28 Apr 1937
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1937
Page
1
Roosevelt signed a bill to provide 1 000 900 dollars for pest control including grasshoppers and crickets, aiming to curb rising prices and monopolies, as part of wartime economy measures.
Readers across Howard De Smet and nearby weigh Roosevelt’s call to refrain from stock market speculation. Opinions vary: some doubt any effect, others say changes may occur but gambling will persist, with concerns about widespread impact and practical enforcement.
A fragmented report from multiple locales recounts oddities and minor crimes. A coastal town waters and harvests are described alongside a plowman’s routine work and a cash find. In Indiana a boy’s stage role ends with a staged nosebleed and a farmer’s wife. Chicago reports a divorce motive over a dog in hotels. Minnesota features a college swim rescue where reporters note the season’s first swim and rescue.
A humorous tale compares mental fatigue to physical toil. A speaker recalls Uncle Snad and a traveler named Bob Burns who both claim farming tasks feel overwhelming. The punchline is that worrying about plowing forty acres can exhaust the mind more than actually doing the work.
Washington April 26 A Roosevelt favored plan to impound 15 percent of all appropriations for government departments and agencies next fiscal year was discussed by Spears and Bankhead. Cannon proposed the cut, with exceptions for debt retirement and veteran widows’ pensions. House committees cut 18.8 million from the budget bureau estimates, and Army and state aid requests faced changes. Senate and House debated flat percentage cuts while Roosevelt noted varying congressional economy moves.
Federal Judge William Clark refused to postpone the conspiracy trial of Ellis H Parker and his son at Newark. The case linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping includes Burlington County detectives chief and Eliz Parker Jr and others charged with conspiring to abduct and torture former Trenton attorney Paul H Wendall to obtain false confessions.
Senator McCarran a balance wheel on the Senate judiciary panel voiced opposition to the Roosevelt court bill. The move all but guarantees an unfavorable committee report to the Senate as the panel plans to vote on the bill and amendments by May 18.
Officials indicate responsibility for the Desmet train collision near De Smet may be determined at an Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry set for tomorrow. J Burns says ICC officials will arrive in Huron to conduct the probe while a private Dakota division investigation continues. The victim, W P Innes of Brookings, died after the crash, with funeral plans in Brookings and services at First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include Mrs Innes and four children. others from the area expected to attend services. Frank Carpenter of Tracy Minnesota, injured in the same wreck, sustained a fractured nose and facial injuries.
Federal Meteorologist B R Laskowski reports heavy moisture in the eastern third of the state boosting seeded grains and pastures. Winter wheat and rye grew well last week, spring seeding advanced in the south and northwest, and pastures improved where moisture occurred. Beadle County struggles with fields too wet for seeding and corn planting, prompting a May meeting in Huron to fund forage crops as winter fodder insurance.
Studies by the social security board may prompt a request to congress to extend the federal old age pension system. The board would not advocate extending coverage to domestic servants and farm help at this time. Conditions of employment and wage tax payments may be eased, though the minimum pension remains ten dollars.
Flood waters of the Thames River receded after driving 6,000 from their homes in London Ontario and causing 3 million dollars in damage. The Ohio River fell back at Wheeling to a peak of 45.7 feet as Pittsburgh watched. WPA crews prepared to clear slime and debris as flood control demands grew. Authorities estimated London damage at 3,000,000 and expected 6,000 residents to remain away days more.
Joan Burns an 18 year old garage mechanic was held to the federal grand jury under $3000 bond on charges of sending a letter to film actress Ginger Rogers demanding $500 under threats of death. Federal agents traced him by a return address on the envelope and a picture of himself enclosed in the letter.
Sturgis residents chose to maintain the existing city structure as a special election resulted in 231 to ? votes against adopting a commission board form, keeping the council plan in place.
President Roosevelt, returning from a southern fishing trip, urged measures to curb stock market speculation and rising prices. He cited a Cunming's suit-trust report, opposed Tydings' price maintenance bill, and noted government workers should avoid securities gambling. The Fed studies margin rules and could raise requirements if speculation grows.
In Connersville Indiana a clash erupted after a United Automobile Workers strike at the Rex Company with about 600 Cabinet and Refrigerator Workers Protective Association members armed with clubs clashed with UAWA pickets. In Detroit an NLRB election sought to determine if UAW should be the sole bargaining agent for 14 300 Packard hourly workers.
Unsettled tonight and Thursday with showers probable. Temperatures little changed. South Dakota also unsettled tonight and Thursday with showers likely, cooler in extreme northwest portions.
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