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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1930
Page
9
Sioux City market notes show cattle varied with better grades steady to strong while other livestock lagged and hogs mostly steady with fat hogs bidding up to 9.75 per hundredweight. Calves and stockers weakened as quality appeared plain. Minneapolis flour market reports unchanged prices with shipments around 21,056.
Sioux Falls and St Paul livestock markets show steady to weak trends with cattle prices mixed for week of May 14. Reports include heavy butchers and packers around 9.35 to 9.70, calves strong on good des, and lambs weaker. Chicago poultry and eggs hold steady to weak, with mixed butterfat and egg prices and potatoes trading slowly but russets firm.
Wheat futures opened firm on May 13 with eastern buying but general conditions remained unfavourable for a sustained rise. July and May closed mixed while September eased. Cash wheat offerings were fair and the market softened from peak quality as traders awaited stronger demand.
The Duluth market reports durum grain pricing with high low close figures and percentage notes, while Chicago reports no price change in poultry terms with steady to varied offerings including fowls, broilers, roosters, and turkeys and assorted butter prices amid a modest demand.
New York May 13 Oil stocks provided the spark as the market edged up after a quiet first hour. Strong buying in petroleum issues followed renewed price pressures and debates over refinery gains and conservation moves.
Stocks listed include Studebaker 374 Texas Corp 5844 Tex Pac Ld Tr 28 Timken 16 United Fruit 95 U S Steel 113 Vanadium 105 U S Rubber 258 Woolworth 6348 and West Union 18234. Banks and energy names feature alongside industrials with bid ask and close data noted for DES DRS and Cities Service Standard Oil Ind.
Moscow report describes Alexander Kolesnikoff and his ten year old son Valentine entering a "socialistic competition" to improve family conduct. The pactbinds father to quit alcohol and smoking, focus on education, and hygiene while the boy commits to regular school attendance, Pioneer involvement, and daily physical exercise. The agreement is unsigned with no expiration date and can be canceled after six months by either party.
Edna May Cooper, former film star, leaves Hollywood for an aviation training and world tour. Accompanied by an unnamed pilot and navigator, she aims to start in July from Parks Airport, using a Ryan Brougham Miss Magellan Jr. to visit New York, Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, Europe, Russia, China, Siberia, Alaska, Canada, and Hollywood.
In Lisbon, President General Carmona, ruling Portugal since 1927, says Portugal bears warm ties to the United States and hopes visits to America will be pleasant. He notes reforms turning deficits to surplus, modernizing railways and roads, restoring peace, and his personal simplicity as he nears sixty. The army supports him as parliamentary elections are suspended.
AP reports Ryger of Brookings secretary of the South Dakota Dairy Association announces the annual convention will be held in Brookings this afternoon with details to follow.
Official count for Beadle County completed after minor changes from the unofficial tally. Barrett township gained 10 votes for Gladys Pyle. county commissioner race in the first district remained decided by two votes. Total election cost around 2,560 dollars with salaries and supplies noted.
Members of the Huron Automotive Trades association will discuss uniform repair rates and an educational advertising program at a special dinner tonight at Hotel Marvi Hughite. Owners and managers of all member garages service stations and related firms are invited. The session starts with dinner at 6 30 p m with I R Wiley presiding an attendance of 25 or 30 expected.
Norwegian explorer Dr. Nansen has died at age 68 in Oslo. A famed Arctic explorer, zoologist and humanitarian, he recently outlined plans to voyage north next year aboard the Graf Zeppelin dirigible.
Pierre, May 12. Democratic committeemen will meet on Tuesday May 20 at 2 p m to set a date for the Democratic state convention. The meeting was called by F W Bilger of Hot Spring, chairman of the state central committee. The Republican state convention opens here the twentieth.
Funeral services for Mrs Don J Slawson 37 of Watertown died Saturday afternoon in a local hospital were held Tuesday at 10 at Immaculate Conception Church. Monsignor W S O Meara officiated and burial followed in St Marys Cemetery. Members of the Watertown American Legion Auxiliary and Peck's Watertown band participated with band members serving as pallbearers. Also present from Huren were Mr and Mrs John Ludke and Mrs Edwin Pees.
Twenty one senators from fourteen states joined a petition urging development of a nine foot channel in the upper Mississippi River. The petition, presented by Senator Shipstead of Minnesota, was read before the Senate Commerce Committee as hearings on the rivers and harbors bill resumed. The signers requested an additional authorization of fifteen million eighty thousand dollars for the project. Other names include Republicans Schall Frazier Ney McMaster Norbeck LaFollette Pie Blaine Brockhart McKellar Barkley Trammell Wheeler Dill Hayden Steels Thomas of Oklahoma Pittman Kendrick Walsh of Montana.
The office of County Auditor Everett Curtis released the list of Republican precinct committeemen elected in the primary. Names include Pierce, Allen, Banner, Best, Meyer, Haigh, Vereh, Beall, Bruce, Benson, Lymon, Andersen, Miller, Haigh, and many others across towns such as Pearl Creek, Valley, Sand Creek, Theresa, and Vernon.
A compiled roster lists Democratic precinct and ward committeemen across multiple towns including Wolsey Huron and Brandland. Names span first to fourth wards and first to third precincts with numerous local residents such as Bert Van Voorhis F C Peterson J H Venables and Ralph Schal ter among others.
The girls glee club of the local high school will present a concert Friday evening. Miss Cearle Kleinschmidt leads the music department and directs the program.
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