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Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1940

Page

5

City Auditor Announces Absentee Voting Hours and Precinct Appointments

City Auditor M F Walt announced for the Special Municipal election on March 1 that the auditor’s office in City Hall would be open 10 am to 10 pm Sunday to assist absentee voters. The March 21 ballot will decide whether to keep the current city manager plan or switch to a five or three member commission form. Precinct polling places and officials were announced by ward, with names for superintendents, judges, and clerks at each site including Kingdon Motor Company, Basket Grocery, Bur en's Garage, Courthouse, City Hall, City filtration plants, Jefferson School, and the H B Lembke residence.

M. F. Walt Kingdon Motor Company Dakota Avenue Carl Daum W. E. Foley Hoy Gillespie Fred Weisenberger Florence Yelley Basket Grocery Illinois Avenue I. Bowe Mae Fickell Frank Hiatt Leona Hail Ray Ramsell Third Ward Buren Wisconsin Avenue Adeline Balzer A. P.stowell Ben Meyers Inez Sufelling Ed Dinneen Charles Arnold Carrie Sargent Rank Davis Art Nelson Nettie Jelmeland Fourth Ward Carl Heiss Lernard Boughton Florence Snedigar Rose Langland Jessie Goethal Roy Patrick H. B. Senders Jake Kaut George Robinson L. Doner Fitts Ward Jefferson School Bert Richardson Jennie Fones Ida Cross Louise Simons Fifth Ward H. B. Lembke Utah Avenue Easton Floe Floyd Martin Peter Schott Paul Falkand

Local Sixth Ward Precincts Set Polling Places and Officials

Voters in the Sixth Ward will find two precincts at Lincoln School and South Lawn Grocery. Mrs Anne O Kane and Mrs Myrtle Hobart lead clerks with superintendent Mr Fred Lehman at Lincoln School and at South Lawn Grocery Frank Richards oversees polling. Judges include Paul Paulson Mrs Charles Bloodgood Mrs Lila Bethke and Mrs Belle Remster. Polls open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Anne O'Kane Linceoln School Fred Lehman Paul Paulson Charles Bloodgood Myrtle Hobart Elizabeth Placek

Funeral set for Louis Freitag in Faulkton church

Special report from Faulkton states Louis Freitag aged 65 died Wednesday in a local hospital after 50 years in Faulk County. He served 17 years on the county board of commissioners and recently lived in Faulkton after leaving a Millard farm due to ill health. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Faulkton Congregational Church.

Faulkton Louis Freitag Faulkton Congregational Church Freitag Faulk County Board of County Commissioners Millard

Services Friday For Chris Skevig

Chris Skevig 54 prominent Faulkton businessman died at his home from a stroke suffered while shoveling snow. Born in Norway and came to the United States in 1906. He leaves a wife and three children. Funeral services set for Friday at Faulkton Methodist Church at two oclock.

Chris Skevig Faulkrton Norway Mr. Skevig United States Faulkion Methodist Church

De Smet Youth Wins Regional Ex Temporaneous Contest

Orin Purintun, a De Smet High School senior, won the regional extemporaneous contest at Watertown and will go to the state contest in Aberdeen later this month. He was named valedictorian this spring and was on last year's regional debate team that won the regional contest and competed in the Yer 1 million state contest.

de Smet DE Smt Orin Purintun de Smet High School Watertown Aberdeer Orin

Editorial Digests Track Political Sentiment In Pierre

Editorials shape public interest as officeholders and aspirants monitor sentiment. Nonpartisan digests circulate among officials and party workers. the Social Security board and State Republican committee publish daily compilations. Herman Sterud, a 50 year Capitol veteran, oversees vast incorporation records and inquiries while Uncle Sam funds the state social security bulletin with detailed figures.

Pierre Mar Social Security Board Washington South Dakota Herman Steruc Steruc Public Lands Secretary of State A. O. Hingstud Olive A. Ringsrud Sterud Uncle Sam Statehouse State Social Security Department

Ravine Park Redevelopment Drives Huron Recreation Growth

Huron's 1939 parks appropriation reached about $5,009 with additional costs for a cemetery and recreation director pay. Ravine Park became a modern recreation plant featuring a 17 acre lake, a large beach, bathhouse, night lighting, lifeguards, and a helped dam, lake pumping, and landscaping. The city expanded parks in Campbell and Winter parks while River Park rose west of the river. A 9 hole golf course was built northwest of the airport. Loftus Ward has led supervised recreation for four years, with strong youth and adult programs and records of tennis, swimming, baseball, and skating participation.

Huron Mitchell Watertown Aberdeen Ravine Park Prio 4Th Street Drouth Commission Campbell Park Winter Park Bob Puls River Park Third Street Bridge Ravine Park Lake Huron Country Club Usider South Dakota Loftus Ward Childlise Awim Red Cross Iest National Recreation Project WPA Sears

Public Assistance Funding Split Across Agencies

The latest publication shows federal money funds over 80 percent of public assistance, with the state about 9 percent and counties 1 percent. Major outlays go to WPA at 51 percent, Farm Security Administration 19 percent, and Old Age Assistance 17 percent. Joe Bottum hails young GOP growth as J H Bollum Jr proud four counties hit quota by March 1. Surprising birthday tribute for Steve Travis draws 200 friends. Governor Bushfield attends a morning press conference.

South Dakota WPA Farm Security Administration Joe Bottum Young Gop J. H. Bollum, Jr Youre Republican League Custer Ban Homme Hughes Faulk Steve Travis Bushfield

City Briefs Roundup Of Local Notices And Appearances

The Rev Alfred renerry plans a return tonight from Sioux Falls after attending a Baptist event and a ministers meeting in the state. W H Bayles Mrs Bayles and C S Laughlin attend a board meeting tomorrow. Miss Marguerite Davis is hospitalized in Mitchell after an operation. Daughters born to Paul Haier and wife at a Muron hospital. Dignified Easter fashion ads and notices fill the page, with local trips, meetings, and events including a Treble Clef Troubadours concert. Des Moines visitor Paul Hackett returns home. Westinghouse manager. A N A Card Party noted with Chinese Checkers at Legion Hall on March 15.

Alfred ‘Renerry Sioux Falls W. H. Bayles Bayles C. S. Laughlin Tuck's Cafe Marguerite Davis St. Joseph’s Maspit Mitchell Mastery Kiel Bros, Inc Paul Haier Carpenter Muron Eliers Gene Denning Delores Jeannette Rapid City Denning Westinghouse Refrigerator Company Des Moines Don Shaw High School D. G. Darling New Royal Yale Ore Legion Hall

Stamp Pals: Dr D E Zook Finds World Hobby

Dr D E Zook professor of education at Huron College is featured in a series introducing faculty. He travels and exchanges stamps with collectors worldwide. He favors pre cancelled stamps for business use and notes the value of age rarity and errors. He warns not to soak stamps from envelopes.

Huron College Huronite D F. Zook D. E. Zook Huron Collage United States Dr. Zouk Zook Zock Reisted St. Louis

Mussolini’s stance tests Hitler as Italy weighs war choice

DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes Italy’s readiness to defend its liberty of action with a million trained men and a fortified Alpine bulwark, while Mussolini’s cautious line risks leaving Hitler’s Berlin Rome axis uncertain. The piece notes Italy’s likely involvement if Russia invades the Balkans and Mussolini’s aim to keep Bolshevists out, with Allied blessing if conflict arises.

Europe Soddu Italy Germany France von Ribbentrop Fuehrer Hiller Signer Mussolini Hitler Herr von Ribbentrop Tl Duce Berlin-Rome Feahrer Duce Russia Balkans Moscow

Mussolini Eyes Big Role in Postwar Europe

The Italian leader weighs alliances with Allies or Germany while trading with both sides. He aims to avoid ruptures with the Allies, favors an Anglo-French bloc, and plans a major influence at the peace conference and in rebuilding Europe after the war.

Italy Germany Mussolini Europe

Return Home Five-Tot, Lawrence

Mrs Gwyn Thompson has tea turned to her home here after visiting her parents in Rapid City. Her father G McCornick was seriously ill prompting her early return. Experts say failures to shift to a lower gear are to blame for the local mechanical issue noted.

Lawrence Gwyn Thompson Rapid City G. McCornick

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