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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1944
Page
4
A partial Associated Press notice mentions exclusive rights for republication of dispatches and local news in this paper, noting published material and attribution terms.
Help wanted advertisement seeks an advertising representative for the Northwest Daily Press Association. Location notes Palace Building MinneanoLa New York address Lexington Avenue. Contact Callas for department of person.
Eric Johnston, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, urged labor leaders at Boston University to adopt a balanced approach, admitting past faults and seeking less monopoly and brinkmanship from both sides. He warned against public backlash from wartime strikes and urged mutual transparency, fewer strikes, and fair exchanges of job and income security for steady work.
Joseph B Eastman directed defense transportation and kept freight and passenger traffic moving during wartime. He earned respect from rail, motor, and inland water carriers and helped speed military supplies to ocean ports despite unprecedented burdens. He seldom publicized his work and his heavy dedication likely hastened his death.
A Moscow weather note notes an unusually mild winter and implies hard freezes would aid Red Army mobility. The piece mentions wishing to see Russians on a fast track and quotes President Roosevelt on applying international force for as long as necessary to maintain peace.
The piece argues Harry Woodring of Topeka Kansas leads a committee opposing a Roosevelt fourth term. It outlines Woodring’s isolationist stance as secretary of war and his 1940-44 clashes with policy and figures like Louis Johnson, urging focus on realities of the Pacific war and suggesting wartime funding questions such as a Red Cross donation.
Ruth Millett warns of wives buying homes and furniture without husband input in a Memphis Press-Scimitar style column. Eldon Roark discusses a husband who opposed the purchase while noting the wife’s success through persuasion. The piece pivots to a broader view of gender dynamics and household decisions. The text also glances at wartime bomb casualty ratios and Air Minister Archibald Sinclair’s remarks.
Editorial argues the compromise bill on soldiers ballots is not clearly States’ rights nor federal power. It warns the measure’s legality is doubtful and calls the red tape likely to bar most eligible soldiers from voting. It notes political motives by factions and the risk to the President’s supporters.
Allied Beach Head Forces in Italy report on the LSTs at Anzio. Captain Joseph Kahrs, Newark, New Jersey, leads a largely inexperienced crew that has completed 23 perilous trips between Africa Sicily and Anzio, surviving a near miss and multiple escapes while sustaining a steady supply of replacements for the front.
Officials warn that ration stamps must remain attached to books when presenting for commodities. Do not remove stamps even if expired. destroy any expired stamp. Report ceiling price violations to the price panel by phone 508 or at the courthouse the regular panel meets Fridays at 2 p.m.
A fragmented wartime notice states gasoline rationing allows three gallons per vehicle through June 21. It warns car owners to immediately record their license plate number and state of registration on coupons in possession to guard against black market activity.
The War Department announced that all Army and Air Forces training schools at Miami Beach Florida will be transferred to the San Antonio cadet center and Sheppard Field in Texas. About 20 000 officers and men will be reassigned as the operation is shifted to new duty stations.
A breathless string of questions asks about Supreme Court tax returns, Irvin Cobb farewell, Ronald Colman film payday, Lloyds of London rates, James Byrnes and FDR, Connee Boswell radio, a top film couple, Jerry Wald tune, Patricia Lonergan affair, OPA ceiling fashion, Everett Sloane beard, Baruch and domestic issues, Marthe Raye and Nis Condos remarriage, Pat DiCicco medical aid, Bill Bendix salary rise, a Shirley Temple jewel, Ed Small remake, theatre ticket pricing, Murder Inc soldiers, Kennedy dancing, Victor Mature headache on Four Freedoms tour, and more. Each snippet echoes a tabloid cadence of curio and rumor.
Washington dispatch notes a quiet trend as the Indian Affairs office faces scrutiny while Indians gain greater access to education and self-sufficiency. Despite past land losses and forced assimilation, generations seek literacy, culture, and better living, with ongoing congressional inquiry into the agency’s future and operations.
Huron College prepares to present Pana Is All in the college auditorium at 9:15. William Lampe plays the title role with Alberta Null Alva Taylor Sara Lyman Ralph Wilkinson Jr and Maxine Hillery in the cast under Miss William Thorson head of the speech department.
Buffalo County reports receipts totaling over 900 dollars against an 800 dollar quota in the Red Cross War Fund drive. Howard M. Moeckel chairs the fundraiser with W. W. Sedgwick serving as county Red Cross chairman.
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