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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1940
Page
7
John D. Rockefeller Jr. donates to the Finnish relief effort providing ten thousand dollars. The gesture underscores relief support from major U.S. philanthropy and reflects ongoing aid to Finland amid crisis.
The note accompanied a check for 100000 from an anonymous donor praising Finland’s stand for life and liberty. Herbert Hoover, fund national chairman, announced collections exceeded 2000000 with 1200000 sent to Finland for civilian relief amid the crisis.
County agricultural conservation committeemen met in De Smet for an all day session led by county agent Charles A Sayre. Ralph Clifford was the main speaker with short talks by Mrs Sayre W Green A Thompson and H Fenner. About 38 attended the meeting.
An administration poll described as authoritative suggests the Senate would approve continuation of the reciprocal trade program by a close margin. The poll, conducted by Senators Barkley, Harrison, and Byres, estimated 49 in favor of the ratification amendment, 41 opposed, with six in doubt, while House Democrats predicted limited opposition to the extension bill ahead of Washington’s birthday observance.
An official note reports that four towns in the Kaisari region of Turkey were leveled by successive earthquakes. Casualties reach about 70 dead and over 100 injured with shocks felt in Ankara and surrounding areas. Tens of thousands of cattle reportedly perished while peasants panicked, recalling a previous December catastrophe with mass fatalities.
A Huron boy won a sweepstake ticket for the Huron Theatre show. Other children named for weekly tickets include Mary Margaret Kasperson Verna Mae Larsen Violet Pullmar Vinden Leonard Mary Floe Sophie Maras Beryl Shepard Virginia Waidner Nicky Georgiades LaVerne Allen. Ten tickets given weekly to local children who color a page from the Saturday tomic section of Evening Harduite. Entries must reach the newspaper office by 5 pm Wednesday.
Special notice reports Miss Delphine Pittman underwent an appendectomy at an Aberdeen hospital on Monday. She is making satisfactory progress. Mrs Benn Pittman, her mother, is with her at the hospital.
An unclear report mentions oversized golf greens in Scotland and dangers to inexperienced divers near dense salt water. It references Baltic or Utah locations and warns of neck injuries. The fragmentary text blends scattered proper nouns and confused phrases, making a precise event hard to identify.
Joe Zakarka former Canadian doubles champion now a tennis pro seeks amateur status. He is a student at the University of Pennsylvania and intends to compete in amateur events while pursuing his studies.
Harvey Pierre Jolley of Philadelphia, a noted track athlete born in France, has formally renounced prior French citizenship to acquire full American citizenship.
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