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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1938
Page
2
Swine prices rose 10 to 10 cents to a top of 860 at Armour Stockyards Huron on Wednesday with 300 receipts. Cattle were slow with some quotations changing while sheep held steady with no major price shifts. A representative sales list from Sioux City shows cattle and births among varied prices and lots.
Sioux Falls and nearby markets list poultry hens leghorn springs and heavy breeds with weights and prices in cents per pound, eggs and butterfat prices, plus Chicago and New York quotes on poultry eggs butter and dairy products. The names Sioux Falls Watertown Sioux City and Chicago anchor the regional price report.
Chicago market report shows fed steers and yearlings steady with new high prices for the season. Hogs firmed with 14,000 head traded and top at 3.20, while lambs weakened despite increased supply and cows and bulls showing limited activity.
Cattle bids eases with most classes steady to lower at St Paul Livestock sale. Cows and bulls softening. vealers and calves mix of gains and declines. Sheep prices uneven as buyers offer lower on slaughter lambs and older crop ewes. dairy cows and shipping springers hold steady to higher.
Sioux City market notes cattle 2500 head calves largely firm beef cows steady stockers scarce few steers and yearlings high bids mixed hogs 1000 head up to 20 higher top 3.85 pigs 8.70 9.00. Sheep weak. Sioux Falls hogs 1005 head up 10 higher top 8.75 cattle steady to 25 lower bulls and other cattle unchanged.
A rising harvest movement pulls wheat prices lower in Chicago with reports noting improved later fields and potential light test wheat. Futures close down for July and Sept while corn edges up and oats slip. Minneapolis range shows varied wheat grades and prices for the day.
New York markets show industrials advancing while bonds stay firm and commodities like coffee and cotton slide or hold. Minneapolis cash quotes reveal wheat receipts and trading basis down a cent or two with specified grain grades and prices across regions.
A surge on June 22 drove major stock prices higher with gains of 1 to 5 points led by metal and heavy industry shares. Sentiment improved on optimism the business slump may be ending as investors cited favorable data and statements from government officials.
Chamberlain hosts three day celebration as Highway 16 surfacing completes a decades long effort. Governor Jensen will dedicate Lake Bedayshosha, and Sioux Indian pageantry, battles, balloon ascensions, and a beauty contest among 16 towns will mark the event attracting crowds from Sioux Falls to Rapid City.
In Sioux Falls on June 22, medalist Jack Foster trailed after nine holes as Fred Laver surged to a 3 and 2 victory over Foster. George Bartling of Brookings defeated Bernie Marlin in a 1 up finish, with other matches mirroring a dense field of qualifiers and results from the first round elimination for the South Dakota amateur links.
Webb Ainslie announced Earl Grebel and his Uptowners would play two high class dance evenings at Dalles Auditorium on Monday and Tuesday. The Encampment promises a premier entertainment for veterans and guests with quality music and lively dancing.
Officials counted 37 dead as the Milwaukee road crash near Custer Creek was pieced together. Workers retrieved 43 bodies from a submerged sleeper car after access finally opened, with more corpses found in the Yellowstone river and mortuaries in Miles City. Relatives inspected unidentified remains as six more victims were identified including Mrs. Kitty of Three Forks and Jayce Kaskie of Mitchell. A coroner attributed the crash to flood waters in the creek. Friendly Circle of the YWCA plans a 7:30 PM meeting for a picnic, arranging transportation for members.
Hospital notes show Edna Langhein, Ralph Smith, Mathilda Gross, Marcella Nelson, Robert Burdette and others admitted for surgical or medical care in Wolsey Flandresa Huron Arlington Iroquois Er win and Huron wards. Wilma Hay discharged from Huron. Delegates Wendell Parkee John Lynch Ben Wharton Howard Axelrod Carroll Ray Hard ding Sanders Gordon McNamara attended De Molay Conclave in Aberdeen and returned to Huron. Additional locals Jack Dwyer Howard Cooner George George dadex Keegan Jones Mary Whitney Jenn Farrot joined the dance attendance last night.
In Eagle Bend Minnesota Lane, 22-1, falls to both fighters in a scheduled main event. Harry Schineling defeats Lane while Thomas finds little focus on the championship prize. Harry wed his boyhood partner Blanche Eberle of Westheart, daughter of the local blacksmith.
Beadle County seeks ten more youths to fill the July 2 CCC enrollment quota of 22. Applications are open at the county social security office for ages 17 to 25, with birth documents or affidavits required. Eligible applicants to be sent to Mitchell for enrollment on July 1. apply by June 27.
Pfeffer of Groton was elected Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of the J C C F at a Groton meeting closing the state five day I O O F convention. Officers named include Jensen Belle Fourche King Whiteheld Trotter Madison Rowland Gary Lasall Aberdeen Button Vermillion Houseman Hot Springs and others.
Two boys aged sixteen and seventeen from Huron and Kimball ran away from the Plankinton training school last night by crawling out of a building. They were believed to be in or headed toward Huron today as authorities search for them.
Crop notes report rust in winter wheat and brown rye heads in the northeast. Grasshoppers threaten sections from Perkins to Clark and Day counties. South Dakota weather described as favorable for corn with temperatures from 50 to 85 degrees and scattered thundershowers. rainfall varied by location with several stations recording measurable amounts.
Dean Herbert G Tit a Heron College summer performer from Birch brings The Magician to Huron College for a Monday evening program. The act includes the Hort nia escape feature with the performer sealed in a nailed box before the audience. The tour spans central South Dakota cities including Mitchell and Sioux Falls, with prior success in 1930 at Corn Palace and other venues.
Farm resorters from Bendie County gathered at the courthouse for an instructive session preparatory to beginning a checkup of compliance with the 1933 agricultural conservation program. Leaders included Albenaut Brookings SD Feldman Beadle County conservation chairman and other county committee members attended.
The report describes a heat event that began on June 3 last year, with three days of extreme heat and strong winds. Temperatures rose to high levels as a 2-mile-per-hour wind shifted and the day after saw a peak in heat before a drop to 84 degrees the next day.
Summer's official arrival marked by 100 degree heat across South Dakota. Mitchell Lemmon Aberdeen among warmest spots with highs near 95 to 100. Sioux Falls Brookings Watertown and Pierre slightly cooler. Nighttime relief limited with few drops in thermometer. Rapid City reports light rain.
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