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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1931
Page
6
A packed social page lists Sunday and Monday gatherings across Huron. Notes include Lodges meeting at KP hall and River Lodge No 22, a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Kenneth Miles at Sprage hospital, bridge prizes won by Mrs Bert Welty and Miss Lucille Valentine, and numerous club picnics and meetings at Lake Byron and local homes with details on hosts and attendees.
Oregon plans to honor Rev. Jason Lee and Dr. John McLoughlin with statues in the Hall of Fame in Washington. The piece recalls their roles in early Oregon history, their backgrounds, and the long fight for the state to fund the memorials.
Mrs C L Bailey and daughter Gwen dolyn and Miss Lewis Barcel visit for a Black Hills tour by car expected to last about a week. Mr and Mrs J A Mistrixen and son Jack return to Hot Springs after a several day visit at the RH. Mrs Marcia L Patterson returns from Baker Ore where she has visited for two months. Senator E W Feige MD attends cone events. L W Bills of Minneapolis visit with Dr and Mrs W Feige on their way to the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park. A J Bick and Frenk Muck depart for Lake Pickerel for a short fishing trip returning Sunday. Mr and Mrs HM Link and daughter Feancer plan departure for Nipesh. The Jones family arrives and ongoing travel notes provide mixed fragments and local movement.
Unsettled tonight and Sunday with a slight warming tonight and cooler Sunday. Temperature references include extremes from last year and record lows in July, with precipitation totals for the month and year to date noted, and sunrise and sunset times listed.
Mostly fair with gradual warming in parts of the region. Northern areas stay cooler with scattered showers possible later week. Minnesota and Iowa see partly cloudy skies, cooler extremes in the northwest, and near normal temperatures toward the week’s end. South Dakota remains mostly fair with slight warmth in the northeast.
Fragmentary road and weather notes list towns with inconsistent highs and lows, precipitation, and conditions. Names such as Watertown and Pierre appear in garbled form, with phrases like reads good and clear indicating overall reporting style despite unreadable data.
A jury ruled the salesman died by suicide. The inquest examined circumstances surrounding the death and returned verdicts concerning his actions and state of mind. The decision follows testimony from colleagues and witnesses about pressure and personal struggles.
The article recounts Jason Lee and John McLoughlin as pivotal figures in Oregon's early mission era. It notes Lee’s marriages, travels, and death, his athleticism, and his tireless humanitarian work. It contrasts frontier hardship with Oregon’s growth into a thriving, busy commonwealth along the lower Columbia and its tributaries.
A brief tribute honors courageous figures such as Jama Lee and John McLoughlin who helped build the civilization into the twentieth century with solemn reflection on their contributions.
New York performer Mae Questel rose from a Helen Keller contest win to a radio contract by imitating stars and the "doop-y doop-a-doop" girl. She studies elocution, dances, and croons tunes while impersonating Marlene Dietrich. Her mime artistry delights fans and fuels fan mail requests to imitate Amos and Andy and Phil Cook.
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