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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1940
Page
4
Subscription rates listed for Huron and South Dakota. rates vary by carrier and mail in and outside the state. Advertises Associated Press reprint rights and newspaper advertising reps. Mentions Northwest Daily Press Association and Minneapolis address.
A Greenfield Massachusetts project grew from 22 to 46 members as a community orchestra. Five concerts drew hundreds, showing neighbors enjoying classics and reviving home music amid diverse workers and houses. Russia’s regime is mentioned with a speculative quip about Stalin.
A compact listing shows a dense horizontal and vertical word puzzle with numerous clues across topics like volumes thinking baking pans and sea eagle. The fragmented OCR includes references to Egyptian deity Spanish terms and various dictionary entries, signaling a large cryptic-style puzzle segment.
Sociologists trace crime risk to early days and family influence. The Children’s Bureau urges foster care, strong homes, and community services. Suggested steps include public aid, in-home support, welfare workers, foster facilities, guidance, school cooperation, housing improvements, and leisure supervision. Implementing these requires time and community effort.
At Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in Boston psychologists find jungle drums and dance may help problem children regain normality. Dr Lauretta Bender and Miss Franziski Boss report dances reveal inner issues as jitterbug craze links to jungle dancing, suggesting potential renewal of sanity over the past two decades.
Canada plans to shield American tourists from predatory exchange practices as it faces rising charges. Merchants banks and hotels are to bear the burden of premium losses to uphold a fair exchange. The policy aims to recover 10 to 15 cents per dollar on U S vacation spenders.
A diary entry recalls a farm life in South Dakota with memories of dry years and abundance. The writer reflects on haystacks, a son’s birth year, past crops, and personal growth from hardship. She notes a neighbor whitewashing a house, the ice cream wagon, and imagining rural town life with local ice cream sales and a future pint of ice cream.
Ruth Millett decries a cohort of men and women who never outgrow college pride. Fifteen years after graduation they expect to recount alma mater tales, compare fraternities, and boast of football nights. The writer argues etiquette suggests avoiding college mentions unless asked.
A compilation of comments from figures including Dr. James T. Shotwell Dr. James B. Conant Gov. Herbert Lehman and Representative Hamilton Fish on peace education democracy and warnings about influence from internationalists and Soviet Russia. The remarks reflect prewar anxieties about neutrality intervention and domestic political cooperation.
The Minneapolis Star Journal notes that the ninth district covering Minnesota plus the Dakotas Montana and parts of Wisconsin and Michigan posted the heaviest January business volume in 10 years per the Minneapolis Federal Reserve. Despite slight declines in department store sales the overall picture signals a revival in prosperity, with optimism that trends are gaining momentum.
Washington dispatch outlines growing belief that President Roosevelt plans a role in shaping a world peace settlement. It discusses proposed uses of gold, proposed international institutions, and possible conditions for U.S. aid, while noting speculation about his postwar political future and party leadership dynamics.
Central Standard Time New York Feb 29 celebrates a decade of broadcasting with WEAF NBC CBS and other networks presenting a special Sunday evening lineup. The schedule includes George Jessel Show John Barrymore Those We Love Bing Crosby and Bob Burns and a range of music and talk segments across WEAF NBC CBS WABC and other stations.
A party of 24 hosted by Mr and Mrs EL Z Gitchell entertained members of the Saturday Night Club. Whist games sparked prizes for Mrs Cory, Mrs Nard and Messrs Martin and Gitchell. Guests included Mr and Mrs H A Christianson of Agar. Refreshments closed the evening. Mrs Christianson to Agar Wednesday. Mrs O E York and Ruth returned from Highmore after a weekend with Mrs Yorks parents. Dinner for six at Mrs CH Williams on Dakota Avenue honored Mrs G D Theophanae of Jackson Minnesota. Mrs Theophilus visited with Mr and Mrs Williams and Bob Whitney Harris of Harris Brothers Plumbing visited Huson on business. contract for Barnmere plant work. Highmore February 23 Special: Otis Fiez and daughter Connie visited Radcliffe Iowa to see his ill mother.
Little girls will love dressing quickly in a slanting button frock with back sash belts. Easy sew pattern with optional short kimono or puff sleeves, plus a detailed chart. Sizes 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. requires 238 yards of 35 inch fabric for dress, 70 yards for panties. Send 1K in coin to The Evening News West Wacker Drive Chicago. Pattern 4640 shown. Spring Fashion Book available.
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