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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
3
Pierre report shows seven counties shuttered county poor farms since 1936 old age assistance cut elderly residents from 234 in 1937 to 128 by January 1 1940. Private homes now care for many aged as the federal act aims to keep seniors out of institutions.
Effective Friday March 15 Train No 1 of the C and W line from Huron to Gakes will depart daily at 7 45 a m except Sundays. Previous departure was 8 10 a m. The notice notes a change in reasing time and mentions a lady.
Mitchell March 14 delayed selection of winners for the Leopold Stokowski youth orchestra after bad weather forced special auditions in Sioux Falls on Friday and Mitchell Saturday. Final judging results will be announced after the last audition.
Lake Preston March 14 Special Approximately eight guests surprised Mr and Mrs Ing Beck at their home Sunday to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. A program of group singing talks and a solo by Gladys Kettleson preceded lunch. Attendees included C A Hanson Florence S D Polus Chad Nolland Leona Hopperstad Sioux Falls A Kopperud De Smet Mildred Phyllis Solback Wallace Becks were married 25 years ago in Lake Preston by Rev C M Westmoe. They have two children Wendell and Ruth.
A brief ND history note lists Robert Dollard born in Massachusetts, a pioneer lawyer and legislator who served as attorney general, with dates noting his death in 1913. The item appears as an Associated Press style prepared note by Lawrence Fox.
Mrs Lucy Tysell as Britton associate grand conductress made an official visit to the Frankfort Eastern Star Chapter. A school of instruction was held in the afternoon, followed by a six o clock banquet. Gifts, music and a piano duet accompanied the evening program. About 60 members and visitors were served refreshments.
Specialists from Brookings tour the state experiment stations near Highmore, meeting manager S. W. Sussex to plan upcoming projects. The team includes I. B. Johnson, A. N. Hume, Mr. Pole, Prof. Tatty, and Prof. Davis, focusing on agriculture, horticulture, and engineering.
On Sunday March 14 special report notes Mr and Mrs Edward Middleton of Sioux Falls and Mrs Lewis Hagemeir with daughters Gertrude and Josephine of Parker visited friends and relatives in and around Willow Lake, gathering with locals for a social outing.
Prof Raymond J Penn of the Agricultural Economics Department at South Dakota State College has accepted a post as agricultural economist with the federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He will study taxation local government tenancy and public land management in the Great Plains states and work with experiment stations in 10 states. He cites gaining knowledge of farming and ranching problems as his main reason and will start April 1. Penn is a Morris Minnesota native and earned his bachelor’s degree at the University.
Pierre high school tests show boys averaging 74 percent correct on current events while girls averaged 59 percent. Overall scores include 63 percent on foreign affairs and 68 percent on domestic events. of the top 16 students only three were girls.
River Falls Teachers College in Wisconsin and has nearly completed work for a Doctor of Philosophy degree in agricultural economics at the University of Wisconsin. He has been active in Junior Chambers of Commerce work in Brookings, serving as vice-president. He is a member of the speakers bureau of the National Junior Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Brookings Kiwanis Club board. A land economics and marketing specialist, Penn has coauthored two widely distributed experiment station publications, County Land Management in South Dakota and Cooperatives in South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Corrigan Sr hosted a one o clock Sunday dinner in Cavour honoring five family members with birthdays this month. Attendees included T. F. Corrigan Jr and children Sally Jo and Connie Lee. D. O'Boyle and children Jimmy and Patty Ann. Jerome Corrigan and daughter Mary Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Gaury Maag and daughter Lucille.
Father M. Martin of Abercoun visited in Cavour last week at the home of his cousin Clair Martin.
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