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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
2
Armour Stock Yards in Huron reports a steady market with hog receipts at zero and top prices around 7.35. Prices for various cattle types show small changes and mixed quality grades across good, fair, and medium categories. Calves and bulls listed with modest quotes reflect a quiet trading day for livestock.
Minneapolis and Chicago market brief covering grain prices and futures. Includes prices for wheat, corn, oats, rye, flax, and barley. highlights from Chicago and Minneapolis trading, cash bids, and Duluth cash close. Names of exchanges, commodities, and bid figures provided.
Watertown and Sioux City markets publish Friday quotations for poultry eggs butter and produce. Hens over five pounds and various weights of spring chickens lead lists from Watertown Sioux City and Mitchell with prices in cents per pound and per dozen for eggs and butterfat. Local and national price movements noted for butter eggs and potatoes with regional quotes and a Paris franc reference.
Chicago reports show meat prices at three year lows as hogs fall 10 to 15 cents and top hog price drops to 8. Cattle trade marks the year’s low near 13 per hundredweight with vealers steady to 50 cents lower. Lamb vealers slip as shippers pay up to 9.10 for choice lambs and some at 12.25.
Unclear OCR reads as a hog sale notice in Sioux City dated December 17 with references to U S D A services and quantities. readable items mention hog salon and pricing codes but essential details are obscured. The fragment suggests a livestock sale event with agricultural agency involvement.
Friday livestock reports from Chicago Sioux City Saint Paul and Falls show mixed cattle hog and sheep prices. Hogs top around 8.00 for 150-200 lb, 250-300 lb at 8.50, cattle steady to higher with weights 560-675, vealers weak, beef cows steady, sheep weaker with early 8.75-9.00 and native ewes down from 4.00. Prices vary by market with limited demand and regional shifts in bids.
Late rallies in wheat prices reversed earlier losses in Chicago trading. Markets showed gains after subdued activity as traders awaited clearer guidance on demand and weather, with traders watching futures and cash prices for direction.
New York trading on December 17 shows a soft session with leaders drifting lower by four points or more. Steel, Motors, and Copper shares declined amid apathetic dealing. brief recoveries lacked solid buying support while gold miners and select special issues rose but failed to gain traction. End-of-day quotes hovered near the day’s lower levels as profit taking and tax selling cooled earlier gains.
Erwin high school students won the Kingsbury County one-act play contest held here. The De Smet cast took second place as the comedy Eimer was beaten by Mrs. Karl Mundt of Madison who judged the competition. Arlington and Oldham tied for third.
Witnesses describe the Panay sinking after Japanese planes bombed and machine gunned the ship. Captain Hughes was wounded on the bridge as gun crews fought, survivors swam ashore, and gunboat gunners received praise for returning fire.
A condensed OCR listing shows numerous company and stock names with percent values and a bank stock table. It references Houston Hudson Ray Harvester Transamerica Union Carbide US Rubber Woolworth and others with bid ask close figures, followed by a Minneapolis bank stock quote from Minneapolis Bank Stocke.
Pleading guilty to a charge of third degree burglary, three men arrested a month ago for alleged coal theft from a railroad car near Bonilla were sentenced to serve three days in county jail by Judge Alva E. Taylor. They sought sentence reduction and were released by Sheriff Joe Reilly after confinement since mid November. State's Attorney Harold W. Markey prosecuted the case as police flagged them in the Huron business district early Sunday morning. Bonds were set at 500 dollars each.
Tokyo reports indicate Japan may refrain from a direct reply to the U S protest over the Panay incident, saying the government apologized before the note, and a decision on a second note has not yet been made. Officials in Washington declined comment as observers expect a reply. The foreign office denies machine gun attack and Teizo Mitsunami’s recall is unclear as tensions ease.
The final canvass shows discrepancies from election night with precincts reversing results. Officials found margins favoring auditorium supporters in Ward Five and shifts in Ward Six, altering the overall outcome and removing the auditorium from city control. The issue remains tied to legal action and temporary writs in circuit court involving Warren and I A Churchill factions.
Aaron College students and instructors depart for Christmas holidays. Classes resume at noon Monday, January 3. Pupils in public schools and St. Teresa parochial school have a shorter break and return Monday morning January 3.
Two 11 year old boys in Huron were warned by M E Risinger railroad special agent to quit hustling luggage at the station. The agent noted the danger and passenger inconvenience from misplacing luggage and delaying trains, with errors often discovered far from Huron.
Congress remained in session past midnight as senators pushed for a final vote on crop enrollment and the administration's ever normal granary plan. A pending housing bill faced slow senate progress and six proposed Social Security amendments from President Roosevelt were deemed non controversial. Proposals to restrict minor labor hours and require time and a half for overtime drew tentative support, while substitutes by McAdoo and Lee faced swift action.
Frank outlines party principle committee for upcoming campaigns with Col Theodore Roosevelt and other notable figures among those accepting. Invitations extended to Herbert Hoover Alf M Landon and Charles G Dawes as honorary chairs while Dwight Campbell of Aberdeen named to the party policy committee in St Louis.
Fragmentary text mentions Mire, Henry, Sturgis, Walters, and Fitzs cock with unclear actions. Unable to establish a complete event or names.
Funeral services for Lucile Decker, who died after a three week illness, will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Methodist Church in Huron. Dr C B Wilcox will conduct the service with burial at Riverside Cemetery. She was the daughter of Dave J Decker and wife of local farmer families, born April 22 1913 in Hitchcock.
Seek Canned Goods and Fruits For Needy expands its Christmas program by collecting canned goods and fruits for Salvation Army distribution. Members have donated a large quantity and a donation box is in the Delite Shop to receive contributions until December 22. The club also plans to outfit school children with shoes and stockings.
The report recalls the 1930s Alcatraz bid by Cole and Roe, two Oklahoma convicts, who vanished during a strong ebb tide. Cole, 17 when sentenced for armed robbery, later escaped multiple times, while Roe was jailed for bank robbery. Officials noted no disorder as a massive search unfolded among nearly 300 prisoners.
Classified notice outlines event at O F Hall with members and guests. Includes related ads for Sniffles medicine, furnished heated one room apartment, and lost muffler with contact details. Also mentions St Teresa School event and a lost near Shober with reward offer.
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