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Newspaper

Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1940

Page

2

Market News Little Change In Hog and Cattle Prices

Market notes from ABRMOUR STOCK YARDS Hur on February 15 show hog prices mostly steady with receipts around 41 000 and top hogs near 5 70 for 180 to 210 pounds. Sheep and cattle quotes mixed with steady to firm trends. cannery and cutters steady around 4 00 to 4 75. Sioux Falls and Watertown reports echo subdued demand, with weak to lower bids for hogs and steady cattle and sheep pricing.

Abrmour Huron Sioux Falls

Hogs Mostly Steady in Chicago Market Report

Chicago market report shows hogs mostly steady to strong with futures to 25 cents higher on select lots. Cattle and lambs varied with top cattle reaching 10.00 to 10.75 and best lambs around 9.40 to 9.99, while feeders and cows remained firm in places. Salable hogs around 16,000 at Chicago, with further notes from St Paul and Sioux City livestock reports.

Sioux City Chicago Strang St. Paul Cannes Vos Stronnger Lioux City

Produce Markets Report From Several Midwest Cities

Markets across Huron Mitchell Watertown Sioux City and Chicago list daily prices for hens leghorn roosters ducks geese and eggs. Butterfat prices No 1 and No 2 vary by city with notes on chickens springs and old toms. Also includes Minneapolis and New York price references for eggs butter and grain futures.

Huron Mitchell Leghorn Leghorn Springs Hennery Watertown Tock Springs Rock Springs Sioux City Wade Sioux Falls

Markets At Glance New York and Chicago trading round up

New York stocks steady with specialties remaining eager, bonds mixed as rails attract buying. Foreign exchange narrow with sterling sliding. Cotton uneven as March liquidation wins mill support. Sugar irregular with covering and tea trade active. Metals improved as copper buying picks up. Wools quiet with seller pressure and demand observed. Chicago wheat and corn higher. cattle strong to 95 higher. hogs steady to strong with fancy prices. Poultry steady. frozen turkey prices unchanged. miscellaneous fresh prices largely unchanged.

New York

Wheat closes up after weak start in Chicago trading

Wheat prices rose again after an uneasy start in Chicago trading as mills and cash grain traders bought, offsetting an early setback from forecasts of precipitation in the hard winter belt. May futures gained while oats and other grains showed modest gains in closing quotients amid broad market activity and a flood of listed equities.

Chicago

Youth Orchestra auditions select three for state event

Dayne Smith announced that three musicians were chosen for statewide auditions in the Central South Dakota area. From the Huron district Vernon Gile Kenneth Martin and La Velie Blanchard were listed as finalists. State auditions will occur the first week in March with Minneapolis to host a regional round.

Dayne Smith South Dakota Huron Vernon Gile Kenneth Martin la Velie Blanchard St. Lawrence Minneapolis Smith Buran Loftus Ward Huron College School of Music Bans Ciristensen Huron Municipal Band

Roosevelt petitions circulate for Nebraska primary

In Omaha on February 14 petitions to place President Roosevelt on the Nebraska Democratic primary ballot circulated. Democratic county chairman Edward J. Dugan announced seven petitions were received by National Committeeman James Quigley and expected to be signed and returned by tomorrow night. Police report a separate theft in Caracas where $100,000 consigned to Standard Oil at Caripita was stolen from a Pan-American Airways site at Maiguetia Airport. Twelve airport workers were detained for questioning.

Roosevelt Omaha President Roosevelt Nebraska Edward J. Dugan James Quigley Dugan Quigley Caracas Venezuela Standard Oil Company Caripita Pan-American Airways Maiguetia

Market closes with gains as earnings cheer fuels activity

Modest gains signaled at the close as most departments showed slight declines. Trading slowed near the end with transfers around 700000 shares. Brokers attributed the improved action to the heavy flow of cheering earnings state entities reported.

Navy Appeals Met By Polite Rebuffs

Navy efforts to restore part of the 99 000 cut from budget faced polite rebuffs in Congress. Admiral Stark urged more than the 966 772 878 requested to finance the Navy for the year starting July 1 but obtained only vague promises to restore some of the 224 airplanes cut. House and Senate actions trimmed funds further as discussions continued. Secretary Morgenthal and the coast guard failed to win longer range patrol planes for neutrality duties. The House also cut 2 500 000 from a 15 000 000 fund for strategic materials. Roosevelt urged full funding. The trade program extension gained bipartisan support as a boost to foreign commerce and national prosperity.

Washington Navy Department Hose Appropriations Committee Harold R. Stark Vinson Georgia House Naval Committee Stark Appropriations Committee Navy Darden Dermocras Virginia Maas Republican Minnesota House Senate Treasury Post Office Morgenthal Coast Guard Roosevelt Congress Ways and Means Committee

Gambling Case Is Started As Court Session Reconvenes

The February term of Municipal Court reconvened with Judge C N Hall presiding. State proceeds in a gambling case against Joe Rogers and Henry Strang, both Huron men, after jury selection. Testimony from G R Hurley described a poker game on January 16 at Henry Strong’s residence. Hurley testified he lost 46 in cards and 20 more, while the prosecuting attorney is Tom H Luby.

Soming Joe Rogers Henry Strang G. R. Hurley Front Avenue Hurley Rogers Strong Kansas Avenue Tom H. Luby I. O. Hafen Jyint C. N. Hall

Church Rally Sunday Brings Japan Missionary Guests

The Church of Christ holds its regular monthly rally Sunday with young people from Pierre to Brookings joining in for afternoon and evening events. Mr and Mrs Paul Niciscory, new missionaries to Japan, will be guests of honor.

Church of Christ Pierre Brookings Paul Niciscory Japan

Spring Sewing Special Classes at WPA Homemaking

Instructions in cutting and fitting of spring garments are provided at bi weekly homemaking classes under the WPA Adult Education Program. Mrs Mae Pickell leads sessions at 7 30 pm on Tuesday and Thursday in the high school Home Economics room.

Ia Ue WPA Mae Pickell

Admitted and Discharged at Local Hospitals

The hospital list shows admissions including Howard Hough of Huron for mind surgical care and Mary Feaster of De Smet for surgical treatment among others. Discharges include Mrs Harry Palmer and baby of Huron and Mrs C Irving Krotam and baby daughter Billa Mae Iroquois with several other local patients leaving.

Howard Hough Huron Mind Surgical Mary Feaster de Smet Surgical Walter Werner Medical Edward Hohm Osceola H. A. Nelson Hitch Sock Herman Schmidt Yale H. C. Burger Badger O. T. Burns George Zell Cavour Harry Palmer Baby C. Irving Krotam Billa Mae Iroquois C. S. Rugh Miller W. . Adams Lake Preston Walter Wormstadt

Would Transport U S Overseas Mail In Warships

Rep Maas of Minnesota accuses Britain of using ship searches to gather commercial data from American cargo. He says Britain blocks Germany and seeks to underbid U S in commerce while protecting its own ships. He urges transporting overseas mail in warships to avoid British manipulation.

U.S Washingson Maas Minnesota Britain United States Germany Carmminrce

Blizzard Ends Maryland Posse Hunt For Slain Farmer

A blizzard halted a Maryland posse hunting for a fugitive in the slaying of Harvey W. Pilchard and wounding of his wife Annie. Authorities later found a shotgun and pistol believed used in the shooting under the fugitive’s floor. four other African Americans remained in Harford County jail for investigation, after state troopers rescued two women from a Stockton ambush.

Pen Chame Wortester County Possemnen Harford County Bel Air Harvey W. Pilchard Annie Stockton

Halladay Assures Quick Inquiry Into Beating Charges

Governor Rushfield said Halladay assured a rapid probe by the board of charities and corrections into reports four inmates at Plankinton Training School were beaten with fists a rifle and handcuffs upon recapture. The investigation followed calls for immediate medical exams for the boys found hiding on farms.

Clark Saniter

Murphy Rites Held Saturday for Minneapolis Tribune Publisher

Last rites for Frederick Murphy publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune will be held at 10 a m Saturday in the Basilica of St Mary solemn requiem high mass to be offered Father James M Reardon pastor of the basilica will say the mass Archbishop John Gregory Murray will preside and give final absolution both men were longtime friends of Mr Murphy body arrived in Minneapolis that evening after his death in New York Wednesday

Fen Frederick Mr. Murphy New York Minneapolis

Special Meeting Of Scouters Tonight

A special meeting of scouters will be held in the Marvin Hughitt Hotel at p.m. this evening. Ben Conger deputy regional Boy Scout executive will present material on organization and extension finance and Scout advancement. Dr C K Walker council chairman will preside. Scouters from Tomahawk Ree and Arrowhead districts are expected to attend. Similar meetings follow in Aberdeen and Pierre on February 16 and 17 respectively.

Marvin Hughitt Ben Conger C.K. Walker Tomahawk Ree Arrowhead Mr. Conger Aberdeen Roosevelt Junior High School A.W. Palm St. Charles Hotel Pierre George A. Youel

Wallace proposes certificate system to stabilize market

Wallace outlines a plan with three pillars. First, parity and price protections for domestically used exaps. Second, require certificates on finished product sales to ensure a market for supply but exempt exports. Third, create a government revolving pool to buy and sell certificates to maintain prices and ensure steady supply for manufacturers and importers.

Wallace

Scout District Rally Held Here At J High School Gym

Scouts from Hitchok Bay Troop 16 and Huron troops joined in a district rally at J High School gym. Troop 5 led with 10 points in singing, Troop 6 scored six, Troop 1 and 2 tied for third at 80 percent, Troop 16 finished fourth with 75. Events included knot tying and mother and son teams in parents’ event, Morse code signaling, and semaphore. G D Van Dyke honored, breakfast tally noted, rally closed with Benedict and Taps.

Hitchcock Bay J. High School Semaster Cue Thompson S By Dyke Trey Lar Hitchcock G. D. van Dyke Benedict

Wolsey Hunters Plan Rabbit Drive Near Wolsey

A delegation from the Wolsey Rabbit Exterminating Club and members of the Hul Rabbit Exterminating Club met to outline a hunting drive planned for the next six days north and west of Wolsey. About six Wolsey hunters are expected to take part. Fliss, president, reported the event and times, with assembly at Vers' Corner at 2 PM and the first drive location to be announced tomorrow. A luncheon will be served in the middle of the afternoon.

Wolesy Sportswa Ei Hul Rabbit Exterminating Club Siday Wolsey Ty Fliss Hucan Club Hurotihms Liser Bliss

Submarine Attacks Raise Britain Finland Volunteers Note

British convoys continue to suffer losses as submarines sink several ships including the Suntar Star with 6,000 tons of Argentine beet and two tankers Gretafield and Triumph. Five of Triumph crew and 13 of Gretafield crew are missing, with 72 survivors from Suntar Star. Asdic aids convoy defense amid more losses from a German merchantman and two neutrals.

Finland England North Sea Triumph No Sea Scotland W. H. Bevan Britain

Nazis See Troop Deployments Deepen War Ambitions

A semi official British commentary on Monday’s arrival of Australian and New Zealand troops in Egypt questions the mission. It suggests shifts toward southeastern thrusts and British plans to bind neutrals into a wider conflict. The German view accuses Britain of dragging neutrals into warfare through contraband routes and sea policy. Authorized sources say Britain aims to widen the war by pressuring northern states to aid Finland against Soviet Russia.

Foreign’ Office New Zealand Egypt Romania Greece Turkey Justatks Britain Germany Finland Russia

Travel Notice to Minneapolis Weekend Trip

Early notice shows a weekend departure for Minneapolis Friday evening and return Sunday with items listed as two worn garments and a phone contact 3113 for arrangements.

Minneapolia Warengera

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