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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
7
Sioux Falls reports that heavy June rains aided crops after a poor May. Evan Jones, federal state agricultural statistician, notes winter wheat yield at 11 bushels per acre with 1,683,000 bushels forecast, rye at 17 bushels with 380,000 planned. past years show varied production and average trends.
The report notes spring wheat fared better than fall sow grains with good rains in early spring and cool cloudy May delaying crops but preserving moisture receipts. Large acreage received rains in early June, though northern areas saw only partial relief. Oats and barley are generally in good condition with some southern drought effects, but June rain aided recovery.
Beadle County real estate transfers list a series of conveyances including Howl to T P and Carrie Grace of Huron South Dakota for 3806 with lots and blocks described. Wanda Evans and husband transfer to Hat tie Salon Emma Clayton of Darling ton Wisconsin for $1 and NW 44 20 110 60. Fannie I Moody and parties transfer to Hattie Saloa and Emma Clayton Darling ton Wisconsin for $1 NW 42 0 110 80. John Christianson to C Hintkrey Hitchcock South Dakota for $1 Lto3 Bik 1 Orig Town of Hitchcock. Lot descriptions include D ey M en ens ie mK wits aude L Bailey Huron South Dakota for $1 SW 3 109 61.
At Fort Pierre June 18 cattlemen concluding the South Dakota Stock Growers Association convention debated reciprocal trade treaties. A near split vote backed by Republicans favored by Democrats and former Governor Tom Berry opposed. The three day program closed with a Hereford sale strong for bulls and Rapid City chosen for the 1941 meeting. President Tom Jones reelected, Miss Queen Stewart secretary treasurer, and H. T. Twite vice president.
In Mobile a nurse asks a broken leg patient how old she is and where she was going, learning her mama claims to be 107. In Hopewell Roy Glass finally earns a corrected diploma after two extra years, and in Columbus moths influence a rural school election for electricity. A Minneapolis noodle mishap injures a woman, as a local lamp outage prompts a vote.
Hi Test Gas and Oil Co of Minneapolis filed in federal court for 500000 dollars against Ethyl Gasoline Corp and Skelly Oil Co. The Minnesota company, active in Minnesota North and South Dakota, alleges Skelly cut gasoline sales after Hi Test was denied a license by Ethyl.
Five people die when a farm youth’s airplane crashes near Are dale three and a half miles north. Pilot Chester Barnett twenty is owner and operator. passengers include Clarence se Haine forty two mother Bamet eighteen and Mabie Vane nineteen. Dark Pfaltzgraff twenty seven of Hampton. two Barnett family members survive the crash. Cause not immediately determined.
The 342nd Machine Gun Battalion Association will hold its annual reunion in Yankton on June 23. Wayne J. Wilson, former company sergeant and president, announced the event. Albert B. Hanrock of Madison will be principal speaker. The reunion is expected to be the largest yet, tracing South Dakota veterans who served in World War I.
Sioux Falls June 18 The 43rd annual convention of the Retail Merchants Association of South Dakota closed with reelection of F. E. Hills as president Frank West as vice president and KR M. Pease as secretary treasurer Aberdeen was chosen as the 1941 convention city The delegates endorsed extending the food stamp plan cooperating with agriculture and surplus commodities programs backed national defense measures and supported a state chain store tax bill The event marked the retirement of Warner C Putnam longtime field secretary who will resign after serving about a century of member contact and convention duties.
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