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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
3
The Miller municipal pool opened for summer with Kenneth Hammil as lifeguard in charge and Gilbert Thomas assisting. Both earned water safety and life saving certificates after courses in Aberdeen under Red Cross authority. Improvements include a reopened bath house, repaired plunge, a canvas wading pool, and new lighting. A nearby tennis court project progresses toward readiness.
The Miller municipal band led by Glen Shaw will perform the first outdoor concert of the season on the auditorium lawn this evening. The ensemble has over a dozen members and offers a special program for summer audiences.
Governor Bushfield announced that state and federal forces will start work next Monday on an intensive Mormon cricket eradication program. A $3,000 state appropriation funds the effort, concentrating in Mabridge Miller Kent Quebec and Todd County with details to be set at a conference of entomologists.
Funeral rites were held at the Presbyterian Church for Iona Levenne Johnson eleven daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Johnson of Pleasant Valley township. Iona died Sunday of double pneumonia after measles. She is survived by her parents and two sisters. Burial was in the G A R Cemetery.
Eighth graders from St Marys School received diplomas on Saturday evening in a program that also noted seven pupils earning diplomas. Recipients listed include Angela Muelg Alma Jean Charron Phyllis Miesan Elmer Jungwirth Gregory Stemper and Calvin Sorecher.
Bryant moves to AC lighting with a new diesel engine and two generators arriving this week. Installations on the switchboard proceed as the distributing system and meters are in place. Completion is targeted within four weeks to greet the Legion and Commercial Club celebration on June 28.
During June Dr. A A Jordan will hold two Schick test clinics on June 14 15 and June 21 22 at Highmore. In winter 750 persons were inoculated for diphtheria at free clinics and Linese persons will be tested for immunity. If not immune another toxoid dose will be given. Tests by South Dakota Department of Public Health are free.
Katherine Bavhmayer and Craig Turner received the American Legion awards of honor at the Faulkton High School commencement in the Legion Hall on May 26. The Legion honors one boy and one girl for citizenship, honor, readership, scholarship, and courage, with a medal and plaque since 1929.
Mr and Mrs Pierre Yenndie of Los Angeles and Mrs Julig Stoner of San Diego, both former Highnote residents, arrived Sunday night for a visit with relatives and old friends. Mrs Stoner will stay a month with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Elmer Stineley. The Yeandies will visit in Highmore Mitchell and Fargo.
Miller observed Memorial Day under the Hand County Post of the American Legion. G A R cemetery rites began at 10 with Huron attorney T H Luby delivering the address. The program included band selections, a post chaplain prayer, grave decorations, flag pole assembly, firing squad salute, and taps by De Verne Dahrburg Jr. Local stores closed for the day.
Donald Johnson of the high school faculty will direct the city band for the summer months. Johnson has led the school band for the past two years. The first concert on Wednesday evening June 7 will use the new bandstand for the first time.
William T. Butterfield long time Highmore High School instructor in Latin history voice and dramatics leaves to take a Junior Claims Examiner role with the Railroad Retirement Board in Minneapolis starting June S He is noted for community work church choir Sunday school teaching and as scoutmaster of the Highmore troop FORESTBURG MAN IN FORESTBURG June 1 Special Vern Nichols hospitalized in Mitchell with a bladder tumor awaiting a planned operation when he regains strength.
A daughter Judith was born Monday evening May 29 weighing eight pounds to Mr and Mrs Raymond Kiel. Concurrent society notes mention visits by Merle Finnerty and son Dickie from Lead to see her parents and mother in law, Bertha Finnerty, with plans to stay a month.
Mr and Mrs Leo Walsh and son Bobby and Mrs Tom Farrell of Huron were visitors at the Welsh home Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Fraum and son Leslie of Pipestone Minn called at the Stahle family home Sunday.
Attorney T H J Studt was speaker at Memorial Day exercises in the high school auditorium. The program by the Sons of Veterans and American Legion was followed by cemetery services with solemn rituals for the fallen soldiers. Local businesses closed for the day.
Mrs. Clarence Murray arrived Saturday from Spencer and visited for a time with her mother in Highmore.
The report mentions Mia Ella Adair and a daughter spending days with their mother as she has been ill for several months.
Mr and Mrs Robert Hamilton drove to Lincoln Nebraska last weekend and visited their granddaughter Virginia Hines at the company home. Hines will remain in Lincoln for an extended visit.
Mrs Anna Fakler and her son Charles of Pierre visited over the weekend at the home of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Seeman. They were also dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Gordon Davis on Sunday.
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