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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
4
The snippet lists mail rates for Huron British Columbia and other regions, including weekly and monthly options, with a brief Associated Press note and a wartime editorial quote urging a peace that preserves American power and trade. The piece reflects 1939 newspaper practice and local pricing.
A warning from a local resident appears in The Evening Huronite about Ward's Grove north of the city beside the James River. Poison ivy and poison oak infest the area, prompted by a family member’s ivy exposure while picking asparagus.
Citizens debate how to repurpose productive facilities once the war ends. The core issue is not lack of work but how to execute large scale projects. Builders seek private capital for urban renewal, with programs like New York state Urban Re-Development Corporations offering blighted area condemnation and tax concessions to spur improvements.
A terse note discusses shifting focus from asking what to solving how to tasks. It emphasizes practical methods over theoretical questions and warns that future work depends on approaching processes and steps.
A Nashua New Hampshire court blocked a reformatory sentence for three Jehovahs Witness children cited for delinquency over refusing to salute the flag. The state supreme court reversed the sentence, allowing local authorities to pursue milder solutions within mercy.
May 29 marks a rare milestone as the Molders and Foundry Workers Union and the Manufactures' Protective and Development Association celebrate 50 years without a strike or lockout. Union and employer leaders credit mutual fairness and trust built since 1891 for the industry-wide harmony that defies the usual strike news.
The piece argues women require clear direction and organized roles to support national defense. It cites Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt as a model who could design concrete, nationwide tasks for American women, reducing anxieties by directing spare time into constructive work.
A compiled quote set critiques Roosevelt and urges strong leadership from judges and war officials. The text references Raymond Buell and statements by Chief Justice Hughes Secretary Stimson and Navy Secretary Knox on freedom, independence, and naval readiness.
A critic argues Lindbergh’s isolationist stance ignores economic and social costs of WWII. He contends Nazism is a world revolution requiring resistance, and questions whether America can endure total war economics and curtailed freedoms to defend the hemisphere without yielding.
A world wide organization’s general manager writes Dixie Girl as a hobby and the broadcast premier is set for Friday night at 6 on NBC Red. The radio schedule lists Topics Tonight and numerous programs on NBC CBS and MBS with guests and debates through the evening.
Washington May 15 The battle over who chairs the Senate Military Affairs Committee centers on North Carolina Senator Reynolds an isolationist antiwar figure whose selection could shape policy toward the war. Supporters cite seniority while opponents warn his rhetoric and ties to anti-British positions could hamper administration aims and U.S. stance abroad.
A playful feature asks about baseball rules and history including outs in a nine inning game, innings in a 10 game sweep, Mudville, 1938 and 1940 World Series winners, and a record for most consecutive games. The item references the Boost Club annual meeting and band booster club election.
Walter Lippmann argues in New York that America’s unity will emerge from addressing practical issues as Hitler threatens the Atlantic. He warns the Western Hemisphere defense requires readiness, not debate over convoys or declarations, and that Europe’s war is moving into the Atlantic. He cites Hoover and McCormick to illustrate that shared peril will bind the nation.
The Huron American Legion Auxiliary plans a May 24 Poppy Day with residents asked to wear memorial poppies. Adelyn Balzer chairs the event, honoring World War I dead and veterans, with flowers made by disabled veterans at Hot Springs hospital. Proceeds support the Auxiliary welfare funds and families of the dead.
Four teachers at Orient School have resigned including Coach Erwin Huether Miss Helen Shively and Mrs Evelyn Nicolasen along with another staffer Supt William Kizer Miss Hub bard and Ed Stephen will resume teaching duties next term Mr Stephern to coach basketball and track.
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