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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
8
Amusements brief noting AMUSEMENTS in Huron OBRIEN RESCUES BEAUTIFULLY LADY and The Renegade Ranger plot. Mentions George O'Brien Rita Hayworth Tim Holt. reviews Gungha Din and other British films. contains audience reaction jokes and upcoming showings at Huron Tate Aaron State.
National Republican Club in New York will distribute two hours of Lincoln Day dinner programming next Monday night across WJZ NBC WMCA Intercity WOR MBS and the WABC CHS chain. Featured speakers include Herbert Hoover Senator Charles McNary and Representative Joseph Martin.
A dense rundown lists 10:00 Dancing Orchestra with Amos and Andy, 10:15 Dancing Music on WABC CBS, 4:00 Harry Cool and Joe Karnes, 4:15 March of Games, 4:30 The Men Behind the Stars, 4:35 Children’s Circus Serial, 5:00 News and Sports, Serenade, 5:15 Howie Wing and Aviation, 5:30 Bob Trout on Today, 5:45 Doris Rhodes and Sophie Tucker Show, 6:00 The County Seat serial, 6:15 Lum and Abner, 6:30 Jack Haley and Ted Fiorito, 7:00 First Nighter Play, 7:30 Burns and Allen, 8:00 Orson Welles Play, 9:00 Grand Central dramatic, 9:30 Barry Wood and His Music, 9:45 To Be Announced, 10:00 News Dance Orchestra.
Brookings February 9 plans advance for a student production of Maxwell Anderson s High Tor at State College with Earl R James directing Van Dorn Judith Lise and Art J Briggs among the named leads. The February 19 28 run will replace earlier dates and includes a full cast of Brookings Ipswich Elkton and nearby students with Walter Warne as stage manager and Vincent Winters technician.
REDFIELD Feb 9 Special Action on the proposed reconstruction of the city fire hall was declined by the city council in regular session Monday night. J A Bockler, chairman of the fire committee, moved a plan calling for $1,500 by the city, the federal government paying all other costs to give the city an $8,000 improvement, but action was deferred until a joint meeting of the firemen and the council would be held. Adoption would mean the department would operate the rest of the year on $800 without buying additional equipment. The council discussed ordinances without adopting them, sending them to the ordinance committee. One proposed license for laundries and dry cleaners, one for fireworks reputations, and one to end the dog license period on January 1. Changes to the peddler ordinance were proposed. O A M Manson, a city assessor, was appointed. The water line and hydrant to the city baseball park was voted at $2,195 to water players and sprinkle the diamond. The city decided to buy a truck for the park department for use on other projects when convenient.
New York reports a rusty 24 inch needle was removed from the back of infant Dolores Tozzo ten months after birth. Dr Edward J D Arata said an x ray showed the needle near the spine and mothers claim it passed through her body to the baby could be an extreme rarity but is possible.
A nine and three fourth pound son was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Ray McLaughlin of the local vicinity. The family lives on a farm southwest of the city.
A conference of wheat growers in Washington led by J. M. Fisher urged minimal changes to the 1939 Agricultural Adjustment Act program. Proposals include using acreage as a tool, shifting 30 million acres to soil conserving use, maintaining conservation payments, and funding parity through a processing tax and crop insurance. Additional ideas cover Ever-Normal Granary, export subsidies, quotas as a last resort, and adjustments to freight rates and marketing quotas to curb surpluses.
In Washington on February 8 Rep Francis Case takes a seat on the Subcommittee on independent offices of the House Appropriations Committee. Heads of agencies like the National Labor Relations Board Social Security Board TVA CCC and WPA appeared to defend budget needs for the coming fiscal year. Bulow expands postmaster appointments to local party officials while officials mull relocating Aberdeen WPA offices to the old post office building.
Orien Ray Gilbert died February 3 at his Grand Meadow Minnesota home from a heart attack after an active day. Born January 18 1874 in Selma Iowa his life spanned South Dakota frontier towns and railroad work. He married Almeda Nelson March 16 1900 in Oakland Nebraska and lived in Spearfish Belle Fourche Buffalo Mobridge Watertown Huron before settling in Grand Meadow midwest travels and sales work. Surviving are a widow four daughters one son six grandchildren and siblings with two early child deaths noted. He cherished pioneer memories and his last written line echoed a city with foundations whose builder is God.
Forestburg Library announces a new consignment from the Free Library Commission at Pierre. Librarian Miss Hazel Jamison says hours are changing to serve school children, with the library open Wednesdays from noon until four.
Mrs C W Patrick entertained the Pitrodie Ladies Aid at her home last week with dinner for 12 at noon and an afternoon program headlined by Rev Clinton from Philadelphia. Also present were Rev and Mrs Rice of Willow Lake and their daughter Patty. The text notes 19,000,000 of the world’s 35,000,000 telephones are in the United States.
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