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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1937
Page
2
A partial wire service market brief appears in this evenings issue, noting scaled down market activity and limited coverage from market centers. Details are sparse due to the condensed edition and missing segments.
Market quotes remained steady with receipts of 200 at Aurea, cattle, yearlings, and sheep holding even prices. Chicago and Sioux Falls reports show slight firming in cattle and lambs with hogs trading around 10.30 to 10.45, while South St. Paul notes steady calf and steer values and higher lamb bids amid cautious trade.
Watertown and Sioux Falls markets list poultry and egg prices for Friday sales. Prices cover hens capons ducks geese and bantam varieties with weight ranges and pack details, alongside butterfat and butter quotes from local creameries.
Markets listings from Swift & Co in Huron provide prices for heavy hens and leghorn hens, light and heavies, and assorted poultry grades. Minnesota and North Dakota early quotes appear, with butterfat prices noted and general market firmness amid mixed lots and graded lots.
Grain market bulletin lists No 1 dark northern wheat and hog prices. Sioux City market reports mixed activity with hogs mostly lower and top entries around 1990 pounds per hundredweight. Details read unclear due to OCR errors but show bids, prices, and trader activity.
N Cosgrave representative of the state division of taxation will be in Huron to assist taxpayers in preparing their state income tax return. He will maintain an office at Hotel Marvin Hughitt March 3 and 3. Cosgrave announced he would be open Saturday Sunday and Monday but will be back Tuesday morning for the last two days before the filing deadline. He will stay open to midnight Wednesday for filing.
Senator Bulow of South Dakota said WPA officials are surveying funds and projects to reemploy drought stricken farmers, calling for programs that let farmers work enough hours on WPA projects while still tending spring fields. He urged months of spring planting work and continued farm activity through WPA employment.
Motor Patrolman Ted Bird warns Beadle County motorists that fines will be imposed for failure to display 1997 automobile and truck license plates by the April 2 deadline. The state law requires all cars to have new numbers by March 31, with winter delays blamed for slow plate sales. County treasurer Neil Bailey notes many 1937 plates remain unsold as owners rush to obtain new plates and certificates of title are often required.
State and federal inspectors investigated a crash west of Pittsburgh after a flight from Kansas City to Newark. TWA president Jack Frye claimed the aircraft was in perfect condition. a state aeronautics inspector said the plane appeared out of control with throttles closed before impact. Capt. Wilkins reported sighting another plane and a vertical descent just before the crash, with 3000 feet visibility. Survivors included Mrs. Meyer Effenstein and Nellie Granger, while several passengers were en route to Easter reunions.
Hollywood stars reveal quirky pre love routines as they brace for kissing scenes. Luise Rainer relaxes in dressing room with Viennese waltz music. Myrna Loy knits. Rosalind Russell stares into a mirror. Joan Crawford sips tea while rehearsing. Robert Montgomery paces behind the net. Spencer Tracy whispers lines. Bette Davis and Kay Francis hide in their rooms. Robert Taylor seeks a dark corner. Garbo and William Powell reportedly maintain a steady mood with no warm up.
Eyewitnesses describe a crash near Euclid Bourpuignow as a passenger plane nosedived into a meadow valley. Victims lay scattered as neighbors freed bodies and cut seat belts. pilots and passengers were killed instantly.
London March 2 John Drinkwater famed British novelist and stage writer died Thursday at the age of 34 He collapsed from a head attack in his sleep at his London home after attending the Oxford Cambridge boat race and a club evening He had just completed a film project on King George VI covering Victoria to the present and was known for his historical plays including Abraham Lincoln and Robert E Lee
Severe winter conditions linger in Huron with flurries and freezing temperatures hindering work crews removing storm debris. Despite resumed rail, bus, and air schedules, communications and utility crews report slow restoration as authorities predict continued cold through the weekend. Local lines and highways remain open but slick with ice as federal forecasters warn of more cold, with temperatures rising only slowly from single digits to the mid teens today.
The president faces opposition to a bill that would flexibly size a court, possibly from nine to 15 justices, with amendments limiting appointments and retirement rules. Critics warn the measure could entrench political control and threaten democracy, while church educators warn of religious intolerance and loss of freedom.
Mrs Mary McKeague formerly of Fullerton North Carolina now of Aberdeen was sentenced by Circuit Judge Van Buren Perry to six months in Brown County jail for obtaining old age pension benefits by false pretenses. Judge Perry refused suspension saying punishment must deter others though he may consider partial suspension if her children can care for her. The guilty plea to one count was entered a week earlier with deferred sentencing.
F I Maytag founder of the washing machine company died early today at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles His home was Newton Iowa He was born in Blin Indiana and started as an implement salesman He built washing machines bearing his name and donated 250 000 to Newton A M C of New ton He served in the Jews state senate from 1902 to 192 he lived in Beverly Hills retirement Funeral services will be held in Newton Iowa early next week with burial there
A cantata titled Last Words of the Christ, written by Thedand Di bois, is slated for Good Friday observance at the Methodist Church. The program features choral numbers and dramatic scenes, with Jerome Hoserr4Ls and Scene Bolg noted in the cast.
Charles E. Peron aged 57 died yesterday afternoon in La Huron hospital. Born November 2, 1967 in Town, Henayna he married and lived with siblings. He spent the past six years in Beadle County. Survived by three sisters and two brothers including Mrs Lyme Semera of Yona S D and William Feron of Atlantic Ya. 28 nieces and nephews. One sister Elva Trow died January 28, 1931. Funeral plans not set today.
J. S. Bauer, manager of Western Union in Huron, reports rapid restoration after March Northwest storm. About 967 messages handled yesterday, with heavy congestion cleared by 10:30 p.m. Messages addressed to firms were delivered to homes, and lines to Minneapolis and other points were reestablished after brief outages.
Jallgray Gordon aged 31 died yesterday in a Sioux Falls hospital after illness and an operation two weeks earlier. Surviving are his mother, a daughter Delores age 10, sister Eula Nelson in Florida, and brother William Gordon with wife in Macon Georgia. Funeral arrangements at Walsh Funeral Home in Huron to be announced tomorrow.
Herman Schramm, 33, a Yankton County farmer, is in serious condition after cutting his throat with an ax during a deranged episode. His wife was attacked but escaped with injuries to hands and face. He had a nervous breakdown three years prior and had received treatment at a sanitarium in Council Bluffs. Authorities are reviewing the incident as the Schramm family, connected to state figures, faces the aftermath.
Funeral services for Leland B. Rutherford of Brenham Texas and formerly of Huron were held in Kansas City Missouri where he formerly resided. He died in a motor car accident near Brenham on March S at age 33. He is survived by his widow Eunice Rutherford of Brenham, his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rutherford, two brothers Leon Rutherford and Francis Rutherford, and a sister Mrs. Martin Ervin, all of Kansas City.
Washington dispatch notes experts warn the Corn Belt must recruit large crossbreeding specialists to preserve hog and cattle prominence. Droughts across Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas reduced hog numbers from 3.0 million to about 1.3 million and cattle herds to record lows, signaling a shrinking livestock economy and urging farmers to adopt new husbandry and equipment strategies.
Patricia Winders wins Sweensa’s weekly drawing at the Huron venue. Tickets are handed out at the Huron Theatre area each Friday evening for the next show, with adults able to collect prizes by presenting receipts before 5 PM Wednesday. Tickets are distributed to locals in Huron and nearby areas.
Frank Istgeson of Carthage remains at a Huron hospital after a fall yesterday caused a fractured right elbow.
Classified ad fragment listing FORD 1821 A four door car with contact Charles Curnmins De Smet and a sale note. Also includes Karen innempring meat tress for $20, Mink Mildred Coshell with phone 2872, a small furnished apartment in Kona Royal Apartment with phone 4125, modern furnished apartments, 178 3rd St S, cigarette prices and brands from Union Leader and local store.
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