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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
4
After five weeks of combat the air power balance appears similar to Sept 1, with German, French, and British strengths roughly unchanged. Losses have balanced new production, though Britain and Germany report high downed counts. The piece stresses production rates and factory destruction as critical to sustained air power.
The article notes the rise of huge, state and private banks expanding over a decade. It highlights the United States leading with a $3,000,000,000 bank and cites Chase National, National City, and Guaranty Trust with multi-billion resources. Flow of funds from abroad drives growth, suggesting bigness cannot be abolished but managed.
The Bolivian crisis led to Provisional President Quintanilla abandoning Busch’s totalitarian rule as censorship ends and preparations for elections move toward constitutional government. Brazil’s President Vargas vows to expand democratic procedures when conditions permit, signaling renewed democratic hopes in the region.
The passage laments Europe’s wartime chaos and uncertain postwar funding. It notes Britain and Germany looming coastal shelling risk, Hitler’s peace offers failing to end the conflict, and potential retreat to mountains as a last resort. The tone is cautionary and foresees a bleak atlas of Europe.
A farm journal entry from October recounts picking small green tomatoes, making green tomato mince meat and mince pie, and canning six jars. The writer details steps, ingredient amounts, and tweaks, noting a neighbor’s help, beef addition insight, and reflections on quiet life amid blasting rocks outside.
Ruth Millett argues women cannot consistently play ingenue parts as they age. Smart actresses shift to sophisticated or character roles, using experience and grace. The piece warns against clinging to youth and urges embracing evolving stages of womanhood.
A garbled OCR passage presents varied public figures debating war and peace. It cites Representative John Taber, Senator Key Pittman, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, and Harold L. Ickes voicing warnings, calls to halt arms shipments, and cautions about governance during crisis.
Public guidance lists steps to prevent fires at home including proper disposal of matches and cigarettes, keeping children from matches, avoiding smoking in garages, cleaning chimneys, using metal cans, burning rubbish safely, inspecting stoves and pipes, repairing hazards, storing gasoline safely, avoiding kerosene fires, reporting gas and electrical issues, replacing fuses, avoiding homemade wiring, teaching family fire safety, and ensuring fireproofing and clear escape procedures.
Washington reports Attorney General Murphy probes into Democratic leaders in Indiana. The inquiry targets whether McNutt supporters paid all income taxes while state officials funneled 2 percent for campaign funds. Officials say the Justice Department knows nothing of the case. The piece notes McNutt’s distancing from Roosevelt and hints at shipping policy shifts in 1940 amid war concerns and new air defense plans.
New York reports changes planned for CBS NBC and MBS radio lines as Don Ameche leaves after this week for an eight week vacation and Nelson Eddy nears release from contract effective after November 5. Schedule notes many programs across stations and times.
A cryptic horizontal and vertical puzzle lists clues for people places and objects across two intertwined grids. Entries include ruler, island, fence, device, beverage and more with many related terms spanning geography anatomy and objects.
The radio schedule lists Dancing Music Orchestra and Fred Waring repeats on multiple stations with time slots through 12. The piece also notes short visits of Miss Hazel Heiss to Sioux City and social visits including Miss Mye Welch and Miss Mary Medbery, who will begin stenography class next week.
Miss Margaret Holcomb left yesterday for a ten day visit to Redfield Ashton and Mellette accompanied by Mr and Mrs C Se Irons and several friends. They attended the Huron Pierre football game in Pierre this afternoon. Mr and Mrs Irons planned a dance in Pierre tonight. Also Mr and Mrs Gordon Harvey left for Toronto for an extended visit. Huron recorded its first touch off Winter as the thermometer dropped to 18 degrees above zero at eight this morning. Marian and Ruth Blount with Julian Blount left for Freeport to spend time there.
The Rockham Literary Club gathered at Mrs. Lloyd Seeman’s home on Monday evening with Mrs. Nathan Lipets in charge in Mrs. Anna Hammond’s absence. A dessert lunch was served after 7:20. Mrs. Walter Strassburg reviewed Helen Topping Miller’s Next to Heart and Mrs. Harry Levitow discussed the article Know What You Want. An informal tax discussion followed, using material from the national tax commission.
Mr and Mrs Berm Irwin with Mr and Mrs Milton Mzta siason returned Monday from Big More Lake where they spent the weekend fishing.
Pattern 4282 from Anne Adams offers a versatile dress suitable for Sunday and everyday wear in dark velveteen with a Lord Fauntleroy collar. Features include princess lines, front buttoning, shoulder bands, and optional short sleeves. Sizes 6 to 14 with price Fifteen cents. order form lists address and pattern details.
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