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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1939
Page
4
An archival OCR fragment presents a jumble of short clues and partial phrases. It includes references to a legislator, musical notes, colors, weights, and terms like alliance, window part, and pest. The text resembles a word puzzle or dictionary drill rather than a coherent news item.
Acting Secretary Hanes seeks business and organizational input for a comprehensive study of the tax situation. He urges cooperative, intelligent reform to avoid a patchwork system and to balance government needs with taxpayer burdens, recalling unity in difficult times.
A Richmond Virginia fan fined for racially tinged heckling at a game is rescued by a News Leader collection from fans. The paper defends booing as an American tradition tied to baseball while noting strict limits in theaters and other cultures.
Trusillo and Franklin, separated by vast distances in caribbean island life and midwestern culture, share a surprising connection that ties their stories across language customs and everyday life.
The piece notes a proposal for a memorial lighthouse at Punta Terrecifig near Cumtad Trujilie in the Demierian Republic. It frames the project as a symbol of continental unity, with Franklin Nebraska Rotary contributing to the effort for inter national goodwill amid rising nationalism. It also mentions unrelated items about a song, a Kansas City fish bath, and Birmingham burglary.
The entry recalls finishing threshing amid heat and drought, planning corn fodder, and considering soil restoration after years of nutrient loss. The author notes battles with grasshoppers and beetles, experiments with lamp-lit cricket control, and ending canning apples without sugar.
Ruth Millett notes that first year students should not rely on campus statistics about morality. Individual choices matter, old standards persist, and older opinion shapes society. Most aim for marriage and a family after college. build a solid foundation during youth.
The report cites Representative Hamilton Fish and Democrat Nicholas Murray Butler discussing diplomacy with German Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop. It mentions Wendell Willkie and TVA funds, plus quips from Times Murphy and Giovanni Ansaide, reflecting varied views on Roosevelt’s policy amid global tension.
James B. McFarland, 27 year old Philadelphia amateur, lost control after a poor shot in a golf match. He angrily swung his club, striking the caddy in the path who was killed. McFarland was arrested on a manslaughter charge. Public reaction questions golf’s strain on players.
Paul Mellon reports from New York on the 150 million dollar fair, praising its artistic and mechanical perfection, crowd handling, and standout shows like the fountain display, General Motors futurama, and Billy Rose aquacade. He notes high costs for dining and art prizes, cites strong organization by Grover Whalen, and critiques some vendors and crowd tensions.
Obituary notice notes the death of Mrs. Donald Brady in Pittsford Michigan after illness, leaving three children aged under three. The account mentions prior unconsciousness and a claim of sleeping sickness as described by doctors.
New York reports about sixty stations tuning in at 6 o'clock for the Henry Armstrong Lou Ambers bout. Programs on WIF NBC and WABC CBS include Johnny Presents Battle of Sexes Alec Templeton piano performances and a schedule of news talks music and drama through the evening with various orchestras and comedians.
A fragmented listing shows a dancing music program with multiple time slots including 9:15, 11, and 12 midnight. Whiteman repetition and an overall lights out time suggest a late evening schedule tied to Oremati venue. The text references Dancing Music Orchestre ibe 5-Ed Hillrot and Dix, with unclear durations and unclear venue details.
Twenty years ago in Huron residents and visitors figure in a mix of local events. Rev. B. Cook and Mrs. Cook visit friends as Eluer Holstad of Aberdeen stops en route to Brookings. Montreal topics include coal and dock strikes, theatre listings feature May Allison in Almost Married and D W Griffiths What is the Greatest Thing in Life. Mrs Eva Briggs hosts bridge for Mrs Campbell and Mrs Dickerson. Miss Carrie Matson leaves for Iowa for a Leake Okoboji visit.
ST LAWRENCE Aug 22 Special Word reached here of the death of Herald Banning 22 year old son of Mr and Mrs Ray Banning of St Lawrence at Grand Coulee dam in Washington last Saturday Details of the accident are not available A brother David of Portland will bring the body home for a brief funeral service and burial will be at Canistota
Retail merchants were reminded today of a citywide meeting to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p m on the mezzanine floor of the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. The gathering aims to decide Labor Day hours using results of a recent poll as guidance. The poll followed a prior decision to stay open until 1 p.m. Labor Day due to the State Fair opening.
Vermillion August 22 Dick Hawthorne cafe owner regained consciousness Monday. His condition after a bicycle and car collision Sunday remains partly undetermined as authorities continue to assess injuries and cause.
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