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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1931
Page
4
The piece argues stress reveal the tax system flaws driven by booster organizations and big ideas. It warns that public demand often spurs costly bureaus and expansions, while South Dakota faces limits on reductions and cautions against repeating unwise promises that expand government.
Governor Roosevelt of New York convened a special legislative session to pass laws aiding Samuel Seabury's corruption investigation into Tammany Hall. He aims to balance presidential ambitions with restoring city governance after a gangland raid that killed a child and wounded others, while avoiding clear support for the probe.
Commissioner Joseph Nelson sues the Argus Leader for 100000 claiming libel over criticism of the city water supply failures. The suit follows months of bickering between city officials and press, reflecting on duty to expose dereliction and defend public independence.
The piece argues against vague plans for national prosperity noting past wheat price shifts show planning can fail. It defends the U S master plan of opportunity, education, and industry guiding growth, while warning against bureaucratic schemes that hoard resources or ignore labor displacement by machines.
Milwaukee Sentinel examines ethics in the legal profession while citing Judge Taylor’s findings in a graft case involving 35 lawyers in Chisago district. The piece argues a lawyer’s duty to client must yield to ethical obligations and stresses sociologically conscious conduct within the profession.
Report on Camp May Flather in Harrisonburg Virginia noting a three year record of only fourteen nicked or cracked dishes over eight weeks each summer with 200 girls and staff, using a self designed dish system. The dining area shelf method and in-table washing keep dishes ready for the next meal. Camp features include biweekly birthday parties, county fairs, carnivals, and the possibility of visits from the First Lady.
The gicis competed with other took third prize in the judging of cattle, sheep and swine. Their score was 1046, oly 10 points below the winning score of 104, made by the county team. The girls were coached for state fair competition by the Brown county agent, Paul W. Kunkel. The team was composed of Lydia Potter, Ona Steward and Mildred Doroweld, Minn. Miss Potter is an expert at producing and showing livestock as well as judging. In 1928 she won the Minnesota grand championship on a baby beef at the junior livestock show at South Bt. Patl., has disqualified her for further honors to beef, but she has since won several state trips with James. Both the other girls have done outstanding work in various projects and Tara won trips to the state junior short course, state poultry show and other similar events.
A 4-H style demonstration will highlight the county meeting with a fashion revue. An elimination contest was held with judges Frank Sweet, Mrs Eriksson, and Mrs Donald Williams. garments from both senior and junior clubs will be displayed at Howard meeting and the best will be sent to the State Fair at Huron.
Wolsey girls present a dress demonstration titled Dress Lines for Different Figures under Willing Workers and ladies of Wolsey. The event was hosted at Mrs Auger Li's home with women pioneers Doria Phermin and Lauretta Dubois leading the program and discussions on figure flattering attire.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous terms and clues across topics from a bazaar and a word puzzle. readable items include references to street names, trades, and vertical and horizontal clue numbering, with many garbled phrases and partial entries. The text resembles a crossword style page excerpt rather than a cohesive news item.
State Fair district organizers named 22 club members and alumni to assist 4-H leaders this year. Six girls will help with girly exhibits, eight boys with boys exhibits, remaining volunteers work in the dining hall. Names include Purcell Gunni son Minnehaha Dorothea Bingham Hand Averil Beller Clark Lucile Hanson Clay Huth Alderson Brule Esther Norman Stanley Doris Con way Stanley Marian Bates Davison Dorothy Studer Roberts Hazel Carpenter Miner Lillian Greenwood Hughes Hazel Grayce Tollefson Spink Doris Jones Brown Charles Maher Brookings Mila Cpdahl Ham Jin Henry Wall Clark Arnold Hauge Miner Barth Maher Brook ings Raphael O'Conner Clay Sam Skaff Lake Kenneth Widman Kingsbury Lyle Sherburn Marshall.
At the South Dakota state fair in Huron September 14 to 18 every 48 club members present will get a free physical at the health clinic. H M Jones state club leader announced the clinic is sponsored by Florence E Walker and state medical and dental associations and will be in the Child Welfare building near the Boys and Girls Club. Open 2 p m Sunday September 13 through Tuesday evening. Top scorers will be recalled Wednesday for re scoring to choose state health champions with trips to the National 4 H Congress in Chicago for the top boy and girl over 15. Gold medals go to the ten highest scorers and silver to the next ten. Free soup samples and Menthalatum samples offered by sponsors to each participant. The clinic helps members spot weaknesses and correct them early. teeth and eye defects were common last year.
The But But Butter Maids 4 H club of Bonilla held a meeting at Thelma French’s home on August 14 with nine members and two visitors. Demonstrations by Thelma French Madonna Miller Viola Bussell and Gwendolyn Baptist showcased cottage cheese sandwiches cottage cheese salad corn chowder and cocoa. Two demonstrators were chosen for the junior fair. Plans were made for a slumber party and the next meeting is set for August 28 at Velma Rose Hamilton’s home. Club officers include Viola Bussell president Maxine Radtke vice president Audrey Everson secretary treasurer with Grace Bussell as local leader and 13 members in total.
The Country Ladies from Liberty township defeated Yale girls 21 to 15 in an interesting game. Olga Hohm and Amelia Walter pitched for the Country Ladies while Yale used Norquist, T Gary and M Kueht. The Country Ladies led from the first inning and maintained the advantage throughout.
Raymond farmerHenry Wegman reports barley yields of 30 bushels per acre on a 39 acre field and oats at 28 bushels per acre on a 31 acre field marking the best local yields this year according to special dispatch.
Webster reports general reductions in expenditures and trimmed appropriations as of August 19 with officials noting tightened budgets. Carthage sees arrests on August 19 in a special report highlighting local enforcement actions and public security concerns.
Brookings August 19 A N Hume agronomist and State College official suggests sowing water rye immediately with five pounds per acre of sweet clover to improve pasture. He notes rye often hinders legumes but proposes a two stage seeding with fall and spring clover, light fall grazing, spring grazing, and potential grain yield, offering a viable forage plan if recent rains allow.
Pierre Aug 19 Rural credits department has nearly 18 million dollars invested in real estate acquired through loan foreclosures, per a report by former commissioner D A McCullough. As of June 30, the department held 2 073 foreclosed loans covering 825 356 acres, with total invested values around 7.96 million including taxes and costs, an average of 277.82 acres per loan and about 6 035.55 per loan.
Charles P Geyer transfers three lots in Gerner and Nash addition to Iroquois to Anthony Sunderman Huron for 1 dollar. The property includes Lots 30 21 and 22 in Block 3. Local abstract records filed through Basie County Abstract & Title Co. confirm transfer details.
Twenty years ago in Huron several residents and visitors are listed with travel plans and local visits. Names include Frank Farrell Florence Frannis Nugand Gessel Squires Blount Juiner Appleby Bycroft Johnson Woodal Link Peek Cone Salisbury and Mrs Jesse W Boyce. Several trips to Sioux City Des Moines Ottumwa and Omaha noted along with visits to Mitchell Redfield and Wayland.
Pierre SD August 39. L G Troth state secretary of agriculture describes the Four Corners bridge at the junction of Meade Ziebach Haakon and Pennington counties as a major western South Dakota development. The 1500 foot long bridge will shorten Pierre to northern Black Hills travel by about 40 miles and is ready for use. Completion will be celebrated September 4 and 5 with rodeos baseball games horse races and other entertainment.
In Martin on August 13, county commissioners announced the Bennett County annual fair would be canceled because of drought grasshoppers and low morale. The event will be replaced by an aly timers reunion and a race meet on August 2 and 26 sponsored by Martin businessmen.
Berlin reports that saturation in German air traffic has been reached per Deutsche Lufthansa director Wronsky. He cites 34 regular services with daily mileage far exceeding world circumference and 1990 total mileage enough to circle it 250 times. Sixty regular airlines, 22 international, total 17,000 flights, average speed 723 mph.
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