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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
6
Various social and club activities are announced including meetings of Royal Neighbor Officers, B of L F and E divisions, and PEO chapters. Observances of founding anniversaries, bridge and game gatherings, a Valentine luncheon, and a first birthday celebration for Sharon Kay Potter are described with dates, locations, and host committees.
Tuesday afternoon the Newman Club met at Mrs. B T Lenz home with Mrs Lene Hostess presiding. Papers on the Vatican and Vatican as World Power were given by Mrs. Lenz and Mrs. Sarah Thompson. Cinderella Club members were entertained at Mrs Franks Splitek home with co hosts Mrs Splitek and Mrs Louis Oberbeck. A two course luncheon was served to three tables and gifts were given to guests Mrs Shelby Nelson and Mr Orville Sundberg. Auction bridge saw Mrs Oberbeck high and Mrs Sundberg low. Grace Gunderson wed Floyd J Campbell at Highmore in a single ring ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs Oscar Anderson north of Highmore. Reverend H L Bombhoff officiated with vocal solos by Mrs Daniel Sunding and accompaniment by Mrs Dale York. Attendants were Mrs Oscar Anderson and Wallace Campbell. The bride wore Tos e wool crepe with sage of snapdragons. the groom's party wore blue crepe and pink and white carnation corsages. Mrs Gunderson, mother of the bride, wore dark blue with roses and carnations. The bride, a Highmore High School graduate, serves as deputy treasurer for Hyde County. the groom runs his own auto service in Highmore. The couple intend to reside in Highmore.
The Progressive Home Makers Extension Club of Kellogg and Burr Oak townships held its monthly meeting with members sharing project ideas and planning future demonstrations.
Gamma Chapter Beta Sigma Phi gathered at Mrs H s worth Olsons for a noon Swedish dinner for ten members and spouses. Mrs Walter Sheffield and Mrs V E Taylor spoke. February gathering to be at Mrs Arthur Haugen, with program on Preparing a Talk by Gwen Harvey and Rushmore review.
Twelve members and three visitors gathered at Mrs Clyde Burgers home for the Valley Rustlers meeting. They sewed for the Red Cross, with plans for a February 19 meeting at Mrs C C May and a previous all day sewing at the Fuller home on January 24. Lunches were served by hosts and guests, and two family gatherings featured whist and meals at Verhelst and Burger homes.
Grover Cleveland as Erie County sheriff hanged two men in 1871 to 1873. Patrick Morrissey and Jack Gaffney were the two son casualties noted in historical records.
A sharp quake lasting about ten seconds shook Los Angeles and nearby communities last night. No injuries or property losses were reported. The article also notes a vice president resigned to become a senator in 1832, a historical reference not tied to the quake event.
City briefs note Ralph Williams family trip to Brookings for medical emergency. Also mentions Furriers preinventory sale and fur coat discounts, Kemper Military School honor society initiation for William H. Saxton, Greeting Card Display at Kiel Bros, H E McArdie illness recovery and Scout executive move, Fleming corsets, Saunders family leaving for Seattle then Alaska voyage, Coast Guard engineer appointment, Irene's Beauty Shop closure, and a joke about an African Zulu shielding his face from his mother-in-law.
Washington observers note Mrs Roosevelt organizes birthday celebrations to fund poliomyelitis research and aid victims. Celebrities including Deanna Durbin Lana Turner Preston Foster George Raft Benny Goodman Red Skelton attend luncheons and parties with the President, who is said to be in top physical condition as he works long hours.
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