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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1944
Page
2
Armour stockyards at Huron report hog quotations steady with cattle and sheep markets unchanged. Chicago and South St. Paul reports show hogs and cattle varying by weight with prices mostly steady to up and down. heavy supplies and reduced action on some loads noted across several markets.
Daily price ranges from multiple markets including Sioux Falls Watertown Mitchell and New York. Heavy hens and leghorn hens priced by weight with roosters and butterfat quoted. eggs with multiple grades listed. Reports show steady to firm poultry market with varied regional prices and delivered rates.
Sioux Falls market notes hogs 2 500 head steady to strong top 13.25, bulk 12.00 to 13.25, butchers 410.0. sows 10.00 to 10.10. Cattle 7 000 strong to 35 high or quotes unchanged.
Wheat prices slipped to seasonal lows as bearish sentiment spread across grains led by rye. July wheat contracts fell sharply on liquidation pressures, with harvest approaching in the southwest and signs farmers may sell surplus. crop conditions remained favorable and some wheat offered below ceilings.
Market locomotive shows mixed grain prices and grades. OCR text lists No 1 and No 2 grades for portherrt dark and dark northern, with percentages and numbers unclear. Trading basis unchanged for oats and flax with several uncertain figures.
A Chicago Wheat futures table lists various contracts with mixed highs lows and closes. Prices for Wheat No 1 dark northern No 2 dark northern and No 3 dark northern appear near 1 45 to 1 62 per bushel with monthly shifts and Rye and Barley futures also quoted in percent ranges across Sep and Dec positions.
New York May 25 Relatively active trade boosted rail stocks liquor retailers and specialty shops to gains near yearly highs though market leaders showed limited stamina. Investors favored reinvestment of idle funds as war news supported sentiment while most pivotals softened. Volume around 706000 shares with modest closes across many names including Gen Elec Gen Motors and US Steel.
Washington May 23 defense attorney said during the mass sedition conspiracy trial that Communists control the government and the United States is on the verge of becoming a Communist country. He alleged Stalin has a death grip on Roosevelt and Churchill and denounced Jewish leaders as political figures. Twenty nine defendants face charges of trying to undermine armed forces morale and set up a Nazi government here.
London reports about 3,500 Allied planes attacking German rail yards and airfields across France and Germany in a daylight and night assault. The operation, part of a renewed pre invasion air offensive, involved over 1,700 heavy bombers and 1,300 fighters with heavy losses on both sides.
A Red Cross official estimated 2 345 000 dollars in building damage across 15 Iowa counties from five days of storms that killed at least 11. A seven year old boy drowned in Spencer marking the eleventh Iowa flood death as waters rose along the Little Sioux River. Central and southeastern towns faced danger as additional rain pushed rivers to 40 year highs and forecasts warned floods would persist through week end.
Pvt. Hanson arrives in Huron after more than two years overseas with the 34th Division. He served in Africa and Italy, traveled from Italy to visit his parents at 1019 Frank Avenue Southeast, and is due to report at Camp Butner in North Carolina on June 15.
Nessa presiding. The annual convention banquet in IOOF Hall drew 175 attendees. Dr. Braasch and Dr. C. M. Wilhelms of Creighton University School of Medicine gave talks. Dr. J. C. Ohlmacher of Vermilion, retiring association president, led the banquet.
Pierre South Dakota May 23 State Republican Chairman Glenn W Martens announced that Senator Harlan J Bushfield will deliver the keynote address at the party s state convention in Water town Monday He will speak during the morning session Martens announced
Schedules show a complimentary luncheon and bridge session at the Country Club tomorrow at 1 30 PM the first ladies event of the season chaired by Ian Olson. Pierre reports 18 year old David O gon was bitten by a rattlesnake while wading in a waterlogged area and is recovering in hospital with doctors noting the bite occurred on the leg.
George K. Burt 59, Watertown based insurance and securities commissioner and former state legislator, died of a heart attack in Pierre after returning to his residence. Born January 3, 1875 in Berkley Pennsylvania, he moved to Dakota in 1885 and served as editor, banker, and legislator before his 1940 appointment. Surviving widow, one son Captain George Burt in the southwest Pacific, and four daughters Miss Muriel Burt of Webster and Mrs. James Peterson Mrs. Vernon Sturm and Miss Mariani Burt of Watertown. Funeral plans pending.
Mrs Grace M Kingdon received two Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal decorations for her son Sgt Ted Kingdon a top turret gunner on twenty bombing missions over Europe The ceremony was led by Lt Col D H Young at Hitchcock with members of William Reaves post American Legion in attendance The citations praise extraordinary achievement and meritorious service reflecting credit on Kingdon and the U S armed forces
A first aid class for student nurses and nurses aides begins tonight under Mrs. Florence Wells. A second class starts Thursday night taught by Dr. Carmen A Towne. Classes meet weekly for ten weeks from 7 30 to 9 30 in the Huron Clinic classroom to complete first aid training and aid nurses.
A North Africa based official cited two warehouses full of new American combines stored for over a year while U S farmers lacked adequate equipment. He questioned dispatching machinery overseas through disease and UN relief amid a broader inquiry by a major agriculture subcommittee into aid and distribution.
The Chrysler Corporation strike idling about 12 000 war workers was halted by Local 490 United Automobile Workers CIO executive board. Strikers were ordered back to work a day before members face the parent body’s councils. International leaders urged employees to disregard picket lines.
The City Board clashed over civil service and the Ross absence issue amid accusations between Kautz and Maag. The discussion touched on transfers, resignations, and the labor board, with plans to hire for water and sewage posts and to start repairs at the sewage disposal plant. Armour & Company approved a higher contribution for disposal plant repairs. A beer license for John T. Heese was also approved.
Bartholow Cecil of Huron was elected vice president of the General Contractor's Association at its annual meeting. J L Materi of Rapid City became secretary treasurer. Directors include Art Zetterland of Sioux Falls John Healy of Sioux Falls A L Hyde of Rapid City Forrest Mead of Blom? C H Lien of Rapid City. At the hospitals patients admitted include Percy Wulff Bryant Mrs J I Fink Hurley Chris Nelson Hurley Gerald Hay De Smet Ecard Johnson De Smet and others. dismissals list Marquis Huron Heitman Brook? and others.
Colit Campanza reports that Beaufort Swancutt a LaCrosse Wisconsin resident linked to a March 5 shooting that killed four and wounded one sought clemency at a general court martial The defense notes epilepsy amnesia and gynecological issues while witnesses recount Swancutt drawing a pistol and firing toward officers and partygoers at the club scene
Representatives of the State Civil Service Commission and the Treasury Department announced recruitment through Wednesday for clerks typists and stenographers to work in Washington DC on vital war projects. No prior experience required for certain clerical roles with yearly salary 1752 dollars plus 1 percent for typing 35 words per minute. Stenographers meeting speed and duration criteria may qualify for higher positions. Applicants not in essential industries should visit the United States Employment Service Office Room 208 of the same building May 23 or 24 for details.
Congress approves a $1500 exemption for service members and their families with incomes up to $55,000 and no more than $190 in untaxed other income. Taxpayers may file a withholding receipt instead of a regular return, with details on dependents and other income to be provided by employers. The tax collector will compute the tax and send a bill, and regular returns remain an option for this year and future years.
Relatives in Huron learn Lt Phil D T is missing in action after a mission over Berlin dated April 11. Terry, son in law of Kenneth F Parke of Arizona, is identified as a brother of Mrs S C Oviall of Huron.
A list of small classified items including WANTED help for housework and a variety of FOR SALE notices plus rental offers. It mentions wagers and hours for cooks and a wardrobe trunk purchase, with several contact phone numbers and locations in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas.
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