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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
2
Hog prices were steady with no hogs sold without a written permit from Nour & Company. Cattle and sheep were steady and moderately active, with early bids around 15.50 to 15.85 for fed wooled lambs and cattle price ranges from 10 to 15 dollars depending on grade. Watertown market shows hogs steady, cattle steady with detailed price bands for steers cows and lambs.
St Paul markets report cattle and hogs steady to higher with 3 000 cattle and 2 500 calves traded. Slaughter steers and cows hold steady and stockers dairy cows cited. hogs and sows mostly steady with varying weights, lambs and sheep activity muted. Sioux Falls and Sioux City follow parallel trends with top hogs around 15.20 and steers near 16.00, while Chicago hogs steadier and cattle higher on thinner supplies. Minneapolis grain futures and nearby cash bids also listed.
Dr Charles L Fox Sr reports in JAMA that a sodium lactate solution given orally or intravenously may treat burn shock. In Harlem Hospital since Feb 1 1942 the method saved most cases of full thickness burns with only one death in 17, suggesting broader trials are warranted.
Edgar S Knowles, 82 a longtime Masonic figure in Sioux Falls, died after a lengthy illness Wednesday night. He served as recorder for the El Raid temple since 1858, retiring two years ago as the oldest recorder in North America. He also worked in fire insurance and underwriting.
Lt Col. Ellis Eno former Rapid City South Carolina Air Base commander has been reassigned to Gowen Field Idaho for a new post. Eno 32 asked for overseas duty and was noted as the youngest base commander in the continental United States.
The census bureau reports last week saw a 13.4 percent drop in deaths in major cities, signaling the influenza epidemic is broken. Hospital notices list admissions for Mrs. John Maynes, Huron surgical. Mrs ME Hebner Wolsey surgical. Mrs E C Reimers Huron medical. Mrs C W Habicht Huron medical. Mrs Don Zertus Wessington medical. Dismissals include Evelyn McLones and Elsieuhens.
War Production Board chair Donald M. Nelson reportedly approved a limited laboratory test of reconversion in three regions Cleveland Philadelphia and Kansas City MO. Small idle plants could use surplus metals to produce civilian goods sold without regard to purchaser priority. If successful the program could expand later and help both government and industry gain experience in reconversion.
Mrs Ida Wise Smith of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union testifies before the Senate’s liquor investigating committee that liquor interests exploit wheat and corn, promote egg nog sales in stores, and aim to make service members prey to alcohol. She cites full page ads and industry claims of hoarding supply, urging conservation amid war needs. She hopes to spark leads for inquiry and laments harm to the armed forces.
Lyman Quest, born March 9 1900 in Anamosa Iowa, died after a two week illness in Amarillo Texas. He lived in Oakland and Pierre as a youth and worked for George Fairbanks before moving to Huron with sister Mrs Richard Fenski. Survived by another sister Mrs James Mellvoy of Mitchell. Body to be returned to Huron for funeral services by Welles Funeral Home.
Five fliers died and five were slightly injured when two Army bomber school planes collided near Deming New Mexico on Tuesday. The dead included Aviation Cadet Neil A Peters of Viborg South Dakota. The second ship’s occupants escaped unhurt and Lt George R Thomas made an emergency landing.
The Senate confirmed Marriner S. Eccles of Utah for a new fourteen year term on the Federal Reserve Board, with Eccles serving as chairman. Also approved was Howard J. Klasner of Minnesota for a two year directorship on the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board.
Interior Secretary Ickes said he is tracing the Hopkins letter amid charges of forgery and isolationist links. He cited Chicago based revivalists and Colonel McCormick as possible backers while noting confidential aide George Briggs figures in the case and has been suspended.
Mrs. Myrtle Coshun of Seattle died January 8 after a long illness. Survived by husband Ralph Coshun a daughter and granddaughter, five sisters and a brother, with the family home listed at 5227 Fontanelle Street Seattle. The couple married in Janesville Wisconsin fifty two years ago and lived in Huron before moving to Seattle.
The Senate confirmed Col. William P. T. Hill of Oklahoma as quartermaster general of the Marine Corps with brigadier general rank, despite Senator Bushfield R SD protesting that six senior officers were bypassed. The nomination passed on a voice vote.
Senator Butler attacked Latin America aid as boondoggling and waste. He cited 1942–44 expenditures totaling 5.73 billion dollars for war and non-war outlays in the region excluding U S possessions, plus 662.8 million in Canal Zone Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. He urged dollar-for-dollar matching by Latin America and warned spending signals new world aims.
Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt states in his final trans migration report that shore signaling aided early Japanese west coast attacks during World War II. The 600 page document notes signaling elimination and fewer submarine attacks from west coast ports.
Lt J P Stedehouder of the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board spoke to Huron High School seniors about the V-5 program. Eligible 17 or 18 year olds graduating by July 1 could enlist now, receive 50 dollars monthly during college training, and be paid 73 dollars monthly plus life insurance during flight training. Cadets train for five positions and are commissioned at Corpus Christi or Pensacola. Transportation and hotel costs are paid for applicants and their families are contacted by the Elks Lodge.
Geneva paper reports Countess Edda Ciano, widow of Galeazzo Ciano, seeking refuge in a neutral country, likely Switzerland, with her three children in school there for several months.
Mrs Hubert Ketelle of Castlewood will guest speak at the annual praise service of the Women's Missionary Society during the morning service next Sunday at 10 45 at the Presbyterian Church. She spent 30 years in Huron while her husband served as pastor.
The South Dakota Council of Churches and Christian Education finished its two day gathering with a dinner at the Congregational Church attended by 130. New officers were named with Rev Charles Gerlinger as president and Rev Joseph Gray as vice president. Plans were approved for a full time executive secretary and a half time field secretary.
The annual YWCA dinner will be held at the Presbyterian Church at 6 30 oclock Monday night. Bill Saxton boatswain's mate second class arrived in Huron this morning from New York City to visit until next Tuesday morning in the home of his parents Dr and Mrs W H Saxton. He is attached to the Atlantic fleet.
Circuit Judge Boyd Benson ruled admissible confessions by C B Hansen and Earl F Best in a case alleging embezzlement of state funds and materials from the State Fair grounds. Testimony from key state witnesses was used to determine competency of the statements as jurors watched, with Hansen and Best denying improper influence or promises. A jury of eight was selected to hear witnesses and determine the case against the former state employees.
The Office of Price Administration says retail rubber footwear costs are higher due to substitution of reclaimed and crude rubber. Price ceilings for new types are not set, but wholesalers may pass higher costs to retailers, lifting consumer prices for arctics and waterproof footwear.
For sale broad-breasted bronze turkey toms listed by G. C. Lampe of Huron with phone contact 2594. Also several classified items including rental notices for a four-room furnished downstairs apartment available immediately with phone 28 and a modern room with phone 3790. Additionally for sale a set of dialond solitaires and a wedding ring, taffeta formal, wool underwear, and an Oliver typewriter. Also listing repairs for typewriters and adding machines by Bob Knabe with phone omitted. Model A panel car for sale from August Lemke with phone 2453 and location 544 Utsh SE.
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