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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1930
Page
6
Juveniles will picnic on the porch of the Women’s building at the Fairgrounds Saturday at 2 30 P M a pot luck lunch served and each member to bring dishes. The record notes a wedding and various social gatherings at Huron with the Van Dycke Skinner family and other locals attending dinners meetings and birthday celebrations.
Mrs Walter Breuning returned to Great Falls after visiting with her mother Mrs L Gorham and brother J E Sharp in Huron Highmore area. Labor Union plans a Labor Day dance at the Fair Grounds Dance Palace Sept 8 28 30. Mrs A C Miles and grandson Burton Kindt of Sioux City returned home after visiting Gorhams and Sharp in Huron. Various items note guests from Minot Platte and Minneapolis, a sale ad, and a birth at the local hospital. A public chicken dinner is advertised at Lutheran Dining Hall Fair Grounds Aug 31.
Wessington Springs Society reports Mrs E L Hunter of Letcher and Mrs Nettie Geophart of Washington DC and her daughter joined Mrs C S Norwold and three children of Dubuque for dinner at the G O Williams home Friday. Mrs A L McMillan and four children of Fort Lauderdale Fla, Mrs B K Gibson and two children, and Mrs H G Hayes were treated to six o'clock dinner at the Williams home Saturday. Mrs McMillan, Mrs Gibson and Miss Kate Williams were Yankton college friends.
Mrs Fleming and her brother Mr Hanson returned home from Lost Nation Iowa after visiting Mr wand and Mrs Albert Fleming. Mrs Lynn Wolcott in Long Beach California shows some improvement. Robert Whitney returns from a week with relatives Theophilus in Jackson Minnesota. Claire Gascoigne announces the birth of a son at a Huron hospital.
In Los Angeles on August 28 Lon Chaney was laid to rest after a dramatic funeral. The public display of devotion mirrored his film career, with tributes reflecting his status as a showman whose wishes shaped the farewell. The ceremony featured performances and personal remembrances that underscored his impact on cinema and Hollywood.
Friends recall the performer known as the man of a thousand faces. He died last Tuesday in a ceremony where his set music inspired him to persevere. Lieutenant Colonel H S Dyar delivered a simple eulogy as the silver coffin lay among flowers and the strains of Laugh Clown Laugh filled the chapel.
Mrs Catherine C Malley and daughter Betty Jane of Detroit with Mrs Elizabeth Cool depart for Redfield to visit John Cool after two months in Hot Springs. Public chicken dinners announced for Lutheran Dining Hall at Fairgrounds on Aug 25 and Aug 31 from 12 to 2 PM. Mrs L E Engles of Woonsocket and Rev and Mrs A Funck of Millie noted in Huron for shopping. Lena Bertsch, a nurse from Miller, spent a day in the city shopping. Mr Henry Fleming and family mentioned.
In an emotional scene at the Lide chapel of the Guardian Angel Mrs Chaney fainted as the most successful pictures played. Musicians Sam and Jack Feinberg performed on violin and portable organ with tears streaming down their faces.
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