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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
14
Huron retailers will stay open until noon on Labor Day September 4 following a special Chamber of Commerce meeting of the retail division. Merchants had failed to agree on a closing hour and sought a unified holiday schedule.
Retailers voted to open at 1 p m on Labor Day to accommodate visitors headed to the 1939 State Fair in Huron. G W Chitty led 30 retailers in a 4 1 vote approving a shortened business day as city decorations plans took shape with flags banners and banners proclaiming You Are Among Friends in Huron to be placed at key downtown intersections. Street decor will be installed ahead of Labor Day fair opening. Texas accounts for forty percent of the world pecan crop.
Huron’s WPA civic recreation program ended for the season after a 300 participant track meet at Ravine Park Lake and a late afternoon picnic. Loftus H. Ward announced closures of city playgrounds and lake supervision, with tennis facilities added at Open College Courts and Winter Park to extend play into late summer and autumn.
Hypnosis replaces anesthetic supervised daily on Avenue next week for multiple age groups as Recreation Division announces an extensive city summer program. WPA improvements announced for Ravine Park including ball park lake and buildings. Carnival drew several hundred Huronians with a drum corps highlight and multiple prize races listing numerous winners and pairs across age groups.
Lincoln led by Brean Peck and teammates Gluesing Urban and Cotronis won, while Jefferson with Maley Olson Myers and McGrath took second. Prizes came from Troi way Siem Sport Shop Hedbles and J C Penney Company.
Boston dispatch reports the S S Amazone loose with a lion aboard prompting a call for aid from nearby ships carrying guns. The vessel gave its position as 40 miles off Cape May New Jersey as coast guard relays the message.
The article discusses untreated hay fever risking true asthma and potential complications in about 40 percent of cases. Prevention hinges on proper germ use and informed, experienced application. A new eye nose throat practice run by Dr Laurence Betts offers diagnostic help at a new office suite near Waihel Hardware in Huron, SD.
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