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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
4
A snippet from the Evening Huronite dated October 7 1939 reflects on postwar peace. It advocates a peace allowing freedom of movement and commerce and aims to keep Americans employed while preserving independence at home and abroad.
Observers praise the New Army as highly trained and capable after summer maneuvers. Real hardships and some deaths underscore seriousness, while morale improves as equipment flows in. The public is urged to join in a collective "Well done" when maneuvers end.
Vilhjalmur Stefansson spent a lifetime studying Arctic waste spaces and foreseeing their value. Admiral Byrd explored both polar regions and endured long Antarctic winters. Now a couple hundred thousand American soldiers will benefit from lessons learned in cold regions as more bases go up in the North Atlantic, signaling a larger permanent military presence and unique health challenges.
The piece argues Stefansson and Byrd’s polar and health findings can save lives for Army use, influencing clothing and food standards, and airplane operations in polar and tropical theaters. It credits Pan American health efforts and notes soldiers’ tropical missions to Central America and South America as a justification for applying specialized knowledge.
The piece argues boosting American egg production to fifty billion in 1942, up from 1841’s 42 million 600, and suggests electric lighting in hen houses while noting power shortages. It laments how European hens ended up in German stew pots, implying wartime motivations.
A New York psychiatrist warns that under mothering may lead to behavior disorders and neurotic conflicts in infants. The piece traces shifts from over affection to stricter child-rearing regimes and back as science weighs in on early bonding and baby care.
Ruth Millett outlines in her column the enduring truths women discover about men. She argues jealousy fades with self confidence, beauty draws attention, and practical comforts at home keep a husband, while warning against overfondening in love or weighty beauty routines.
A collage of remarks from leaders and scholars. Tojo criticizes League of Nations withdrawal. Colgate’s Cutten condemns reform over-simplification. Morgenthau calls for price controls on farming. Notre Dame’s McMahon denounces anti Semitism amid Jewish suffering.
The piece denounces Nazi brutality and the erasure of life value as hostages are killed in reprisals. It laments the hierarchy of races and the destruction of culture, urging freedom’s flame to rise against the conquerors. It envisions the Russian front, ruined cities, and the doomed path of a once-great German spirit.
Washington reports debate over including wage controls in the price bill. Administr ation opposes, arguing wage rises must be restrained to curb inflation. Labor groups and Hillman push for wage stabilization plans amid defense industry profits.
Hand County hosted a tillage demonstration at Adolph Tylers farm between Miler and St Lawrence last week. About 50 farmers attended as six sub surface tillage machines were shown. Extension staff led short meetings and delivered fifteen talks on machine use and soil conservation methods.
Orient, Oct. 2 special report says a new PTA group in Orient will hold its first meeting Thursday Oct 5 in the school basement. Mrs Merle Davis is named president and the program will feature a teachers welcoming remarks.
A sprawling Broadway and Hollywood gossip roundup notes Dorothy Kilgallen, Elissa Landi, Erroll Flynn, and Joyce Hunter among others in a flurry of engagements, hospital news, Royal visit talk, and industry shifts. Nearby items mention Clark Gable and Carole Lombard’s split, Paul Lukas in Watch on the Rhine, Windsor visit prospects, and Eddy Duchin stage dynamics.
Walter Lippmann argues Americans familiar with isolationism will continue to shun it as defenses ramp up. He notes a turning point from building war readiness to production and civilian economic strain, stressing higher taxes and inflation to fund defense while questioning America First stances.
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