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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1940
Page
2
Hog prices rose Tuesday with top quotes around 6.35 in Armour yards and 6.40 in Sioux Falls. Receipts included 1,600 cattle and 800 sheep in Armour, steady cattle, and higher lamb quotes. Sioux Falls hogs up to 6.40 top. cattle steady, ewe and veal changes modest across Watertown and regional listings.
Hogs opened 25 to 35 cents higher on yesterday’s gains but closed weak as weights over 240 pounds shed most of the early advance. Cattle and sheep showed uneven to steady shifts. salable hogs around 12,000 in Chicago with tops near 7.10 for large hogs and 6.70 to 7.00 for good mixes. Across St Paul and Sioux City regions, hogs rose 25-35 cents while cattle and sheep moved mixed, with buyers cautious on lighter classes and beef bulls remaining strong.
New York reports mixed stock activity with steady overall mood and occasional gains in industrials bonds uneven in rails. Commodities show sugar and cotton uneven while metals hold steady. grain futures rally in Chicago wheat and hogs. Minneapolis cash grains quotes reflect No 1 northern wheat at 86 to 94 cents and corn around 53 to 56 cents with oats and rye mixed.
A dense OCR list of corporate and bank stock quotes arranged alphabetically and by sector contains numerous percentages and company names such as Boeing Airp, US Steel, General Motors, Studebaker, and Minneapolis Bank. The fragment concludes with a Minneapolis Bank stock table showing bid ask and close figures.
New York Friday market notes show butter trading weak at 1,256,788 pounds. Creamery prices vary with higher than 92 score and premium marks around 33 to 34 percent, 82 score cash market at 384, BR-9Y with 32 to 33 percent. Cheese remains steady with 506,284 pounds reported and state indicators.
Scattered but persistent demand, credited to mills, supported the wheat futures market. Prices closed up to 1 1/4 cents, with December futures lifting open interest to about 50 million bushels the lowest on record. Corn rose about a cent. other commodities also advanced in a pre holiday session.
New York markets showed modest bids for steers and select issues as Christmas mood touched trading. After several sessions without AP index gains, shares drifted with favorites slipping or barely rising. total volume around 850000 shares.
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and Wednesday then light rain or snow and colder Wednesday night or Thursday. Sunrise 8 06 am sunset 5 00 am. Temperatures: high 71, low 27 previously. precipitation totals show minor monthly and yearly variations.
Minneapolis Dec 24. A construction program totaling 8 60 500 will be undertaken by North ern States Power Co and its subsidiaries in 1941. Improvements include a new cooling tower at the Sioux Falls steam plant voltage regulators at Emery and Garretson substations and additional transformer capacity at Monroe Troskey and Woodstock.
A harmless blast at Armour's machine shop injured no one and caused debris to shred the roof as a casting blew up during welding. Fifteen workers stood within ten feet as steam pressure formed by moisture made the casting explode, though welder L E Cass escaped unscathed with a twisted welding rod.
The pontiff urged sincere political and economic solidarity to heal spiritual wounds after the war. He praised Catholic contributions to aid Polish refugees and urged a just new order based on Christian principles, warning against propaganda and external coercion.
Readings from Brockton to New York and into Canada report tremors, with dishes rattling, buildings shaking, and shocks varying from minor to severe. Centers in New Hampshire and Maine logged multiple shocks, while Rhode Island and Connecticut experienced notable tremors and toppled objects.
Births in the region include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Cecil Watson of Aberdern formerly of Huron at St Luke s hospital in Aberdeer the mother Grace Hainey from the city. Creighton student Mitchell Kulawik from Omaha arrived in Huron to spend Christmas with his father L J Kilawik and will return December 28. A daughter named Elen Deanna was born December 22 to Mr and Mrs Maurice Flood of Woodland California. Mrs Flood is Tara Winther and both she and her husband are former Huron residents. Mrs Sara Stackpole of Warren Illinois arrived in Huron to spend holidays with Mr and Mrs Howard T Shober. Stackpole is Shober s mother.
Franklin D Roosevelt as Honorary President of Boy Scouts of America sends Christmas greetings to 1 437 743 Scouts Cubs and leaders from the White House in Washington praising the group for developing manly courage cheerful loyalty to high ideals and willingness to serve in a grateful national tribute.
Edwin Fawcett, Ree Heights rancher and president of the Huron Production Credit Association, says the directors and Secretary-Treasurer W. H. George of Huron have set Thursday January 9 for the annual stockholders meeting. The program aims to be the best in seven years of the agricultural credit cooperative.
Adolf Hitler left Berlin today aboard a special train for an undisclosed destination. Inquiries about a Christmas celebration with U S troops were met with military secrecy. He studied Winston Churchill's address to the Italian people yesterday. Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering and other cabinet members are spending a quiet Christmas with their families.
British destroyers repelled a German speedboat assault that sunk a 10 000 ton tanker and a 6 000 ton freighter despite heavy protection. British naval planes struck Tripoli harbor in Italian Libya, sinking two Fascist merchant ships in a torpedo run. Greek forces press north along the Adriatic after capturing Chimera, while Italian commanders claim Greek losses and vow onward march as Vittorio Emanuele praises Italy’s advance.
Helen Wecker was granted a divorce from Walter Wecker on December 21 on grounds of cruelty and non support. She received custody of two children. An extended weather forecast notes below normal temperatures in the Northern Great Plains with a continued mild start, a falling trend through the period, and light precipitation turning to light snow from Thursday onward.
A Christmas concert at the Aig eran Church featured the choir with Mrs. WT Suts ed and DeLaine Quale among soloists. Selections included Holy Night and Christmas lullabies, backed by a women’s chorus and a colorful background in a holiday mood.
Judges today selected Yale Decoration winners with first prize in the religious division and multiple honors across entries. Notables include Leon 428 Frank Avenue Soul receiving second prize and John Luduira Jr Southeast earning a prize. Roy J. Miller led best sig light displays, while others from Southwest and Ne Southwest earned merit and honorable mentions. Local supporters and businesses such as Lampe Marker Coca-Cola Bottling and Welters Funeral joined the effort, with thanks extended to the Solliwitte city’s residents, merchants, and officials for making the event a success.
Reported captured units include 989 men of the L3drd Black Shirt battalion and an official staff captured with many soldiers. Heavy fighting rages near Tepeleni Kaisura. north a Greek patrol takes 170 prisoners. At hospitals several patients admitted or dismissed. local legal move discusses workers' compensation. Edward Carlson visits then plans to Mitchell for Christmas with sister Adelyn Balzer and nephew Bud Bala.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a cornet, velour fabric, and names such as Mrs George Esoph and Miler. Details are unclear but imply a purchase or sale listing with instruments and material descriptors.
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