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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
4
A scrambled newspaper crossword with multiple garbled across and down clues. Entries mix nouns adjectives and numbers with many OCR errors. Reads as a puzzle page fragment missing clear word boundaries and some enumerations.
Beadle County leaders push for immediate action on a $2,417,000 appropriation to continue idle land grasshopper control as the program nears a critical funding threshold. Entomologists warn a delay could halt work, jeopardize crops, and waste progress already made.
Senator Sheppard of Texas pushes a plan to exempt all homes from taxation up to 5000 dollars to spur home ownership and boost construction. Thirteen states have experimented with similar exemptions, but effects on tax revenue and market activity remain unclear. The article calls for study to determine if the approach works and could aid county needs.
A brief essay questions how much social conscientiousness is possible within a profit system. It argues that the common critique is that personal profit drives all actions and that this undermines broad social benevolence.
John C. Parker of Consolidated Edison argues the profession is social at its core while noting the practical woes of fully socialized systems. The piece contrasts socialist and capitalist models, warning of privileged groups forming in any system and calling both extremes into question.
A diary fragment from June 1 describes a lightning ruin and a calm night, notes weedy fields and drought fears, and includes a new custard recipe with puffed cereal. The writer recalls Grandma and Grandpa W and praises a white-painted farm house, quoting Frank Knowles on simple home peace.
The excerpt asks What is a thesaurus What is the English equivalent of our dime and What is geology It offers quips on wisdom and a note on etiquette before the altar The piece also includes a horoscope predicting steady progress for birthday children and fortunes in land and property with traits for those born on the date
A compact review lists a dictionary of synonyms and the penny dreadful as part of a 1939 King Features Syndicate study on literature and periodicals. The text highlights reference works and entertainment formats from that era.
The Minneapolis Journal reports Judge Guilford ruling slot and pinball machines gambling devices. Officials who licensed them face conflict as courts equate profits and chips with betting. The piece contrasts machine types and notes designers aim to give players no even break. Jacksonville Times-Union commentary then urges optimism for young graduates amid national progress.
A Berard (likely Brevard) sophomore has seen the same movie 144 times as a lighthearted note amid chatter about Harvard football teams. The line suggests a contrast between indoor repetition and outdoor sports.
Washington reports tracing a tense fight over the cotton export subsidy linking Oscar Johnston of the Cotton Council and Edward O Neal of the Farm Bureau. Wallace’s inquiry targets AAA agents and their ties to official policy amid a broader WPA era funding debate.
President Roosevelt will speak at West Point commencement at 10 45 a m lasting about a half hour. WJZ NBC and other networks will broadcast the event. Programs tonight and Friday list various music shows news updates and entertainment across NBC CBS and ABC stations with multiple time slots and guest appearances.
Royal advisers curb US visit to avoid disruptions as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth travel by royal train toward New York. Reporters exchange views on reception while tension rises over potential demonstrations and crowded viewing routes.
A district report highlights a dancing orchestra led by R. G. Swing, performing across western venues. NBC and CBS affiliates broadcast segments from 11:6 PM featuring AM talk and new music mixes.
Mrs E I Bowe hosted the Embroidery Club ladies for an evening of sewing and light hospitality with a lunch served at closing. Guest Mrs Jack White attended. Dr J A Vigness left for Minneapolis after a visit with his son. he formerly led St Olaf College and now serves Lutheran Church education board. Nebraska street paving began but rain delayed progress as crossings were removed and work to continue.
HL and Dickinson, division superintendent of the C N W Railroad, returned from a Dakota division trip. Police court was closed as judge BB McClaskey is away speaking for a new courthouse. Dr J S Oschetter remains Beadle County health chairman, appointed by the state board. Reverend Eugene J Aal attended the South Dakota Lutheran convention in Sioux Falls and reported strong turnout. Miss Ros2 Albrecht assists the county superintendent's office after a year teaching at Willow Lake High School.
William Mes a student at the S D School of Mines Rapid City has returned to his home here to spend the summer vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Mead Seven states and Brexico share the water of the Colorado River under an allocation approved by congress.
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