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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1938
Page
12
Arrangements are in place for a Christmas party to entertain about 1500 youngsters from Huron. Lions Club organizers expect a lively Saturday morning event with games, gifts, and festive activities for the children.
Dr A A Wollmann committee chairman says preparations are complete for the Lions Club annual Christmas theatre party to be held at the Huron Theatre Saturday at 10 o clock. Arrangements will open the State and Bijou Theatres to accommodate guests if needed. Boy Scouts will again act as ushers.
Chairman Wollmann announced a Christmas season party to entertain hundreds of guests with four pictures at the Huron Theatre. The Lions Club and theatre management host the annual event with a sports reel three Stooges comedy western and a Crazy Cat cartoon. theatre staff will volunteer time to help.
Washington reports 1938 farm output likely four percent below the pre drought average of 1923-32 as reduced demand and fewer livestock curb grain use. Food crops show similar totals to last year with wheat at about 930.8 million bushels and corn around 2.542 billion. Secretary Wallace cites farm referenda to question claims of a 1938 agricultural act dictatorship, noting only one of five elections produced the required two thirds for market restrictions.
Huron electrical inspector Fred Erlandson urged residents to use safety when decorating for Christmas. He urged inspection of attic decorations for cracked insulation and exposed copper, snug lamp bulbs, and to discard unsafe sets to prevent tree fires that have caused deaths and property loss. He urged buying only safety approved electrical gifts.
Willow Lake public program runs Thursday at 2 pm in the high school auditorium directed by Max Dorothy Peck with Christmas carols by high school choruses grade pupils and a high school quartet plus readings by students. Additional brief notices include church pageant Star of the East and choir entertainments at St Mary's parish house with social time. Families of campers and holiday visitors expected in Carpenter and nearby communities.
Santa is told of a White House Christmas with Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his five month old son, plus Sara, James, and Kate Roosevelt children, Diana Hopkins, and WPA official Harry Hopkins. Also adult Roosevelts including Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Delano Roosevelt, and J R Roosevelt in Hyde Park family group.
Washington December 21. M W Thatcher national legislative representative of the Farmers Union warned after a White House call that any attempt to cut the government budget by 2 5 billion to 3 billion dollars would provoke unrest. He told reporters that halting soil conservation and parity payments under the present price structure would destroy the administration and its party and that the union stood on the 1938 farm act to bring parity income for farmers.
Willow Lake Royal Neighbors lodge held its meeting at Mrs Raymond Downs home on Tuesday afternoon electing Nellie Valentine Mamie Schneiderman Sarah Simpson Delia Downs Carolyn Dirksen Gertrude Thomas Eunice Downs Stella Thies C B Thomas and Dr A B Fleeger to new posts A Christmas party followed with gifts and refreshments served by Mrs Downs
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its 26th annual meeting on March 6 at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. Secretary Gene Denning announced after a regular directorate meeting. A committee will arrange the program and dinner, with the highlight the designation of Huron's distinguished citizen of the year, a tradition begun four years prior.
John A Sauer designated and residents urged to submit nominations for the year’s honor at the chamber of commerce office. Secre tary Denning requests suggestions. Ballots will be mailed to chamber members after the new year. Services will be held at Willow Lake and Spirit Lake churches with morning and evening sessions.
The Rev P. H. Eickoff and his family from Reading Minnesota arrived in Willow Lake for a new assignment. Local residents welcomed the pastor and family as they settle into the community.
Frank Hannigan left Saturday for Long Beach California and will spend the winter there with Hannigan.
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