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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
4
The Huron Publishing firm introduces subscription rates for local and national readers. Details include prices for carrier and mail delivery within South Dakota, the United States, and various monthly and yearly options, along with editorial and publishing credits and office address.
The Army must be fit to fight and defend against venereal disease. The piece praises World War I as the cleanest army in this regard and urges civilian cooperation with military and civilian authorities. It notes the need to protect defense workers and promotes the sixth National Social Hygiene Day on February 4 led by the American Social Hygiene Association to combat venereal disease.
A wartime address emphasizes that despite vast American war resources the outcome hinges on killing the enemy. Production alone cannot win. millions face combat, wounds, and death as weapons are built and used to destroy German, Italian, and Japanese forces. Victory requires translating plans into dead enemies before American guns.
The piece denounces vanity license plates as a waste of public time and money. It notes Florida charging an extra dollar for such plates while Indiana has seen up to 20,000 applications, arguing taxpayers’ time should not be spent on megaiomania.
The nation sees rapid southern industrial growth before and during wartime, with chemicals, pulp and paper, metals, iron and steel, and rayon expanding. These wartime facilities will persist after victory, potentially ending long standing sectional specialization shaping social history for five decades.
A large life insurance study finds married men live longer and are less prone to self harm alcohol or accidents. Statisticians credit a normal family life for longevity, echoing grandma’s common sense as science advances.
The speaker rejects the idea that immense production alone ends war. Wars are won by fighting and dying with the troops, behind every tank and ship standing a trained soldier. While weapons production is vital, success requires fighting power and sacrifice.
Ruth Millett urges women to contribute to the war effort through defense work, stricter budgeting, and personal sacrifices. She calls housewives and career women to write to service members, support defense bonds, cut entertainment, and read frontline news with resolve.
The piece features Budestore and air power advocates praising rapid victory and democracy, while Col. John H. Jouett and Helen Dewey voice mixed views on democracy. The Undersecretary of War honors production workers for holiday sacrifices as Nazi and Japanese threats persist.
Sensible censorship discussed in the New York Times piece reviews a draft editor guidance code. It argues rules should protect enemy information and preserve press freedom to expose inefficiency, noting Britain’s wartime balance and cautioning against overreach. It questions whether catharsis and broadcast limits are uniform across media.
Washington readers see John L. Lewis courting labor peace between the A F of L and the CIO yet wary figures like Philip Murray William Green Sidney Hillman and others fear a powerful move by the CIO chief. The piece notes rivalry among unions the risk of one leader dominating ten million workers and questions the future of labor unity after decades of dispute.
Radio listings from New York with multiple networks and time slots February 23 schedule notes. Programs include Americas unity talks Blue and Rio de Janeiro segments. Notable items: Navy program Freedom House with Wendell Willkie. March of Time. Army Camp Variety. Sinfonietta. Desi Halban and Desi Halban. Voyage of news and entertainment across NBC CBS MBS and Blue networks.
Mr and Mrs Pagel of Orient celebrate 50th wedding anniversary with a noon three course dinner for about 30 relatives. The gold and rose decor featured a three tier cake with a bride and groom topper. Open house ran from three to five. Married January 19 1892, he age 88 she age 72. Attendees include daughter Mrs J Holder of Tyler Minn and numerous relatives from nearby towns.
On Broadway old friends meet like Podunk. Sophie Tucker mentored Polish dancer Gilda Gray who rose to fame with the shimmy. Now both star in nostalgic shows near West 44th Street as memories of yesterday glow for Broadway patrons.
The piece portrays Dorothy Lamour, a rising Broadway figure, once struggling for auditions now a familiar singer in New York night life. A party for her with cake and champagne signals moving from loneliness to success as she interacts with officials and workers, including a Defence Bonds promotion gesture. The anecdote blends show business with wartime finance, ending on a playful note about a salute gesture for victory.
Walter Lippmann argues Nelson's appointment marks the start of a broad wartime reorganization. He says Roosevelt must keep direct control of war decisions while delegating domestic affairs to a deputy to free the President for leadership, public address, and strategic planning with allies.
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