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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1937
Page
11
Mrs John Knows leads a rolling pin throwing contest at Soldier Field Chicago winning the event. Marion E Martin of Bangor Maine plans as assistant to John Hamilton national chairmen of the Republican party in a party builder role.
A cheerful pattern 60G and Anne Adams pattern book are advertised for home sewers. The ad highlights easy to make dresses with puff sleeves and decorative pockets in fabrics like floral, chambray, or dimity. Includes sizing 14 to 22, yardage estimates, and instructions. Order details request 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern together. Address listed in Huron South Dakota.
A special radio broadcast on WNAX Yankton features Brother Van Orsdel a freelance missionary in the 1880s aligning with the Million Unit Fellowship Movement aims to revitalize religious consciousness. The program part of the United Session Dakota Fall conference opens October 12 in Redfield with about 500 ministers and laymen listening in.
Mary Johnson leads the first meeting of the Twenty second Street School pupils last Thursday with officers elected: J C Johnson president, Mary Jolson vice president, Evelyn Cowie secretary, Bev Swanson treasurer, and Alice Zweck corresponding secretary. There are 26 pupils, with a teacher Miss Long closing the session. The next meeting is set for October 55.
More than half of the 59 delegates to the National Club Congress have been selected by contest placings. Individuals named include Rosemary Hendricks Irene Reppe Margaret Crawford Winston Ullman Lorraine Johnson Leona Strand Vivian Mellang Pearl Geppert Ema Steiger Merry Ausman Evelyn Tietze Lucille Hoover Devely Ray Penfield Shirley Mullin Dorothy Carter Lyle Clark Gilbert Ambur Ralph Wennblam Edward Roe Elsinore Ambur Addie Boyd Howie Glen Julin Clarence Dyborg Clive TeWald Arnold Nelson Helen Bones Charley Kratachyi and others from various counties.
The 4 H Poultry Boosters reorganized at a meeting at Jean Paul son’s home. Thaine Lyman was elected president LeRoy Pierre secretary Vernon Stahley treasurer and Elaine Lyman reporter. They use a traveling basket to raise funds to send a delegate to Short Course in Brookings this month with Thaine Lyman chosen to go. One new member joined. A hunch was served after adjournment. Next meeting at Thaine Lyman’s home. Elaine Lyman wrote this report.
Melvin Hofer from Tyrrell School reports a spelling record under Miss Lily Davis with persistent daily performance and weekly gains. Ralph Mans received a prize for six weeks of spelling accuracy as part of the school’s recognition program.
First and second graders colored rabbits brown and learned they would change to a white shade by winter. Third and fourth graders explore Egyptians this year, creating an Egyptian color chart with red blue gold tan green and black. They study harmonies such as analogous and complementary with multiple charts. Charlotta Gleason reports on the school. An organization meeting of the Handy Hemnmars 4H Club is set for Thursday at the recreation hall.
The Jolly Coyote Home Life Club met at the Schuman home with 2 members and one visitor present. Dorothy and Marie May played accordion and guitar solos. Registration cards were handed out to all. Group A chose Theila Foller as president and Gertrude Smith as vice president. Dorothy Ames was secretary with Dawn Madsen as treasurer. Marie May was song leader and Evelyn Locke reporter. Group B elected Vernon Johnson as president, Twila Hanson as vice president, Gloria Hanson as secretary, Vera Jones as treasurer, Melba Hanson as song leader, Eunice Schuman as reporter. Lunch closed the meeting. Evelyn Cook wrote this account.
The Busy Bees 4-H Club of Faulkton led by local manager Anton Selting earned a scholarship spot for one member to 4-H Club Week at Brookings October 12 to 16. Natalie Kelston, former reporter of the year, was chosen as the scholarship candidate by the local leader after submitting the club’s 4-H activity report.
An eighth grader at Lindbergh School earns perfect attendance recognition for the new year while fourteen pupils compete. Past honorees include Jes sie Wands Maxine Harold Burnett Johnnie Wand Earnest Searing and Toney Searing who recall receiving a large dictionary as a reward.
The commission listed four sites Dakota House Winter Park Andersonville and Hopkins Feige as favored for a new auditorium with park use. Others like Lampe Rolph Fifth and Kansas F R Grumwell Second and Wisconsin Starr Sth and Pikota and State Fair Grounds were dropped. Public input and a federal grant plan were discussed, with final action pending architect selection and bond arrangements.
Commission chair Kuehn resigns creating a vacancy and triggering statutes that require an election within a reasonable time to fill the seat. Kuehn’s term would have expired next year.
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