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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
11
In a promotional note a company offers a free large cup with every three-pound can of Spry priced at 47e per can while supplies last. The message uses informal wording and mentions the limited availability.
Frank H. Brown, with Huron Publishing since 1924, becomes foreman of the job and commercial printing department filling the vacancy created by Walter Bachman’s resignation for a civil service appointment in Washington. Brown, a 1926 Huron College graduate, taught at Agar and Wessington high schools before joining Huron Publishing in 1928 and advancing from apprentice to linotype operator. He is married and resides at 180 Fifth Street Southwest.
Weather summary notes warm Friday ahead for Huron and vicinity with fair conditions tonight. Hourly temps rise from morning low in the mid 30s to near 50 by late morning. Minnesota and South Dakota forecasts call for fair skies, warmer trend, frost risk in southern areas, and partly cloudy skies Friday.
Two young men identified by draft registration cards died when their plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the local airport in OND DU LAC Wisconsin. Guido Zenk 24 of Sheboygan and George J. Jares of Chicago registered there earlier after flying from Sheboygan. Engine trouble was blamed by witnesses.
A district board in East Greenbush settled a long naming contest for the new central school. After reviewing hundreds of suggestions the board chose East Greenbush Central School as the official name.
Purdue fans celebrate a locomotive mascot named the Iron Horse with bids from students and alumni funding. Alumni leader William Winterrond and Baldwin Locomotive Works provided the superstructure amid funding delays. In Washington, the War Department lists new second lieutenants in the Air Reserve Corps including Richard Johnson Gordon Paulson and Glenn Reich with dates October 17.
Wilkes Barre Pa Oct 17 Death ends the life of a noted retail pioneer founder of a major chain attended a state convention in Pierre South Dakota where standout hair stylists were identified Miss Be Hart of Bea s Beauty Shop and Miss Betty Naper of Betty s Beauty Shop were among those who traveled from Huron to the convention and returned with praise for leading stylists Mr. Paul was singled out as outstanding at the event
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