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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1938
Page
4
A breezy collage of oddities and wry observations on aging leisure, a Seattle bread price dispute, a dead man running for office, a Missouri bass dispatch, mirrors and shop windows, California curb service jokes, and a Chicago red cap retiring after 27 years.
A column argues that the summer motor tourist trade, valued by the American Petroleum Institute at over 4 billion dollars, supports numerous small operators. It notes a shift from European travel to domestic vacations since 1931, boosting roadside stands, home rentals, camps, and small eateries and helping families weather economic downturns. The piece suggests every car outing makes the traveler part of a large industry.
A new national group calling itself National Re-dedigazion seeks to stimulate belief in democracy and renew Americans’ dedication to democratic rights. Its director is poet Hermann Hagedorn, with committee members including Owen D. Young Dan Beard William Allen White Mary Woolley Herbert Hoover Alf Landon and Norman Thomas, among others.
Mrs Christine Morton of the New York State College of Home Economics counsels that happiness in old age comes from spending more active years preparing now. She urges practical steps to cultivate joy through deliberate practice and positive routines rather than fleeting fads.
In The Woman's ViewPoint commentary, women jurors face scrutiny and comments about their ability to stay impartial if faced with temptation. Judge demands hats, implying focus issues, while lawyer J Richard Davis jokes about preferring five shave and female jurors. The piece questions fairness and the impact of charm on verdicts.
A 1938 NEA Service collection quotes William Roudhouse Eddie Cantor Jerry Woodburn Chase and Dr. Frederick H. Allen on marriage courts youth and personal integrity. The remarks contrast traditional views with contemporary social change and reflect era humor and psychology.
A dated 1938 Esquire Features essay advises using talk to win someone over by appealing to shared pride. It recounts convincing an uncle to support schooling by recalling his own son’s scholarship and pride in a county fair win.
A Christian Science Monitor piece reflects on New York as glamorous yet cold and artificial, through Rita, a 15 year old girl who notes the city’s shabbiness caused by poverty. The article argues self awareness and urban critique offer hope for both New York and Windy Corners as residents gain insight.
The Aberdeen American backs delaying thistle burning to protect nesting pheasants, citing expert evidence that cover is needed through July 1. Post nesting season, burning may proceed to favor a good fall pheasant crop. says the plan would hurt no one.
A fragmented diary excerpt recounts farm chores and personal remedies. It mentions attempting cures for mouth pain, experimenting with recipes to ease baking tasks, tending hibiscus flowers, and reflecting on seizing opportunities. The voice blends daily housekeeping notes with small lessons about life and nature.
A sweep of social notes details Mitchell visitors Percy and Cyril Van Camp returning home from a visit with J E Van Simp, Miss Hare Burton's Mitchell sojourn, and Mrs W D Griffith visiting Huron. Local gatherings feature four girls headed to Yellowstone, prize winning bridge games, and a shower for Mrs Henry Canine with luncheon and gifts. Dr C A Seeman returns to Tulare from California after months away, while Elmer Frankenstein and family travel to Alexandria for a wedding.
A dense June radio listing outlines tonight and Thursday programming across WIZ NBC WEAF WABC CBS and other stations. It lists talks music news and entertainment with hosts guests and orchestras including Rudy Valee Kay Kyser Fred Allen and Gordon
June 15 special dispatch from Hitchcock reports Mire Nora Mosherami Mra Omega Devideon of LaCrowe and Asher Phillips arriving to be at C. AL Phillips's bedside who is very ill. A Turton note says no school election this year as the incumbent Weley Labrie is unopposed for reelection as school treasurer W. A Mueller also unopposed. Rapid City visitors Hesel and Warren Withee stay with aunt Win Will Schwebauer and family in Wesington Boring.
A scrambled OCR style puzzle lists numerous partial hints and correspondences across a mix of definitions and foreign phrases. The text interleaves numbers with word fragments, including references to a princess tale, animals, metals, and directions, creating a dense, disjointed set of clues without a clear, singular news event.
Washington reports reveal Southern lawmakers led by Senator Ellender shaped the wage hour bill amid business lobby indifference. Observers note the measure hinges on a 25 to 30 cent minimum and a 40 cent floor promise, with constitutional doubts and a long delayed effective date likely to spark political maneuvering before the election.
Pant Mahon notes the president paused plans to stay near America’s shore this summer due to looming political developments in the tropics and hints at a possible focus on the forthcoming national election. The piece also records a casual Pennsylvanian gas station encounter with Senator Gilllette, plus a string of small town social notes from Yale Tulare and Wessington.
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