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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1930
Page
6
A flurry of Wednesday through Thursday club meetings fills the Huron social calendar. Women from the P. T. A., Loyal Order of Moose, M E Ladies Aid, and numerous circles host events, showers, and bridge games at homes and lodges, with prizes, refreshments, and planned officer nominations.
Miss Lucille Nietz sails to Missouri Valley Ia for a two month vacation. For rent four unfurnished ground floor rooms with bath ideal for a middle aged couple with no children. Phone 2692. Mr and Mrs V L Weir return from Watertown with Mrs Axel Hanson to spend a week. The Weirs visited Mrs Hanson at That Westcott Family home. A three act comedy set for College auditorium 8 30 Wednesday April 9. Merle Lanteen leaves for Winona Minn for several weeks vacation. Tiger 3 cycle batteries offer positive operation in all weather with a written guarantee and Gamble store service. Earl Walz returns to Norfolk Neb after visiting his mother Mrs Louise Wale and relatives. Mrs Wale manages a Gamble store in Norfolk. Rainbow Luncheon at M E church April 11 invites table reservations. John Schollan Sr visits Huron this week with son and daughter in law Ew Schollan 513 Simmons Ave southeast.
Miss Lucile Bruce of 465 Dakota Avenue North spent Sunday at the home of her parents in Yankton with Miss Erma Hatz and Henry Gelim joining the visit.
A 1929 report from the department of commerce notes fewer marriages in South Dakota while population declines and divorces increase. Beadle County shows 197 marriages in 1929 versus 220 in 1928, and the divorces rate climbs relative to marriages.
Figures show 6 70] marriages in 1928, down from 6 738 in 1928, a drop of about 0.5 percent. Earlier years note 1916 had 5 5¢b marriages, reflecting long-term trends in the state.
During the year just past there were 778 divorces granted in the state, up from 75 the previous year, a 28 increase or 3.7 percent. Four marriages were annulled last year and five in 1928. Population on July 1 1929 was 712 000, up from 704 000 in 1928. One annulment occurred in Beadle county, with the others in Codington Lake and Grego.
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