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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1938
Page
6
Huron community activities fill the week with Girl Scouts readings at the Methodist Church, a Degree of Honor meeting, and a Railway Women's Club social. Other items note missionary society planning, a Sioux Falls couple's wedding in Huron, and local chapter gatherings with programs on Sicily and Guadalupe.
Relatives friends note honors for Ann Jamison former Huron student now senior general science student at State College Brookings selected as Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the first battalion Staff of the State College ROTC unit. She was chosen from Guidon auxiliary to Scabbard and Blade national military society. The honorary officers will take part in the Military Ball December 2 and in the field day parade next spring.
Anna Marie Hahn, condemned to die by electric chair on December 7, expressed hope for clemency from Gov. Martin Davey. She envisions a future in ryeville rather than death and remains in the Marysville female penitentiary. Hahn was convicted for the murder of 78 year old Jacob Wagner in Cincinnati and implicated in other killings in a alleged profit motive.
A flurry of Thanksgiving themed notices spans furrier and floral ads, births, license announcements, and visitors. Local couples and families travel to Aberdeen and Mitchell, while merchants promote winter goods and holiday arrangements. The page names Eilers Furriers, Liebrechts and Walker's Florists, Northwest College classes, and community events with multiple residents from Huron, Vermillion, Mitchell, and Redfield.
The New Deal Extension Club met at the home of Mrs. Fannie Steele in Rockham last week with twelve members and one visitor. Mrs. William Sangereyigh chaired, delegates Matt Wanken and Fred Schmidt spoke on Farm and Home Week at Brookings, art leader Mrs. Fannie Sieele led four pictures discussion, reading program report by Mrs. Matt Wanken, a Red Cross donation authorized, Christmas party planned for Dec 14, refreshments after.
Weather advisory styled advertisement urging women to wear Gaytees galoshes for health comfort and appearance. Features slogan heavy copy from Tunnel Shoe Co. urging pride in footwear during stormy days. Contains promotional language and product emphasis.
Chicago reports Thanksgiving meals will be cheapest in four years with wholesale and retail prices showing broad declines. Dressed turkeys are about 3 1/2 percent cheaper, ducks geese and chickens 10 percent or more lower, and butter oysters sugar lard milk coffee eggs bread mincemeat celery olives and nuts mostly down. Apples cranberries lemons and oranges vary with some gains and shifts across items.
Authorities probe death of business executive Eugene Burckhalter after wife Marie Burekhalter admits attaching a vacuum hose to an auto exhaust to aid his suicide. She was held on a first degree manslaughter charge as details emerged of a planned method and a final photograph before the fatal act.
Mrs. Tia Van Schasick, Mrs. Gertrude Pigney, Mrs. Clara Gunsalus, and Mrs. Charles Gunsalus hosted a group of women at Mrs. Van Schasick’s home Saturday afternoon. The gathering celebrated November birthdays of the attendees.
Five instructors from Wood Public Schools were injured when their car swerved off U.S. highway three miles west of Mitchell and rolled into a ditch shortly after noon Monday. Superintendent J. L. Bushnell, driver Anita Stahl, Orla Schaeffer, Inez Schoulte, and Helen Forsford suffered injuries including concussions, hip and head injuries. conditions described as not serious by physicians. Passersby rushed the victims to local hospitals.
Mitchell Nov 22 Vivia Hanlon a Sioux Falls public school teacher died at a local hospital after suffering heart disease. She was brought from the Corn Palace headquarters of the SDEA convention at 6 30 p m and died about 45 minutes later at the hospital.
National guardsmen began moving out of the strike area at the Swift and Company packing plant in Sioux City under orders from Gov. Nelson G. Kraschel after law and order was restored. Six hundred were sent Oct 19 amid street clashes with the CIO strike. 225 remained on duty when withdrawal was ordered. Swift officials had no immediate comment on plant reopening.
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