State Fair Board Looks Into Future With Optimism
South Dakota State Fair Board Secretary G B Hansen report shows optimism despite early struggles. Board outlines economy based expansion plan focusing on better weather aligned dates, with a Labor Day start on Sept 2 and end on the following Saturday.
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State Fair expands grounds with new picnic and zoo
The State Fair broadens the exposition with a modern picnic area and a large zoo to accommodate thousands of travelers in summer months. The zoo, begun last year as a cooperative venture, is sponsored by the State Fair, the State Game and Fish Commission, the Soil Conservation Service, and the veterans CCC Camp. The State Board of Agriculture oversees the fair with members including Harald Layre of Hayti.
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Hay Field On Dakota Avenue Recalled By Pioneer Holland Wheeler
Pioneer Huron druggist Holland Wheeler recalls Dakota Avenue’s hay field days when he harvested grass not for crop but to beautify his future Wheeler drug store front. He notes main street was a winding country road in 1881 as town grew around agriculture and local commerce.
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State Fair Zoo Captivates Visitors At South Dakota Fair
The State Fair Zoo in Huron draws hundreds daily as Chester the black bear cub and other native animals charm tourists. A cooperative project by Soil Conservation Service, State Fair board, Game and Fish, and CCC Camp aims to expand exhibits, improve grounds, and educate visitors with demonstrations of soil conservation and wildlife management.
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Many Changes In Medical Practice Since Huron Founded 60 Years Ago
A tribute piece by DR BT Senz reflecting six decades of medical progress in Huron Since its founding bak city sixty years ago pioneer doctors are praised Dr A J Dickinson attended the city’s birth Dr C B Alford began practice in 1881 and his son Den remains with Beach and Dickinson Dr Moody arrived in 1682 and helped found the State Medical Society His death occurred in the late 1890s and his wife lived here into recent years
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Swiss Fraudster Provokes Detectives in Zurich Case
A necktie maker exposed a fraud involving a man misusing the William Tell legend. Barta, posing as a Swiss patriot, sold counterfeit proofs bearing the Swiss hero’s effigy. Police in Zurich arrested him, and he received a ten month prison sentence.
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