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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1939
Page
2
Market notes show a two day gain in hogs with top prices around 6.50 and receipts near 600. Cattle and sheep show mixed moves with steers 6.50 to 7.50 and calves about 1,800 head. Hogs around 10 to 15 higher early, 170 to 200 pound hogs up to 7.00, sows down to 4.50 5.15, lambs steady to weaker, dairy cows scarce and in demand for shipping.
Markets report from Huron and Sioux Falls South Dakota and nearby towns with daily price lists for heavy hens leghorn hens heavy breed springs and roosters, eggs and butter from Sioux Falls Sioux City Mitchell Watertown Chicago New York and other centers. Prices cover weights and grades for poultry eggs and butter with noted firming and regional variations.
In Chicago, July 26, improved domestic flour demand and better threshing results boosted wheat prices late today. Wheat for September delivery rose to 63 1/4 cents, with December and May contracts up 1 4 to 144 cents. Corn and oats also gained, while the market rallied from earlier lethargy.
July 26 Chicago hogs advanced about ten cents with top at 7.15, while cattle and sheep showed uneven moves. Trade remained active for mixed grades with spring calves and yearlings down 15 to 25 cents, hogs around 4.75 to 7.58, and sheep holding near steady amid slow overall activity. Prices varied by weight class and quality across hogs, cattle, and lamb groups.
Sioux Falls market report cites hogs trading 1500 head with prices 15 to 28 higher, top around 6.55, butchers about 4.75 to 6.50, and cattle at 500 with steady quotations. figures show pulk and wow listings amid mixed bid ranges.
Sioux City market notes 3,500 cattle and 3,500 hogs with mixed results. Cattle mostly lower with calves and yearlings uneven. hogs 15-25 higher with top around 6.75. sheep around 7.60 for California lambs and beef cows softer. South Saint Paul bids show feeding cattle steady to lower, medium fed steers 8.00 9.25, cows 5.00 5.50, bulls weak-to-slightly lower.
In Chicago and Minneapolis today, futures data shows mixed results across wheat and related commodities. Cash prices hold steady with No 2 dark northern and No 1 heavy classes noted, while receipts and quotations suggest little change from prior cycles.
A brisk market snapshot shows mixed results across sectors with steady stocks and specialized advances, cattle and hogs uneven, and foreign exchange holding rates. Grain quotes list No 1 dark northern wheat and durum prices, oats and barley futures, and rye flax values amid weather influenced tendencies.
New York July 2 7 A last minute mark up gripped the stock market with gains around a point or more as the day closed After an opening rally leading issues rose fractions then sold off or retreated into small drops The final hours saw a modest advance amid sparse news and shifting trader positions Transfers ran about 8400000 shares
A clipped AP style list of stock names and percentage figures appears with many company names and odd spellings. The fragment shows percentages next to corporate names such as AlleghCorp Lowes MackTruck AmCan Nat Biscuitin AmTobB Anaconda NorthAmer AviaCorp and others, suggesting a closing quotation of market data or a stock board.
Charlotte Myran surges back to the lead in the Miss Huron popularity contest co sponsored by the Huron Theatre Evening Huronite and 20 Huron merchants. Elaine Stratton previously led but Myran holds a slim edge of 1 point with other entrants including Nora Hanson Posy Bergstrom Lucille Anderson Maxine Johnson Virginia Langland and Helen Hornbeck among those listed.
Due to a revised theory of the N. A. classes in the city, half the Adult Education creative writing class will meet in the high school building. Sessions occur every Friday at 1 o clock, studying Dr. Berg Eisenwein's course How I Write the Short Story with Mrs Averill H Henningseen as teacher.
Albert Ervin Taylor must repay $371 in old age assistance to the state within two months or face 30 days in jail after a municipal court conviction for obtaining more assistance than entitled. He earned wages from a construction company not reported to Social Security. Judge Ransom L. Gibbs handed down the conditional sentence.
State tax receipts in 1936 yielded about $1 126 million and funded a 2% payroll tax trust. About 4 280 workers benefited with unemployment payments totaling 289 616 dollars. Council members from Sioux Falls Lemmon Mitchell Aberdeen Brookings Pierre and BucTale ap weighed impact.
Sixteen people were injured at King's Cross Station when a bomb exploded in the baggage room. Police blamed the Irish Republican Army. Donald Campbell died hours later from injuries as the attack triggered a lunchtime panic in London.
Work started today on a radio loop antenna poles and a building for transmitter equipment to serve the Watertown Minneapolis air range. L. H. Hayden of the Civil Aeronautics Authority and Tom Lyons of a Des Moines contracting firm oversee the project. Completion of the loan antenna and gear is expected in about 60 days with similar setup planned at Huron.
Washington grade school playground now operates on morning and evening hours, joining citywide recreation system. Effective today it is open 9 to 11 30 a.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with outdoor games sandbox story hour and handcraft under Miss Marjory Bandy.
Federal grand jury indicts Lawrence Dressler alias Jack Russell of Oklahoma for kidnapping and murder of William Scott Hamilton of Arkansas City Kas. Conviction could bring the death penalty. McAlester warden announces Russell confessed to the killing.
A boy who vanished on Mount Katahdin for a week was found near naked and bruised by Nelson McMearn, a veteran guide. Donn Fender, 14, endured days of exposure after straying from his father and brothers during a climb, drinking stagnant water, and crafting a burlap sleeping bag for warmth while navigating through woods and streams until rescued.
A delegation of Huron Methodists travels to Brookings State College for the Epworth League Institute, chaired by Rev. C. W. Stodghill with Dr. F E Morrison as district superintendent and Rev. W P Slocum as institute president. Courses cover Bible, missions, temperance, peace, and life problems with social activities. Huron attendees include Gerald Wagner and many others. High School Epworth League officers elected for 1939 40 are Dwight Wegner president and Gertrude Smith as several posts.
Rowland L. Williams was appointed chief executive officer of the Chicago and North Western railway by Charles M. Thomson. A 50 year old veteran with 35 years in rail service, Williams rose from a messenger job to executive roles, succeeding Fred W. Sargent who resigned June 1.
Paul Waner, 36, reached his 2000th major league appearance as a pinch hitter with the bases loaded in the tenth. Hugh Mulcahy uncorked a wild pitch allowing two runs in a Pirates 5 4 victory over the Phillies, and Waner added another box score milestone to his brilliant career.
Morning sessions feature Miss Gill presenting salmon green bean casserole and an orange coconut cream pie lineup. Gifts awarded to local residents include baskets of food and baked goods with attendees like Mrs. Kochenderfer and Mrs. DeHaven among winners.
Mrs H A Gehm and daughter Eleanor return to 197 Fo Street Northeast Huron after a week in Yankton. They are joined by Mrs Gehm's sister Miss Dora Hatz who will visit at the Gehm home. Apartment for rent three rooms and baby, with garage, phone 2194.
Aberdeen reports a head on collision west of the city killed Mrs. Anne Honegger and injured Mrs. Tena Swenson, Margaret Mondry, a Webster nurse, and two men. Authorities open a full investigation with details pending.
Art Bennett of Mupank will speak at the Huron Townsend Club meeting Friday night. He will explain the Thaw plan. The 8 o clock gathering is in the Farmer's room at the courthouse with Townsend songs by a colored quartet from the A M church. Fourteen business men were specially invited.
The missing boy near Lake Kabek Mont Gay prompted a massive search led by officials from Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bloodhounds from Crossed, Wis aided 600 searchers who scoured forest and beach with hopes that car lights might reveal him. Morning dawned with no trace beyond scattered tracks.
Senate debates extend into night sessions over relief wage protections and a flood of funding measures. Republicans oppose highway funds claiming misallocation to cement firms while supporters push to retain prevailing wage standards and RFC profits scrutiny. A clash over wage hour revisions signals broad Democratic divisions as floor action looms.
A jumbled OCR classified page mentions Lampe's potato pops and fairy confectionery, Lampe's specials for Thursday and Friday, and garlic flavored bologna loaf. It also lists WANTED Experienced girl for housework, Zellner's Body Shop new location, and FOR SALE OR TRADE one Minneapolis Moline tractor and a 26 46 Case thresher with price or cattle trade. Enfield Bros. in Cuthbert.
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