13 Oct 1937
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1937
Page
1
Roosevelt presses new measures on crop controls and labor bills as the nation faces farm program challenges amid political tension. A separate report outlines a high-stakes state farm meeting climaxing today with agricultural policy implications for 1938.
A whimsical Associated Press sketch recalls Mary McCor mles stay at a Maryville hotel. hotel staff improvised a bed from a vacant room to accommodate the singer after a concert while her manager and an assistant stayed in the lobby.
Washington Oct 13 The House Rivers and Harbors committee released hearings on the sewer TVA matter but conspicuously omitted engineers from America’s leading Washington column. Attorney General Cummings declined to offer policy suggestions while Labor Secretary Perkins admitted she knew noth not clear early in the testimony.
A character narrates how travel brochures mislead about vacations while warning of common travel mishaps such as flat tires and rain. An anecdote about a cousin obsessed with a romantic rescue ends with a quip about proposing after a bath, illustrating cautious optimism in travel planning.
South Dakota Farmers Union marks day two of its 22nd annual state convention with a noon registration, a colorful parade featuring the South Dakota State College 115 piece military band, and a major afternoon business session. National President E M Ryerson of St Charles SD and National Director Mortis Erickson of North Dakota are to address the assembly at Huron College auditorium this evening. HL Dy Rolfe of Montana and Jamestown ND representative Glenn Talbott headline today’s talks.
AFL leaders backed by unions rejected a 200-man peace conference proposed to end organized labor strife. William Green, AFL president, called the plan insincere after reviewing a telegram from John L. Lewis committees inviting federal mediation. Green warned against capitulation to the terms set by the CIO and Coal operators.
London reports Italian fascist leaders asked for 50,000 volunteer militiamen to handle emergencies as the British cabinet discussed Spain intervention and efforts to avoid direct clash with Italy. Rome denied volunteers were for Spain while Franco-Spanish frontier battles continued with dozens of aircraft downed.
Major L A Tayton signalled and Private Frank Strosier jumped from the plane. The pair ended up on the ground near here after a cold cockpit misinterpretation. Strosier called the army field to report the incident and clarify the command error.
A Chinese spokesman said Japanese forces suffered more than 3000 dead and wounded in a desperate thrust across Won-tsa- pang Creek near the international settlement. Japanese losses included around 15,000 troops, with attacks near Taing where a machine gun and grenade fire halted their advance. Casualties and air strikes continued around Chapel sector and Minghong as Gen Chiang Kai-shek was reported nearby inspecting defenses.
Washington dispatch notes the forthcoming special session of Congress will be the twenty fifth of its kind since the 1783 start of Congress. It marks the second call by President Roosevelt, who previously summoned the seventy third Congress on March 3, 1933, amid a history of six extra sessions in the past two decades.
President Roosevelt spins a measured foreign policy, urging active steps to preserve peace and cooperation with nations, including China and Japan, as he backs a nine power treaty conference on Sino Japanese tensions. He warns aloofness invites chaos, linking world events to U.S. living standards and trade.
Federal forecaster B Laskowich reports a season low for the day at 14 degrees F. The thermometer climbed above the freezing mark by dawn. Slightly warmer conditions expected tonight and Thursday with fair skies.
President Roosevelt orders a special session for November 15 to push a five point program by Christmas. The plan includes crop production control wage hour standards regional planning government reorganization and stronger anti trust laws. The move signals a potential heavy fight in Congress as the last session left these measures stalled and debates over court packing and foreign policy loom.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.