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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
6
Mrs Charles R. Hately and Kathryn returned Sunday from Groton after visiting relatives for a few days in Wellington Springs.
Congress may boost flood control funds as Army engineers estimate 195 million dollars needed for next year. South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota officials seek Missouri River development and diversions to relieve drought, protect basins, and boost irrigation. Delegates discuss Belle Fourche and Devil’s Lake plans, with concerns over sustaining river flow and groundwater levels.
Benjamin H B Schaub detailed grasshopper control at a joint township and county meeting in Woonsocket. He urged deep plowing to bury eggs, planting grasshopper resistant crops including certain sorghums and early small grains, and using poison bait as a cleanup measure after tillage.
Virgil High School seniors under Frank Duffy supervise a new loose leaf yearbook with Hazel Shepard as editor and Mary Barth as assistant editor. The book will record all student activities from the year and materials come from Inter-Collegiate Press of Kansas City MO. All students have ordered copies.
Work of Jerauld County rural schools is shown in Clyde Fite’s office, county superintendent of schools. The exhibit has been on display since March 18 and will run through March 25, ending with the CS conversion.
At Virgil schoolhouse a maroon and gold table setting hosted ten basketball players plus fathers Supt. Thurston and Coach Frank Duffy. Supt. Thurston acted as toastmaster as speeches followed a banquet organized by Mrs. C Van Der Aarde Mrs. J R Speirs and Mrs. Jake Sprecker. Proceeds support the band fund.
Joe Bottum state taxation director was guest speaker at the Wessington PTA meeting. Community singing was led by G. Scott Dexter, the Raythra band performed under Mrs Helen Cleland, and Elizabeth DeHaven sang. Lunch was served by the school faculty with Mrs Viola Westre coordinating arrangements.
The Rev. Father O'Conner, who has been in charge, has been transferred within the diocese. Details on new assignment and date are provided in the follow-up notice from church authorities.
The notice promotes a four day test to address kidney symptoms including backache frequent urination and leg pains. It claims a diuretic can eliminate wastes and urges readers to obtain a “Bakets” as a test aid from Sherman Moc o Drug Co and Longstatt Drug Co.
The Wessington Springs and Craw Lake Catholic Churches have been transferred to Yankton and will continue as mission charges under Rev. Father Savage of Woonsocket. The move follows months of restructuring and maintains ongoing church services for area Catholics.
The teachers of the Forestburg consolidated school were tendered new contracts for the 1989-40 school year by the education board at a recent meeting.
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