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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1930
Page
12
A fifteen jewel gold watch is the prize for the best ten sirs of Genteng at the South Dakota State Crop Show in Huron January 15 to 17. The event also offers cash awards and prizes for corn varieties and exhibits across the state with judging to occur all day Monday.
Huron Elks returned from Aberdeen where the lodge held its annual visitation. B C McKenzie, exalted ruler, initiated a class of candidates from the Aberdeen lodge. The event included a small band directed by W F Burt and a dinner after initiation.
New York January 4 famous cartoonist Clare Briggs died last night at the Medical Center in New York after a month with bronchopneumonia. He was 54 and had worked for the New York Herald Tribune and his cartoons were syndicated nationwide. Born in Nebraska he moved to Lincoln as a boy and later studied at the University of Nebraska before starting his newspaper career. He credited a remark by Lieutenant Pershing in math class as the spark to become a newspaperman.
James I. Lowrie was restaged as president of the Huron chapter of the Associated Master Barbers of America this week. New officers include Nick Koppert as vice president E B Ulrich as secretary M Courtney as chaplain NR Carlson as treasurer and Frank Sanderson Bulde as member.
Lioux Falls January 4 A 25 year old Fort Thompson Indian named Albert Walker was sentenced to a year and a day in the federal reformatory at Chillicothe Ohio by Federal Judge Eliott for breaking parole. Walker had been paroled at Pierre in June 1928 for larceny from a reservation.
Babson Park January 4 Special: Roger W. Babson argues after years of study that management quality, not factory size or scale, drives success in business. He warns large firms can falter without strong leadership and urges investors to value character, initiative, and vision. He cites rising competition, emphasis on sales efficiency, and disciplined advertising, cautioning against overexpansion and unfocused mergers.
Keystone, Jan. 4. Winton College opened with a fast break in the final period to defeat the Keystone Gunners 88 to 25. Keystone led 4 to 1 after the first quarter and the game stayed close until late when Huron rallied with rapid baskets. Height advantage helped Huron seal the win.
Charles E B Hagin a lifelong Linotype operator and member of the International Typographical Union since 1880 visited the Evening Huventia offices today en route to St Paul with Mrs Hagin and a daughter. He is father of Dr John C Hagin of Miller. The family has been spending holidays at Miller.
Worthington Minnesota January 4 A R Moore a former convict at the Iowa reformatory Anamosa proved his do or die plan by breaking jail last Sunday and returning to steal a gun from Art Smith second hand store He was chased by a police officer during a gun battle and dropped his weapon later arrested Nobles County sheriff found him returning to the store and recovered another gun Moore is wanted on several charges in southwest Minnesota communities.
Mrs Lucy Wertman of 242 Uranv enue southeast and Mrs Fay Curtner of Brown's addition were discharged from Samaritan hospital yesterday. Francis Theophilus of Iroquois entered the hospital for a surgical operation. Three others admitted for surgery were John Lynch of 761 Wisconsin Avenue southwest and Cleo and Cyril Jacobs of 123 Jodiana Avenue southwest.
Edwin Rietz a Brown County farmer was killed when a stick of dynamite exploded while he inspected a fuse. He lighted the fuse waited briefly then approached the charge triggering the fatal blast. The accident occurred as he was repairing an artesian pond.
Four patients were admitted to the Huron Clinic yesterday for medical treatment. Gertrude Boehn of Iraquota, %. O. Johnson of rural Toute Huron, Mrs F B Walkington of Esmond and Harald Siselton of tits were listed as new admissions in a concise local medical update.
Washington January day reports speculation that Senator Fess of Ohio would head a joint congressional committee on reorganizing prohibition enforcement. President Hoover met with Fess along with Senators Capper and Borah, who expressed interest but hesitation. Secretary Mellon proposed shifting all enforcement activities to the Justice Department, while Hoover suggested treasury control of industrial alcohol permits.
County Auditor Everett Curtis announced leasing dates for Beadle county school lands. Farming tracts will be offered for three or five year terms while grazing lands may be leased for five years. The department of school and public lands set the schedule.
Vermillion June 4. Plans for a preliminary hearing for Raymond Gaviner alias Kansas Shorty and W B Babb after their capture in the act of robbing the postoffice and store at Burbank were indefinitely postponed. States attorney Perkins said the two men will likely be turned over to federal authorities for trial and James Robinson, a third member of the gang held in Sioux Falls, is also expected to be turned over to federal officials. Disposition depends on further developments in the criminal identity investigation now under way.
Highmore high school secured a 31 to 20 win over Blunt as the hall marked a late surge. Highmore led 14 to 10 at halftime and tallied 14 points in the final two minutes to seal the game. In other news from Washington the Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of Tuesday, December 21.
An advertisement touts Tuoxine as a doctor prescribed remedy for sore throat and cough. It argues gargles and salves are slow, promises direct action on the internal cause, and claims no harmful drugs. Price is 60c and 1.00 per bottle with money back offer. Sold by Longataf Drug Co. and other stores.
Yankton January 4 Opie Chambers former secretary of the Yankton chamber of commerce suffered cuts and bruises in a highway crash near Yankton. The car driven by E J Dowling collided with a parked truck. Dowling was shaken but uninjured. Chambers was brought home and rested today. injuries not believed serious. The truck, owned in Elk Point, was parked in the road with no lights.
Petitions naming United States Senator William M. McMaster for renomination to the office he holds are circulating in Yankton ahead of the May primary election.
Mexico endures one of its coldest spells in history with 15 deaths so far as heating is scarce. Two more victims were found frozen overnight while Mexico City air routes to Brownsville and Mazatlan were suspended. Gulf winds halted shipping at Tampico and Vera Cruz, compounding hardship for residents.
Alexandria officials announce plan to discontinue the Mt. Vernon Railroad after 37 years of service delivering pilgrims to the national site. The move affects daily commuters and historic tourism operations near the riverfront.
A historic electric railway between Mount Vernon and the Potomac area will be abandoned not for fewer passengers but to preserve a peaceful estate. The road used by government services valued at about 1000000 is slated for closure on the 200th anniversary of George Washington’s residence near Mount Vernon.
Services for H. J. Moweer a noted lawyer and banker who died yesterday will be at 2 30 p m at the Masonic temple in Biery. He was well known in the local community and his death followed a brief illness. The funeral arrangements are announced by the family.
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