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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1939
Page
4
Public notice of second class mail status and subscription rates issued at the Huron Post Office. Rates listed include 15 cents per week by carrier, 50 cents per month by mail within South Dakota, with 10 weeks for $1.00 and 20 weeks for $2.00, three months $1.25, six months $2.50, and higher rates for other U S locations.
Puzzle text presents a set of cryptic style clues with playful misspellings and fragmented phrases. It seems to reference wordplay items such as down 2 matches 4, tree z, cry used by a court, Palestine permit, grass cured, pi t fodder, go to bed, goddess of the wood, sweet potato, peers, and humorous head reviews purse.
The Huron Fire Department seeks equipment for quick water rescues after a young Pennsylvania man drowned near Pearl Creek, including a life saving trailer, a Red Cross style life outfit with boat and motor, blankets and a first aid kit, plus a diving helmet and diving bell system. Local commissions or public subscriptions are urged to fund the gear.
Northern Atlantic seaboard farmers endure heavy crop losses from dry weather. Potatoes corn beets and carrots worth millions face rain shortages as eastern states receive scant relief. New York Daily News quotes meteorologist J Henry Weber warning of a first class drought unless significant rain arrives within a week.
A mass of cool dry air from Canada has lingered over the region suppressing Gulf moisture and keeping temperatures down for city dwellers while hurting farmers. July drought already tops wettest months with scant rainfall and potato yields on Long Island are projected around 40 percent of normal. The note ends by praising South Dakota as a good place to live despite regional droughts.
In the creek bottom harvest rolls on as varying moisture leaves some fields greener than others. Jim and twins mow and rake while Paul stacks. A new grasshopper swarm invades grain causing tension amid heat and hard toil. The author muses on brown fields and life’s cycles, comparing them to hopeful greens fading into stubble.
Brief Q and A on artificial diamonds and William Bullitt plus a sailor’s bowsprit definition. Includes a cheerful advice aphorism and a short birthday forecast noting health, family, and naval career potential. Copyright 1939 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
In Albany Governor Dickinson rails at drink and the dry era while opponents warn against federal prohibition’s return. The piece recalls Eleanor Roosevelt’s stance that prohibition won’t work and urges personal responsibility in liquor limits.
Leavenworth staff school report shows China with 4,000,000 trained, Japan 2,000,000, Russia 1,500,000 in March. Russia total trained manpower reported at 18,000,000, with China 8,000,000 and Italy 7,0 million. U.S. seen unlikely to mobilize. Hull favors understatement over alarm while peace prospects loom amid warnings of future conflicts.
Radio listings span WEAF NBC WABC CBS and other outlets with varied programs. Notable items include Johnny Presents Battle of Sexes Alec Templeton Uncle Walters Dog House New TV Chicago series We The People Bob Crosby Hal Kemp Armchair Stories What To Expect Wednesday Orphan Annie and multiple music and sports segments.
Radio schedule lists dance music programs and orchestras across networks NBC CBS and related stations. Entries include Edwin C Hill Kay Kyser Percy Faith Roy Shield Armchair Adventure and Fred Waring among others with times ranging from afternoon through late night.
Miss Frances Dunning leaves Huron to manage a high school cafeteria in Colorado Springs. Cora Peek will succeed her. Eight former Troop G men return from Camp Dodge with discharge. Fred Herman stationed in LeMans, France. Two marriage licenses issued in Huron. law raises fee to 2.25. News of local visits and relatives from Minnesota, Cal, and New York.
New York reports consumer prices for food have fallen toward early 1935 levels as wholesale indices show declines across grains, hogs, dairy, and staples since 1937. The National Industrial Conference Board notes June retail prices eased about five percent from a year earlier, easing the burden on urban households but hurting farmers. Government subsidies and crop controls aim to stabilize markets while economists ponder solutions.
Director Erich F. Jungemann announces no band concerts in Wessington Springs until August 16 as he attends Vandercook school for bandmasters in Spearfish during vacation.
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