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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1938
Page
6
Mayer, 72, questioned his mother Mary Flevanor Smith’s sanity who accuses him of Bassett’s 10-year-old death. He seeks an alienist exam before testimony, arguing no court can hear testimony from an insane person. The 1928 case involved theft of Bassett’s car and Mayer’s repudiation of a prior confession.
Wisconsin senator La Follette warns the Democratic Party division weakens President Roosevelt and may destroy New Deal progress. He criticizes reliance on divider councils, deems administration spending insufficient, and notes liberals might join the new Progressive Party.
City leaders reappointed a new mayor and backed a 75000 dollar airport upgrade at W. W. Hawes Municipal Airport with 39000 dollars in bonds. The panel also pursued WPA support for sidewalk gutter and curb work, offering half price for property owners. Fire department sent to Mobridge for training. ordinance to remove on sale regulation approved. water tank painting planned.
Lloyd Dirksen family from Huron visited Crandall where Dirksen will run a sheep ranch for a company. The Habtob family and Frahm family joined relatives in Flandreau for a weekend visit at Mrs. Sesm and Mr. Frahm’s home.
Watchman Andrew Lindgren thought he found a bomb and carried it to Alling station. Officer tore it apart. it was the leather cover of an indoors baseball filled with BB shot. Attendant Frank Rizzo called police and both men were surprised by the safe reveal. Iowa works program finds market for skunk tails for Black Hawk headdress reproductions. Six tails fetched from as far as Houston.
Moody County writer Carol Caldwell won the Beadle Essay Contest at the South Dakota Young Citizens League Twelfth Annual Convention in Pierre. More than 400 delegates attended, with rural and urban contest winners announced, a reception at the state house, remarks by officials, and a banquet hosted by the Pierre Indian School followed by a musical program.
Beadle County Girl Reserves organize a Camp Tag Day on May 14 to raise funds for repairs to Camp Wilson at Lake Byron. The two story camp features a living room kitchen and sleeping quarters for 30, with a beach and water sports area. The W. A. C. organized camps for 11 years before drought. last six years saw limited use and minimal upkeep. The camp is a local asset, available to private parties at reasonable prices, and supporters in Huron are urged to help fund repairs.
In the House of Commons the government said it was examining a Pacific air service from Canada to New Zealand. Negotiations with dominions and the United States on Pacific islands along the route are under way, announced J A J Muirhead, undersecretary of state for air, in reply to Abraham Lyons.
A demurrer in resistance by Woodbury County authorities sought to remove Mr and Mrs Fred Powers and their four children to Stevens County D in a district court pleading the county's action unconstitutional. The petition filed last week claims the Powerses’ legal residence is in South Dakota and they are not entitled to poor relief.
Secretary Gene Denning of the Huron Chamber of Commerce and board member L. O. Holtman visited Pierre for a conference with the state highway commission about securing additions and improvements on federal highways 14 and 37. Sunday visitors Bancroft. May 10. Special report of Mr and Mrs A C Risch and family visiting Holloway Minnesota at Mr Risch's parents home.
The South Dakota Association of Life Underwriters will hold its annual meeting at the Widman hotel in Mitchell on Saturday May 21 opening at 10 30 a m Local associations from Huron Aberdeen Watertown Sioux Falls and Mitchell will attend President A W Palm announced Winners in a state letter writing contest were Coral Baxter Watertown first Ramona Thiel Aberdeen second and Gene Graff Sioux Falls third An judging committee included Herbert B Rudolph F Y Hines and P J Dunn Baxter's essay has been entered in the national contest by the National Association of Life Underwriters.
Weather outlook notes considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer conditions on Wednesday. Hourly temps show 48 at midnight and 55 in the morning, with frost possible in the northeast tonight. Wind and precipitation not specified.
Anne Adams offers a new Summer Pattern Book with patterns for all ages and figures. The ad promises easy home sewing, youthful, practical dresses, and styles for tots teens and older sisters. Order today as the book and pattern are priced. special deal when ordered together.
The Rome pact between Hitler and Mussolini solidifies a shaky European balance as Hitler seeks influence across Europe. The conference strengthens Nazi aims while warning that Czechoslovakia and Ukraine may face pressure. Britain and France would intervene only if direct aggression occurs, keeping peace fragile unless democracies act decisively.
Anton Rudell Johnson, 74, longtime Tyndall bakery owner since 1922, died after a lingering illness. Born in Sweden, he came to the United States in 1886 and ran a Sioux City bakery from 1891 to 1919. Survived by his widow and eight sons, four in baking. one in Tyndall and another in Yenktow.
Two Worthington residents report the death of Mr. Johnson, a member of the Mia sonic Blut Lodge Consatory and Shrine, the Odd Fellow organization, and the Monitor Society, all of Sioux City. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Swedish Lutheran Church in Sioux City with burial at the same church.
Five Polish airmen studied maps of a 16 500 mile route hoping to fly a California built transport monoplane to Warsaw from Union Air Terminal. They await permission from South American nations to cross their territories and may move the Lockheed to New York for borating and shipment to Poland if last minute changes occur.
London May 1044 seven Royal Air Force fliers were killed in three crashes today as King George made dying visits to four air force stations. Five died in two Wyton station crashes in Cambridgeshire while two others perished when a Helmsewell station plane near Lincoln crashed.
Los Angeles May 10. Ed of the sensational poker game ends as Clifton plans a trip to New York bound for England to see his wife Lillian. Miss Jorgensen sued Lew Brice for $1,000,000 years ago claiming betrayal and now Brice's $1.40 check from poker winnings is in question with Clifton having owed Brice $150,000. Brice reportedly waived all risk before legal action.
Italian ambassador Fulvio Suvich arrived in Boston for a three day visit and posed at police headquarters with a rogues gallery picture as a keepsake. Detectives photographed him and took his fingerprints as a memento of the visit.
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