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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1934
Page
10
Secretary of Agriculture C A Russell appeals to South Dakotans to fund a 1934 World's Fair exhibit. He notes past state pride and urges public spirited citizens to sponsor Loyalty week events April 22 1928 to raise funds. He emphasizes South Dakota's scenic attractions and undeveloped lands as tourism potential.
Doland high school hosted an inter class meet with the seniors led by Caldow and Hahn scoring seven points to win the event. Juniors placed second with Hale, sophomores tallied 28 and freshmen 10 as Hahn won multiple events and placed second in the high jump. Coach Hubbard expressed satisfaction with the meet and the Wheelers’ strength as he plans around Hahn and Caldow for the season.
Doland hosts the fifth annual Doland invitational track and field meet on April 20 with nine entered schools. The list includes Onida, De Smet, Miller, Wessington, Groton, Frankfort, Redfield, and Doland. About 100 competitors expected across 13 events. Miller led by the Bentson brothers, with strength from Onida, Wessington, and Groton.
Clark county pioneer Richie died after a prolonged illness at his Clark home. Born in Marion, Wisconsin, he came to the area in 1933 and homesteaded near Garden City before moving to Clark. Surviving sons Clifford, Donald, James, and Robert. wife deceased in 1931. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm at Congregational church with Rev. J T O Neill, interment Rose Hill cemetery.
Amusements in Huron announce Richard and Pringle's Georgia Minstrels performing Thursday noon street parade with Harlem themed acts. The troupe, touring with their largest company to date, features Lasses Brown, Tommy Harris, George Bryant orchestra, Six Dancing Hot Shots, Jimeny Miller, and Groomfield and Freeley. Also showing Manhattan Tower at the State with a single locale NY skyscraper plot and entwined love and stock plotlines.
A notice asks Hu ron residents to donate garments for the needy. Fill the coupon for D. K Scruby, American Legion clothing chairman, and a legionnaire will collect the clothes for distribution.
In Highmore on Sunday Mrs. and Mrs. W D McDonald marked their forty eighth wedding anniversary by hosting friends Mr. and Mrs. Aasby who observed their forty third. Many relatives attended as both couples, longtime residents, celebrated together. Royal Neighbors meet in Wessington with Mrs Blanche Shea hosting sixteen members for an initiatory degree ceremony.
An advertisement touts Post's 40% Bran Flakes as a solution for sluggish intestines and irregular elimination. It claims the cereal provides bulk from bran and other wheat parts, offers appetizing flavor, and is affordable at grocers. General Foods endorses the product.
Miss Jennie Zernow, 19, spoke at the Methodist church in Highmore to a large audience. An American four years, she attends Wessington Springs College, describes life in Russia and peasant hardships, and notes her family’s Free Methodist church roots in Beaver Dam. She was drawn to the South Dakota school through church connections.
Pressed text shows a forecast for Huron and vicinity with warmer tonight and Wednesday partly cloudy. Additional lines include hourly temperatures from Tam 31 to 55 dia. m. and a South Dakota summary of generally fair and warmer tonight, then cooler in the extreme west, plus Iowa noting cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
Readable fragments describe possible showers in the east and south central portions with warmer temperatures in the north central area. Notes mention tonight being warmer near Lake Superior and cooler in the northwest portion, though wording is uncertain and partially garbled.
Weather notes for Sioux Falls Brookings Pierre Rapid City Yankton WatertownAberaven list varied highs from mid thirties to mid fifties with mostly clear roads. Precipitation is inconsistent and some data appears garbled or incomplete.
Two short weather notes report temperatures and conditions. Buren shows 31 high 51 low 28 with precipitation not noted and roads good. Whitehell records 38 high 67 low 32 with no precipitation and roads good and clear.
The first four grades in Wessington will not hold classes for the rest of the week as many pupils are home with measles. Classes will resume next week if attendance improves.
An advertorial note warns about indigestion and upset stomach caused by excessive smoking and drinking. The ad promotes quick relief from an Elis Pharmacy related product with a dubious guarantee and a physician name mentioned with unclear spelling.
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