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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1931
Page
8
Chicago and Sioux City livestock markets show softer hog prices with feeders steady to weak. Cattle and fat lambs hold near steady to firm in limited demand as buyers pass on lighter weights and seek finishing stock. lists note rising supplies across several Midwest markets.
New York trading opened with bullish undertones but quickly shifted to declines as profit taking and liquidation broadened. Bonds softened amid the soldier bonus debate, while call money remained tight under the official rate as treasury issues settled mid month.
Sioux City market notes show live poultry at 12 to 14 cents per? pound and eggs around 3.00. Butter prices range from 13 to 24 cents, with creamery and packing varieties listed. Nearby markets in Duluth Minneapolis and Chicago display mixed grain quotes for flax wheat and durum, plus carlot ranges and butter and egg prices across several cities.
Wheat futures softened at the open due to belt rain but turned higher on Liverpool cables and Winnipeg strength. May, July, and September prices eased while corn, oats, rye, and flax showed varied moves. Stocks closed weak after a volatile session with major names slipping and a few firms rallying.
Two girls from Hawaii and Pennsylvania and a boy from Indiana won in the three divisions of a journalism contest by Quill and Scroll. Eleanor Chan of McKinley High Honolulu won lecture writing first. Toshiyuki Ito of McKinley High Hawaii second in headline writing. William Rodkey of Warren Central Indianapolis topped current news with a perfect paper.
Huron plans a music week in May with cantatas and devotional pieces. The program includes Hymn My Prayer and related performances by local choirs and ensembles at city venues.
The Woodland Interdenominational Holiness Association convention in Esmond drew over 200 attendees from Huron and surrounding areas. Rev J W Jattee and Mrs W L Eaton led, with Mrs W M Berfield directing praise in the morning. Roy Cox led a business session, and plans were made to hold the next convention in Redfield and a Pearl church meeting in June. John Fletcher college quartet performed and was thanked for its contribution.
NEW YORK. American college students seek aviation training faster than job openings. A survey by the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce shows 3593 aviation students this year, up from 2406 last year, with 1419 in four year programs. Colleges offering aviation courses rise from 61 to 64, including 14 with regular four year aviation degrees. The report notes growth in instructors and ground schools, plus college flying clubs and partnerships with private schools while some private schools exit as public options expand.
Eyestone case details the coroner's jury verdict with testimony from Chief A W Hopkins about finding a 45 caliber automatic at Eyestone's apartment and questions over whether the gun caused the fatal shot. Neighbors Ray Amann and wife heard the gunfire and saw a man leave toward an outdoor stairway before a car passed in the alley.
Testimony details a late night visit to the Eyestone apartment after a party plan, with Mrs Amann and Mrs Eyestone describing noises and a shooting. Gun ownership ties to V C Perkins, while patrolman J L Anderson cites the scene. Onida and Huron residents testify about the game, timing, and Eyestone’s background including birth in 1687.
Federal officers seized 27 one gallon cans of alleged alcohol and a new automobile south of Spink. Ben F. Kaufman and Dora his wife of Le Mars Iowa were taken to Ell Point jail after city officers forced the car into a ditch. Cargo was said to be en route to Sioux Falls.
Hank Czerny of Czerny Sunshine Produce faces circuit court trial on a charge of stealing chickens after a grand jury indictment. Also slated is the trial of four Geddes men accused of torturing an animal by dousing a stray dog with gasoline and setting it on fire.
Sen. Wagner of New York asserts the Wickersham report signals the end of prohibition and unveils a repeal plan aimed at preventing a return to saloons. He argues repeal is inevitable, criticizes President Hoover, and calls for courageous leadership to address the liquor problem amid Democratic debates.
Plans completed for six weekly Lenten classes at the First Congregational church each Thursday. Prof Daniel Gage will lead a men’s discussion on Martyred Economic Problems and the Christian Attitude Toward Them while Dr B W Keele will conduct a women’s class on Finding a Religion to Live By. The series opens Thursday at 7:19 PM.
Mrs Helen D Bowen wife of Corydon H Bower trainmaster for the Chicago North Western railway here died this afternoon at about 3 oclock at her home 45 Kansas avenue southeast she had been ill for several weeks Surviving are the husband and three children Helen Lois and Eugene all of whom live at home
Five members of Huron Forrest Mes Mullen Post No 1776 Veterans of Foreign Wars left for Yankton to attend a banquet honoring Paul C. Wolman of Baltimore, commander in chief. Additional members planned to hear Wolman speak by radio from WNAX at 7 30 p m.
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