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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1931
Page
2
Brookings April 21. Spring heat raises soy cream deliveries to South Dakota creameries. Dairy expert Herbink urges strict utensil washing hot water and brushes, frequent cooling, and daily delivery in heat to keep cream sweet.
W A Coombs of Sioux Falls admitted driving the automobile that struck Rose Habeger on a Saturday night and fleeing the scene. He said he believed it was a minor accident and did not stop. Miss Habeger is survived by her mother four brothers and three sisters.
Brookings April 21 special informs KFDY week schedule. Tuesday features orchestra music with Sam Christenson and his Vagabond Kings and a chimes concert with Bruce Oxton. Wednesday includes reading Elsie Carrington and agricultural talk by Extension service. Thursday lists Collegian review and horticulture talks. Friday covers instrumental music Mayo Wettenberg and state highway briefing by C W Harosen. Saturday presents 4-H program and a guest Arlington high school program led by K C Bennett.
The Madison American Legion Auxiliary bought 3500 poppies to be sold May 23 to aid disabled soldiers and families. They sponsor a poppy poster contest for city pupils with cash prizes and plan three posters for downtown advertising. The unit also sold garden fixtures and bird houses made by Battle Mountain men in therapy.
Vermillion on April 21 and May 15 hosts Engineers Day at the University of South Dakota. Army planes commercial and gliders will fill the sky with air maneuvers. R Newcomb professor John Wright and Bernard Shea organize the event with glider exhibitions and club contests. Awards include a silver loving cup for best perfect flights and medals for exceptional flights.
The Industrial Collegian of South Dakota State College received a superior all American rating in the National Scholastic Press Association critique. Judges gave 915 of 1000 points, praising news coverage balance, sports stories, and page makeup.
Plans for the annual state conference of Y M C A and Y W C A at State College November 6 7 and 8 are forming. About 200 delegates from eight colleges are expected with Kenneth Schoenwether and Esther Miner in charge of arrangements.
Brookings women organize a branch of the American Association of University Women. Thirty become national members, 27 associate members. Gertrude Young elected president, Lucille Miller vice president, Elmer Seauer second vice president, Nell Kendall recording secretary, Herbert Cheever corresponding secretary. Two dozen delegates named for Aberdeen convention.
President C Sattgast of Sioux Falls College and Carroll Arnold tour high schools across the state. Center ville veteran debater Centerville joins this week to present college and student viewpoints. John Schultz will accompany Sattgast next week replacing Arnold as the tour continues.
Clear Lake Masons plan dedication of a new lodge building in the former opera house. Workers finish the structure, install a modern front, rebuilt interior, and a belfry remains to be touched up. The temple aims to be among the best lodge homes in the area.
Brookings reports a temporary halt in the fall of farm prices in late February and early March 1931. The March 13 index of prices received by farmers stood at 91, nine points below the prewar level, with wages for farm labor down 22 percent by April. The review notes declines remain, but less severe than earlier months, and family maintenance goods have fallen sharply since 1930 while production goods declined less.
Water town post No. 17 American Legion reports growing membership from a county drive led by Adjutant Wright Turbell. The post hopes to surpass 199 members soon, with top shows earning special privileges at the national convention in Detroit.
Madison post office announces bi annual mail count across city routes to meet federal rules. Acting Postmaster Holten notes data includes cards circulars other mail classes changes of addresses and time spent collecting answering messages weighing and sorting duties.
L A Eberlein announces a Lake County farm bureau board meeting in Madison tonight to discuss county tax program and general problems. George M Kennard of Huron, secretary of the South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation, will be the principal guest. Adalph Bortcum of Nuna lda serves as board president.
H L Hanson, a daniler at the Hamlin county courthouse in Hayti, remains slowly recovering from injuries after his car left the highway and overturned in a severe dust storm last week. He cannot recall the accident due to injuries, but is believed to have been driving west toward Hayti when the dust blinded him and caused loss of control. Hospital examinations show head wounds and serious damage to the vehicle.
Girl Scout leadership training will be held at the University of South Dakota during the next two weeks. Miss Ida May Born of the Girl Scout Nations headquarters in New York City will direct. Entry open to girls with any previous work or experience.
Vermillion April 21 P Lowey C Whaberly of the University of Nebraska English department will teach English in the 1981 USD summer session. He has headed Nebraska courses for 13 years and edits Prairie Schooner. The six week session opens June 8.
Two Jamestown men were arrested in North Dakota on hog theft charges after a repair bill found near Faulkton linked them to crimes in Brown and Faulk counties. Art Sue confessed to some thefts while E. D. Douglas faces arraignment in Bismarck. Lee admitted hog thefts at Warner Cresbard and Faulkton with a truck used for moving hogs.
Dr Herbert Bruner of Columbia University and Mrs Hazel Ott met with study committees as part of final compilations for the new South Dakota course of study. Committees have spent about a year and a half collecting material, with itineraries including Sioux Falls Vermillion Yankton Springfield Mitchell Huron Aberdeen Pierre and Rapid City.
Plans are advancing for a large Minnehaha county fair to be held September 7 8 and at Renner with Sioux Falls organizers Frank Renix and George Hinsverk noting potential new exhibit halls and substantial construction. Negotiations pursue a three day program of attractions to fill the event.
Mobridge commercial club approved continuing the Northern Corn Show each fall and sponsoring a 4-H club convention at Lincoln Park on the Missouri River this fall. The meeting eyed 30 to 400 youths for the three day gathering. Julius Skaug was reelected president and OG G Tunnel named vice president succeeding V J Peterson.
At Sioux Falls federal court end 29 people were sentenced, including George M Newhereer to three years for transporting a gallon of alcohol. Others received sentences from six months to two years in various jails and the federal penitentiary.
Members of the Ladies Aid Society of Wessington will hold a special meeting in the Union church on Wednesday April 2. A chairman for each Aid division will be elected. Four divisions were organized last year with an average of 25 members each.
Brookings April 21 The state college student branch of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers ties with the University of Wisconsin branch for the largest paid up membership in the United States. Delbert Taute of Brookings is president Harry Leonhardt of Brookings is vice president and Ward Henden of Howard is secretary treasurer.
The Yale high school girls glee club directed by Miss Nina L. Wright will present a concert in early May. Many practice sessions and hard work have been put in by Miss Wright and the students, following prior performances for the commercial club and school programs.
Sioux Falls college announces a lineup of high school commencement addresses prepared by the faculty led by President C. R. Sat. Lectures titled New Frontiers and The Best of Us or You highlight talks by Sailgast alongside lectures from Fauquet Martini Hoffman and Schandorff on topics spanning life culture education and community involvement.
Opera star Mary Garden took a life membership in the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Society. Secretary Doane Harrison mailed the certificate to Garden in Monte Carlo. Formed in 1930 the society reports 166 members promoting the Black Hills monument with presidential carvings.
The report notes above average grain conditions with winter wheat and fall sown crops similar to last year. It cites U.S. production near 13.92 million bushels and highlights rising farm wages in South Dakota by about 25 percent from prior years amid input price shifts and labor supply changes.
Lawrence D. Manchester of Sioux Falls businessman died May 8 1930 leaving an estate valued near 600000 with his widow and two children named as beneficiaries in an inheritance tax report and inventory filed locally.
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