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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1937
Page
4
The passage argues that leaders from various nations prefer personal advantage over allowing Spain to settle its own troubles. They distrust one another and seek to limit rivals, preventing a genuine international agreement to confine the war to a Spanish affair.
Governor Fred P. Cone of Florida ends the winter boundary patrols that guarded the state’s borders to keep penniless transients out. He argues the policy smacks of passport controls and fails to protect the state since the truly undesired visitors can still enter with funds.
The piece argues modern warfare lacks clear declarations, with proxy battles and covert support shaping conflicts. It warns that dictatorship versus democracy collide in Spain and across Europe, creating a fragile peace and a terrifying future.
Washington reports Sanford Bates has resigned as director of federal prisons after a clash with J Edgar Hoover over parole policies. Bates lauded for balancing severity and leniency while Hoover praised for catching crooks.
New York engineers report women complain of television as a menace claiming spying or inheritance theft. A young woman says a TV peeps at her in the bath. Histories of phonograph and radio show similar early fears.
A midwestern city survey of 1937 traffic deaths finds 12 of 16 victims were pedestrians with an average age of 61. None were killed by drunken driving or excessive speed. no child victims. The piece urges families to educate elders on street dangers and crossing caution.
Selected editorials from dairy trade commentary are housed in a broad collection of American newspapers. The material is open during office hours for private study and political review. The file is in the Library of the Evening Huronite, News Room, second floor, Morning Huronita Building.
A Chicago Daily Tribune report details the murder of a Black man in Yalobusha County Mississippi by William Clark Mitchell. A jury sentenced him to death, with state psychiatrists deeming him fully responsible. Governor Hugo White refused clemency, signaling a potential shift in southern public opinion on black legal protections.
The text notes that rival factions in Spain will likely fight to the bitter end, aided by outside forces despite discussions of an international embargo on invasions and recruits. Statesmen in European capitals hear such talk, yet seem unable to stop the conflict.
An overheard exchange in a sandwich shop on Fortieth Street cites a speaker asking the plural of jack in the box. The Aberdeen American notes Tin Farley has been reappointed postmaster general but will not raise stump prices in Vermont and Maine.
News Behind The News by Paul Liais on Jan 27 discusses federal relief, Red Cross, and private charity roles. It cites Hopkins testimony on propaganda spending, relief allocations, and political influence within WPA, noting skepticism about expanding federal welfare authority. It critiques inefficiency and local political manipulation within relief programs.
A winter diary recounts snow and wind with rare sunshine as a family misses school, follows the President's inaugural address on radio, and notes a cozy interior scene. Jerry recovers, Jane is cross about missing a fay, and the author praises the day’s events while staying behind the times on the farm.
A local meeting of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen installed officers for the coming year including Frank Williams and Marcussen. At home on Simmons Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Truax celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary with whist prizes and a fancy dinnerware gift. Police and city officials ordered dice and the cigar-dice boxes removed from Huron establishments.
In New York a lighthearted note on a detective tracking jewel thieves among night clubs and homes. a dowager calls police, later explained as followers from the jewel robbery squad. The piece also catalogues social clubs and tea shops in Manhattan, with mentions of famous critics and theatrical figures.
Beach and Sith streets residents relocate with M Drinkwater alias Hurt tag Juanita Ferry moving from Huron to attend college. G Dickson family leaves 16 Huron Broaxings for Simon Broadmire house at 141 Clinsis Street then farms near Alba Michigan. Mrs Dickson plans to move again due to health seeking a dry climate. Eldridge takes Fred Frory’s east end run, Treacy Geichell handles Far West passengers.
Olive Neff invites readers to submit a Light cake recipe for cash prizes and provides a vintage guide to Winter Salads. The article discusses lettuce leaves’ vitamin A value, continental dressing, garlic notes, Roquefort cheese, and flexible greens mixes with a French vinaigrette. It also suggests using pickle brine as vinegar, plus timing and serving tips.
Rich patricians of ancient Rome planted fruit trees along the margins of streets and houses, believing the trees would ensure divine protection over orchards and shelter from the gods who watched over them.
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