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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
4
Exclusive notice states that this paper reprints AP news dispatches credited to Im it shot or local news, with the Associated Free organization holding republication rights.
Under the Huron Park board guidance a 1931 Yard and Garden contest calls for entries from Huronians. The piece cites landscape architect L. W. Ramsey and offers design guidance on front and rear yards, privacy, and curb appeal to boost property value and community charm.
Sacred to charity the Veterans of the Foreign Wars offer poppies to support disabled soldiers widows and children. The group formed in 1899 after the SpanishAmerican War and began selling poppies in 1921. A home for soldiers widows and children was opened at Eaton Rapids in 1925.
The text notes 100 children being cared for in Michigan with education in Exton Rapids schools. All proceeds from the poppy sale go to charity, supporting a long waiting list for the Michigan school. Shoppers are urged to greet sellers warmly and open their purses.
The Aberdeen paper condemns anonymous accusations by students against faculty on campus walls. It argues such acts harm the institution, harm individuals, and mislead regents and the public. The editorial doubts the charges’ truth and calls for responsible action and accountability.
The Pierre Dakotan notes a farmer plowed and seeded 120 acres alone in one week, sleeping five hours a night. It cites his grit and questions whether such exertion is sustainable while farming faces peak periods and rising labor demands.
Minneapolis Tribune argues against a proposed law by the American Law Institute that would forbid police from shooting to kill or wound during arrests or escapes. The piece decries the plan as weak and impractical while defending decisive police action against crime and praising officers like Harry McGraw and Detective Parker for their risks.
Omaha World-Herald notes Senator Norris responds with indignation to criticism of a prize winning piece calling it an insult to patriots. The piece mocks him and figures including Beaumarchais is cited as urging humor over offense. The column laments over intolerance and urges senators to adopt a philosopher’s calm.
A Redfield Journal-Observer column describes vigilante murder by dandelion crusaders attacking young offenders and dissenters. It notes escalating violence with two new offenders appearing for each death and hints at an eventual armistice after a dry season.
A Valley F C youth recounts attending a YMC convention trip to Pierre South Dakota in May. He describes riding to the capital, attending sessions at the house of representatives, banquet events, awards for Kingsbury Lawrence and Spink counties, visiting the Indian school, the capitol dome, and meeting the governor. He notes personal disappointment at not being elected to the state legislature and cherishes the experience and friendships formed on the journey.
Es ther McGough president of Banner Sewing club Hyde County recalls attending a 4-H rally day in Faulkton. Participants arrived around 11 0, played games and enjoyed a picnic with cocoa served by Miss Sylvia Newell and Henry DeLong. The program featured yells songs and talks about trips to Chicago and the junior short course.
County agent B A Cave spoke on Judging Cattle at the Custer Valley calf club meeting in C IS Pamp on May 8. Four cattle classes were judged and Ruth Pamp Heyer along with George Convay won prizes. A social evening followed and Mrs Pamp served a launch. The next meeting is at Glen Curtias home on June 12.
A 4 H pig club was organized by C C Pamp with a May meeting attended by George Pamp and club reporter De Ye Pamp. George Pamp is named president with Gilbert Pier as secretary Laure Pamp as vice president and Ons Mae Pamp as treasurer. The next meeting is scheduled for June 12 at the Glen Cur Hs tremee.
Maxine Meyer a junior and Maxine Sutter Irene Dixon sophomores will receive Girl Reserve rings before year end per Thelma Bidler Hitchcock Girl Reserve club reporter. To earn a ring a Girl Reserve must know the code slogan and motto be a two year member have two hobbies and write a paragraph on what it means to be a Girl Reserve.
Clyde Cream Crusades members report milk production from several heifers. George Conrad's Jersey produced 3108 pounds in four months with 164.7 pounds butterfat. Isabell Conrad's 4860 pounds in seven months 15 days with 252.2 pounds butterfat. Ruth Fuller’s Guernseys Bonnie and Bessie yielded 1525 pounds in two months with 69 pounds butterfat and 1375 pounds in one month 25 days with 52 pounds butterfat respectively. Orm Ovian's Holstein yielded 7019 pounds in five months six days with 241.9 pounds butterfat. Alan Oviatt's 3861.5 pounds in two months 15 days with 145.3 pounds butterfat. Ross Oviatt's 41231 pounds in three months eight days with 48.7 pounds butterfat. The rest of the club’s heifers are not yet in production.
The Wayland Girl Reserve club will add Gessa craft to its lineup per reporter Dorothy Ravenscroft. The art, once used for imitating carved metal work, is now a home craft with gesso, bronze and paint to create picture frames, desk sets, bowls and keepsakes. The group also pursues macaroni beads, hobby books and flowers with growing enthusiasm.
Pioneer Dairy Club members met at Howard Croes’s home on May 12 to plan grain feeding for the herd during summer in addition to pasture. John Gaughin reported on a recent leaders’ meeting in Huron and urged entries in the essay contest A Trip Through Creascery. Lunch was served by Mrs. Croes at the Clow.
The Vienna pig club of Clark County met Monday to rehearse a June program to fund club camp and send members. The group also fields a baseball team that will face Vienna High School next Sunday.
DaKoTah Boy Scout camp near Ree Heights will be improved this summer with a small dam above the pool to stop silt and debris and a drainage ditch. A spritz unit will fill the pool at center, supplying seven gallons per minute. A dining hall will be built in the gulch, and the pool will be closed to the public until after the camp ends to maintain cleanliness and water quality.
A dated retrospective lists residents leaving for Chamberlain for church delegates, honeymoons arriving from Chicago, new baby announcements, and locals traveling to Aberdeen and Jefferson Texas. The notes mention Miss Grace Cane teaching in Barret township and Grace returning soon to Minneapolis.
Thirty Miller high school seniors held their traditional skip day traveling by seven cars to Cottonwood Lake twelve miles southwest. They enjoyed kittenball and a swim in chilly waters before visiting the State School and Home for Feeble Minded in Redfield and ending the day at the Jotal theatre with Principal C. W. Wood.
Brookings reports three concerts by advanced voice students at State College announced by Prof. H. L. Kohler. The schedule opens March 2 with Mrs. O. H. Lawrence, aided on flute by Donald Lentz, followed by May 15 cantata The Rose Maiden by the college chorus with Mrs. Lawrence as soprano soloist. June presents senior Victor Ulrich with violinist Elaine Larson for the final program.
Violinist George Boughien and another performer, both well known to Busts, delighted audiences at State College with a recital. The event drew local interest from music lovers and highlighted the duo's renowned skills.
A mortgage on Beadle County South Dakota property held by The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark is due with total unpaid principal and interest totaling 1,210.46 and additional taxes paid. The mortgage will be foreclosed by public auction at the Beadle County Courthouse on June 10, 1991, at 2 PM, with proceeds to satisfy the debt including costs. Also included is a separate water main contract notice for Huron South Dakota inviting sealed bids by June 1 at 1 PM for water mains work with bid security and special assessment financing.
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