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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1932
Page
12
Budget figures show a small increase for 1933 with total appropriations rising by 3,435 over the 1932 budget. Revenues and land estimates are set at 5,150 and 64,025 respectively, with 10,000 allocated for county poor care, and a new 13,535 item for interest on permanent school fund loans.
On August Tuesday afternoon at the Jack Hoey farm near Esmond Henry Lorenz drove a tractor to thresh when Jess Yates tried to pour gasoline without a funnel while the engine ran. Gas spilled near the exhaust and ignited, burning Lorenz on the legs and arms and scorching Yates' right arm. Both men were rushed to a Huron hospital for treatment.
Springfield on August 18 Robert Dempeter of the north side escaped serious injury after slipping on a loose bundle near a threshing machine separator. He was hurled toward a fast moving drive belt at 128 feet per second but managed to free himself with great effort. He vows to remain wary of threshing machinery in the future.
Woonsocket Aug 12 Special reports the Farmery elevator at Letcher struck by lightning around 3 am Tuesday, burned to the ground. Six nearby empty box-cars also burned. A large train of cars, mostly ants, was burning into the afternoon. The structure was insured.
James Dunn Jr of Cleveland Ohio was elected the Knights of Pythias supreme chancellor at the biennial convention of the supreme lodge held in Kansas City Missouri. He succeeds to the order's highest office as part of the officer slate.
Woonsocket plans a refreshed bowling parlor as I. Mckillip, owner of the Carne Cafe, leases the building north of his cafe. Armie and Herve Tureon install two alleys, with a rear addition and new floor to bear the weight, marking a return of up-to-date bowling in the city.
Aug 18 report notes Carl Hanser from Altadena arriving to visit Mrs Babe Hobart and the Hobart family. Delmar Lee of Riverside and Mrs F S Wagener with Hobart Dean of Salem plan arrivals to visit. Lucian Hobert from Rapid City expected Thursday. Wagener and Lucian are siblings of the honoree. The Wagener party plus two nieces Thelma and Geraldine Gitchell from Murdo will visit for a few days.
Miss Clarice Irons came home Saturday night from Lake Okoboji after visiting friends for ten days. Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, former featherweight world champion, now manages a string of Cleveland fighters.
WOONSOCKET Aug 11 Special a Central West Public Service crew works on the Mt Vernon high line moving an old segment to allow highway construction. An Aug 38 date is noted with a parade of valley town speakers and national figures to be found in Perkins county. Stockmen alert for mithresks reports in Meade county amid a door to door sugar day plan.
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