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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
2
Huron April 22 hog market was fully steady with light weight butchers topping at 14.45 per hundred. Long haul hogs in good condition could add 5 to 15 cents per hundred. Cattle and sheep also steady.
Daily market bulletins list live poultry prices for heavy hens and roosters, butterfat egg values, and hen eggs. Watertown figures include White Rock and colored spring hens by weight, leghorn prices, ducks and geese, with No 1 and No 2 egg and butter prices.
Midwestern livestock markets report hogs holding at 15.05 top price with later sales 10 to 18 cents lower. Cattle trend higher 15 to 19 cents, calves and yearlings firm to higher, sows steady. Sioux City and Sioux Falls summaries note mixed demand, steady to weak cattle, steady hogs, and lambs slow with varied bids.
Sioux Falls market results list heavy hens 4 lbs and over at 23, heavy hens under 4 lbs at 20, leghorn hens 19, heavy cocks 13, leghorn cocks 11, eggs No 1 at 33, No 2 at 29, butter 494, No 1 grade cream 49, No 2 47.
New York April 22 reports steady prices in dairy and eggs with butter 986,276 and cheese 411,052 no quotations. Mixed color eggs show fancy to extra fancy 39 to 40 percent, store-packed firsts 38, current receipts 8,674, dressed poultry firm with prices unchanged. Live poultry by freight nominal, no quotations.
Chicago April 22 butter receipts 481 876 steady prices unchanged and allocated by the Chicago price current Begs receipts 44 220 steady prices unchanged Poultry live two trucks market or changed with limited movement in the day’s market notes
USDA reports medium wools in demand for army blanket orders. Prices for country-graded three-eights and quarter-blood wools set by delivery region with Ohio Michigan 5 cents, Missouri 53 1/2 cents, Iowa Minnesota 52 1/2 cents. Meese state growers saw slightly easier prices. Chicago futures show No. 1 contract near 38.10.
In Chicago on April 22 trading in grains was listless with minor price changes ahead of Good Friday. Oats showed strength at times supporting other markets. wheat closed higher, corn unchanged at ceilings, oats and rye with modest gains.
Stocks steady with minor shifts. bonds up and cotton flat as wheat and grain futures move. Chicago grain futures show May wheat around 1444 and corn near 105. Minneapolis cash grain prices reflect firmer bids on No 1 northern wheats and mixed values for corn and oats.
Stocks showed modest gains and widespread profit taking as the market held onto early strength. Utilities traded actively, volume topped a million shares, and the closing list included many established names such as Boeing Air, General Electric, Union Carbide, and US Steel amid mixed declines and advances.
Federal Judge A Lee Wyman sentenced Alva Wallace of Detroit and Roy L Story of Minneapolis to 20 years each in a federal penitentiary after a jury Convicted them of robbing Farmers State Bank of Turton on July 24 1926. Wallace claimed he never visited South Dakota.
London reports indicate doubts over the release of Mahatma Gandhi and other Indian National Congress leaders detained under the India tensions. The British office said the court ruling has not yet freed Gandhi or his colleagues, prompting continued concern.
Maj Charles Greening Capt Henry Potter and Cant James Parker recalled the Tokyo raid on Doolittle's crew from a North African air base. They described over China bailouts at 10 000 feet, rough landings, and survival aided by Chinese villagers and missionaries.
The Rev Sander Tollefson described the growing role of chaplains to the Rotary Club noting a single Revolutionary War chaplain for all forces and a World War I era small number, growing to four to six thousand today. his son Capt Gordon Tollefson serves as a chaplain in the Pacific theater.
An army airplane crashed at Evansville municipal airport at 11 26 p m central war time killing ten men and burning after the crash Major F C Dickson reported names withheld pending next of kin notification State police and local officers assisted at the scene
At the hospital list shows admissions including Mrs. Chris Olson Huron surgery Mrs. R M Whitney Faulkton minor surgery Mrs. Frank Winters Huron medical Mrs. Fred Albrecht De Smet medical Men Henry Speirs Alpen medical. Discharged are Mrs. Louise Thompson Albena Mrs W H Henson Huron Lyle DeRings Huron Mrs Otis Severson Bryant David Burns Wessington.
The Truman committee urged a scientific workforce assessment after revealing Allied losses of about 12 million tons of shipping in 1942, surpassing domestic shipbuilding by roughly 2 million tons. The panel praised U S Navy effectiveness and outlined plans to convert Liberty ships into enhanced victory ships.
Plans for a two day conference of the Grand Lodge of the LOOF and Rebekah Assembly were discussed for Huron on June 15 and 16. Out of town delegates included Fred Carpenter from Sioux Falls and Mrs. Carl Gibson of Salem along with other lodge officers. Last year’s Custer meeting was canceled due to the war, so this year’s session is condensed into two days.
Roane Waring, national commander of the American Legion, told reporters that American forces in North Africa endured heavy casualties and expect more before victory. He contrasted Eisenhower’s published figures with higher totals from ongoing Tunisian front fighting and warned American troops faced formidable Rommel-led forces.
The House approved a Easter recess until May 3 while Speaker Rayburn signals a final tax plan vote on pay as you go taxation. Members began leaving for the holidays amid uncertainty over income tax policy and Senate concurrence.
Kiwanis Club elected delegates to a wartime conference in Chicago for 23 24 at an Huron Kiwanis meeting. Named delegates include Payin and Clarence Freelea, with alternates Dr J C Shirley and R D Anderson. Speakers addressed wartime effects on local businesses and professions, including Dr C K Whiker and George Chitty.
Allied and Axis forces trade gains as Rommel and Arnim defend strong positions near Enfidaville and Tunis. Rommel’s counterattacks slow the squeeze while Britons and Italians report heavy losses yet firm hold on key terrain. Fierce fighting promises more bloody infantry clashes in the campaign.
Parents of a son, Mr and Mrs Frank Winters of 680 Twelfth Street Southwest, announce the birth at 12 02 AM in a Huron hospital. The infant weighed seven pounds two ounces and is named MI.
A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Eli E Wipps at Huron Hospital weighing eight pounds and a full ounce. The birth is announced with gratitude to the physicians and nurses at the hospital.
The James River near Huron is near its peak at 12.6 feet with a slight two tenths rise from yesterday. Ashton sees a slight drop to 17 feet from 18 feet as flood waters ease though low areas remain flooded and garden yards see rising moisture. crest approaches 13.9 feet from March 30 but is expected to stop.
Laura Reed died at 12 10 p m yesterday at her son Frank Reed s home after a two week illness Born February 8 1873 in South Bend Ind she moved with family to Guthrie Center Ind at age three Married E E Reed in 1891 later lived in Burkme re Dak to Red Lake Falls Minn Moved to Huron S D in 1917 survived by two sons Frank and Leonard Reed two daughters Mrs Delphiny Leek and Mrs Beulah Schammer six grandchildren five great grandchildren two brothers Charles Schaffenberg Sioux City Frank Schaffenberg Cashion Okla and Mrs Anna Pickett Cashion Also two sisters funeral at 2 30 pm in Welter Chapel with Rev C Wilcox officiating burial Riverside Cemetery
In the county spelling contest held in Huron Saturday morning the first grade section noted a tie for first between Vernon Kahre of Sunnyside School Dearborn Township and Betty Bittner of Meadowlark School Carlyle Township No 1. Darlene Richert of Wolsey Shirley Keller of Center School Logan Township Janice Van Buskirk of Fairfield No 3 and Myrna Woodward of Michigan School Fairfield Township No 1 tied for second place.
Washington April 22 OPA ruled surplus white seed potatoes may be sold for table use to avoid spoilage. Dealers may obtain permission from their regional or district office to remove planting tags and sell them at lower tablestock ceilings.
Communion service 8 o clock led by the pastor and deacons. Readings of the Passion Week from the Gospels with hymns. Choir sings A Green Hill by Powell directed by Mrs C S Taug with Miss Ar dig Lundéen. Union Good Friday service at Grace Episcopal Church 12 to 3 pm with Huron churches.
Pierre April 22 heads of four federal agencies viewed today the South Dakota plan to attract custom combines for next fall to harvest the crop. John Hepler and Louis Thompson outlined interstate cooperation to recruit operators, allocate fuel and licenses, and coordinate with war boards and defense agencies.
Knights Templar and visiting Sir Knights gather at the Asylum in the Masonic Temple for a sunrise Easter service on 6/15. The Grand Encampment conducts the broadcast from Arlington National Cemetery at 6:30, with a radio at the Temple for listening. A breakfast follows and Rev. C E Wilcox delivers a brief address.
The American Lutheran Church will hold a communion service on Good Friday at 3 PM. Registration is available before and during the service in the church foyer from noon to 7:15 PM. The full choir will assist in the ritual and Rev. Sterling Simonson of Des Moines will participate.
Government takes over wool after Saturday night April 24. Local ad mentions Bolles and Rogers Huron offering sales and rentals. Listings include furniture, three room dwelling to be moved, small tricycle, greeting card, and modern dwelling properties with contact details.
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