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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1937
Page
2
Looming receipts at Armour Stock Yards push hog prices up by a dime with top at 11.75 as 150 cattle and calves move. Sioux City and area quotes show steady to firm cattle and calf values, with hogs lifting about 10 to 25 cents while sheep trade remains uneven and bids drift lower on lambs and ewes.
Chicago arrivals of wheat, the largest in six years, pushed prices down four cents per bushel as corn and oats hit season lows. U S wheat visible supply rose by 20 573 000 bushels against last year. At the close, September wheat down 2 4 02, December 1 5 01 16, corn down 9 6 18, oats down 2 0 2.
Market notes from Huron and Chicago show mixed prices across grains and poultry as reports cite modest changes in butter eggs and wheat. Prices for wheat, oats, barley and rye are listed by grade, with egg and poultry markets reflecting uncertain weather impacts and steady to weak demand.
The article details political strife as Democrats circulate referendums against three laws while Jensen’s reorganization transfers agency duties from the justice department to other state departments. The attorney general now handles investigations, and despite blocked referendums, old agencies struggle to operate under a Supreme Court ruling on funding.
Live cattle and hog markets show notable gains across Chicago, St Paul, Sioux Falls with price tops reaching seven per hundredweight and 3.10 for hogs. Hogs steady to higher, fed cattle and yearlings near multi year highs, with lambs and sheep also firm amid limited beef supply and broad demand.
Harry C. Teets 69 longtime Huron area resident died about 4 30 Sunday morning at his Onida home. Funeral services will be at Kinyon Chapel in Huron Wednesday at 2 pm with the Rev. Alfred Trenerry in charge. The Huron Elks Lodge will handle entombment at Riverside Cemetery. Survivors include widow Alice, daughter Mrs. Dorr Small of Blunt, sons H P Teets of Turner Ore and LeRoy Teets of Onida, ten grandchildren, three sisters Mrs Jack Milne Mrs Grace Flowers and Mrs Don G Medbery, and one brother A S Teets. He was born February 28 1868 in Lumbar and came to Beadle County in 1883 with his parents. He married Alice Garrison in 1890 at Carpenter.
Mrs John K Hansen aged 65 years 10 months 27 days of 701 Colorado Avenue Southwest died at 4 this morning at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced pending word from out of town relatives.
Reading from a scrambled market report, prominent stocks retreat as the majority of leaders dip. Names like Otis Realty and Armstrong Cork appear amid mixed results while several firms show losses in today’s session.
Chicago launches a city wide effort to test citizens for syphilis with free secret blood tests. Dr. Louis Schmidt invites 5,500 physicians to join the campaign under Mayor Kelley and U S Public Health Service. Authorities expect one million residents polled to gauge support and funding.
Senate leaders arranged for immediate consideration of the wage and hours bill as the first step toward winding up the session. Senator McCarrin's freight train length limit measure led the calendar while labor standards legislation was kept in reserve.
Jones Kimes aged 81 died Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter Mrs. Charles Ferris 167 Fifth Street Southeast Funeral services will be held at the Kinyon Chapel Tuesday afternoon Rev Alfred Renerry in charge and interment in Riverside Cemetery He is survived by three daughters Hattie Mapes Rapid City Mrs Elmer Powell and Mrs Charles Ferris Huron 15 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren He was a former track walker for the Chicago North Western Railway and had lived in Huron since 1924 after moving from Beadle County earlier in life
Funeral services for Andrew Younger who died Saturday at home will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at Kinyon Chapel. The Rev. Alfred Trenerty will officiate and burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery at River side.
Judge Al va Taylor grants divorce to Baytan Carey Huron from Ada E B Carey alleging desertion. They wed April 12 1916 in Council Bluffs Iowa. The couple has two sons Arthur LeRoy 30 and Floyd Newton 13. Petition seeks custody of the younger son.
An arrest leads to official extradition proceedings as authorities indicate surrender terms and impending transport arrangements. The brief note suggests legal action ongoing, with authorities citing a formal request and jurisdictional process.
Tammany Hall chieftain Dooling died of a stroke at 6:30 AM at his Belle Harbor Queens home. 44, he rose quickly in Tammany ranks, with funeral services planned. His death comes amid a fierce internal struggle as he backed Royal S. Copeland for New York mayor and faced opposition from Whalen supporters.
Ralph Rice, deputy industrial commissioner at Pierre, was elected president of the Young Democrats of South Dakota for the coming year at the state convention finale. The 1938 convention will be in Winner after a vote over Mobridge and Huron. New officers include Wallace McCullen Rapid City as national committeeman, Helen Rehorst Belle Fourche as committeewoman, Mrs Louis Nevin Mitchell as vice president, Paul Edwards Aberdeen as secretary, Edward Le Youngs Huron as treasurer. John Sainsbury Huron named permanent chairman.
A severe hailstorm north of Fulton and Farmer in Hanson County caused extensive crop loss with two inches of rain and high winds. Corn, small grain, and chickens were damaged as fields near Beresford and Geddes showed disappointing yields. Damage in Beresford topped the thousands, with total losses near fifteen thousand dollars and many street lights out.
Government records show the crisis since July 1 cost nearly $30,000 with most funds allocated to the army and finance ministry. Missing navigator Sadao Miyemki was last seen after leaving Shanghai in a motor boat following a street quarrel off the China coast. Medical staff and residents from Alpena to Huron report numerous cases and names in the wake of the event, including Dr. Beet and Mrs. John Sree among others.
A special session of the Heros College board elected three new trustees to fill vacancies from deaths. A. M. Urquhart will serve Wright's former term until October 1931, A. Churchill takes over Curtis of Castlewood until October 197, and Carl Voigt succeeds Dr. Koontz of Oi City until October WS. Greene of Huron was chosen secretary. All new trustees reside in Huron. Voigt is a 1918 Huron College graduate. President Eversull praised the picks as qualified and beneficial to the college. The meeting also covered fiscal year close and upcoming school-year plans, with W. H. Foster of Sioux Falls attending.
William Adams 22 of Hazel, walher (sic) by ambulance to Baldwin Hospital Redfield after his car struck a bridge abutment seven miles west of Doland on Highway 212 about midnight. He was found in the wrecked car at six this morning by passing motorists and is reported in serious condition. believed he fell asleep at the wheel. He is the son of Hardla Adams of Mexel.
Walter J. Lorenson forfeited a one dollar bond in municipal court today over an overtime parking charge.
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