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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1931
Page
4
A historical note outlines the ideal newspaper role as truthful, fearless but fair, open to all opinions, leading through informed leadership, and balancing informative guidance with entertainment. It stresses responsibility, public trust, and daily relevance for tomorrow.
An editorial argues against cuts in public services citing the telephone as essential. It recalls a South Dakota farm story where a removed telephone delayed medical aid, worsening a heart attack until help arrived. Minutes count in emergencies, and the device is a protection not a luxury.
The Pierre Capital Journal criticizes federal drought loans in South Dakota as a bank proposition with minimal aid. It notes shipments of livestock due to lack of state or federal protection, questions costs of officials, and remarks that new rules shift relief to cover breeding stock rather than feeding large herds.
The renowned physicist famous for ether drift studies, Dr Dayton C Miller, has just returned from Europe. He shared anecdotes from travels and conversations with famous figures, but noted his addition of 54 new flutes to his collection, including two rare glass examples.
The Evening Huronite notes the Legion relief chairman calls for old clothes food toys fuel and bed-clothes to aid the seedy and needy in the community this year seeking local donations and distribution through the committee.
A survey shows about 140 children in Huron lack warm winter clothing and many adults lack employment. The American Legion asks locals to donate clothes, food, fuel, and bed linens for distribution to the needy this winter.
In Cleveland Lieut Com Charles E Rosendahl predicts Akron will be dwarfed by future airships and says ships twice or three times Akron size may be built. He foresees commercial airship lines becoming reality as airship payload scales, with even small ships turning a profit and larger ones near dividend payoffs.
Within 20 miles of Boston common the metro area houses 2.31 million people. Metropolitan Boston ranks fourth among U.S. cities after New York Chicago and Philadelphia, surrounded by suburbs Cambridge Somerville and Lynn each over 100,000 residents, altering the city’s perceived size.
The Investors Syndicate of Minneapolis cites Federal Reserve data showing currency in circulation about 25 percent higher than the long-term average, roughly one billion dollars more. Yet business remains below normal as money moves slowly, with bills changing hands far less often than in 1928. The group suggests this hoarding may precede an upturn if circulation speeds up.
Critics fear constitutional overreach yet argue the constitution already permits federal regulation to stabilize industry. The piece asks if Congress can sanction selective production limits for national welfare while preserving essential rights. It notes precedent in postal service and utilities and suggests only targeted statutes, not constitutional change, would be needed.
In a tense political moment, Paul Cyr asserts Long’s Senate elevation created a vacancy in Louisiana’s governorship and may challenge the seated governor’s authority. Cyr’s stance triggers fears of a legal showdown while Lang claims protection with troopers nearby.
A travelogue from Chalons sur Marne with Viola Mach, South Dakota's champion, touring Europe with Mr and Mrs HM Jones of Brookings as guests of the Chicago Mail Order company after winning a national contest in Chicago last December. The party visits Belleau Wood and Verdun, details the Sacred Road, the Citadel, and Verdun’s three year bombardment, noting German occupation, wartime ruins, and Petain’s era artifacts before heading back to Paris.
The Fedora Garden Club met at the A. K. Lambert home with 18 members and 12 visitors. Dorothy ONeal presided as president while Clayton Kelsey Jr led a lesson on storing vegetables. The event honored retiring officers and featured a demonstration team from Vera Morgan and Darleen Lambert.
Miss Josephine Schain, national director of the Girl Scouts, urges that Girl Scout Week showcase the movement’s contributions to communities. Beginning Sunday, October 25, the week features seven service days ending on Halloween, the founder’s birthday, highlighting home-making, relief aid support, and healthy outdoor activities by over 24,000 leaders and members.
Scout Troop No 3 prepares for a rally featuring relay games. The Black Bears won first place in all events including message relay, chariot race and broad jump. Flaming Arrows and other patrols attended the poker meeting and the gathering closed with the Black Bears leading the session.
The Alpenaret troop appoints W. L. chairman, W. J. Page romentor, A. J. Siedaohlan camper, D. Evanstralmer and A. J. Brigham Inspector. Two veterans have served in troop duties for nearly six years.
Scouts pass tests for To the Colors as Scoutmaster Maurice Gowdy lists rally events for October 2. Three scouts and three visitas attend roll call. patrols meet at 8 00. Albert Clem earns second class first aid, Don Cucksty and Robert Harris showcase tasks while others rehearse oath and laws.
Division of the Ladies Aid informs members of a meeting with Frank Young on November 5 to discuss upcoming events and activities.
A jumble of crossword like clues and clues labeled vertical and horizontal. Items reference minerals coatings oils and body parts interspersed with terms for actions and measurements. Includes definitions for words such as injurious acts and plant parts alongside scattered numeric hints and broad categories.
A South Dakota 4-H club member Beulah Mae Wilson shares how starting with seven members, forming the Happy Workers, and pursuing foods led to demonstrations, county and state honors, a trip to the State Fair, and experiences at Chicago. She urges youth to join 4-H, work hard, and enjoy the rewards.
Instructions on washing raw wool, carding it with woolen cards, and forming light warm woolen comforts. Steps cover washing in soft water with vinegar rinse, handling to avoid matting, drying, carding technique, layering bats for a comfort, basting, and final tying or quilting to prevent shifting. Repairs involve washing and recarding if fluffiness is lost.
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