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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1938
Page
4
The Huron Publishing Co lists publication details, editor and publisher names, postal handling, and subscription prices. The notice notes carrier rates in Huron and mail rates for South Dakota and elsewhere in the United States, with Associated Press attribution.
From the Member Audit Bureau of Circulation notice announces Arthur H. Blagg and Associates seeking representation. Regions include New York Kansas City Omaha Denver San Francisco Chicago Minneapolis and other offices. Call 4151 to reach the department or person wanted.
The piece argues no easy haven exists for German refugees and warns Alaska and other proposed spots like Tanganyika and British Guiana cannot solve the crisis by mere relocation. It stresses selective, need-based settlement, noting most refugees are city professionals not suited to frontier farming. Careful matching of needs and lands is essential.
Dr. John Erskine, Columbia University English professor, compared schooling to athletics at a foreign language conference in New York. He argued grades should be abolished, declaring only results matter and that teaching should mirror athletic training. Also noted was a Washington gathering of retailers drafting a distribution program for grapefruit and oranges.
A proposed plan to reduce handling and distribution costs aims to lower consumer and producer prices for citrus. Key provisions include eliminating certain shipments, capping markups, cutting transport charges, and creating a permanent advertising board. The core idea is to share bumper yields with shoppers by cutting prices, while retailers should monitor the industry move.
A 1938 NEA service piece urges American women to curb smug remarks rooted in race or religion. It warns that casual generalities plant seeds of bias, risking renewed persecution and eroding democracy. It calls for setting an example of tolerance and letting live.
A diary excerpt recounts daily farm life in Central South Dakota with notes on planning a fence, attempts at an electric fence for sheep, a snowy night, and reflections on hate and love sparked by a child’s taunts. The author muses on personal growth, family meals, and choosing kindness over hostility as one page closes on quiet domestic moments.
A collection of quick takes and quips from Antoine, Mayor La Guardia, Harpo Marx, Heber J. Grant, Mrs. Ruby Jane Willmott, and others. The remarks touch on fashion, politics, business, religion, and a fraud case in Detroit.
The piece reflects on the value of tracing a star or people’s habits through generations. It notes that scientists predict future positions by historic records and suggests the next generation will follow familiar cycles of work love marriage and family worries.
A hospital in Rochester announced a successful operation completed yesterday, with no listed complications. Details about the patient or medical team were not provided in the report.
New York dispatch outlines Anthony Eden’s December 9 radio address on Democracy and the Modern World via WIZ NBC and WOR networks. The listing also chronicles tonight and Friday prime time lineups across WEAF NBC WABC WJZ WARC including Vallee Bowes Giants Philharmonic and Amos ’n’ Andy programs.
The Associated Press notes Senator Gladys Pyle will have only one room in Washington during her short Senate term, far from the usual three-room suites. The piece questions equal rights for a first woman senator and critiques the inadequate accommodations for a state that is distant from the capital.
Local management announced Red Owl Grocery Store No 1 will relocate to quarters formerly occupied by the A F P Cafe. Other items mention Frank Cohrt visiting from Sioux City Mitchell plans, Marshal Townsend recovering at Sprague Hospital, Mrs Grant Van Duree and daughter Geth Ellen en route to Aberdeen, Miss Mabel Helm visiting family in Huron, hunting crowds planning a last pheasant round up, and Judge Alve F Taylor resting comfortably.
The second regular meeting of the newly organized Parent-Teachers Club was held Monday evening in the high school auditorium. Faculty reports covered peerings attended in Mitchell. E A Riley Gardner read his winning essay How to Keep Tuberculosis out of High School. Lunch served by Mrs Hensen, Mrs Hickcox, Mrs Pietz, Mrs Mitchell, and Mrs Sanders. No December meeting due to Christmas vacation.
Mrs RH Paing entertained her card club on Tuesday evening at her Bridgewater home. Bridgewae played at the tables and lunch followed.
A fragmented crossword style text lists varied clues and answers across vertical and horizontal entries. It mentions Bird parts feather color and terms like emerald, bronze, and rare bird, with scattered references to music notes and currencies, all in a cryptic puzzle style. The reader is left to decode the mixed clues and partial solutions from the OCR fragment.
Washington dispatch reports the White House is drafting a price control scheme for potential European war involvement. A four-department task force prepared recommendations to be included in a broader neutrality program, proposing indirect controls first and direct price fixing only if needed. Plans call for committees on utilities housing finance and commodities with state action to be voluntary then enforceable.
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