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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1929
Page
4
In 1928 freight trains averaged 13 miles per hour and delivered 11 015 ton miles of freight service hourly, up 8 814 percent from earlier. In June 1929 the average moved 13 4 miles per hour with 11 015 ton miles, the best monthly record and 36 percent above 1923 performance.
The message urges Sunday school at 10 oclock with emphasis on bringing more children. German services also at 10, English services at 11 05 with a sermon on Beware of Worthless Christianity. Confirmation class for ages 12 and older at 1 pm Saturday. all are welcome to worship if no church is theirs.
A press note states that the Associated Press holds exclusive license rights for republication of all dispatches credited to it or otherwise used in the large newspaper and related focal news coverage. The statement underscores AP's control over reprinting and distribution across the publication.
The church announces Sunday September 29 at 12 20 30 for a special services with Communion and choir music led by Minister A S Carlson. Brouné theme The Sacramental Parable. Everyone invited. Also notes Young People religious conference at Pearl and no midweek services durante conference week with an intertroop baseball game Monday September 30 at 5 on the Cavour diamond led by captains Frank Tuttle and Joy Lind.
September 27 entries recall Laban H. Litchfield U S marshal who died at Yankton in 1872, Episcopal missionary Rev Archer Pfennell killed by hostiles at Cheyenne River Agency in 1876, Civil War veteran Frank Meyers died aged 138 in 1922, and Aberdeen lawyer George X N Williamson member of 1919 state code commission died in Rochester Minnesota aged 58 in 1923.
Iowa publications weigh a potential state income tax with caution. A chamber led study includes 27 groups from farms to bankers. Emphasis stays on equitable tax burden and avoiding hikes while scrutinizing local taxes and spending. Local city and school funding in Huron are noted as well managed.
Railway Age editor Samuel Q. Dunn cites 1929 as a remarkably strong railroad year with freight records, ample car supply, and high wages for workers. He notes low freight rates, rising railway taxes, and near 3.60 percent net returns, arguing prosperity stems from efficiency and potential further investments.
The article argues that better highways cut operating costs for autos from 10 cents per mile in 1924 to 6.43 cents in 1929. Citing Thomas P. Henry of the American Automobile Association, it notes that a gallon of gasoline yields 15 miles, making 15 miles on good roads about 54 cents cheaper than on poor roads. Fuel, time, tire wear, and car wear are all included, with broader benefits for trucks and general motorists.
In a provocative editorial tone the piece argues bank robberies across Redfield Mobridge Gwinner Britton and Minnesota Iowa threaten the Northwest. It urges armed vigilantism and strong local action as a deterrent, praising swift capture and harsh penalties for suspected robbers.
President Hoover urged permanent world peace in a radio address, touting conciliation arbitration and judicial settlement of disputes. He called for arms reduction within defense needs, a constructive policy uniting nations toward mutual aims, and emphasized preparedness tied to national progress.
Sunday services and programs are announced for First Baptist Episcopal Catholic Presbyterian Seventh Day Adventist and others with times for Sunday school morning worship and evening services. B Y P D meetings, catechism, baptisms, choir practices, and reading room use are noted with several priests pastors and church officials named.
Fest Methodist Church at Comer fourth and Kansas announces Sunday services to close the present church year with a conference gathering starting October 1. Pastor urges all members and friends to attend. Activities listed include worship, Sunday school, Epworth leagues, evening service, and Senior Young Peoples meeting at the parsonage. Dekota Annual conference guests begin arriving Tuesday morning and assignments for entertaining will be made through the week.
The First Christian Church at Seventh and Montana has named Rev. James W. Kennelly as minister after a September 1 meeting. Kennelly comes from Carthage and Yellow Grass Saskatchewan with a wife and son Billie, and replaces the previous pastor P. G. Nis. The church plans development on purchased lots, backed by a strong conference program led by Dr. J. S. Hoagland and Rex Moon, with the Dakota conference quartet featured. Additional notices cover American Lutheran, Lutheran, and Congregational services and Sunday school schedules in Huron.
One De Smet man faces possible federal petit jury service at Sioux Falls after the draw for the next death of court opening October 14 at 10 oclock in the morning. The man named is William Peterson.
Richmond California September 27. Constable Jerry McDonald confronted two bandits in a Rodeo branch bank robbery. He fired, wounding one suspect who was shot twice through the chest. The robbers fled with an estimated $325,600. McDonald likely to die, hospital authorities report.
An ad promoting Dr Ball at the Health School of Excelsior Springs and Colfax Iowa offers non medical “neurakise” health methods for stomach and colon troubles. It claims dramatic cures using his own system and invites readers to request a specialty book and sample remedies by mailing to Bell Health Schools, Room 690 Ball Wood.
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