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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1931
Page
4
Girl Scouts in spring focus on gardening duties and earning the Garden flower finder badge. A city girl can tend a window box while country youths learn in school gardens or public plots. The article highlights basic plant knowledge, seed care, and practical tasks like cutting slips and watering.
The State Chamber of Commerce seeks broader support across South Dakota with 125 local members in Huron and aims to double that number as canvassing concludes. It emphasizes expanding services, informing the public about state activities, and recognizing Huron as its headquarters with strong leadership under President H. F. Brownell of Sioux Falls. The Evening Huronite endorses a liberal response to chamber appeals.
The Huron Park board invites residents to enter the 1931 yard and garden contest with two prize classes for fully or partially self completed work. Winners will be announced in fall for leading yard improvements while emphasizing community beautification and personal satisfaction. The program promotes city beautification, pledging gains in Riverside park and inviting broad participation.
Huron welcomes a rerouted A Y P highway passing through the city toward Pierre and the Black Hills. The paper notes the highway association formed in Sioux Falls years ago, with prominent Huron sponsors still active, shaping the original Mitchell to Chamber route.
The article notes the A P Association pushing a highway route through the city with plans to use federal No. 14. Huron, Pierre and Madison back the proposal, while other towns are urged to show interest. The association promotes tourist traffic as a crop, citing varied spending beyond filling stations and hotels.
The recent audit law requires annual county book checks and increases the state auditor's staff by five on July 1. William M. Dunn said audits to date revealed lax conditions and aims to protect taxpayers by ensuring proper county business. Wolsey businessmen plan a commercial club, praised by The Evening Huronite for its potential value and success.
A broad press comment notes Winnipeg's street railway company offering to sell for 14 million dollars or to be bought by arbitration or to split the system at cost plus. It discusses a wider shift away from municipal ownership as private car use rises, warning that declining traction revenues could force public welfare considerations and possibly leave cities with an expensive but essential service.
A wife of an American engineer recounts exposure to shortages, poor sanitation, and destitution in the Soviet Union. She warns American engineers’ wives to avoid Russia, noting the five year plan’s flaws and limited freedoms. The piece links broader European unrest and critiques power trusts in Hayti and critiques Briand’s United States of Europe.
Buford Gray a Hurcanite free trip winner to the State C L convention in Pierre reports a Friday early-morning start with a tire change en route. He describes Capitol sights, a lake with government-kept swans, a Fletcher Fort Pierre visit, a banquet at city hall, and talks by Doane Robison and O K Whitney. The journey includes the Indian school, a cousin in Highmore, and gratitude to Huron and The Evening Hurontite for organizing the trip.
Beadle county has 100 chartered Young Citizens leagues with about 2000 members. Delegates William Fernsn Rosie Wipf and Esther Bischoff reported at the State C. L. convention in Pierre last week. Courses include music speaking and record-keeping, with rhythm bands and several contests.
The Happy Sunshine Dairy club met at Harold Benstead’s home last week. Victor Jones reported, Fagene Gutzler presided, and plans were made to raise money. County agent Bens led a program showing club pictures, with Swan choosing Dale Clark’s home for the next meeting. A lunch followed.
Nine members of the Live Wires C L Pleasant View school Pedro Pennington county plant trees to beautify grounds. The group, active three years, built a dam last fall to secure water near the school. They won first place in the May contest for their work. James OConnell is corresponding secretary.
Hitchcock Conky Cooks meeting at Jo Ann and Edna Tollefson home on Saturday May 2 discussed breakfast menu and baking powder biscuits with Mrs Louise Borah leading. Next gathering at Rose Walton home with popovers waffles griddle cakes muffins or biscuits and a May 16 food sale planned.
The Industrious Maids 4-H club in Gettysburg aided a church dinner by entertaining small children. The 20 member group, led by Sophia Kili, met at Rath Weaver's home on May 2 to craft May baskets and work on dresses for a planned 4-H emblem program.
Broadland Busy Bees gathered at Mrs Myttle Kaump's home for a May basket party. Each girl brought a lunch basket and a candy basket, exchanged during social hour as Leftia Smith presided. Ten members answered roll call, songs were sung, the flag saluted, and plans made for the Turior fair. Assistant leader Mrs Lewin Kool announced the next meeting for June 6, with Carol Olsati reporting.
A Model Steam laundry delivery wagon driven by Glen Markham escaped control this noon from Dakota Avenue to the Great Northern tracks on Third Street. The horses thundered the street lengthwise, but the driver’s presence of mind kept them in the middle of the road to avoid collisions.
WEAF will air a special Mother’s Day program from Washington on Sunday morning with music and an address by Representative Sol Bloom of New York. The broadcast is by the George Washington Bicentennial Commission. A separate NBC/WJZ event for the Red Cross Fiftieth Anniversary May 21 will feature President Hoover and Chief Justice Hughes. Programs include Mid-week hymn by mixed quartet, Eddie Peabody with Rudy Vallee, and more on WEAF WIZ and WABC networks.
Listings note a morning segment at 9:00 a.m. and a 9:30 a.m. romance themed module on WEAF. Peter Thbetson with Constance Ha appears in the Radio Guild on WIZ network. Gilbert and Sullivan light opera also aired on WIZ at 9:20 p.m.
Beatrice Lille, married to a member of nobility, declares she will continue burlesque and stage work as her real self. She notes her husband supports her choice and that only her son objects to costumes on stage. Lille begins rehearsals as star of a new Little Show after earlier revues with Charlot, Lawrance, and Buchanan.
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