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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
6
Pierre July 11. The automatic traffic recorder east of Rapid City logged a record June with 50 524 vehicles on U S highways 14 and 16, up from 45 182 a year earlier, per A H Pankow of the state highway publicity department.
A one day check in June showed a 38 percent rise in foreign vehicles over last year. On June 16 there were 84 cars from 37 states and Canadian provinces, compared with 429 on June 15, 1939, in a similar count. Winds license plates comprised 68 percent of cars passing the electric eye on June 19. There were 83 from Minnesota and 76 from California. The average rise from each state reached about 50 percent.
The piece argues the Mediterranean naval clash between Britain and Italy signals a new war phase. It links the Balkans crisis, Turkish unease, and Russian moves to control the Dardanelles with Britain pursuing naval dominance and Mussolini's aim to curb British sea power.
In 1596 peas were the court’s main topic as nobles debated eating peas and even fashionable to consume them before bedtime. The fashion influenced both men and women at the royal level, reflecting broader culinary trends of the era.
The House passed the Hatch anti politics bill by 243 to 122 as Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie back it. The measure bars political activity by federal funded workers, caps individual campaign spending at 5000 and sets a 3 million cap on committees. The bill advances with strong two party support and awaits Senate approval.
Huron Fire Department members attended a water rescue demonstration led by R A Dakoubek of the American Red Cross Midwestern HQ in St Louis. The session at Ravine Lake included five film reels on drowning rescue and life saving.
The walking stick insect exemplifies nature’s camouflage as it blends with its surroundings. A bird can perch nearby without realizing the insect’s presence, illustrating its remarkable disguise and survival strategy.
The measure would curb penalties for political spending with limits on individual and group contributions to five thousand dollars annually, while exempting state and local party committees. It bars contractors funded by federal money from contributing and bans purchases or ads in Campaign Books linked to candidates or parties. Penalties include up to five years in prison or five thousand dollars fine for violations, with higher penalties for direct large taint.
Fifty crates of Utah tanning cherries, thirteen pound lugs at 2.29. Potatoes fifteen pound peck 29c. Tomatoes five cents per pound. Oranges ten cents per dozen. Orangeade from Real Gold Grange Concentrate. Heather Queen Flour 9.08 for forty nine pound bag. Del Monte Fruit Cocktail seventeen-munse cans two for 25c. No. 10 cans for economy. Italian Prunes No.1 cans at 24c. Friday and Saturday.
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