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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1934
Page
15
In South Dakota officers clarified that county treasurers may accept delinquent tax payments with six percent interest before any forfeiture action. The 1933 law allows back taxes to be paid over ten annual installments, aiding taxpayers in default. The opinion was issued to Paul Ahern, Lake Andes, by the attorney general’s office.
Mrs W S Hodgson county superintendent received a Polish junior Red Cross album from Woroblin showing life through pictures drawings and illustrations. It will be given to a Junior Red Cross theater in Spink county and its chapter plans to continue correspondence with foreign children. This is the first album received and several county chapters plan similar exchanges.
Redfield voters approved a thousand dollar bond issue for a new lake west of the city. All bonds were sold, including an external application for a large block that could not be filled. With the funds, work should begin at once and be pushed to completion.
Members of the Oasis chapter of Eastern Star at Hitchcock plan a shower of linens and cotton goods to aid the State Eastern Star home for aged members at Redfield. Redfield college buildings are being remodeled and will be ready by May 1 with new elevator and spacious s um porter. total improvements cost about 726000.
In Dakota Wesleyan University, all faculty members joined the American National Red Cross after an invitation by Harmon W. Brown, Roll Call worker for Davison county chapter. The canvass was completed today as the 1935 effort reached full participation.
The Altar society held its annual supper at the municipal building with a candy booth, country store, grab bag, and a dance. The event raised over 160 dollars for society funds.
Mitchell November 27 Dakota Wesleyan university board sets a fifty anniversary fund drive goal of 100000 dollars to support endowment growth campus improvements and debt reduction. The plan includes a Jubilee pageant movie music and banquet with 2000 units statewide expected to raise ninety thousand dollars.
Redfield South Dakota November meeting of the Kiwanis club elected officers for the next year with Carmen L. Bates as president and R. W. Gibson as vice president Dor Hase will serve as treasurer The new board includes Hoy T. Bull BH A Sasse A D Coleman John Fargo Carl Penuth A F Schicher and C D Sterling A talk on International Affairs was given by Russell Ewing, a Redfield native and son of I W Ewing. The Conder high school juniors staged a play at the municipal building with a cast led by Neil Grandpre Maxine Taylor Weil Hildebrandt Ida Hobuzh Elizabeth Lehna Leon Lawson Eunice Lenz Neil Teylor Dick Christensen Aracki Smith Willis Wettstein Floyd Mulligan Francis Schneider and Margaret Conley.
Pupils at St Lawrence School take a week off as teachers attend the state IDEA invention event at Huron this week.
CHICAGO November 27 One of South Dakota's leading herds of purebred Here ford cattle maintained at the Howes Stock farm near Parker will be represented at the 1934 International Live Stock exposition December 1 to 8. Other livestock breeders in the state have entered animals and scores of South Dakota farmers have entries for the International Grain and Bay show. The South Dakota champion 4-H club stock judging team will compete with teams from 16 states. Champions are K Curtis Cole John Rohif and Henry Kortemeyer from Lincoln county</S>
About 125 relatives and neighbors gathered at the Ree Heights church basement to honor Mr. and Mrs. J. BR Speirs on their golden wedding anniversary. Married in Pekin, Iowa in 1884, they moved to South Dakota 31 years ago and have lived nearby since. They built a Midland township farm home destroyed by a tornado six years ago, and since then resided in Ree Heights. A program and lunch followed, with gifts including a purse of money.
In Woonsocket today the tenth annual turkey shoot sponsored by St. Wilfred's Catholic church draws hundreds of trapshooters from Woonsocket and nearby towns including Huron Mitchell Bronx Falls. A rifle range offers further prizes while about 500 turkeys and other birds are up for grabs. The event also features card games lunches and entertainment with Rev Father Edward in charge.
Rapid City considers hemp as a potential new Black Hills industry. Experiments show hemp eradicating creeping jenny and there are 80 commercial uses such as twine, cellophane, gun powder, newsprint, and rug manufacture. Chamber of commerce weighing pulp mill potential as P A H A meeting notes include Prof Ray remarks and a fund-raising bake sale netting 2.75.
Lawrence November 21 Special report states Sam Miller bought the Butts house and is moving it east of Wayland, as part of a property relocation. The brief item notes the transfer and ongoing move work.
A large crowd gathered at the Manchester town hall for the high school's annus carnival led by Supt. R. T. Graham and Miss Alice Bjornson. The program featured a 6:30 main show, a 9:30 carnival, and a 10:30 dance with Williamson's orchestra from De Smet. Proceeds netted about $8 for student association funds.
Kingsbury county Farmers union held a social meeting and picnic at the Lake Preston city hall attracting a large crowd. Rev A Green of Hetland and Charles A Alseth of Lake Preston gave talks, with musical performances by Alice Crow Hazel Olson and Evangeline Spilde. County Chairman Oscar Johnson of Oldham led the program.
Lake Preston district Auwiliary president Mrs P Scofield was guest of honor at the Legion Home meeting. She reported on the recent national convention in Miami Florida during the business session and outlined forthcoming activities.
A state chapter awarded a prize for the coming year publicizing sustained support and 100 percent paid up membership. Mrs A Sherwood Mrs Mary Huack and Mrs T Meyers of De Smet attended as out of town guests. Sunday school and church services will be held at the Bonilla schoolhouse. The Bonilla consolidated school closes this week for teachers to attend the state SDEA convention in Huron and to spend Thanksgiving.
A brief weather bulletin indicates winter months arrive with a cold spell starting next Saturday morning December 2. The advisory cautions residents to prepare for frigid temperatures and possible wind chill effects.
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