03 Jan 1938
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1938
Page
1
Roosevelt condemns a small minority for misusing capital powers and says the budget will not balance due to ongoing relief needs. The report also covers a series of national and local items including a Moscow execution, a Chicago death from a fall, and court reform discussions.
In Wenatchee Albert Johnson, a former Republican congressman, received a voter letter criticizing Congress for a failing special session and salary bill. Denver reports a baby born in 1938 named Byron Arthur Pant after Byron White. Chicago cops rescue two cats stuck between garages by feeding them various foods until salmon lured them out.
An unannounced White House gesture to Latin American leaders included a bound book with the president’s Christmas message in English and Spanish. The memo, printed in Latin bloom, mirrored his Buenos Aires Pan American speech of 1936 and hints at a broader American frontier strategy with naval expansion. Sen. Mallon reports this behind the scenes in Washington.
A parson notes that making resolutions for others is unwise as a Kansas traveler's tale warns. A business leader distraught by prompt promises finds staff fleeing with cash and resignations, causing a chaotic office exodus toward new ventures.
Seven involved in a New Year’s Eve auto crash seven miles south of Faulkton left two seriously hurt. Vivian Norfolk of Huron suffered compound leg fractures and spinal injuries. Carl Binger and Milten Stocks also injured, with multiple broken ribs. The group was en route for a New Year engagement when the Oldsmobile sedan left the road and plunged into a ditch. Norfolk was hospitalized in Huron with serious injuries, while Binger received internal injuries and Stocks an abdominal wound. The driver was Stonkes. Further updates noted Norfolk’s condition improving after initial fears of amputation faded.
Ford Motor Company asked the National Labor Relations Board to set aside its finding that the firm violated the Wagner Act and to rehear the case. The board had ordered reinstatement of 29 discharged workers and desisting from anti union actions. Ford contends the board exceeded authority and that findings lack substantial evidence. The 10 day reinstatement period expired without reinstatement or posting the notices at plants.
The first New Year baby of Huron born January 1 at 2:12 p.m. is a girl, eight pounds, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lee of 474 Dakota Avenue South. Nine local businesses presented gift awards. Other births noted include a Honey family daughter and Barbara Lou Lee born to nearby farmers, with a city-limits contest constraint. Watertown reports no New Year babies by noon.
Snowbound fighting across Teruel stifles movements as insurgents reportedly recapture Villastar five miles south and west. Government sources claim attacks were repulsed while both sides trade claims amid a brutal winter battle with near 200000 troops involved and reports of soldiers freezing to death in the blizzard.
Shanghai report says Chiang Kai-shek stepped aside from civil duties to lead military resistance as China prepares a new 800000 man force behind lines to bolster divisions against Japan. The reorganization elevates conservatives in government while war zones are created and naval duties briefly shift to Chiang.
The Supreme Court upheld federal financing for 52 power projects costing 84 million dollars. Alabama Power and Duke Power challenged legality, seeking loans and grants for sites in four Alabama municipalities and Buzzard Roost, South Carolina. Justice Sutherland wrote the opinion, with Tinck concurring. litigation returns higher court review of utility valuation standards and prudent investment principles.
Brookings, Hand, and Pennington counties are chosen for Farmers Home Administration loans totaling about 119000 dollars. The state director said tenants, farm laborers, sharecroppers, and others who derive most income from farm operations are eligible. Preference will favor married persons with dependents, and loans aim to support stable farm operations.
President Roosevelt in a 4000 word annual message told a joint session of Congress that government should separate from business yet refrain from attacking all enterprise. He warned against the misuse of capital and praised some aspects of the speech while drawing mixed applause from lawmakers. Leaders from both parties offered mixed reactions as the address moved toward ongoing fiscal and policy debate.
An earth tremor lasting about five seconds rattled windows and dishes in Doland and was felt in Redfield, Raymond, and Frankfort. No damage or cracks were reported, observers said the shock was accompanied by deep rumblings and raised alarms about an explosion.
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