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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
8
Minneapolis critics survey across the nation selects The Life of Emile Zola as the outstanding picture of 1997. Paul Muni earns best actor honors for his star turn, Luise Rainer cited as best actress for The Good Earth.
During 1937 only Vermont was not represented in the voting. RMN. A. TO MEET WOLSEY reports Feb. 10 special note. Sunflower Camp No. 912 R. N. A. will meet this evening at the RN. A. hall with new officers presiding. Mrs. Irena Dennis visits son T. M. Dennis in Sheridan, Wyoming after two years away.
A federal program to lift 45 percent of the farm population from tenancy to ownership begins operation Saturday with a first tenant aid for 58 year old Wiley J Langley of Tasper. He will get a 3000 loan plus 800 for improvements and 400 to reduce debts, with 40 years to repay at 3 percent. He farms 180 acres, retaining 16 acres of cotton and diversifying crops under federal and state supervision. The plan aims to end a 55 year decline in ownership following a 10 million dollar starter appropriation.
The weekly sweepstake at the Huron Theatre awarded top prize to Maxine Meyer of route 1 Wolsey. Other winners include Orville Minske Hitchcock Goss W Steele Aspens Gweneth Van Duree Huron Arthur Scheidegger Hitchcock Charley Crown Huron Ver non Timm route 4 Huron Ivan Walz Huron Thomas Pappas Huron and Gloria Hanson Huron. Entries must be submitted to the Evening Huronite office before 5 pm next Wednesday with clearly written names.
Faculty from Rockham public schools and local school board members present a three act comedy drama Big Brother on Friday Feb 11 at 8 pm. Cast features Gladys Baron Arlie Rudd Zana Schade Nail Hammond Kenneth Rive Randall Smith Lyle Lester Gordon Davis. Hammond and Davis are on the board. Schade is a high school student. Tickets sold by basketball squad. A post show dance with promised music. Proceeds fund extra curricular activities.
Kathryn Hatch of Wessington Springs High School set a first year typing record by typing 51 words per minute with no errors in speed tests last week. Beginning typing at the start of her junior year, she achieved the honor as a beginning student.
Mrs. C. A. Friedell and her son Dickie returned the latter part of the week from Arlington where she had visited relatives nearly two weeks.
Mr and Mrs Russel Conrath and son Jimmie drove to Isabel South Dakota on Sunday. Mrs Conrath and the boy will remain to visit her parents for a time. South Dakota was the first state to live trap pheasants for stocking purposes and habitats favorable to their propagation have been created.
In January Miss Collr Belekenap, Hyde County librarian, oversaw library improvements in Highmore. Book grouping reorganized with youth non fiction by age, South Dakota and state history or fiction shelved together, pamphlet file catalogued, and new personal borrowing cards limiting to three books and two magazines. Lorraine Lake assists. Miss Belnup, latest librarian, followed Miss Lienau who left for Rapid City.
The Clover Leaf Home Extension Club met at Mrs. George Monesmiths home in LANS on a Tuesday afternoon. Twenty six members answered roll call with valentine rhymes. four visitors attended including two former members from Wessington Springs. A girls trio from the high school sang with Mrs. George Corrin on piano. Mrs. Spring discussed the song All Through The Night. Soup and accessories demonstrated by Mrs. Monosmith and Mrs. Art Moyer were served, plus home made cookies and coffee. Next meeting at Mrs. Arthur Meyer’s home with Mrs. D. G Magirl assisting.
Supt K M Harkness of Highmore public schools gives a talk titled Big Game Hunting in Africa at Holabird P T A meeting. A pre program dialogue and songs preceded the talk and lunch was served by local hostesses.
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