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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1937
Page
1
Dakota House site chosen for a new municipal auditorium as city officials outline the plan. Other brief items describe Connie Mack visiting Atlantic City after illness, a divorce petition in Rogersville and a ticket scalping crackdown in Minneapolis.
AP report highlights oddities and small-town scenes from across the U S with brief notes on a Philadelphia liquor store dance craze ending in a ceiling fall, a Baltimore larceny case ending in acquittal after a quizzical judge exchange, and other light items.
Washington reports a cabinet reshuffle near as the president’s reorganization bill moves through Congress. Names Cummings Perkins Hooper dominate whispers amid possible moves for Attorney General Cummings and positions for Labor Secretary Perkins. Rumors of Commerce Secretary Roper’s transfer to the post office or departure from Commerce persist, though not officially confirmed. Continued on page four Sea Mallon.
A humorous tale about a farm uncle who jokes that a hired man must be given weeks notice for any action. The man breaks a hoe handle and a henhouse door, prompting escalating two week notices. The narrator, BD Gurne, frames the joke as a 1937 Enquire Features feature.
Doomed Chinese battalion clings to a last stand near Chapei as the frontline shifts west of Shanghai toward the international settlement and French concession. Japanese forces bombard outskirts while U S Marines and British troops consider withdrawal to avoid stray fire. Local crowds rally for Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Eighty-eighth Army as armored clashes threaten foreign residential districts.
Chicago Oct 28 Tony Lazzeri longtime New York Yankees second baseman joined the Chicago Cubs as player and coach for 1938. Owner Phil Wrigley announced the deal after a one hour conference. Lazzeri traveled from San Francisco for the meeting and becomes the Yanks regular second baseman since 1938 in the world series era.
Coronation events begin at seven o clock in the new Huron High auditorium to honor Tiger King Vincent McGinty and Queen Virginia Kittleson chosen by the student body. Donald Gross will host and Billy Busch of 1935 will crown the couple as seniors lead a march and flower girl Osmanson. Attendants include Creva Brown and many senior students as the procession forms an arch.
Chicago reports indicate a 13 year old sixth grade pupil Donald Lewandowski Jr was indicted by a grand jury on manslaughter charges in the death of 11 year old Lorraine Reeppard. A state's attorney staff member noted the youth is the youngest charged with such an offense in Cook County records. School classmates said the girl was struck on the head with a cardboard tube.
Funeral service for Mrs. John Adams, Onida social figure and club reader, who died Tuesday night in Rochester Minnesota, will be held Friday at 2:30 from the Onida Presbyterian Church. The burial will follow in an Eastern cemetery section conducted by church officials.
The Evening Huronite reports the diary diary of Central South Dakota Fawn Warman will be broadcast next week after the Des Moines WHOs purchase of broadcasting rights. Details of use were not specified but it will be part of a daily sustaining program. WHO operates at 1000 kilocycles.
Washington money controls over speculation tipped stocks to the buying side. After the Federal Reserve Board raised margin requirements, trading favorites leaped with gains of six dollars or more as large blocks changed hands. Wall Street weighed the impact of the credit shift before further action.
Viola Smith, 22, charged with four counts of manslaughter after coroner’s inquest linked her borrowed car to the death of Irene Fulton, 31, and injuries to Robert Fulton, 47. Smith to be arraigned in municipal court. evidence cites liquor influence, reckless driving, no headlights, and excessive speed.
A major flood from a cloudburst swept through the town of Dmeir northeast of Damascus. Dozens of bodies were recovered and about one hundred people were reported missing as water nine feet deep engulfed the area washing away most houses.
In a 7 to 2 secret ballot the city board selected the Dakota House property on Dakota Avenue for the new $365,636 municipal auditorium. The 85 by 59 foot site will cost about $29,450 and the board plans to start work by December 13 with a year to complete. architect and engineer selection was postponed.
Unofficial dispatches report Moorish troops breaking Spanish lines in the Uxera sector and advancing near Paseo de Resales. Fighting rages across Madrid with government counterattacks in the university city sector and insurgent pushes toward the Southwestern barricades. Minor engagements noted on other fronts.
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