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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1929
Page
4
A notice states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to reprint all news dispatches credited or not credited in this paper, and to publish focal news. The policy asserts exclusive age for republication by the paper and AP.
Radio schedule fragment lists programs by time and station across many outlets, noting orchestras, dance bands, classical hour slots, and featured personalities. It includes WABC WINS WJZ and others with 2:00 Pacific Little Symphony Hour and late-night concerts.
Paul Freming leaves for Aberdeen on business Monday as Masgié College expects graduates this year.
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Malley are reported to be the proud owners of a recent success as news reaches Huron. Wahldick returned Monday from Sioux City where he was busy for the Kinkead land agency and related interests.
May 2 entries note births and deaths of local figures. Ken Foster of Armour, Iowa born in 1849, a promoter of good roads and legislator. Jo C Issenhuth of Redfield, banker and legislator. Henry B Anderson, former state auditor, died in Phoenix at 64.
The piece traces early dreams of flight from Archytas of Tarentum and Greek thinkers through Leonardo da Vinci and Roger Bacon to Montgolfier brothers and Pilatre de Rozier. It highlights early experiments, the science of wind, and the 1788 first hot air balloons, including ascent details and durations.
The Argus Leader notes Sioux Falls grows with the state's forward trend, citing broad progress over five years in farm production and city development, while acknowledging an overall statewide push.
The article notes expansion expectations for South Dakota and cooperation across communities. It reports J. H. McKeever purchasing Aberdeen Searles Printing assets and remaining in the state. It also cites a state highway ruling enabling the highway commission to participate in city roadway construction on the trunk system.
The Chicago Tribune criticizes slow progress on the St. Lawrence waterway and urges prompt funding for an east coast route and inland connections. It argues central western representation supports canal efforts but faces sectional indifference and warns of growing commerce obstacles between coasts.
Dr. Herman G. James, president elect, calls for robust growth of South Dakota's university system. He warns against half measures and argues that tax funds must support complete facilities to stop students from studying in nearby states, citing an annual outflow of about 500 students and an estimated $265,000 loss to the state each year. He favors rapid, but affordable, expansion aligned with local taxpayers' means.
Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that about twenty five million people in the United States moved clocks forward one hour on Sunday, starting daylight saving. The schedule runs until fall when clocks revert. Major eastern cities like New York and Chicago are on daylight saving.
A livery barn on Third Street in Huron, occupied by Ey B Wilson, was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon after a 3:30 alarm. The fire department arrived quickly and had the blaze under control by 20. Ey B Wilson had evacuated the premises and no injuries are reported. Other local residents noted routine visits and travel during the day.
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