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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1937
Page
6
On Friday afternoon January 14 the pupils of sixth and seventh grades will be entertained at a gymnasium party. The event serves as a farewell for TA students and inaugurates a series of Jefferson PFA sponsored gatherings under Mrs. Ted Salveson and the Child Welfare committee.
The Huron Elks Lodge hosts a Thursday evening event with a pot luck supper at mid evening. Members bring dishes to share while the lodge provides meat potatoes gravy and coffee. From eight to ten oclock, contract and auction bridge will be played, then Scotty Dexter Orchestra will lead a dance.
Highmore society notes mark New Year day with Mr and Mrs RK Campbell and the Raske family among guests at the home of Mr and Mrs A P Margn to celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary. Miss Mary Sutin and Miss Autrey Sutin joined in the afternoon calls of friends conveying best wishes.
Beadle and surrounding counties mark the 49th anniversary of the 1888 blizzard with diary excerpts from Capt. J. S. Vandenberg and memories from pioneers. The storm caused extensive losses in Dakota Territory, including Beadle County deaths, later clarified as 15 victims after corrections. Local residents recount harrowing conditions, wind chills, drifts, and families trapped for weeks, with notes on rescue attempts and survival strategies.
The Forum hosted a New Year’s Eve party at Mr. and Mrs. West ley Walker’s home with about thirty attendees. Games and music filled the evening followed by lunch and a song-filled finale. Wilbur Hunt performed a piano accordion set. The next Forum meeting is scheduled for the first Sunday in February. The Thursday Club also entertained their husbands at Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Douglas’s home with festive decorations and a competitive card game won by Mrs. C. H. Drew and Mr. J F Wooley.
A weather brief reports fair conditions through Wednesday for Huron and the surrounding area. Little cloud cover or precipitation is anticipated, with comfortable temperatures and light winds prevailing locally.
South Dakota and Iowa forecasts show generally fair weather with not so cold temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Some eastern portions may stay warmer, with light winds and mild conditions expected through the period.
City briefs report a Nevada Missouri death call for L t. Greer prompting travel by Mr and Mrs Everett Morgan and Mrs A P Hines. A marriage license issued in Huron to Sam Hintermeister and Fern Blood. Kenneth Tobin leaves by bus for Los Angeles for the winter. Rev Robert Crawford visits Omaha. Roundy family returns from Woodbine after illness in the family. Rodman son of Hitchcock undergoes eye surgery recovery. Ravenscroft Wood and Ravenscroft from Wayland visit Huron.
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