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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1940
Page
4
An assortment of brief period items includes a note on Sino Japanese war prospects tied to silk exports, a recall of politicians, African travel curiosity about Roosevelt, and a diary entry dated May 20 reflecting on lost money and shifting personal values as the writer contemplates wealth and happiness.
A 1939 Evening Huronite editorial urges a postwar peace with American strength at its core. It calls for freedom of movement and commerce, sustained employment, and long lasting independence at home and abroad.
General Marshall urges immediate enlistment of Alaska national guard units to strengthen defense along the air road to North America. The piece argues Alaska needs more people, bases, and improved air links, citing the King bill to attract private capital for settlement and development to meet urgent security needs.
A wartime briefing notes a shift in industrial power as nylon production in the United States accelerates, potentially challenging Japan's silk industry and economy. The piece frames this as a destinial thread influencing the broader conflict in East Asia, with officials weighing economic and strategic implications.
Ruth Millett argues wives should share and support their husbands new interests to strengthen companionship. She says dismissive attitudes push men away and that middle-aged wives often miss chances to grow together as both gain free time for hobbies.
Quotes from Sidney Hillman, Raymond J. Kelly, and others warn that undermining labor welfare harms national defense. They urge cool thinking by citizens and officials, stressing democracy must resist dictators with robust regional stability and geography cited by Gen. Avila Camaché.
An editorial notes the burden of sending a son to college and other costs, but argues that raising responsible children remains essential. It reflects on parental sacrifices, appreciation gaps, and life’s cycles of compensation.
Ammunition for war worries mix with warnings against unjust accusations as officials note a rise in fifth column suspicions. The piece cites sabotage cases in aluminum and torpedo plants, critiques morale in France and Britain, and hints at political maneuvering around export controls and defense production.
A garbled crossword like fragment mentions a noted suffragette and an airplane plot expansion program. It references suffrage rights, persons, and terms like influenza dances threshold pastry and other scattered clues, with unclear context and partial phrases.
The Allied defense holds in a week of bloody fighting in Belgium's Menin sector near Ypres as a German offensive seeks to encircle Allied forces in Flanders. Weygand faces a tough task shifting to offense while purging generals, with Britons, Belgians, and French defending a critical gap and the Yser–Dunkerque area remaining a lifeline.
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