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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
9
The Busy Bee Patrol prepared for the investiture of new girls and discussed plans for the Merry Maids birthday party. They practiced a play, did knitting, and Captain Mrs. Dunbar explained the Juliette Lowe Memorial Fund while sharing stories about Mrs. Lowe, founder of Girl Scouting.
Fragmentary notes mention Mrs Loder new commissioner and Mrs Hyde future captain of Congregational Church Girl Scouts visitors to troop. Loder mentions a plan to create words for a familiar tune for a Girl Scout song. Meeting closed with a color ceremony followed by the promise motto laws. Beverly Osmanson.
Donald Tschetter reports February league meeting at Pleasant Corner School. They will buy a visitor’s chair and pay a $1.41 bill. A Valentine party is set for February 13 inviting the younger pupils. Officers and duties are listed. entertainment included a Washington and Lincoln life quiz and fourth to fifth graders acting out events from their lives.
At Murray School in Custer Township, third six weeks perfect attendance honors go to Alvin Gutormson Richard Stratman Phyllis Friese Shirley Gosch Leonard Stratman Erwin Stratman and Dorene Gill. A-club members include Alvin Gutormson and Edward Honorable mention goes to Neitzert August Neitzert Richard Stratman Janice Gutormson Jerome Strana Bates True Spirit tman Anne L and Mrs Murphy teacher.
Potter County 4-H club leaders will meet on February 14 to outline the 1942 program. County Extension Agent James J. OConnell and Home Extension Agent Vivian Verry organized the meeting. Esther Taskerud and P Jerome Olson from Brookings will assist. The conference emphasizes Jobs for Victory and aligning 4-H with the nation’s wartime effort.
The Foster Creek School meeting on February 6 with all members present elected Amos Walter as president Sam Hofer as vice president and Dave Hofer as secretary during the business session. Dave Hofer, an eighth grader, was noted in attendance.
Fragmentary OCR shows a district No. 3 Nance Township school scene with pupils Fritzsche and Kenneth, a cake, and references to studying nouns and pronouns. Text is garbled with misread words and missing context.
A Milford No.3 School intramural debate pitted seventh and eighth graders against each other on whether fire on a farm or in the city is more dangerous. Maxine Lawrence and Winifred Hofer spoke for the girls and Emil Walter and Robert Lawrence for the boys, with Mabel Walter assisting the teacher. The girls led in spelling, and Winifred Hofer and Albert Lawrence were noted as ahead. Emma Hofer reported the event under Miss Williams.
Viola Waldner, a sixth grader, writes about how her class surprised Miss Glanzer on her birthday last Friday. After their CCC meeting they sang Happy Birthday, enjoyed ice cream and cake provided by parents, and presented Miss Glanzer with mouse cuts, describing it as a fun plan and surprise.
Eighteen of the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts attended church in body last Sunday morning at the Community Church. W J Wienands, sponsor, preached the sermon. Speir and George Muller accompanied the boys. Howard B Lee is scoutmaster.
Pupils and their teacher at Plesgant till School spotted a flock of birds flying in a V formation during noon recess. The spring omen prompted a pupil to note the sight. The school plans a Valentine party next Friday with Miss Johnston bringing a Valentine box for the pupils to use.
Gann Valley Masons distributed defense stamps to the community, handing out 383 stamp books. The effort supported local families and veterans, reflecting civic involvement in a period of national defense.
The February meeting of the Women’s Club was held last Thursday at the bi Mrs Goth B8 music committee presented our competitor Argentina a paper by Mrs Hugh Speirs. An annual guest night in March was announced. The topic of the evening will be hobbies. It notes skunks do not use their musk when fighting among themselves.
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