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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
7
R Grove of Sisseton arrived Saturday to spend the Christmas vacation with his sister Mrs. O A Smart at her home.
At the 1. C. l. F. Hall on Tuesday afternoon one member was elected to receive a degree and officers for 1938 were chosen. Mrs Gladys Major oracle Mise Mil dred Hummel vice oracle Mrs Clara Ravenscroft chancellor Mrs Mary J Henderson recorder Mayme Shaw receiver Marguerete Hultman inner sentinel Meryl Peterson outer sentinel Wilma Ravenscroft marshal Eva DeHaven musician Minnie Stobbs elected manager three year term. Installations planned for January meeting.
Lake Preston reports Christmas holidays as colleges close and students head home. Luthard Eid and Solveig Eid arrive from Augstana, with Warren Ostraot Leo Funk Frank Laygon Leonard Erie and David Paterson from State College, Grace and Maxine Olson from Eastern Normal, Doris Weink and Edna Alberts from Minneapolis Business College, Josephine Bates, Charles and Dorothy Alseth from Yankton College, all planning to return after New Year.
May 1937 issue recalls the Hindenburg disaster over New Jersey with hydrogen火and a dramatic fall, noting crew efforts, fatalities, and survivals. It covers broader world events from Amelia Earhart to Rockefeller, Dawes, and the pope, with political tensions and labor strikes shaping the month.
The agriculture department’s census shows a fall pig crop about one percent below last year at 23,573,000 head with regional variation. Sows farrowed fell about 3 percent to 3,778,000. pigs saved per litter averaged 6.24. The combined spring and fall crop was 62,227,000, down 5 percent from the previous cycle. The coming spring sow count was pegged at 6,152,000, about 310,000 more than last spring.
The Local Royal Neighbors held their annual Christmas party at the hall in Wolsey on Monday evening. Games kept guests entertained into the late hour as gifts were exchanged. Treats included popcorn candy and nuts.
Blunt city school closes Thursday evening for Christmas holidays. Classes will be retimed January 3.
The Huron Elks lodge chorus, started last Sunday with 20 members, plans to grow to 40 or 50 voices. President Frank Dwyer urges musically inclined lodge members to join. A second meeting is tentatively set for Sunday January 2, with all interested members invited.
Kingsbury LAKE PRESTON December 24. With six to eight inches of snow on the ground farmers are hopeful for the wintering of fall rye which lagged in the fall due to dry weather. The crust formed by thaw should keep rye covered and prevent freezing out. Much rye was planted last fall and some late. moisture is scarce but welcome as the soil enters winter in what a farmer calls the driest 52 years in Kingsbury County.
The Lake Preston high school alumni association schedules its annual gathering for December 2 at Scott Cafe with a program following. Nearby items note hospital visits, shoppers in Aberdeen, a California visitor, a hospital discharge, and a community Christmas program in Blunt sponsored by the American Legion Church of Christ and local schools, including a children’s treat.
Mrs Robt La Purge and children of Holabird called on relatives while enroute to Pierre during a holiday trip.
Wessington P T A unit met Monday evening in the high school assembly room with good attendance. In the president’s absence Supt Lawyer led the session. After business, a local trio including Miss Show Miss Shea and Miss Humphrey with Miss Stubbs on accompaniment performed several numbers.
A Christmas story event included games and contests with lunch served by Mr and Mrs Clarence Coop and prepared by the December committee. The local unit invites Supt Lowe of Wessington Springs to discuss General Beadle at the January meeting. The PTA meets on the third Monday each month.
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