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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1940
Page
7
Commerce Department reports 1939 per capita income in South Dakota at 473 dollars, against a national average of 536 dollars. Mississippi lowest at 203, New York highest at 825. The 1939 figure marks a rise from 348 in 1938 and 225 in 1933, with gains uneven across states.
The document lists per capita incomes for nearby states across years 1929 1932 1938 and 1939. North Dakota shows values of 441, 521, 328, and 262 dollars while Nebraska reports 538, 312, 403, and 421 dollars respectively.
Rural Credit Director Millard G. Scott said a Republican statement notes Democrats ignore rural credits while touting tax cuts and cost reductions. He cites reduced administration costs, payroll cuts, debt reorganization, paid delinquent taxes, bond payments, and increased land leases as proof of fiscal progress.
About 350 farm cooperatives from South Dakota are invited to the fifth annual stockholders conference of the Omaha Bank for Cooperatives in Omaha October 21 and 22. The session will tackle major agricultural problems with A. G. Black, South Dakota governor, among the speakers. Leaders William Bos of Volga G. L. Mogeson of Sioux Falls and C. W. Croes of Aberdeen are listed to participate.
Merchants of Miller sponsor a free football game on Friday afternoon as the Mill er Rustlers face Ipswich. Stores will close for two hours. kickoff is at 2 13 with public urged to attend.
The Bancroft F T and sponsors held a food sale last Saturday to aid the school hot lunch project. The event realized 10 335 dollars. The West Side Extension Club met last Tuesday at the home of Mrs Whitney Jencks with Mrs By A Magss as assistant hostess.
Miss Genevieve Lowry of the National Board will visit the Beadle County YWCA on Saturday October 79. She will confer with YWCA officials and committees to discuss a more effective program for the current year. Lowry, an advisory secretary, connects with YWCAs in the middle western states and guides administrative and program activities. She has worked with industrial and professional women and served in YWCAs in Hand Chow China and Istanbul Turkey.
Local draft boards began operation to process 18 to 45 year olds under the registration act. Cards will be issued with serial numbers for a national lottery in Washington to determine draft order. Registration events drew volunteers from all walks, including actors, athletes and officials, with many notable figures among registrants.
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the Dardanelles must remain open to the Allies to prevent Turkish closure and a dangerous bottleneck. He notes the strait’s strategic value, its Turkish control, and past crossings by Xerxes and Alexander, while warning Axis moves could spark a historic battle.
The narrative weighs the potential Axis push to the Dardanelles with fears of Turkish resistance and Allied Russian aid. It notes disassembled German subs and sea planes moving toward a Black Sea base, massed Turkish troops, and possible Russian support could trigger a historic battle.
The Black Hills and Badlands Association reported to Governor Bushfield that the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park showed the only westward gains in tourism this year. The group cites a 12 percent rise in the Black Hills and about 8 percent in Yellowstone, with highway travel up 12 to 15 percent and total travel business at least five million dollars higher than 1939. Visitors came from Illinois and Iowa, with all 48 states represented, credited to strong highway department advertising and association outreach. The Adam’s apple note follows.
An ad-style note promotes FASTERTH as an improved floader for upper and lower plates to lift comfort. It claims no gummy taste or mouthfeel and notes an alkaline ion-acid formula that does not sour and checks plate odor. Available as TASTEETEL in stores.
Mare tin Zamjahan, 21, of Chaska, pled guilty to second degree murder and received a life sentence at Stillwater Penitentiary for the shooting death of Clarence Eder, 28, in an outcome tied to a year old grudge.
Leroy Johnson of Garretson wins Minnehaha County 1940 corn picking with 21.21 net huskers on Steinfurth Bros. farm north of Hartford. Ernest Sittig, Garretson, is runner up with 20.86 bushels. Clarence Freed of Sioux Falls, 1939 champion, places eighth.
Word is received of the death of N L Cass of Sheboygan a former railroad agent here Cass left Miller 23 years ago and buried his Masonic Lodge membership in Miller until his death.
Mrs Claude Sutton entertained third and fourth grade pupils and teachers at her home last Sunday to celebrate her daughter Janet's birthday. Games were played and lunch was served by the hostess.
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