Huron's New Postoffice A Monument Of Metropolitan Size
The upcoming dedication on July 5 marks a vast federal post office complex on Dakota Avenue and Fourth Street in Huron. The two story, fireproof building doubles the original footprint, with 35,000 square feet of space, ornate Renaissance styling, Sioux City brick accents, and a large work room with modern detailing for city delivery and postal operations.
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Huron
Dakota Avenue
Fourth Street
Aisteiet
Minnesota
Sioux
EH. Bruemmer
Marian Blount
Postoffice
Malling
City Delivery
Post Office
Huron Post Office Workroom Extends With Skylights and New Additions
The workroom gains two 28 foot skylights with amber wire glass and horizontal Venetian blinds for light control. The new unit doubles mail handling capacity with a two-window counter, rolling shutters, a stainless top, and a copper marquee over the mailing platform. A 150 by 44 foot concrete driveway expansion and reinforced south and east walls accompany remodeling of the original building including new hollow metal doors, enlarged vestibule, redesigned service counters, a larger public lobby, and expanded financial division.
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Joseph D. Boyer
Huron Post Office
United States
Postoffice
Huron Construction Company
Fourth Street
Financial Division
Fight Over Site Of New Post Office Recalled In Huron
Residents recount 1910 clash between Huron business interests and the federal government over land for the Dakota Avenue Fourth Street post office site. Land donated by local businessmen settled via federal court after condemnation actions. key figures included Dave Jeffries William Waibel J W Campbell FH Kent C N McIlvaine B E Beagh Charles Bryant P B Lyon and others.
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Huron
Federal
Dakota Avenue
Fourth Street
Dave Jeffries
William Waibel
J. W. Campbell
Fh, Kent
C. N. McIlvaine
B.E. Beagh
Charles Bryant
P. B. Lyon
Sioux Falls
John Longstaff
Andrew Riegel
City
Igt
Cormer
Third Street
Minnis Avenue
Ist
Dakot Avenue
Longataff
Rievel
John E. Carland
T. H. Null
Longstoft
Riegel
A. K. Gardner
U. S. Cheuty Court of Appeals
Jeffries
Wheeler Drug Store
Beadle County
Construction features included Tennessee marble base and modern systems
The building now houses new steam boilers, cast iron radiators, Durion acid resisting lab piping, galv anized drainage, Grade A brass water lines, wrought iron return pipes, and new electric water coolers. Offices gain porcelain lavatories and 27 electric time clocks. Future work covers seeding, landscaping, plaster decoration, and unspecified contracts. Costs cited total about 125,000 for extension and upgrades. Northwest Airlines planned July 1937 refrigeraton airplanes for perishables freight.
Dedication Program Set For Huron Postoffice Building
Postmaster Bruemmer announces a dedication ceremony for the new Huron post office building next Monday. W. W. Howes will give the dedicatory address with Monsignor D. F. Desmond presiding. A flag-raising, band concerts, and open house follow, with public inspection in the afternoon. EF. Bruemmer leads the project with Miss Blount as assistant.
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Huron
Postonce
Huron Construction Company
W. W. Howes
Bruemmer
Huron Amercan Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Oper
D. F. Desmond
William Reaves Post
Americamn Legion
Legion
Huron Municipal
G. ©. Martin
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Howes
Bruemmey
Fale
Frank L. Eversall
Huron College
South Ocheota
Haror
TH. Bruemmer
Miss Blount
Me. Bruemmer
Misa Bloung
Many Firms Help in P. O. Building
Joseph D. Boyer lists contractors for Huron’s new post office and remodeling of the old structure. firms include Huron Construction Co, Ruron, Brigk and stone work Ed McGrath Watertown, and others for plumbing heating electrical tile terrazzo marble plaster roofing painting millwork and sash. Project overseen by the U S Treasury Department public buildings branch procurement division Washington with Boyer as local rep.
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Huron Construction Company
Bover
Huran
Joseph D. Boyer
General Construction
Ruron
Brigk
Stone
Ed McGrath
Watertown
Frank J. Licht
Howard
Wigman Company
Sioux City
Aberdeen Electric [Company
Aberdeen
Ray G. Syverson
Sioux Falls
Sioux City Mosaic
Dakota Sash and Deer Company
United States ‘Treasury Department
Public Buildings Branch
Washington, D. C
Boyer
Air meet signals use light gun for radioless planes
At the St Louis air meet dispatchers employed a special light gun to signal aircraft lacking radios. The beam travels six to eight miles even in bright sun, enabling visual guidance for flight operations during the event.
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St Louis
New P O Building To House Several Operations of U S
Postmaster E H Bruemmer outlines the new post office addition layout to be dedicated July 9. On the main floor offices for Bruemmer and Marian Blount, a reception room, and government departments occupy rooms 21 to 22 C and 219 to 2## with agencies including Weather Bureau, Agriculture, and Justice. Basement and other floors hold Civil Service, Navy Recruit Station, Erosion projects, and Internal Revenue offices.
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Huron
H. Bruemmer
Bruemmer
Marian Blount
Government de
Department of Justice
Riley
Connelly
Leber
Postoffice
Preto Office
Collector of Internal Revenue
Trenary Department
Dt bin
Farm Credit Administration
U. S
Amy Heertion
LU. S. Civil Service Commission
U. S&s. Navy
O. J. Naverman
Soi
Department of Agriculture
Ung Sh
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South Dakota
F. J. Licht
New Postoffice
Dwo
Warrant Por
Northwest Airlines
Air Capital
Huron Flying Service, Inc
W. W. Hawes Municipal
Huron,s. 1
K. E. Neville
Phane
of Huron Postoffice
E. B. Bruemmer
Marion Blount
P. O
J.D. Boyer
Postonice
Bollay
Los Angeles
Willian Bollay
California Textiture of Technology
Harvard Graduate of Engineering
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Kluang
Johore
Soviet Union
Ymouth
Cadillac
D. Urquhart & Sons, Inc
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