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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1937
Page
3
BROOKINGS Aug 4 Special The threshing season aids weed spread as creeping jenny and leafy spurge seeds hitch rides on grain pans and machines. Rex Bankert urges farmers to guard against dispersal by bundles wagons trucks and straw to protect community prosperity in the Northwest.
The Neighborhood Circle visited the farm home of Mrs. S. W. Alexander on Aug. 4 for a surprise farewell party. Guests socialized, enjoyed refreshments, and presented Mrs. Alexander with a dish gift as the Alexander family plans to move to Chehalis, Wisconsin.
Leo Valder of Yankton and John Barrows of Stickney both Yankton College students arrived for a few days visit in the home of Leo Valder’s mother Mrs Ona Valder in Frankfort. They plan to leave Yankton August 8 for Ripley Minnesota where they will attend National Guard camp.
Sioux Falls police refused a caller asking for a officer to spank two children, saying police have no authority and directing her to juvenile probation officer Clarence Satan. Desle Lieut. Joe Wilcox vouched for the account.
Vermillion August 4 Major Stanley G Backman who has headed the University of South Dakota ROTC and coached football since 1931 under War Department assignment will depart soon for a new post in the Philippine Islands. He arrived from Fort Benning Officers School and first served as athletic director and head football coach before leading the military department.
Rain and wind swept through the area, with Turton seeing the fiercest gusts while surrounding areas welcomed steady showers. Crop prospects brighten after the weekend weather event, signaling improved conditions for local agriculture.
The Evening Heronnite State News presents Page Three coverage highlighting regional events, brief notes, and local items. Readers are invited to scan for concise reports and notices of interest within the community.
Vermillion notes Dr Grace Beede professor of Latin at the University of South Dakota has returned from Chicago where she conducted research after finishing the term. Beede earned her doctorate at the University of Chicago and was invited by Dr W H Prescott head of the Latin department there to pursue the study.
Resurfacing of Highway 37 continues with gravel hauled from near Crandall and many trucks passing Conde daily toward Verdon, creating a busy scene. Robert Dickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Dickson, sustained a severe arm injury in a Rapid City accident and was flown home with his family.
Chester Topp, a Huron College student home from summer work, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Topp in Wellington over Sunday. He plans an extended eastern trip before returning to college as a senior this fall.
Aug 4 special report notes Miss Jessin Kintigh hosted an open house for Mrs Roy Magness who soon departs for Laurens Iowa. The Ladies Aid and American Legion Auxiliary gave a gift. Also visiting Frankfort are Mr and Mrs E Pasley and son and Mrs Edith Michels from California with relatives and friends.
South Dakota extension agronomists warn premature harvesting harms yields and grain quality. Farmers cutting wheat green seeking premium protein may not recoup losses from stalled starch movement. barley must mature for malting, and the bite test guides maturity. Local agents note rust resistance and timing reduce risk of loss from early cutting.
Brookings reports Extension Nutritionist Susan Z Wilder warns color can mislead fruit quality for canning. Green ground color turning white or yellow signals ripeness. avoid peaches with soft spots or worm spots. overripe fruit is rarely a bargain. Provides canning steps and syrup recipes for both cling stone and freestone peaches.
WESSINGTON Aug 4 Special New developments in the school situation in Wessington include hiring Clinton Lawser who has been superintendent of Wolsey schools to take the place of Supt Clark who resigned before July 110 BOY to Parkston. The board of education accepted the resignation of Orval Shanholtx coach and eighth grade teacher Hewall go to Huron. Miss Viola Starkey will attend school in Oregon so she was released from her contract. There are still several vacancies in the Wessington faculty.
St Lawrence readers enjoy weekly band concerts after a month vacation. LeRoy Derling, band director, returns from Moscow Idaho and restarts band practices. Tonight includes a brass quartet. Rose Moffett visits Fedora Heights before Sioux City return. Walter Lowrie and son William visit from Oregon to help threshing and haying for a few months.
Mr and Mrs Ray Wareing from Minneapolis visited Herbert Wareing and family at Wareing home over the weekend. They are returning from a west coast vacation to Yellowstone Park and the Black Hills. Mr Wareing is Herbert Wareing's nephew.
Misa Lew M. James of Bonilla is among writers featured in The Yearbook of Contemporary Poetry, an anthology by publishers highlighting worthwhile obscure authors. The collection aims to bring their literary work to a broad national audience amid praise for merit.
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