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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1939
Page
3
Vermillion Oct 10 Governor Marlan Bushfield will address students and faculty of the State University here on Friday October 13 in connection with American Redislavery Week. Bushfield will discuss Americanism as part of a series under the American Committee for Democracy and Intellectual Freedom promoting civil rights and Pan American cooperation.
At Carpenter meets on Oct 10 special session Miss Alice Ratliff presented a paper on the wives of Mussolini and Stalin at the first fall meeting held at Mrs Clara Wicks home. Mrs Merie Madsen read Eating Out and Mrs Gladys Miller reviewed Margret Halsey’s With Malice Toward Some. Mrs Pearl Thompson led contests with prizes. Lunch followed. Next meeting will be at Mrs Cora Hicks house.
The Gettysburg American Legion Auxiliary installed Gertrude Weidensee as president and Nelle Combellick as first vice president among others. The group will sponsor the comedy Coast to Coast at Palace Theatre on October 11 and 12.
Cyrus Perign, arrested on blasphemy charges in Gettysburg on October term of the circuit court, was jailed on $500 bond. The bond was reduced to $100 and posted by his mother and a neighboring farmer, leading to his release.
A Pied Piper has been found to deal with rats at the Sioux Falls city dump. A farmer said the rats ate two acres of his corn near the dump and numbered millions. Louis Knowles, Mitchell district agent of the U.S. Biological Survey, notified Mayor John T. McKee. The mayor invited Knowles to assist in eradicating the rats.
Jack Dupree, key state's witness in five municipal cases charging midnight beer sales, left the city in August after filing complaints against each proprietor. The defendants included owners of the Yellow Lantern, Dina-Mite, and Plaza night spots plus Oscar Barr and Gus Doerr.
The State University will broadcast its annual radio rally from Yankton on WNAX Thursday October 12 starting at 9 45 p m The program features the 10 piece University of South Dakota band and talks by students and faculty Members appearing include W W Frankenfeld Larl B Hoy athletic director Miss Dakota of 1939 Harry Gamage head football coach Ernest Jenkinson student president President I D Weeks and Herd Evans from Rapid City.
Rural teachers from Woonsocket district gathered at Woonsocket High School for music instruction led by county superintendent Mrs. Swanson and Miss Rudd. They followed by sessions in Letcher and further meetings in Forestburg and Artesian, with classes planned to meet monthly.
Mr and Mrs F McClain and daughter Bonnie of Canton were weekend visitors at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Gordon Patterson. Patterson is the superintendent of the Cavour school.
Miss Clair Davis resumed duties as seventh and eighth grade teacher in Turton Sungay after a two day visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Davis in Cavour. Willow Lake opens a state bank run by Citizen's State Bank of Garden City with Orville Hill in charge. Visitors include the Erean Trosin family and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Trosin who are en route to California.
Melvin Eaton and his wife Eugene and Janet Kay of Huron spent the weekend at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Orvai Eaton in Alpena.
Dr and Mrs J B Shull left Alpena Sunday morning by car for Vancouver Washington where they will stay several weeks with Dr Shulls sister Mrs Dora Mercer and family Ted Hart of Winner spent the weekend in Alpena visiting friends Mrs R S Cook returned home from the state federation of women's clubs annual meeting in Detroit where she attended as a delegate from the Alpena Progressive Club
Rapid City reports a federal tin survey near Lead in the Black Hills. Dr. F C Lincoln of the School of Mines leads the effort with Bureau of Mines engineers. Underground and surface sampling underway with diamond drilling planned to locate undeveloped tin deposits. If enough tin is found the government may launch a strategic minerals project and begin mining and milling operations.
The Faulkton Business and Professional Women's Club held its first meeting of the new year at the Memorial Library building last Friday evening. President Mrs. Charles Whitney led the session, committee assignments were announced, and Misses Iola Ketterling and Joyce Smith of the Willing Workers 4 H Club demonstrated a program. Refreshments followed served by club officers.
Division 2 of the Carpenter Methodist Ladies Aid hosted Division 1 after a fundraising drive. The event at Mrs. Bertha Hansch's home in Willow Lake featured a dinner and social afternoon. Officers to be elected at the October 18 meeting hosted by Mrs. Metle Mad.
Funeral services for W. A. Burlet 73 Sioux Falls city treasurer who died Saturday evening of a heart ailment will be held here Wednesday afternoon Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery
A newly organized sewing society of younger married women held its first meeting at Mrs. Stewart McDaniel's home. Also notes include Earl Stewart’s ankle injury, visits by the Runge family, Wyoming sheep buying trips, and weekend visits in Blunt Alpena Fordham Yale items detail residents and travelers.
Alpena High School seniors ready Friday night at 8 in the auditorium for the three act farce Good Gracious Grandma. Supt A J Turner directs a cast including Henry Breckenridge George Breckenridge Robert Broer Emma Kempt Helen Allen Ethel Aye Cecille Allen Viva del Hing Clancy Julian Peterson Wiggins Dale Anerson PF Sam Arne Liedschlaw Delicia Miriam Hasz and stage manager Willard Meyers.
In Pennington County a 67 year old Limestone rancher Joe Kindler died after shooting himself with a .22 rifle about 10 30 a m Sunday at his ranch ten miles west of Hill City He lived there nearly 40 years Sheriff Norris Hendrickson said he died at noon without regaining consciousness No reason could be assigned Huntley shot himself downtown Rapid City on Sept 29 and Helen Ryther Rapid City High School girl also took her life with a .22 rifle last Wednesday This marks the third self inflicted death in ten days in the Rapid City area
Luke Gilbert chairing the Ux tribal council along with John Little Cloud and Thomas Eagle Staff of the Cheyenne River Indian Agency were photographed to publicize the Redskins. They received courtesy cards admitting them to any Redskins game nationwide for the season. The Progr ee Study Club hosted a 4:30 dinner in the M E Church parlors at Alpena on Oct 10, honoring their husbands and the public school faculty, followed by a program. Mr and Mrs Paul Warriner and children Eugene and Ann visited relatives in Nebraska with Mrs Warriner's father J A Romine accompanying them to Missouri.
James Q. Berdahl of Sioux Falls was elected president of the Leif Erickson Memorial Association at the fourth annual business meeting in Brookings. Gabriel Lundy of Brookings named vice president with Irvin Heggestad of Witten as secretary and Mrs. Emil Loriks of Arlington as treasurer. Board members include H. C. Halvorson Sinai Prof H. M. Blegen Sioux Falls Prof C. C. Jacobson Cantor J. J. Larson Yankton Clark Gunderson Vern tion Miss Katharina Blilie Flandreau Pink H. G. Musby Trens Chris Bogness Madison and A. B. Hendrickson Watertown.
Pierre Oct 10 bids on 15 highway projects costing about 410000 will be opened Oct 24 by the state highway commission. Projects cover base course on U S 212 Faulk County, grading on State 37 near Tripp, bridges on James River near Forestburg and U S 241 south of Redfield, guardrails on US 18 west of Rosebud, and related work in multiple South Dakota counties.
The Lutheran Church of Faulkton held its annual Mission Festival on Sunday with Rev. G. Schmeling of Benny speaking in the morning and Rev. Charles Krueger of Lebanon in the afternoon. Congregational women served a noon dinner at the parsonage for attendees.
Articles filed in Pierre show a group in Yankton submitting articles with the secretary of state. Directors listed include Wood D. Wilson of Yankton C. B. Owen of Minneapolis and H R Ggram of Chicago.
Mrs Celia Basham of Rapid City visited the W W Basham home Saturday evening. Donald Reider moved to Chamberlain last week where he is employed as a Fuller Brush salesman.
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