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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1937
Page
4
A reader praises the Thursday band shell concerts drawing many ages to the park. Families, children, and seniors attend, with cars lining all park lanes and benches crowded. The piece wonders about the cost to taxpayers and proposes an amphitheater at Ravine Lake to boost beach attendance.
Riverside Park is praised for its beauty and accessibility while locals, including Chicagoans, overlook nearby attractions like the Aquarium Planetarium and a notable Huron lawn. The South Dakota Farm Woman’s diary highlights simple joys of farm life as a contrast to urban neglect and underscores the park's value amid harsh weather.
The writer notes many trees and blooming flowers in the park and praises the formal gardens behind the trellis. Mitchell’s Hitchcock park inspires the possibility of a dedicated picnic area with lawn, privacy hedge, tables, benches, water, refuse disposal, and outdoor fireplaces, suggesting a valuable city project for Sunday gatherings.
Editorial notice announces a daily selection from a large SD newspaper archive. It invites readers of the Evening Huronite to review contemporary historical reference materials for private study, school study, political review, or merchandising information.
Des Moines Register reports CCC efforts in Ames emphasize vocational training for youths across eight states. W Homer Bill notes 40,000 area youths study vocations with day job work, 100000 texts used, and courses from illiteracy to 24 college subjects plus 108 trades. If effective, OCC program could become a permanent public education supplement nationwide.
The Drake observatory notes many comets unseen in our solar system. Encke’s comet returns every 3.3 years while 60 comets have periods under 80 years. Halley mirrors 1910 and 1985, Mercury and Jupiter reveal gravity effects, and Neptunian comets drift under planetary influence as orbits shift. The piece urges calm study and faith in Nature’s course.
The English speaking theater mourns Annie Horniman whose work helped Abbey Theatre productions in Ireland and backed Shaw, Galsworthy, and Stanley Houghton. She fostered Manchester Repertory Theatre, produced over a hundred plays, and toured Sheridan's works in America before closing her Gaiety Theatre after fourteen years.
Washington factions divide Congress into blocs that shape policy. The article lists eight blocs including southern, wage-hour, reactionary, prairie states, liberal, big city, sugar, and western farm groups, noting their aims and influence on legislation during Roosevelt era.
A diary fragment recounts threshers meeting tensions at a rural family farm. The writer notes no fatalities, mentions unsettled finances for help, and describes a nighttime scare with a gun in the doorway, ending with relief at a colt appearing in the light.
A fragment discusses a two legged thief and the idea that fervent thinking and prayerful action on "hoogie men" may reveal harmless intentions, ending with a vague note about prize possessions.
A 1920s Huron report notes Mr and Mrs W S Davis visiting Minneapolis with Ethiyn and Keith Medbecy, while the first Beadle County conscripts under the selective service law are listed for mobilization camps in September. Names span Huron Iroquois Wessington Cavour Yale Wolsey and other towns.
Hollywood August shoot behind director Archie Mayo shows chaos as Chinese extras, animals, and props crowd Pekin street scenes. Gary Cooper, Ernest Truex, and Marco Polundreds of Chine teals move through staged procession amid camera and crew shouts.
Nutrition specialists discuss calcium needs and cottage cheese as a calcium source. A 2-ounce serving yields about 0.46 gram of calcium, far short of daily quota, but cottage cheese offers versatility for salads, desserts, and main dishes with seasoning ideas and substitutions.
Word from William R. Tracy, Hudson Motor Car Company vice president in charge of sales, announces price increases for Hudson and Terraplane models effective August 23. Increases will range from a defined amount, details to follow.
Terraplane cars see a 53.00 price increase above present Vist prices while Hudson cars rise to 45.00. Company president Tracy notes that almost all manufacturing inputs including wages have risen, affecting vehicle prices. Present prices valid until midnight August 22.
Mr and Mrs Kao and their daughter from Des Moines Iowa are visiting friends in Aur 18 area, bringing special guests from 10WA Broadland.
Frank Canon of California arrives in Alpena for a health visit, staying with his cousin Mrs. Lewis Aye and family. He recently traveled from Washington and plans rest and recovery during the stay.
Mies Evans of Santa Ana California made her first trip to Zell to visit her brother in law Max Schade and family and other relatives. The visit marks her first home visit in 24 years.
St Mary's Church band met at the Pt Lambert home with Mrs Frank Pentman presiding. The afternoon was spent socially and followed by lunch.
Mr and Mrs Martin Halder and their family from Belle Fourche are visiting Sips Cattle. Halder brought back three carloads of cattle he intends to feed for a time, reflecting ongoing ranch activity in the area.
Aug 18 special report notes Ed Jung Wirth went to his family who had been away for ten days and returned home with him. Also Aug 18 special reports Mrs Henry Fisch and daughter Jackie left by train for Milwaukee to visit relatives. The baby stays with James Nicholas during Mrs Risch’s absence.
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