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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1939
Page
4
Rates listed for carrier and mail subscriptions in Huron and surrounding regions. Dated notice includes weekly, monthly, and yearly options with different prices and regions. Mentions Associated Press rights and republication authority.
October saw a 9.3 percent drop in building contracts from September despite a rising general manufacturing curve. Residential and total contracts fell to 29.37 and 45.87 million square feet, while costs showed a slight month rise. Thurman Arnold’s anti trust push and the broader housecleaning by Attorney General Frank Murphy sparked speculation on future costs and activity.
Earl Browder spoke at Yale while a few students toyed with the idea of tipping his car, but the crowd offered minimal reaction. Communists viewed the stop as a poor showing, preferring an incident that would spark more excitement, as Browder’s Yale reception contrasted with Harvard, Dartmouth, and Princeton. The episode underscores limited appeal of Browder’s message among Yale students.
The Public Health Bureau of the American Optometric Association cites 10,000,000 U S. schoolchildren with defective vision. Many from low income families lack access to treatment, risking worsened problems as they age. The piece links this to broader social and economic issues and calls for action beyond foreign service.
A November diary note recalls busy washday and a pig butchering scene where a red button from overalls gets stuck in a boy’s nostril. Neighbors rush to help, pepper induces a sneeze, and the button flies free. The writer reflects on community help, Aldous Huxley, and preparing canned coffee sausage for tomorrow.
The column urges women to adopt masculine poise and practical habits. It champions discussing front page news with friends, avoiding excessive charm, speaking up when wrong, smiling meaningfully, and reading menus decisively. It also calls for punctuality, shorter calls, respectful dining, and better table manners to reduce conflicts.
The Garand semi automatic rifle replaces the Springfield as the army’s main shoulder weapon. After 20 years of development and 16 years of testing it is hailed as unmatched globally. Production delays remain and a French Canadian inventor guards rights.
The Yankton Press and Dakota states the South Dakota game and fish commission is in turmoil. After a new administration, the director resigned and a reshuffle occurred. Renewed conflict over open waterfowl season injections led to further resignations with little disclosed. The paper notes ongoing internal strife and calls it an effective war of dirty linen.
Washington dispatch outlines a proposed anti profiteering law by Ben Cohen echoing 1650 English penalties for market fore stallers. It covers fines and imprisonment for withholding raw materials and contemplates windfall tax shifts. The piece links Dies committee, Mrs Roosevelt, and American Youth Congress to political theater around education and communism. Dewey settles a Chrysler dispute with labor and a proposed mediation role for Leiserson to reform the National Labor Relations Board.
The radio schedule notes a January 7 cut to Charlie Mc Carthy’s Sunday hour to 34 minutes and the omission of Don Ameche and Dorothy Lamour after New Year’s Eve. Secretary Cordell Hull will host the American Farm Bureau Federation’s twentieth anniversary in Chicago with a WIZ NBC broadcast at 9. The listing also previews tonight’s and tomorrow’s Europe and national programs across multiple networks, with various concerts, dramas, and discussions scheduled from 7 to 12:39.
A dense crossword style page presents across and down clues with varied wordplay, including chemistry of wings, perfumes, and furniture terms, plus a radio schedule and names of programs like Lil Abner and Amos and Andy. The fragment mixes word lists with a broadcast lineup and show notes.
In Elm Creek Nebraska Bee 4 1 boys hunt rattlesnakes with a pail of cold water and long-handled clippers, watching for snakes to emerge from hole-pocked pastures. They douse the reptiles to chill them, then clamp them behind the head. Most boys kill the snakes rather than capture them alive.
W T Cooper paid for a year’s subscription, marking the Hopkinsville News Era’s 51st anniversary since its founding in 1888. Cooper’s prompt payment highlighted the ongoing support as the daily newspaper observed the milestone.
Purity on detailing praises Anne Adams pattern 4321 with back skirt panels and detachable sash ends. Simple belt option suggested. front curved girdle and soft bust gathers, various sleeve lengths. Size range 16 through 46 with fabric yardage and Fifteen Cents price. order from The Evening Havonite Pattern Department, New York.
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