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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
5
A Domestic tale from Practical Chicago recounts Dr William Camp bels wife hosting two sailors at her suburban Beverly Hills home. She suggests inviting neighborhood girls for another evening and a sailor replies he would like to meet a girl with a washing machine, a remark that highlights the era's social mores and humor.
BROOKINGS July 18. South Dakota agriculture warns farmers that small grains show severe disease and poor yield due to crown rust smuts scab leaf spots ergot and root rots across eastern southern and central areas. Oats and barley suffer lodging and low quality grain while wheat faces serious leaf rust and rye ergot risks complicating harvest and feed quality. Dr. Buchholtz urges careful field inspection and adjusted threshing to reduce losses and ensure cleaner ergot-free rye for feed.
Mrs. Jane Willey testified that her husband Llewellyn Willey a city foreman on 24 hour duty and active in a night baseball team bowling league and drama club kept her at home, leading to her divorce. AChicago fragment notes a diamond color rarity and a separate legal suit.
The family expresses sincere appreciation to friends and relatives for tokens of sympathy during illness and loss. Special thanks go to the doctors and nurses for their kindness. Signed by Mrs Leonard Lensar Karen Kay Mrs Nettie O'Hara and Kenneth Lloyd Lensar Mr and Mrs Darlow Maxwell.
Radio programs across networks NBC CBS and others feature a sprint of dramas quiz shows and musical programs from 7:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. NBC offers The Thin Man Adventure Kay Kyser and more while CBS presents Suspense and The Twenty-Second Letter among others. A wide mix of musical variety news and comedy rounds out the evening with late broadcasts including Dance Orchestra and America’s Town Meeting.
The piece notes Laval's rejection of Allied terms for French ships, risking German seizure. It cites Roosevelt’s stance on aiding France, plus Ickes contrasts, predicting freedom for France and a faster end to the war if Hitler is kept in check during the summer. It mentions May's military-secret forecast of war ending by 1943.
Report from Hu ron area farmers notes rapid oats growth and forecast yields from 40 bushels per acre as 1942 harvest nears. Corn has progressed well after abnormal spring rains, with a close race against autumn frosts anticipated. Labor shortages, a war-born issue, emerge as the main current farm challenge amid signs of relief.
City workers volunteered spare time to assist farmers through harvest and threshing. Women and children worked in fields to replace men who joined the service, reflecting wartime labor shifts and rural support.
In Central South Dakota this summer, sunflowers and other crops allowed to flourish are the grasshoppers focus. The insect swarms have sharply diminished damage to grain fields and threshing across Beadle County and nearby communities is expected to run in full gear by mid August.
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