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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1939
Page
2
Saloable cattle 2,200. calves 150. Slaughter steers and yearlings active, slight gain from Tuesday. Heifers scarce. cows steady to firm. Hog barometer softening, bids 7.00 to 7.10 for 200-278 lb. lights 160-200 lb sold 6.50 to 7.00. Sheep 2,300. fat lambs not yet established, undertone weak but some quality in the 9.35 range.
Markets report from Huron shows daily price ranges for grains and meats with wheat, corn, oats and barley quoted. Canadian export sales are noted as yielding substantial volumes, while U S wheat and corn see lighter activity. Trade data from Minneapolis futures lists open high low and close figures for wheat oats and soybeans with various contract months recorded.
New York Oct 14. Stocks retreat on war news while bonds improve and U S governments press forward. Foreign exchange steady with Belgium rising sharply. Cotton and sugar firm amid wall street support and hedge selling. Cattle slow steady hogs steady. Wheat prices listed for Montana and durum grades with no change in trading basis. quot ations higher for some grains. oats barley rye plax and clover seed quoted with ranges.
Hog buyers held prices steady to nine cents higher with 9000 hogs traded in a brisk market. Trade showed good demand for light and heavy hogs, with top quotes around 7.50 and most 180 to 200 pounds near 7.15 to 7.25. Cattle and lamb values were uneven with yearlings and heavy steers steady to higher while sheep and feeder lambs remained mostly steady.
In the St Paul market Wednesday cattle salable 2 900 with calves around 1 906 and 4 foals at 8 000. Slaughter steers medium to good yearlings and grass heifers mostly steady. Beef cows 4 75 5 75, canners 3 50 4 50, bulls steady to strong 5 59 6 25, stockers 5 00 7 00. Sheep 4 200, no bids yet. prices rising on desirable spring lambs, sheep and yaks noted with wide bid indications.
Oct reports list poultry weights and prices for hens and leghorns in Sioux Falls and Sioux City markets, with eggs No 1 and No 2 prices, butterfat levels, and varied regional butter prices. Chicago New York weekly prices update dairy and egg rates with mixed color eggs and freight notes.
New York reports the latest war stock buying stalled as investors booked gains turning risk into cash. Industrial shares slipped while aviation, machinery, and steel groups showed mixed activity amid doubts over the war’s duration and a possible peace mediation move among Scandinavian powers. Transactions ran at about 1,000,000 shares for a full session in a tense market atmosphere. Minneapolis bank stock listings show varied bid, ask, and close prices across several lenders and the Home Owners Loan obstacles.
Democratic Women of the First Congressional District host a day long event at Hotel Marvin Hughitt with over 100 registered from 25 counties. Mrs Mae Evans of Washington will headline a dinner at 6 30 pm with speakers A W Powell Francis Dunn and others.
Mrs. John Balten, living on a farm four miles east of Vale ler, was treated at home for injuries from a fall down cellar stairs late Tuesday afternoon. Doctors reported fractures to a collarbone a sprained ankle and a severe head gash. She remains under care at her residence.
Miss Helen Gardner who has resided in Berlin for nine years is expected to arrive in Huron tomorrow, accompanied by her mother Mrs. A Gardner, meeting her in New York City last weekend. Gardner was a passenger on the Italian liner Rex sailing from Genoa. German scout planes were seen near Scapa Flow but did not drop bombs.
A long OCR fragment catalogs numerous historical brands and corporations with percentages or codes after each name, including NatBiscuit NatPow NatDairyPro NatDistill PhillipsMors PabSveNJ StandOilCal SwiftCo and others, reflecting a dense directory-like compendium of firms and divisions.
Col E A Berkwith authorized two drills per week for Company OC of Hur on. Capt John Spensler announced the change from one weekly drill beginning tomorrow at Huron College auditorium. Regular Thursday night drills may follow a Monday session, lasting until January 1946.
Funeral services for Elsie E. McMahon 50 of Rapid City SD who died from injuries in an automobile crash will be held in Huron. She supervised South Dakota public health nurses and worked 18 years in nursing. Surviving: son John Francis 13 daughter Mary Alice 12 and two sisters. Burial in St Martin's Catholic Cemetery beside husband.
In Washington on October 18 Senator Holt of West Virginia accused President Roosevelt of pledging U.S. support to England and France to defeat Germany, noting possible new sessions to revise neutrality laws. He mocked Lord Beaverbrook’s visit and urged restraint in war propaganda, while Democrats debated relaxing shipping provisions to belligerent ports.
George E Murphy and seven candidates were inducted into the Huron Elks Lodge by Exalted Ruler M G Murphy. District deputy Dr A A Harris urged Elks to lead in community service and patriotism. A dutch lunch followed for about 200 members. Initiates included G Wai Chitty Roy J Miller Clifford A Peck A E Schnab Charles R Stenson Chester J Trumbow Herman J Ulrich.
German forces press a 20 mile front east of the Saar as French defenses withdraw from German soil near Borg forest and Perl. French reports claim small advances into Germany including pillbox clearings, while German strategy aims to seize Saarland war industries and threaten the Rhine triangle. Observers expect a larger push toward Lauterbourg Rhine basin with winter weather and blockades shaping the campaign.
Alfred Glenn Warren a 21 year old inmate at the state penitentiary fell from a 15 foot scaffold while working on a new unit suffering a fractured skull. His condition was described as critical today as his family traveled to Sioux Falls after the accident on Monday afternoon.
A roster from Huron lists patients with various surgical and medical conditions. Names include Beal Myra Bade Homer Decker and Mrs August Lieb among others, with entries noting minor and major surgical care at local hospitals.
German dispatches claim the air and submarine raid on Scapa Flow yesterday scored a bomb hit on an old English battleship. The Germans say the attack will continue as a primary objective.
A report from state AAA offices in Huron shows 7700 policy holders in South Dakota this year, up from 243 last year. Wickard praised the state setup, noting Huron’s location and improved facilities help attract business. The conference included four staff and field workers, with attendance by State Chairman Alfred Barnes and nine field men and junior statisticians.
Roosevelt urged restraint and a united front to maintain order as tensions rose among Soviet Union Finland and other nations. Finnish leader Kaila expressed deep gratitude for American sympathy and support. A Trinity Guild meeting and assorted classified notices follow amid a busy community page.
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