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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1942
Page
10
Mrs. Clair Price hosted the Tulare Whist Club on Monday afternoon with two table play. Prizes went to Mrs. Ethel Binger and guest Waneta Haag. lunch followed the games.
Beulah Camp Meeting will run June 9 to 14 in Redfield with Rev. Arthur Attack of Aberdeen as evangelist. Evening services start June 7 and continue nightly. Women's Day Wednesday, Young People’s Day Thursday, and Laymen’s Day Friday were arranged. Dr C J Lemans of Huron presided. committee members from out of town attended.
A retrospective on Girl Scouting from its 1917 founding to 1942 shows troop numbers rising from about 17 000 to 700 000 while the 1916 handbook urged thrift discipline and efficiency. The movement, then six years old, matured through wartime service and a now 694 page handbook guiding democratic citizenship and defense.
The Foster Creek League held its regular meeting March with all members present. The flag salute and pledge occurred. After routine business, new duties were assigned and the meeting adjourned. Amos Walter presided, writer Marie Hofer, sixth grader, taught by Mrs. Tschetter.
Pierce Flowers of Pleasant Cover School notes that $6.29 of their Y. C. L. funds has been spent this year. A carnival last fall brought in $12.77, covering expenses, Y. C. L. dues, Junior Red Cross, cretonne, a gest chair, and misc items. They now have $6.48 left and plan to buy defense stamps.
Eight grade pupil Lyle Newland of Pleasant Big School writes on map work for a history assignment. He notes four ancient glaciers reached only to the Missouri River and he learned about fossils geology and the diary of South Dakota Thursday and is now studying the Ree and the Sioux Indians.
The pupils of the West 22nd Street School held a Young Citizens League meeting last Friday and elected Nina Moller as president Lenora Carpenter as vice president Patricia Carpenter as secretary Fay Bosma as treasurer. Lenora and Patricia joined the entertainment committee and Bosmas served. Miss Irene Asmuss is the practice teacher and Tene Bosman notes they all like her. She played baseball with them one day and was at school all week for practice teaching.
Two new students enroll at Fritzsche School. Janice Miller, a first grader, moved here from Bonilla Township. Leland Greenan helps with the class as Milo-Fritesche joins the school, according to Writesche.
At the school, pupils hold a brief morning discussion lasting 10 to 15 minutes to review war news. The exercise aims to inform students about ongoing events and develop awareness of global affairs.
The regular meeting at Anita Pickell’s home, led by President Janet Swab, included a 4-H pledge, record books, a Toilet Articles demonstration by Anita Pir Kell, and a talk on being a welcome guest by Joyce DeVinney. Lela Mae Weese organized roll call, a motion to adjourn passed, and new member Avis Olsen joined with guest La Dene Boyd. A February Valentine party at Marion Ladd’s home featured a group lunch and play practice for Rally Day.
Highmore announces the fourth six weeks honor roll with half the seniors on the list led by Harold Bawdon and Anna Bouzek along with a junior group including Wayne Ellerton and Elizabeth Novak and sophomores Pearl Rezner and Mark Hague among others. Also notes fire and smoke damage in Britain totaling 300 million dollars over the past 25 years.
City commissioners meet with all members present. Prior meeting minutes read and approved. Motion by Tarson, seconded by Kautz, to proceed with agenda items and confirm records.
The council refused an application for a Class D liquor license for Mabel Ames at 16th and Dakota Avenue South. A long list of bills was approved, including Public Safety payroll 2483.00 and Water payroll 528.00, with numerous vendors and small payments totaling. A motion granted Cecil Foresman a day leave of absence. Another motion, with all members voting in favor, rejected Beadle County interest on registered war bonds.
A county meeting records a vote in favor of recommending tax abatements. Names such as Norma Cranston Verle Williams and others appear with sums like 490.00 and 2.52 amid an agenda referencing school polls and assessment entries. The meeting adjourned after motions and attestations by I. Tschetter and M F Walt the city auditor.
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