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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
7
Youths up to 18 in South Dakota may enter a model airplane contest on Children's Day September 7 at the State Fair in Huron. Sponsored by the Huron unit of the Women's National Aeronautical Association, prizes include plane rides trophies and medals across four divisions.
Demonstration teams at the State Fair will be judged by Miss Grace Rountree and Verne Varney assistants to state club leaders of Wisconsin.
A vintage ad promotes PO-TAS-A-FRAS as a fast acting hay fever remedy. It claims to stop choking and gasping, dry eyes and nose, soothe burning eyes, and restore normal breathing and sleep. Endorsed by H. H. Humphrey with promotional vigor.
The passage notes two demonstration teams will be at Huron all week and will hear every demonstration team appearing at the State Fair. Only teams accepted by county achievement days judges are limited to participate.
The state 4 H conservation camp begins with a noon meeting at Cleghorn Springs Hatchery in Rapid Canyon on August 7. After lunch and hatchery tours, participants move to Camp Judson for the camp. Special instructors include K Farrell Penn State project George Gilbertson L L C Snyder State College. Courses cover assembling specimens and preparing ber tor for future. State Game and Fish staff exhibit works. Bernice Plattner of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration leads an evening discussion. The camp ends early Saturday morning August 10 to allow delegates to return home. Now in its sixth year, 120 members receive scholarships, accompanied by 25 leaders.
The 4-H camp season closed in July after 22 periods of camp. A total of 2523 members and leaders benefited from the four day sessions. Swan Lake held eight periods with 244 boys, 556 girls and 11 leaders. Camp Judson had seven periods with 271 boys and 538 girls.
Sh-h-ht and 93 leaders note seven periods at Kampeskal with 139 boys 486 girls and 75 leaders. Local leaders agents and others call it one of the most successful camp seasons on record with health crests music grasses and studies well liked. Over 3000 maple bowls have gone home as reminders of the 1940 4 H ramp and wood finish achievements. Falk dances and songs learned will be used in future meetings and plans for 1941 camps are under way.
U S officials plan to extend the experimental inoculation program for swine erysipelas from Nebraska to other states. The disease causes skin lesions and arthritic joints, condemning hogs at slaughter and, in virulent forms, can prove fatal in animals, poultry, lambs, and rarely humans. Transmission via uninspected sale barns accelerates spread. vaccination offers six months immunity but broad use risks cross area contamination, so expansion will occur only with carefully chosen herds and state veterinary cooperation.
Aberdeen announces its Golden Pheasant Festival to run September 16 to 21. A civic committee plans daily stage shows dances a street carnival and exhibits from industries and agriculture with Ted Fia Rito's orchestra Hocheser and George Givot among booked acts.
City Maidens club met at Shirley Cranston home with seven members voting to hold a bicycle hike on August 21. They will meet at 6 30 a m bring own breakfast and lunch and ride to Lampe s grave. Shirley presented vitamins and simple lunch menus. Prizes awarded to Joy Cranston Shirley Cranston Patsy Windherst and Phyllis Cranston. Next meeting set at Claire Mae Brandmire Shirley Cranston home.
A large audience heard the Bonilla School band in an outdoor summer concert directed by Eric Jungeman. Vocal selections by Martin Busch of Wolsey added a special touch. Next Saturday the Christian Endeavor group will serve ice cream, cake and pie in Town Hall during the evening.
A family gathering at Bonilla on Aug 1 honored L. M. Bussell turning 7, with relatives from Bonilla Wolsey Cavour Huron and Ruthven. Sons Earl John and Dewey could not attend. A pot luck dinner and two large birthday cakes marked the day with visiting in the afternoon.
Bonnie McDonell wins a sweepstakes ticket for coloring the comics this week. Many excellent entries made selection difficult and tickets may call at the box office when they attend the show. Other winners include Helene Raymond Beverly Milks Marjorie Hilton Joan Lowles Rodney Barnes Lucille Presho Sylvia Milburn Evelyn Conlin of Huron and Warren Gilchrist of Iroquois. Ten children win theatre tickets for best color page in the Saturday comic section using Crayola or paints. Entries must be in the Huronite office by the hollowing Wednesday.
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