20 May 1937
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
1
Senate advisors urge F D R to yield on court. Manila and Paracale report wind and fire destroying hundreds of homes with unknown death toll as residents flee. Looting reported in wartorn areas and a man convicted for killing his common law wife.
Readers publish opinions on Charles Lindberghs decision to skip commemorations of the Mighty West Atlantic tenth anniversary. Fred Scheidegger Hitchcock and Orville Orton comment, some supporting participation while others defend his choice to avoid publicity.
A string of brief, quirky items recounts a skunk invading a skating rink in Okotoks and a New London trout tale. Other notes mention a hospital escape in Omaha, a vagrancy sentence in Nebraska, a jailer headed to Colorado State Penitentiary, hummingbird lore from Kingston, and a mistaken parking-ticket excuse in Scottsbluff.
Roosevelt aides push withdrawal or two justice limit as court expands constitution. Nye and Frazier discuss a two justice compromise while Robinson potential successor to Van Devanter faces Senate scrutiny.
A reminiscence from a Arkansas traveler recalling Uncle C. C. Hink urging reporters to use many names. He cites a 1937 Enquire Features piece where Clerg Meadors buys three fine rows, named Marie Annabelle and Daisy, illustrating naming as a storytelling device.
WEALD England May 2 UP Lindbergh avoids celebration on the tenth anniversary of his New York to Paris solo flight. He spent the day at Long Horn, like any ordinary man, saying he did it and wonders why to celebrate. A flood of congratulatory telegrams arrived but he cut phones to preserve quiet, while villagers went about daily life unaware of the aviation milestone.
Beadle County commissioners may provide funds to procure seed for general forage crop planting this spring. A special committee reported at a mass meeting that about 30 farmers lacking credit support favor seed loans repayable in cash next fall. The panel trimmed requests to a minimum and urged the board to hold a Saturday meeting to finalize funding and loan terms.
Paris reports close to the Duke of Windsor say he aims to bolster the royal family's political role while opposing critics in England. The abdication and Mrs Warfield marriage plans dominate a drama seen as risking monarchy credibility amid exile at Chateau de Candé and royal wedding preparations.
Weather notes predict fair to cool conditions through Friday for Huron and surrounding areas. Temperatures expected to be cooler tonight and Friday with elevated winds and dry skies.
In Grenville South Dakota a $100000 windstorm lifted a farmer's car and set it down a quarter mile away on a different farm. Grenville garageman Leo Wojeck found the vehicle intact with only a missing radiator cap and a hood scratch.
Slim Reeves an Iowa convict testified in the Nesbit murder trial that Parker was struck with a hammer and left to die in a powderhouse explosion near Sioux City. Reeves described the assault on Helen Seiler and the subsequent shooting tied to a gang plot to silence robbers. The court heard Reeves’ dramatic account as prosecutors described the Alamogordo style crime spree surrounding Parker’s death.
Wagner files for an injunction against city and county officers to stop enforcement actions on vending machines in Huron and Beadle County. A show cause hearing is set for May 25 before Judge Alva E. Taylor. The case cites state licensing and a July 1 new law affecting such devices.
Mrs AL OH. Cowie of St Paul reelected Hiawatha regional chairman of the Gul f Scouts of America at a three day conference. Vice chairmen named for Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota include Mrs John Nutting Northfield and Mrs Rarostad Bismarck. Mrs Phillip A Smith Chisholm named region secretary. Charles E Barkl Huron named new member of national nominating committee.
Albert Krane freed on parole from the state penitentiary for a five year term was picked up within hours for intoxication. He is returned to the penitentiary to serve until September 24, 1938 for parole violation. Krane, about 55, from Sisseton, was sentenced on grand larceny.
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