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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
14
At Annapolis Maryland Bancroft Hall the world’s largest dormitory spans a single roof with two dissimilar sightlines. The facility houses midshipmen and demonstrates how different directions can be perceived simultaneously within one building.
The Retail Merchants Association of South Dakota urged Governor Leslie Jensen to enforce state sales laws against illegal peddling. Detective P. L. Hanson reported carloads of merchandise moved from Sioux Falls daily to surrounding areas, with local officers unable to stop it. Arthur Sveneby was elected president. Hot Springs to host 1938 convention. Frank Hills named VP. Ten directors were chosen: Miesenholder, Kelly, Sidel, Bonde, H D. Robinson, Gaeckle, Porter, Wass, Weatherwax, Blauert.
MOSCOW June 11 GP Stalin's regime widened its mass purge as a president of a Soviet Socialist Republic reportedly killed himself. Officials cited 151 executions in a year for alleged anti government activity and hundreds of arrests nationwide with many ousted from the Communist party. Alexander G Cherviakoff of the White Russian SSR allegedly died by his own action while a Minsk treason denouncement followed. Gen Uborevitch and other officers were executed for plotting to dismember the USSR. A White Russian conspiracy was alleged to justify the crackdown on anti-government elements.
Shearer of the State Thea ter in Huron reports receipt of an airmail envelope sent last December fifteenth by Paramount Pictures Hollywood. The envelope, found in Alpine Utah wreckage, was recovered by searchers a week ago from deep snow. It was stamped airmail interrupted and had no contents though the typed address remained.
Lincoln Neb June 17 E W Tinker assistant chief of the U S Forest Service predicted the agency would continue the mass tree planting program of the Great Plains shelter belt on a basis of farmer cooperation. He said if funding from the $2 5 million forestry bill is secured the project will shift toward protective planting with seedlings provided and cared for by farmers then turned over for maintenance. Tinker toured plantings across Nebraska and nearby states and urged farm participation noting the plan could change the region while stressing the need for broader and deeper plantings to prevent soil erosion. The official praised the high survival rate of trees planted in 1935 and 1938 and cited the program as a demonstration to farmers of benefits from shelter belts.
Preston reports 0.25 inches of rain Tuesday bringing weekly total to 2.8 inches. Warm weather accelerates plant growth while farmers note the unusually long life of flies at about 621 days and mention three generations needed to cover winter months with meat or animal food viewed as necessary.
The Canaries exploded for 16 runs in a Nebraska State Baseball League clash, routing Beatrice Blues 16 to 7 to take first place. Mitchell earned a 3 to 2 win for Mitchell over Norfolk Elkhorns, while Fairbury edged Grand Island 5 to 1 in a game that stretched 9 innings.
Myers Corner softball begins with an organizing meeting at the Armour diamond at 6 30 this evening. Harlan Gillespie urged locals to assemble for the team’s first prairie session and to plan games with play expected to start early next week once the squad is functioning.
Cedar Rapids Raiders widened their Western League lead by sweeping Sioux City with a 7 2? victory and a 9 to 1 win in the nightcap. Waterloo edged Rock Island 4 to 3. Des Moines Davenport game was rained out.
INDIANAPOLIS June 7 Barney Ross world welterweight champion and Chuck Woods of Detroit were to fight tonight in a ten round non title bout at Perry Stadium despite rain. The Ancient Order of Kibernians announced the match would proceed.
A young Huron resident, aged M years, was sent yesterday to the state training school at Plankinton for stealing an automobile in Aberdeen Sunday night. The sentence was handed down at Aberdeen according to an Associated Press despatch received here today.
A Slim ad notes FASTEETH powder to sprinkle on plates to hold teeth firm. It promises secure feeling without gummy taste, offering quick comfort for talking, eating, laughing, or sneezing and urging purchase at drug stores.
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