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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1939
Page
4
A garbled OCR page shows a mixed puzzle clue set with numbers and words, and a dense radio programming block with references to baseball, music, and variety shows. Entities include Barry McKinley Sam Baker and Phil Baker. The text blends horizontal and vertical clues with scattered misplaced terms.
The piece notes continued drought across the plains into May with dry springs in 1928 and 1914 offering hope of eventual rains. It argues 1939 will favor sorghum as a feed crop for existing livestock, warns of possible feed shortages, and highlights Farm Security Administration loans to help farmers plant feed this summer to secure cattle purchases this fall, signaling a strong sorghum year ahead.
The former Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes is praised for his balance yet criticized for a recent statement about Slovak groups. Slovak organizations refuse to back his Czech restoration effort, arguing past exploitation by Czechs. Benes accuses opponents of being followers of Bitter, a line seen as evasive and unbecoming.
A collection of opinion and quotes on culture, gender duties, and politics. Notable lines reference Scotch origins, domestic labor, and public figures like Ruth Millett, Senator Reynolds, Durward Hammond, and Dr. Edgerton. The piece hints at broader wartime anxiety and French premier Daladier.
A diary fragment describes May 12 as an ill luck day if Friday the thirteenth. A farm wife recounts letting sheep graze the yard and stripping lilac bushes, spirea, violets, and other plants. She laments garden damage, contemplates life lessons from weeds, and notes a rhubarb dessert enjoyed that night.
Mitchell Republic reports farmers in Davison County expect Sooner Mile to replace corn as the main crop. They note higher yields with less rainfall, reduced grasshopper damage, and better hog production per acre. Farmers plan planting this last week of May to take advantage of expected rains.
WASHINGTON May 19 Roosevelt’s aides ready a revolutionary capital credit concept to reshape finance and enterprise. Berle, his top adviser, is said to present a sweeping program to the monopoly committee while Roosevelt eyes a direct appeal to retailers at a National Retailers Forum. The piece notes opposition to a proposed mandatory lending and government seizure of private property, plus SEC scrutiny of small insurers and Navy dirigible controversy.
Central Time program outlines coal discussion with Kentucky Governor A B Chandler from Frankfort and Leo Pressman from Washington. WEAF NBC Chicago Roundtable to follow with university faculty, plus multiple evening broadcasts on WEAF NBC WABC CBS and other stations detailing music, dramas, quizzes, and concerts across the night lineup.
Claude Gascoigne arrived in Bur an last evening after an honorable army discharge. Private James Kirk and Private Bert Kirk, recently discharged and stationed at Camp Dodee, visit Fred Kirk. Dr. L. A. Porter and Miss Ruth Thomas return home. Roy L. Lambert discharged from Camp Dodge after overseas service. 147th field artillery to detrain at Sioux Falls. parade planned with Huron Commercial Club involvement. Local Union votes on Mooney freedom appeal. Building permits total 429450 so far this year. Recital by Gracel Finley’s piano students set for May 20 with Marguerite Ripely and others.
Wessington Springs May 19 The board of education approved extending Smith Hughes Home Economics activities through a ten month period funded by state and federal money. Home economics work will run through June under supervision and with interviewing and project filing as part of the program for youth education.
The 42nd convention of the South Dakota Funeral Directors Association will be in Mitchell May 23 to 25 with sessions at the Corn Palace and a luncheon and roundtable at the country club. State board of embalmers will meet Monday at 9 a.m. in the new armoury. Officers include Adolph Schenk of Yankton president and A L Coleman of Redfield first vice president. Executive committee members are Duane Anderson Plankinton Paul Wagner Vermillion and Darwin Noble Mitchell. Guest speakers include Grant Williams Minneapolis and Prof RE Denniston of Chicago. The banquet and dance close the program at the Masonic Temple.
Seventeen Fedora High School seniors and five sixth graders will receive diplomas in tonight's commencement at the Community Hall. E. S. Hepner of South Dakota State College will deliver the main address. Carrall Longstad is valedictorian and Gladys Rabentst ain salutatorian. The class day program was Wednesday and the school picnic Thursday at Ruskin Park.
The Manchester Community Club met for its May session in the hall on Tuesday evening. After a brief business portion led by president Mrs Franklin, the group postponed the annual election to next fall and ended with social time and refreshments provided by four committees.
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