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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1938
Page
4
A puzzle styled as a word fill game referencing Canadian poet and war themes, with clues across letters and numbers hinting at names like Flanders Fields and related terms. The grid bundles varied definitions, word lengths, and cross references to produce a thematic teaser.
Washington dispatch outlines a theory that wartime maneuvering shapes a foreordained settlement. It argues Sudetenland settled at the first Chamberlain Hitler talks, cites air superiority and allied dynamics as decisive, and notes public opinion shifting toward military preparation and expanded naval funding.
The piece argues the long awaited housing boom is blocked by citizen doubt about value. It notes Life Magazine shows home financing is easier and cheaper, and that building costs now run about 10 percent below 1926 levels. It highlights redesigned home plans for different incomes to spur demand.
A far flung news note mocks Australia’s debate on sending koalas to an expo in San Francisco. The piece jokes about rare bears facing sea voyage perils while global fears of politics, war, and economy loom, reflecting on American preoccupations with starlets and moral choices.
A fragmented passage argues that young drivers face a broad range of traffic situations and that responsibility for safe driving should not rest solely on safety campaigners. It references Ohio towns Mansfield and Shelby as examples of local traffic experts and efforts.
A collage of brief observations surveys and oddities from safety training to daylight saving time and global tensions. It mentions 500 children taught street safety ages four to six a Yale astronomer warning of muddled fat and circles and a nifty fountain pen that switches blue to red. It notes 30 000 000 Americans changing clocks and reports on Who's Who enlargement and European Europe politics including Brennge Pass tensions and languages in South Africa. A moose in a Midwest garage and a nameless mouse labeled Prague close the piece with playful whimsy.
Ruth Millett argues that half the young women and nine tenths of young men are unfit for marriage due to lack of homemaking knowledge and poor attitudes toward gender roles. She questions the future of marriages built on contempt, dependence, or easy divorce.
A collection of quotations on democracy, peace, and war from Henry Adol Hitler Benito Mussolini and others. The remarks contrast peaceful rhetoric with violence, and note how industrial limits shape modern conflict.
A reflection by Bos Burns on cross cultural observations from Chinese laundries to Arabs, noting fluent English among diverse men in entertainment. He recalls a plane stop in Arizona where a white man mocks an Indian, prompting the Chief to exclaim that the man is a riot, illustrating racial caricature in travel and film circles.
The National Corn Husking Contest, planned for Sioux Falls on November 3, is a major amateur sporting event expected to attract over 100,000 attendees. The city plans extensive traffic control, 800 guards, a 1200 foot lunch stand, 400 acres of parking, and the largest farm machinery exhibit ever assembled in the U.S. The scale promises substantial favorable advertising for South Dakota.
A Central South Dakota farm diary entry reflects on seasonal weather, horse health concerns, and daily chores. The writer notes hot days hindering corn picking, a recovering washhouse shower, and a paying guest prompting extra food. Memories of tableware spark nostalgia as a friend’s travel tale prompts renewed resolve.
Pauline McAllister leaves Huron for Mankato to enter Mankato Business College. Vera Thoman returns to Huron to teach dancing in the Hotel Marvin Hughitt, with classes on Saturdays. At the Huron Theatre Lewis Stone appears in Freedom of the Press and The Michigan Kid plays at the Lyric. Russell Bard, Miller, tops the Huron Country Club invitational with 124 for 27 holes. Jerry Ryan places second with 126. Milton Cochrane heads to Aberdeen to join Oakland Pen Line, leaving Huron Motors and his secretary role behind. his wife to join him soon. Shelby Clemens, longtime Buron motorcycle patrolman, plans to move west. resignation noted.
Word reached Ms and Mrs George W Wright that their son George now at the University of Southern California will perform the first solo cornet in the school show. The couple, expecting to settle in California, noted the event as a milestone today.
New York radio listings detail weekend European broadcasts and Friday night programs across WEAF WABC WIZ and CBS networks with schedules for football games and variety shows. Dismissal note reports Tom DeHaven leaving hospital and Roy Housman joining stock sales duties in the Black Hills.
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