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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Huron South Dakota and nationwide mail delivery. Local carriers charge 15 cents per week, with monthly and multi week plans shown, plus United States rates. The paper notes Associated Press rights for news dispatches and local news.
Residents praise the near completion of oil surfaced streets in Huron while Adler and Mitchell boosters discuss a government funded WPA style project. Petitions, 46 percent frontage backing, and potential 50 block minimum are cited to expand paving with low materials cost under WPA relief labor.
Residents urge action to secure WPA funds for local street projects in Huron. Advocacy calls for petition circulation across 74 to 100 blocks to start groundwork this winter so paving can begin next spring.
An entry notes farm family life on August 3 describing meals, a new dish with hamburger and tomato soup, using pepper and onion, and sage. it mentions sandwich lunches, twins, and trying a newspaper pressing method to avoid scorched towels. The writer reflects on daily chores, ironing, and adjusting routines.
A 1939 King Features Syndicate quiz page provides answers: 1 Adlai E Stevenson served as vice president under Grover Cleveland during his first term. 2 Benjamin Franklin is the inventor referenced as a great colonial statesman. 3 A railroad yard helper who couples and uncouples cars is a pin puller.
In David City Nebraska Mr Kenny Papa built a crude device attached to his car to spray alfalfa with oil killing grasshoppers. He collected about thirty bushels of dead hoppers in three piles and hundreds more died on contact. The home made contraption uses wood and oil, after electricity failed to work.
A magnate argues revival of baseball interest hinges on Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees as fans search for fresh enthusiasm. The piece riffs on quirky incidents from sports and other topics, hinting at broader cultural trends.
Editor notes a cautious forecast of global economic strain and a path to recovery. He cites tentatively higher business activity, frozen bank funds, and potential tax shifts to stimulate growth, urging renewed confidence and expansion of foreign trade to lift the economy.
Radio listings for New York on August 10 detail NBC CBS and Mutual networks with hourly programs. Notable acts include Luther Layman Singers Rudy Vallee and Joe E Brown, plus dramatic plays, lectures, and concerts. News updates and sports segments are interspersed with varied music and comedy hours.
Last evening Mrs. E C Welsh hosted a two course dinner for Doctor Spink back from overseas with eight places set. A letter from Charlie Saunders reports his marriage to a Red Cross nurse after training and overseas service. They wed in Decatur Indiana with a brother of the groom officiating and now reside in Sandusky Ohio. J S Pfeiffer, Black Hills newspaper man and American Legion publicity head in South Dakota, visited Huron briefly.
Puzzle dense with misprints and scattered clues listing various words and partial phrases from a crossword puzzle. The readable bits include hints and fragments for multiple entries, interspersed with OCR errors and garbled names.
London talks bring representatives of major wheat exporting nations to negotiate a peace treaty to curb price cutting and export subsidies. Analysts warn continued surpluses and rising production threaten prices, with US losses high if no agreement is reached.
Program notes show Tim Edwin C Hill and various acts like Guy Lombardo and Fred Waring performing dances and music. Mentions of meetings, travel to Seattle and Sioux Falls, and railroad officials E W Howard C L Harris and E Kuester with summaries of movements and shifts in town.
The funeral for Herb Johnson, 84, a Hetland pioneer since 1873, was held at the Congregational Church. He and Mrs. Johnson celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary last spring. He was active in community affairs and is survived by several children.
A mixed party at the Pony Hills Country Club in Woonsocket features supper served by the Augent committee, seven tables of bridge, and high scores by W. D. Brown and Lahoma Robinson. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Horrigan, Mrs. B. Patton, Town and Mixa, and Omes of Mitchell.
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