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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
2
August 20 market reports show hogs steady with top quotes at 14.40. Heavy hogs 240 lb plus and sows saw higher bids, while lighter hogs kept strong quotations. cattle and sheep varied across St Paul and Sioux Falls markets with mixed firmness and pockets of gains.
Daily price ranges for poultry eggs and butterfat listed for Huron and Sioux City markets. Heavies and leghorns by weight, roosters and turkeys named with No. 1 to No. 3 eggs, and butterfat grades shown. date August 20.
Watertown reports a late summer price sheet with farm items including White Rock and Leghorn varieties of hens and roosters, ducks and geese, hennery eggs, and butterfat grades No 1 and No 2, listing weights and price points.
Sioux Falls market notes list heavy hens and leghorn hens by weight, eggs No 1 and No 2 prices, butterfat and butter grades. Chicago reports firm butter prices with varied scores and extensive live poultry pricing by breed and weight, including leghorn hens broilers and turkeys.
August market notes show Texas eight month wools in Boston trading between 1.12 and 1.15 dollars per pound while California eight month wools sold around 0.94 to 0.95. Mohair dealers indicate a surge in supply following civilian-use releases, with market impact uncertain.
Chicago wheat recovers before close as corn climbs on solid cash demand. Hogs advance to 15.10 top with tight supply, cattle mixed with choose and yearlings steady while others soften. Colton and New Orleans commission houses noted active selling in the day’s trading.
Wheat prices closed near yesterday levels after a late rally from mill buying and short covering. September wheat quotes at 1.18 and December at 1.21, corn up 0.44, soybeans flat to up 1, rye down 4.53, cattle mixed, oats mixed in Chicago trading.
Wheat No. 1 dark northern 93 cents, No. 2 92, No. 3 91. Rye 40, Barley 38 to 45, Oats 32 to 351. Chicago futures show mixed moves with Sep 83½ to 84, Dec around 86. Minneapolis cash wheat receipts 147 with No. 1 heavy dark northern 3.09 to 3.51, No. 2 1.05 to 1.08, No. 3 1.01 to 1.07, oats and other grains quoted. market directions modestly firmer.
Markets closed with a cautious tilt as light turnover limited gains. Leaders held near lower shelves while some specialties edged higher. dealers trimmed positions on a mild breathing spell amid bullish echoes from Nazi coast raid prospects. Transfers fell to about 300000 shares. closing quotes show varied fractional moves across multiple issue names.
Nellie Shields Albright longtime Huron resident dies at her sister Mrs John L Pyle's home in Idaho Avenue Southeast after months of ill health Burial follows at Riverside Cemetery per her wish Funeral at Kinyon Funeral Home with Rev Joseph Gray of the Presbyterian Church in charge She is survived by her son Homer of Janesville Wis and a stepdaughter Mrs D Frank Smith of London Ont plus four grandchildren and sister Mrs John L Pyle.
Funeral services for Mrs E E Dahl will be held Friday at 2 o clock in the Welter Chapel and at 230 o clock in the American Lutheran Church with the Rev Sylvan Moe of Aberdeen officiating. Friends may call tonight from seven to nine at the Welter Chapel.
Beadle County circuit court heard dramatic testimony from Harry Vancle Cohen alias the Rev George Baker and other names as he faced charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Cohen, a 62 year old self described spiritual adviser and clairvoyant, described past arrests, pardons, and alleged misfortunes while detailing a Beadle County farm youth case involving a $126 payment and a $100 settlement.
Temperature notes show slight changes today with a warmer afternoon in most areas. South Dakota cooler tonight in the northwest, with sunup at 6 43 am and sunset at 8 30 pm.
Lt Ethel Love former Huron girl and Salvation Army Training College graduate will speak tonight at the regular Salvation Army meeting. Cap tain S O Massey invites the public to attend. Love plans to depart August 28 for an evangelical post in Wichita Kansas after vacation.
Denver case ends with a judge ruling that neighbors cannot evict a family over four noisy children. Justice Sabin says a family cannot be removed for nuisance caused by kids, preserving the children's right to laugh and shout. In New York, John J. Bennett Jr. wins the Democratic gubernatorial nomination over James M. Mead with Farley directing the campaign.
A aboard launch for the Royal Navy during the Dieppe raid describes the dawn attack. The reporter details air battles with Luftwaffe, Spitfires, and Dorniers, bombings of Dieppe, rescue of wounded, and frontline courage amid heavy shelling.
Ella Kooyman 76 died at her home 107 Sixth Street Southwest in the early hours. She was born August 30 1865 in Amsterdam and came to South Dakota with her parents at 16. Survived by two daughters Mrs G Linkink Webster and Mrs Esther York Huron, sons Harold D Kooyman Omaha Milton G and Clarence J Kooyman Huron, nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Aug 20. Governor Bushfield names R. P. Harmon of Belle Fourche to the state highway commission for four months. He succeeds James H. Lake of Rapid City who leaves Sept 1 to become city manager there. Harmon has coordinated South Dakota civilian defense with offices in the executive building and was formerly business manager of the state Republican party. The appointment runs Sept 1 to Jan 5, 1943.
The article discusses Wickard’s shift from supporting higher price controls to endorsing government subsidies to ensure farmers produce vital wartime supplies. It notes his view that subsidies may more effectively bolster the national economy for the war effort. Hospital admissions and dismissals from Huron and surrounding areas are listed, including names such as Lucille Burnett and Mrs. Alying Baseman, with several others named for medical entries and discharges. A fragment mentions ownership of a truck traced to the University of San Diego.
Sueren invites members to attend the funeral of Mrs. in connection with the Lutheran church observance. Details on date time and location are limited in the readable fragment.
Milbank attorney Leo P. Piyna has joined the Army Air Force, reported from Milbank in a brief notice. The item notes his move as of August 20 in Dakota territory, with references to Paul Harter in the local scene.
Bo W Arth, former assistant manager of Northwest Finance Company, arrives in Huron on a Wednesday night furlough of 15 days. The sergeant has been in glider pilot training in Janesville Wisconsin and was recently transferred to Mobile Alabama. He entered service last May.
A youth dance takes place tomorrow night at the Country Club starting at 8 36. Each attendee may bring two guest couples. Chaperones are Mr and Mrs Ralph Bischoff and Mr and Mrs L C Faterton.
Notice advertises a 10 week free government radio operation and service school starting Monday August 24 at Lincoln Grade School second floor. Contact E R Mathews or the Superintendent of Schools in Huron for inquiries. Also lists maid wanted and hems stitching services with contact numbers.
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