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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
7
The elderly man died at his daughter Mrsay C Carlson's home after a brief illness. He had lived a long life and remained mostly unable to work in recent years until his final days.
Huron will participate in a nationwide effort to raise 2 million dollars for leprosy research and control. George C. Fullinweider is chairman, soliciting through schools and clubs with no personal solicitations. General James G. Harbord notes rising public sympathy and the Culion leper colony’s role in research and cure prospects.
Dr Robert Maynard Hutchins, 20 year old dean of Yale Law School, chosen unanimously by the University of Chicago trustees to become president on July 1. He will be the youngest leader of a major university, succeeding Dr Max Mason who left last June for the Rockefeller foundation. Hutchins, with Dr Milton C Winternitz, helped organize the Institute of Human Relations at Yale to study human relations across social and biological sciences.
With the 1929 South Dakota Bankers convention at Rapid City six weeks away, Secretary George A. Starling of Huron reports 124 advance registrations, including 82 new and 42 women, 15 from outside the state. Thirty one entries are in the golf tournament. He expects 300 at the dinner opening the convention the evening of June 6.
Alabama Women's League for Racist Extremism announces active plans to defeat Senator J Thomas Heflin in 1930. President Mrs Mabel Jones Weat cites a public resolution of apology to the people for Heflin's campaign against Catholics.
A 1929 act allows mothers and widows of U S military and naval members who died in service to undertake pilgrimages to European cemeteries. The War Department must study eligibility and costs, reporting to Congress by December 15 1929, with pilgrimages possible from May 1 1930 to October 1 1933 once funds are appropriated. The act becomes effective only after investigations and appropriations.
Seven midwest states met in Kansas City to study proposed grain freight rate increases. Governors Reed and Weaver led talks to assess financial effects on growers before an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing set for May 27. Represented were Iowa North Dakota Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma Minnesota and Kansas.
Beadle County records show a series of property conveyances across Huron Guthrie Wolsey and Virgil. Transfers include Addie M Chambers to J D McNair for multiple lots in Chambers first addition to Huron and Gertrude Hebner to W E Moore for a 9000 dollar parcel in Guthrie Ia. Barbara A Hebner to W E Moore for 8000 dollars in Guthrie Ia. Other transfers list A M Urquhart to Iya Bandy in Huron a 1 dollar deed and numerous lot and block transfers in Huron Wolsey and surrounding additions. Local entries cover parcels in Smiths and Lewis Additions and replatting in Huron alongside deeds from Anna M Reilly to J Cameron and C W Hookway to Robert Harvey among others.
A fragmented list of real estate transactions across South Dakota towns including Virgil Huron and Onida. It cites multiple transfers from John Frey Jr to Christina Frey and Iky Tschetter to various buyers, with parcels defined by lot and section numbers and nominal payments.
Frank Moore 60 year old farm hand discharged from Sprague hospital after 18 days. he suffered a broken leg and returned home to Sioux City. Moose dance Saturday night at Hiks ballroom public invited. Leigh Alifillisch of Platte, rep of Huron Lyric Amusement Co, in Huron on business. Burton Fuller of Hitchcock dismissed after operation at Sprague hospital and returned home. House for sale five rooms near school and college priced 2800 cash. Mrs Ralph Schatler visiting Aberdeen with niece Mrs John Patrio. For rent six room modern house near heat. J P Neill of Minneapolis in Huron on business yesterday, former owner of American News at Aberdeen. Moose dance Saturday night at Elks ballroom. Marie Remster update.
Reelected to teach in the Rodr ham schools and named principal with higher pay. Mrs A A Churchill ill at 1138 Wisconsin Ave SW. Russ Hennegar to perform at the Dance Palace tonight. E W Weige MD offers glasses. Bernard Monroe and Arthur Collins motored to Yankton for weekend visit with relatives. Mrs Palmer Thompson sailing to Sioux Guy for two weeks. Mrs James M Challacombe and Mrs Mary Isabelle Miner heading to Mission SD to start new home.
John Benney city building inspector warns that several new houses are being erected in the city without required building permits. Owners or contractors must secure permits for each building or remodeling costing over $200.00, under city regulations dated 4-27-29.
SCANDIA MINN April 27 Mrs Hulda Mattson 48 and her son Clarence 23 were shot to death on their farm home near here Friday during a family quarrel Roy Mattson 21 son and brother of the victims is held at Stillwater accused of the shooting The list item about France and nations is not connected to the event and omitted.
A high school seniors cast performs Cat O Nine Tails before over 1000 attendees. Stranklin Kucera stars as the cat, with Melvin Murphy as the detective and Arlene Starr as the matron shaping a tense plot that speeds to a swift finish after the reveal.
Miller April 27. Michael Johnson, 94, dies at home after illness. He was a longtime resident of Miller and a veteran of the war era. Survived by a sister and several nieces. Services to be held at the local church with burial in Miller Cemetery.
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