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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
2
Market reports from Watertown Armour Stockyards Sioux City and Sioux Falls show hog prices advancing 5-10 cents with top bids near 14.90 to 15.80 for lightweight to heavy butchers. Cattle lambs and calves mostly steady with some declines in lambs, cows, and stockers. Highlights include Chicago top hog at 15.80 and multiple regional quotes for 180 to 380 pound hogs and 400 pound cows trades.
Cattle 2,600 head with steady to higher bids on some loads. Medium steers 15.00 15.75, medium good 14.00 15.00. Cows 12.25 13.50, canners 8.00 10.25. Hogs 12,000 head with steady to higher bids 15.15, shippers 15.25. Sheep 10,500 head, Montana loads and Dakota stockers noted, no early action. Calves 1,700 with vealers steady to weak, top 16.50, good 14.00 16.00.
Huron and surrounding markets report price ranges for heavy hens over 5 pounds down to light hens, leghorn hens, heavy breed roosters, and butterfat levels. Sioux Falls Watertown and New York listings show regional variations for eggs, butter, cream, and poultry prices with multiple weight classes and grade distinctions.
In Boston on March 25, US demand shows early born southern California wools bulk fine and some half blood bought at delivered East clean prices of 1.10 to 1.12. Good top-making fine Australian wools arriving sold at out of bond clean prices 1.09 to 1.10. Montevideo wools graded quarter-blood to fine medium sold and shipped at out of bond grease price of 32 cents.
Chicago grains fell after Price Administrator Pren tass Brown warned against farm bills raising food prices 17 to 18 percent. Rye led losses amid heavy liquidation, wheat and oats trimmed gains, and selling intensified late. Minneapolis cash markets showed mixed receipts and firmer tone with several grain grades quoted, highlighting a broad selloff across the grain pit.
New York stock market shows strength in rails and industrials while bonds hold steady. Cotton mixed with buying and hedging. wheat futures fall about 1 percent. corn unchanged at ceilings. Hog futures rise to a top of 15.00 with limited receipts. grain prices and futures quoted for durum and red varieties alongside oats and barley.
New York March 25 brokers reported a broad stock market rally led by rails and industrials with many favorites reaching 1943 or longer peaks, gains of fractions to over 2 points. Investors eyed congressional trends inflation fears and war prospects while funds moved amid profit taking near the close. Items such as rubbers amusements and rail orders led the rise. utilities were listless and about 2 million shares changed hands.
A list of closing quotations from numerous companies is presented, covering industries from aviation and automotive to chemicals and consumer goods. Entities include AmAirlines, AmWoolpf, Coca brands, General Electric, US Steel, Deere, Curtiss-Wright, and many others, with varied percentage figures indicating stock or index values.
Miss Dorothy Miner formerly employed in Watertown at Farmers Bank will wed Tracy Mutchier of Oakland California. She visits her parents Mr and Mrs J A Miner before leaving next Tuesday for California. Judy Fones arrived from Sioux City to spend holidays with Mr and Mrs Geof Fones. A E Schnad leaves for Minneapolis to attend a Ninth District War Finance conference of bankers, returning Sunday.
Vice President Henry A Wallace stopped here overnight on his plane trip from Panama to Santiago, Chile. He disclosed at a press conference that talks were underway between the United States and Colombia to aid in building a section of the inter American highway. His schedule slated a stay in Lima, Peru, tonight and arrival in Santiago Friday for what Chileans expect to be a grand reception for a foreign visitor.
The list of Huron firms reporting full 100 percent contributions to the Red Cross War Fund drive expanded to include Dakota Aviation, Mid-Continent Airlines, Inland Airlines, CAA stations, Model Laundry, Saunders Motor, State Farm office, Larmpe’s Market, post office staff, county highway, Farmers and Merchants Bank, and others as the drive reached $4100 under county chairman T. E. O’Brien. Reports from solicitors are incomplete with many towns and rural districts still to be heard from.
Panic spread as earth cracked and yawning crevices opened on streets and lawns. The No 9 mine of Pagnotti Enterprises caused destruction to 80 to 90 homes a high school building and streets. Mine work under a four block area has paused after a night of sinking ground with warnings of further pulls.
Two 12 year old boys entered the police station to confess breaking into a Beach Avenue Southeast house used for storage of second hand furniture. They stripped brass doorknobs hinges and stove caps for a school scrap drive. They were released to parents as juvenile authorities handle the case. Virgil Manion reported the break in to police last week.
President Roosevelt today nominated 23 brigadier generals to temporary major general and 83 colonels to brigadier general in the regular army. Among major generals named were Everett Strait Hughes, born Ipswich. Colonels elevated included Loyal Moyer Haynes of Aberdeen, Clarence Hagbart Danielson of Head, and Leo James Ahern of Miller.
Creighton University at Omaha withdraws from intercollegiate athletic competition for the duration but remains in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Rev. David A. Shyne, S.d., director of athletics, said many MVC schools would likely follow Creighton's example due to personnel difficulties.
Nevada became the first state to adopt a method related to execution by petals. The first chamber execution occurred in Carson City on February 8, 1924, with Gee-Jon, a Chinese murderer, identified as the initial executed person.
State experts outline key gardening elements at a 1:30 p m Friday meeting in the Elks Ballroom of the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. Frank Rockwell and George J Gilbertson of South Dakota State College will teach garden techniques while mobilization questionnaires assess women’s farm and home roles in the victory garden campaign. The Chamber of Commerce reports 60 city lot vacancies spoken for and about 900 lots listed, urging owners’ permission and, if needed, squatter rights to secure plots and avoid disputes.
Rapid City plans announce Wendell Willkie will visit Rapid City and the Black Hills on Saturday April 24. He will fly in and inspect the Rapid City Army Air Base have lunch with soldiers and speak at a banquet for Congressman Francis Case as Man of the Year 1942. A public address on War and the West is planned with Mount Rushmore and other hill installations to be toured.
Karen J. Brinley was named to head the Kiwanis Club drive in the 13 billion dollar war bond campaign to be opened by the U S Treasury Department in April at a noon meeting. Ted Nickisch explained FDA functions and war aims. John Dorsey spoke on the high school operetta for April 2.
Weather report lists past and present temperatures with highs 80 and lows 14 for this date. Precipitation totals show month 0.73 inches year to date 2.27 inches. Sunrise 7:27 a.m. sunset 7:51 p.m. Forecast indicates no major temp changes, with tonight's minimum just below freezing. South Dakota expects mild today with scattered showers and colder conditions in northern and western portions tonight.
The Office of Price Administration set new retail price ceilings for frozen fish on a markup over cost basis. Small independents with less than 250000 dollars in annual gross sales use a 1.28 multiplier, other retailers use 1.26. The change replaces the previous ceiling tied to each seller’s March 1942 level.
Robert E. Kline, counsel for the House naval committee, said a war profits probe shows Washington firms and agents earning “excessive” commissions. Witness W. Lester Baker and wife Catherine testified their 1942 gross rose to 266,276 as a commission business. A chart indicated 120 brokers earned over 14 million from 1939 to 1942, with warning that 1943 fees could rise further.
Vera Paulson Jensvold of Minneapolis died in a Huron hospital after a brief illness. Born Vera Rumford in Sioux City, Ia on February 25, 1895, she married Chris Paulson in 1919 and lived in Huron until 1939, then with Walter Jensvall in Minneapolis since 1940. She had visited Huron the last two weeks. Survived by husband Walter, children Lyle and Nellie Paulson of Huron, father Charles W. Rumford of Canistota, and mother Alma Rumford of Sioux City. Funeral plans not set.
Brown defends farm price stability under wartime policy. He cites Little Steel Formula allowing a 15 percent wage rise since 1941, with further increases if injustices persist. He argues farm prices rose 110 percent and incomes 110 percent from 1939 to 1943, outpacing costs, keeping farming profitable. destroying stabilization would raise prices and costs, harming farmers.
Dr Minnie Laverman, an evangelist, will share her life story at special services starting Thursday. Topics include Leprosy on Friday night The Two Farmers on Saturday night The Perfect Pattern Sunday morning and The Lamb of God Sunday night. A women’s talk is also planned for Sunday afternoon.
A five member subcommittee including Connally and George advances resolutions for the postwar world. Drafts favor simple broad commitments with allies, avoiding specifics on territories. Senator Ball and allies push a plan for leading the United Nations, unified governance, and a joint force to keep and rebuild peace.
The War Department reports the army venereal disease rate dropped almost 50 percent in January 1943 versus January 1942. January rate was 25.2 cases per 3000 men, down from 45.0. For the year, 37.8 cases per 3000 men were found in 1942, versus 40.5 in the preceding year.
Edward Clay Pruitt aged 36 is jailed after pleading guilty to intoxication. He was turned over to Deputy U S Marshal to update selective service records. Pruitt had been charged with violation of the draft act and fined 25 dollars in district court. He was sent to Mitchell for further action on the charge.
At area hospitals several patients admitted for medical care include Clayton Stoner quois Bernie Baue pena Anna Lundy Huron L C Gassman quois Mrs Pearl Ma Boni le medical Mrs Herman man Doland George H mann Winfred Jungemann Wolsey medi McTighe Bancroft medical Dismissed Virgil Gilbert ter Delores Patterson Hurenaine Ernesti Huron Mrs E nis and baby daughter Ir Mrs Dave Eleinsasser Huron route.
Classified notice seeks a passenger for Dale California in April. The ad notes self pay, contact Lee Ward for details and rewards, and mentions found items including an air compressor at Huron. Caller can identify and pay for the ad by calling 3294. Also reads Wanted Automatic can phone 3070 days.
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