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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1936
Page
4
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The piece argues that while aiding the aged with a $200 a month pension is sympathetic, the Townsend plan creates no real gain in purchasing power. It compares the idea to a daisy chain of washers collapsing under its own weight and notes that mass payments offset taxes, leaving total purchasing power unchanged. The author concedes solving elder poverty is essential but dismisses the plan as economically flawed.
Charles E. Hearst of Iowa, longtime head of the American Farm Bureau Federation, will not seek another year at the helm. He has shaped farm policy views, emphasizing fair treatment of agriculture and cautioning against unnecessary tangents. Hearst supported the McNary Haugen bill and the AAA program as temporary measures, while urging understanding and patience nationwide.
A column critiques an upcoming campaign’s ugliness while urging restraint despite high passions over constitutional government. It then discusses Genevieve Tabouis predicting an Ethiopian war end via a Franco British Italian led commercial peace plan that would retain Selassie rulers but cost Ethiopia sovereignty amid imperial exploitation.
Newspaper commentators debate the AAA court ruling with no consensus. A Borah ally argues the decision boosts his candidacy while others see aid for Roosevelt or criticize the administration’s legal team. Outlook hinges on crops and farm prices. next months will shape public view and Roosevelt’s campaign strength.
The Minneapolis Journal notes 1936 aims to cut the annual traffic accident toll. An English analysis of 1500 road wrecks shows 44.1 percent blamed on pedestrians and 21 percent to drivers, with 15 percent to bicycles. The piece suggests U S lessons on pedestrian responsibility amid safety discussions.
The Fast Winneapolis Journal contrasts old and new public speeches, reprinting Mussolini’s 1901 lines about workers and patriotism. It also notes a landmark 108 per 100,000 motor death rate this year and the Wakanda murder case use of a lie detector, reflecting on scientific measures in modern life.
Julia Craig, secretary to George Woodford of Woodford and Brooks, pursues a night club singing career with a letter of introduction from Peter Kemp to Henri Lamb at the Green Club. Her audition ends with Henri advising patience as she faces a tough path in entertainment. Peter’s letter reveals he loves Julia, complicating the audition and raising stakes for her ambitions.
The news notes a busy day with Dr J M Chambers visiting Biteheade for business, Mr and Mrs J B Spiers visiting their son Carl at Huron college, and Redfield’s M L Redmond en route to Minneapolis. It also previews the Huron college vs Ellendale normal basketball game, lists players, and reports De Smet basketball and Huron High School results with a 28 to 40 score.
Semester tests began this morning at Woonsocket High School after an earlier start due to Christmas vacation. Exemptions were granted to many students, and those taking exams needed no grade below B plus. Gena Denning, secretary of the Huron Chamber of Commerce, spoke to Rotarians in Huron praising local business cooperation in community activities.
The Huron city jail serves as a warm shelter for travelers and transient workers since January 1, hosting about 527 people from 2777 states last year. Police record each visitor like hotel registrations, and officers assist in unusual cases such as a couple with a baby who stayed last November.
Army engineer Dudley Aiking visited this week to evaluate two preferred dam sites along the James River near the Beadle Spink county boundary. City manager Sears said Omaha engineers have long followed the proposal, which envisions a 10 to 12 foot high dam creating a long narrow lake extending toward Frankie.
O T Jorgensen of the biological survey shot a red fox during a rabbit hunting party three miles south and miles east of Huron in Custer township. The fox broke through rabbit lines before the kill, with the reddish brown fur noted as undamaged. A month earlier John Welty, farmer miles northeast of Huron, also shot a red fox about six miles east of town.
CHICAGO Jan 16 UP The 1937 convention of Rotary International will be held in London England from June 10 to 11 announced today by F R Johnson of Roanoke Va international president. The 1938 convention is scheduled to be held in Atlantic City New Jersey in June.
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