This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1943
Page
2
Armour Stockyards reports Tuesday hog prices 5 to 15 cents below Monday. Cattle and sheep largely steady to weak in Chicago Sioux Falls St Paul and other markets with heavy hog receipts. Sioux City and Watertown show mixed results on hogs and cattle. prices vary by weight and grade across multiple midwestern markets.
Huron market report lists price ranges for heavy hens and roosters, butterfat levels, and egg and poultry figures. New York and Chicago produce data for July 6 show butter, cheese, eggs, dressed poultry, and live poultry prices with receipts and grades across multiple categories.
Chicago markets report No. 2 egg futures for October settling near 44.10 after a 43.60 prior close. Sioux Falls dealers list varied egg and poultry prices with No. 2 poultry 3 cents lower and No 1 trade cream at 44 cents amid broad price dispersion.
Markets at a glance show mixed stocks with some specialties firm while bonds hold steady and rails inch up. Cotton prices surge amid price fixing and commission demand. Wheat gains in Chicago echo rye strength with corn ceilings prompting higher prices. Hogs fall up to 10 cents, top at 14.15, cattle steady with fed steer to 17.10. Huron grain lists wheat values for several dark northern grades and oats at minor levels. Mitchell hog and egg prices, butterfat and hen weights page data follow.
Market report from Watertown shows weights and prices for poultry and eggs including heavy hens over five pounds four to five pounds tender, leg horn and leghorn roosters, ducks, geese, hennery eggs and butterfat with various No. grades and prices.
CHICAGO July 1 AI L deliveries of rye advanced the permissible five cents per bushel daily maximum within an hour of the close, driven by prospects rye ceilings would be lifted. Short covering surged as offerings failed to rise. oats and wheat followed rye higher with strong demand from distillers and mills. Rye closed at day’s extreme tops, up 5 cents from Saturday, with July and September futures reported.
Market report from Minneapolis notes open highs, closes and price ranges for several Wheat and Flax futures in July contracts. Entries include references to July, Sep and Dec maturities with bid ask levels, percent changes and trading figures.
Chicago reports mixed price action in July wheat futures with Sep and May options showing narrow ranges and late gains. Minneapolis cash quotes rise modestly with firm basis and higher No 1 heavy dark northern oats and rye values across No 3 categories.
A scan of market quotes lists numerous corporate and industrial names with percentage figures, including AlleghCorp, AmAirlines, AT&T, BoeingAir, Chrysler, Coca Cola, PepsiCola, Goodyear, and US Steel, among others. The list shows varied percentages, some high and some low, reflecting closing quotations and daily changes across sectors such as airlines, chemicals, oil, autos, steel, and consumer goods.
Congress and the administration clash over crop insurance funds and regulation of business. The Senate trimmed farm bill allocations to liquidate the insurance system, while proposed tax and wage policies loom. Conference committees seek agreement as war housing and public works aid are debated.
Rep James Van Zandt of Pennsylvania denies claiming that four Kaiser built Liberty ships broke up at sea. He says reports stem from confusion and misunderstanding and will not be in the record of the congressional hearings in Portland or elsewhere. Van Zandt accepts responsibility for the misreading of statistics.
Beadle County will certify the first half of 1942 personal taxes to the sheriff on August 1 if not paid before, according to W. G. Bateman county treasurer.
Ruth Lewallen left this morning for Wessington Springs to do special work for the Red Cross in Jerauld County. She will be away two months and during her absence Harriet Stratton vice chairman will fill her Home Service duties.
Knights of Columbus seated new officers at a Monday meeting led by Grand Knight Vincent Thierman with officers Harold Osborn Lea Styer E M Nottestad Francis Morrissey Harold Markey William Gleason Oscar Bakken Vincent Dunn James Byrne M A Artz and George Tobin. Installation planned for September with State Deputy Lawrence Schillingen presiding.
Huron woman from Pape One 7 1900 moved to Huron in 1907 with parents and lived here since. She attended Huron High School and a business course at Huron College. March 14 1936 she married Floyd Qh at Mitchell. Survived by husband father E W Cox of Huron two sisters two brothers and others. Funeral at Weber Chapel Wednesday 2:30 pm with Rev J W Gray officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery. Hodeo Hitler Hurt in rehearsal Roy Steever of Hitchcock broke a leg after bronco dismount at Fourth of July rodeo. Lucille Wirik of Lake Preston injured finger in car collision east of town. Police said Murray car stalled headlight trouble. Gilbert Lee of De Smet collided left side. No one in Lee car injured. Quietest On Record Chief Huntley reports only two pub ic intoxication arrests during Fourth celebration. Rodeo at State Fair Grounds drew over 5 000 spectators. Maher’s hacking horses and trained horses highlighted bronc riding.
A fragmented notice indicates a Ladies' Day golf event at the Huron Country Club links. The text shows a 2 o'clock start and references a Wednesday schedule with post noon timing.
Regular gathering of Air Raid Warden Post No. 6 convenes at 7:30 PM at Jefferson School. A special speaker will address wardens and officers, who are urged to attend.
Prime Minister Wladyslaw Sikorski of the Polish government in exile and 14 others die when a Liberator crashes near Gibraltar. Brig. Gen. J. P. Whiteley among the dead. Sikorski's daughter and several Polish officers also killed. Pilot survives. cause under investigation with engine failure reported. A guard of honor and requiem mass accompany Sikorski and General Klimecki's bodies.
The debate centers on a Senate inquiry into BEW operations with Senator George noting a thorough probe by the postwar planning committee. Jones defends RFC purchases of metals including beryllium and tantalum, denying Wallace's accusations of harassment and waste. He argues RFC buys only at fair prices, contrasting with claims of mismanagement and inefficiency.
Admitted, many patients across Osceola, Huron, Doland, Cavour, Virgil, De Smet, and nearby towns include Lloyd Anderson, Bry ant, Mrs Max Gildemas ter, Harm Dirksen, Frank Wolverton, Roy Steever, Doro gy Bloom, Gate Slavis, C. C. Peterson, Mrs C R Hubbs, Mrs William Fulton, Mrs Ralph McNutt, W Adams, Mrs Cecil Eggleston, Frank Davis, Andy Kleinsasser, Mrs William Skyberg, H H Grant, Mrs Darwin North, and others. Dismissals include H H Grant, Verna Miller, John H Kleinsasser, Jacob Pollock, O C Peterson, Willard Meyers, baby Langkop, and several others. Speed recovery noted with Walker's flowers.
The War Production Board instructed publishers to further cut newsprint consumption in the third quarter of 1943 by up to five percent for large users. An initial 25 ton exclusion applies to newspapers using under 500 tons per quarter. The move follows a December 31 limit at 100 percent of 1941 paid circulation tonnage plus 3 percent waste and aims to aid smaller papers. The plan mirrors recommendations from the industry advisory committee and labor advisory group.
Benjamin B Barber 61 died at his home 50 Ohio Avenue Southwest at 2 55 this morning after a heart attack. Born October 29 1881 in Atlantic Indiana he moved from Worthington Minnesota to Huron in 1925 where he lived since. He worked 13 years for Chicago North Western Railway retiring due to illness three years ago. Survived by widow two sons Ray Barber of Huron Pvt Loren Barber of Fort Lewis Washington and four daughters Lorraine Byerly Elaine Hershman Eleanor Schaeffer Violet Lakehart all of Huron Grand Rapids Minnesota and one brother Jerome Barber Webster City Iowa. Also four grandchildren. Funeral plans not yet set.
MeasurNy reports over an inch of rain fell across Perth Huron and surrounding areas over the Fourth of July weekend with temperatures mostly in the 60s. Huron saw 0.16 inches Saturday night and 0.86 inches Sunday morning while airport totals reach 33.62 inches for the year, only 0.12 inch below normal. While frequent showers have improved crops, many farmers could not cultivate corn and weeds have begun to spread in some fields.
The Chicago and North Western Railway asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon 14 miles of track from Blunt to Onida in Hughes and Sully counties South Dakota. The line was said to be no longer economically useful.
Multiple short notices list items for sale including a gas range end table and tools. Job ads seek a grain cleaning operator and a stenographer. Housing offers include a modern room and a three room apartment. Farm equipment advertised includes Allis Chalmers tractor Farmall plows and a 1935 Chevrolet truck. Pioneer Hatchery promotes White Leghorns at low prices. Royal Barber Shop and A R Evans Cavour appear among listings.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.