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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
8
Dr. Fred Minty of Rapid City district Governor for District 19 spoke at the Huron Rotary Club luncheon on Rotary aims and world peace. Guests included Oscar Haddorff Redfield Glenn Smalley Interior Clyde Triebswetter Centerville Iowa and George Lee Chicago.
Secretary of State Miss Galdie Wells reports that in the first half of 1947 South Dakota collected 331306.79 in license fees from 187,737 registered automobiles trucks and trailers. Car registrations produced 1261380.25 and trucks 202498.52 with trailers 23015. Distribution split includes 46 percent to county motor vehicle funds 30 percent to township road funds 20 percent to the state highway commission and 5 percent to the state motor vehicle department. Minnehaha Brown and Pennington led in registrations.
The Huron Chamber of Commerce retail division authorized a survey to 2000 residents and area workers to rate and suggest improvements for Huron’s shopping district. Questionnaires will target Huron residents, Beadle County farmers, nearby towns, and outlying farmers.
Professor Leon ard Luker of Toledo arrives for a two week vacation with his parents the G Luker family. His sister Bertha Luke comes from nurse training in Minneapolis and will stay two weeks. Arno Luker visits from Bellville to spend two weeks. he manages the Newberry Store there. The three siblings planned their vacations together.
Miss Eunice Miller hosted a farewell gathering at her Lane home honoring the Rev Mr Harzahn bound for Boston Theological School and Miss Miller bound for college. Attendees included Rev W WwW, Marzaha and sisters Dorothy and Lucile Hitchcock, Miss Mary Warner Onida, Tillie and Emil Jenner, Robert and Georgia Schwabaust Lane.
August visits report Mr and Mrs Pick and son Clifford along with Mrs Papka of Milwaukee visiting the Joss Ondell home. Mrs Pick is sister to Mrs Ondell and mother to the two women. Donald Pick of Milwaukee performed at the Methodist Church with two songs, enjoying a warm reception.
A family reunion at Wessington Springs park honored Mrs. Lilly Roberts of Sioux Falls who was visiting her mother Mrs. J. H. Tapken and other relatives.
Maxine Holforty won the sweep stake ticket to the Huron Theater for best coloring of an Orphan Annie strip this week. Winners also include Eva Mae Sangstad, Hitchcock. Marjorie Tauber, Huron. William Timm, Huron. Vaughn Wilcox, Huron. Richard Kott, Route 3, Huron. Ruby Timm, Huron. Lois Gordon, Huron. Mabel McNutt, Huron. Tickets awarded weekly to Huron area youth for coloring the Friday Evening Huronite strip. entries due to the Evening Huronite office by 5 PM Wednesday. Funeral services were held Saturday for Fred Grandpre of Condé at St John’s Church. he had suffered a stroke and is survived by wife, father, sisters, and other relatives.
Fleming's Store at 26 Third Street South West announces near completion of a major renovation. The plan includes interior renovations and brighter lighting along with an expanded garment department. A graduate corseter, Miss Julian Strub, is now in charge of the corsetry section.
Miss Strub, long known for corset fitting, has ties to shops in Woonsocket and Iowa City, with a recent association at the Black Store in Fargo. Her father once ran a Woonsocket store now run by her brother. funeral attendance noted for Wellington on Aug. 19.
A local resident missed a meeting on Tuesday due to the death of their brother-in-law, Mr. George Pettis.
High winds slowed threshing across the Manchester region. Several threshing rigs operate nearby. The best wheat yield reported came from the Joe Healy farm south of town, with an estimated amount.
Geraldine Brady, 37, was hospitalized after a Wednesday afternoon gunshot wound to her left side. A deputy sheriff says she claimed the injury was accidental and she did not know the .22 calibre target pistol was loaded.
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