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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1931
Page
2
Vermillion September 15 The first definite enrollment figures for the University of South Dakota show high school registration near last year's peak with 69 in the model high school. University student registration starts Monday at 8 am and freshman week activities begin Wednesday September 16.
Lake Preston South Dakota September 15. The city church groups sponsored a reception for the Lake Preston schools teaching staff in the high school auditorium. A varied program featured duets solos readings and remarks by school and church leaders. About 200 people attended with punch and wafers served.
Lake Preston high school completes class offices with senior leader Maurice Nelson and officers for seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen listed including vice presidents secretaries and treasurers from the four classes.
The Willilam colored singers sponsored by the Booker T. Washington social center appeared in concert at the Methodist church in Lake Preston last week. The eight trained singers performed classics sacred music negro melodies and jubilees. The concert was high class and well attended by a good audience.
Chamberlain public schools report the largest enrollment since opening Tuesday. A special board meeting last night outlined steps to increase seating and space for junior and senior high grades, aiming to relieve overcrowding and heat strain.
Deadwood city council approves a reduced budget for 1932 by 33,200 to run the city as funds are held up. The city is nearly debt free and a Main street fire station improvement was slated. The park committee was authorized to plan winter dancing season improvements.
Billy Wales, famed reinsman, showcases the Chicago Union Stock Yard six horse team at the South Dakota State Fair. Mack the 2200 pound Clydesdale gelding is shown as a wheel horse in the massive hitch. The act features rapid trotting, circles, pivoting, and knotting maneuvers before the grand stand. Wales has mentored exhibitions across major fairs and earned a gold medal from King Edward of England for horsemanship.
SIOUX FALLS September 15 Sentenced to six months in county jail after pleading guilty to embezzling 23.62 from a Pipestone Minnesota oil firm Don Henderson was released on condition to follow court orders He must save five dollars monthly, repay embezzled funds attend church each Sunday and write a weekly letter to Judge Media detailing his activities.
Watertown September 15. Beatrice Bannister superintendent of schools reports three sound films used at the county Institute program for visual education. Hats Off history of the American flag in two reels The Story of the Volcano four reels and The Monarch Butterfly one reel were shown in Washington July tests. Two grade school children from 17 states attended the tests at George Washington University with Elizabeth Mills Pierre and Max Freese Powell representing South Dakota.
Farmers along U.S. Highway 212 seek jobs during grading of the road. W. F. Mather, county road supervisor, arranging labor with farmers to supply needed help. Work to start in a week or so.
Preliminary arrangements were made at Mitchell for the annual state Farmers' Union convention to be held October 13 for three days. State secretary F E Sauber of Yankton and director Joe Adking of Wessington Springs attended, with expectations of a larger turnout than last year. The program includes a nationally prominent speaker and a Junior Farmers' union essay and declamation contest the night before.
Fifty new plays join the University of South Dakota extension division loan collection for high schools and clubs statewide. Last year 1008 packages with about ten plays each were loaned, reaching most counties. This year plays may be obtained by postage and a ten cent fee, totaling roughly 2500 long plays and 2000 copy acts.
Special dispatch from September reports travel to Sioux Falls and surrounding Ganmn Valley areas. A brief note indicates transportation arrangements and regional activity on the date.
In Pierre on September 15 the attorney general issued opinions. County auditors must deduct delinquent personal property taxes from county claims to avoid bond liability. The independent school district cannot levy activity ticket fees. Personal property taxes are a first lien from January 1 each year, affecting a mortgaged tractor seized for delinquency.
Dr J C Lindberg head of publications at Northern State Teachers College and president of the South Dakota Poetry Society will speak at the North Dakota Educational Association convention in November. He will discuss Creative Writing in the Schools.
Sioux Falls will hold a public inspection day Thursday at the Stone Falls coliseum after its reconstruction. Fred Beecher, the manager, says plans for an opening program are being set and will be announced later in the week. The newly completed building has drawn favorable comment for its auditorium makeover and overall quality.
Hot Springs city council adopted a resolution protesting a blanket 25 percent rise on merchandise stocks and additional increases of 30 percent on furniture and fixtures, 3 percent on household furniture, 1 cent on structures, and 3S percent on radios. E R Phillips and Gordon Killinger represented the Hot Springs chamber of commerce at the meeting.
Mr and Mrs Charles Westgate recently moved from Egan to lead Hayes Luces Lumber Co in Esmond. They were surprised by visiting relatives from Cortland New York including Mr and Mrs John Klehn sister Christina Sack and two daughters and a brother Karl and friend Clayton. They arrived by motor and plan a two week stay.
G W Fraser pioneer Gann Valley merchant retires after a 4000 mile auto trip through southern Canada and the eastern United States. He traveled with son Cecile H Fraser and wife from Sioux City and George Atkinson of Sioux City. They visited Chicago Detroit Toronto Niagara Falls Buffalo New York Philadelphia Washington and Pittsburgh. Fraser also visited his birthplace on a farm near Monona Iowa.
Gann Valley records for heat during the regular school term were broken as officials reported temperatures of 112, 107, and 103 on three consecutive days. Students found the heat hindered school work and daily routines amid the late summer spell.
Charles Lawver of Gann Valley had his new Ford wrecked by a highway fire caused by a backfire from the engine. He was returning to Gann Valley when the blaze started around 3 p.m. The flames were put out but the car suffered serious damage.
The Athol Missionary Society held a meeting at Mrs. Ithel Reed’s home with Mrs. F D Booth leading the lesson on Early Missions in Minnesota. A letter from a young teacher in Beirut Syria about his trip through the Holy Land was read. A 15 cent lunch was served after the study and business session.
Vermillion Sept 15 A new course in better English joins the extension division correspondence studies at the University of South Dakota. The three hour study requires no prerequisites and covers faulty English speech forms word usage and improved written English. Several sections will include letter writing. The course is listed as English 2x with no college credit awarded.
Mia Ruby Swenson, daughter of Brandon, is named the Minnehaha County health champion and will represent the county at the State Fair in Huron. She overcame adversity from diners and school conflicts, values early bed and wake times, and believes in eating freely without dieting as she aims for national recognition.
Sioux Falls announces a slate of American Legion Auxiliary appointments for South Dakota. Christine Olson names Vera Flanagan as department secretary and Henriette Paulson as rehabilitation chairman. Ruth Patterson and Alcesta Murphy take on publicity and hospital roles respectively with continued poppy industry leadership by Irene Ottman. Executive board reelected Pauline Crawford and Florence Paulin, with regional and district officers listed.
Names listed include Mrs Katherine Creamer Mrs Nellie Magee Mrs Lucille Manning and Mrs Allie Van Keuren from Belle Fourche Custer and Aberdeen. Further committee appointments will be announced on Miss Olson's return from the national convention in Detroit September 21 to 24.
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