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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
14
Girl Scout regional conference in Lexington Kentucky invites delegates from Ohio West Virginia and beyond to bring books for distribution to rural schools. Chair Mrs Bennett Chapple notes longtime Lexington collections nearly depleted and urges adults to continue the project.
Registrations for the June encampment at Farm Island are beginning with Miss Georgianna Sorenson first to register. A June 14 18 shake down session will train staff and commissioners before formal rules take effect on June 18. Roberta Christie of Minneapolis named camp director with staff to be announced. Tents, wells, and swimming bed prepared. public use afternoons with Scouts’ exclusive access later. Twenty four De Smet girls have signed up for June 25 July 2, the largest group so far for Farm Island and Camp Lewis and Clark.
McKinley Troop 3 met after school with leaders Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Rollins. They repeated the Girl Scout promise and laws, discussed planting flowers for a summer flower show, and planned gear for an upcoming Lake camping trip.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerken of Santa Monica California visits relatives in Lane on May 18. She stays with her brother Phil Kogel and family, with guests including Frank Kogel Joe Kogel families of Woonsocket and Christ Burg and Agnes and Bernard Bure families. Norma Jean Nelson filed the report.
The Rev. J. P. Whitt led a Mother's Day service at the Presbyterian Church in Bonilla. Next Sunday services start at 10:00 A M with Sunday School, then summer hours begin at 8:00 P M and Sunday School at 10:30 A M. Plans are underway for further adjustments.
Highmore Girl scouts earned their first class badges during an overnight camping trip to Farm Island. They stayed Friday night, explored the island Saturday morning, and returned Saturday afternoon. Campfire cooking met outdoor cooking requirements. Lunch service to the pup completed the cooking badge for one patrol. Lieutenants Hink and Finch and Miss Gale accompanied the girls.
On Friday afternoon May 12 Highmore grade school pupils hosted a tea and program for their fathers attended by about 75 guests. Second, third, and fourth grades gave welcomes, third grade performed a Maypole dance, sixth grade sang twice, first grade presented Circus Fun, seventh and eighth grades featured a saxophone solo by Aling McDonald, and Merrie Swanson of the fifth grade concluded with a reading titled Proclamation to Mothers.
An ad asserts Diet pills cure kidney disorders by flushing acids and poisons from the kidneys. It markets “Dean’s Pliny Wad” style tonics as a universal remedy, promising energy, pain relief, and toxin elimination, with dubious health claims and dubious quality.
Troop 2 Scouts meet at the Presbyterian Church basement for a Saturday hike planned for 2 o'clock. The session included a game, patrol meetings electing officers, yell and songs, a ceremony, and the awarding of Bod Bell's Tenderfoot badge. Paul Findley filed the report.
Pauline Tschetter of Whittier School earns part of her tuition by cleaning the town libraries and the basement under supervision of reporter Esther Baseman and teacher Lois Davis.
Sunday callers Bonilla May 18 report special editor and Mrs FW James Miss Leta James and TE Gardiner motored to Gann Valley to visit the Halley James family of Mr and Mrs J P Larson. Sund and were supper guests. Mrs Larson, teacher at Faulkton, spent the weekend with her mother Mrs D Larson.
Lane Lane home hosts Mr and Mrs George E Whitney and Mr and Mrs Henry Anderson from Wesington Springs on May 8. In Pierre on May 18 the state announces 522,116 for South Dakota schools, aiding districts in 33 counties with 595 teachers.
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