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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
9
Minneapolis and Duluth market reports show wheat drifting lower while cash offerings thin, oats steady, corn firm in spots, and flax quiet. Regional price ranges, carlot sales and livestock prices also listed, with Chicago and Sioux Falls futures and cash markets noted for context.
Huron markets report receipts at Armour Co hog lot to noon today. Public market quotations listed for Northern wheat No 1 red durum mixed barley and white potatoes with prices showing minor changes. Seller notes reflect daily quotations and market activity.
On the gard market Standard Oil or Tudiana stock today closed at 91 percent. Record lists varied percentage quotes such as Timken, U Carbide, United Fru, Westingh and Woolworth among others with notable values.
New York stocks slid after the Federal Reserve Board urged restraint on speculative credit and the Bank of England raised its discount rate. The initial wave of selling erased gains, with heavy volume as big names like General Electric, Dupont, Westinghouse, and U.S. Steel fell, and rails declined with industrials. A midday rally offered partial relief, but selling pressure persisted and closing weakness followed a day of broad liquidation.
Clarence Robey, an employee of Northwestern Public Service, narrowly escaped a gas leak accident while repairing a line. He descended a sidewalk hole with a mask, but the chemical fumes froze the mask and overcome him. Robey was treated at the hospital and reported improving rapidly by physicians and coworkers.
Oklahoma City reports the resignation of Mrs. C Hammonds, confidential secretary to Governor Henry S. Johnston, amid impeachment trials and investigations. Officials note the exit could shift political dynamics as anti administration forces claim a sympathy ploy, while Johnston expresses full confidence and states Hammonds will not return in any role.
A fragment notes an administration figure calling a female leader the woman governor and references the Woman Coronel House of Oklahoma, highlighting a disputed appellation and gendered political language in the period.
February 28 will host the first social event in the new armory and gymnasium at the University of South Dakota. Cadet Colonel Charles Canton Wine announced plans for the ball as general chairman, with moss from the south to decorate the gymnasium.
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