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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1929
Page
4
Rehearsals proceed for a pageant by Arlington eighth graders titled The Grows and Advancement of America. Proceeds will fund a piano for the junior high school.
A 1929 column discusses German veterans living in Lancaster New York befriending American Legion members and notes wide postwar reconciliation. It contrasts World War I and Civil War reconstructions, praising reduced bitterness and urging continued tempering of old hatreds across states and regions. It cites Johnson era politics and historical figures to trace the shifts in national attitude.
Izaak Walton league drives state wide James river cleanup with Mitchell meeting on Thursday and plans for Redfield and Aberdeen events. Huron backs sewage disposal plant soon, urging bond issue and cross city action as growth pressures rise. Local leaders warn of river contamination through the city and urge prompt, coordinated municipal action.
The speaker notes that no one would be surprised if a river sewer ban had been ordered earlier. He says the city welfare group must decide when to act, hoping that the agitation leads to concrete action to stop river use for sewers.
The article argues senses deceive and that the brain coordinates them more accurately. It cautions against overreliance on vision smell hearing taste and touch and stresses cooperation and subordinate action. It urges readiness to command when the time comes and to trust the central mind guiding all senses.
The piece argues for teaching children to enjoy drama beyond cinema. It notes the decline of spoken drama due to modern realism and magic competition, then highlights the Junior Repertory company in Minneapolis creating ten youth plays this winter. Four performances per title, salaried company, expert direction, modest cost, and strong imaginative impact on juvenile minds.
At the National Tax Association’s twenty second annual meeting Frank C Lowden former Illinois governor cited heavy tax burdens on farmers. He urged state legislatures to reform assessment methods to lower farm taxes and restore agricultural prosperity amid postwar deflation and rising land valuations.
The fragment from Peggy Joyce's diary describes a rich man named Francine gifting jewelry including a large emerald valued around $20,000 and a diamond and platinum wristwatch. The speaker muses on mercenary motives, considering whether it is better to be mercenary than miserable. The diary notes suggest future scholars may study such insights for dollar diplomacy context.
The Y M C A units join Fire Prevention Week activities October 6 through 12 with Dan Lewis coordinating. Educational literature goes to each chapter and schools without a league. An essay contest with cash prizes will be awarded to local chapters. topics will be provided and discussed during Prevention Week.
The state champion 4-H poultry demonstration team Jos ephine Sandell and Helene Olson of Carthage were invited to present Grow Healthy Chicks at the Wessington Springs poultry and potato show on Saturday October 6. Wessington Springs Kiwanis sponsors fall shows with Rotato and poultry 4-H clubs aiding the community. The extension service Grow Healthy Chicks project, already a success across South Dakota, is featured as the champion team demonstrates at the event per county agent 5S. W. Jones.
Potter County ends its 4-H year with 261 civic members finishing projects in corn canning clothing bees and sow litter. Enrollment for new members ages 10 to 19 opens this year with deadlines across clubs from clothing by November 30 to dairy calf pig baby beef bee and canning clubs, some with March 31 or May 1 latest deadlines. Gettysburg News notes continued growth and reorganization plans for October through spring.
Doland hosts scouting planning meeting with Eggers of Huron to discuss the year's program. two local Boy Scouts earned a summer camping trip to the Black Hills in 1930 after years of active service. an all ages 12 to 18 meeting to welcome interested boys will follow the council session at an announced time and location. The annual magazine campaign closed with strong subscription totals and praise for the effort.
Students at Arlington school were alarmed as the fire gong rang during a drill on Monday morning. A similar drill occurred at Willow Lake school in Clark county on Friday. The districts observe Fire Prevention Week by practicing emergency readiness and keeping premises free of litter and rubbish.
A new honor stamp system is introduced at Iroquois grade school rewarding students with stamps for achieving certain grades. The program applies only to a defined group of pupils within the grade levels.
The system grades lower classes with an average of ninety percent to make the honor roll. Achievements earn A or A plusses, plus stamps for perfect attendance. The method aims to reward meritorious work and the right attitude.
Roland Oct 5 Opal Dinklas is named president of the Young Citizens League at the first meeting of the year. Roland Smith is named vice president. Other officers elected.
Rhee Heights announces a planned district park development. Bert Bell has bought land west of the blacksmith shop and intends to develop it for the park, signaling a future community recreation area.
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