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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1931
Page
13
Chicago market report shows hogs selling steady at prior day levels as buyers plan to trim value scales amid lighter supplies. Lambs and cattle mixed with fat lambs under pressure, light westerns at 9.65 and various beef and stock prices showing weakness as packers adjust for demand.
Wheat futures opened flat and stayed in a slim range amid poor trade and conflicting news May closed unchanged while July and September eased. Cash demand remained solid with scattered advances. winter and durum wheats showed steady to better activity. Sioux City and nearby markets reported mixed livestock activity with cattle and hogs unevenly steady to lower, while oats and flax showed varied demand.
Minneapolis market notes show grain ranges for carrots and related commodities in a fragmented listing. Entries include No 1 northern, No 3 mixed, amber durum, durum samples, and various percent indicators, with several unclear percentages across multiple grades.
In Duluth on March 19 a list of durum wheat grades appears with various lots and percentages. Entries include Amber durum 77 percent with 745, Th durum 71 percent, W percent at 72, and several other durum categories with 6 to 63 percent, indicating grade percentages and lot identifiers.
The report lists live poultry, eggs, and butter prices from Huron, Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Chicago, and New York for March 18 to March 19. It notes various categories including hens, leghorns, ducks, geese, roosters, and broilers with price ranges, plus closing quotations for dairy and stock items and potatoes in Chicago.
Beadle County Dairy Federation and local creameries, Huron Dairy Products and Gold Model, will raise prices starting Saturday. Farmers receive 50 cents more per hundred pounds of 25 percent butter fat. creamery prices rise from 1.40 to 1.00 per hundred pounds and sweet cream to 0.60 per pound. Retail milk to consumers returns to 10 cents per quart. Officials say higher dairy revenue will be fully passed to farmers.
De Smet Boy Scout troop No 10 charter renewal approved after review at council office. Founded February 199x by Rev W C Besseliere who remains scoutmaster. Sponsored by De Smet American Legion Post. Members include Harold Antle Lloyd Adama Allen Besselierre Paul Beselievre Paul Green Howard Hasche George Jamieson Kenneth Jones Loren Jones Hugh Keating Denton Kohler Lawrence McKibben LeRoy Newman Boyd Stewart Franklin Rebfeld and Lys Paul. Eagle Scout Paul Green and Life Scout Allen Besseliewrein. Court of honor on March 14 promoted Lawrence McKibben and Kenneth Jones to Star Scout. awarded cycling merit badges to Lloyd Adams and six more to Lawrence McKibben in cycling handicraft pathfinding photography public health swimming.
Mary M Wasmawson of the farm board said new storage space has been obtained and the wheat crop will be handled without trouble. He hopes relief from overcrowding via exporting 35 million bushels. Indications suggest this year's production may match the 1930 crop and price prospects seem unlikely to improve much. The board plans a campaign to reduce spring wheat acreage.
A man named Newland received a 70 day jail term on a third degree forgery charge with an additional 70 days to be served in county jail. The proceedings also mention RL Skinner and a reference to a grain broker in Chicago. The crude OCR text includes stock ticker style lines and disjointed company names.
A South Dakota gathering featured speakers critiquing business factions, urging open minds and renewed leadership. They warned of a mental and economic low tide, urged grain diplomacy with China, and praised postwar leaders Stresemann and Briand for a new diplomacy based on goodwill.
Washington reports two weeks of War Policies Commission hearings reveal support for price fixing and taxation as tools to prevent profiteering in future conflicts. Bernard Baruch proposed freezing prices at hostilities onset. witnesses like Newton D. Baker backed price controls, though opinions varied on scope and execution.
A damaged fragment mentions Mrs Schoeneman Hill Mint and a juvenile sounding names, a presumed legal context, and a reference to a payment judgment with no clear dates or outcome. The text is too garbled to extract definite parties or actions.
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Prof P J Harkness reports nearly 100 delegates from eleven colleges will attend the Pi Kappa Delta meet in Sioux City March 26 27 and 28. South Dakota schools in competition include Sioux Falls College Augustana Yankton College Dakota Wesleyan South Dakota State College Eastern State Normal Aberdeen Northern Normal Madison Huron College Morningside University Sioux City Western Union Jamestown College.
Newly formed Shell Petroleum Company banquet drew South Dakota jobbers and company employees to the Marvin Hughitt hotel in Huron. H E Davis of Chicago explained refining crude oil to finished products in detail. N B Heddon of Ethyl Genoline described ethyl gasoline methods and merits. Other speakers included W B Cline Chicago Freer Minneapolis E J Sherwood Mitchell Mr Cotton Verolomon and Mr Scott Geddes.
The Augustana and Huron college music faculties announce three joint recitals. The first concert Monday at Huron college chapel features Bonnie Ruth McInnes soprano Laura Fischer pianist Laura Ford Giere accompanist with Huron instructors Van Deursen and Gibeon performing various vocal and piano works. The five musicians will also perform Tuesday in Sioux Falls and Wednesday in Madison.
A group of seven Huron college music students performed a Tuesday recital in the college chapel. Mabel Myers and Marjorie Frybarger opened with a two piano Grieg arrangement of Mozart in C major, followed by Anna Wurtsch on Schubert and Brahms pieces. Rena Van Heuvelen offered Liszt and Keil piano solos, Elmer Bucher played a saxophone number, Edne Kingdon and Robert Bryan contributed two tenor and two piano solos, and Evelyn Meme closed with two piano pieces.
Arthur W. Watwood, state manager for Business Men's Assurance of Kansas City and former South Dakota third district congress candidate, was the principal speaker at the Huron Kiwanis club gathering at the Marvin Hughitt hotel. R. J. Nordness of Investors' Syndicate gave a brief vocational talk. AJA U W study group meets at Clifford Arnold's home to study America Through European Eyes.
Members of the Minnehaha country club approved extensive improvements including a swimming pool and clubhouse remodeling. The work aims to be finished in time for the state golf tournament on the Minnehaha course this summer.
Summer Sumner of Tulare wins sweepstakes in this week’s Evening Huronte comic coloring contest. Ten free theater tickets awarded to top colorists including eight others: Andrew Hanson, Roger Parkee, Bobbie Mackness, Frances Voss, Huts Ackes evman, George Georgia, Donna Ludwig, Winifred Miller.
Classified notice for a 10 by 18 foot brooder house to fit a 262 size Jamesway incubator. Contact phone 4283. references to ami Frank.
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