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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1937
Page
1
State F U re elects Loriks amid rumors of a rift fading. Japs apologize as U S sailor is hurt. A series of brief world items follow including mine disaster in Germany, imperial launches in Ethiopia, and local notes from Manila to Lancaster.
A jailed worker, J F Gaughan, accused of unlicensed plumbing, grabbed an affidavit in court and was jailed for contempt Judge Cecil Curry ordered confinement. John B Kennedy called on Mrs Alice Cahill to collect life insurance and she was found dead. an ambulance surgeon said she died days earlier. County Judge Hubert Glover dismissed juvenile court after one girl failed to appear, then ordered observation for scarlet fever concerns.
Washington reports say the Chicago address was planned weeks ahead of a White House conference with Hull Davis and Roosevelt. Hull allegedly pushed the President to speak as Hull had long urged milder terms and the exact wording avoided the word aggressor in denouncing Japan.
A fragmentary tale warns that gossip starts from people who misread and misunderstand what they see in newspapers. Uncle Slug laments the public’s ignorance as a steamship disaster is misreported, highlighting how misinterpretation inflates rumors.
Violent fighting rages in Shanghai's International Settlement as Japanese and Chinese forces clash for control. Casualties include at least 100 Chinese killed or wounded, with American Marines and sailors sustaining injuries amid shelling and air attacks along the Whangpoa and nearby rail lines.
South Bend Indiana October 14 Sheriff William J Hosinski released Adelph Stopper after questioning the 2 year old youth overnight about the fatal shooting of Melba Moore 16 daughter of a village truck driver near Granger Indiana. Stopper and Charles Walton 27 were wounded when an unidentified gunman on a lonely road fired on their automobile as they stopped believing him to be a motorist in trouble.
Washington report shows rising auto fatalities despite spotty state improvements and safety campaigns. AAA estimates about 6,905 deaths this year based on fatality reports and ceremonies indicating a higher toll than last year.
Hollywood report says Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan consider marriage before careers. Coogan, once a child star now an orchestra leader, insists the marriage comes first and may wed this month in a quiet ceremony.
Paris reports France ready to re enter the London nonintervention committee on Spanish Civil War troop withdrawal. Paris would submit the volunteer issue within six to ten days and maintain a common stance with Britain, while reserving rights to scrapping neutrality pilots and resuming trade with the Spanish republican government if committee deadlocks.
Clark County farmer Jerry Macer was found guilty by a jury of second degree manslaughter in the death of his wife Wirs after a party near Crocker. Judge Vern G. Wehleter imposed three years at hard labor with a sixty day stay on bond set at 35000.
Washington officials warn a five point program at a coming special session may spark a parliamentary tangle over the anti-lynching bill. Administrators hope to place it after farm legislation but Southern opposition and filibusters could delay action.
A Vatican source says the Holy See has ordered its hierarchy and missions in the Far East to cooperate with Japanese actions in China wherever Bolshevism appears. The memo emphasizes aiding wounded on both sides while maintaining neutrality and restraint.
The Conts twins Leis and Louise want back their first twin husbands Roy and Ray Sebring after annulled marriages with Hubert and Herbert Sharpe. The sisters say the Sharpe unions were a mistake and seek a second double honeymoon with the Sebrings, who are U.S. Marines in Honolulu.
Reports from Chicago and across the north central U S describe a sharp cold snap with freezing readings and light snow flurries. Cities like Pittsburgh and areas from New York to the Missouri border saw record lows and warnings of continued cold air.
Frank Koehler, 41, a flagman for the state highway department, was crushed under a CCC truck on a pavement patching job between Custer and Newcastle in Custer County Wyoming. The accident occurred 31 miles west of Custer as Koehler stepped back after guiding an eastbound car. the driver then moved forward striking him. Deputy Sheriff Tor Pett and coroner Dr W E Heilesen investigated. Koehler left a wife and two daughters and two sons.
National Union leaders urge against U.S. entry into war as South Dakota Farmers Union wraps its annual convention. Emil Loriks of Arlington is reelected president amid a tense close and reports await final windup actions. Everson of St Charles outlines retirement plans after next month’s national convention.
The Huron city commission awarded the contract to F C W Kuehn of Huron and Croft and Boerner of Minneapolis to design the $360000 PWA auditorium. Croft and Boerner will lead design with Kuehn supervising construction. fee set at 3 percent. Other bids included Parking and McWione Sioux Falls at 5 percent and Ingemann St Paul at 2 percent.
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