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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
2
Armour Stockyards reports Thursday hog prices steady to 20c lower with light Dutchers at 13.35. Cattle steady to weak, lambs up 18 to 35, sows down 25 to 35 cent, at 13.00 to 10. Sheep activity around steady with fat lambs and pelts showing gains in best lots, while shorn slaughter ewes start weak but improve with quality.
Prices steady to strong across livestock with hogs active and higher spots. Cattle and calves mixed with good and choice fed steers firm while lower grades dull. sheep and lambs steady to strong with clipped lambs showing gains. Sioux Falls and Sioux City reports show hogs steady to 15 lower and cattle firmer with upper end vealers around 15.50.
Market daily notes show stocks steady led by carriers with bonds and rails rallying. Wheat and corn face hedging pressure while hog and cattle markets remain firm, and Huron produce lists specific wheat rye flax corn and barley prices with regional quotes for No 1 No 3 and dark northern wheat varieties.
At South St Paul on Thursday the S Dept of Agriculture reports cattle in strong demand with steers and yearlings up to 25 higher, cows and bulls advancing, feeders scarce, dairy cows slow, calves strong with top values near 18.15. Hogs opened unevenly lower with most bids about 10 to 25 cents off, weights over 300 pounds listed at 13.50.
The June 17 weekly market notes from Mitchell Watertown Sioux Falls and Chicago list prices for hens cocks Leghorns heavy breeds and ducks, with egg and butterfat quotes. Changes are minimal with no major shifts reported. creamed and No. 1 cream butter prices noted alongside steady egg and butterfat values.
Chicago egg futures for October closed at 42.95 after a thursday session with no change from prior. New York dairy listings show firm prices across butter cheese eyes and poultry with mixed color grades and unchanged dressed poultry values and live freight quotations.
Oats fell more than a cent amid a weak grain market. Government efforts to move corn into trade channels and news of another Canadian oats steamer, plus favorable weather for crops, dampened traders' outlook. Wheat slipped while cash oats held at 74 cents per bushel, with No. 2 white selling at that level.
Minneapolis report shows June 17 receipts at 592 bushels vs 182 last year. Trading basis unchanged with quotes lower. No 1 heavy dark northern 1.38 dark northern No 3 1.37 34 1.38 No 2 1.34 1.38 No 3 1.34 1.36 No 4 hard Montana 1.38 S D one cent less. Minn No 3 dark hard winter 1.34 1.35 34 hard amber durum changed. No 4 1 red durum 1.00 1.02. Ontar No 3 white 65 44 67 44. Barley 95 1.09.
Chicago futures snapshot shows mixed trading across several commodities on June 17. Gosh, Rye, and Bug futures display varying highs and lows with nearby and deferred months noted, including Sep and Dec positions and percentage changes.
Stocks moved on a cautious recovery path with rails and select industrials showing modest gains while overall trading remained slow. Transfers topped 700000 shares as some issues edged into a higher class amid mixed reactions and lingering market uncertainty.
A historical financial snapshot listing percentage changes for a wide range of corporations and brands, including AlleghCorp IT&T AT&T ExxonMobil and Boeing. The data presents percentage figures and stock related notes, reflecting market movements and company performance.
Leland Christian, 23, testified he had already served 14 months more in the state penitentiary than his original October 1939 sentence. The habeas corpus hearing before Judge Lucius J. Wal focused on whether Judge Howard Babcock had authority to correct the sentence. Christian had been sentenced to two years for grand larceny and six three year burglaries, with concurrent terms, but was recalled in October 1940 and ordered to serve 18 years consecutively.
Salvation Army Bible School, under Major T F Samsel, opens next Monday and runs June 2 to July 2, daily 9 15 to 12 30. A picnic and special July 4 program will award certificates to pupils who attend regularly and meet marks, with Bible stories memory work music singing games and handicraft.
War Labor Board approval was granted for a general wage increase for Sioux Falls bus drivers. Fred Warren of Sioux Transit suggested a telegram indicated approval though final confirmation was unclear. Drivers sought about 10 cents per hour, and a recent strike order was rescinded just before impact as WLB action was promised.
Harvard University today mourned the death of Dr. Albert Bushell Hart, 88, renowned historian and forecaster of world events. Emeritus professor and longtime chairman of the government department, Hart retired in 1926. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Harvard Memorial Chapel. He is survived by twin sons.
German occupation authorities seize two prominent Norwegians in Raufoss north of Oslo in connection with the death of German lieutenant Karl Wermmann. They threaten to shoot the hostages if the slayer is not found by July 1, with posters urging public help and offering a reward.
The American Newspaper Guild rejected a proposal to admit newsboys and news vendors after a toll call vote of 8 to 78. A Los Angeles Guild request sought about 500 new members, and the vote followed an extended executive session barred to convention newspaper men. Also noted are alien weapon surrenders in San Francisco including 750 year old Japanese swords.
Washington June 17 Loans averaging 73 to 83 cents per bushel on 47 000 000 bushels of 1942 corn were called in by the War Food Administration effective July 15. Farmers with last year’s loans must pay off or deliver corn to the government. The WFA will requisition from storage elevators if needed to maintain wartime output. CCC president Hutson outlined plans to sell wheat and move CCC stored wheat to meet demand, while senators discussed price ceilings and crop restrictions as ways to spur movement.
Nanyuk June 17 1FKelmut Lerner a 34 year old Long Island gardener pled guilty in federal court to aiding Nazi saboteurs who landed in Florida from a submarine a year ago He was tried last fall for treason and acquitted by direction of the court Lerner a Nazi party member interrupted his trial on three charges of trading with the enemy Judge Edward A Conger will sentence June 25 He faces up to 30 years in prison and 30000 in fines
In Pierre on June 17 the late Dr. William K. Jacoby's third wife Irma Reynolds Jacoby appealed a 5000 dollar judgment awarded to Vera Q. Jacoby in Mitchell. Irma, Watertown, argued the doctor owed her wages and loans before their marriage, while Vera’s counsel cited a court order demanding 5000 dollars as a policy beneficiary.
Five Sun Shipbuilding workers were shot at the No 4 yard in Chester amid an investigation by the Navy and federal and county agencies. Four guards, Coast Guard Temporary Reserve members paid by the company, were held, and Edward Abrams of Wilmington was released on bail for inciting to riot. all identified as Negro.
London dispatch quotes Soviet minister to Sweden Alexandra Kollontay denying a pro Nazi newspaper report that German and Russian representatives met in Stockholm to discuss peace. Kollontay calls the claim insolent propaganda and says peace negotiations with Germany are unthinkable.
Refugees arriving from Castellrosso in the eastern Dodecanese report Italian evacuation plans. Allied planes reconnoitred the island but dropped no bombs. The refugees say famine-like conditions prevail across the Dodecanese.
Funeral services for Owen E. Wright are set for Friday at 2 30 PM at First Presbyterian Church. Dr Hubert Ketelle will conduct in absence of Rev Joseph Gray who attends a Bible conference at Big Stone Lake. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery with pallbearers G O Martin W J Braskamp Dale Thorn George Costain Dr C K Walker and R D Tredway. Body lies in state at Kinyon Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9 30 PM.
Mrs Ralph Oischolt directs the Brownie Day Camp to run six days at the Scout House on the Fair Grounds starting June 23 24 25 and continuing June 28 29 and 30 Camp counselors include several Brownie leaders and Senior High Scouts with Mrs H E Thrall a nurse overseeing operations Registration forms will appear in the Evening Huronite next Monday and Tuesday and must be brought by Brownies on the first camp day A 5 cent daily fee or 25 cents for all six days is charged Brownies should bring sandwiches milk is provided on two days a hot dish will be served by the council Activities include singing folk dancing nature study and handicraft Junior Red Cross work is planned A Brownie must attend four of the six days to be a registered camper and not a visitor
Cleveland June 17 Gor don Tempany a 54 year old construction foreman was trapped seventy feet underground in a sewer for more than thirteen hours before rescue by city firemen. He suffered no ill effects and quipped I had a good time. His wife greeted him as he emerged. Tempany worked for a company building a sewer project. Rainwater gushed into the compartment forcing workers to flee to exits.
Williams president of Best and Williams Land Company resigns due to ill health after 12 years of real estate activity in Huron. He leaves for Peoria to live with his son Don Williams. Harvey M. Best will lead the firm with officer elections anticipated soon.
In Washington lawmakers clash over eight hundred seventy five million for farm aid and funding for OWI and OPA. Senate relations chair Connally signals possible alternative peace plans. Conferees report 81 of 134 farm bill differences solved as a massive three hundred billion war department bill looms, casting doubt on a Congress holiday.
Admission notes include Elsie Tanger Huron medical Yvonne Gascoigne Huron surgical L F Hilligoss Huron medical Mrs Bert Kidman Huron medical Duane Moody Cavour minor surgical Mrs J P Hughes Huron surgical Walter Foley Huron medical Arlyn Jenson Lake Preston medical. Dispositions show Mrs Leslie Larson Lake Preston Mra HL Andresen and baby Wolsey Mrs Lewis Brewer and baby Osceola H P Erickson De Smet Vesta Evans Huron Dwight Croll Huron.
Auxiliary Kathleen Conner of the WAACS is home on furlough from Fort Brady Sault Ste. Marie Michigan visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J Conner at 56 Iowa Avenue West.
Cairo reports indicate rising opposition activity in Axis satellite states with underground groups in Romania and Bulgaria becoming more vocal. Bulgarian sentiment leans toward Mother Russia while anti-German elements are denounced by German officials. Hungary reportedly plans to abandon Hitler's new order if needed.
Seventy five district deputy presidents of the Rebekah Assembly met Wednesday afternoon in conference with Mrs. Mary Gibson of Salem, state association president elected at the IOOF state convention in Huron. Mrs. Martin Anderson of Huron presided. New officers elected were Jeune Cleveland of Platte, president, Eunice Snavely of Rapid City, vice president, and Cla...low of Spencer, secretary-treasurer.
Washington report outlines a potential reduction of 300000 federal workers. Chairman Byrd cites World War I to present civilian personnel rising from 927,760 to 3,008,519 since 1918 and a payroll jump from 141,522,234 to 542,400,300 monthly. He notes under five percent are in direct war production.
Miss Dorothy Kiel of Harrow daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Kiel 628 Orin Avenue Southwest has completed enlistment and was sworn into the Marine Corps of Women's Reserves in Minneapolis She is now at home on inactive duty awaiting further orders.
Lost stray or stolen Roan Shorthorn bull, three years old, about 1350 pounds. Owner contact O. EL Hai, 714 Minnesota. Also notices include hay for Town and Country Riding C, a John Deere No. 9 cut combine for trade against field work, and ads for two-piece living room set, four-piece bedroom suite with inner spring mattresses, and a furnished two-bedroom apartment at 574 Third St. S. W. Posted notices appear in a small town classified section.
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