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Newspaper

Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1939

Page

2

Market News Swine and cattle prices slide at market

Swine market mostly 10 to 15 cents lower with tops around 7.15 as 400 receipts appear. Cattle weak, lambs 25-45 higher, feeders bid lower with choice yearlings around 11.00, cows 5.60 to 7.50, stock steers 8.25. Hogs 2,500 salable with packer bids near 7.15, sows weaker, feeder pigs down 25, good kinds 3.75-6.00. Sheep 3,000, undertone firm, native fat lambs above 9.25, fat ewes rising. Representative sales list cattle, hogs, and sheep with various weights and prices.

Choice

Hurom Produce Market Prices From Various Markets

Prices reported from Hurom and nearby markets on September 21 2939 cover heavy hens leghorn hens heavy breed springs and roosters across Fatamont Creamery Swift and Company Farmers Union and other dairies. Regional listings include Watertown Mitchell Sioux City and more with butterfat and egg prices and assorted spring weights.

Hurom Swift and Company Watertown Saaran Mitchell Sioux City Sioux Falls

Wheat Prices Fall At Close In Erratic Trade

Chicago and Minneapolis wheat futures closed lower as trading stayed light and scattered. Reported dryness and depleted soil moisture helped support but gains faded from early highs with prices slipping about a cent. December and May contracts reflected mixed declines while corn and oats moved lower on the day.

Chicago Minneapolis

Hog Prices Dip After Opening Higher in Chicago Trade

Chicago hog prices declined 10 to 20 cents from an early higher, with a top of 7.05 and later slow, uneven trading. Cattle and sheep markets showed mixed results amid moderate supply. light yearlings and small steers remained steady to higher while heavier weights traded around 11.15 for steers, and spring lambs rose to about 9.75 to 10.00. Total salable hogs 11,000 and cattle 13,000 with variable demand and activity across classes.

Chicago

Livestock prices drift at St Paul Sioux Falls Sioux City sales

Saint Paul livestock report shows cattle sale steady with grain fed steers 9 to 11 dollars, hogs opening bids 7.30 to 7.45, calves and vealers around 11.50 top, cows 5 to 7, and sheep not yet bid. Sioux Falls market notes hogs down about 25 cents, cattle 35 lower, and varied dairy cow quotes. Sioux City sale totals 4 000 cattle and assorted calves with regional price movement not specified.

St. Paul MN. S Sioux Pass Sioux Falls

Markets At Glance War Shares, Bonds, Coffee Rise

New York market summary shows mixed war shares slipping while bonds rise and treasuries pace up. Sugar firm on Cuban trade. coffee and metals firm or steady. wheat and corn fall. cattle weak. Chicago and Sioux Falls produce figures listed including Butter Futures and Poultry prices with varying regional quotes.

New York Ster Chicago Tata

Speeders Warn As Two Are Fe d In Municipal Court

Huron police warned after two speeders Lloyd Dickinson and Gene Morris faced Municipal Court judge C N Hart and pled guilty to speeding charges. Chief Jake S Nelson said the new 33 block paving was not a speedway and ordered a tighter clampdown to curb traffic.

Huron Jake S. Nelson Lloyd Dickinson Gene Morrissey Pudee C

Robert Malone Named Editor of Huron High Yearbook

Robert Malone, a prominent Huron High School senior, is named editor in chief of the 1940 yearbook. A member of the A Club and student council, he has starred in athletics as a football starter at tackle last season. Son of Mrs Malone of 531 Head Avenue SE, he is one of three nominees for Tiger King and yearbook staff selections will follow.

Robert Malone Huron High School Setor O. B. Dun Malone Robert Airs RS. Malone Head Avenue Mr. Dunbar Annourie

War Babies Drop In Stock Market

Stocks retreated today as War Babies faded from market strength in rails and utilities. The midday rally in these sectors faded to halts as other groups fell 1 to over 2 points in steels coppers chemicals motors aircrafts and miscellaneous industrials. A few power issues rose fractions while profit-taking increased near recent highs. Transactions approached 2,400,000 shares.

Ors Waer Dorenoon

Closing Quotations Market Movers From AP Snapshot

A dense list of closing quotations shows mixed results across numerous companies and sectors. Stocks including air, steel, tobacco, and consumer goods show varied percentages, with notable names like Chrysler, General Motors, and Shell among many others cited.

Jefferson Admits Florida Murder

West Palm Beach reports Charles Jefferson a 29 year old confessed on the stand in his murder trial that he beat Frances Dunn to death with a hammer and then shot her, in a case entwined with Jean Bolton who testified about the slaying and a supposed kidnaping hoax to gain movie fame.

West Palm Beach Fla Charles Jefferson Frances Dunn Miami Boca Raton Jean “Bolton Frances Jefferson Miss Bolton Dunn Hon Jean Miss Belton Delray Beach C. E. Chillingworth Boca

Berlin Partition Plan Debate Evident In Nazi Circles

Berlin dispatch reports a Moscow meeting among Hitler, Von Ribbentrop, and Goering deciding Germanys final Poland policy. Observers note sharp splits with a hard line faction seeking total elimination of Poland and a Russian German frontier, while moderates favor a Polish state between the Reich and the Soviet.

von Ribbentrop Moscow Poland Puchter Hitler Hermann Goering Germany Goering

Huron Employment Office Reopens Under Seim

The Huron district employment office reopened today with E. R. Seim as district manager and staff unchanged. New unemployment claims will be taken, though back payment equipment is not yet available until week’s end. Beadle County approved 240 dollars for district maintenance for the coming year.

Huron District E. R. Seim Lampe Market Company Dakota Avenue South Sevi Roberts Davies Dorothy Mathews Genevieve Howard Huron Seim Beadle County

Neutrality debate and foreign sales under scrutiny

The report notes President Roosevelt avoiding direct stance on the neutrality bill while the war and navy departments push attention to foreign buyers seeking strategic materials. He declines to opine on a clause allowing belligerent sales on 90-day nonrenewable terms, stating the issue is complex.

CBS Iself Roosevelt State Hall Senate Foreign Relations Committee War and Navy Departments Moaan

Bushfield seeks WPA leniency for drought counties

Governor Bushfield requests WPA leniency for Aurora Bon Homme Douglas and Charles Mix counties due to drought. He asks Kenneth Kennedy to waive WPA roll reductions and aid distressed individuals. He wired South Dakota lawmakers to press for relief. Representatives from the six counties urged relaxation of sponsor contribution rules and waiving WPA roll cuts at a conference yesterday.

Eine WPI Bushfield M. A. Kennedy WPA Aurora Bon Homme Douglas Charles Mix

England Votes Record Tax Increase War Budget Sets 35 Percent Levy

Britain imposes the heaviest tax burden in its history to fund wartime outlay. Chancellor Sir John Simon unveils a standard income tax rising to 35 percent for the current year and 37.5 percent for 1940-41, with rates in shillings per pound and a quick adoption by the House of Commons.

England London Britain Germany John Simon Excheater House of Commons

Bergdoll Tells Of U S Visits After Desertion Trial

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll testified at a general court martial that he twice returned to the United States from Germany and recovered 105000 in gold he had hidden. He described entering via Montreal and Rouses Point, living with his mother in Philadelphia, and using the aliases Joseph A Mann and Bennett Nash during his trips.

New. York Grover Cleveland Bergdol Dodge United * Star Germany Bergdoll United States Montreal Joseph A. Mann Rouses Point N. J Trenton Philadelphia Emma Bergdeil Brersen Bergdeill Bennett Nash

Prestone Dealers Meet In Huron At Marvin Hughitt Hotel

An attendance of 179 Prestone dealers from the Huron area gathered for the annual anti freez e meeting at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel Tuesday evening. The National Carbon Company sponsored the event with J Wissert presiding. The session featured a dinner entertainment and discussions on sales and service problems for dealers. Happy Jack and Zeke Martin from Yankton radio station WNAXK provided entertainment.

Huron Marvin Hughitt National Carbon Company J. Wissert Happy Jack Zeke Martin WNAXK

Train wreck kills two crew and injures nine fans

A Texan and Pacific train carrying football fans wrecked last night near Millsap Texas after an explosion in the locomotive. The engineer and conductor were killed and nine other persons were injured.

Millsap Tex Texan and Pacific

Hospital Admits and Discharges Mixed List

A dated hospital notice lists admissions and discharges including Mrs Arthur Keeler of Huron in medical care, Mrs Floyd Jenson of Yale in minor magical, Doris Chancelor of Huron in medical, Elwood Hanson of Hitchcock medical, and W F Bolte of Vargil minor surgical. Discharges include August Liednow, Wolsey, Haran Everett Blass Hitchcock Wayne Johnson and De Simei with various surgical notes.

Arthur Keeler Huron Medial Iyoral Jencks Bancroft Surgical Floyd Jenson Yale Doris Chancellor Medical Elwood ‘Hanson Hitchcock W. F. Bolte Vargil Roy Kline Liednow Wolsey H Wenn Haran A Everett Blass Wayne Johnson de Simei

Helen Gardner to Sail Oct 6 from Genoa

Helen Gardner a Huron sousman of nine years cabled her father that she would sail for America from Genoa Italy on October 6. She described Berlin air raid sirens and drills, details of an emergency kit, and plans to travel by train from Berlin to Genoa before boarding a ship bound for New York.

Helen Gardner Huron Im Bertin Fudge A. K. Gardner America Genoa Italy New York Sha Ig Judge Gardner Miss Gardner Berlin Miers Mizz Gardner Dame Today

Jury Disagrees In Rosecranse Case

A Municipal Court jury failed to reach a verdict in the Rosecrans drunken driving case after an all night deliberation. Judge C N Hall dismissed the panel and stated no state case would be moved for hearing again. Rosecrans was arrested by Huron police this summer and was represented by O Hagen and J R Crawford. The term opened Tuesday with Rosecrans as the only case moved. J W Ford of Huron pled guilty to drunken driving and was fined fifty dollars. Floyd Back of Huron pled guilty to reckless driving with sentence deferred.

C. N. Hall Fred Rosecrans Huron Tom HA. Luby Rosecranse O. Hagen J. R. Crawford

FOR SALE VARIED ITEMS AND SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT

Bulletin listing driving to Mitchell Saturday with three passengers. Includes contact option Plant Sweet Clover before October 1 for conservation payments. Property for sale built in 1930 offers rooms bath full basement good furnace attached garage with possession October first terms granted. Also hay for sale 100 tons at 3.00. Misc notices about a home in Wessington a cat ad and tire welding service.

Thorewehly Carl Mellvaine

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