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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1943
Page
4
South Dakota Governor Sharpe outlined a Missouri Valley Authority styled on the TVA to spur electric power, irrigation for semi arid lands, river navigation, and rural electrification with federal backing. He urged broad support while warning of possible opposition and conflicts of interest.
London report notes a changed spirit in Britain two years after the blitz. Invasion fears have eased as air war prep and ground operations look to follow air superiority. British life appears resilient with factories full, hotels crowded, and Americans visiting as Britain maintains Churchill.
The column notes a continuing debate on women’s pants fashion with a shifting stance stating women no longer wear the traditional pants. The piece reflects evolving gender norms and sartorial expectations in social life.
Ruth Millett sketches a dinner table exchange where a man and woman mock women who push to wear pants, then backpedal as deans, principals, and courts push dresses. She notes cycles of resistance and compromise in work and society.
An editorial argues Sharpe’s public backing of the Missouri Valley Authority shows commitment beyond rhetoric and could sway skeptics by proving he has real stakes in river development. It contrasts motives with critics while noting momentum from his Huron speech and the need to deliver on the vision. Also mentions Chicago bandits targeting a tobacco store and the coming of age symbolized by a diamond.
North Africa by wireless Ernie Pyle explains why he cannot fulfill many reader requests. He describes letters asking for Algerian postcards or to locate missing soldiers, notes that he cannot identify individual servicemen, and emphasizes that no news from a son often means good news and that the War Department would alert families of serious events.
OPA warns stamps must stay in books when presented for commodities and to destroy expired stamps. Those who have not filed for Warration Book Three must wait until August 1 to apply. mailing of books runs until July 21. Many stamps and coupons expire on set dates with specific goods assigned, and reapplications for A books begin June 22.
Washington June 30 49 promotion of 166 Marine Corps officers to major and above announced by Marine Corps lists nine colonels 30 lieutenant colonels and 118 majors from 41 states and the District of Columbia all advancements effective June 1 1949 Wendell Andrews Glyde PL Ford among those promoted in a text reading Axia town blurred by OCR.
In Russia for answers, Wendell Willkie notes a large Soviet plant with 30,000 workers making Stormovik planes and a mixed system where women and children work, Stakhanovites push productivity, and pay scales differ vastly from American norms. He questions political liberty under state ownership, finding personal freedom cited by a young production chief, who seeks future political rights.
The column surveys Hollywood and Broadway scoops including Howard Hughes with Ava Gardner Rooney engagement chatter, Dempsey family maneuvers, Joyce Berle MGM contract talk, Elizabeth Taylor plans, Clare Luce cartooning, Cesar Romero Coast Guard sendoff, Tom Dorsey denials, Donna King wedding plans, and a wave of counterfeit bills circulating amid a busy entertainment landscape.
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