09 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1937
Page
1
Amnesia Earhart studies maps of Africa on a hopeful day awaiting favorable weather for the next leg of her world flight. She plans a route from Dakar to Niamey in the French Niger Colony then to Fort Lamy in Chad and on toward Khartoum, skirting the Zahara region.
A public opinion snippet asks if Swig gen darsmen commandant erred by sparing Saint Bernards after one killed Dr. Joan Dremond’s daughter. Local voices praise dogs for decades of service and call for more proof before killing all.
A collage of brief items from La Porte Indiana to Arkansas City Kansas and Chicago. Notes include trailer parking bans with $20 daily penalties near Long Beach, a stunt mishap with a girl befriending a glass-eating actor, quirky revenue from state ore sales, noisy abatement mockery in Chicago, and a robbery at a department store where two men demanded $200 after ice cream cones.
A short essay notes that real friends come from listening well not just talking. It contrasts talkative types with quiet listeners, using Aunt Sofie Ledbetter and a Bridge Club anecdote to illustrate the value of attentive listening in forming lasting bonds.
Washington reports a call for bids to create an air mail line between Huron South Dakota and Cheyenne Wyoming was drafted with delay. The route length about 425 miles will offer daily round trips connecting at Cheyenne and Minneapolis, with stopping points to be designated later. Support came from Rep Fred Hildebrandt and Senators O Mahoney Copeland as the appropriation bill authorized extended air mail routes.
A brief June funeral in Glendale for Jean Harlow drew about 2,590 invited mourners and 1,000 outside as stars and close colleagues attended the Christian Science service. The bronze coffin, adorned with lilies and roses, lay in the Wee Kirk O' the Heather chapel before the body was moved to a receiving vault awaiting the mother's decision on final resting place. Among those present were Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Warner Baxter, Frank Morgan, W. S. Van Dyke, June’s cameraman, and studio executives. The cast included Powell and Carey Wilson, with the mother escorted from the chapel by Powell. Jean Harlow wore a light heather silk organdie gown in pale honey-gold tones, with a blue ribbon at the waist.
Mrs Maria Hemphill of Holabird died here yesterday after long illness. Her daughter Mrs Larsot survives, with another daughter Mrs John Magnhis of Bind. The notice reads as a brief obituary with family connections in a local Hollabird community.
The state Elks association convenes in Huron tomorrow with Grand Exalted Ruler David Sholtz of Florida Governor Leslie Jensen and South Dakota lodge dignitaries attending. An Aberdeen delegation arrives after noon and Huron's degree team, reigning state champions, rehearses for the initiatory rites.
Minneapolis businessmen plan a Sunshine State Good Will Tour visiting Huron on Tuesday morning June 15. Elmer Berdahl heads the tour committee with E J Gluck. The group will travel by eight car train and depart at 10 30 am for Redfield. A breakfast and Thinkfast at Marvin Hughitt Hotel precede a public street demonstration by the Huron delegation. A radio broadcast from Huron via WCCO is planned with a program drafted by the committee.
Reports say Adolf Hitler will visit Marienwerder County in East Prussia on June 1 to address frontier issues before Nazi leaders. Secrecy surrounds the event with massed troops near the Polish corridor and speculation over Danzig and Silesia.
The death of Ekaterina Georgygeva Stalin mother of Joseph Stalin was reported in Georgia. She died at her home near Tiflis on June 4, and the notice appeared in the Tiflis Dawn of the Orient newspaper and was released by the Communist party of Georgia.
Brief weather item reports unclear forecast for tonight through Thursday with notes of different regions and temperatures. East and south portions expected to be affected with light winds and cooler conditions.
Associated Press reports labor troubles in the steel strike, power cuts affecting 300000 in the Saginaw Valley, volunteer peace forces in Monroe, and heavy strike activity prompting calls for a general Senate investigation. Senator Copeland and Senator Bridges push inquiries into steel, shipping, censorship, and mail interference.
The Associated Press reports Britain blamed the Spanish insurgents for the Hunter mine blast off Almeria on May 13 that killed eight British sailors and wounded four. London demanded a protest from Franco’s government, while Italy and Germany face withdrawal from international neutral patrols amid renewed talk of their return.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt backs ending income tax exemptions for federal and state employees to tax securities income. Treasury says repealing exemptions could boost revenues, but states must join a reciprocal tax program or rates on federal securities rise. House approves a tax dodging inquiry with limited publicity, while business leaders seek changes to the undistributed profits tax. constitutional amendment may be needed for broader exemption removal.
The Huron Chamber of Commerce retail division voted to keep stores open the morning of July 5 until 11 30 to accommodate visitors for the W. W. Howes Municipal Airport dedication. Debate touched on parking, a baby chick program, and a statewide advertising push with novel publicity stunts planned before the two day celebration.
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