19 Jun 1937
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1937
Page
1
Mixed dispatches report martial law declared in Johnston Town by Governor Earle amid national tensions. Other brief items note a pitching injury delaying a St Louis lineup by two weeks, Connery buried in Lynn Mass with full rites, Earhart reaching Rangoon on globe journey, Ranger winning a Yacht race, Helen Hicks leading Western Open, rising anti Jewish fears in Poland, and Homestake bonus for workers.
Community members express opinions on crop prospects across South Dakota. Frank Schulz notes better corn from Mitchell to Sioux Falls but mixed yields for small grain. Hornby cites best small grain yet, despite wet weather. Sherlock sees good hay and oats heading out. Cosgrove reports favorable prospects in several counties despite grasshopper threats. Overall optimism for a strong fall crop recovery.
Fragmented dispatches report James Overton 52 acquitted after a courtroom outburst about a robbery charge. Pittsburgh patrons panic over a beauty onion incident with a rat in the store. Waterloo fireworks warehouse fire prompts police removal of unexploded munitions. Racine officers recount counting 14 aboard a passing auto with 12 inside and two on fenders. Norman Fox of Milwaukee released on bail after a driving charge.
A humorous tale unfolds as Aunt Boo mishears a astronomy lecturer claiming the world ends in seventy billion years. Bob Burns and Arkansas traveler provide comic interludes while Aunt Boo misreads the timing as seventy million years. The quip highlights impatience and existential dread in a period-tinged voice.
Basque capital Bilbao was entered at 2 30 p m by insurgent armies with no resistance amid reports of heavy siege. Madrid Berlin and Francoist lines claim conquest while 300000 residents face food and water shortages as Basque government withdraws toward a western town.
Federal departments and Red Cross officials received requests to aid Hot Springs after a cloudburst caused $150,000 in damage and contamination. Mayor Shann said sewage disruption endangers health while exploring Disaster Finance Corp, Public Works, and WPA relief options. Downstream residents were warned to boil water due to typhoid risk as the sewage plant remained out of operation.
Local merchants in Central South Dakota announce Baby Chick Day to aid poultry recovery. With abundant feed and crowding plans, shoppers receive two baby chicks per $1, subject to a 100 chicks per customer limit. Purchases must be cash and new. old accounts or prior day buys don’t qualify. Chicks redeemable at Falmront Creamery plant and Blue Northwest plant locations.
In Paris on June 19, a parliamentary rebuff blocked Premier Blum's drive for a finance dictatorship. The 140 to 78 vote, supported by Radical Socialist moderates, denied the bill's passage and sparked plans to retry after further negotiation.
A Moscow to Oakland non stop flight by three airmen began on a 6000 mile route. Reports tracked progress toward the North Pole with moments of bad weather and instrument failure. By early morning signals confirmed the craft remained 350 miles from the pole then about 500 miles south of the pole.
Beadle County Judge T H Luby sought guidance on the Old Age Assistance program after July 1. Social service director Vert Lewis says current recipients need not reapply, but cases with discontinued aid must apply to the equity welfare office for an investigation before reinstatement, which can be done at once. Judge Luby urged those with discontinued aid to apply for reinstatement early at the county welfare office on the courthouse’s first floor.
In a disputed 36-hole final at Kam i Bandi on June 1, Belar Hills defeated opponents to claim the title. The event, part of the Cheaplasi meeting, featured ongoing play and a decisive victory at the course.
Three Soviet pilots on a 6000 mile trans polar flight from Moscow toward San Francisco Bay push south from the pole after crossing the Arctic zone. They report progress, caution about magnetic navigation near the pole, and expect to land at Oakland airport around Sunday afternoon CST.
Mrs. Frank Conger Smith, 60, of Yankton, died in Mitchell hospital from injuries after the car she rode in overturned near Mitchell on May 15 en route to Deadwood for a P E O Sisterhood state meeting. Cause listed as failing circulation from a brain and heart injury. Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Conger Smith will be held Monday at 2 at the Congregational.
Johnstown, June 19. Governor Earle declared martial law amid a looming miner march and ordered evacuation of non-striking Cambria works. Mayor Shields condemned the move as unwarranted and refused to place city police under state control, calling the governor a bluffer. The clash deepens as a federal steel mediation board prepares to investigate wage and contract disputes involving Bethlehem Steel and CI O affiliates.
Weather report for Harem and nearby areas notes clear to partly cloudy skies tonight with light winds. Sunday forecast calls for sunny conditions, warm daytime temperatures, and mild evening cooling across Vicinity including Banday and Cooter.
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