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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
4
Published by The Huron Publishing Co 49 Third Street Huron SD editor Robert D Lusk outlines mailing rates and carrier prices. Local rates show 20e per week and yearly mail at 6 dollars with interstate options varying by region.
An editorial from Huron’s Evening Huronite praised Senator Gurney of South Dakota for supporting lend lease and confronting northwest colleagues viewed as short-sighted. The piece contrasted Gurney with Nye Wheeler Bulow allies, labeling them as fearful and misled in debate over Britain’s fight and America’s liberty.
The article notes a rapid rise in Army motor vehicles from about 14,000 to 75,000 in two years. By end of April the fleet reaches 140,000 and targets 286,000 by next fall to support an army of 1,406,000 men, underscoring the logistics of wartime mobilization.
The text mentions around 200000 men who will be drivers or mechanics for trucks tanks cars or motorcycles. It refers to a race or effort to “git that fastest with the monstest” and notes rolling as part of the action.
Defense adviser Knudsen urges using public employment offices before advertisers scout workers in nearby papers. He argues this avoids labor migration, preserves standards in regional areas, and reduces turnover and waste, stressing consultation with public offices before seeking help elsewhere.
In 1841 observers note a troubling parallel as people in England endure long air raid shelter living. The piece recalls ancient cave dwellers to emphasize contemporary hardship and asks historians to record the grim shelter habits.
Ruth Millett argues that a wife and mother who claims no time to read actually prioritizes social duties and knitting, bridge, entertaining, and chauffeur duties over reading. She asserts such women could read if they deemed it important and would face a rusting mind otherwise.
Quotes from Charles F. Kettering Benjamin Gitlow Pierre de Lama and John R. Steelman discuss studying history versus the future, the nature of American Communism, democracy within socialism, wartime stance, and labor's role in national strength and wage rights.
A guest editorial from The Evening Humanite discusses passage of the lease lend bill by the Senate and its implications for U S aid to democracies. It argues the United States may enter or stay out of war, vows support for Allied production and convoys, and warns against sabotage as America embraces the right side in the conflict.
Raymond Clapper warns that a timid peace at any price in the Senate harms U.S. foreign policy. He cites Ellender amendments as signaling weakness to totalitarians, notes Japan’s testing and the need for a firm stance.
Question asks which listed person was vice president under Dawes Beavers era. Choices include Charles Curtis Thomas R Marshall John Nance Garner.
Radio listings announce the Joe Louis Abe Simon title bout scheduled for 20 rounds from Detroit with NBC blue carrying the fight for a week from Friday night. Sam Taub and Bill Stern will be ringside and Abe Simon is a 250-pound opponent.
A zany compendium reveals Jonathan, a socialite and aspiring hero who idolizes military regalia, poses as a colonel, and buys $1000 in uniforms while friends doubt his rank. Elsie, a rising Broadway singer, leaves a penniless husband behind as she ascends to stardom, hiding her past from admirers.
Two veteran observers argue America can do more than convoy duty to aid Britain. They propose shifting shipping routes to Halifax and Suez, joint planning of British and American tonnage, requisitioning idle tonnage, and speeding PBY flying boat production to support anti submarine and air patrols.
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