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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1930
Page
4
A 1930 article documents deceptive fat loss therapies marketed to curb weight. It warns thyroid-containing preparations can be deadly in overdoses, notes poisonous ingredients like poke root, and criticizes gimmicks such as soap rubs and bath curds that claim to remove fat.
An editorial urging the Senate to refer the Harris bill back to committee and end Mexican immigration. It argues that even where Mexicans are few they depress wages, force relocation, and threaten American workers while quotas distract from real gains. The piece calls to cut foreign labor until quotas vanish and stresses prioritizing American jobs.
Officials from the United States Department of Agriculture warn that so called obesity remedies bought by women are not only a waste of money but may endanger health. F J Cullen of the food drug and insecticide administration cautions that no drug or mix can reduce weight safely for public use. Promoters of these fat reducing cures are described as misleading.
Hazel Christofersen reports a five acre corn project netting 101.80 dollars in profit on a plot fertilized and drilled by tractor and harrow. Max Smith, a vocational agriculture student from Atlantic High School, says the project taught record keeping and practical farming skills, with labor and equipment details and a yield of 300 bushels at 60 bushels per acre. The story highlights how such projects build financial discipline and future farming readiness for students.
A fragmented verse lists places and items, then shifts to birthday greetings for Carl E Voigt, John Stanley Colton, Thos E Diamond, and Elizabeth Moore. A letter column includes names like Eunice Pringle and Harold Venables, with community notes about votes for local clerks and a reminiscence of 20 years ago ads and a Sid ney Australia propagation anecdote.
Social planned Thursday evening by the Hitchcock Hustlers at the Claude Fountain home. Proceeds aid Jesse Roberts at National Club camp next month. Besdue East Side Pig Club and Custer Valley Dairy clubs meet Friday evening.
The Alpena school district is commended for voting bonds to improve its facilities. While prudent spending is urged, the community's support for better public schools reflects a commendable aim to provide youths with superior learning environments.
The New York World comments on Marconi’s wireless power breakthrough shown aboard a Genoa yacht. It notes the awe of transatlantic wireless signals and warns the new ability to light cities remotely could both aid humanity and enable immense destruction in future wars. It suggests such power might help end war through mechanisms that multiply its horrors.
In a keynote before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Wickersham argued that organized society requires curtailing some individual liberty for the public good. He contrasted this with anarchist liberty and noted law, property rights, and international orders like the League of Nations and Paris Pact demand surrender of some freedom for social order and civilization.
Five girls joined Girl Scout Troop 3 at a May 2 meeting held at Mrs. George Campbell’s home. Captain Cara dyn Rayburn led the ceremony with the pledge, national anthem, and flag pledge. Tenderfoot Scouts Marjorie Oble, Clara-May BoneSteil, Jane Cole, Elinor Groves, and Mary Walker received pins and were welcomed into the troop.
Twenty years ago in Huron Royall Johnson of Highmore, a progressive Republican candidate for attorney general, arrived in the city and departed for the east. Leonard Lee Hoffman and Susia May Lauters were married at 6:39 PM at the Lauters home with Rev. Pearse Pinch officiating. The couple planned a two week trip visiting Sioux City, LeMars, Omaha and Denver before settling at 879 Fourth Street. Multiple local residents attended the ceremony and reception.
Helen G. Van Deer of Alden Freeborn County Minnesota is chosen to represent Minnesota at the national club camp in Washington D C this June She began ship work in 1925 and won multiple State Fair trips for canning sewing leadership garment judging and demonstration achievements Her leadership as Alden club president helped grow membership to 47 with 24 new members joining and plans for college and farm life ahead.
Beadle county leads state 4-H enrollment with 274 boys in farm projects and 8 girls in canning and related clubs as 1930 enrollment grows. statewide total up from 1929 with 3844 enrolled by May 1 and 12,053 last year. baby pork, corn, dairy and poultry clubs expand under extension and local sponsorships while Most Counties report program reach in all but four counties.
About 400 Brookings county students will perform for the U S radio program on station KFDY on May 10 at 2 30 P M A declamatory contest will feature twenty five speakers including Geraldine Glenn Hazel Harvey and Francis Journlin from Brookings Arlene Renich Dorothy Kenney Marian Nielson Dorothy Mehl Donald Mehl Ruth Evenson Virginia Gile Adeline Elise Lorene Weaver Violet Prussman Ralph Walkes and Maurine Shaffer from Elk Sop White.
Prairie Maid Calf club meets at the Olson home with Ross Cummings detailing judging criteria for chub calves and top dairy stock. Members plan a club tour in June while HL Pownell’s home hosts the next gathering and lunch wraps the session. Other meetings this week include the Nance Better Butter Day club at Clyde Johnson’s home per county agent notes.
Several high school students from representative parts of the state who attend the annual Smith Hughes conference at State college will speak over station KEDY during the noon programs. Selection of the broadcasters is to be made by W. P. Beard state supervisor of agricultural education and Miss Florence Sly home economics supervisor both of Pierre.
In Wessington twelve year old children were awarded Eastman kodaks. Betty Levin Betsy Gehring Paul Wittenberger Ralph Clarke Buddy Babbitt and Claudaa Franklin were named among the winners after twenty one children registered at McKay drug stores.
In a recent International League game between Newark and Toronto, seven pitched balls produced three hits and two runs. One batter was hit by a pitch, while the defensive side registered three putouts. Toronto led at bat during the frame described.
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