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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1940
Page
3
A South Dakota tobacco company stopped pursuing a Supreme Court appeal after Circuit Judge Hayes ruled that stamping only the larger three pack did not meet state law requiring tax stamps on individual cigarette packages. The sample was deemed illegal to sell or display, and the firm faces a small fine and costs.
Yankton College men’s glee club under Fenton Charles announces a 1W day tour March 31 to April 3 visiting Beresford Sioux Falls Lake Preston Huron Redfield Clark Watertown Winfred Davis Viborg and returning to Yankton.
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid gathered at Carl Boetel home with 22 members and one visitor. Rev. Meyer spoke on missionary work in India and lunch was served by the hostess with help from Mrs. Otto Boetel and Mrs. Adolph Kueht.
February births total eleven in Faulk County with 11 named infants including Irwin Rennard, Joan Clare, Clair James, Karen Lee, Paul Arnold, Dale Arendsee, Patricia Anne, Raymond Marshall, Raymond Douglas, Gloria Jean and Merl Arnold. Two deaths listed are Myrop Loomer aged 33 in Orient and Edward Erickson aged 75 in Gettysburg. A marriage license was issued to Donald Baloun and Roberta McQuown of Seneca.
Word arrived of the death Monday morning in Houston Texas of BE Olstad former Sioux Falls and Madison banker He suffered a stroke Sunday Olstad had run a restaurant and real estate business in Houston While a resident of Sioux Falls he was president of the International State Bank.
Celia Carey left Thursday by bus for Los Angeles to visit relatives and attend school. The Farmers Union local elected officers Thursday night at A Gordon Stewart's farm home, reelecting Kyle Mercer president V Vander kolk vice president and Frank Kleinschmidt secretary treasurer. Contract Club met Friday with high score prize won by Mrs Melvin Reingchmidt and traveling prizes awarded to Mrs Leon Howard and Mrs Alfred Kier.
Melvin Topp, an Armour plant worker from Mankato Minnesota, is in Wessington for a week visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs W Topp.
Charles Hoffman twenty one of Trojan was fatally injured when the car he rode in failed to negotiate a curve on the Deadwood Spearfish highway near Deadwood. Driver James Cole twenty three of Trojan suffered a fractured hip. Hoffman died fifteen minutes after reaching a local hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a fractured skull. Deputy Sheriff J P Twiford said Cole was driving too rapidly. The car rolled over three times.
About 200 people gathered in the Methodist Church dining hall to mark the seventh anniversary of the AAA. Dr. George E. Meindy toasted, Gettysburg band led by Donald Shuster played, with speakers Oscar W. Tollofs en, James J. O Connell, and Henry Biscne. Radio addresses from President Roosevelt, James Farley, and Henry A. Wallace followed.
A Hitchcock couple suffered injuries when their car overturned in a ditch two miles east of Hitchcock while returning from a dance. James Klug, driver, had facial cuts and a severe ankle laceration. Mabel Sangstad fractured a collarbone. Both were driven to a Huron hospital. Klug said a front tire blew out causing the car to swerve and overturn.
The AAA program held at the schoolhouse Friday evening was well attended. A program followed by an evening of cards and Chinese checkers. A lunch of pie and coffee was served. Mrs. C. C. Messenger of Aberdeen returned home after a visit with Mrs. J. L. Hathur and friends. Messenger's son Olives was a former Virgil high school instructor.
In March 1865 Theodore W. Dwight, pioneer merchant and legislator who served on the board of regents 1909 to 1927, was born in Wisconsin and died in 1938. The record also notes 189% Van Buren Perry, Aberdeen, a judge of the fifth circuit, born at Aberdeen.
The second annual banquet for the basketball team was held Sunday evening at the school house with twenty three places set. Coach Frank Duffky acted as toastmaster as Supt E J Thurston J B Speirs Willard Van Der Aarde and Joe Msunders delivered remarks for school board athletic club and team respectively. Lettermen were announced and mothers of the players prepared and served the meal.
Special Miss Adeline Edwards Hand County social security director announced that CCC enrollment applications will be accepted in her office. All men ages 17 to 23 are eligible and need not be relief family members. Enrollments cover a six month period and are due in April.
Miss Mildred Merritt returned to Mankato Minnesota late in the week after a visit of several days with her family.
Westlund, after months at his daughter Mrs Richard Laying’s home in Highmere, returned to Blunt last week.
Beadle County Wool Growers Association held its annual meeting with A M Doyle of Cavour re elected vice president and Eli Martin named to the board to succeed himself. President F B Lynch of Troquais noted no terms expire this year and that membership is expected to rise after a decision to cut fees to 50 cents annually. A 26 cent member assessment for 1940 was approved at the gathering in the courthouse assembly room.
Clifford Quinn of Arlington was appointed to succeed Miller Jensen on the Kingsbury county board of commissioners. Jensen, who served the first district for about 12 years, resigned yesterday. The appointment was made by Commissioners Ostrod Johns Bottomley J H Dickey the county judge and the county auditor. Back at Wellington Mr and Mrs William Ruddy have moved back to Wessington after working in Salem.
C. G. Palmer who died on a farm near Wayland and Juanita Milk of Nampa Idaho were married last Saturday in Nampa. They will reside on the Palmer farm.
House farm state Republicans finish studies and reports that may form the backbone of next year’s agricultural legislation if they regain power. The panel, led by Rep Hope, covers irrigation, sugar, soil conservation, farm credit, price policies and foreign trade, with testimony urging continuation of some New Deal features amid criticisms of administ ration methods and red tape.
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