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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1938
Page
4
The Huron Publishing Co at 49 Third Street, S. EB outlines subscription prices for local and national recipients and lists Editor Robert D. Lusk. It notes Associated Press rights and national advertising representatives in multiple cities.
South Dakota State Fair in Huron September 11 to 16 promises a booming program with expanded livestock exhibits, new competitions, and entertainment. Automobiles races open and close the six day event, vaudeville and Ernie Young revue headline nightly grandstand shows, while growers and businessmen push for efficient management and policing to ensure fair value and guest enjoyment.
In a dated, humorous note the Washuks of New Guinea are described as living a seemingly simple, savage lifestyle while managing the challenges of child training amid urbanization and new psychology. The piece contrasts Western urban concerns with Washkuk practices, mentioning headhunting and the need to restrain children.
An American sociology student returns from Wishkuk fringe study worried about juvenile behavior methods. The 3036 forecast hints at lingering concerns. A boy named Willie toys with a radio beam while questions arise about international attitudes. Swiss mountaineering advances are noted. A 300 magician convention in San Jose ends with a vanished bulk. Philadelphia officers seize 600000 sweepstakes tickets, creating streetwise irony.
A humorous anecdote recalls a man jailed for three years who learns the warden has secured a pardon, only to reveal a three year lease on his house given earlier. The piece riffs on government meddling with business and life plans, in a light, storytelling tone.
Ruth Millett uses Monticello’s shorts decree as a case study in public psychology. She argues officials assume signs and social nudges can reshape behavior, from beach attire to shopping manners, noting how signage could curb rudeness and impatience. The piece ends by praising psychology as practical social science.
A set of quotations outlines attitudes on taxes and government, including Carole Lombard on taxation and Mrs. Ola Irene Harwell recounting a bias in a crime scene, along with Mayor LaGuardia on labor leadership and Earl M Koy on pension eligibility challenges. The snippets illustrate varied public voices and social concerns from the era.
The Christian Science Monitor reflects on the ten year anniversary of the Kellogg Briand pact. It notes the treaty’s failure to bind nations and the absence of universal participation by major powers. The piece argues future peace hinges on effective dispute mechanisms and broad moral will beyond mere documents.
The Dakota Farm diary entry details seasonal wind and heat shifting to cooler nights, more corn to harvest with limited need for pickers, and a few homegrown projects. Ken brings six chicks, hay is harvested, a water stopover occurs, and a junior auction club lunch features fuchsia decor and Mexican drawn work.
New York, Aug 30. Pr Don Ameche, master of ceremonies in Charlie McCarthy’s WEAF hour, returns Sunday after a vacation and appendicitis operation. Listings cover WJZ NBC WEAF CBS and other stations with Amanet shows and orchestras across 5 to 11 pm, noting Time for Thought and multiple programs for Wednesday schedule.
A fragmented crossword style puzzle lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries about music, authorship, and general knowledge. Several entries reference historical figures, instruments, and musical terms while others appear garbled or partial, including mentions of composers, nautical terms, and calendar clues.
Normy Trimadge stars in The Secret of the Storm Country at Bijou this weekend. William Desmond performs An Honest Man at Lounge tomorrow. Master John Cone hosts 100 boys for Lake Byron outing to celebrate his birthday anniversary. Two touring cars carried the party with water sports, races, and a shooting contest. John Cone returns from Sioux Falls Templars conclave. Beadle county launches two week anti propagandist drive with four minute men speaking in public places. Mrs Coshun and daughters Margaret and Laura plan move to Newell South Carolina and hosted farewell luncheon and auction party hosted by Mrs Coe Crawford and Mrs H C Shober.
Mrs Carl Hurley and her daughter Barbara Joyce returned to her parents Mr and Mrs Wood in Wayland after a stay at Wessington hospital They plan to spend several days with relatives before returning to Wessington Springs finalizing a brief family visit in late August Special report from Wayland dated August 30
Washington sources digest Mr Roosevelts shifting political stances and the pending reappointment of Donald Wakefield Smith to the national labor board. Al Capone faces another jail term on his 40th birthday while purges loom in Maryland and Georgia.
Denver grocer Jack Newman recalled a $3,000 debt from Akron customers after he announced all accounts cancelled. He found friends again as people repaid, claiming the move restored goodwill. Berkeley swing music clash ends with a firm campus ban. University of California students must quit campus to hear swing bands. Wellington Springs welcomes Mrs. J. J. DeLay and son Paul of Omaha en route from a West Coast vacation, visiting the DeLay home.
Kenneth and Virginia Mae Freese, children of Mrs Emma Freese of Wessington, underwent tonsillectomies at a Hu Ron hospital on Friday. The report notes their Timbuktu origins and odd phrasing about steaks, with two-inch thick hides, suggesting OCR garbling surrounding a local brief.
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