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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1934
Page
2
Hog receipts reach about 150 with top quotation at 5.15 in Armour Stockyards market. Cattle and veal mostly steady. sheep and hogs show mixed shifts. Chicago and regional livestock markets also note steady to lower hog prices and varying cattle trends in mid October.
Grain prices fell as favorable climate news reduced speculative interest in Minneapolis trading. Wheat futures declined about four tenths of a cent for the day for December and May contracts, with other grains showing modest losses or little change. Cash wheat saw quiet demand amid generally good activity for winter wheat, while oats, rye, and barley demand varied with flax steady. Carlot and cash quotes reflect subdued trading and mixed near term demand across durum and amber varieties.
The document lists mixed and amber durum grades with percentages for No 1 and No 2 categories, including amber durum and mixed durum values around 127 to 138 percent and red durum at 112 percent. Flax No 1 La2 Lea appears as a separate item in the same pricing snippet.
Markets report furnishing by Bolles Co and Huron Hide lists cured hides and tallow prices, with wool and sheep pelts quoted. Dressed poultry prices in New York and Chicago reflect steady butter, eggs, and poultry markets amid government butter bids. Chicago notes government purchase impact on butter stocks. eggs steady, butter firmer, poultry steady. regional prices for potatoes and poultry detailed in Chicago and Sioux Falls files.
Sioux City report lists live poultry and eggs with weights and prices, including hens over and under specified pounds, feghorn springs, and case lots. Chicago futures show Wheat and Oats opening highs and lows, with Dec and May contracts and price ranges.
In a murky snippet the text hints at moves involving Santa Fe U.S. Steel and Sears Roebuck, with references to transfers and financial scales around 650 000 waves, suggesting a late period deal or regulatory stance amid unclear context and dates.
WARREN? FARMINGDALE Oct 1 Walter G Miser republican county chairman cited the United States criminal code to discuss the relief printing award of 13197 to Congressman Theodore Werner s Gate City Guide printers He did not accuse Werner of violating the code but said the use of funds for relief of distress in South Dakota violates the spirit of the new deal Miser quoted Section 114 of Title 18 U S Code noting who ever being elected to Congress abets contracts with the United States shall be fined not more than 3 The report ends with continuation lines on responsibility and possible violations.
Atlantic City November 17. A favorable report on a resolution for free dissemination of birth control information was presented to the house of bishops at the List triennial general convention. The budget for the house of deputies stands at about 2.4 million dollars, 200 thousand less than proposed by the national council. Debates on dropping Protestant from the church name and on creating an archbishop hierarchy were noted but no actions taken.
Feast of St. Luke observed with Holy Communion at Grace Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. Tomorrow’s service marks the feast day and includes traditional rites. Dated notice appears among diverse market and financial items in the same column.
Gov. Berry demands a retraction from State Rep. Charles Alseth of Lake Preston who claimed the governor draws 8000 annually as relief administrator in addition to 3000 as state executive. Berry says Ryan’s salary isn’t from relief funds and calls the remarks misstatements.
County relief directors in South Dakota were advised that relief rolls and CCC youths may be absent to vote in the November 6 general election. The state relief administrator cites state law allowing two hours of election day leave without penalty. Civilian Conservation workers may take up to three days off per federal rules, with pay limited to the day of voting.
Fairchild, 26, Minneapolis, pleaded not guilty in federal court to charges of driving a stolen car in interstate commerce and robbing a federal reserve bank member. A $9,009 bond was set after a commissioner’s hearing. He allegedly robbed Farmers State Bank of Flandreau on Oct 6 and fled in a stolen car to Rock Rapids IA, where he was captured hours later and the loot recovered.
Ben Lyons and wife Beta Daniels of Hollywood fled unharmed when their airplane forced landed at Honestown emergency field during a San Francisco to New York flight. Lyons piloted the craft. engine trouble prompted the landing, after which the couple continued by bus.
West Coast faces heavy rainstorms and a cloudburst in Southern California. Flooding hit several towns including Los Angeles area as aftershocks from an earthquake complicate conditions. Forecasts warn of continued showers tonight and tomorrow.
CHICAGO Oct 11 A 25 year old Chicago chorus girl Elisha Balatkove woke to news her aunt Marie Balatkovs of Prague died leaving her one million dollars She plans to quit cabaret and pursue serious dramatic work edging toward a new career after inheriting the fortune.
CHICAGO Oct 174- Meat supplies in the United States are expected to be adequate next year unless an unexpected government program intervenes. Cattleman Chris J. Abbott of Alliance Nebraska told the Institute of American Meat Packers convention that meat quality should be good and prices affordable for consumers. He noted drought and reduced livestock from government buying raised prices but many lower grade cattle have been diverted from commercial channels. Abbott also said fine calves and feeder steers remain on ranges and drought relief has improved herd quality on farms and ranches. Meat prices should not reach unattainable levels.
Chicago October 17 drought devastates crops across the midwest in the 1935 outlook. Officials from the weather bureau cite moisture deficit since September with October normally a wet month. Regions hit include Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Nebraska Kansas Dakotas Ohio Kentucky Arkansas Oklahoma and Tennessee yet September rains offered some relief in places. No definite comment on next year’s prospects was given.
Karl Mundt head of the speech department at Madison Normal will speak at a 4 rally sponsored by the Beadle County Young Republican League in the Elks hall tonight. Hurley said a brief entertainment program and introductions of Republican candidates would precede the address. The meeting starts at 3 p.m. Arrangements were made to broadcast Mundt's talk on KGDY radio.
Sioux Falls. The Minnehaha county corn husking contest will be at Emit Mellom farm one mile west and one mile south of Baltic on Thursday Oct 25. The event is open to 15 participants and prizes will be awarded.
Oct 11 report from Lincoln Nebraska describes a painter aiding a local man in avoiding divorce amid disputes. The brief notes color references and domestic tensions as context for the remedy sought.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local listing for an orchestra event under the YMCA program. It mentions numbers and an entertainment title but the text is incomplete and unclear about date location or performers.
President Roosevelt speeds up heart to heart talks with business leaders after a favorable economic report. He met with George L. Harrison of the New York Federal Reserve and Jackson Reynolds of the First National Bank of New York. Eugene Black, acting as liaison, reported improvements in the South and Midwest and in agriculture, boosting farmer optimism.
The South Dakota relief administration spent 1370-700.31 dollars to provide relief for 58,403 persons in September. Expenditures cover cash paid for work, surplus commodities, medical and dental care, and minor items, excluding administration costs and special programs. Only 229 people were on direct relief, while 2,268 were on both direct and work relief rolls.
Sioux Falls Oct 17 Final preparations were under way for the retrial of Mrs Fern Mae Serkey and Mrs Alvina Ruth Kohler sisters charged with conspiracy to kidnap in the Boettcher abduction of February 1933. Assistant U S district attorney Frank Wiehem said no definite date had been set but the trial would be several days away. Gordon Alsors serving a life sentence at Leavenworth is expected as a government witness and Charles Boettcher, Denver broker and kidnap victim, also to testify. Both Alcorn and Boettcher testified at the Pierre trial.
CHICAGO Oct 17 P Chester W Davis administrator of the AAA addressed commissioners of agriculture from 35 states stating the AAA favors marketing adjustment and marketing agreements over crop reduction. The hog program for next year will be smaller due to drought depleted surplus. He noted 406000000 had been given to farmers this year with about 325000000 more likely before 1935. He said farm income in California rose from 1 to 50,000,000 as a result of the AAA program. J Lenderbach head of the dairy division of the AAA disputed division policies.
At the hospitals admitted Irene Williams of Highmore for surgery and Virginia Shepard of Huron for surgery. Dismissed were Mrs. Chris Christoff of Huron Mrs. C. H Hanson of Huron M. Nelson of Huron Lile Woodall of Huron Claude Fountain Hitchcock and Mrs. Bernice Harm of Huron.
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