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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
2
Hog prices edged higher by 5 to 10 cents per hundred at Armour Stockyards Huron with top quotes near 11.40. Cattle and sheep held steady though sows and lambs showed gains. veal and calves quoted 10.00 to 12.50. Sioux City reports slow slaughter and mixed gains with hogs topping around 11.68 and lambs improving to about 12.15.
Hog prices advance 5 to 15 cents with active demand for live hogs. Cattle offers show mixed quality from medium to good, better classes steady to weak, and poorer grades down 1 to 25 cents. Fat lambs remain in active demand while salable cattle and calves volumes are noted with varying price levels across weights.
Paul Livestock Thursday. South St Paul Jan 23. Cattle demand mixed with steers steady to weak and market slow. Load 1156 lb steer at 13.75, 1478 lb at 13.15, 1454 lb at 12.25. Heifers steady. medium to good 9.00-10.50. Cows under pressure. canners and cutters 6.00-7.50. Bulls 8.25-9.50. Hog bids opening slow. early sales 130-240 lb at 11.40-11.50. Sheep slaughter lambs 12.50, no early trading.
Prices hold steady across cattle and hog markets in Bieux Falls and Watertown. Bulls and sows show varied quotations with top hogs around 11.60, bulk near 11.40, and butchers in the 10.75 to 13.60 range in Bieux Falls. Watertown reports hogs steady from 10.80 to 11.40 with similar cattle quotations.
Market notes from Huron and Minneapolis list range prices for produce and grain. Items include heavy springs, light and Leghorn hens, various barley and wheat grades, durum and cottonseed meal, eggs futures, and closing quotations from Chicago markets.
Markets at a glance show irregular tones across stocks bonds and grains with mixed directions. Cotton and corn saw liquidation while wheat and government sales implied firmer tones. hogs and cattle active with higher quotes, and dairy items like butter and eggs steady to weak in Chicago. Poultry and dressed poultry values remain largely unchanged with various weight classes noted.
CHICAGO January 29 The grain market regained its balance after yesterday's sharp slide Wheat closed little changed to modest gains with May at 1.30%, July 1.32% The oats rose about 2% while rye futures eased as profit taking continued Soybeans climbed about 2% while corn showed small gains following the earlier slump.
The Tracy Produce Company faces a 38 count indictment for shorting wages and falsifying time records. Workers, many up to 50, were allegedly paid under 300 cents an hour and not given overtime or proper meal breaks. The firm operates eggs and poultry handling with major sales outside Minnesota. The case, reviewed by U.S. Labor Department officials, continues after a continuance granted by Judge Robert. Earl R. Larson acts as assistant U.S. attorney for the government.
Insurance officials from Hartford Connecticut and field supervisors from Hartford attend a local gathering at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. R. C. Wilkins and N. L. French lead the session with two Hartford representatives overseeing the discussion.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29 4 Appoint ment of officers' candidate schools for soldiers in the Sixth Corps Area includes Pvt. Wilbur E. Birdenagel of Huron now at Corps Area Headquarters in Chicago. After three months of study and completion the soldier will be commissioned second lieutenant. Golf course statistics are listed: 5,209 total courses in the United States with 2,007 at 18 holes or more and 3,262 nine-hole courses. 711 municipal courses and 1,210 daily fee or public courses.
Poultry and dairy quotes update from Mitchell Sioux City Watertown and Sioux Falls markets dated January 29. Hens, springs, and toms graded by weight. Leghorn and White Rock varieties listed with prices for eggs and butterfat across multiple towns, including heavy hens, cocks, stags, and ducks. Headlines note futures activity in Chicago with butter futures briefly listed.
USDA wool market for domestic use showed a toned pace with scoured grades holding. Prices on wool declined slightly while New York meat and poultry prices remained steady with no changes in dressed poultry, frozen goods, or related markets.
Partial OCR text references transfers around 400000 ships and a mention of last October. Details are garbled, no clear entities or events to anchor a precise news card.
South Dakota officials report about 25 losses of federal use tax stamps for autos, with thefts noted. Collectors provide blanks to describe losses, sworn and filed to obtain a certificate accepted as stamp substitutes. A separate theft case from Hughon City involved Charles W. Kong whose car stamp was stolen from a rear view mirror while parked at home.
Registration for a home nursing course for mothers and homemakers opens Friday at 2 PM in the YWCA cottage. Classes will start the following week in each city school district, with rooms provided by the Huron school board and Father J. J. O Neill. Organized by the Red Cross with the State Board of Health, the program teaches women to care for the sick during emergencies.
About thirty five farm cooperative oil companies from South Dakota attend the Marvin Hughitt Hotel for the annual Farmers Union Central Exchange school. The session discusses government rationing, priorities and war demands while officials outline duties to supply farmers with petroleum products, automotive supplies and farm machinery. Principal speakers include J I Nolan Ralph Ingerson H W Culp and A F Wilt with PT Egen addressing tomorrow. Delegates will view films and exhibits over the two day conference.
Fritz Seiler, 64, a homeless resident, slashed his throat with a razor after harassment as a foreigner. He jumped into the Missouri River, was revived by cold water, then walked to a gas station. He had lived in the United States 38 years and claimed Swiss origin, citing citizenship papers and past World War draft concerns.
A 16 year old youth was arrested in Marathon County on two failed attempts to wreck the Chippewa passenger train of the Milwaukee Road near Marinette Wisconsin. Sheriff Marriner Kohlman said the youth denied knowledge of the acts while two other youths aged 15 and 17, held in Dickinson County Michigan, admitted to piling boulders and ties on the railroad right of way in derailing both northbound and southbound trains.
Police hunted a lone gunman with tape over his face after he grabbed a sack of cash from Mal D. Murray, theatre manager, on a main downtown street as he prepared to deposit receipts from a bank night. The amount was undetermined and the theft occurred in view of bystanders during a busy downtown period.
The Huron 40 et 3 will stage a wreck on Feb 15 with new members being initiated. Stila Nickelich, chef de gare, announced the event, with Jim Hawkes of Aberdeen and the Mitchell 40 et & degree team attending. About ten members from Huron Wessington Wolsey and Woonsocket will be initiated.
Washington reports outline the U boat fleet’s operational strain. Experts say roughly one third of subs are at action stations, one third en route or returning, and one third undergoing overhaul. Shifts from mid Atlantic patrols to American waters lengthen trips, raise wear, and stretch repair needs across the fleet.
The Pacific fleet’s new commander in charge of all Hawaiian defenses, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, aims to unify land and sea forces after wartime lessons. Secretary Stimson announced a speeded plan to coordinate outposts and task forces across key theaters, with regional commanders in Panama Canal Zone and the Caribbean and British General Sir Archibald Wavell heading UN forces in the Far East.
Minneapolis reports a planned airway traffic control center to begin operations February 1 under the direction of E. T. Kierski. The facility will serve routes between Farge and Bismarck, Huron, Sige Fall and Wateriow with new procedures and expanded oversight by the relevant aviation authorities.
Survivors recount the Lady Hawkins disaster as 322 people on board perished or were lost after the 7,988-ton liner sank January 19. Capt. Huntley Giffin and Chief Officer Percy A. Kelly led lifeboats amid minimal rations and makeshift sails. Rescued crew received aid in San Juan before transport to hospitals and relief from Red Cross and military units.
President Roosevelt likely to address the nation by radio in late February to discuss war progress. Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said the speech could curb rumors and clarify the war effort, depending on timing and circumstances.
Napoleon La Croix a 70 year old Jefferson man was killed when struck by an eastbound extra train as it slowed for a stop. Engineer James P. Reiss said La Croix walked along the track and did not hear the whistle, which was sounded several times. La Croix was decapitated and his body severed, an inquest was scheduled for Saturday per Union County coroner H. F. Reent.
Youths in Las Vegas vicinity seek ride to town with shared expenses. Message from Box 245 Wolsey requests assistance and travel help. Also notices about farm openings for March and a housing inquiry at 718 Hbronite.
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