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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1938
Page
4
Advertisement notice listing Associated Press rights and agency representatives. Includes contact details for classifieds employment and regional offices in New York Kansas City Omaha Denver San Francisco Chicago Minneapolis and other locations.
The piece argues against using blood and language to define nations. It warns that applying this theory leads to absurd claims about territorial rights worldwide. It calls for saner, practical methods to determine national boundaries to avoid wars and conflicts.
General Motors inventor Charles Kettering tells a government committee that patient laboratory work guides cooperative action by business and government. He urges an invention congress with business economists and government representatives to plan long term solutions. He notes some problems take 15 years of effort before solutions emerge. Science and alarms clocks at the University of Chicago are cited as evidence of long term research.
A mixed group of employees students teachers and physiologists report that an alarm clock reduces night sleep by about thirty minutes a result likely new to many. Lewis Thornhill of Boston was struck in the jaw in a fight causing a fractured ankle. He declined to name his attacker. The National Republican Club in New York sells its home and Garner for President gains momentum from his mother’s log cabin birthplace.
The VIEWPOINT column argues married women retain paychecks to preserve financial independence. It contrasts past constraints with modern practice, noting many women keep earnings rather than hand them to husbands, and suggests economic autonomy boosts dignity and reduces dependence.
A humorous column by Bob Burns about actor disputes with studios and the reasons performers walk out until conflicts are resolved. The piece compares show business negotiations to other lines of work and ends with a quip about a loyal worker who cannot live decently on his salary.
A Illinois legislative committee reports poultry theft as a major crime, noting over a million dollars in losses last year. Proposals include painting truck owner names on vehicles and requiring bills of sale to curb broiler and fowl thefts, with potential spillover to South Dakota farms.
The Argus Leader recounts how South Dakota Senator Gladys Pyle faced an undersized Washington office. Officials report the situation was resolved as her office suite is enlarged to include space previously assigned to other U S Senators, averting a diplomatic breach.
December diary reflects on Christmas excess and the desire for simple greetings. The author quotes Henry Van Dyke on goodwill and plans to mail personal messages, with local mentions of Cass heading to Syracuse and several residents visiting or traveling for illness and radio performances.
In Huron the influenza and grippe epidemic appears to have peaked and is receding according to Dr J S Tschetter health officer. City schools show little change with over 400 absences noted this morning. Oscar Edd buys half interest in Electric Shoe Shop on Third Street near Dakota Avenue. Hugo Rosenquist sells half to Edd. Anderson leaves for Raleigh to join Carolina Power and Light in engineering. Herbert Horner and family head to Yankton Des Moines visit Cass family. Cass delivers Gurney radio address. Cass and wife plan December travel to Des Moines.
Hollywood figures led by Robert Taylor and Jeanette MacDonald donate an hour on WJZ NBC at 9 pm for Rededication Movement. Listings show simultaneous programs across WEAF WABC and other networks with news, music, theater, and special broadcasts from 6:30 pm to 10 pm, including Roosevelt at the ground breaking in Washington and varied entertainment segments.
WPA workers in Kingsbury County hunt rabbits to save young trees as part of the federal shelter belt project. Shells are furnished through the county organization to support the effort in Dec. 14 report.
Mr and Mrs William Howe and children and Etta Howe of Ambet Indiana visited friends in this vicinity Saturday and Sunday. The Howe family stayed at the home of Mr and Mrs James Smith.
Puzzle grid with mixed clues hints at musical figure and various definitions. Entries reference soprano, gems, vines, and nautical terms, with several vertical and horizontal wordplay items. Includes foreign language hints and theme phrases across a dense, era-style cryptic style grid.
Washington observers note Eden's forthcoming visit fuels a cloud of speculation among seers and officials. The piece contrasts Eden's stance with Hitler's hints on Eden and Churchill, and previews possible shifts in British policy and domestic political calculations.
William Reaves American Legion Post members meet at 8 pm in the National Bank of South Dakota building basement to discuss the discarded clothes and Christmas toy drives chaired by William Kutil and John Snyder. Loftus Ward provides entertainment and lunch closes the session.
The annual Christmas vesper service will be presented by the young people of the Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. The program will include readings and vocal and instrumental numbers.
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