral homeland and invoke Olaf’s defiant spirit as a symbol of national resolve.
A critique of radical adherents who eschew humor and a look at censorship by the Mexican Confederation of Labor. The CROM blocked Ninotchka after official approval, illustrating the dour spirit among some radical groups and its effect on public appeal.
J. B. Graybear, area manager for the 1940 federal census, urges residents to use a coupon if not yet visited by an enumerator. Civic pride should prompt every Huronian to ensure their inclusion, and to help inform neighbors who may also be uncounted.
The Evening Huronite promotes use of a census coupon to reach residents not yet counted in the 1940 tally. In cooperation with the census bureau the coupon is being distributed and will continue for several days to ensure every city resident becomes part of Uncle Sam’s 1940 family.
A diary entry reflects on ducks in a desk, journeys and the lure of travel, a neighbor’s tale of canning dried peas, and Edgar Guest's verse on domestic duties. The writer notes spring tasks, restless men, and the wind easing as spring calls for seeds.
Ruth Millett praises Mrs. J Boreen Harriman, seventy, as American minister to Norway who stays at her post through war danger. She remains calm, adapts plans quickly, and prioritizes duty over safety, challenging the notion that women falter in emergencies. Harriman earns national and feminine admiration for courage and steadiness.
A collection of quotes cites Premier Mackenzie King on Canadian stance, a warning by Representative Dickstein on reapportionment, and Brown University president Henry Wristen criticizing FCC limits. The remarks touch on intervention, unemployment fears, alien citizens, and regulatory restraint affecting scientific and commercial TV development.
Dewey's rising popularity in farm regions showed strength in Wisconsin last week as he defeated Senator Vandenberg of Michigan. Primary results and polls hint he attracts votes, but party fate hinges on convention bargains and delegate dynamics. Backers aim to prove his vote-getting strength while wary rivals save ammunition for the decisive convention.
In Washington on April 18 the McNutt figure shifts posture as he withdraws from the New Deal crowd to campaign openly. He’s been seen at Cosmos Club with Roosevelt writers and New Deal economists, drawing sympathetic support from a previously hostile group.
New York area expects a third television station as Dumont Laboratories receives FCC license for a 1000 watt transmitter to be ready around September 1. Broadcast schedule features Tonight Europe WBAF NBC 6:15, CBS 7:53, 10, with NBC and WABC networks presenting a mix of news, dramas, music, and variety shows. Also listed are program blocks from WJZ NBC, CBS, MBS and regional fare including concerts, quizzes, and talk, with plans for a comprehensive evening lineup and regional repeats through late evening.
Puzzle solution references include Supreme Court justice pictures and archaic word clues. Across and down entries interlock with letters forming names and terms from law and language, hinting at a themed grid likely published in a late era newspaper puzzle page.
Programs list a long radio lineup featuring Kate Smith, The Lone Ranger, Elmer Davis, A de Lyman, Johnny Presents Orchestra, and Fred Waring repeats. Dances, talks, and news wrap the evening across CBS stations with multiple orchestras and host segments. The menu includes epilany, plantations party, and various music performances timed from 3:30 to 10:30 PM with recurring dance music and comedy bits.
The new St Elizabeths dormitory for Indian students at Waknala will open April 22 with Rt Rev W Blair Roberts bishop of the Episcopal Church in South Dekata presiding.
Brookings April 18 a former State College student regrets poor grades that haunt him He plans to retake courses to raise his record for his wife and daughter and ease his conscience He is now married and seeks improvement.
The Rev Henry T Praed announced funds from the Diocese of Ohio to reconstruct All Saints Church at Martin destroyed by a wind storm last summer. The church will be renamed St Catherine's. St Jon's Cathedral Denver is raising money to rebuild the vicarages Martin.
Don Schrader of Huron will play dual roles in Yankton College’s all college drama Macbeth. The Shakespearean show, an annual event, will be staged outdoors in the Garden Terrace theater this year with two performances in June. Schrader is noted for debate oratory and dramatics.
The ad promotes Pattern 8639 for dress design with two sleeve options including a capelet look. It highlights shirring at shoulders and waist to create a slim silhouette, a deep V neck with a flat bow, and versatile sleeves. Available in sizes 34 to 52, with yardage details and ordering instructions from The Evening Huronite Pattern Service.
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