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Newspaper

Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1931

Page

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Iroquois Youth Describes Tour Of Huron Industries

Iroquois high school freshman George Ulrich writes about a study tour arranged with the Huron Chamber of Commerce. The group visited Armour packing, a filtration plant, freight roundhouse, Western Public Service power plant, telephone office, Huronite, dairy, greenhouse, and broadcasting station, noting safety, cleanliness, and mechanized processes along the way.

George Ulrich Huron Ulrich Iroquoily High School Iroquois High School Huron Chamber of Commerce Myers Chamber of Commerce Armour Packing Plant Ile Aniroal Round House Kent

Court Upholds Right to Cash for Change of Mind in Car Sale

In Watertown on April 4 the state supreme court affirmed a ruling in favor of James W. Reedy against J. Davidson and D. L. Davidson. The decision, written by Judge Warren, upheld Reedy’s claim for 174.25 dollars representing his equity in a car sold after repairs and commissions were deducted.

Watertown State Supreme Court James W. Reedy Mathew J. Schmidt J. Davidson D. L

Citizens Leagues To Hold Convention

Young Citizen leagues of Kingsbury county meet in Desmet for an Ats convention featuring spelling essay and declamation contests and a school exhibit. The essay contest focuses on the topic My County with pupil organizations already formed across the county.

Citizens Leagues Desmet Young Citizen Leagues Kingsbury County

Huron Man Wins Land Deal Case in Beadle County

In Sioux Falls April 4 Judge Ray E Dougherty ruled that Cornelia L Todd Howard J Todd and Gladys O Lambert all of Sioux Falls did not accept W H Butterfield of Huron offer to buy Beadle county land. Butterfield was awarded 2770 plus costs.

Sioux Falls Cornelia L. Todd Howard J. Todd Gladys O. Lambert W. H. Butterfield Huron Ray E. Dougherty Mr. Butterfield Todds Doughherty Edwin J. Todd Gladys C. Lambert Minnehaha County Butterfield Slao Mrr. Butterfield Toni Kirby Max Boyhl Danforth & Danforth

Canova Students To Present Operetta Friday Night

Canova high school students will present an operetta and musical program Friday April 1. The glee club orchestra and other groups participate under the direction of Miss Charlotte Cressey and Miss Mildred Gilbert teachers at the school.

Canova Canova High School Glee Club Charlotte Cressey Mildred Gilbert

Red Cross Chapter Elects New Officers

TuLare on April 4 special the local Red Cross chapter organized at a Saturday meeting. Officers elected include Mrs J P Paulson president Mrs H H Fink vice president Mrs W J Craig secretary treasurer and Mrs F W Hagman and Mrs Mike Anderson trustees.

Tulare the Red Cross J. P. Paulson H. H. Fink W. J. Craig F. W. Hagman Mike Anderson

Canova Plans For Annual Dairy Day

Committees have been named and plans made for Canova's fourth annual Dairy Day observance on Friday June 5. Educational and entertainment features promise interest with prominent speakers, ball games, dances, and a big free lunch. The Commercial Club sponsors the event. W J Schafer is general chairman and C H Lindholm leads concessions.

Canova W.J. Schafer C. H. Lindholm

South Dakota Farmers Plan Bigger Corn Increases

South Dakota farmers expect to plant more corn oats and barley while cutting wheat flax and tame hay this year according to a March planting intentions survey by federal statistician C. J. Borum. The state would raise barley 20 percent and potatoes 10 percent with overall rises in corn and oats. flax acreage to fall about 15 percent. durum wheat to drop about 25 percent from last year. The national figures show durum wheat at 76.1 percent and other spring wheats at 88 percent of 193? levels. The report cautions that intentions may not mirror actual plantings due to weather prices and supply.

Brookings South Dakota Federal Department of Agriculture C. J. Borum Federal Agricultural Statistician Dakotas Montana United States

Mrs E H Bryan to Speak at Watertown Kindergartens

Mrs E H Bryan of Huron state chairman of the National Kindergarten Independence will visit Watertown kindergartens and speak at a meeting in late April per an announcement by Mrs Merley Craig president of the Mellette preschool group. The exact date was not specified but the visit will occur during the latter part of April and is being coordinated with local officials.

E. H. Bryan Watertown EH. Bryan Huron Natonal Kinder Indepenssvcaton Merley Craig Mellette Roy I. Chambers Bryan

Citizens Organize For New Golf Course Desmet

Local golf enthusiasts organize to sponsor a course on city park property. Nine holes laid out on 23 acres, replacing the abandoned links two miles southwest of the city from last season.

Desmet

New Funeral Parlors Opened In De Smet Area

De Smet April 4 funeral parlors of Fisher and Greer of Iroquois and Ralph Eslick of De Smet have been opened here. Eslick, an undertaker for fifteen months, joins the Iroquois firm and will manage the local branch.

de Smet Fisher & Greer Iroquois Ralph Eslick Eslick

District Scout Center Planned At De Smet

De Smet will host a new district Boy Scout Center serving towns north and south. Following a visit by Huron Scouting sponsors to a Lions Club meeting, a tentative district committee was named with E. F. Green as chairman and members including Dr. B. A. Dyar, J. O. Purintun, H. L. Boecker, and H. J. Eggen in roles such as court of honor finance organization and training camping.

DE Smet Boy Scout Movement Huron Lions Club E. F. Green B. A. Dyar J. O. Purintun H. L. Boecker H. J. Eggen

Hyde County Plans For Y. C. L. Contest

Hyde county schools hold elimination contests this week and next preparing for the county meet in Highmore on April 11. City school tryouts name Sylvia Mae Taylor and Josephine Quirk as division representatives in declamatory events, with Helen Gibbs chosen for the essay division in the sixth grade.

Hyde County Highmore Sylvia Mae Taylor Josephine Quirk Helen Gibbs

Oversubscribe Quota For Southern College

Sioux Falls quota for development funds for Sioux Falls college oversubscribed by 100 dollars. The drive raised 12 weeks of campaigning and a new $280,000 drive will start across several states. President C R Lattgast hailed the success as paving accreditation and expansion to build a large college in Sioux Falls.

Southern College Sioux Falls Sioux Fall Sioux Falls College South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota Towa C. R. Lattgas

Lake Preston Class Tours State School Visit

The sociology class from Lake Preston High School with Professor Fay Lailth visited the state home for the feeble minded at Redfield. They studied societal pathology and the care for the unfortunates, admiring the artistic work and variety produced by the residents.

Lake Preston Lake Preston High School Fay Lailth Redfield

Propose New Method Of Athletic Awards

Officers of the Women's Athletic association at Sioux Falls college moved Thursday night to seek athletic monograms and sweaters for women athletes through the students' association. Augusta Jackley was named to meet with the student council to draft a recommendation for presentation to the student body. The existing point system would be incorporated into the student body constitution with sweaters funded by the student body, though some object that the current method makes earning sweaters too easy.

Sioux Falls Women's Athletic Association Sioux Falls College Students’ Association of Augusta Jackley Pierre Athletic Association Students’ Association

College Students Hear Government Conduct

Apell-Hon. A Christopherson of Sioux Falls, United States congressman from South Dakota's first district, spoke to students at Sioux Falls college about United States government.

Sioux Falls Apell A. Christopherson Sioux Fall United States South Dakota

Springs Oil Well Reopened Near Hot Springs

Announcement from 4. C. Grandhouche in Denver states that the Country Club oil well on the divide west of Hot Springs will resume completion. Pacific American Oil of Denver and the Rapid City Drilling Syndicate drilled to 1212 feet last summer and fall before suspending November 1. A Denver crew and rig are returning to advance testing of the structure, expected to boost oil development in southwestern South Dakota.

Springs Hot Springs 4. C. Grandhouche Denver Country Club Pacific’ American Oil Company of Rapid City Drilling Syndicate South Dakota Grandhouche Rapidity

Junior Play Nets Good Returns at Lake Preston

A Lake Preston high school junior class presented the comedy Her Comes Patricia to a large audience on Wednesday. The cast delivered strong dramatic moments while the girls saxophone quartet offered numbers. Cecil Wood and Delbert Bates performed solos. The Juniors netted 50 dollars to help defray Junior-Senior banquet expenses.

Lake Preston Patricia Cecil Wood Delbert Bates

Judge Warren earns patent for safer football yardage marker

Pierre April 4 Judge Freder ick A Warren of the South Dakota supreme court has obtained a patent on a new soft rubber football yardage marker. He hopes to manufacture it for general use to reduce player injury and danger to contestants and spectators. Warren, a gridiron follower, says he has endorsements from 50 coaches including the late Knute Rockne for his invention.

Pierre Frederick A. Warren South Dakota Supreme Court Warren Knute Rockne

Cabinet design and freeze capacity inquiry

The question asks if the cabinet is well designed sturdy and properly insulated and whether it has space to store ice cream meat fish game or quick frosted foods at below freezing temperatures indefinitely including an area for extra ice cubes.

Carthage Church Sponsors Boy Scouts

The Congregational church in Carthage sponsors a Boy Scout organization. A troop committee of M Harmon Ed Winchell E A Hicks N W Meyer Byron Patten and S E Cooper is appointed with Dr A S Bensend chosen as scout master. Plans call for two troops for beginners and older boys.

Carthage Boy Scouts Congregational Church In M. Harmon Ed Winchell E A Hicks N. W. Meyer Byron Patten S. E. Cooper A. S. Bensend

State Association Holds High Rank in EducationEnrollment

South Dakota Education association reports 4 359 members at year start ranking third nationally. Executive secretary N. E. Steele says 98.52 percent of teachers in the state are enrolled. Utah leads at 100.24 percent and Maine at 99.53 percent.

Sioux Falls South Dakota Education Association N. E. Steele South Dakota Utah Maine

Epidemic Closes Carthage Public School

Carthage public school closes until Monday due to an epidemic of three day measles. Many pupils miss classes, and officials decide a vacation is best to wait out the outbreak.

Carthage

College Musicians Announce Northern State Tour

The Northern State Teachers college orchestra under Prof. H. E. Goodsell released a complete tour program. The group will visit Wilmot Lake City Sisseton Veblen and Britton for three evening concerts and two afternoon programs starting April 6 with solos instrumental numbers and orchestra selections.

Orchestra Tour Concert Schedule Across South Dakota

The city band hosts a Wilmot concert with a matinee in Sisseton High School and an evening show at Veblen. The troupe then performs a Lake City matinee on April 5 and a Britton concert in the evening, under local high school leadership, closing the tour.

Wilmot Sisseton Veblen Lake City Britton

Rapid City Auto Firm Organized In South Dakota

Pierre April 4 In Coyne and Thomas Inc a Rapid City company organized to conduct a general automobile and sales business has been incorporated with 25000 capital corporators are Frank M J Coyne and Waller A The City.

Rapid City Auto Company Pierre In Coyne and Thomas, Inc Frank M. J. Coyne Waller A

Groton Voters to Decide on Municipal Building

Groton residents will vote April 21 on a proposed 15.0 million municipal building project. Mayor H. R. Bowden announced the plan features a 700 seat auditorium and entailed facilities for city use.

Groton H. R. Bowden

Finest Radio Ever Offered to Public Seeks Viewers

A compact full-size radio promises a full-tune broadcast studio feel in under one square foot of floor space. The new model boasts 24 exclusive features and claims to recreate the studio’s output with unmatched fidelity. Visitors are invited to see and hear this premium radio firsthand.

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