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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1937
Page
4
A reflective piece traces Thanksgiving origins from a frugal harvest feast to a national habit. It explores how annual gratitude might transform society into constant contentment, then argues contemporary Americans juggle gratitude with the demands of politics, economy, and daily struggle while staying resilient.
An American exercise tests a streamlined infantry division of about 13 000 men with 1500 autos, simulating rapid deployment from Mineral Wells Texas. The maneuver demonstrates swift movement and outmaneuvering of an unmotorized foe in three days, signaling a return to speed valued in modern warfare.
Soldiers argue that motorized forces could shorten conflicts and reduce casualties by moving quickly and striking with power rather than relying on large numbers. They warn the World War's destruction stemmed from slow mobilization and attrition. If strategy evolves, the horrific losses seen in 1914–18 might not recur.
New York society members hosted a cocktail party for their dogs at a ritzy restaurant attended by about 150 prize dogs and owners. The event, touted as a benefit, raised $300 for the Bide-a-Wee Home for friendless dogs, a fact noted with mixed amusement by observers who question the display of wealth amid national problems.
Chicago State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney proposes creating distinct CCC style camps to rehabilitate delinquent youths. He says outdoor training and discipline could redirect youths from crime, potentially halving the annual crime bill.
The note announces daily selections from the Bled collection of American editorials in South Dakota. Open to readers during office hours for reference, private and school study, political review or merchandising information. Files are in the News Room on the second floor of the Evening Huronite Building according to the editor.
The piece surveys Colonel Leonard Ayres on prosperity, arguing the current recovery is unusual yet not unprecedented. It contrasts six major downturns since 1890s and 1900s with prior recoveries, noting causes varied from production overhang to currency fears, Washington policies, or war fears, and urges understanding history to gauge today.
In Manila President Quezon on the second anniversary of the Philippine Commonwealth hints that the Philippine Army serves as a force for the United States under the Independence Act. He notes Manila’s troops could defend the American flag if called, signaling Washington’s recognition of the strategic link amid rising tensions with Japan.
The diary entry recalls a gray November on the South Dakota prairie with homesick longing for past Thanksgivings, family, and a White House rural scene. It blends domestic tasks like mince meat and beef but pivots to political commentary on tax revision delays, La Guardia, and a tense Capitol scene about session necessity.
Twenty years ago today in Huron residents recount weekend trips and visits to Twin Falls Vancouver and Pierre. Al Ormond went to Minneapolis to spend time with his wife while Mrs Costain and Jittle Melvin visited relatives in Snettle Vancouver and Twin Falls. The Costains toured Shoshone Falls and Thousand Springs and met former Huron residents Tom and Mrs Thompson now in Twin Falls. Phil Lawrence returned from Pierre on business. Bowe brothers returned from the Black Hills by auto. Jessie McCullough of Howard West visited A J Holbrook and Cassie Holbrook along with the Howard family. Mrs Howard and daughter plan further visits while Mr Howard returns to Pierre. Huron white way to stay bright says county fuel administration after an investigation shows local power uses oil not coal.
The piece recounts Mallon’s leniency toward scuttlers if they are friends and details tensions between Interior Secretary Ickes and Administrator Straus over the Straus Housing Administration. It notes Ickes sought direct control and references a LaGuardia telegram urging Straus to stop overreaching.
Help yourself and send a hand recipes for chocolate or Devils Food cake to the Foods Editor of the Evening Klurnnite before 5 o clock next Wednesday. Two cash prizes weekly, $1 first and 50 cents second. Alleen readers eligible to compete. By Olive Neff discusses bread flavor experiments by the Bureau of Home Economics with repeated taste tests and varying ingredients and methods.
A compact puzzle item links a golfing star to heraldic themes and assorted clues. The horizontal list blends golf terms with serif hints and numbers, while vertical entries fill gaps about counties, objects, and qualities, culminating in a playful biographical gaffe on the sport’s luminary.
Kent Taylor plays a young engineer who dreams of building a dam while Angeline Hervey plays the northern woods girl resisting the plan. Adapted from Arthur Stringer’s Heather of the Highland, the comedy unfolds through schemes at a club, fishing afternoons, and evolving romance as rivals turn to love amid deception and conflict.
Jock Haley uncovers a tangled cast featuring Misa Hervey Taylor Lundigan and Ernest Cossart in a melodrama filled with danger and love as armed guards jail shootings wrecked trucks and dramatic confrontations unfold tonight. The ensemble includes Ann Sothern Mary Boland Edward Everett Horton Alan Dinehart and more as the plot twists toward a dramatic payoff.
Testers evaluated table quality of potatoes grown under varying conditions. Clark, Garden City, Hazul Logan, Ray mond and Willow Lake submitted entries. In dramatic, Vance Beckwith's Tattered White Collars earned superior ranking. Alma Ludwg's The Lean ed Mlopement led the tasting section. Ruth Seim, Flora B, Lorraine Rasmussen and Ethel Wigner won top honors in their categories.
Raymond High captured the district declamation trophy after a tied points finish among Clark Willow Lake and Raymond at Clark. Raymond won the drawing, marking its fourth consecutive district title in as many years. Twenty five students from Bradley
Mr and Mrs Paul Rawlowski hosted a 500 party at their home Friday evening Nov 21 Five tables of cards were in play Emil Pawlowski and Elner Schroeder won high score Clarence Schroeder low A lunch was served at a late hour
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