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Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1939

Page

4

Grasshopper feed and market ideas spark speculation

A Centerville farmer feeds tonnage of grasshoppers to pigs and chickens after boiling for 16 minutes. The piece notes possible uses for grasshoppers as animal feed and even human food, with Japan mentioned as studying edible insects. It suggests catching pests at low cost could curb the South Dakota grasshopper problem and hints at a potential thriving industry.

Centerville South Dakota Japan

Livestock Deaths Warn Lana Farmers Over Cane Fields

Recent livestock deaths in Lana, South Dakota warn farmers against allowing animals into unripened cane fields. County Agent L. L. Lade urges immediate fence repairs to prevent wanderings into poison infested areas during the cane ripening window, a costly but simple precaution for cane’s value as a feed crop.

Lana South Dakota L. L. Lade Ladd

Huron to Improve Ravine Lake Baseball Park With WPA Aid

City Manager Don Sears announces a WPA Improvement project at Ravine Lake baseball park to be completed within two weeks. Upgrades include covered stands a weed-free diamond and a grass outfield to boost crowds and playing quality. The work aims to position Huron for future state amateur tournaments and attract the 1940 event, underscoring the city’s progressive sports facilities and diamond talent.

Huron Don IL Sears Ravine Lake State Aberteen South Dakota

Huron Aims to Lead Sunshine State Baseball Next Spring

Promotional notes indicate Huron plans to be ready next spring to assert itself as the center of Sunshine State baseball activities. The statement underscores ambitions to elevate profile and prominence in regional play and events.

Huron Sunshine

Diary of a Centra S D Barst Woman July 13

A diary entry recalls a hot July day on the plains with chores in the cellar churn, a broken binder part, and reflections on aging houses, migration, and the hope of a new home built by early settlers. The narrator notes 57 years of labor, mentions a anticipated butter making, and ponders national youth and land.

Davey Jim Joe David Plains Jean

One-Minute Test Answers and Wisdom Snippet

Includes questions about royal rank for the eldest daughter of a sovereign Princess Royal and Alfred M. Landon as the Republican candidate in 1936. Also prints a Dickens quote and etiquette, horoscope, and a 1939 copyright notice from King Features Syndicate.

Italy Presient 1936 Princess Royal Lira Alfred M. Landon Topeka, Kas King Features Syndicate, Inc

Radio Boom and Beehive Banter Across Borders

A lighthearted mosaic notes booming cable dispatches in Europe and the United States. Jokes about Hitler shifting titles, ancient magazine lore, Arctic Stone Age finds, Newport society quips, a weatherman’s accuracy, Detroit bee sightings, and a forecast of 25 million American radio households underline a playful, interconnected world.

Silver Grasshoppers Released In Minnesota Experiment

Minnesota agricultural workers released five thousand grasshoppers coated with silver paint at Crookston to trace migration direction and distance. The insects may travel hundreds of miles, driven by winds, potentially reaching South Dakota and beyond. local reports note invasions across states, inviting Minnesota to account for pests.

Minnesota Crookston South Dakota Sioux Falls Argus-Leader

Labor for the Harvest in Aberdeen

The Aberdeen News notes an influx of transient harvest workers along railways and across the city as South Dakota farmhands arrive seeking harvest jobs. It warns farmers will prefer dependable locals, trained for reliability, and expects the state employment service to see increased activity in the coming weeks.

Aberdeen South

Publicity court to target movies and other industries

Washington reports reveal the Justice Department plans a new case against movies using a publicity court setup through the Temporary National Economic Committee. The piece notes ongoing probes into steel prices cement industry crafts and European cartels, with efforts to move cotton to seaports and a wary Senate and House approach.

King Features Syndicate, Inc Washington Moviea Depactment of Justice Nationall Economic Committee Trust Thurman Arnold Senate House D. O TNEC TNBC Federal Trade Commission Williard Throp Commerce Department Labor Bureau Isadore Lubin

Radio Features Listings for New York July 20 21

Central Standard time schedule detailing NBC CBS and WJZ programs. Lists include Fred Waring Rudy Vallee John Brown drama orchestras and various talk and music features across WEAF WABC WJZ WOR and others with times and guest names.

New York WEAF NBC Fred Waring West Rudy Valleehour Metamora Bob Burns King Crosby WABC CBS Joe E. Brown Buddy Clark Bawes John Brown Mr. Keen Vicki Chase Toronto Symphony Nbc-Weat Earl Wild Orches Alna Kitchell Edwin C. Hill Cbs-Wabel Aeolian Ensemble Cba-Chain Malcolm Clair Heary Stamps John Gurney Nbe Wiz Dancing Music Orch Bill Stern Lowell Thomas Pdc Basia Lynn Brandt Judith Arlen Johnson Family F. Waring Lone Ranger Angier Hunter ABC Sam Balter Balter Lucille Manners Chicago Johnny Wgn-Wiw Harry Horlick Nte-Wiz Guy Lombardo Grand Central Cbs-Wabe Mbs Chains Detective O'Malley Bob Ripley Cbu-Network Washington Henry Weber Amos Andy Rot Cba Obi-Chaim

Daily Cross Word Puzzle Answer to previous puzzle

The page presents a dense crossword puzzle with numbered clues across and down. It includes hints for words like Alaska de scent and various foreign terms, plus notes on symbols for elements and sports terms. The text appears as a puzzle solution prompt with many partial phrases and OCR artifacts.

20 Years Ago Today In Huron News Bits

Mrs. H C Stowe of Sioux Falls visits in Huron with sister Mrs. C F Coughlin and daughters Virginia and Julis. Triple A Club hosts at Fair Grounds. Prof H G Lawrence to speak at Sisseton High commencement. Ruth Joy of Aberdeen visits Maggie Willams. Hayden family travels to Minneapolis and St Paul then back to Huron. Mrs Dan Benedict undergoes operation at Sprague Hospital. John Chesire, ex Troop G, arrived in the United States. Mrs Harold Moore and son travel to Mission Texas while visiting Mrs J A Holstrom in Howard. Artesian judge B W Baer returns from Rochester after hospital stay and operation.

H. C. Stowe Sioux Falls C. F. Coughlin Ruth Joy Aberdeen Maggie Willams United States Harold Moore Cal Mission Tex J. A. Holstrom Howard John Doherty Gorman S. D. Artesian B. W. Baer Sanborn County Rochester Minn

Roosevelt Signs Hyde Park Library Bill

President Roosevelt signed a bill to establish a library at his Hyde Park estate to house his official papers. The library will be funded privately and placed on a 12 acre tract with the government covering maintenance costs.

Roosevelt Hyde Park Library Washington Hyde Park

New Commissioner Pierre Appoints Graber to Cement Commission

Governor Bushfield announces John C. Graber of Freeman as a member of the South Dakota Cement Commission. He will replace Tom H. Johnston of Rapid City and serve until July 1943. The board oversees operations of the state cement plant at Rapid City.

Pierre Bushfield John C.graber Freeman South Dakota Cement Commission Tom H. Johnston Rapid City Graber

Nurse Miss Elyea Guests in Vayland Visit

Miss Lillian Elyea a student nurse at a Sioux Falls hospital on vacation with her parents in Wessington was an overnight guest of Miss Eunice Ravenscroft in Vayland on Monday.

Vayland Vayland Lillian Elyea Sioux Falls Wessington Eunice Ravenscroft Vayland

Visitors at Cavour

Mrs. Thomas Gartland of Omsha left Cavour for Esmond on Tuesday after a day visiting friends. She formerly lived on a farm near aie.

Cavour

French airman plans nonstop Hollywood to Jibuti flight

Reserve Major Maurice Rossi announces a California start for a new distance record attempt. He intends a north Atlantic route via Newfoundland and Ireland to Paris, then Syria and Djibouti, about 8 000 to 9 000 miles farther than the current mark. The journey would begin from Hollywood with a French air force history in long nonstop flights.

Marseills France Maurice Rossi California Hollywood Nsmaila Egypt Porwin Australia Rossi Acre United States New Foundland Ireland Paris Syria Jibuti

Mundt Buys Imported Beef At Department Of Agriculture Store

Representative Mundt Republican South Dakota testified to the House that a Department of Agriculture store in the agriculture building sold canned corned beef from Argentina. He waved a can and claimed he bought it that morning in Washington at Welfare Store Room 122, noting Secretary Wallace’s urging to cut farm production. He cited the receipt and accused the administration of conflicting policy.

Waolver UN Wiliy Fu Mundt Republican South Dakota House Department of Agriculture Argentina Roosevelt Navy Washington U. S. Department of Agriculture Dept. of Agriculture Wallace

Committee Approves Indian Payments for Wounded Knee Heirs

The House Indian Affairs Committee approved appropriations to compensate heirs of Indians killed or injured in the Wounded Knee massacre in South Dakota in December 1890. Payments would be $1,000 to heirs of each of 90 slain warriors and to heirs of injured survivors with $500 to $1,000 based on disability.

Washington Wounded Knee South Dakota House Indian Affairs Committee

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