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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1930
Page
8
Market notes dull. Cattle calves and fat stock weak while feeds and stockers steady to lower. Hogs slow with bids softer, best grades 170 to 250 pounds around 7.65, 170 to 250 pounds. Sheep active with lambs 7.50 to 7.65, ewes down to 3.30, feeders steady.
Wheat futures opened weak but December closed higher amid short covering in coarse grains. May and July were unchanged while corn dipped, oats rallied, rye edged lower, and barley tracked corn with light trade. Cash wheat receipts were heavier but demand steady. winter wheat and durum were quiet.
Scrappy market notes from Sioux City and Minneapolis show hogs steady to firm with top around 7.60, cattle mostly steady with steers and yearlings firmer, calves strong, and vealers rising. Chicago and Duluth quotes mirror mixed demand, with hogs high and cattle varying by class, while carlot grain prices in Minneapolis and Duluth edge higher.
Market items list varied quotations and prices across numerous firms and commodities. Entries reference Huron Poultry, Buster eggs, daily furnishing by Bwitt Ca Hreen, and a wide array of companies with percent quotations and product codes. a dense ledger of industrial names and rates.
Sioux Falls, Chicago, New York and Boston markets show varied poultry and egg prices. Leghorn hens and springs range around 4% to over 4% pounds with other fowl and geese listed. Eggs, butter, and potatoes move with mixed shifts and regional quotes.
New York markets started a mild convalescence with rail issues advancing and major names like Baltimore and Ohio New York Central and Atlantic Coast Line rising. Trading slowed to a leisurely pace with about 2,250,000 shares. confidence grew as rail earnings fundamentals and equipment conditions improved.
Saint Terese schoolrooms display agumed holiday garb with Christmas trees and decorations evident throughout. The sixth and seventh grade rooms draw attention for a Bethlehem scene sketched on the blackboard featuring camels and pilgrims en route to the city, central to Christmas songs and stories.
Winnipeg manitoba premier John Bracken warns that secession demands from western farmers may grow as agrarian relief lags. The piece notes resolutions favoring western secession passed at Wilkie Saskatchewan Strasbourg Saskatchewan and Wynward Lesk councils, seeking guaranteed wheat prices and cash grants.
New York December reports NBC to broadcast Christmas day features from England Germany and possibly Japan. WEAF will host a two hour Christmas Eve party at 11 p m with John B Kennedy as host and Nathaniel Shilkret as musical supervisor. WABC will air Arthur Hyde on Christmas party remarks from the National Press Club at Washington at 2 p.m. December 24 with Norman Baxter introducing him.
Deadwood shows festive cheer with home and street decorations as downtown lights, tree displays, and public buildings’ spruce and illuminated trees create a bright holiday scene. Chicago mayoral candidate William Hale Thompson announced his bid for a fourth term. Imperial County posts a record seed purchase while South Carolina’s Georgetown county sees paving progress on the King's Highway. Stock quotes mix across many companies with minor gains and losses.
A Minneapolis bank unit, Bancorporation, fired executive Benk amid internal changes. The move signals restructuring within the institution as it adjusts leadership and oversight.
Executive board of the Huron fire department and local officials from Valley Theresa Custer and Clyde townships plan a joint meeting at city hall to discuss a proposed four township purchase of a new fire truck. Estimated cost is 36000 and the truck would be shared with Huron fire equipment, manned by Huron members for rural calls. Meeting begins 8:30 p m in the firemen's club rooms.
Huron college students and faculty attended the annual all college Christmas party in the gym. Entertainment included a violin solo and a student quartet. Decorations matched the theme, candies and nuts were handed out, and the Student Association sponsored the event with Janet Carey chairing the committee.
Louis Gertli waived preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner John P Saver and is bound over to the April term of federal court at Sioux Falls on a liquor sales charge. Deputy administrator Senn recommended lowering the bond to 250 dollars, and Oertli remains in Beadle county jail until the bond is posted.
Pauline Frederick, stage and screen actress, ends her fourth marriage with Hugh C. Leighton after a brief bedside hearing at the Beverly Hills hotel. Leighton, ill and unable to attend, testified he was merely a husband in name and sought freedom amid a speedy annulment. Frederick was born Pauline Libby in Boston forty two years ago and had previously married Frank M. Andrews in New York.
Teddy Sandell, 15, son of A Sandell of TOS Street Southwest, shows steady recovery from gunshot wounds suffered Saturday night. Doctors reported no complications or setbacks as he heals, following an accidental shooting by a hunting companion just below the heart.
Basilio Pompli of South is to officiate while those to tala ordersee Patrick O Connor Sioux Falla and John Keily Sioux City Iowa are listed among participants.
Contest director of Buren Chamber of Commerce in Huron South Dakota invites entry for Homewards Christmas Decoration Contest. The writer plans yard decoration by December 20 and provides address zone and telephone details for contact.
A South Dakota Farm Bureau federation conference in Rapid City discussed taxation. Proposed state income tax law and a tax on trucks using state highways were among the topics. George Kennard of Huron, federation president, and A. W. Palm of Huron served as secretary and discussants.
LEAD December 13. A northern and southern hills group meeting here urged increasing the annual appropriation for research on mineral resources by the School of Mines in Rapid City from 3000 to 25000 dollars. Dr A T Roos outlined aims including glass sand asbestos graphite aluminum and mineral paint prospects. RB Hayes of Deadwood spoke on blue sky laws while Roos reported general support for reform.
Prof V F Hess of Vienna reported a new ray piercing 8 inches of lead with half its strength and ten times more penetrating than radium rays. He argued the force is extra terrestrial in origin, emanating from fixed stars, varying with sidereal time and possibly influenced by weather and magnetism. The claim has stirred scientific debate.
Emil K. Williams a 41 year old Watertown man was electrocuted while repairing a Northwestern Public Service high line about 17 miles west of Redfield near Rockham He reached across a 11000 volt conductor and his arm touched the wire fellow workers lowered his body to the ground artificial respiration failed and his body was sent to Watertown for burial
Salem reports a man corpse found four miles east of town on the North Western tracks after a morning freight pass. The engine crew could not stop in time. the body is mutilated and unidentifiable. One hand was frozen, suggesting death days earlier. Estimated age about 45.
Jacob Kuper of Holabird received one year and one day in the U S reformatory at Chillicothe Ohio for driving a stolen automobile. He was placed on probation. Harry M. Hayward of Mt Pleasant Iowa released on bonds on Mann Act violation charges. A man posing as from South Dakota State College attempted to collect postage for experiment station bulletins in Winner. such bulletins are frauds and require no postage.
North Huron Zone One lags with only two entries as park board seeks more home yard decorations. Prizes include electric appliances valued at $5 to $10 or more. Entries close Saturday at 6 p.m. and judges will tour Sunday night to pick four winners per zone plus a $25 sweepstakes award.
A 5 30 AM blaze on Illinois avenue between Second and Third streets destroyed a barn and two sheds owned by Mrs W J Cole 870 Idaho avenue southeast. The loss included a 2000 bushel seed car stored by Chase Service. Insurance partially covered the damage. Cause unknown per Huron fire officials.
Neb city brief reports that County Attorney Mas Towlet dismissed a robbery case against Berlovich in a local court. Details remain scant as officials cite insufficient evidence and pending review. The action ends the prosecution for now with no further charges released at this time.
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