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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1929
Page
4
Franklin Taylor born in 1827, the Vermilian Historian, later noted as Vermili an historian. Steamboat Minnie Hermon snagged on the Missouri River five miles below the Moreau River mouth in 1887.
Mitchell and Aberdeen plan to rename their main streets as populations grow. The Huronite suggests Huronians help by proposing new names, noting Mitchell and Aberdeen face choosing a metropolitan title while Huron already uses Dakota Avenue and Third Street. Readers are invited to submit ideas with a one cent prize per winning city name.
An article notes the United States reads about one book per person per year while nations like Russia and Germany publish far more new titles. It compares per capita reading to spending on candy and urges greater investment in books, highlighting World’s Work statistics.
The Air Commerce Bulletin from the Department of Commerce glimpses a future with automatic pilots guiding passenger planes and diesel-time engines under consideration. The piece suggests incremental progress toward pilotless aviation and advanced propulsion shaping the coming era.
The article describes progress toward affordable personal aircraft and self launching mechanisms. It notes gas burning power plants and adjustable screws, with plans for floating airport concepts and private pilots seeking routine daily flights at a price accessible to the average wage earner.
Minneapolis reports that the Senate finance committee ripped lumber shingle and log duties from the Hawley bill and then raised dairy and poultry duties, a move praised by administration allies and criticized by anti Hoovers as hurting farmers in Minnesota the Dakotas Montana and Wisconsin.
A debate rages over whether rocking chairs will vanish as designers favor straight backs. Critics argue tradition, while manufacturers insist demand remains. comfort could delay the move, with sales of rockers continuing despite chatter.
A reflective travelogue on the Barbary Coast in San Francisco describing its dilapidated, eerie state. The author recalls a haunted nightlife past with derelict streets, a ruined Thalia dance hall, and a legendary yet fallen figure Buchu John.
A dense listing of radio stations and programs with times, show titles, guest names, and network affiliations. Includes references to WABE WAS WERC WOWO KMOX KMBG KOM RAPA WEEK and many others with varied time slots and featured acts.
Scentred and clear channel listings show a dance hour and classical concert with Larsen as organist and Barnes leading the ensemble. Chicago and Minneapolis St Paul stations present a series of four hour blocks featuring piano, gospel and band performances with various hosts and times.
In Ganton on August 3, L C Sayre, Lincoln county agent, reported 23 farmers using 2,850 pounds of calcium chlorate to treat creeping jenny, quack grass, and Canadian thistle. Application is 1000 pounds per acre with 100 pounds mixed into 50 gallons of water as a fine spray. Farmers find calcium chlorate an economical way to destroy small weed patches.
The article outlines a statewide farm board debate series in South Dakota organized by rural clubs granges farm bureaus and associations. Debates promote views on cooperative marketing versus production and will culminate in a state championship at State College in early 1930.
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