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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
1
A collection of brief dispatches reports airliner crash near Gatwick killing two crew and injuring two others. Other items include political notes on Reconstruction Corporation extension, King Edward’s Welsh tour, and German talks with Hitler.
In this interview style piece, Carroll Fullerton recalls wanting to be a family doctor but choosing furniture design. Paul Westling notes following family grocery trade. Boyd Salter pursued aviation interests but stays in timekeeping. Mrs Nelson reflects on teaching dreams vs housekeeping. Lena Larson explains becoming a cigar maker after admiring a local factory, though not practicing recently.
In Virginia near Shenandoah National Park Philip Smith pursued a raccoon with a partner. The treed animal caused Smith to fall as a three-foot wildcat leaped from the tree. The hunter and companion beat the cat to death. Smith received deep lacerations to the arm. Meanwhile in West Virginia a nonresident mayor faces transfer and resignation issues as he splits work and mayor duties, commuting weekends to the town. In Homestead Pennsylvania inmates report being placed in the cooler as water leaks cut heat.
In a rambling humorous anecdote, Bob Burns describes a hot windy day when a kitchen fire was impossible and he resorted to cooking bacon over an outdoor grass blaze while coffee boiled, noting the chaos of keeping the flames under control.
San Francisco November 13 Relief from the maritime strike blockade neared for Alaska and Hawaii but the shipper union deadlock kept coast commerce paralyzed in its 21st day. About 30 000 maritime workers were on strike and vessels bound for Alaska faced fewer perishable safety nets as President Roosevelt ordered government ships to move necessities and Alaska railroad help to run ships. The Interior department planned private vessel bids while Seattle strikers awaited detailed guidance before supplying crews for chartered ships. Matson announced aims to remove another 500 travelers from Honolulu marooned for three weeks and 300 more booked on the Canadian Australasia liner Niagara despite its foreign status.
W. Olson of Huron was reelected president of the South Dakota Association of Mutual Insurance Companies at the annual session. G. L. Moseson of Howard became vice president, John Hasche of De Smet secretary treasurer, with Hasche filling an unexpired term after A. Liberg’s death. Directors named include E. W. Anderson of Vienna and NFB Frederickson of Viborg. The convention featured talks on wind resistance and insurance issues, with Henry Borenman of Sivi r Falls addressing attendees.
Huron Legionnaires gather at the hall for the November post meeting led by Post Commander Leo McDermott. The program centers on a report about the charity carnival and style revue co sponsored by the Huron Legion and Elks Club. The session begins at B o clock.
Newcastle reports paraffin tests on Brig. Gen Henryhardt's hands show he fired a gun recently. Coroner's investigators have not yet released comparative chemical analysis results. Previously Pavlov's hands showed no firing.
Labor conciliators plan talks with textile union leaders over 15 percent wage claims affecting 2500 Celanese Corporation workers at the Puneet plant in Cumberland South Bend Indiana. Bendix officials and labor leaders seek settlement as 4:30 p.m. idle workers remain. A 37000 worker maritime strike in San Francisco shows little sign of settlement while Alaska and Hawaii may gain relief. President Roosevelt likely to aid transport for food and supplies to Alaska. Marooned travelers to be removed from Hawaii. Striking sailors seek support after the liner Washington’s departure, seen as a setback by unionists and shipowners. Remington Rand workers at Middletown and Corp plant vote after rejecting a company proposal to return to work. An Atlanta sit down strike of 500 at Fisher Body ended with early amicable settlement expected.
Everson of St Charles Iowa was reelected president of the National Farmers Union without opposition at the close of the two day convention in Des Moines Iowa. John Vesecky of Salina Kansas was named vice president and J M Graves of Perth Oklahoma was chosen secretary. The gathering backed constitutional amendments to empower Congress to enforce minimum wage laws curb child labor and regulate processing and marketing of agricultural products. It also backed a proposed constitutional amendment to allow elector initiated legislation immune from presidential veto or Supreme Court unreview. The convention favored federal purchase of surplus farm products over a crop reduction program.
Weather update from the region warns of a cold snap with temperatures dipping below freezing. Huronians brace for a shift from November warmth, as cloudier skies and wind chill move in. Records from distant areas are cited, with winterlike conditions reported in parts of the Northeast and Central regions.
The Greater South Dakota Association convened its 61st annual convention at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel with board and committee sessions to shape the coming year's work program. Prominent speakers from northwest states were slated to address the assembly, while committees reported on agriculture water conservation highways and tourism.
Premier Mussolini and Fascist leaders ordered Italy to speed warship and aircraft production amid the Spanish Civil War. Germany and Italy recognized the insurgent government. Soviet Russia signaled no arms race with Madrid and Rome. Britain and France warned against breaches in non intervention while France faced domestic upheaval after Salegro's death. Barcellona blockading tensions rose as London and Paris pressed neutrality.
Fay Webb, 23, Dark-eyed former actress linked to Rudy Vallee, died of peritonitis after an abdominal operation in Santa Monica. Vallee wept at a New York nightclub upon hearing the news, and Webb’s father Police Captain Clarence E. Webb, who once mediated in their estrangements, was present at her bedside as the end came. He said Vallee called during her illness to learn of her condition.
World war veterans guard the casket of singer Ernestine Schumann-Heink as full military honors are planned by American Legion Post No. 43 and the Hollywood Disabled American Veterans unit. The funeral train will be met in San Diego, with a Marine band escort to the chapel for state in the morning service and a burial salute at Greenwood Cemetery.
Fragmentary forecast indicates tonight and Friday conditions with unclear terms. Key words suggest temperature changes and potential precipitation but specifics are unreadable. unable to confirm exact values, timing, or alerts from the garbled text.
Madrid shuddered as fascist bombs struck the main post office and surrounding streets. Officials claim thousands dead or injured from a two week bombardment while refugees suffocated at a blocked subway entrance. Americans evacuated to embassies and cellars as fires spread through Gran Via and surrounding blocks.
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