10 Dec 1937
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
1
A crowded dispatch lists military moves in China as Japanese forces claim progress toward Nanking amid reports of city instability and advancing offensives. The item notes casualties and strategic maneuvers shaping the theater.
In Crivitz Wisconsin Justice Frank Duquaine sentences Justice Worthy Gould to 30 days in the county jail after a jury finds Gould guilty of stealing a supply of wood valued about two dollars. Gould claimed he did not know the wood’s owner though he knew it was not his.
Washington dispatch describes Adolf Hitler angrily denouncing U.S. trade concessions while signaling none, as Morgenthau expands tax inquiries into wealthy Americans. The piece notes heated exchanges and a forthcoming general tax bill as the treasury chief presses for information amid political maneuvering.
In a humorous reminiscence, a narrator cites a saying about competition in business. Bob Burns recalls an Arkansas traveler who sought a town with no rivals only to learn the area’s newspaper scene is unexpectedly intertwined, implying hidden competition and local wit.
The House, by 219 to 175, voted to restore compulsory wheat controls to the farm bill after previously striking them. Rep. Coffee led the reversal, arguing marketing quotas were constitutional, while administration supporters warned removal would weaken the bill. The session also rejected other amendments and aimed to keep wheat quotas in place despite GOP cautions.
J A Groves a Huron contractor notes local labor dominates construction work for the post office addition and the new high school building. He cites 85 percent plus local labor for the post office project and about 89 percent for the high school. Total labor days and breakdowns show most work was done by local workers with outside help only for five highly skilled tasks.
Parys reports Jean De Koven Brooklyn dancer identified victim. Kroger Scarface Million and Colette Trijook surrender in Versailles and Paris police prefecture confirms. Weidmann confession links trio to slaying and kidnapping. trunk of women clothes found at villa hints at more victims.
President Roosevelt said the Interstate Commerce Commission should act to preserve railroad solvency while keeping private management. He warned against government ownership and noted the need to adjust capitalization, with the ICC the main federal agency to handle the issue.
Washington reports WPA spending will grow by 323 million dollars a month to add about 356000 jobs. Harry Hopkins announces the expansion before a Mayo Clinic visit, asserting the move fits current relief needs within the existing budget.
A compromise settlement for 1000 has been filed in a circuit court damage action involving Rose Bell as administrator of George Floyd Bell’s estate. Bell seeks 2175 for injuries after an automobile collision on Federal highway 14 east of Huron. Defendants include John and Frances Manolis and Donald Nowne.
Japanese forces announced the capture of Ruanghuamen gate and reported heavy street fighting in Nanking. Tokyo said 100,000 troops encircled the city while Panay gunboat communications were severed and civilians and Americans faced peril amid the bombardment and strategic bombings along the Yangtze.
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