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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
8
Amusements in Huron present The Black Bandit at the State Theatre tomorrow and Saturday. Bob Baker stars in a dual-role as sheriff and outlaw, with twin horses and a plot about rustler law. A double horror bill follows Dracula and Frankenstein.
Walter Bachman of Huron won this week’s Ucket sweepstake prize at the Huron Theatre. Ten free tickets are awarded weekly. entrants must submit a painted page from the Saturday Evening Post comic section to the newspaper office by 5 PM next Wednesday. Other winners include Lucille Clarambeau Claire Mac Brandmire Donna Reynolds Ivan Leonard Agnes French Norbert Richardson Joyce Gen Esther Erickson Virginia Lee Waldner Soph ie Maras.
The record outlines an inquiry into department finances and license handling. It notes a denied challenge to Henry Walker, deputy state fire marshal, and the claim that the game and fish commission did not request any replacement of Mrs. Hunt. It covers license blocks, remittances to the state treasurer, and wardens returning cash and license stubs for auditing. An audit cited irregular records, missing license sales data, and unpaid totals. It also questions disposal of ashes and notes a delayed audit due to hunting season. The page includes an unrelated medical advertisement about a sleep aid drink and kidney health.
Mrs. Hunt testified she first noticed the blaze and tried to extinguish it while most testimony focused on funds used to buy property in Pierre and Fort Pierre since 1927. She described salaries from 90 to 120 dollars monthly, now 110, plus inheritances and real estate income. Deputy game warden Harry Piner is expected as a new witness for the committee.
Huron South Dakota ranked as one of fifteen U S cities to report a gain in bank clearings for 1938 amid a national recession. The city posted 7 468 026 in clearings, up 1 0 percent from 1937 s 7 392 910, with 190 clearing houses nationwide showing losses.
CASE continued from page one criticizes aid to dependent children under the Social Security Act. He says many pitifully needy women with dependent children have suffered from the action. He promises an immediate WPA investigation and promises appropriate action. Arrangements have already been made.
Paris dispatch outlines potential restoration of the Spanish throne with Juan, Prince of Asturias, as hopeful king. It notes Franco’s regime restoring Alfonso’s rights, monarchist negotiations in Lausanne, and Britain’s backing, while warning of divided Spanish opinion and international hurdles before any coronation.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs seeks emergency funds to sustain reservation sewing room programs. Mr Case notes efforts to activate aid to dependent children in the Social Security Act for South Dakota. Beadle County projects employ 104 needy women, split between sewing rooms and other activities, peaking at 178 last November.
Washington column examines the relief arithmetic amid federal and local spending totaling over two billion dollars yearly for unemployment. It notes Congress may merely gesture toward further cuts, while some lawmakers study economic detail to grasp the broader budget and social issues.
Whist players from city and Beadle County leagues prepare to face off at a Knights of Columbus party. Co chairs M C Welsh and Nick Koppert announce a Friday night event with prizes and lunch, inviting women to test their skills against top locals. Event set for 8 pm in the Knights clubrooms with further parties planned if interest grows. An earlier note mentions a postponement due to a Legion meeting.
A distorted note about Henry Cavendish describing him as shy and benevolent toward his servants. It claims he wrote down all orders and left them on a hall table, reflecting a peculiar childhood or biographical vignette.
In Lancaster Missouri county officials summoned carpenters after a massive icicle from a water tower toppled 80 feet into the county jail, but there were no prison breaks reported. Across Indiana, Charles Karsten, 78, warned his grocer of possible danger before his death, with $4000 found beneath his bed.
A. H. Eichmeier, Weather Bureau chief at W. W. Howes Municipal Airport, spoke to Huron Rotarians on airport weather work. He outlined daily weather maps from station data and four balloon tests to gauge wind direction and speed for pilot forecasts. The talk noted upcoming data links expanding with Haron reception and broader county data. Guests Wynn Ward, John Longstaff, and M. A. Emerson joined. The Rotary session also touched on the Hawaiian to Sandwich Islands naming transition.
Mrs Eleanor A Wright the American Legion Auxiliary department president announced 1939 meetings in South Dakota The spring conference will be in Pierre April 15 16 with A G Porter national Auxiliary vice president as speaker The 1939 Auxiliary convention will be in Rapid City August 27 30 with James Mortis national president as guest and speaker The North South Dakota Auxiliary membership race closes January 31 Gregory home unit reports 86 members as the largest in its history
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