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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
12
A Great Northern Empire Builder crack train was struck by a powerful tornado as it sped toward Chicago, wrecking the front cars and scattering debris along the track. Officials inspect the engine and determine damage and safety risks to passengers.
Oklahoma City report notes Mrs. William H. Murray wife of Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray continues her domestic duties at home and in the mansion. She cooks and assists during conferences, while the governor defends the $350 monthly mansion budget as sufficient and does not seek higher funds.
In London Edward Stanley reports that the Labor Party does not seek a general vote but could court one if the balance of power shifts. Lords have blocked education and land bills, heightening unemployment worries and shaping a slogan peers against the people if ballots are held.
Edward prince of Wales travels from Windsor to Birmingham Manchester and London delivering business advice on finding markets and supplying what is needed, framing his role as salesman turned economic adviser amid Britain’s uncertain times.
Santiago reports that economic conditions slow the British trade push on the west coast though officials expect strong long term gains. The Buenos Aires exposition attracts many British executives, boosting interest though tariff changes and regional demand limit near term orders. Edward and George Windsor criticize exposition promotion, urging aggressive advertising to reach South America.
Indiana officials prepare for the governor’s conference in French Lick on June 1 to 3 with sessions on local government costs land use planning motor safety and executive duties. Mrs. Harry G. Leslie leads social plans and Governor Leslie invites delegates to a 100 mile automobile race in Indianapolis May 30.
Edward Y. Rickenbacker will address the dinner at the Columbia club. Governors depart for French Lick the next morning. An informal dinner opens the conference with business sessions on June 1 and 2. Social events include bridge for governors\" wives tea garden parties and a carnival dance. The conference closes June 3 with a formal banquet.
Hartland Post No 241 sponsored a Memorial Day program in Erwin high school auditorium with Harry Hodge in charge. Rev P J Kussman and Rev J Z Bergen spoke, Rudolph Johnson read Gettysburg Address, music by men’s chorus and Merit Blakewell sax solos. Legion conducted cemetery ceremonies afterward.
A large audience at Troquois Methodist church heard Rev. J M Hunter deliver the Memorial Day address after Hon J G McFarland of Watertown was detained by his wife’s illness in Rochester. The program featured band numbers, poems, a flag drill, and a cemetery flower procession by the Woman's Relief Corps and the American Legion.
Six eight man golf teams will compete here and six will play at Canton tomorrow in matches sponsored by the South Eastern South Dakota Golf Association. June 1 marks the regional action as local clubs vie for dominance.
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