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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1940
Page
2
Market notes from Armour Stock Yards Hur on Dee and Watertown on December 1 show hog prices slipping 5 to 10 cents with tops around 5.75, bulk of good and choice hogs at 6.00 for 180 lb barrows and gilts. Cattle, veal and sheep mostly steady to lower with light regional bids and slow activity on Monday and Tuesday.
Wheat futures closed fractionally under the day’s best levels as improved commission house demand reversed an early trend. Wheat and oats posted gains, with No. 1 dark northern wheat around 68 and No. 2 67, while December and May quotes moved within narrow ranges. Minneapolis and Chicago prices showed mixed results across wheats, oats, barley, and rye, with government graded eggs and steady poultry markets noted.
Sioux City and surrounding markets show hogs 15-25 lower on heavy weights with top around 5.90 for 210-240 lb. calves, beef steers and yearlings steady to firm, cows and bulls mix of prices, stable buyers, light receipts noted as December sales proceed. Sioux Falls and St Paul also report varied declines and steady trends across cattle, hogs, and sheep with top hen weights and stocker demand holding.
New York markets show irregular stock directions with narrow leaders and mixed bonds while rails remain the most active. Canadian dollar improves in foreign exchange and Cuban sugar buyers push sugar higher. Chicago wheat rises as commission houses stay busy, corn climbs on strong cash demand, hogs mostly steady to slightly lower amid heavy receipts, cattle tepid with slow demand. Leghorn hens and cocks mixed, eggs and butter prices listed in varied ranges.
New York market reports show butter prices around 92 score with varied grades, cheese values steady, and eggs and mixed colors fluctuating within narrow ranges. Regional notes from Sioux Falls Mitchell and Sioux City detail poultry, butterfat, and egg prices for December, including hens, springs, leghorns, and turkeys, with several markets listing No. 1 and No. 2 creamery butter at different rates.
New York December 17 The stock market edged along with limited leadership and only minor moves. Prices mostly eased, though weakness was rare, as total turnover approached 700 000 shares with many issues closing near their prior levels.
William Reaves Post plans Ameri can Legion Christmas baskets for underprivileged Huron children next week. Baskets, containing candy and toys from the annual toy show, are repaired at the WPA center. dolls for girls provided by Legion Auxiliary. Program also covers iron line fund, membership, state convention, Fourth of July rodeo, and an open house stag party tonight.
In Beckley West Virginia December 17 the body of miner W M Kirk was recovered from the No 4 mine of Raleigh Coal and Coke Company. Rescue crews reported at least seven men initially trapped and estimates ranged up to 14 still behind debris two miles inside the hillside. Four or five men were brought out with burns and hospitalized. officials feared many may be dead.
Leighton W. Crapp of Fifth Street Northeast faced grand larceny charges after allegedly stealing two chickens from Albert Crown of 529 Fifth Street Northeast. In municipal court he pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the January circuit term with bond set at 300 dollars. State's Attorney T. H. Luby presented the case, Crabb lacking counsel at the hearing.
Snow removal crews battled to keep highways open across southern Minnesota as snowfall reached 14 inches in Rochester and 12 inches in Albert Lea and Mankato while the Twin Cities logged nine inches. A 25 mile per hour wind drifted snow, hindering buses trains and planes and prompting school closures and costly street clearing. City funds shortage threatens Minneapolis snow removal plan.
G W Sulley of the National Cash Register Company spoke to Huron retailers at the Marvin Hughitt hotel about organizing merchants to attract and keep more business. He cited eastern practices, stressed trained sales forces, and demonstrated methods to boost retail sales. A discussion followed the briefing.
Washington reports show House Democrats and Republicans split on adjournment before Christmas with leaders delaying action. Both sides awaited the other to initiate the move while urging Congress to stay on duty during the defense emergency. Debates linger as parties privately consider holiday adjournment unlikely.
London reports a seven hour raid against Mannheim and nearby targets in the upper Rhine. RAF bombers struck the dye plant at Ludwigshafen and attacked the submarine base at Bordeaux, with multiple ships and airfields involved. Four British planes returned.
Campaign chair George Redman reports the iron lung fund totals 950 with many organizations still incomplete. Drive extension through January requested to allow dances and events to raise funds. executives and captains meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 7 30 PM to review progress.
Huron Adult Education teachers celebrate the near completion of the city education center at Second and Ohio. The event recognizes County Supervisor Floyd E. Swartout for his work under the Adult Education program, with thanks also to Chicago & North Western Railway employees and Beadle County highway department for support. Guests include Mrs. Swartout, Bert L. Hall, Margaret Finley, and others from Huron and Mitchell.
Greek forces push northward into Albania along Tepeleni and Valona corridors despite harsh conditions. Italian troops retreat in the Dvinus Valley with 200 soldiers and one officer captured as Greeks shell Trajan positions and drive toward Elbaseni through snow and rugged terrain.
Incomplete hospital admissions appear with garbled names and causes. The readable items include several medical admissions and one surgical case from Huron, with further names and words cut or misspelled, suggesting a spanning OCR issue rather than a coherent record.
Grant Van Duzee led the Huron unit of the Women’s National Aeronautical Association at a holiday gathering attended by nearly all members and several guests. Prizes were awarded by a committee of Mrs. B. R. Laskowski, Mrs. GB. Workman, Mrs. R. F. Bramwell, and Mrs. Albert Eichimier. Miss Edith Smith co-hosted the buffet, and gifts were exchanged to close the evening.
A two family frame house in Mineral Point, Pennsylvania, burned today killing five people trapped on the second floor. Victims include Ethel Marie Bartlebaugh 24 and her children Myrtle Marie 4 and John 2 months, plus two nieces Ruth Peart Bartlebaugh 22 and Betty Jane Bartlebaugh 5. John Bartlebaugh escaped by leaping from a second floor window. Mr and Mrs Robert Bartlebaugh and boarder John Schribert climbed down and tried to rescue others but were forced back by flames.
Austin and Taft clash over methods to speed production with a six day week and relaxed regulations. Taft argues if new defense powers are needed they should be granted, noting a longer running emergency changes little. American Legion seeks non congressional probe into defense prep delays while AFL leader Green defends cooperation and service. A Idaho returnee travels home after a three week absence following his father's death.
Students in the Junior High present a no admission Christmas music program tomorrow at p.m. in the Senior High Assembly directed by Miss Holby Buchanan with Duane Smith as instrumental director and Margaret Carter as accompanist. The program features mixed chorus and various soloists, ensembles, and instrumental numbers including Spirit of Christmas, Ave Maria, Silent Night, Deck the Halls, and the Hallelujah Chorus.
The Rev. Alfred Trenerry, pastor at First Baptist Church, leaves for a new pastorate in Washington. Huron Lions Club honored him at a weekly luncheon, presenting a Gladstone bag after his 11 plus years in the city. He served as club president in 1934-35.
J C Zehack of Wessington Springs aged 82 died yesterday at 10 40 am in a Huron hospital where he had been since December 5 for treatment. The body was taken to Yankton for funeral services and burial today. An egg thrower in Chicago was fined 25 dollars for hurling frozen eggs at Wendell Willkie on October 22 in the La Safe Street railroad area. He pleaded quit in.
Ice cream store offers fruit filled pie specials and cherry custard flavors from Huron Ice Cream Store. For sale is a small grocery store with a newly decorated room and spring mattress advertised. contact Hilligross, Box 817, Huron, Iowa, phone 3220.
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