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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1938
Page
2
Hogs mostly higher in Chicago and Sioux City reports with hogs steady to firm and receipts around 600 to 960. cattle and sheep show mixed gains and steadier trends. Representatives and regional bids indicate weight classes and prices fluctuating, with top hogs around 7.60 and cattle feeding markets showing variable quotes across markets.
Friday market listings from Huron and Sioux Falls detail poultry prices by weight and breed, including hens over 4 pounds at 13 cents, leghorn and spring varieties, roosters, ducks, geese, and turkeys. Eggs, butterfat, and assorted regional prices in Sioux City, Mitchell, Watertown, New York, and Chicago provide a dense snapshot of market activity and item-specific values.
Sioux Falls market quotes show 2,500 head of frogs steady to 5 higher with top at 7.20 and bulk around 7.00 to 7.20, butchers at 7.20, sows 6.75 to 7.00, cattie 400 head steady, quotations unchanged as of Friday inquiry.
Chicago today shows corn rising about 10 cents a bushel on strong US loan demand and tight Argentine supplies. Domestic receipts are scant, boosting exports with about 800000 bushels purchased. Wheat holds or slips slightly as markets close. Dec and May futures mix with minor changes amid broader corn strength.
Markets at a glance show irregular stocks and uneven bonds with mixed currencies and steady to lower commodities. Minneapolis carlot grain range lists wheat, corn, oats, rye, and flax with various No. 1 to No. 5 grades and cash bids. receipts and prices outlined for December with protein values and Dakota/Montana entries.
Stock market shows a mild downward drift with few gains and many unchanged issues. Transfers for five hours total about 650,000 shares as end-of-day worries over tax and war tensions keep trading subdued with scattered fractional advances.
Sioux Falls police scanned the city for Benney and Estelle Dickson after a report that a girl resembling Estelle was seen here. A waitress said she saw a couple who might be the pair at a lunch counter, while Ottumwa police warned officers of a possible trio in a Muddy Ford sedan with a bandaged man and a shotgun passenger.
South Dakota Democratic Central Committee closed the 1938 campaign with a balance of 45.99 and receipts of 911,030.35 against disbursements of 927,994.36. Republican figures show receipts 923,652.22 and a deficit of 931,346.60 after debts. Major Democratic donors included EF Tones several others. party treasurer J W Schliessmann filed the report. Karl Mundt reported 2377 spent with 2000 from the National Republican Committee. Gladys Pyle expended 964.35 with no contributions listed.
The Jolly Coyotes 4-H Club meeting scheduled for December 10 at the Schuman home is postponed to December 17. Mrs. E A Lyman leads the club.
Howard Coonley, 62, board chairman of Walwarta Company, was named president of the National Association of Manufacturers in New York. The Walwarta plants span Boston East St Louis Attalla Greensburg and other sites, highlighting a surge in the auto mobile storage battery and public utility sectors.
A compact listing of bank stocks, miscellaneous company equities, and U.S. Treasury bonds with prices and percentages, tied to Minneapolis and New York markets. Highlights include First Bank stocks, Cities Service, and various corporate securities with recent quotations and maturities.
North west railroads presented evidence to continue the switching charges on trains in Minneapolis and Duluth. Soo Line testified it would lose 30 000 to 40 000 dollars yearly if forced to absorb the charges. About score of organizations led by the Minneapolis Traffic Association completed testimony at the interstate commerce and Minnesota commissions hearing.
The article reports on Roosevelt seeking new legislation to empower reshuffling executive agencies while facing opposition from Democrats and skepticism from Senator Glass about shifting relief administration to the states. It notes expected concessions in a smaller next Congress and mentions Hopkins hinting at amendments after criticism of WPA relief.
BLVLA ALLS reports W L Mall, previously Watertown state employment service manager and former Huron banker, takes over Sioux Falls office. C J Hanson moves to Pierre, after leading here over three years. Mass says three new staff will join to handle unemployment insurance applications starting Jan 3, with about 2000 expected applicants.
Huron Rotarians hosted their annual ladies night with seventy guests served at the Marvin Hughitt hotel mezzanine. A. J. Lang presided as president, and the Huron Marionettes performed while William Gardner extended the welcome toast. Mrs. Camden Rayburn replied. Earlier in the week the group held a luncheon at the same hotel with D. C. Mills of St. Louis Red Cross speaking about relief work last summer.
In Barcelona the government moved to strengthen its front and rear services anticipating a major insurgent offensive in eastern Spain. A five hour Cabinet session approved decrees reorganizing the military machine and mobilizing manpower with a central command tied to the defense ministry and a reorganized army medical service.
The public is invited to a Girl Reserves vesper service at 2 p m Sunday afternoon at the American Lutheran Church for grade schools. The program features Dorothy Volesky, carol singing, Doris Dick inson, and a Christmas Ceremonial with several seniors and presidents.
In Hartford district court action, later superseded in federal court, evidence centered on McKesson and Robbins leader F Donald Coster and the drug department with assets listed at 17 million. Warehouses were only mailing addresses, with forged reports from W W Smith & Co. No criminal charges yet. federal grand jury may examine possible violations. District actions and grand jury focus mark a widening inquiry into the firm's affairs.
Six Negro murderers were executed in the state prison electric chair in Georgia, the largest mass execution in the state's history. The first chairing began at 12 09 p m central time and the last ended at 12 30 p m. A white man, Ton Dickerson, received a last minute reprieve. Names include Jim Henry Williams Charlie Rucker Raymond Carter Arthur Perry Arthur Mack Willie Russell and others linked to killings near Smyrna and Columbus.
Dickens classic to be staged in the college chapel Thursday evening at 8 oclock, opening to the public with no admission charge. The production continues a 1929 tradition, featuring Glenn Parker as Scrooge and a full cast including Bob Cratchitt Marvin Person, Harold Antle, and Betty Martin, with a community Christmas message.
Admitted list from Woonsocket Alpena Iroquois Sehott Huron Bancroft Arlington and more shows surgical and medical cases. Dismissed include Robert Rudy Elwood Harms and Athel Schnathorst Jr. General note wishes speedy recovery with flowers. Cafe for sale near bus depot at McHava ines. Modern duplex for sale by Mellvaines with price details and contact numbers. Five room house close in offered with terms and phone contacts.
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