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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1938
Page
2
Market rates for grains and seeds listed with No 3 oats No 2 rye and flax prices. At Armour Stock Yards Huron hog market rose by a dime to around 850 with receipts near 350. Calves and sheep show mixed demand with lambs indicated steady to weak and slaughter ewes and rams facing cautious bids.
Chicago, Watertown, Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Sioux City and New York markets show steady to firm poultry and butter, with mixed grain and potato quotes. Hens, geese, ducks and creamery products move modestly. prices for corn and wheat vary by center, while Chicago lists assorted produce and closing cash figures from the day.
Chicago marked Mar 20 with open trade near standstill across cattle hog sheep and calves. Heifers and heavy feeders showed weakness, steers held above 10 dollars with sparse early sales. lambs drew bid, packing sows mixed. Sioux City Cattle market followed, with cautious tone, steady to lower bids, and limited fat lamb action amid overall soft demand.
Reports from LIQUX FALLS and SOUTH ST PAUL show cattle and hogs unevenly steady to lower. Cattle demand weak to 25 lower with steady to higher top bids, hogs mostly lower with modest gains in some lots, and feeders scarce amid mixed buyer activity.
European reaction pushes Chicago wheat prices lower with May at 862 1 2, July 824 0 4, while May corn slips to 60 0. Traders focus on domestic crop prospects as European market trends weigh on demand. Minneapolis cash quotes show No 1 heavy dark northern around 1 02, No 2 dark hard Montana 93 7s, and durum values steady amid a light trading basis.
New York stock market faced a closing onslaught as late selling trimmed earlier gains. Major names like American Smelting, Kennecott, Cerro de Pasco, Dome, United States Steel, Loew’s, and Allis-Chalmers saw continued pressure while other issues fluctuated with fractional advances before the close.
Washington report notes the House approved a congressional inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority and private utility firms, with debate focusing on the probe’s scope and potential clashes between TVA directors and private power interests. The resolution seeks to assess administration, director conduct, rates, and possible improper incentives to industry.
The Senate Financial Committee voted to eliminate taxes on most holding company liquidations and approve an amendment exempting such simplifications from capital gains taxes. The panel also trimmed pork import levies and restated salary transparency rules, with a decision to report the measure to the Senate within the week.
J Miller from Hur, W F Chase of Evening Herosite attend De Smet banquet hosted by American Legion and Auxiliary. The event included invocation by Rus C L Leverson, welcomes from Commander G Barnes, and toasts by E P Wilmarth Marvin Scofield C C Fritzer Willis Coulson L H Bruhn Richard Johnson and others with Rev L A Johnson giving benediction. Harry Eggen presided as toastmaster.
Honolulu report says five Navy fliers are missing and feared dead after a heavy reconnaissance flying boat with seven aboard struck the sea off Oahu during maneuvers. One radioman swam ashore to alert command. another was rescued unconscious and later revived.
Grace Episcopal Church hosts the second sermon in a Lenten series titled The Search for Reality in Religion with the topic Releasing Spiritual Energy. The rector will deliver the address on Thursday, March 21 at 745 p.m. The public is cordially invited.
Washington report notes the public shows greater interest in foreign affairs than since World War I after Secretary Hull's speech on foreign policy at the National Press Club, which sparked a renewed attention in Washington.
A.W. Raun Edward McArdle Ray M. Johnson and the Rev. and Mrs. L G Lockwood visited Aberdeen last night for a Character Building Association gathering held near the Northern Norma area. The Rev. and Mrs. Lockwood have been away about ten days in Lemmen Faith and the West River country. The Rev. Mr. Lockwood preached at the Presbyterian Church at Melatosh Sunday.
George M. Sinering executive secretary of the South Dakota Bankers Association spoke to the Huron Lions Club at the weekly dinner, giving a report on the Central States Conference attended with John M. Thomson. Starring was elected second vice president of the Central States Conference.
Mussolini asserts full control of armed forces while keeping the king as head. Italy warns France against intervention in Spain and strengthens anti aircraft reserves in a show of preparedness. Reports praise fascist legionnaires in Catalonia and note tensions over a French warplane flight. Dated currency shows the dollar at 3276 francs per section.
Beadle County commissioners were asked to revoke the beer licenses of two night club operators near Huron after complaints from the licensing division of the secretary of agriculture office. George Sewell, operator west of Huron, and Joe Nasr, operator on Highway 1 east of Huron, were accused of selling malt liquor. Agents for licensing authorities reported purchases at the establishments by February 21.
NEW YORK March federal court issued a temporary injunction stopping Guaranty Truss Company from voting its stock to gain control of the Vion Swerigen rail empire. Judge Albert Coxy set return for an equity petition by Robert RR Young of Texas who charged improprieties in Guaranty Trust Company and its management of Chesapeake Ohio Railway and related holdings.
Yale area farmer Reinschmidt, farming about 200 acres near Yale, predicts a strong crop start. He cites excellent soil conditions and expects favorable weather in the next two months to yield a bumper crop.
Winter winds sweep across Huron with below freezing temperatures and a chilly, cloudy forecast. Beau’s weather notes a prior period of precipitation totaling 0.22 inches of moisture, while federal meteorology agencies project continued wintry conditions. Snow is expected to continue through Thursday with little temperature change.
Vera Reynolds a former Wampum baby star and Robert Ellis Reel, a writer of seven stories, wed in Palms last night under conditions that ended Reynolds breach of promise suit. Reynolds had claimed a 1920 Connecticut marriage in Grewreich was invalid. couple declined comment on living arrangements.
The Huron Elks lodge marked an anniversary with a banquet for 300 members led by Exalted Ruler Welter and EC McKenzie. District Deputy Tarbell praised the initiatory work while noting minor ritual flaws during the observance held after a 7 o'clock banquet. Also announced were tributes to founders from 1888 and introductions of longtime members in the Huron area. In other news, Hurley Wes Glenn Hurley learned of his mother Mrs S P Hurley’s death in Gettysburg.
Fragments describe Huron lodge activities in progress in the early 20th century. A hotel project on Third Street is outlined with room counts and renovations by the Chamber of Commerce, plus references to lodge speakers and local development efforts. Additional notices mention rent, turkey orders, and real estate offerings.
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