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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
4
A clipped editorial urges a postwar peace with American influence and freedom of movement and trade. It argues the U S must keep people employed through adequate commerce and preserve freedom and independence for citizens. The piece reflects
A retrospective of Olsen and Johnson highlights their Broadway era feats with peers like Burns, Benny, Cantor, and Jolson. Anecdotes recount landmark moments from 1920s to 1940s theater, radio, and film, including stunts, auditions, and pranks across cities and venues.
Readers are urged to submit letters to The Evening Huronite in Huron Dakota asking for heated public discussion. The editor invites opinions desires and attitudes up to 500 words with signatory name. publication of the name is optional.
Veteran war correspondent Alian A. Michie analyzes the idea of 1000-plane RAF raids on Germany in Reader's Digest September issue. He argues mass bombing could saturate German defenses, but notes immense logistical challenges, weather dependence, and high replacement needs for sustained weekly raids.
Mr. Michie argues Britain can sustain raids over Germany with improved American bombers. He says diverting bombers to the Middle East and naval patrol against submarines will press German production and morale, and that aerial fronts offer the quickest impact with U.S. help.
The piece argues that Donald Nelson accelerated the shift from peace to war economy and achieved remarkable transformation. It notes production outpaced materials and calls for an efficient national inventory control system for critical materials, suggesting Nelson and insiders should have foreseen the need.
The piece praises South Dakota farm women for running tractors, shocking grain, milking cows, and assisting with threshing during wartime. It notes their extra duties alongside household tasks and advocates recognizing their crucial contributions to the war effort. It ends with a light remark about proposals to a seated girl.
Ruth Millett argues that a nation and its citizens must possess a core of toughness to endure hardship and achieve goals. She says individuals gain stamina by resisting easy paths and parents must avoid overprotectiveness. The piece stresses hard decisions, personal responsibility, and building a life with purpose for families.
A collage of quotes from leaders including Leo Kraycki and Sidney B. Fay reflects on liberty, borders, faith, and the war economy. Gandhi and Archbishop of Canterbury contribute thoughts on independence and moral support for the Allied cause.
A guest editorial notes President Roosevelt warns cabinet members to curb public talk. It cites Maj. Gen. Hershey on draft timing and critiques reliance on incomplete information, urging precise policy statements on age and exemptions.
Raymond Clapper reports Washington struggles to acknowledge wartime realities including the delay in lowering the draft age to 18 and 19, tiregrowing rubber and fuel shortages, and calls for sharper rationing. He notes governors' and agencies warnings, but cites local success in Nebraska as evidence that public campaigns can mobilize citizens to conserve resources.
Wide World series by James Marlow and William Pinkerton surveys tire shortages in the United States. They note war plants outside cities strain logistics and that civilian mobility supports the economy. The Office of Price Administration warns shortages endanger defense and civilian workers. estimates suggest 30 million tire replacements yearly to keep 20 million cars running. Proposals include reclaiming old rubber to extend supply.
Rubber shortages haunt civilian use as government can spare limited reclaimed and crude rubber. Officials warn military demand consumes supplies, threatening tires for private cars and increasing reliance on buses and rail transit amid gas rationing and rising defense needs.
Hollywood auction of John Barrymore’s effects at a federal court sale drew meager bids for his items. A fine bed brought 250 dollars, a first edition of Helmshed Chronicle sold for 115, and other books and art objects went for peanuts.
Government officials and industry leaders urge strict civilian tire conservation and replacement of civilian rubber in vital uses. The War Department awards contracts to Landen Construction Co for water and sewer systems in Davison County South Dakota and Omaha Engineer Office with values between 100 000 and 590 000 dollars.
Puzzle page clips list numerous across and down items including animals foods and measurements. Entries reference words like harets room narrow inlet and moving track. Several clues point to language roots and historical notes with varied difficulty.
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