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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1932
Page
5
Police chief A. W. Hopkins issues a sharp warning to parents about shoplifting and youth crime. He cites rising complaints from merchants, describes a bicycle theft ring involving six to eight boys, and warns that persistent offenders may be sent to the state reform school at Plankinton.
Report cards for the first six weeks at St Teresa parochial school showed trepidation among students but several earned averages of 9 percent or higher. Honored pupils include eighth grader Vance Kennard, and sixth graders Jackie Vogel Betty Diamond Margaret Diamond Margaret Calvert James Manderfield, and fourth graders Carol Sikkoray and Marjorie Tobin.
Striking high school students returned to classes after the school board agreed to meet with parents to discuss charges of severe punishment for gym rule violations. About 150 of 400 students had boycotted classes following a petition denouncing the actions of superiors. The group claimed some were whipped and kicked. In Knoxville Iowa a separate report notes Gilbert of Sioux Falls, a Boy Scout executive, was injured in an automobile collision while returning from Kirksville.
Hints for the Home Hints for the Home Wing reports Mrs. Bel Ebbert Carpenter took second place in last week’s recipe contest with a cheese and macaroni dish named Convent pie. The entry lists ingredients, directions, and bake times, alongside details of the contest prizes and submission rules for future entries.
In Istres France Oct 18 a dual plane bid to set a new 6400 mile world distance record to Buenos Aires was halted as the first craft could not take off with its fuel load. Capt Louis Mailloux and Jean Mermoz delayed until November after rising 100 feet and dumping fuel. The second crew Jul on Bossaufret and Maurice Ress also quit, but may try again tomorrow.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports construction of a modern ark will begin at Fairmont with two river barges arriving from Pittsburgh to form foundations. Dr. John W Sproul, advocate of divine heating, envisions a seating tabernacle for 1509 souls and plans a salvation voyage to the Gulf of Mexico from Fairmont.
Poona reports denied officially that Mahatma Gandhi suffered a paralytic stroke. Gandhi remained fit last night as Ambedkar, the depressed classes representative, visited to discuss implementing the Poona pact after his death fast. A stray botanical note adds that cockleburr seeds vary in germination, some after year one, some after year two.
New York Mayor Joseph V. McKee, hailed as a political tornado, moves to cut costs and reshape city policy. He slashes the budget by up to 100000, trims salaries, ends a printing monopoly, orders a census of the unemployed, and challenges Tammany plans while promising firmer fiscal management.
Grimm warns 1932 expenses exceeded official totals with a funded debt reaching 2.246 billion dollars as Wall Street lenders demand cuts. He calls for 30 million in wage reductions, noting mandatory state laws block easy cuts unless reforms pass. He cites payroll growth from 248 million to 349 million since 1929 and details Mayor Walker and McKee administrations with large city assets and a 2 million dollar daily payroll.
Martin Smith a local truck operator was injured when his truck overturned on a highway northeast of Aberdeen. He was taken to a local hospital unconscious but is expected to recover.
Norma Schanzenbach, 11, vanished during Mobridge Sauerkraut Day activities on Saturday while accompanied by her parents. Local and state officers conduct a search but report no clues or motive.
In Cavour on October 18, residents spotted two large flocks of wild geese migrating southward signs of approaching cold weather. The birds typically travel farther north later, usually by mid November, unless conditions force an earlier migration.
Morris argues railroads face bankruptcy without government aid from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He urges fair regulation and open competition to restore traffic, noting rivers and motor vehicles have eroded rail use and calling for reforms to lift industry from a “Slough of Despond.”
A speaker urges Americans to return to core economic principles and self reliance. He argues that government overreach has crowded out citizen initiative and commercial vigor, calling for a return to the fiscal prudence and independence that marked early national leadership.
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