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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1934
Page
5
Washington report shows intra-department study asserting crop restriction is necessary. It cites unmarketable surpluses from 15,000,000 acres in 1932 33 and 336 000 000 harvested, plus adjusted needs for a 125 million population, arguing 52 000 000 acres could still be excess compared to 1925 29 levels.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist Episcopal church for Mrs. Howard Chase at 2 30 p m with Rev. Mrs Alderson presiding A quartet and soloist provided music The Eastern Star Masons and Rebekahs attended The body was shipped to Kasson Minnesota for burial Mrs Chase 39 died after a week of illness survived by husband three children two brothers and five sisters She was a former Eastern Star Worthy Matron and Rebekah Noble Grand active in church affairs and sang in the choir.
Snow flurries tonight and Friday with partly cloudy skies and continued cold. Temperatures remain well below freezing across the area with strong winds likely to persist into the weekend. Sunrise at 7 21 a m and sunset later noted. precipitation totals for the month and year are not yet available.
Road report for several South Dakota towns shows varied conditions with clear or cloudy skies and no significant precipitation. A Lutheran Ladies Aid meeting is planned for February 28 in Forestburg church basement with supper at usual prices. A German claim highlights Johann Philip Reis as an early telephone inventor.
Huron high school debaters split results with Doland in the pre district schedule. Ross Oviatt and Parkhurst Wood led the affirmative while Lucille Gross and Frances Flint led the negative. Axelrad was absent ill but expected back to travel to Pierre for district competition.
In Shanghai and Peipung reports say British forces may seek a west China sphere of influence. Shunpao claims 2000 troops entered Yunnan Panbung from Burma to build roads and probe gold mines. British officials deny they entered Yunnan, saying geologists are conducting research near the Burma border.
New York this week shows steady commodity price movement according to a Dun and Bradstreet report. The weekly tabulation records 40 advances, the most in five weeks, up from 36 the prior week and 6 in the year ago period.
Washington February 22 The agriculture committee reported favorably the McNary bill to authorize the secretary of agriculture to permit occupancy of national forest lands by individuals for residence recreation education industry and commerce for up to 30 years and on areas not exceeding 80 acres The bill backed by Secretary Wallace is said to be in the public interest.
Local notes report Mrs Doris Zwanziger and family visiting her parents in Hitchcock Maine. Norman Stewart travels from Aberdeen to celebrate his parents wedding anniversary and his birthday, then plans to return to Aberdeen. A pancake supper, education meeting travels, and birth announcements are noted along with a Presbyterian church dinner and local business ads.
Funeral services for Roy Trillitt who died Wednesday will be held Friday at 2 30 PM in the Methodist church. Burial will be in the local cemetery.
CHICAGO feb 22 twelve hours after confessing a abortive plot to kidnap E P Adler of Davenport fa Fred Mayo of Birmingham Ala alias Charles Phillips hanged himself in a Marquette police station cell. He had admitted with Jack Wyman planned to trap Adler in a trunk and ship him south for ransom. Adler fought off attackers, leading to Phillips capture and Mayo’s suicide.
A gun, gags, sponges, and the truck used in the scheme were found in Phillips' room, with the remark that the line about the bum rap helped trigger the arrest. The discovery ties Phillips to the planned robbery and increases the case against him.
Indian Commissioner John Collier will attend a Rapid City conference of tribal and agency representatives from March 2 to 5 with a bureau staff. Up to about 200 delegates from North and South Dakota Wyoming Nebraska Montana and Idaho and hundreds of visitors are expected. The meeting will explain the Howard bill to restore lands to tribes and provide lands for about 200,000 landless Indians aiming at self government.
Officials of the First National Bank unofficially estimated the estate of Melvin A. Traylor, late president of the bank, at four hundred thousand dollars exclusive of unspecified assets. The report notes the valuation as preliminary and subject to settling debts and other official probate actions.
A life insurance claim or payout was reported with an estimated value between 750000 and 1100000 dollars. The details referenced a substantial policy amount and potential beneficiaries, but exact figures were given as a range rather than a precise sum.
Washington February 22 12 The senate agriculture committee sets hearings next Wednesday on a bill by Senator Capper Republican of Kansas to end direct buying of livestock by packers.
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