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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1937
Page
7
Beadle County commissioners, after their October meeting, continued in session at the courthouse to study relief applications under a new policy. The board will keep a quorum for group consideration, replacing the prior district by district disbursement. A $15,000 supplementary highway budget was adopted to cover WPA project expenses, including gravel hauling, costing about $2,000 monthly.
Two 21 year old men Marlyn Diekhoff and Marley Smith of 6 Town Avenue Northeast were convicted of snatching a purse from Mrs. Crawford and her daughter Mary Catherine at Dakota Avenue and Seventh Street South. They pleaded before Judge Alva E. Taylor and received five year terms in the penitentiary. The assault left Mrs. Crawford with a deep chin cut requiring three stitches.
South Dakota hunters, facing a shortened open period and higher non-resident fees, begin a cautious season for pheasants and partridges while waterfowl hunting runs 30 days from 7 am to 4 pm. Pheasants are limited to four half days, with a three cock bird daily limit. Out‑of‑state attendance declines as licenses rise. Stateswide duck season also opens with varying zones and dates.
Weather outlook notes periods of rain possible with temperatures near normal. For the northern and central Great Plains, a dry start to the week is expected with precipitation likely later. Overall, temperatures are expected to be slightly below normal in most areas.
Washington leaders outline policy for nine power parley to curb Japan in China. Secretary Hull and Roosevelt pressed final policy details after cabinet talks. no specifics released. Debate grows on possible boycott and neutralty law impacts as Congress eyes action. Geneva urged speedy convocation to end conflict with Japan and Japan.
The Huron Coobemtivye Consort Association nears the end of a week long membership drive with clubs reporting strong turnout. Alwusa Club has 100 percent membership and several others near completion including Fortnigady Wednesday Musical P S O Chapter F Huron Clinic and Chapter AN P B E 0. Mezzanine headquarters at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel posted team captains reports as 7 pm deadline approached. Local artists selection committee meets at 9 pm to choose season performers.
Beadle County Historical Society holds its first fall meeting Friday October 15 at eight o'clock in the courthouse farmers room. President W S Davis announces a talk by Tazewell Simmons titled Reminiscences of a Half Century in South Dakota, detailing public life and notable women since statehood.
A collision at Seventh and Nebraska Avenues in Huron left Farm Boy with a broken leg and his father George Schwartz with two broken fingers. Both were injured when Schwartz’s southbound car struck Edward Fritz’s westbound vehicle, tipping Schwartz’s car onto its top. They were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
38 situring miners at Coldale Colliery eighth level accept company proposal to return if paid the same as other levels. Evans Stevens says Lehigh Navigation Co would raise wages to end walkout. Miners demand equal pay for free coal loading and threaten wider sympathy strike among engineers, pump workers, and office staff.
Osmanson Miller and Herman Nietwert pleaded guilty in municipal court this week to driving while intoxicated. Osmanson received 80 days in county jail with costs, Miller paid 50 dollars and 15 days in jail, Nietwert 50 dollars or 4 days in jail, license revoked for one year and driving probation.
In Denver on October 2, printers and the International Typographical Union clash as the A F of L contemplates seating decisions. ITU leaders object to delegates, while printers insist they will not withdraw and challenge expulsion attempts by some federation officials. William R. Trotter accuses leaders of pressuring the Typos to leave.
Huron College officials announced plans for an October 14 appearance by Salem Risk known as Sam's Risk the Syrian Yankee. The lecture is arranged via State Club Week through South Dakota State College extension service with H. M. Jones leading. Risk, born in Syria to an American mother who died at his birth, was raised by many mothers and creeds and now preaches humanity as his creed.
GRANTS PASS Oregon Oct 3 Heiress Ann Hewitt 23 and garage foreman Ronald Gay 32 married in a civil ceremony by County Judge Grant W Mathews following a planned elopement. Hewitt, central figure in a San Francisco sterilization suit, filed suit for 500000 in January 1936 alleging sterilization by two doctors at her mother's instigation. The suit remains pending. Hewitt plans Oakland home. the marriage alters her precarious public life amid family controversy and earlier grand jury testimony.
A sermon by W. B. Miley discusses religion’s response to political economic and social shifts. It emphasizes God’s presence in worship, Jesus as Revealer and Redeemer, sin and redemption, and the church as a spiritual agency. Listings of local church services follow with times and pastors.
Local notices list multiple church events and sermons across Missouri and neighboring areas. Calvary Ev Lutheran Church hosts English 10:00 am worship and 11:109 am Sunday School with a German-language service. Bethlehem Ev Lutheran Church nearby offers 2:00 pm Sunday School and 3:00 pm worship. Congregational Church features guest preacher Rev. Warren H. Dennison at 11:00 am, with a 6:00 pm Young People gathering and School of Religion preparations. First Church of Christ Scientist outlines Lesson Sermon on sin disease and death with scriptural readings for the week ending October 1, a broad interchurch notice emphasizing study and discussion opportunities.
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