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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1936
Page
1
Report notes Miaja vows Madrid can endure siege for years amid volatile international news. Coverage also flags scarl et fever in Des Moines and a New Haven Railroad crash in Barrington with casualties, plus political tensions over securities and regional conflicts across China and Lebanon.
A Judge questions if a defendant has previous court experience while dismissing a drunkenness case. In Pittssburgh a boy aged 12 mourns his mother after hospitalization for a broken leg. In Painesville a 525000 damage suit ends after motion picture evidence negates claims of permanent disability. The fragment includes a 1938 Esquire Features humor piece and an anecdote about early environment.
Improved business and higher dividends appear across the nation with Dun and Bradstreet noting a warmer spending mood. Wholesale markets grew more active as Christmas demand increased, while retail distribution rose 15 to 25 percent versus last year and collections jumped 5.3 percent in October. Nationwide employment shows a pickup and farm prices rise, per the National Retail Credit Association reports from St Louis and New York agencies.
Local notes current mid November warmth in Huron contrasts with past storms. Recall of the 1933 November 12 dust blizzard that forced artificial lighting, and the January 2, 1935 quake that claimed Edwin and Melvin Walter. Federal outlook predicts partly cloudy tonight and a warmer but colder Saturday.
News from Washington reports Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis marked his 80th birthday. Known as a liberal advocate and proponent of New Deal legislation, Brandeis has served over two decades on the bench, with retirement not yet anticipated.
In Sturgis on November 3, Sergeant John Bayless unearthed about 25 flakes and small gold nuggets while digging a cess pool near his home. Jeweler H T Snyder estimated the handful may be worth around $5 in metal from a historically rich Black Hills site. Ownership plans and offers for nearby claims are reported as locals eye further gold finds near Dead Man's Creek.
Aberdeen hunters face fines and jail for over the pheasant limit after state game wardens conducted enforcement. Three men pleaded guilty to possessing 22 hens over the limit, receiving $226 fines and 110 day jail terms. others paid smaller fines or awaited trials. In Chicago, J Ettse Wold paid $50 for shipping 35 pheasants beyond the state limit.
A fire in Watertown early today caused more than 12000 dollars in damage to the Central Lunch Room in the Gosa block. Firefighters saved several elderly residents above the restaurant as flames were brought under control after about three hours. A nearby college game between North Dakota and South Dakota ended the first half tied at zero.
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. It will be somewhat warmer tonight, colder Saturday. South Dakota region expects similar cloudiness with southeast and eastern areas warmer tonight and cooler on Saturday.
Washington reports in November that a Dec. 10 conference of business and labor leaders, led by Major George L. Berry, aims to craft industrial legislation for long term recovery stability, employment opportunity, and better labor conditions, echoing NRA goals though methods remain undecided. Senator O Mahoney in Capitol Hill previews a federal licensing bill for interstate firms, barring child labor and wage discrimination, with penalties for union interference. A revived measure to stabilize the soft coal sector and reintroduce a substitute bill by Senator Guffey faces Senate resistance led by Senator Holt.
Roddewig a Democrat narrowly defeated Sterling Clark the Republican by 182 votes in South Dakota unofficial nov 3 election returns. Secretary of State Myrtle Morrison said Roddewig 138,878 to Clark 138,604 with county tallies showing increasing lead as canvass nears December 3. Clark plans to contest the results after official totals are canvassed.
President Roosevelt planned a trip to Washington to inspect a $9,000,000 suburban housing development at Greenbelt Maryland. The visit carried significance beyond routine inspection and was viewed by informed sources as potentially shaping future unemployment relief housing projects.
Madrid reports rapid changes in civil war slogans as six fascist planes were shot down by socialist defenders in a dramatic aerial dogfight over the city. Franco’s allies bombed a Madrid barracks while European diplomacy shifted with Italo Russian tensions and calls for intervention in Spain.
Aberdeen November 13 Fed eral investigators held Lawrence Young a 22 year old Indian from Huron on charges as one of two robbers who held up Farmers State Bank at Turfon last July 24 Eyewitnesses identified him as the younger of the two. The elder bandit described as about 50 stocky and of forelim appearance remained unidentified. Young said his parents lived on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Huron Els and Legionnaires reach the charity carnival climax at Elis Hall tonight with the final style show and vaudeville acts. The Elk Legion jamboree winds up Saturday night, as Scott Dexter's band provides music for dancers and prizes are awarded tomorrow.
South Dakota schools face a second safe burglary in two nights as the state justice department warns local officers. W S Gordon said a northern Nebraska gang is targeting schools and elevators, with eight burglars failing in Tyndall and $60 taken from Lakes Andes High School. They drill into safes and wreck the combination, avoiding explosives.
Two Ohio State Penitentiary inmates attempted to scale the wall early today using a wooden gun. A vigilant guard halted the break, preventing a successful escape.
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