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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1940
Page
5
Milo M. Thompson portrays how total war reshapes daily life in London through a maid of all work who shelter-shares with refugees. Bombings force her to stay indoors and later in public shelters, where she forms bonds, talks becomes open, and communal routines replace old solitude.
Local snippets note guests visiting in Bancroft Tulare and Manchester while residents travel to Fullerton California. Community groups in Tulare Ree Heights Zell Erwin Burdette host events and officers elected. Christmas observances, club dinners, and social visits unfold across Redfield Blmi Ref Heights and Hitchcock with many relatives cited.
Washington officials say 1940 contenders Taft and Vandenberg urge delaying 1944 presidential talk until after the 1942 elections. They call for concentrating on winning House and Senate seats as Gridiron dinner plans raise questions about a new party chairman. Wendell Willkie seeks a unifying candidate. The article also notes the North Pole appearing to move southward six inches yearly.
Ann M. Sandstedt is granted a divorce from Carl L. Sandstedt by Circuit Judge Baya M. Benson. Cruel and inhuman treatment cited. Married Omaha July 21, 1923, with two children, Charles 16 and Robert Allen 4. custody awarded to Mrs. Sandstedt.
Building activity in 13 South Dakota cities including Huron rose 26 percent in November from a year earlier, per Federal Reserve data. Huron issued permits totaling 21 210 dollars in November 1959 none. New construction comprised 85 percent of the local total, with repairs making up the rest.
Fair and colder tonight with increasing cloudiness on Tuesday. Temperature details show highs and lows from the past year and records to date, alongside precipitation totals for the month and year, with normal values and sunrise sunset times for the area.
Forecast calls for fair and cold conditions in South Dakota tonight with increasing cloudiness. Iowa expected partly cloudy in the west and cloudy in the east with snow flurries northeast and extreme east, colder tonight and Tuesday. Minnesota mainly partly cloudy in the west and cloudy with occasional snow in the east, colder tonight and Tuesday.
Fragmentary report notes gorillas avoid man yet suggest provocation by a named individual. Text mentions terrain and behavior, with hints of a misread or mistranscribed field note. The readable parts point to a caution about interactions between people and primates.
New York reports holiday trade expanding as defense influenced factory payrolls push demand through steel, motor, textile and other sectors. Dun and Bradstreet notes high holiday turnover, while Associated Press data show cotton mill activity at year peak and indexes near record levels. Despite steel dip, near full capacity remains with steady prices and markets rising. Also Sioux Falls home receives a $9591 bequest from Louis W. Witty in aid to Catholic charities nationwide.
Mr Emil van Brunnen of Aberdeen South Dakota will be in Haron at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel on December 17 to perform confidential personal analysis of hearing problems. He will take physical measurements of the rear hearing tocs and make recommendations.
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