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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
1
Confusion and debate unfold as war measures, wage hour changes, and exemptions for farm and office workers dominate discussion in Congress. The House weighs proposed amendments clarifying production definitions and exemptions, while President Roosevelt’s stance is scrutinized amid wartime asset freezes and policy shifts.
Dublin police blame the Irish Republican Army for a Dublin Castle blast in the east quarter injuring five detectives and a priceless stained glass window in the Chapel Royal. Witnesses describe a fierce explosion as troops and guards tightened road checks, halting motorists.
The House voted 274 to 82 to override President Roosevelt's veto and grant about $7,000,000 in travel pay and subsistence allowances to roughly 15,000 officers and men held in Philippine Island service after the Spanish American War. The measure, sponsored by Representative Smith of Washington, faced common objections as an inadvisable gratuity.
A jury of seven women and five men awarded $3500 damages to Frances Mahoney in a California hospital baby mixup suit. Mahoney testified she remains unconvinced the nine month old boy she nurses is her own, claiming the hospital nurses gave her three different infants at various times. She sought $20,000 in damages.
The Evening Huronite offers cash prizes to readers who come closest to predicting Huron’s 1940 population, with guesses ranging from 11,078 to 14,050. Participants include George Schan, Gordon McNamara, Bil Walner, Lawrence Stewart, Vern McVoy, William Steuerwald, and Naomi Barr, among others. Details appear in the current classified ad pages.
Georgia's Democratic executive committee elected 72 delegates to the national convention and urged President Roosevelt to seek a third term. The delegation pledged support for Roosevelt if he runs, empowering New Deal Governor E. D. Rivers to cast Georgia's 24 votes with 18 split among units.
A group of union men in Sioux Falls on April 25 demanded the removal of Police Chief Guy Geelen for barring labor unions from the city police department.
In warm Springs Georgia on April 25 President Roosevelt proclaimed a state of war existence between Germany and Norway and reaffirmed US neutrality. Proclamations barred belligerent ship sub marines from American ports while a new order governs neutrality enforcement. Cash and carry is extended to Norway. Germany already covered. White House released a bare summary. no Denmark mention. Roosevelt to travel to Washington if needed. Export-Import Bank credit to Norway suspended as $10 million facility unused. Ezra Chase claimed Communist plan for civil war via general strike in the US.
Showers lingered over Huron as light rain accumulated to .24 inch by 1 a.m while east central areas saw snow. Additional moisture was forecast for tonight and Friday with cool, unsettled conditions continuing. Rain totals varied across cities including Aberdeen .01 to .28, Pierre .01, Sioux Falls .26, and Brookings around .09 amid widespread railroad rainfall readings.
In Los Angeles on April 23 Chloe Davis, aged year, who witnessed her mother kill three children and die by suicide, was judged normal by a police psychiatrist and later deemed a ward of the court. Superior Court Judge W Turney Fox released her to her father Barton Davis after a custody hearing.
John Donahue of Rapid City suffered second degree burns when his tanker carrying nearly 1000 gallons of gasoline was destroyed by fire after a Tuesday night collision with an oil field truck in Lusk Wyoming. The field truck owner Ge Puritan Company at Rapid City. E C Woods of Casper escaped with minor injuries.
German forces push north in Norway racing toward Trondheim while Berlin hints at air war retaliation against undefended towns. British and French air losses mount as Narvik and Oslo fronts show unequal pressure, with Sweden negotiations cited and home security moves in London.
Captain Wil Figure Iv, a World War II decorated veteran, returned to American waters aboard the freighter Mormacsea after fleeing Trondheim with about 4.5 million dollars in Swedish gold hidden in the hold. A skeleton crew earlier staged the raid, allowing the ship to reach the United States from the Scandinavian See.
Census director in the Huron district urges full cooperation to avoid missing residents in the 1940 federal census. Enumerators have returned to homes many times without success, slowing the count. Postmaster Bruemmer cites postal cooperation with mail carriers confirming visits, and missed persons are asked to call 2336.
Washington April 25 joint conference committee gave up on a month long deadlock over the agriculture appropriation bill. Senators pressed for parity payments of 212 million and surplus disposal 85 million while loans to farm tenants were targeted at 100 million. Senate conferees refused to yield on adding these sums to the 714 million approved by the House. The Senate had voted 92,864,088 in farm funds with 90,000,000 added for agricultural purposes in Joana.
The rivers and harbors bill totaling 50 million dollars, significantly reduced from the Senate Committee’s estimate, was approved by the Senate in Washington by a 40 to 2 vote. SHAMNEEN RIVERS and other key figures cited.
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