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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1936
Page
1
Sixty fishermen in fourteen North Sea boats were fenced following their failure to answer repeated radio calls after a Monday Tuesday storm.
Local readers rate recent films with praise for White Angel Mary at Scotland and Fury. Critics praise The Great Ziegfeld and The Gorgeous Hussy, while Spencer Tracy shines in Fury and The Great Ziegfeld receives strong notices.
A mix of quirky clippings shows people seeking voting machine demos and political sparks in Derby. the Vamar ship once Fram and Eleanor Bolling vessels now discharge soda ash and load nitrates. a Waco theft reveals a shirt recovered at a laundry, a routine police case.
Washington observes that business may ease only slightly after election, with government support via PWA funds relief checks and bonus payments masking broader weakness. Analysts note durable goods recovery and continued but limited federal outlays, suggesting little radical shift regardless of outcome. The chart compares recent months to 1929 highs and 1932 lows using 1922-25 averages for most figures.
A coast wide general maritime strike ties up Pacific shipping with 75,000 ship and dock workers idle from Seattle to San Diego. 118 ships in port aboard and stationed crews, as negotiations linger and a federal maritime commission is urged to mediate. Police deploy 400 in San Francisco and Los Angeles while sympathy actions threaten New York.
In South Dakota the war of words escalates as Republican Leslie Jensen and Governor Tom Berry trade verbal blows. Gurney and Mundt attack foes and the New Deal while Senator Bulow defends relief. Hitchcock lauds Berry’s record and rural credit hopes, with Vermillion remarks cited.
In Tulsa Oklahoma stockmen prepare a bovine beauty contest at the oil capital house and dairy show. Cows will be rouged powdered and costumed as they vie for the title most beautified cow in Oklahoma with names like Mada né Pompa dour Helen of Troy Tamona and Susannah among early favorites.
Leslie Josen Republican candidate for governor assailed Governor Berry's relief policies at a Daum Auditorium rally before more than 1,000 supporters. The speech promised to clean up the highway department and criticized opponents as spreading falsehoods while detailing plans to form a citizen council before addressing state relief issues.
A strong southerly wind brought the first dust storm of the fall to the city. Weather observers reported gusts up to 28 miles per hour and daytime highs around 60 degrees as dust clouds move over the area.
President Roosevelt, after large eastern rallies, heads to Brooklyn for a music hall speech and plans an election eve radio appeal as Landon journeys toward St Louis. Roosevelt praised by crowds in Wilmington and Philadelphia while defending New Deal policies and labor support. Landon, on train toward St Louis, challenges Roosevelt to state his positions on NRA AAA and executive power, urging return to American free enterprise.
Paris dispatch reports a fierce clash near Madrid with 30 killed at Getafe airport and bombs falling in central Madrid. Government forces push to drive Fascist troops from the city as new warplanes and tanks join the fight. Reports say towns Torrejon de la Calzada Humanes and Grinon were captured yesterday as front lines shift toward Cienpozuelos.
Charles Johnson, known as a badman, escaped from the Brule County jail by sawing two bars while an inmate slept. He was held on assault with intent to kill after a dispute at Mrs. Mary Pashby’s home on October 13, where Leland Somers ejected him from a dance. Johnson fled in a car after a threat with a shotgun. authorities issued a lookout.
Captain Mollison lands at Croydon after a record Atlantic crossing in his Belancs monoplane. He averaged 160 mph from Newfoundland to Harbor Grace and completed the voyage in 29 hours 58 minutes, with a small crowd cheering his spectacular feat amid bitter weather.
Governor Tom Berry headlines a Democratic rally at Daum's Auditorium in Beadle County to promote his bid for a third term. Goldie Wells will speak for secretary of state as farm and labor groups join a reception at Knights of Pythias hall featuring a playlet “Politics at the Crossreads.” The event starts at 7 30 p m with lunch served by organizers.
Unsettled patterns persist tonight and Saturday. Warmer tonight, cooler Saturday. South Delinéa area shows slight night lows and a modest rise tonight before cooler conditions return Saturday.
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