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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
2
Hog quotations jumped 10 to 15 cents with extreme top at 7.10 as receipts reach 5,300 hogs and 9,500 sheep. Light hogs 180 to 280 pounds sold near 7.40 to 7.70 with some 7.20 in 280 to 330 pounds. Fat lambs saw limited action above 10.25, and breeding ewes traded around 6.00 amid steady to firm tone in volume.
Markets across Huron Sioux Falls Mitchell and Watertown report prices for heavy hens leghorns heavy breeds ducks geese at varying weights plus butter creamery and eggs. Chicago New York markets show steady butter and cheese with mixed poultry prices across regions.
Grain market weakens at close after holding steady most of session. Prices slide to new lows for the season as selling broadens. Wheat near day lows, May futures down sharply from yesterday, with other grains showing mixed to lower quotations across the Minneapolis cash close.
Hog bids rose 15 to 25 cents with top at 3.40 while steers and yearlings slipped 10 to 25 cents. Sheep fell 25 to 45 cents. salable hogs near 10,000 head at Chicago and 11,000 at St Paul with mixed demand. Slaughter steers and heifers started slow but held steady to firm, calves strong, and dressed beef markets remained tight.
Sioux Falls livestock report shows mixed cattle prices with hoos and bulk tops, 2000 head, gains around 10 to 15 cents. Butchers and sows quoted with steady Cade figures, odd lots for stock steers at 8.00 to 8.18 with limited specifics.
Markets show mixed signals with bonds lower and rails slipping while foreign exchange remains quiet. Cotton steady as domestic demand and prices rise slowly. wheat and corn weak amid government policy expectations. hogs up around 25-25 cents, top price near 8.46. Yearling prices steady to higher.
Markets show another stock rally fading as early gains in steels, motors, and rails fail to attract wide buying. Dealers note caution after Hitler’s speech, with closing quotes mixed and several issues posting modest gains or losses amid a flat mood.
A fragmented New York service note mentions a person or entity named Sis Sovin 4 in an unclear context. Details are incomplete but indicate an internal update or file reference within the service listing.
Beadle County clerk of courts 8 P Gianzer announced 24 jurors for the February term of municipal court. The term opens Feb 4 with calendar call at 10 am. informations and motions follow, jurors to report Feb 6 at 9 am. Eighteen cases on the docket, most involving traffic and liquor offenses.
Luverne York of Huron aged 33 died Thursday morning at Mitchell Hospital after a month’s confinement. Funeral and burial will be in Huron, services conducted by Turon Funeral Home. He leaves a widow, his mother Mrs. Edith York, two brothers Leonard and Jack of Huron, and a sister June of Turon. Body arrived today. Welter Funeral Home handling arrangements.
A collection of corporate names with associated percentages and figures including ButBros Calumet Hee Canadian Pac SH Case Celanese CelCorp CelDePasco Ohio Chrysler Colz Palm ColumG&E1 CamSol ComSouth ConFolis ConOH ContCorp CurtisWrt CurtissWrtA Deere&Co Douglas Aire Dupont EastKodak ElAutolite TrusxTract.
In Sioux Falls on January 30 federal officials charged two Midland brothers Lee Whisler, 32, and Oren Whisler, 31, and Rosebud Indian Arthur Eagle Pipe with failure to register under the Selective Service Act. Eagle Pipe, first Indian charged under the act, was jailed at Mitchell on $1,000 bond. Whisler brothers were jailed in Deadwood after being bound over for federal court in June. Glen Stacks of Tripp County had been released on $1,000 bond to await Deadwood court.
Minnesota congressman Buckler introduces a bill to fund a Minneapolis district weather bureau with a 50100 grant. The plan adds a forecasting specialist and 24 hour operation, with maps every six hours, to provide timely local forecasts for Minnesota, the Dakotas, and western Wisconsin to prevent repeats of the November snowstorm fatalities.
Hitler marked the eighth anniversary of his rise to power with a Berlin speech broadcast across Germany. He attacked Britain and claimed Allied promises to Germany failed, blaming democratic leaders for World War I outcomes while praising Germany’s desire to engage with the outside world and export like Britain. He argued Britain’s imperialism oppressed other nations and highlighted the supposed injustice of a small nation ruling large territories.
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Huron Donald Pesky Ada Bernholdt Highmore medical Arlington med ee Cienimed Toyd Maxehester imma aicore Corenne Faraum William Hancocke Maron Larry Lovett. No coherent event or context emerges from the readable text.
Mrs Barbara Stahl aged 75 died last evening at her home ten miles north and three miles west of Yale after a long illness. She was born in South Pusia on October 8 1865 and came to the United States at 14, later moving with her husband to Beadle County. Survived by four daughters and one son plus three sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Bethel Church Saturday at 1 30 with Rev J M Tschetter officiating. interment at Father Cemetery.
Forestburg resident Miriam Kempr won this week’s sweepstake ticket for best coloring of the Evening Euronite comics. Winners and participants may collect tickets at the box office of the Huron Theatre on the day of the show. Entries must reach the newspaper office by 5 o’clock Wednesday.
Congress debates the British aid bill as Gerard urges mass assistance to Latin America, warns of Nazi seizure if Germany wins. He favors a war declaration if needed but says powers in the bill could avert it. House committee advances amendments on convoy allowance and executive limits while maintaining aid momentum.
Rogers, a Huron youth found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon, had sentencing delayed pending a new trial motion by attorney W. C. Peterson. Judge Boyd Benson set February 21 for the motion hearing after Peterson challenged witness testimony and admissions about the May 3 fight at the Hege farm. A similar new trial motion was filed for Fred Stan, convicted of attempted robbery. his sentencing was moved to Friday as attorney R. Crawford claims prosecutorial misconduct. The cases proceed under Judge Frank Fisher with further arguments planned tomorrow.
The article reports Italian and German actions in North Africa with Tobruk, Bengasi, and Benghazi as focal points. It notes British desert forces increasing their capture tally, Italian air and ground counterattacks in Albania, and Hitler’s address urging nations to join Britain’s foes. Kennedy in Washington covers WPA talks.
Cairo dispatch says warplanes attacked the Suez Canal area but British reports claim no casualties and no damage. The rest notes social updates and a sports rule stating a player may not count a shot from out of bounds when retrieved from the boundary.
Big sale advertised for Wednesday February 5 by H P Heinig auctioneer. Six horses twenty five cattle twenty bred heifers and machinery harness and farm seed listed. Also model T truck for sale in Woonsocket and a beauty operator business opportunity in Claremont South Dakota.
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