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Newspaper

Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1931

Page

5

Work Starts On Federal Highway No 14 Upgrade

Concrete paving on Federal Highway No 14 west of Huron begins with Bert O Rourke crews, detours via Ninth Street and Nineteen Mile Road, motor patrols to maintain roads, paving by Jensen Paving Co starting June 1, route petitions and deadlines noted, pavement to be finished by September 1. Names include Henry M. Pierce, Bert O Rourke, Jensen Paving, and locations Huron Wolsey Redfield Aberdeen Hitchcock Indiana Avenue Third Street.

Huron Bert O'Rourke Aberdeen Ninth Street Henry M. Pierce Ninteen Mile Nineteen Mile Road Wolsey Redfield Hitchcock Jensen Paving Company Rapid City Here Great Northern Tracks Good Roads Division Ynion Chamber of Commerce Indiana Avenue Third Street

Huron C C Women Plan Summer Golf Tourney

The Huron Country Club women will host a 12 30 picnic at the clubhouse Thursday. Mrs George McKeon says the meeting will form committees and outline a women’s golf tournament program for the summer. Attendees should bring their own lunches and will play a blind bogey tournament after lunch with a prize to be awarded.

Huron C. C Huron Country Club George McKeon

Hartland Pupils Tour Huron Industrial Sites

Twenty two Hartland township school No 4 pupils toured Hartland’s neighbor city yesterday. Guided by teacher Mrs Esther Wieland the group spent the day visiting industrial sites with some parents in attendance. They had a picnic lunch at the Fair Grounds during noon hour.

Hartland Hartland Township School No. 4 Huron Esther Wieland Fair Grounds

Weekly Air Program By Vets On Tonight

The Sydney E. Morrison Post No. 79 Spanish War Veterans host a weekly radio broadcast tonight on KGDY at seven. Members of the American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and other patriotic groups join the Spanish War Veterans for this program with vocal numbers by Mrs A W Hopkins and sisters Marie and Marjorie Remster. Mrs E K Coshun Huron police matron will discuss child welfare.

Vets Sydney E. Morrison KGDY American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars A. W. Hopkins Marie Marjorie Remster E. K. Coshun Huron ‘Police

Tighten Rules For Hills Summer Homes

Deadwood May 13 The Black Hills forest will ban tar paper box perched and wood summer homes. Theodore Krueger forest supervisor says new rules aim to improve forest appearance and reduce fire hazards. Existing homes will not be molested.

Deadwood Black Hills Forest Theodore Krueger Krueger

Radio Features Tie Best IX Radioland

New York May 19. A Salvation Army fund drive radio show in Madison Square Garden will be co hosted by A. E. Smith former New York governor and Mayor James J Walker. The three ring program with about a thousand artists from NBC will feature Amos n Andy Seth Parker Rudy Vallee and others.

New York Salvation Army A. E. Smith New York State James J. Walker National Broadcasting Company Amos 'N' Andy Seth Parker Rudy Vallee Madison Square Garden

Auxiliary Plans To Broadcast Programs In May

The American Legion auxiliary arranged monthly radio broadcasts across five South Dakota stations. Ruth Patterson of Dante announced the plan with program supervisors at each station. May features include the poppy Sale on May 23 to fund welfare and relief. Key speakers include state officers Amy Anderson, Carol Lockhart, Vera Flanagan, Pauline Crawford, and Marie Hoch.

DANTE The American Legion Auxiliary South Dakota Ruth Patterson Lottie Bilger Yankton WNAX Florence Bannister Watertown KGCR Heth Coffey Sioux Falls KSOD Olive Patterson Huron KGDY Homer Meyers Pierre KGFX KSCO Amy Anderson Aberdeen State Auxiliary Carol Lockhart State Legion Vera Flanagan Pauline Crawford Marie Hoch

Blunt Tuesday Club Ends Work For Year

Blunt Tuesday club closes its year with a pool home meeting. Program includes review of Let Us Be Gay by Bessie House, paper Belle Fourche by Tia Van Schaick, club singing, readings by Matie Eckert, and a book review The Great Meadow by Florence Beeves. Refreshments served.

Blunt Bessie House Belle Fourche Tia van Schaick Jed Gertrude Pigney Great Meadow Florence Bee Matie Eckert

Bank debits rise in Huron among SD cities in April

The Federal Reserve report shows Huron, Lead, and Milbank as the only three of 14 South Dakota cities with increased bank debits in April. Huron deposits totaled 5.416 million, up from 5.383 million a year earlier, with Huron second statewide behind Sioux Falls in April. Nationwide, debits fell 28 percent from 1930 levels across the Ninth Federal Reserve district.

Huron South Dakota Federal Reserve Bank of Lead Milbank Aberdeen Rapid City Watertown Sioux Falls Ninth Federal Reserve District North Minnesota Montana Wisconsin Michigan Federal Reserve Baok Northwest Aberdeen Oe Bank

Building Permits Rise in Hur as April Totals Lead

Hur shows a sharp rise in building activity with permits totaling 54 150 in April, more than double March’s 22 120 as per S W Strang and Company survey. Aber deen Mitchell and Sioux Falls saw permit declines, while April’s year over year gap narrows by 10 030.

Huron S. W. Strang and Company Aberdeen Mitchell Sioux Falls

Education at Sturgis GraduationDelivered by Dr James

President James of the University of South Dakota addressed Sturgis high school grads on May 19. He traced Dakota education from pioneer sacrifice to a 1931 salary cut crisis, warning rates below other states push top teachers away. He called 1931 the darkest period in South Dakota education history.

James Grads Sturgis Sturgis Hernan G. James University of South Daferriis Strugkon New Land South Dakota

Loyal Tool Service opens Yankton offices

Iowa company opens a Yankton branch with ten salesmen under L. L. Youngstrom in charge. The Dubuque firm manufactures and sells direct to consumers tools and supplies for mechanics farmers and creameries. Youngstrom cites Yankton’s physical commercial advantages for the new headquarters.

Iowa Yankton Xankton Yankton Loyal Tool Service Co Dubuque L. Youngstrom Loyal Company Youngstrom

Traditional June breakfast aids Geneva trip

May 13 reports the D. W. A. cafeteria hosts a traditional June breakfast on commencement day. The breakfast funds support girls wishing to travel to Geneva, aided by the D. W. C. A. which allows borrowing from the breakfast funds set aside for the trip.

Mitchell D. W Geneva

Lake Preston Class Hears Annual Sermon

Lake Preston May 19 Special The baccalaureate services for the Lake Preston high school graduating class were held Sunday evening in the high school auditorium at 8 o clock. Rev. R H Evans of Lake Preston delivered the address. A large chorus from Lutheran Methodist and Congregational churches provided music under Mrs H Whipsley with Mrs Walter Maton at the piano.

Lake Preston Lake Preston High School R. H. Evans H. Whipsley Walter Mat~ Aon

Pupils At Highmore Get Special Honors

Friday afternoon was given to awarding special honors for excellence in athletics and academics. Letters and numerals in athletics, honor certificates, and physical education badges were presented. Three trophies for basketball, intermural basketball, and junior high track were awarded. Basketball letters went to George Evenson LeRoy Hamlin Clinton DeWolf Bernard Cunningham Donald Gibbs Wilmer Brown Lewis Sharpe. Basketball numerals awarded to Jack O'Rielly Alan Barber John Quirk Bruce Taylor.

Highmore George Evenson LeRoy Hamlin Clinton DeWolf Bernard Cunningham Donald Gibbs Wilmer Brown Lewis Sharpe Jack O'Rielly Alan Barber John Quirk Bruce Taylor

School honors and scholar awards announced

Merrill Van Camp and Tom Drew lead track letters. Junior high letters go to Adolph Leffler and others. Frances Harter receives silver medal for first in bookkeeping in district. Citizenship awards go to Donald Robinson and Opal Hanson. Highest scholarship honors go to Bruce Taylor and Margaret Noel. Opal Hanson is valedictorian and Ted Lee salutatorian.

Merrill van Camp Tom Drew Bruce Taylor Eugene Berreth Maynard Haverly Clinton de Wolf Donald Gibbs LeRoy Hamlin Ronald Robinson Adolph Leffler Wesley Newell Bert Mitchell Billy LaCroix Harry Frier Leland Tompkins Lloyd Lindstrom Eugene Bloomenrader Royal Dunlap Frances Harter Mose Donald Robinson Opal Hanson Margaret Noel Ted Lee

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