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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1932
Page
8
Receipts totaling 2800 hogs reported, top price 3.75 for 150 lb and down. Hog and beef markets show mixed shifts with loin values up but overall demand weak. Cattle and sheep trading described as dull to firm, with varied weights and prices across categories.
Western markets report slow to steady calf and cattle trade with beef cows steady to higher, hogs up to 18 cents, and sheep trading lightly. Sioux City, Sioux Falls, and Chicago quotes show feeders and vealers firm, but most categories see limited activity and varied demand.
Minneapolis reports show wheat futures slipping as liberal mill selling meets Kansas City purchases. May, July, and September contracts closed lower while oats and flax moved modestly. cash wheat firmer with buyers returning. Durum tone improved. railcar trade quiet and barley, rye, and corn mixed amid broad market weakness.
Daily market summaries list Huron poultry with hens under four percent, hides and wool quotations from Boston to Chicago. Includes potatoes, butter, eggs, and live poultry prices across Sioux City Mitchell Sioux Falls and Chicago markets with varied grades and weights.
The Rt. Rev. W. Blair Roberts will visit Grace church parish for an annual visitation. He will preach and administer holy confirmation and communion. A reception for Bishop Roberts follows in the parish house tomorrow evening from 8 to 9:30.
Members of the Huron Elks lodge meet at the Hotel quarters to elect officers for next year with floor nominations. If precedent holds, FE. P. Walsh becomes exalted ruler, succeeding John P. Sauer, as Walsh finishes leading knight term. Installation set for April 1 after tonight’s regular meeting. A line will be served at the close.
The federal hospitalization board opened a study of veterans hospital needs in South Dakota. Sen Norbeck and Sen Bulow along with Reps Williamson and Christopherson outlined possible facility needs. Watson Miller of the American Legion presented a Legion study. After further data gathering the board will decide if a hospital is needed and, if so, a site is to be selected by a sub committee that may visit the state.
Investigators and police officials across cities pursue clues in the Lindbergh kidnapping. A nationwide broadcast plea requests the return of the 2 month old child, while notes from the kidnappers and a triangle-signed note raise questions about ransom terms and negotiations. Authorities insist the search continue with no halt.
A partial list shows multiple firms with quoted bids and asks in Minneapolis stocks. Notable entries include United Fruit 26 and US Steel 483 with varied percent figures and company names such as Warner, Trans America, Union Carbide, Western Union, Woolworth, and Willys Overland.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars food relief depot in Huron Beadle County needs cash. C E Buchanan says future gifts may be mailed or delivered to the Newberry building or at local stores with VFW food barrels. Radio updates will announce details. Coffee sugar and onions are the top needs. forty families have received aid. Each order averages about 3 dollars in food.
Huron College on campus will stage Children of the Moon in the college auditorium this evening. It is the second production of the school year with Ruth Small as Jane Atherton and Ivan Blevins as Major Bannister. Laura Atherton, played by Quida Moulton, opposes the couple’s marriage as the plot unfolds from an airplane crash recovery and ensuing romance. Directed by E B H Jackson, head of the speech department.
A fierce blizzard sweeps central regions with four inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain making highways treacherous. Temperatures plunge from 29 to 8, with subzero ranges in hills and rapid city. Ski jumpers from Sioux Valley Ski club Canton and Denver clubs will attend an exhibition at Sylvan Lake, first ski jumping show in the Black Hills.
Linnle Currier of Canistota and Carl Davidson of Montrose were sent to the penitentiary to begin terms of one and one-half years after pleading guilty to first degree robbery. Judge L. L. Fleeger sentenced them for the Janzen oil station robbery on Federal Highway No. 8, six miles south of Salem. Police are seeking two other suspects as the crime is tied to the same incident.
James A. Pappas owner of Square Deal grocery at 382 Third Street SE pleaded guilty to displaying and selling adulterated sausage. Judge Dick Haney fined him 10 and costs in Municipal Court after an earlier request for a jury trial. The case was brought by M F Bonfoey of the state agriculture department.
The city commission approved a resolution, and L A Nelson urged the Volunteer Tax committee to keep working on school spending in Huron with aim of further reductions. The panel listed Dan Urquhart, R W Clarke, Neil McKay, Mr. Churchill and John Fensberg. Churchill reviewed committee work and noted school costs have risen from 45,000 in 1916 to 220,000 in 1941 amid enrollment growth, urging focus on school board spending and per pupil costs. Wage-cut opposition came from A J Maag of the Huron Central Labor union and James Byrnes who urged greater cuts for high earners.
The Central South Dakota Council leads Region 10 in the Council Index, a quarterly Boy Scouts report. For the year ending December 31, 1931, the council had 38 troops and 619 scouts with six new troops and no lapses, aided by strong local leadership. Transfer plans move Jones County and west half of Laman County into the Huron area, with Sioux Falls leaders approving amendments to bylaws for a five-director-at-large structure.
About 20 Beadle county members of the Farmer's Union, delegates from local clubs, will attend a district meeting at Arlington tomorrow. Farm problems and topics related to the organization's work are on the agenda. Mrs. Fred Tobin of Huron, secretary of the county group, is noted. Hospitals report admissions include Fred Rice and BH. F. Dy, Wel sey, Mrs. Walter Erion. Dismissals: Georgia Swanson and Miss Billy Ferris.
An 440 acre unimproved land parcel near a village with good schools and a creamery is described as suitable for crops and dairying with timber and a trout stream. drought risk noted. A Wellington party who mailed money to the Huronite to subscribe failed to sign their name. Advise from Huronite Office requested.
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