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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1938
Page
2
Market notes from TakuS Airon and Sioux City report a steady to slight rise in Armour stocks, with heavyweights gaining up to 1 cent and top prices near 4.25. Cattle, calves, and sheep show steady demand. spring lambs and clipped stock actions noted, alongside $8.00 ranges for hogs and varied sheep and ewe quotes across markets in Sioux City and Sioux Falls regional reports.
New York markets show declines in stocks and industrials with mixed signals in bonds and foreign exchange. Cotton hits new lows while sugar and coffee trend higher. grain futures weaken alongside wheat. Regional produce markets report varied prices with eggs and butterfat steady. Minneapolis and Duluth futures mark modest shifts.
Mixed cattle and sheep market results from Chicago and St Paul auctions. Fed steers and yearlings show steady to higher prices with select prime grades stronger. lambs and hogs variable, heavy sows and bulls softer. Large volumes across locations, with calves and stockers in varied demand and prices noted.
Winnipeg cash and futures wheat moved lower amid thin buying interest and US weather signals. Chicago May contracts slid heavily while Winnipeg prices eased, with mixed results across grain types and currencies reflected in Minneapolis cash quotes and assorted No. 1 to No. 5 classifications.
The Hobby Show runs Thursday to Sunday with hours 1 20 to 5 90 and 1 30 to 10 30 evenings. Admission ranges from 5 to 25 cents by session and age group. Featured entries include sea shells by Mar gery Thorn 280 pieces and quilts by Mrs. Austin C. Myers 1105 Ohio Ave SW, plus camera displays, woodwork, fossils, and wildlife dioramas. Local groups partner with the State Fair Board and American Legion. Women s Building is near final setup.
The stock market reversed earlier gains, retreating as offerings strengthened and buying activity remained muted. Commodities led a deflationary tilt with May declines pressuring major staples. several inactive issues sagged further while trading volume neared 500,000 shares as quotes from a broad list of major corporations moved lower.
Harold Studer of Sisseton, baritone, presented by Loftus H. Ward, with Macel Eggleston assisting, in a junior recital at Huron College School of Music on Tuesday evening May 24. He showed improved tone and range in selections including God Shall Wipe Away All Tears and The Nines Years Psalm. Audience favored his spirited numbers Hybring the Croton and The Yes mans Wedding Song, with strong diction throughout. Miss Eggleston offered Chopin Nocturne in G major, Reinkeldt Impromptu, Clair de Lune, and Czardas, displaying refined piano technique. Next Huron College recital set for May 17 in College Chapel with Elizabeth Haynes, Jeantralte, and Florence Roberts.
Madrid May 2 The 1250 ton British freighter Thorpehall was sunk today by Spanish insurgent raiders just outside Valencia harbor. Two of four bombs from sea planes from Mallorea struck the anchored ship about a mile and a half from the harbor entrance. One officer and one seaman were wounded but the entire crew was rescued.
A 11-year-old youth Henry, near Carpenter, was in critical condition after a tractor overturned on an inclined field near Bancroft. The front end reared and the machine rolled, pinning him for about thirty minutes before a neighbor found him. He was transported to Huron with multiple pelvic fractures and internal abdominal injuries.
Shanghai dispatch reports the Japanese claim full control of the Kuail mile Tientsin Pughow Railway and plan to resume linking Peiping Shanghai next month. They say gaps south of Suchow closed after 325 days of fighting, with plans for a Peiping Nanking merger once rail links are established.
A United Airlines transport crashed on the Newark to Cleveland route, killing all aboard. Pilot Brandon, co-pilot Merrifield, and crew were noted veterans. the 12 ton all metal Douglas sleeper craft burned severely, drawing thousands to the scene before bodies were taken to the county morgue. Eleven major aviation crashes this year claimed 81 lives in the U.S. and Pacific. this was the first in the East.
A long list of names appears in a continued free page section under SCHOOLS. The roster includes Delores Koppert Marjorie Kretchmen Evelyn Kero Margaret Kuehn Sigmond Kulawik Kendall La Craft Karna Ann Larson Arthur Lindal Solveig Linnett Eugene Lothrop Forrest Lueth Claude Lundgren and many others.
Federal Meteorologist B R Laskowski notes favorable week for corn planting and plowing slowed by wet ground. Half of corn planted in southeast, some above ground. winter wheat and rye highly productive. potatoes emerging north to Beadle County. Pastures and range show best growth since 1934. curworms rising in northeast with minor damage. grasshoppers hatching but damp conditions limit activity.
Forrest Memorial Post No. 1775 Veterans of Foreign Wars plans regular Thursday evening meeting at the Washington school gymnasium. Adjutant H. H. Kosh notes Memorial Day observance preparations and details for the June encampment. Commander J. S. Garrity urges attendance, noting May 2 marks the start of America’s first World War battle in 1918 at Cantigny.
Grace Episcopal Church will hold Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Thursday for the Feast of the Ascension. The service was announced today by Rev. John Ward Smith, the rector.
Berlin reports claim Czechoslovak aircraft violated German airspace, prompting a strong protest and warnings of possible ultimatums. Prague officials say Germany's response signals rising tensions as accusations and counter claims circulate in political circles.
Carl F Koepp a 78 year old retired Huron clothier died at one this morning in San Diego Funeral services will be Thursday burial in San Diego cemetery He was born in Watertown Wisconsin in 1859 moved to Huron in 1883 He ran a clothing business in Huron and moved to San Diego last July He was a member of the Elks Lodge and Shriner He is survived by his wife Blanche and an adopted nephew Theodore Keepp of Minneapolis and Mrs B A Ellis of Washington The Bonheni Mortuary of San Diego is handling arrangements He resided at 31by Second Street San Diego
Clarence Alvin Riley a 15 year old Huron Junior High pupil died in hospital after injuries from a school picnic. He was born February 27, 1924 in Winfred South Carolina and moved to Huron in 1929 with his parents. Surviving are his parents Mrs and Mrs Ralph G Riley a sister Mina Rose two years old and grandparents. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 PM at the home and 2:30 PM at the Methodist Church in Huron with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers include Clarence's friends Dwight Wagner Judson Bal Robert Van Dyke Robe ste Myane and Junior Lachridge.
TVA hearing outlines Morgan's charges against fellow directors over collusion and mismanagement. Morgan had previously refused to testify to Roosevelt and suggested he might challenge the dismissal as TVA chairman in court.
Inpatient entries include Leroy Newharth of Huron and Colin Breaner of Alpena in surgical care. Marvin Mass of Carpenter and Mrs Grover Denham in medical and surgical care respectively. Dismissals include Mrs Adolph Mettler and family members Ronald Marjorie and Donna Lindblad, plus several others with hospital notes from Huron, Wolsey, Alper and Exwin.
A cluster of classified items lists FOR RENT notices for a five room bungna with parlor and garage, passenger ride to Sioux City, Laundry Gram Contest entry details, an apartment for rent, teaching certificate credits, a stray pony with halter, and wool growers loan and buying offers from Northwestern Freight Depot Cooperative Wool Growers with a local fieldman contact.
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