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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1936
Page
1
The state legislature is summoned for a special session on December 21. Across the nation a cascade of brief news items notes accidents, searches, and political updates, with reports from Wilkes-Barre, San Francisco, and Chicago influencing the day’s mood.
Local readers discuss urgent national actions. J Simantel calls for early crop insurance aid to restore farmers, while Dr. C. Br. Wriget urges full budget balancing, and George Cluet t backs swift farm aid. A J Frasi pr supports Townsend pensions, and Sea Kline notes farm tenancy needs examination with long term loans for tenant farmers.
A chaotic blast in Winita Oklahoma injures no one but causes a closet fire after a hunting jacket is left loaded. Mrs Cox reports her husband forgot shells. six roomers escape as stairs collapse. In Lancaster a storekeeper reports a civet cat opened his icebox by the refrigerator door latch with a dramatic self opening act.
A humorous reminiscence recalls a girl who lost her chauffeur lover to marriage, the memory of a loud horn, and a wish for a discreet town car with a partition. The tale, attributed to Bob Burns, reflects on staying grounded amid changed circumstances.
London reports mount over Archbishop of Canterbury after he condemned King Edward VI for planning to marry Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson. Debates expected in House of Commons as abdication fallout haunts officialdom guiding George VI. Meanwhile Windsor’s health prompts sedative treatment at the chateau as guards keep watch during renovations.
Madrid dispatch says Franco forces were said to have destroyed a rear guard near Fresnedilla and Valdemorillo as Socialist troops held, counter attacked, and pressed the insurgents back amid cold rain. Christmas aid drives for militiamen and children underway as the siege continued.
In the condition report from St Joseph's Hospital the admission notes indicate Myrtle Morrison of South Dakota secretary of state underwent a procedure yesterday. Attendants said her condition remained long and uncertain though there was slight improvement today.
Officials at Vienna's Enzesfeld airport site measured the Chateau Enzesfeld golf links as a possible landing field for a rumored reunion near Vienna between Edward Duke of Windsor and Wallis Warfield Simpson.
Federal agents blasted an upper west side apartment for 45 minutes to capture Harry Brunette, a kidnaping and bank robbery suspect. His wife was wounded. J Edgar Hoover called Brunette one of the country’s worst criminals. Firefighters and police helped quell the blaze as Brunette surrendered.
A passenger plane carrying seven people including stewardess Gladys Witt vanished over Utah on a nightly flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. It was about eight days overdue and last heard near Milford Utah at 4:27 a.m. with later reports of a 5 a.m. contact above Delta. Searchers pursued a clue of a possible high altitude sighting near Delta.
A revolutionary telegram from Shensi claims Chiang Kai-Shek was executed by Chang Hsueh-Liang, as Nanking imposes martial law and bans gatherings. W. H. Donald reports Chiang alive to observers, while central troops advance on Sianfu. Japan fears involvement as the political crisis deepens across the Republic of China.
President Roosevelt lands in Charleston after a 28 day Buenos Aires trip aboard the Indianapolis. He heads to Washington for a three week build up to Congress with a busy agenda including strike, war debt, budget, and relief program decisions.
J G Dorsey of Dakota Brewing Company in Huron announced a $20 000 expansion to add bottled Schooner beer to its lineup for 12 ounce sternies and half gallon bottles. The move boosts production and payroll, with six new workers and two extra delivery trucks planned to serve the eastern half of South Dakota, reflecting confidence in South Dakota’s recovery.
Vatican sources say Pope Pius, partly paralyzed in the legs, relapsed today. Dr Amanti Milani was summoned and gave a heart stimulant. The pope rallied after treatment but showed extreme fatigue, with earlier improvement noted in circulatory congestion.
Weather for Boron vicinity is unsettled tonight and Wednesday with colder conditions. Dakota region also shows unsettled weather tonight and Wednesday with colder temperatures and tightening conditions in the south.
South Dakota Governor Berry called a special session to enact unemployment insurance conforming to the federal act. He aims to limit lawmakers to only the essential measure, with arrival of the legislature at Pierre set for December 1 at 10 o clock in the morning. The move follows talks with Governor-elect Jensen and notes on the national act's requirements and timing.
Chicago Bears tackle George Mua is married to Pauline Beilgoed in Decatur Texas on Sunday. The wedding announcement notes Mua as a National pro football player and identifies the couple preparing for their future together.
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