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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1942
Page
4
The Labor Department estimates six million women could join the wartime workforce by late 1942. It proposes first tapping unemployed or idle workers due to priorities or factory conversions, then young women finishing school. It also considers about two million housewives ages 18 to 44 with no young children who could be freed for work.
A lively column lists stars and events from Dorothy Kilgallen to Kay Francis, noting Geraldine Spreckels Dupuy McCarthy’s Reno wedding, Gene Mondrian’s army air corps duty, and Joan Crawford’s film success. It mentions Robe rtson and Rockefeller at the Rainbow Room, television and radio buzz, and multiple marriages, divorces, and pregnancies among entertainers, with a backstage glimpse into industry comings and goings.
A wartime call urges Americans to stop leaning back and skeptically assess whispers and rumors. It warns Nazi divide and conquer tactics aim to wreck morale, urging vigilance, unity, and hard work to defeat falsehoods and support the war effort.
Women’s work in agriculture and industry grows as manpower tightens. The Department of Labor surveys large scale women workers recruitment to prevent slowing war production. Plants report shortfalls in skilled labor hindering around-the-clock operations.
An opinion piece mocks war era clichés and suggests coining MacArthurize as a verb. It notes Singapore as no longer a bastion of the Pacific and warns against British lapdog traits, while urging Americans to accept stronger resolve and streamlined efforts in defense and decision making.
The United States treats Protective Custody as guardianship for aliens from Japan. they are moved from the California coast to a military zone with government support. Agencies shield them from forced sales, help run farms, store goods, and aid in selling or leasing property. Subversive actions persist, but rights remain protected for those who deserve it.
Ruth Millett argues that suburban housewives need a weekly lunch with a fashionable friend named Sue to inspire self improvement. The column contrasts glamor and superficial interests with deeper ties, urging women to maintain personal goals beyond family duties and to refresh their sense of self.
A collection of statements from wartime leaders and public figures stresses resolve to win the war and peace, wage increases to meet living costs, and the need to elect leaders who prioritize service over personal gain, including remarks by Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse and Dr. Frank Kingdon.
The piece argues against American critics and urges unity with Britain and Russia in World War II. It notes India’s complex path to self rule, with 240 million Hindus and 80 million Muslims potentially at odds. It warns that ill-placed Western meddling could harm the Allied war effort. It concludes that only the English can settle the issue justly and wisely.
Walter Lippmann argues in the New York Tribune that Hitler seeks to halt the Riom trial while French officials resist. He praises the Riom court and French leaders for honoring pledges and resisting Nazi aims, warns of bureaucratic blind spots in evaluating aliens and civil defense, and urges the President to appoint a decisive statesman to unify policy on hidden allies and enemy aliens amid wartime.
Seventy five pounds of yarn have been received by the local Red Cross Chapter and the various organizations and individuals can again become busy knitting for war relief.
Military expert Major George Fielding Eliot argues Japan could shift from南 offensive to attacking Russia in the Far East if pressures in the Pacific rise. He notes strategic divisions within Japan, with Kwangtung forces favoring a continental push toward Russia, while the navy-led faction pressed southward. A Russian attack would complicate Allied efforts and stretch German and Japanese resources across two fronts.
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