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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1938
Page
4
The page lists subscription rates for The Associated Press edition, advertising prompts, and a jumble of short human interest snippets. Highlights include a high jump record, a multi language singer with plans for flying lessons, and anecdotes about blindness, relief fraud, Mexican posters, gas meters, Hamlet length, and twins at San Jose College.
Voters in South Dakota must choose for two U S Senate posts in November. Berry or Gurney contest the regular six year term, while Fyfe or McCullen compete for the short term to finish Norbeck’s unexpired tenure. An error on the ballot could invalidate the whole vote.
At home Speery Gyroscope unveils an Automatic direction finder that tracks a transmitting station to guide pilots. United Air Lines and Western Electric demo an absolute altimeter showing ground height on a dial. The Civil Aviation Authority studies 19 proposed air mail extensions adding about 9000 miles to 32000. Abroad 10000 killed and 15000 injured in air raids this year. In Bias Bay China Japanese forces land 30,000 troops as 2000 Chinese are killed or wounded in a new drive.
A reminiscence of Richard St. Cloud of Oakland a sculptor who pursued varied activities for sheer pleasure. He began enjoying life in school and edited the school paper while engaging in music and performances, reflecting a lifetime of playful curiosity.
Ruth Millett profiles Geraldine Farrar at fifty after leaving opera to seek a quieter life. The ex star speaks of choosing early retirement, embracing new work and leisure, and urging women to adapt by letting go of past careers as they build new ones.
Aubrey Williams predicts steady job growth nationwide across sectors. Sally Tweedsmuir praises a governor general as a capable detective. Joseph Buerckel restricts demonstrations to the state. John Haynes Holmes asserts harmony between Communism and democracy for a favorable future.
A humorous essay describes Hollywood directors as tactful in turning down actors and shaping careers. It recounts a hunting mishap joke about mistaking a friend for game and apologizing. The piece reflects 1933 era magazine satire and social observations.
A South Dakota editorial urges marking center lines on oiled highways to reduce night-time crashes. Citing Aberdeen American News praise for a painted center marker on US 281 south of Aberdeen, the piece calls for expanding such safety markings statewide to save lives and speed up visibility.
A diary fragment records a hot autumn day with no school due to a local celebration. Jim and friends work on a car, sunrise inspires reflection, and farmers’ issues are discussed as the group contemplates community prosperity and livestock plans. A missing trailer incident prompts a moral about focus and lost paths.
Ten years ago in Huron teachers Miss Florence Fisch Miss Wilma Bliss and Miss Ruth Plummer attended the Minnesota Chicago football game in Minneapolis. Edna Gilland planned to work in St Paul as secretary for Twin City Milk Producers Assoc. Robins and Plummer group from Omaha visited, with Mrs Robins staying before Florida trip. Harry Lampe Mark Kunis hunting trip at Lake Byron followed by dinner at Kunis Cafe. Clarence Murphy H L Wilkinson family to Minneapolis for homecoming game. Mrs Gerald Edge treated in Pierre.
New York Oct 26 The New York Philharmonic resumes its ninth season on WABC CBS from 3 p.m. conducted by John Barbirolli. The day’s radio schedule spans NBC CBS and various stations featuring Vera Varieties Rudy Vallee Good News Variety Return of Bing Crosby Family Forum and multiple serials and orchestras in the evening lineup.
The Alpha Extension Club met at Mrs. Smoke Allen's home with Lillian Allen assisting. Eight members and one visitor attended. Business topics included purchasing a set of pictures, water art appreciation, Red Cross drive, quilt blocks, Farm and Home Week, and rail call topics. Demonstrations on threads by Myrtle Perkins and Eterson and Christmas Gifts by Susie Taylor and Imma Peterson. Refreshments followed. DAUGHTER BORN WOLSEY Oct 20 A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Roy Steuerwald at their farm home near here Monday morning.
A dense puzzle page mixes horizontal and vertical clues with numbers and coded hints. It references sports terminology, celestial and geographic terms, and various scattered definitions, creating a complex wordplay grid typical of a newspaper puzzle feature.
Three Roosevelt aides press a plan to ease government business estrangement through a radio Q and A with industrial leaders. Patterson Weir Stettinius Hook eyed to join officials in discussing misunderstandings, with Thurman Arnold and Douglas coordinating an unofficial anti monopoly effort in Justice.
Paul Mason surveys a tense Washington scene as election draws near. Democratic capitalism faces a choice between government backing of business or outright state control, with Roosevelt avoiding direct involvement to avoid misinterpretation of retreat. Business leaders crave decisive White House support.
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