Social and club activities page highlights many groups
A dense listing of Monday and Tuesday gatherings including Eastern Stars Masons and families carnival dance and card party at 8 in the evening at various halls. Federated Women’s Club at Hotel Marvin Hughitt. machinists at Labor Temple. diverse society and auxiliary meetings with Christmas parties and gift exchanges. De Smet salon installation and officer talks. W C A and YWCA clubs planning Christmas baskets and studies. and a slate of local ladies’ circles with dates, locations, and hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Babbitt
Tenth Street
James River Lodge
Odd Fellows
O. O. F. Hall
Knights of Columbus
K.C. Hall
Federated Business and Professional Women’s Club
Marvin Hughitt
Labor Temple
Geneve Maxwell
Thnois “Avenue
Doreas Society
Officers Club
Colfax Rebekah Lodge No. 5
Ocober 48
Zarl Vish
Schick Dry Shaver Special at Sherman Service Drug Store
The ad promotes a Schick dry shaver kit with mirror comb and Whisk-It, priced at 517.50, claiming it frees shaving from the bathroom and allows use in any room at home or office. Includes dressing room items and luxurious case.
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Schick
Past Presidents of the GL A Meet at Reynolds Home
Mrs. Heynolds Hontass presided as commander with Frank Anderson as adjutant for a GL A past presidents meeting. At Mrs. George G. Reynolds home in Kansas Avenue Southeast, officers to be named later. Cards followed business, prizes awarded to Mrs. Scott Taylor, Mrs. Carol Smith and Mrs. D K Titus. Lunch, Christmas theme decor, guests Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs. W A Huntington, and Hawarden’s Mrs. Scott Taylor. Next meeting set for January 8 with Mrs. C Oviatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. WV
Sidney E. Morrison
United ‘Spanish War Veterans
Zenita Mower
Margaretha Martin
Anna Troupe
Huron
Norma Martin
Kathryn Whalen
Jeannette Anderson
Battle Mountain
Snd
Net Springs
Girl Scouts of the Baptist Church
Agnes Grosvenor
Majd Rouse
Red Cross
Heynolds Hontass
G.I. A
GL A. Tnt
George G. Reynolds
Kansas Avenue Southeast
Scott Taylor
Carol Smith
D. K. Titus
Carl Smith
W. A. Huntington
Hawarden
C. Oviatt
Dakota Avenue South
Fire department urges use of new phone numbers
City fire officials today reminded Huron residents of the department’s new telephone numbers and cautioned against mixing them up at fire headquarters in City Hall. Alarms should be placed by calling 707 while general inquiries go to 3592, after widespread confusion since the change a week earlier.
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Fire Department
Local Huron News Briefs Highlight Events and Notices
City briefs recap Thanksgiving in Tilford visits, Christmas bazaar and turkey supper details, upcoming OES carnival, births, and local social notes. Includes travel by plane for Kansas City and New York relatives, business visits, and promotions for Kiel Bros and Eilers furriers.
Man Held For Slaying Father In LeCenter Minn
Alex Hallgren, 52, signs a 30 page statement admitting he beat his father George T. Hallgren, 75, and set him ablaze with kerosene. County attorney says inquest planned and murder indictment expected. Hallgren held without charge. The elder Hallgren’s death initially ruled accidental after exhumation revealed blows and a head injury.
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Alex Hallgren
LeCenter
Minn
LA Center
Mian
Aled Anvite
George T. Havel
Ity Atstorney
Havel
Hallgren
Andrew
Mankato
Haligeen
Jsil
Cayaner J. J. Kolars
Heald
Weather Summary for Huron and Region
Weather bulletin covers Huron and surroundings with forecast of partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, slightly colder. Temperature ranges show highs in 40s and lows in 20s, with light precipitation possible in northern areas. Outlook: generally fair in the Northern Great Plains, milder early week then colder mid to late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Wicinity
South Dakota
Salder
Minnesota
Iowa
Huon
Great Plains
Motor Industry Booms Near Ten Year Peak Chrysler Reopens
The motor industry surged late in 1939 with Chrysler reopening its assembly lines after a labor dispute. Total motor assemblies rose to 115,488, up from 96,638 the prior week, while Chrysler produced about 26,000 Watts. The Associated Press index reached 110.9, highest since 1929, as steel and coal show mixed signals and grain prices lift stocks slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chrysler
Detroit
Associated Press
Wall Street
Mail Pilot Duggan Faces Break From Silly Spring Weather
Weather disrupts northern mail service as pilot Duggan and postmaster Darbyshire cope with warm spells. Duggan, flying to Angle Inlet on Minnesota's edge, endures ice weakness, auto trips, and a cabin meet by horse and skates to load mail on a sled.
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Vwahkuad
Ann
Osy Duggan
L. Darbyshire
Duggan
Northwest Angle
America
Minnesota
Motherland
Lake of the Woods
Darbyshire
Angle Inlet
Darby Shirt
Wil Duggan
G O P Leaders And S D Press Still Undecided On Dewey
Pierre December 2 Republican Party leaders in South Dakota editors note it is early to judge Dewey as a presidential candidate. Editorials show mixed reactions to his Minneapolis speech with calls for more detail on economic and agricultural policy before the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
South Dakota
Thomas Dewey
New York
Dewey
Minneapolis
Watertown
Argus
Vandenserg
Taft
Daily Journal
Rapid City
American News
Aberdeen
Daily Republic
Mitchell
Middle West
Also Mentioned on This Page
Women's Benefit Association
Mary Wilson
Weteran
Arnold Tillman
dJvilerson
Alc.c. Study Club
M.D. Mycue
Ad Avenue
Fional Nee
McCune
C. E. Daniel
W. J. Bachman
God Bless America
Clarence Daniel
Daniel
W. J. Findley
Netlie Geiger
Miriam Speirs
C. H. Cotton
de Smet
Clara Zachritz
Erimentale
Faulkion
Walter Kinsman
Secret Tire
Kingsbury County
Bertha Krumvieda
Elizabeth Ennis
Britton
le‘ Domi Nationale
Northwest Division
Eva Sherburne
Zella Scofield
South Dakota American Legion Auxiliary
Braford
Hits
Tae Ritz Club
Ray Braford
Tedveson
Leslie Halvorsen
A. E. Gehrke
Dina Braford
Miller
Emil Mlér
Vernal Johnson
Alva Huddleston
Jack Kunhart
William Callahan
Heaven
Rachel Field
Johnson
Robert Duncan Jed
Y. Woc. A. Business and Proessional Women's Club
Zach
Sherman & M
Nyal Service Drug
Samaritan Hospital
Dak. Ave. S
Esther York
S. D
Frank Anderson
J. Lynch
Velarie
Barry Marone
Tilford
Garry Turcotte
Turcotte
Lynches
Mr. Turcotte
Marone
Linda Kay
Bernard Zell
Fourth Street
Huron Hospital
M. EB
T. F. Ryan
Kansas City
W. H. Ryan
New York City
Ciel Bros., Inc
W. J. Hilvers
Fue. Bilers
Andy
George Deklatz
Bill Plummer
Percy Washabaugh
Don Has
Humphrey
Andy Karl Buchholz
Omaha
Kiel Bros., Inc
John Graver
Bismarck
the Light and Power Company
Harold Dodge
Highmore
Mr. Grover
A. W. Grover
Eilers
A.m. Hi
Sioux Falls
Brookings
Yankton
Mitchel
Chicago
Denvre
Cole
Des Moines
Edmonton
Helena
Mons
St. Paul
New Orleans
North Platte
Neb
Phoenix
Artz
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Tal
San Francisco
Orlif
Seattle
Wash
Sheridan
Wyo
Sioux City
Valentine
Man
Boston
Mass
Los Angeles
Miami
Fla
Waz
Helpa
Frederick Gardner
Flanagan’s Insurance Agency Insurance
N. W. Security
Nat'l Bank Bldg
Tim
S. D. Press
Frank Dave
Eve
Humphrey's
Walgreen Drug
Walgreen System
Walgreen
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