This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1936
Page
2
Market notes from Armour Stockyards Huron and Chicago Livestock report hogs mostly steady to lower with feeders and lambs mixed. Cattle calves and sheep show broad moves with hogs around 10 lower to 15 lower in parts. cows dull and bulls steady. Sioux Falls listings show hogs 1.00 to 1.15 lower and cattle steady to unchanged.
Hog receipts dropped below advance estimates as slumping market strength kept prices weak. Top hogs slipped to 2.50 while 13 000 fresh hogs raised weekly totals to their highest since January. Cattle and poultry dynamics also pressured prices with slaughter sales down and bears noting poultry competition. Fat lambs held near Thursday’s average with some spots lower.
Friday cattle and hog prices show steady to weak trends across Sioux City and South St. Paul markets. Slaughter steers steady to 5.00 lower, hogs mostly unchanged with weights 180 to 260 pounds trading around 3.90 to 4.10, sheep bids softer on fat lambs and ewes, calves and vealers varied with light demand.
Daily market notes from Huron South Dakota and Woonsocket with heavy hens and springs priced per pound, butterfat grades listed, and New York eggs butter and soy prices. Chicago potato quotes show US shipments, on track totals, and regional prices for Russets and other varieties.
Week of Oct 30 reports show heavy and light poultry prices across Woonsocket and Sioux City with mixed dairy tone in Chicago. Butter and eggs weaken in Chicago while turkey and fowl values vary by weight class and region.
Heavy hens over five pounds lead the Friday market with 13 cents per pound reported for leghorn hens. Heavy springs and ducks show varied pricing with several weight ranges noted and several figures partially garbled.
Listings show live poultry prices by weight for Watertown and Sioux Falls markets. Heavy hens and leghorn springs priced by category with eggs and butter as additional items.
Strong prices were realized for greasy combing domestic wools in fair quantities with original bag lines and territory wools selling at high grease values. Fine territory staples and Ohio Delaine fetched notable cents per pound, while New York product poultry markets showed slow demand for dressed birds and various poultry items amid fluctuating prices.
Wheat futures in Minneapolis slipped on dull cash demand and light trading. December wheat closed at 1.20 per bushel with May and July futures also lower while flax futures posted slight gains. Cash grain prices showed mixed demand with oats and rye softer and barley steady.
Reliane area crash killed Eileen Herd, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Herd. McManis family suffered injuries, including a fractured skull and a broken arm for the driver. John Henning, truck driver, blamed the collision on car lights while coroner has not announced an inquest.
Mrs J J Bechman of Hitchcock died at her home after a long illness. She was 85 years old and a Beadle County native who came with Michigan pioneers in 1843. She is survived by her son Walter J Bachman of Huron along with seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral details are pending for out of town relatives.
Minneapolis Chicago Friday flour and grain market notes show varied barrel and bag prices with per barrel figures and sack packaging. Duluth cash wheat closes include several grades with specific weights and prices, reflecting regional trading activity.
Treasury bonds and Federal Farm Mortgage listings show values around 1.031 and 103.6, with Home Owners Loan and related securities noted. The fragment references assorted mortgage issues and bond terms from a period file, indicating market instruments and rates.
Oscar Fosheim of Howard and state chairman of the Roosevelt All-Party Agricultural committee will broadcast on WNAX in Yankton Saturday from 5 30 to 45 p m. He will praise Governor Tom Berry Senators Norbeck and Bulow and Representatives Hildebrandt and Werner for backing Roosevelt era policies and federal aid. Fosheim recently recovered from pneumonia during reelection campaigning.
Federal officials disclosed a thwarted plot to abduct and kill Federal Judge Merrill B. Otis of Kansas City. Inmates Alvan Estabrook and Frank R. Beddow planned to abduct a judge to force Estabrook’s release and then murder the captive. Judge Reeves credited the incident with averting a broader monster scheme and gave Beddow a four year concurrent sentence.
George N. Peek former AAA administrator will address listeners over WNAX Yankton from 1 30 to 2 00 Saturday afternoon Eastern Standard time on a CBS network. He will be broadcasting from Chicago under the auspices of the Republican National Committee per an announcement from Tom Rizdale Republican national committee official in Chicago.
United States collector of internal revenue Giles Kaye said federal taxes will take almost two thirds of United States Senator James Couzens estate. An administrator valued the estate between 25,000 and 20,000,000 dollars. Federal taxes on a 50,000 estate would be 18,500,000. Probate court registrar Thomas C. Jacques estimated state inheritance taxes at 2,401.00.
Fragmentary reports describe fascist advances near Madrid with villages Villa Vislesa and Alcocorn reportedly surrendering. British officials warn against foreign interference as non intervention in Spain is urged, while a Moscow dominated comintern stance is noted amid European tensions.
Beadle County teachers will gather in Huron tomorrow morning for the annual meeting. Miss Eva Davis Beadle County superintendent hopes to direct the session if recovered from illness. The event will start at 9 a m in the courthouse farmery room.
The Democratic National Committee today filed its final pre election statement with the clerk of the house detailing expenses from January to October 24 totaling $3,906,501. It reported year receipts of $3,498,577 including $6,272 from October 22 to 28. Disbursements for the period reached $561,427.
Republican candidate Jensen denounces Berry relief policy and vows a complete overhaul of relief administration while promising a highway department cleanup. Hitchcock opposes a third term, Gurney blasts New Deal relief, Mundt attacks education neglect, and Sioux Falls statements target Hildebrandt over alleged Communists.
In Aberdeen on October 24 Catholics marked the seventh anniversary of the Presentation Order with a pontifical high mass at Sacred Heart Church. Archbishop John Gregory Murray of St Paul officiated and Father Bernard J. Mahony of Sioux Falls delivered the jubilee sermon.
Crowds along Moried Street cheered as President Roosevelt rode by in a motorcade. An airplane flew overhead with red streamers while a policeman recalled Lincoln’s definition of liberty. Roosevelt cited Lincoln to frame his brief address in Wilmington.
Chief Taee B Neisan warns residents to keep within the law as Halloween approaches on Saturday. He says the police will deploy special patrols to prevent disturbances and protect property, with an emphasis on calm, lawful celebration.
Huron College honors students involved in the Pow Wow floats and parade work. Prizes include ladles’ lingerie and briar pipes as the assembly awards those most responsible for preparing the Mat parade. Gifts from local merchants accompany meals and services. Names of prize recipients listed, along with a biographical note from eighth grader Harvey Hendar about the group meeting twice monthly.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.