Christmas Program Sees Santa Claus Visit and Tree Unfolding
A festive event featured Christmas carols and a visit from Santa Claus as the Christmas tree was unfurled. The program was followed by a lunch serving Christmas candy and nuts to attendees.
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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1930
Page
2
A festive event featured Christmas carols and a visit from Santa Claus as the Christmas tree was unfurled. The program was followed by a lunch serving Christmas candy and nuts to attendees.
Hoquois IROQUOIS Dec 2 Special Christmas parties and programs marked the day as the school exchanges gifts before Christmas vacation. The high school staged three short plays Christmas Exiles Study Hour and Going Home Holidays with songs readings and a Christmas tree. Grades five to eight produced The Christmas Spirit with numerous songs and readings. Primary children hosted by grades one to four featured a program and gift exchange.
The report notes rural schools spent about 331 dollars on framed bricks or tile work and remodeled ten rural buildings for 14050 dollars. Cities built only one new grade school and remodeled two others at 7500 dollars, while five towns and cities including Pukwana Alpena Orient Yankton and Buffalo built new high schools and Sioux Falls and Woonsocket added high school additions. Total estimated high school construction cost around 500.
About 25 members of the Wayland Aid Society enjoyed a Christmas party at the Community hall as the regular greeting meeting featured a Christmas tree and an exchange of wits. The program was prepared by Mrs. August Carlsen. Vice chair Mrs. Alice Byers presided in absence of the chair. Lunch was served by hostess Mrs C. D. Bothwell. The next meeting will be January 7 at Mrs. Minnie Borkhuia's home.
Wellington Springs Kiwanians hold their annual ladies night at the high school with wives of members as guests. Dinner was prepared by the second year home economics class under Martha Sievers. A varied program featured community singing led by K. F. Lohn, a musical act by Alles Kieffer and Howard Grotto, a student drill directed by Miss Hazle, and music directed by Treva Sasse at Wessington Springs High School.
Woonsocket R A M names 1931 officers for the coming year at a special night. H P R Janseen is king with F D Richards scribe Argos Johnson treasurer Charles Hanson secretary D H Brewster BR A C H Lindekugel C of H LC Swanson P S J O Humphrey M Ist V L H Schuler M 2nd V BL Brewer M Rd V EB B Cddy tyler J Hobart
Royal Neighbors of America held its regular December meeting and elected 1931 officers including Oracle Mira Mitchell pest oracle Mrs Vanderkolk vice eve tia Mrs Babel chancellor and Mr Kitten. The Wayland academy pupils led by Walter Limp will present a program for parents and friends at the school house next Thursday afternoon.
Brookings and Madison gain natural gas service under franchises granted to Skelly Oil. Tank car delivery replaces extensive pipelines enabling reduced local costs. Gas is liquefied at Oklahoma fields, purified, shipped by rail, then returned tonatural state at conversion plants with safety claims for nonpoisonous gas in closed rooms.
Report notes livestock in South Dakota in generally fair condition with grazing restricted by snow. Range condition around 20 percent of normal on December 1, cattle at about 44 percent, sheep around 3 percent, with storms causing some decline. Fall cattle movement trends indicate holdbacks for feed and finances, calves moved from ranges, and lighter old ewe movement with many ewe lambs kept on ranges.
Mobridge reports indicate a herd of 4 buffalo facing relocation by the Milwaukee railroad. A survey by J A Wegner, railroad colonization agent, aims to establish a gulley feeding ground for 15 percent of the animals along the railroad right of way. Buffalo sourced from Yellowstone Park would be kept for viewing from passenger cars.
Woonsocket Eastern Star members installed officers on Thursday night with Emma Nielson as W M and M C Nielaco as W P. Others seated include Addie Judy AMM, Ghermen Judy A P, Mattle Webster treasurer, Alice Whiting coad, Ida Brewer sentinel, and Albert Humphrey. Ice cream cake and coffee served after the ceremony.
Blunt Tuesday club gathered at president Mrs. Howard's home for a Christmas party. An afternoon of carols followed, with members presenting various stunts and playful acts for the sav ee.
Santa Claus will pay a visit at the program with a treat for all the Liddlees.
South Dakota saw a 35.23 percent rise in motor vehicle accident deaths for the first ten months of 1998 compared with the same period in 1997, according to figures from an eastern insurance company. The nationwide projection estimates about 32,000 U.S. fatalities this year, a four percent rise from last year.
Miller, Dec 21. Pupils were dismissed at four yesterday afternoon for a two week holiday over Christmas and New Year. After vacation classes will resume for two weeks before the semester closes. The period will include thorough renovating and scrubbing of the schools.
A Mitchell reporter, seeking a news story, stopped for shoe shine and met a colored shoe shiner who offered to teach a game. The encounter turned into a brief lesson on backgammon and other games, leaving the woman with lustrous shoes but an emptied purse.
Mitchell December 2. A junior American Legion auxiliary will be discussed at a December 23 meeting for daughters of service men in Mitchell. Mrs. [name withheld] leads planning for the event.
George Shipton announced arrangements for a meeting next week tied to a Christmas party for the children of Legionnaires. The junior family is a nationwide organization.
Miller churches finalize Christmas programs with all city churches participating. Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday schools schedule Christmas Eve programs while St. Ann's Catholic church holds a midnight Mass with Christmas music. Christmas Day masses at 3 30 a m and 10 34 a m.
Blunt chapter of the Eastern Star held a Christmas party for Mason members their wives and friends and Star members on Wednesday evening. Attendees enjoyed laughable games funny stunts and contests in a festive social gathering.
Dec 20 Sioux Falls Iowa City motion notes Jetty Bubb among 16 nominees chosen from 35 candidates by students for a university beauty queen title. Flovnz Ziege feld will select winner.
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