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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
4
Published by TRE HURON PUBLISHING CO. delivers post office matter in Huron with carrier and mail rates for South Dakota and United States. Includes Associated Press rights and national advertising representation details.
The Cleveland platform and Landon amendments show both parties embracing social legislation ideas once considered advanced. It endorses New Deal principles while criticizing administration methods, arguing Democrats botched but not discarded aims. Lippmann notes potential contradictions and interpretive leeway in the platform's gold, currency, taxes, and tariff promises.
The piece notes that Landon and Knox shoulder the platform and that the Cleveland convention marks an important point in American history. It asserts agreement between major parties on certain social legislation, suggesting upcoming policy directions regardless of future candidate interpretations.
A top official of a major farm credit agency suggests South Dakotans cut down dead trees on farms and in cities. He cites fuel value, cosmetic impact, tourist perception during drought, and potential harm to land values and loan opportunities as reasons for a broad state program.
The article notes a shift in the 1936 campaign toward two strong personalities contrasting views and experiences. It highlights Governor Landon adopting New Deal principles, making the contest between Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Landon the central dynamic. The piece emphasizes the human element over platforms as the decisive factor.
New York Times profiles John Hays Hammond recalling a Guatemala voyage emergency when he wrote a will and read Prescott’s Conquest of Mexico. The engineer is praised for daring, practical genius, and lifelong ties to seamen and miners, valuing American character and world citizenship.
A Baltimore Sun opinion mocks Dr Townsend for a controversial plan to pay pensioners 200 monthly and replace workers in public offices with pensioners. The piece argues the scheme would force retirees into hard labor, undermine taxpayers, and threaten current employees, questioning the doctor’s motives and feasibility.
An educational unit on Japan created by pupils and teacher Mrs Mabel Bennett in Beadle County featured a Japanese room display with houseplants jars of leafy branches and miniature cherry blossoms. Doll Festival scenes and several Junior Red Cross portfolios from Miss Etta Davis highlighted the event along with songs talks and crafts by Beadle County students under Mrs Herbert Krutzfeldt's guidance.
The Jolly Workers met at the Dee Beuche home with most members present. Temperley, the vice president, led the meeting and approved using carnival funds to support members attending camp. Members expressed thanks to parents.
The note thanks Miss Franzen and others for carnival aid. The next meeting will be at the Temperley home in July. Conch was served at meeting close by Mary Debaueche and her mother, with the report sent by Lloyd Pry.
The Red Field Chamber of Commerce partners with the county agent to promote 4 H Club chick raising. A committee funds loans of five dollars or less to seven members for chicks or feed, with fifty cents kept for an insurance fund. Total loans this year reach fifty five, with limits of two per family. Doland and Redfield programs mirror the system, loans repaid by November 1. Busy Bee Club of Wel sington meets with Genevieve De Haven, shares radio time, and enjoys lunch. Violet Lomb reports.
Dr. Alvin Hanson and family visited Preston as guests of Mrs. Hanson’s mother Mrs. B Lewis. Hanson, head of the University of Minnesota School of Economics, spoke at Yankton College and planned summer research in Europe on labor and economic problems. He previously headed city schools here and recently worked with Dr. Tugwell in Washington. Concerts at Lake Portula attract crowds. Sunday bands draw large audiences at the city park pool as warm weather continues. Parking was tight during the concert. The article notes the symbol of medicine, the staff with serpent, originates long before Christ.
A fragmented crossword style readout lists across and down clues with numbers and stray word fragments covering politics places wines and math terms. The garbled entries mix references from Pope scarf to Goa to silicone compounds and historic titles while noting directions and letter counts.
Washington notes from June 16 discuss rising energy in Democratic and Republican skirmishes. Key figures include Chairman Farley, Senator Borah, and strategist Charles Michelson shaping early campaign messaging and platform planks amid a shifting political landscape.
Mr and Mrs HD Akers were honored guests at a 16 guest farewell bridge party at W S Leeper residence. Hosts Mr and Mrs Seward Leeper helped friends bid goodbye before the Akers depart Blunt for their new home in Rockwell City Iowa.
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