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Newspaper

Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1940

Page

2

Hog Prices Rise at Armour Stock Yards and Sioux Falls

Market notes report hog prices up 15 to 25 cents with top at 6.00 per hundredweight at Armour Stock Yards. Cattle demand steady to firm with strong receipts. hogs 1,000 head at Sioux Falls up 15 to 25 cents, top around 6.20, butchers 4.50 to 6.20, sows 4.00 to 5.00. Sheep receipts 2,600 with early sales steady and slaughter ewes trading around 3.25. Feeders scarce and weights mixed. gains on hog side led the day.

Armour Stock Yards Huron Sioux Falls

Markets Huron Produce Market Prices

Daily price ranges reported to the Evening Huronite show heavy hens 4 4 pounds or over at 40 cents, heavy hens under 4 1/2 pounds at 20, Leghorn hens and Springs listed with variations, old roosters noted, eggs and butterfat prices provided as station prices. Prices are relayed by telephone between 10 a.m. and noon.

Huron AZ Leghorn Springs

Hog Cattle Edge Forward in Chicago Market Rally

Market news from Chicago shows hogs advancing 15 to 20 cents and cattle up 15 to 25 cents. Hog top price reached 6.50, with supplies of 8,600 hogs and 4,000 cattle and 1,000 calves offered. Grain fed cattle gained 25 cents or more as weak weights and long-yearling prices varied. cows and bulls rose modestly while stock cattle remained low.

St Paul Livestock Market Slaughter Cattle And Hogs Report

Slaughter cattle receipts around 1,900 with tight supply for top grades. Mixed yearlings around 965 lbs at 10.65, good yearling steers near 10.00, cows mostly 3.50 to 4.75, vealers 9.00 to 9.50. Hogs about 4,000 receipts, slow but some early easing. light butchers up to 6.20, sows 3.25 to 3.10. Sheep 6,000 bidding steady for slaughter lambs, other classes steady.

Sioux City Chicago St. Paul MN. S Boat City D. A Shane

Mitchell Produce Prices From Wednesday Sale

Mitchell listing shows prices for hens and turkeys, Leghorn stock, eggs and butterfat, with per pound rates and case prices. Includes hens 4 to 5 pounds at 14 cents, springs under 4 pounds at 12 cents, Leghorn items, tom and hen turkeys, and butterfat rates No. 1 at 24 cents and No. 2 at 20 cents plus butter at 27 cents.

Mitchell Leghorn Hennery

Sioux Falls Produce Prices on Poultry and Butter

Sioux Falls lists produce prices for poultry hens and cocks by weight and breed, eggs at No 1 and No 2 values, and butterfat grades No 1 and No 2 with respective prices, dated Wednesday July 31.

Produce prices in Watertown and Sioux City listings

Watertown and Sioux City daily produce tables dated July 31 show pricing for hens over 5 pounds, Leghorn varieties, heavy breeds, springs, eggs in No. 1 and No. 2 grades, butterfat, and related weights. Prices listed include 8 to 27 cents per unit for poultry and 3 to 4 dollars per case for eggs, with trade and wholesale notes where applicable.

Watertown Rock Springs Sioux City

Chicago and New York Produce Prices on Wednesday

Readable fragments show Chicago prices for butter eggs and poultry with mixed changes and steady to higher New York butter creamery and cheese quotes. Notes mention live poultry trucks 39 and various packing and storage terms, with several garbled phrases but overall price movements indicated.

Chicago New York

Markets At Glance July 13 Overview Of Markets And Commodities

Markets at a glance show uneven stocks and mixed commodity reads. In New York bonds firm, wheels rise slightly, foreign exchange steady, sugar trades mixed, metals improve with copper up, wool sales brisk, while Chicago futures list lower wheat and corn, cattle and hogs higher with hogs near 86.50.

New York Bonda

Profit Taking Nips Wheat Gains

Wheat prices slipped from intraday highs as profit taking trimmed gains amid signals of a larger than expected U S harvest. Minneapolis and Chicago futures mixed with some grain contracts down from previous levels while corn and oats showed modest moves amid weather and supply indicators.

Ace Agu Suly Kansas

Rising Tendencies Checked In Stocks

New York on July 31 a mixed stock session ended with gains and losses roughly even as trading stayed light at about 50,000 shares. Downticks led by U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Sears Roebuck Phelps Dodge Santa Fe Chesapeake Ohio and Vexue Corp. while movers included United Aircraft Eastman DuPont Westinghouse American Telephone International Paper and Allied Chemical. Bonds improved slightly amid uneven commodities.

New York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Sears, Roebuck Phelps Dodge Santa Fe Chesapeake & Ohio Vex

Defense Billions Okayed By House

The House passed a $4.963 billion defense bill to expand the navy by 70 percent and equip a 2,000,000 man army with modern weapons. It would lift defense outlays to over $10.04 billion this session, with 14,394 airplanes and 200 combat ships planned, and includes a Vinson amendment repealing a June 23 provision empowering the secretary of the navy to seize private plants.

Washington House Senate Marcantonio American Labor New York Army Navy Vinson Georgia House Naval Committee Secretary of the Navy

Draft continues on conscription danger paralleled to June 1317

Secretary Stimson warns that a grave peril today rivals the June 1317 crisis as Germany imposes six years of conscription on its victims and forces them to supply the war. He urges passing conscription legislation, citing prior appropriations for equipment and material.

Mittee Germany Stimson

Duchess of Windsor Plans Private Plastic Surgery Operation

The New York World Telegram reports the Duchess has reserved rooms at a private hospital for a plastic surgery operation on September 9. The Duke and Duchess are due here soon en route to the Duke's new governor post in the Bahamas Islands.

Duches OF Windsor New York New York World-Telegram Duchess of Windsor Duke Bahamas Islands

Corporate Names in a Perplexing Alphabet Soup List

A fragmented OCR list shows numerous company names and percent figures separated by symbols. The text resembles a stock or directory snippet with firms from aviation, manufacturing, and consumer goods, interspersed with stray punctuation and misspellings.

Watertown Welcomes First Night Flight Stop

Mid-Continent Airlines will begin regular night stops at Watertown on Aug 2 after airport lighting was approved by the Civil Aeronautics Authority. The 10 passenger Lockheed Electra flight from Tulsa and Kansas City will arrive about 1 26 a m and depart at 1 31 a m for Minneapolis, with afternoon service continuing to several cities and mail delivery benefits for Watertown area.

Mid-Continent Airlines Watertown South Dakota Ben B. Edwards Kansas City Mid Continent Edwards Civil Aeronautics Authority Mid-Continent Light 8 Tulsa Omaha Sioux Falls Huron Minneapolis Twin Cities Rapid City Cheyenne Chicago New York

Fuglsang Ends Long Rail Service

John Fuglsang a C N W Railroad sheetmetal worker and pipe fitter retires after 32 years of continuous service at Huron yards dating from August 15 1903. A farewell stew party is planned with fellow workers and Dakota Division master mechanic George S. King praises his loyal faithful service. He turns 65 July 6 and will spend retirement tinkering at his residence 479 Dakota Avenue Northeast.

John Fuglsang Johns Fuglsang Huron R Huron Yards George S. King Dakota Division Fugisang Daxote Avenue

Congress Approves 25 Million for TVA Expansion

Congress approved a 25 million dollar appropriation to expand Tennessee Valley Authority electric power facilities for defense needs. The measure passed the House 265 to 945 while the Senate took no roll call, prompted by a national defense commission request to boost aluminum and other defense material production.

Washingson Jaly Tennessee Valley Authority White House Congress National Defense Commission House Senate

Stevens Nordland Waive Hearings In Bank Robbery Case

James Stevens twenty eight Canby and Richard Nordland twenty four Clear Lake South Dakota confessed robbers of the Stile Bank of Winthrop waived preliminary hearings in justice court here today. Agents said they signed confessions to the 3200 riot at the bank on July 17 and were bound over to the district court. Both men were returned to Sib ley County jail.

James Stevens Canby Richard Nordland Clear Lake Stile Bank Winthrop Justice Court State Crime Bureau Sibley County

Havana United States Boost Continental Unity Statement

Havana reports Secretary Hull praises cooperation among American republics as a foundation for future coordinated action in emergencies. Mention cites the world’s display of shared resolve to preserve continental unity and solidarity in support of regional security and cooperation. Hospital notices list several admissions and dismissals in Huron and Doland communities, including Mrs. E M Hofer and others. A fragment mentions an iron lung device and a suburban family regionite hoist.

Havana Hull

Brother Admits Slaying Farmer And Wife In Iowa

In Knoxville Iowa today Matt Melia 44 brother of the dead testified he shot and killed farmer Joe Melia 51 and his wife 31 on a Marion County farm about 13 miles southeast of Knoxville The slaying followed an argument over feeding the kegs authorities said Melia disposed of the bodies in a 62 foot dry well to hide evidence and later went to Knoxville to straighten out the matter

Knoxville Joe Melia Matt Melia Marion County Paul Applegate Here Melia Latey

Turon city library set to raise budget for repairs

Turon city library board plans major repairs including roof gutter replacement for a 32 year old building with an added 500 budget increase to 3,419 for the coming year. The report lists 23,593 volumes and 128,722 home borrows, with 5,685 borrowers and 9 p m Saturday closing.

Turong City Library A. J. Lang City Library Commission City Commission Library Board Huson

Astoria Parade Crowds See 10000 Attend The Legion Float Wins

A parade yesterday afternoon drew about 10,000 spectators who lined the streets for nearly an hour. A float by Astoria representing the army navy and Red Cross won the parade championship.

Army Navy Red Cross Astoria

War Signals Escalate As Axis Moves Near Gibraltar

Reports from storm centers depict last minute preparations for a joint strike on England and Gibraltar. German troop movements west through France, Spanish troop concentration at La Linea, and Italian air forces massing in Sardinia hint at a possible Gibraltar seizure. Bombings in Gibraltar claim five dead and 15 wounded. raids on England show limited damage per Britain. Romania resists Bulgarian and Hungarian territorial demands while Japan rejects British protests over espionage arrests. In Africa and the Near East the war continues with Aden bombing and a British reconnaissance over Libya.

Page One England Fortress Rock Gibralter France Switzerland la Linea Gibraltar Sardinia Wales Rumania Mihail Manoilescu Bulgaria Hungary Germany Manoileeu In Foreign Office Yekichiro Suma Japan London Africa Near East Italy Red Sea Aden Britain Libya

Loans On Stored Grains Promote Farm Credit

Farm officials announce storage grain loans under AAA programs for wheat barley and rye with varying cents per bushel rates and storage fees. Wheat loans set at 73 cents per bushel No 1 northern. barley 35 to 47 depending on grade. rye 38 to 47. Firms warn loans depend on warehouse storage and market prices while Ever Normal Granary aims to stabilize supply and support farmers.

Besdle F. Martin Martin Credit Corporation Ioan

Mrs A A Syring Dies After Illness In Huron

Mrs A A Syring is taken by death in a Huron hospital after about a year illness. She lived four miles west of Wessington. The daughter Carrie Mae Grenberg, born at Reegsington January Resace, married A A Syring on 1917 at Wessington. Besides the husband, a son, Da her mother Mrs Erama Granberg, a sister Mrs Anna Syring, and brothers Charles Eric and Barry Granberg, all of Wessington, survive. One child preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements had not been made.

A. ML OyeIng Wessington Huron Hospital Jms Carrie Mae Grenberg Reegsington January Resace A. A. Syring Erama Granberg Anna Syring Charles, Eric Barry ‘Granberg

Rotary Club hears baking industry presentation

At the weekly luncheon in the Marvin Hughitt Hotel George Sehmies discussed the baking industry history development and present day methods and problems. Dr H D Sewell chaired in James K Eshelman’s absence with guests Charlie H Wells of Neenah and Fred Ripley of Milwaukee.

George Sehmies Rotary Club Marvin Hughitt Hotel Jay Néan H. D. Sewell James K. Eshelman Charlie H. Wells Neenah, Wi Fred Ripley Milwaukee Wi

Weather and crop notes from the South Dakota region

Crop conditions show variable yields with most small grains maturing late and headway toward harvest in the southern half. Forage use dominates southwestern grain and some fields were cut green in eastern counties to reduce insect loss. Sorghums flax and gardens mostly recovered from earlier stress with milder temperatures and potential regrowth if moderate warmth continues. Record highs hit 116 degrees at Arme and Mitchell on the 24th. weekly rainfall varied, with totals from a half inch to over an inch in many counties. A meeting of the Republican Women’s Club is set for Thursday at 7:30 PM at the YWCA. Classified ads offer late model Sey-Ball hikes and a used washer for sale.

Enous Arme Mitchell Norte Aberdeen Ardmore

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