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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1938
Page
12
Local McKinley School P T A will convene tonight at 7 45 at the schoolhouse to hear a program featuring a slide show by Howard Touber and a patriotic film sponsored by the American Legion.
A flurry of meetings and gatherings across Huron and Aberdeen feature whist prize winners, tea parties, and club hostesses. Mrs Alfred Kelley, James Gugin, Mrs Charles Chamberveau, Carl Lundquist receive prizes. next meeting at Mrs Albert Kelley’s home March 16. Faculty tea at Miss Hortense Babbitt’s and Mrs Cleate Whorne’s home brings Washington art schools principals and wives together. Learn-a-Lot class, Helping Hand club, St Pauline’s Band, and Women’s Relief Corps host events with meals, quilting, and crafts. Quinn Dennis family moves to Huron. farewell parties held.
Members head home after thanking the hostess for hospitality. The next Juniors meeting is set for March 19 at 2:30 in the American Legion Fall hall to conduct their business and discuss upcoming activities.
Aberdeen area notes include attendees heading to a stage show in addition to wedding licenses issued for Elmer Sentter and Flora Holferty and Edwin Schnabel and Ruth Ochsner. Local residents, teach ers and visitors visit family, with travel via train and air noted among many names and places.
Faulkton March 7 Speclal Os four Smith, 62, a farmer living south east of Lenven, was found shot in the head Friday afternoon with a 22 caliber rifle on the couch beside him. He is believed to have killed himself though no motive is known. Survived by widow and daughter in Minnesota, sons Harry in Faulkton Cecil in Highmore. An automobile note about wheelbase is included in the report.
Amusements section notes Change of Hearts at Huron Theatre featuring Michael Whalen as a stubborn business man and Glexta Stuart as a golf-obsessed wife in a three cornered love triangle. Cast includes Delmar Watson and Jane Darwell. Also listed Tonight’s Buccaneer at Huron and Merry-go-Round of 1938 at State. False alarms stopped after a Boston police arrest of a 3rd year boy for fabricating fire alerts.
Lincoln March 7 Judge E B Chappell sentenced Lieutenant Governor Walter H Turgensen to two to five years at hand labor in the Nebraska penitentiary for embezzlement convicted February 9 Defense counsel R F Stout appealed to the Nebraska Supreme Court Bond set at 400 percent of prior release amount The state charged no money was embezzled in a stock and bond transaction
Farmers face a potential repeat of past disruptions as Congress weighs a 70 car limit on freight trains. The piece argues that reduced train lengths would hinder movement of crops like wheat on Great Northern rails, risking shortages and delays similar to previous embargos. It notes Senate approval and urges inquiry into lawmakers' positions.
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