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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1943
Page
2
Swine markets weaken on Thursday with hogs 10 to 15 cents lower and top butcher price at 14.70. Cattle hold steady to firm with gains of 10 to 15 cents. Watertown dairy section lists varied prices for White Rock and colored spring stock, leghorn breeds, and other poultry items.
Chicago and Sioux Falls reports show hogs down 10 cents from the February peak with hogs around 26.00 and ranged lower. cattle steady to strong with fed steers topping near 36.80 and lambs firmer. Cattle and hog values vary by weight and grade, while pork and sausage markets show mixed activity with dealers active and cuts down from prior peaks.
Cattle 400 head with mixed quotes. 2263 lb steers at 16.25, common to medium heifers 10.50 12.00, good cows 12.00 13.00, cutters 9.00 4.09, bulls 32.00 13.00. Calves 296 dealers steady to 50 higher. good to choice 13.09 15.50, top 16.00. Hogs 3600 early bids down about 15, sows 14.50. Sheep 2700 good to choice lambs 25 higher, two-deck lambs 16.00, Wednesday 15.19, average 76.
Sioux City USDA cattle sales 2200 head with few calves, slaughter steers and stockers strong, feeders scarce. hogs disappointing with 9 500 head offered and prices down to 15.10 top. sheep 1500 head with late sale strong on wooled lambs around 15.50.
Watertown reports a mixed livestock market with hogs steady and butchers at 5 to 5. If0 per head, sows 13.70 to 14.00, good to choice hogs 15.00, lambs 10.00 to 14.00, feeding lambs around 12.00, yearlings 9.00 to 13.00, cattle and calves steady with limited demand.
Daily price range for Huron produce reported to Evening Buron by telephone between 10 am and noon. Heavy hens and springs listed by weight, with butterfat and egg prices. Sioux Falls figures show category splits for heavy hens, cocks, springs, eggs No.1 and No.2, and butterfat grades.
Chicago reports firm live poultry and butter prices with strong receipts in the wholesale market. Eggs remain steady as New York shows higher creamery prices and firm dressed poultry, while futures for eggs close around 36 cents per dozen.
Chicago reports fractional gains in grain markets as legislative developments stir parity prospects. Wheat leads with small advances while corn soybeans and other grains show limited activity amid cautious trading.
New York stocks show irregular movement as holiday caution slows advances. Wheat in Chicago gains, corn up on legislative news, hogs and cattle vary with supplies. Prime cattle top at 18.80, corn futures steady, oats and barley mixed.
Chicago futures report lists Wheat May at 14.034 to 14.094 and July around 13.944 with Sep near 14.056. Corn May 9.875 and Sep 9.93 with Dec 9.89 and oats steady near 5.7 to 5.8. Rye and other grains show fractional moves and varied delivery quotes.
New York data show low priced issues overwhelming ticker tape with one of the busiest volumes since 1941. Initial gains followed Churchill's speech and war news, but profit taking trimmed leaders as traders awaited tomorrow's holiday and exchanges suspended operations. Transfers reached about 1,400,000 shares.
A list of company stock quotations shows diverse percentages for numerous firms including AlleghCorp IndustriRayon AlChem IntHarvest AllisChem InTel AmAirlines and many others. The data appears as a mixed, OCR like jumble with several entries broken or unclear across sectors such as manufacturing, utilities, airlines, and consumer goods.
A Portland Maine item reports a 30 year old man dubbed a dancing master seeks work on a farm. He offers to teach dancing in exchange for living conditions and wages under strict terms including reasonable pay, a home, congenial surroundings, and family treatment. He claims no prior work experience and says he will quit if dissatisfied.
The Farm Security Administration said it expects to complete liquidation of possibly half of its rural homestead projects this year due to improved agricultural income. About 175 projects costing $133 million, started by the Resettlement Administration, are affected as liquidation accelerates.
The Office of War Information reports South Dakota has contributed to the armed forces in proportion to its share of national registrants. As of Jan 1, South Dakota accounted for 0.43 percent of total registrants and 0.43 percent of men in the armed forces, with nearby states showing varying percentages for registrants and service.
Allied forces push six miles past Wau to Wandami in New Guinea while American bombers strike Japanese bases from the Aleutians to the South Seas. RAF and US planes hit targets in Burma and the Bay of Bengal area as Guadalcanal reports no organized resistance remaining. A baby is born to Capt and Mrs Sewell in New York. car motor fire damages a Southwest Avenue car as investigators determine cause.
Washington February 11 Secretary of War Stimson warned the nation to expect heavy American casualties in near future as Allied forces plan large offensives in Tunisia. He cited advances by the British Eighth Army crossing Tunisia’s border and reported Guadalcanal fighting that killed 4,000 Japanese and captured 105 with 179 Americans killed or missing. He praised the 164th Infantry from North Dakota for its Guadalcanal record.
The Office of Price Administration replaces the butter price freeze with specific prices aimed at keeping the home budget steady or slightly lower. Effective February 16, the method will set new retail maximums while allowing marksups over net cost of eight to sixteen percent. wholesale prices should match current ceilings or be a touch lower.
Announcements by Ahcambrac division superintendent outline adjustments to three Chicago and North Western trains effective next Monday. Train 514 to the Twin Cities and connections with the 400 at Mankato will depart Huron at 6:00 a.m. Train 1 from Omaha and Sioux City will arrive at 7:40 a.m. Train 503 from Chicago and the Twin Cities will arrive at 6:55 a.m and depart to Pierre at 7:46 a.m. 2514 will skip Iroquois and then stop at Lake Preston. flag stops at St Lawrence, Canning, and Teton will be eliminated.
President Roosevelt nominated Thurman W. Arnold to be associate justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. If confirmed, he would fill the vacancy left by Wiley B. Rutledge, recently named to the Supreme Court.
Soviet forces renewed pressure along the Don front driving 200000 Axis troops toward the sea. A 110 mile coast stretch from the Don mouth to Akhitar had reportedly been cleared of the enemy. Reinforcements landed near Novorossisk to deter German retreat across the Kerch Strait as ColGen Vatutin's units claimed to have crushed hundreds more in advancing operations.
A National Bureau of Economic Research study shows American farmers increased production by 60 percent from 1899 to 1939 while employing 16 percent fewer workers. The report credits wartime demand and efficiency, noting peak farming during World War I and about two million left farms between 1920 and 1930.
President Roosevelt nominates Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower for full general rank in coordination with Churchill's plan to unite Allied forces in North Africa under his command. The promotion would make Eisenhower the fourth full general in U.S. forces after Pershing Marshall and MacArthur.
Washington January 11 UPI Secretary Wickard announced a 1943 sugar beet production program that raises beets' price about 150 per ton from last year. The plan includes a $1.50-a-ton special government subsidy plus $2.56-a-ton base payment for growers meeting labor and soil provisions, aiming to boost output without raising refined sugar prices.
Fifty three workers, labeled Sweater girls, were fired at Sikorsky Aircraft in Bridgeport Connecticut for violating the company uniform rule. George Anderson, a Sikorsky executive, stated that rules are rules and they cannot return to work while wearing sweaters.
Chicago Feb 11 reports wrestler Larry Bates changed the athletic scene at the University of Chicago by defeating his opponent in one minute forty seconds, ending a basketball slump as the team had lost 34 straight and 36 of 36 in Big Ten play.
Beadle County exceeded its January Series E war savings quota by 21 360 dollars, with January sales totaling 86 530 against 65 150 expected. Since May quotas were set total county sales reach 508 2 with per capita purchases at 30 dollars. Statewide December ranking placed South Dakota second. February county quota set at 62 413 and state quota at 2 380
Miss Mary Grace of St Luke's Hospital Aber has become second lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps and will report to Camp Hale Colorado for ski troops. Her sister Frances Grace, a second lieutenant at St. Vincent's Sioux City, also serves as an Army nurse. Both are daughters of Mr and Mrs John Grace of 360 Simmons Ave SE Huron.
Judge Gardner addressed the Rotary Club as Lincoln's Birthday dress was presented to the group. He urged avoiding hero-worship and noted American admiration for Lincoln and Washington over dictators. Claude Dickinson received a boutonniere for his birthday.
The Dies Committee moved to extend its investigation into un American activity for two more years. It reviewed a list of over a thousand federal employees to determine how many have been discharged for disloyalty. Names of government workers suspected of new Americanism would be handed to a subcommittee for evaluation.
The article discusses a wartime festival tied to the imperial myth of Japan, portraying Emperor Hirohito as divine by lineage and the nation’s expansive beliefs. It notes wavering Japanese morale, public indoctrination, and the belief in national destiny despite battlefield setbacks such as Guadalcanal and Papua. It also includes a birth notice for Gayle Hope Motley.
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