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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1940
Page
2
Armour Stock Yards reports hog prices steady to a dime lower on Wednesday with top at 4.90 and receipts of 800. Cattle and calves remain steady, sheep receipts around 1500, with market prospects steady. Revenue and price ranges reflect light butcher and heavy sow quotations. Watertown region notes similar trends.
Markets report a slight rise in hog arrivals and Canadian interest exiting the pork trade temporarily pushing hog prices down 10 to 25 cents per hundredweight. Top hog price reached 5.30 with some sales lower, while cattle and sheep remained firmer as shippers and buyers stayed active.
Watertown and Mitchell market notes record varied prices for poultry eggs and butterfat with gold values and weights listed, including Leghorn hens, heavy breed roosters, eggs numbers one and two, and butterfat grades. Chicago and New York prices show butter steady to firm, eggs steady, and poultry offerings including capons and turkeys with regional price ranges.
New York stock pitches show irregular demand with some leaders attracting buyers. Foreign exchange prices rise overall while cotton and corn hold steady amid hedges and trade shifts. Metals stay firm with copper underpinned. wool and hogs price movements mixed. frozen foods mostly unchanged. Chicago futures note butter and storage standards with mixed price levels.
Wheat futures edged up about two cents as buying supported gains driven by improved flour trade, Canadian exports, and war news from Europe. May and July futures closed modestly higher while cash bids showed mixed overnight quotes across No 1 to No 5 classifications and assorted durum grades in Minneapolis.
Stock prices slipped fractions amid intermittent selling pressure in New York trading. Some losses were erased before the final bell while gains on selected issues persisted and the market average remained only modestly lower. Volume noted about 700,000 shares.
James Roosevelt and Fred L. Milla announce a joint enterprise uniting Globe Movie Company with Mills-Globe to produce weekly three minute musical shorts for nickel or dime slot machines. The contract aims to project at bars cafes drug stores and other high turnover locales with automatic projectors.
Ross D. Davies of Brookings led a two day federal agencies conference in South Dakota to discuss problems coordinate activities and plan future work. Around 25 participants attended including H. F. Tagge of the Rapid City area Soil Conservation Service and staff. Agencies represented included the Social Security Administration U S Forest Service and Works Progress Administration.
Admitted: Mrs E Hiner of Huron medical Marilyn Madsen of Carpenter medical Sylvia Erickson of Huron medical Ole Larson of Huron surgical Mrs P J Simons of Huron medical. Dismissed: Mrs O Jacobsen of Huron Mrs Wallace Hickeny of Huron Mrs Irving Crawford of Huron Mrs L Vernon Cain and son Stanley Paul of De Smet.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous companies with percentage figures, likely indicating stock or dividend data, alongside a brief New Jersey/New York bond market snapshot. The page includes varied firms from AmCan to Woolworth, plus a Treasury note update and curb market quotes.
London reports meager details from Nazi raids as British air ministry says warplanes conducted a successful reconnaissance flight over Helgoland Bight on Germany’s northwest coast. Berlin claimed several enemy planes contested the raid while shipping losses mounted with several vessels sunk or feared lost including Tara, Den Haag, Steinstad, and Ala. a trawler reported repelling a German attack near Britain’s coasts.
A Michigan state referee ruled that about 600000 in unemployment compensation should be paid to 27000 Chrysler workers ousted by a prolonged labor dispute last October. Referee Charles Rubinan said 23006 workers at three Chrysler plants were not eligible due to strikes, overturning a prior commission ruling that all Chrysler employees were directly affected.
Berlin February 2 Every German woman should bear a child the Schwarze Korps weekly organ of the Blackshirt said today. The Reich needs more sons to populate annexed Polish territories and colonies financed by British money. It quoted a mother expecting her ninth child saying we all must want a war child.
Snowstorms of unusual violence swept the west coast of Norway isolating communities and blocking roads. An American journalist party was stranded at Gnissing fjord as a German ship Alt mark was attacked by a British destroyer Friday night and a German plane that brought them there was frozen in ice.
Reported today by city auditor M F Walt unofficial precinct results show Wheeler staying out of Ohio towns May 15 Democratic primary. WPA enrollment climbs to 2 305893 on February 14 an increase of 16006 over prior week.
Altmark case may lead to a ruling on the blockade leak involving use of Norwegian waters. Britain seeks internment of the Altmark. Norway may allow departure. Hague 1907 provisions cited in debates as neutrality rights are tested. Coal shortage causes suffering in Britain as government moves to avert repeats.
In Watertown, nine high school players and coach George Deklow played a charity basketball game for Edword F. Coombes, once stricken by infantile paralysis. The event, organized with a voluntary trust and nine organizations, raised funds and showcased sportsmanship and community support for Coombes and his rehabilitation.
Chinese officials announce Lhingkye Lamtanchu will be enthroned as Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama, with the Regent Lama continuing to govern until the boy reaches 18. The ceremony departs from traditional ivory or bamboo relics, signaling strengthened Chinese sovereignty over Tibet.
Washington reports an informal Taft Vandenberg coalition forming to slow Dewey in the Wisconsin primary on April 2. Taft indicated he would stay out of Wisconsin, while Vandenberg aims to beat Dewey there, reflecting a split preconvention struggle in the Republican race.
A major fire destroyed six Athol businesses on Fir Street early today. The Hallenbed Poolhall started the blaze, wiping out the Holihan Cafe Crean station and the Forseth Gamble Star and damaging contents. Firemen arrived after a 3 30 p m summons. Water supply hindered efforts.
Dr Alaa Dafoe arrived from Chicago for a speaking engagement at the Mayo Clinic. He will have a checkup on Thursday and deliver an address tonight before returning to Chicago Friday afternoon.
Miss Perttu remained at her post during a raid as a nearby building burned after a bomb. A second Russian attack on Pajala spurred a Swedish investigation. Ten Soviet planes appeared near Kallaks Island dropping bombs, causing serious damage. Russia apologized after protests from Sweden and Norway.
Reports from Oct 9 1918 recount 380 planes over the American sector with seven raids in Helsinki. Bombs missed targets near Helsinki suburbs while fires and destruction mounted at Lent and Hyvinkaa. Two trains were bombed and machine-gunned. Finland claimed many planes in action over Masala and suburbs like Heingla and Hanko.
Election coverage recalls the Louisiana political shift as leaders tied to the Long era faced federal and state grand juries. In the 61st primary on January 16, Long forces confronted a muinoff, ending many legislators' careers as entrenched acquiescence collapsed and more officials were displaced.
Miss Matel Johnson departs Willow Lake on February 21 after visiting friends here for several days en route to her home in Montevideo. Also notes a driving offer in Rogersville Tennessee for two passengers and mentions Chas Livesay of Wolsey.
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