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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
4
A provocative AP flavored column argues that societies cannot be rid of politicians and asks readers to engage more in party politics by voting in primaries donating time or money. It rails against passive criticism while noting open politics and ends with a grim remark about England's summer prospects.
The article notes U S industries were funded by foreign capital before and during World War I and later. It cites American Telephone and U S Steel shares held abroad, mentions an Amsterdam held stake in Southern Pacific, and Swiss and Dutch holdings in various firms. It warns of potential future complications from cross border ownership while asserting no current undue influence on American directors.
A fragmentary opines on politicians and statesmen, arguing that every public figure in representative government remains a politician. It cites Lincoln Jefferson Hamilton Jackson Cleveland Roosevelt and Wilson as examples, noting the blurred line between politics and statesmanship.
The column discusses how life paths hinge on decisions. Many avoid choosing, or let others decide, or doubt after choosing. It urges gathering facts from knowledgeable sources, weighing options, and choosing the best path with confidence.
A garbled collage of remarks from British and French officials and academics. The text contains a request to a minister, a note on teachers' rights, a claim about instilling fear in engineers, and a humorous aside about a judge during kitchen duty, with scattered names and roles.
A column defends life in rural towns against urban elitism, arguing small communities offer real neighborly bonds, ready opportunity, and genuine freedom of thought. It contrasts prairie life with city bustle, urging readers to value open spaces, familiar faces, and patriotic sentiment.
Harvard sociologist Carle C. Zimmerman argues the United States must raise its birth rate from two to four children per family to avert population decline and maintain global status. He links expansion, frontier settlement, and societal abundance to high birth rates and contends urban congestion and diminishing opportunities have reduced growth.
Washington and Havana dispatches reveal tight control over defense press briefings led by R W Horton impairing news access. Notes recount officials, public morale efforts, German air power, British collapse fears, and Perkins head of a cartel plant discussed in Havana.
A dense radio schedule lists NBC CBS and WABC broadcasts with programs and times across multiple stations, followed by minutes of a July 32 1940 city commission meeting detailing payrolls, tax abatements, a contract approval, and budget actions, including water street and court expenditures.
A garbled Beadle County page shows a 1940 tax reduction request for a property with basement and sun porch, names Charles and Maud Sage Lot 11 Block 17 Welr's Addition, and notes on valuation disputes. It covers commissioners' votes on Horan Volunteer Fire Department appointments, a liquor license grant for a parcel on First Railway Addition, and an Armour and Company easement release. Also references a mortgage foreclosure notice for Home Owners' Loan Corp against a Huron parcel, with sale details set for August in Beadle County.
Charming pattern for growing girls suitable for play and school in gingham percale or chambray and for parties in dimity taffeta or organdy. Sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14 years with a heart shaped neck line and shoulder-daring sleeves. Pattern No 8756 requires 2 yards 3 inches of 35 inch fabric plus 1 4 yard of contrast. Order from The Evening Post Pattern Service 21 W. Wacker Drive Chicago Ill.
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