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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1929
Page
9
Market reports from Minneapolis show wheat slipping after a firmer morning, with corn oats and barley trading lightly. Cash offerings were sparse as milling demand lagged, durum and spring wheats steady to slow, and carlot ranges quoted for No 1 dark northern and durum varieties.
Huron Markets receipts of Armour and Co hogs to reon today six hundred. Note: owing to the bar on yard not a public market the Huronite cannot supply daily market quotations. Quotations from public markets are quoted elsewhere. Warren grain market No 1 dark northern wheat 2.05.
A brief market snippet lists durum at 73 and 83 for mixed durum, white oats at 40, corn at unspecified, spelt at per cwt 85, barley 57, flax 22, and figures 50 for percentages or other units, indicating varied commodity quotes and format. Strong entities include durum varieties and oats, with oats and barley noted among grains and flax present in the pricing sheet.
New York reports a broad rally led by rail and copper shares as buyers reenter the market. Call money climbs to 9 percent after 8 percent, with total volume near 4.3 million shares and notable gains for Weh movers and major names such as Canadian Pacific and Baldwin Locomotive.
Herbert Hoover Jr, son of the president and head of Western Air Express radio development, predicts in Washington that within a year airplane passengers may be able to telephone from the air. He says air radio will mainly send weather and business dispatches to pilots, with personal calls limited for safety. The Hoovers plan to live in San Marino.
The charred body of Mrs. Colin M. Baker, a prominent New Orleans woman, was found in her burned automobile near Audubon Park after she had been missing overnight. Police seek murder, suicide, or accident theories with little concrete evidence. Mrs. Baker is mother of Marton Baker, manager of a New Orleans bank, and of Memphis and Houston spouse Mrs. Cecil Huey.
Aimed at improving understanding between business men of Huron and local farmers, a March 27 luncheon at Hotel Maygin Hughitt will feature Frank D. Thomson of Lincoln Nebraska. Thomson, director of Woods Brothers with extensive farming interests, will address the gathering, and Rotary Kiwanis and Liwia clubs urge every member to invite a farmer guest.
The 20 women from Huron College, led by Miss Bessa Stackpole, depart with Eldon Parker for Redfield to begin a two week spring concert tour. Final rehearsal occurred last night and parts of the program were shown at chapel for Saint approval. After performances in Frankfort and stops in Henry, Arlington, Water Town, and Sioux Falls, the party will travel east then south with a nine additional days on the road.
Mrs F 8 Bowen of Garner Iowa aged 71 years 9 months and 18 days died after a stroke of paralysis. She had lived with a niece Mrs B D Miller ten miles southwest of here. Survived by one brother J P Shaffer and three sisters Mrs Sparks Richville Minn Mrs Blake St Marie Idaho and others. Body to be taken to Garner for burial after visitation in Virgil.
Eight Haron Reserve Officers gathered at Hotel Maryvin Hughitt for a conference study session led by J. M. Cass. The program opened with dinner and two hours of instruction on first aid and hygiene, with two more courses planned on scouting patroling and U.S. military policy. The meetings continue to June.
Sacramento reports the impeachment trial of Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy focusing on why he aided evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson’s kidnapping story. Prosecutors allege he took 2500 dollars and obstructed justice, while defense asserts friendship and church loyalty guided his actions.
The Boy Scout Court of Honor shifts from Monday to Tuesday for the March session. Leaders receive first aid instruction Monday evenings while Fred C. Eggers, scout executive, notes the next court will convene Tuesday evening March 26 in Huron.
South Dakota State fair board met in Huron to review 1929 livestock premium lists. State Fair cash prices will total about $30,000, nearly the 1928 amount. Board akan delay new ground construction until a state engineer reports, then bids open. About $35,000 will fund 1929 expo improvements by September including a poultry building, a new bleacher stand with 2,200 more seats, re routing buildings and larger water mains.
Washington March 19 The Interior department announced 2700 acres of land in Butte and Meade counties South Dakota will be opened to homestead and desert land entry on April 16 at the Pierre office.
Circuit Judge Frank R. Fisher of Miller reopened the Beadle county courthouse. A number of cases are set for trial without a jury on the calendar today.
The Lions Club unanimously supports organizing a Radio Owners Club to locate and eliminate local radio interference. LeRoy Boggs named chair of a committee to sponsor the new group in cooperation with other Huron service clubs. Local radio expert A H Griffith says 90 percent of interference is local and affordable to fix. Details to follow.
A bomb exploded in a door way of a Gary dry goods store owned by William Herman, wrecking its front and that of the adjoining Stoison brothers building. The blast shattered several large flat buildings and caused about 315,099 in damage. Herman, his wife, and six children, living above the shop, were shaken but not seriously hurt.
Five Bay Area theaters were without union musicians projectionists and stage hands today in a dispute between the musicians union and theater managers. The union secretary said a contract requiring theaters to hire musicians even with talkies caused the strike. Stage hands and machine operators joined in protest.
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