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Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1939

Page

2

Hog prices rise at Armour stock yards market report

Dec 13 hog prices jumped 10 to 15 cents, top 4.85, receipts 1,000. Cattle and sheep steady, cattle receipts 100, sheep 60. Salable hogs 7,400, bids 5 to 10 higher, 160-320 lbs 5.00 5.20, fat lambs not established, undertone good, fat lambs steady, top 6.65. Sioux Falls: hogs 1,500, top 5.45, bulk 5.00 5.15, sows 4.15 4.40, cattle 800 steady.

Armour Stock Yards Ibs Sioux Fells Sioux Falls Sioux City Dec BIG Aire Nonce Na. Ay Frivce No Ag. Bulls Bologna

Produce Markets Huron Produce Markets Report

Daily price range for Huron produce markets reported to the Evening Huronite between 10 and 9 p m lists heavy hens 4 5 pounds and over at 44 Ibs. Leghorn hens heavy breed springs at 2 pounds. Leghorn springs 2 lbs or over. Old roosters also noted.

Huron Sioux City Sioux Falls SioUx_ FALLS Mitchell Watertown

Hog and cattle market report from Chicago sales

Hog prices showed strength up to 10 cents, top $4.50, with yearlings at $12.25. Slaughter hogs mixed, sows at 4.25, cattle generally steady for strictly good and choice yearlings, but lighter weights solid while heavier cattle slipped. Sheep near steady with lambs slow, bids easing and light activity across salable lots.

St Paul Livestock Prices Mixed Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep

At St Paul and nearby markets on December 13 buyers showed firmness for vealers and good cows while slaughter cattle and yearlings moved slowly. Hog quotes remained unsettled with strong bids above 5.15 for light weights, and sheep showed little early action with indications of steady slaughter natives and feeders.

St. Paul South St, Paul MN. S Ux City Toue City D. A

Price Of Wheat Soars Five Cents In Chicago Markets

Wheat futures jumped five cents on December delivery to 1.02 and 1/2, the highest since 1937, with May and July contracts also advancing. Rye, corn, and oats followed higher as a broad buying wave pushed grain prices up across the board. Other markets report steady grain notes including Huron and Sioux City region quotes for eggs, butter, and poultry.

Chicago

Markets At Glance New York to Chicago price report

Markets at a glance show mixed gains across assets. Stocks in steels and motors rally while bonds hold firm and governments resume an uptrend. Cotton hits new peaks since 1937 and wheat rises on drought reports, with butter eggs and poultry in mixed to steady ranges in Chicago trading.

New York Dee London

Rallying Comes Back To Stock Market News

Rallying power returned to the stock market with gains across favored issues. Volume rose sharply with transfers near 1,000,000 shares versus 612,150 yesterday. Broad strength followed advances in speculative commodities as staples led the trend, with market activity fueled by optimism and typical banking sector movements.

New York Yeserday Soares

Swedes Form New Neutral Coalition Government

In Stockholm Prime Minister P A Hansson announced a new coalition cabinet focused on Finland aid while prioritizing independence and neutrality. Christian Gunther becomes foreign minister replacing Richard Sandler who faced Russian and German displeasure over fortification proposals. The government aims to provide monetary and humanitarian aid without military involvement, upholding independence and northward cooperation.

Stockholm P. A. Hansson Finland Sweden Rikstag Christian Gunsther Oslo Richard Sandler Sandler Thesland Islands Gulf of Bothnia Russia Hansson Red Cross

Lizzie Thompson 86 Dies After Week of Illness

Lizzie Thompson aged 86 died yesterday afternoon around four o clock at her nephew Wil Thomp son’s home four miles east of Huron after a week long illness. Born January 4 1867 in Elgin Illinois she worked as a seamstress in Elgin and Wasco before moving in 1932 to Beadle County to live with her nephew. Funeral services will be Friday at Welter’s Chapel with Rev C B Wilcox officiating. The body will be sent to Davis South Dakota for burial in the family lot. She is survived by four nieces and five nephews.

Lange G. Champdon Wil Thompson Huron Miss Thompson Elgin Wasco, Til Anna Corron Beadle County

Financial Stocks Listing Fragment With Numerous Percentages

A dense OCR fragment lists numerous company names with percentage figures and stock indicators. The noisy text shows terms like AT&T NatPowerLt Bulls and various manufacturers such as Chrysler Colgate Palmolive and Studebaker alongside percent values, suggesting a market table or stock performance snapshot from a newspaper page.

League crisis over expelling Russia tests League fate

The League of Nations faces a grave dilemma over Argentina’s motion to expel the Soviet Union. Expulsion would brand Russia as an outcast and risk severed ties with Britain and France, possibly drawing the USSR into Hitler's war. Regardless of action, one major member risks leaving.

Moscow League of Nations Soviet Union ABUC League Russia Germany Geneva Britain France Paris Hitler Poland Baltic States Finland Europe England

Finland joins League Council amid Finland Russia dispute

The article reports Finland being elected to the League of Nations Council alongside the United States and Bolivia, amid the ongoing Finnish-Russian tensions. It notes Molotov’s rejection of League mediation and outlines Article 16 obligations of League members, stressing collective security concerns.

Finland League Council U. S Foregn Vyacheslas Molotoff League Freyre Reds Vyacheeleff Molotoff Russia Joseph A. C. Avenol The Molotoff Soviet Russia M. Avenol Moscow PE Cou

Elevator Men Conference Shifts to Public Utilities Oversight

South Dakota’s Public Utilities Commission now oversees elevator operations, grain warehouses, motor car carriers, and nine Class 1 railroads over 4139 miles. Murphy urged efficiency gains and public support for rail lines, noting a retrenchment cut. Thompson stressed audits as essential to cooperative progress, urging director-led auditor selection. The 33rd annual convention ends Thursday with elections and committee reports.

Phy Public Utilities Commission Murphy South Dakota Thompson W. H. Thompson Omaha Bank J. H. Mason F. J. Cross Randolph Chris Jensen Putney Cross G. A. Woods Plankinton Judy Foresburg C. G. Anderson Aberdeen Kari Munit Af Madison Washington

Aberdeen Woman Sister of Auto Wreck Victim in S D

Aberdeen South Dakota December 13 Mrs L H Crawford killed with three children and a friend when their car went off a canyon road near Los Angeles The sister of Mrs W D Shelor wife of Rev Shelor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church her father Rev H N Beas former pastor in North Dakota and Lincoln Neb died years ago Charles Frederick Caster 76 New York Times journalist and author died of a heart attack at his Brooklyn home Born in Jones County Iowa he was a railway employee in Minnesota where he began writing

Aberdeen Auto Wrece Wictom S. D L. H. Crawford Canyim Side Los Angeles W. D., Shelor Shelor Wesleyan Methodist Church North Dekots Lincoln, Neb New York Charles Frederick Caster Hig Brooklyn Jonez County Iowa Carter Minnesota

Roosevelt Backs Trade Agreements In 1949 Push

President Roosevelt urged renewal of the reciprocal trade act as a major issue for the 1940 Congress. Senators and lawmakers debated the program, with Republican McNaam predicting heavy opposition and several Democrats and Republicans voicing doubt. Supporters cited increased American exports while farmers warned of higher imports, and a possible interim move to extend current treaties if lapse occurs.

Washington Bram Roosevelt Congress Senate McNa Oregon Johnson Cl’ Rada Wesiders Borah Rpublican Idaho Pittman Demier Nevada Wheeler Democra Miana Clark Demosyat Fink Aull Hult American Farm Bureau Federation A Chieu Cusgress State Department

Wyoming Lifts Embargo On South Dakota Sheep

Cheyenne Wyoming Governor Ness signed a proclamation by the state livestock and sanitary board lifting the dipping embargo on sheep from western South Dakota. Sheep must be dipped twice or prior health checks, and a veterinarian certificate is now required to prove they are free of scabies. Other states have recently removed similar bans.

Cheyenne Wyo State Livestock and Sanitary Board Wyoming South Dakota Wis Pines Ness Missouri River Pierre R. 8. Robinson

Swedish steamer Algol strikes mine in Baltic straits

The 9.78-ton Swedish steamer Algol reportedly hit a mine in the straits between Denmark and Sweden, near Falsterbo and Trelleborg. Swedish warships were sent to aid the vessel, but extent of damage was not immediately known.

Copenhagen Demark Sweden Falsterbo Trelleborg

Churches Asked To Help On Finn Relief

BIG STONE CITY December 13 17 Rev John E Booth secretary of the Federated Council of Churches in Christ in South Dakota has received a telegram from former President Herbert Hoover now chairman of the Finnish relief committee urging that next Sunday be observed by acts in support of the national appeal for funds.

Big Stone City Dev John E. Booth Federated Council of Churches In Christ South Dakota Herbert Hoover Finnish Relief Committee National Appeal

Hospital Admits and Discharges List Reads Like Local Ledger

At the hospitals the admitted include Mrs M L Denman a carpenter and Mrs C Licht of Wolsey along with Mrs J Roger ed daw of Huron and Robert Schind erling also of Huron all for medical. Discharged are Ivan Jensen Lake Preston Mrs W F Shouse Dolards ean Shouse Orland Evelyn ngelhart Bancroft Jack Fuller Wes sey Fred Payne Hitchcock Ms Frank Br tter Esmond Luvern York Sheffield and Enad Glanzer Hitchcock.

M.L. Denman Carpenter A. ¢ Licht Wolsey Medical C. W. Wilmsen Hecla J. Roger “Eddaw Huron Robert Schinderling Ivan Jensen Lake Preston W. F. Shouse Dolards Ean Shouse Orland Evelyn “N Fred Payne Hitchcock Frank Br_tter Esmond Luvern York Sheffield Enad Glanzer

FOR SALE Items and notices from South Dakota

For sale car washer reboring machine steel showcase cash register safe and other items. Mrs Ursula Erlandson Miler S Dakota. Wanted used bicycle write Wa ne Lake Preston South Dakota. For sale two Milch cows both milking 14 mi Huron on 74 Albert Koester

Ursula Erlandson Miler S. Dak Lake Preston South *Dakota I Huron Albert Koester

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