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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1944
Page
3
Nelson calls culling as market risk rises in South Dakota cattle sector. He cites 82 million cattle on farms by Jan 1 1944, an all time high despite 1943 slaughter. Upside targets require 22.3 million cattle and 11.4 million calves slaughtered in 1944 to avoid bottlenecks.
Wellington Springs May 31 1944 Jerauld County graduates sixty three eighth graders at a high school auditorium ceremony. Clyde Fite county superintendent presided and presented diplomas while L E Gerber high school superintendent awarded each student a 1944 high school annual and invited them to continue on to high school. Valedictorians and salutatorians from city and rural schools participated and also spoke.
Ree Heights youth Miss Helen McKelvey of Ree Heights was elected May Queen at Yankton College where she studies in her senior year. She signed a contract to teach English history and physical education at Hawarden High School after graduating Yankton May 29 with a social science major and history and English minors. She has assisted Edith Herington, Yankton College girls physical education director.
M L Davis was elected chief of the Orient fire department at a meeting in city hall last week. Other officers elected include Earl Haag assistant chief L M Conway secretary Peder Justesen treasurer and several foremen and assistants.
Deer sightings reported on the Mc Ginnis farm west of Burdette on a Friday afternoon. Tracks had been evident for some time, but this was the first occasion the animals were seen in sight.
Frankfort May 31 commencement exercises honored the Frankfort High School graduation class of 1944. Marian Has singer and Virgil Kearney provided musical numbers, Eleanor Freeburg gave the salutatory, John Baird the valedictory, and E L Bersagel of Aberdeen delivered the main address. Diplomas were presented by Dean Boyer to John Baird Eleanor Freeburg Merle Maxon Jane Streenz Kenton Gellhaus Duane Wilson Mayne Baseler Alice Liebig and Robert Jones along with five eighth grade graduates.
Commencement ceremonies in Ree Heights featured Rev. John Northrop delivering the address and Rev. William Jurgensen giving the invocation. The high school band performed for processions and recessional, with salutatory and valedictory by Thelma Fawcett and Bonnie Leach. Eighth grade graduates listed, with Velda Kost and Beverly Sandkamp top in class.
Mrs. Gladys Nelson high school instructor was honored at a farewell party at the George Fawcett home in Ced ar Township. She leaves Ree Heights to teach in Wenatchee Washington grade school after years in the Ree Heights system. Out-of-town guests included Rev. Northrop Cen terville and Miss Cora Northrop Newtown Conn. Maude Hertz Iowa City was also a guest.
Orient May 31 The Orient High School commencement exercises were held May 26 at the American Legion Hall. C J Calthorp of Aberdeen delivered the address. Rev K M Holmberg gave invocation and benediction. Glee club and sextet provided numbers. Class of 1944: Margaret Coyle Allene Heller Maxine Eaton Beverly McGough Geraldine Gebhart Dorothy Wagner Lorraine Wager. Baccalaureate services were May scan.
The Orient Junior-Senior banquet was held Thursday May 25 at the Coffee Cup in Redfield. A Dutch theme was carried out with music by the sextet and Billy Miteneil. After the banquet the group attended the movie and the dance.
The Orient school was dismissed for the year on May 24. The grade school picnic occurred May 25 and the high school held a wiener roast on May 24.
May 31 report from Moving to De Smet Orient notes Marion Cook held a party at her home last week in honor of Shirley Weisz who is relocating to De Smet.
The Commodity Credit Corporation bought 66 ext roads of surplus potatoes from South Dakota counties under the state AAA committee. About 100,000 bushels were moved at 1,500 bushel lots to support price guarantees and war food goals. Potatoes will be used for industrial alcohol before processing to sugar factories.
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