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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
4
A reader asks about a system of identification used by police and references terms from a crossword like puzzle. The text lists various clues and definitions, including references to a Paris department head, legal terms, and agricultural notes about a South Dakota experiment with grasses amid livestock mortgage questions and the Frazier-Lemke law.
An Iowa newspaper argues the liquor question should be kept free of party bias and politics. It notes South Dakota voters will decide on repealing a dry amendment, while federal enforcement is lax and local efforts are weak, calling for nonpartisan regulation or a strict enforcement approach depending on the outcome.
A financial columnist comments on the forthcoming work The Challenge to Liberty by former President Hoover. The piece notes Hoover’s measured, analytical approach to liberty, fascism, Nazism, socialism, and communism, praising his dignity and worldwide contacts while urging careful consideration of the book before publication next month.
The article notes E. R. Burke winning the Democratic senatorial nomination in Nebraska with a Roosevelt aligned platform, signaling elation for President Roosevelt and his allies over Charles W. Bryan's defeat.
The piece argues that William Jennings Bryan's loss in Nebraska stemmed from more than his stance on Roosevelt and includes criticism of his governorship and unfulfilled pledges. It notes Omaha World-Herald's sharp campaign against him and mentions Me. Burke's win, Nissen's appointment, Harvey's move, and other local political notes.
The White House indirects at Idaho Senator Borah and Wisconsin Senator LaFollette Jr as possible 1936 nominees. Observers read the Green Bay address as signaling Borah may head the Republican ticket if he gains independent progressive support.
The article argues William Langer runs for North Dakota governor in his wife’s name after a federal fraud conviction, challenging equal suffrage by using a proxy candidate. It cites Texas governor Ferguson as a precedent and condemns the tactic as an abuse of democratic principles and women’s suffrage achievements.
In Sioux Falls residents discuss U S involvement as distant and unlikely. We are told Americans are too intelligent and independent for dictatorships or wars that may mirror Europe, with fears that democracy could be undermined domestically.
A garbled Worcester Gazette fragment reports on a lone professor claiming five Minds of dumbrear and notes a prominent man meeting few people. The text hints at marital strain as a wife desires change while a husband contemplates life and mobility.
Washington reports question the ongoing prominence of Ames A. Moffett as head of the Federal Housing Administration. The cover story recounts Moffett’s high profile, yacht moves, family hints, and ties to New Deal politics while noting the agency’s vital housing program and urging a cautious public impression.
Ten years ago in Huron, Jake Valentine leaves for Decatur Illinois to join the Decatur Daily Review staff. Foundation work on the Huron college auditorium gymnasium is complete but stone shipment delays slow progress. Mrs Milo Loomis and Mrs M Monroe host at the Beck er home for a birthday. Ellen Greenquist leaves for Ann Arbor with sister Anna. South Dakota bankers predict high farm prices as harvest nears. Mary vin Hughitt hotel lobby decoration advances by Elks wives. Mrs BL Jackson recovers from surgery at Samaritan hospital. Oswald Peterson returns from Sioux City visit.
The column shares farm questions and answers with help from the agricultural extension service at Brookings. It discusses Frazier-Lemke amendments to stall foreclosure actions, mortgage debtor options, and potential five to six year delays. It also covers homestead proof, government relinquishment, Reed canary grass seeding timing, and lake bed hay production considerations.
South Dakota farmers may use trench silos to preserve and store emergency feed. Extension expert Ralph Patty explains dimensions and capacity, site choice, and roof construction for economical trench silos with guidance from State College.
Eddie Morris indicted for perjury and obtaining money under false pretenses after a county grand jury in Sioux City charged him with fraud. Preliminary hearing set for August 28. Authorities allege Morris conspired with Connie Currie to defraud a Sioux Falls restaurant via a check.
A mid season survey notes a confused political map with Republican drought in large areas and Democrats expected to hold most of their House majority and Senate control. Roosevelt’s fate remains debated as factions split between liberal and conservative lines amid shifting party loyalties. The cotton boll weevil causes about 204.9 million dollars in annual damage to crops nationwide.
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