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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
1
Historic Finnish port Turku lay in ruins after yesterday's Soviet aerial attack. Turku Castle burned, art moved to safety, waterfront devastated. Two killed and four wounded as Finnish defenses, alarms, and belt tightening followed amid reports of Russian advances on Karelia and Allied aid discussions.
London reports British fighter planes engaged a German aircraft over the Shetland Islands with no air alarm. It was the second day German raiders attempted an air raid north of Scotland. One raider was shot down and a bombing attempt on a British warship failed. All British planes returned safely. Paris region raid attempt noted.
Watertown report says Jerry Mitchell, a year old Watertown boy, shows improvement after being wounded when his brother Donald 14 attempted to shoot a tin can off his head last week. A second operation to remove the bullet will be performed when his condition warrants. lead fragments have already been removed.
Pierre January 2 Howard Bandy 25 a Huron section hand fell 30 feet from a North Western bridge over the Missouri River Saturday. He sustained spinal injuries but showed remarkable improvement today according to attendants. Doctors said no bones were broken and he was in reper work at the time of the accident.
Several badly damaged autos and injuries to occupants marked the New Year in Huron. Police report two break ins, two minor calls, and a major crash on federal highway 14 near the Dakota Brewer plant. The collision between Dominic O Boyle and Marcus Helmey caused about 200 dollars damage to each car and left O Boyle’s group with facial and arm injuries. Helmey was unharmed.
Readable snippets warn that needles drop, lights burn out, and the holiday feast signals the year's end as Christmas and New Year customs fade from routine use.
The New Year extends an icy week as Huron records 16 degrees during the night and forecasts predict -5 to -10 for today. Cloudy skies persist with a slight warmup expected, while a recent light snowfall and subzero temps raise automotive risks and weekend traffic incidents are reported.
Philadelphia faces first court test of its 14 percent wage tax in a CIO backed injunction suit. The levy aimed at 18 million dollars annually to balance the 1940 budget went into effect yesterday as three judges agreed to hear the case at 3 p.m. EST, challenging the collection by a widowed shirt factory worker plaintiff.
The first German airliner to arrive since the outbreak of the war lands in Copenhagen with nine passengers on January 2. Regular German service may be resumed, signaling a potential reopening of wartime air links.
Severe floods after last week’s quakes spread through western and northeastern Turkey. Villages along the Marmora Sea were swept away, bridges and streams overflowed, and tens of thousands more were displaced as ships and boats sank or capsized in Black Sea shipping lanes.
Berlin reports indicate Germany closely monitors British assistance to Finland in the Russian Finn conflict. Sources say Germany wants to stay out, but would back Russia if British troops or large arms deliveries reach Finnish soil, amid Britain’s pledge to aid Finland per the League.
Pierre January 3. Andrew Norstad former secretary of the highway commission objects to Bushfield and J D Coon as state chairman. He notes piles of premix stock and states he has no desire to enter a newspaper argument while the attorney general investigates alleged inconsistencies.
Major measures before Congress loom as the session opens. Roosevelt to seek record appropriations for defense while proposing cuts in other areas to offset costs. Debate over debt limit, revenue, and a continued neutrality stance shapes early actions. Trade policy and Wagner Act reforms are also on the agenda as pressure mounts from labor groups.
President Roosevelt gathers Senate and House leaders including Garner Barkley Bankhead and Rayburn for preview sessions ahead of the 1940 congressional opening. Budget work continues as plans for a Thursday submission near completion while key fights over the reciprocal trade program and fiscal legislation loom.
King George VI orders about 2,000,000 additional Britons aged 19 to 27 to register for service, expanding potential army to at least 3,500,000 as mobilization nears completion by year end. Previous order covered ages 20 to 22. Canada reports 16,600 soldiers of the first division in England.
Uruguayan officials guard the interned German freighter Tacoma in Montevideo as Uruguay plans its ultimate destination likely beaching the 8,268 ton vessel. A port tugboat with 20 seamen and a naval officer monitor engines and radio, ensuring no escape while Captain Hans Know and 60 crew remain aboard during the European war. Germany protests via its Berlin envoy against internment of the ship and crew.
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