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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
2
Market news reports sharp declines in hog and cattle prices. Hogs top at 6.85 with 450 receipts forecast and unfinished hogs most pressured. Cattle and sheep show general weakness with faltering demand across multiple regions including St Paul and Sioux City.
Lists from Huronite show prices for poultry eggs butter and dairy across Fairmount Gagnon Farm Farmers Path Swift and Company city markets in Huron and Mitchell with specifics for heavy hens leghorn hens springs roosters and butterfat grades. Also notes regional prices from Watertown Sioux Falls and Bronx Falls including case lots eggs and butterfat variations.
New York stocks show easy gains in select shares while uneven results appear in treasuries and curbs. Foreign exchange steadies with sterling improving and sugar and cotton showing mixed moves. Chicago grain and metals list declines and variations, with mixed livestock prices and stable dairy and poultry markets reflecting subdued activity on Thursday.
Corn prices fell over three cents as farmers sold about 800000 bushels to Chicago dealers, the largest shipment in more than a year. December corn slipped to around 50 cents per bushel, wheat also slid, and oats and other grains showed losses in Chicago futures and Minneapolis cash close.
Realizing and traders wariness kept many sections of the market in the red today with pivotal issues slipping, transfers around 1,800,000 shares. Some improvement appeared in metals automobiles and New York tractions as prices closed above their intraday lows. Strong names listed include AT&T Chrysler General Electric IBM and many others reflecting a broad, uneven session.
Mitchell witnesses a midweek attendance record at the Corn Palace event as warm weather and two national radio broadcasts by Paul Whiteman and his band boost gate receipts. About 5,389 people attended yesterday, roughly 1,000 more than June’s figure, with a special Sioux City train bringing fans from nearby towns.
At the 21st annual Legion convention delegates urged enactment of legislation to eliminate profits from war and support universal service in wartime. They opposed referendums on declaring war, resisted changing Armistice Day timing, and vowed to strengthen the army, navy, and air force while avoiding positions on Congressional arms embargo.
Funeral services for Mrs F P Hysham 75 who died from injuries in an automobile collision will be held Saturday at 2 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Dr Robert Ketelle to officiate with burial in Riverside Cemetery. Survivors include her husband and sister Mrs Lula Hissong of Atwood Indiana. Two youths 16 and 15 in the car that struck the Hysham vehicle await county court on delinquency charges.
Aberdeen September 26 Employment Service offices will take back benefit claims from workers unemployed during the two month shutdown of South Dakota offices. UCC officials say claims must be filed by October 1. applicants must appear in person to file. Attorney General Leo Temmey ruled workers are eligible for benefits during the shutdown period as services resumed after state funds allowed reopening. E R Seim, manager of the Huron district unemployment service office, said applications are now being taken for back benefits. remind applicants of the filing deadline.
Public health nurse named chairman of rural roll call. Warren Danning leads business district drive. Mrs. Joe Paulson directs residential canvass. others oversee locations, signage, and coordination with clergy, schools, and courthouse. Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts assist with posters and street work in Huron Kingsbury areas.
Paris reports heavy artillery exchanges with French and British forces probing the Siegfried line while German defenses along the Maginot line show signs of strain. Basel dispatches note French counterattacks east of Wissembourg driving back German forces after a night of fighting around Geisberg Hill and the railroad junction. Berlin announces a military administration for occupied Polish territory under Col Gen Gerd von Rundstedt as Hitler reshapes control during the conflict. Justice Pierce Butler’s health is reported as weakened at Washington.
Police chief Jake S Nelson unveils punitive steps against bicyclists flouting city ordinances. Violators will surrender bicycles to the city for five days and a storage room will hold confiscated bikes in the mayor's hall. Repeated violations incur further penalties as dozens are ordered to report weekly. Most violations involve missing proper lights for night riding.
Senate debates emergency powers for Roosevelt and probes propaganda aimed at shifting U S neutrality. Pitman defends limited trade disruption while shipping interests seek exceptions. Bushfield heads to Chicago to address executives on Americanism.
At the hospitals a series of admissions and discharges are recorded. Admitted include Gloria Ann Johanson of Huron for minor surgery and Mrs Walter Eggers of Willow Lake for medical care, Jer ome McGuire of Cavour, Mrs Ralph Atkins of Hitchcock, Mrs Jasper Burma of Wessington Springs, all for medical reasons. Discharged are Mrs Floyd Jenson of Yale, Leona Schamber of Wolsey, W. F. Bolte, Virgil, Rose Mary Waiz of Iroquois, and Mre Anna Tschetter of Cavour.
A circuit court jury found the remaining two principals in an alleged wife and husband trade guilty of Jewry and lascivious cohabitation. Mrs. Mildred Davis and Clarence June had already been convicted, with Mrs. Edith Tune and George Davis convicted the day before. Sentencing will follow. Davis testified no formal agreement existed, claiming he allowed Edith June to live with him as housekeeper while his wife stayed away with their children.
In Moscow Molotov and Stalin met with German leader to discuss a four and a half hour session amid signs of continued talks. Observers expect a military pact and a Balkan bloc with Turkey as a participant while Estonia pushes for talks and fortification concessions in Baltic waters.
Mr and Mrs Mon Stoneking and Mr and Mrs Clifford Stoneking of Huron traveled to Iroquois yesterday to attend the funeral services for Wilbur Ohlsen. Mon Stoneking was an uncle of Ohlsen and Clifford Stoneking was a cousin.
For sale 1937 Chevrolet coach in good condition and appearance. Also Bush & Gerts end bench priced at 35 dollars. Mrs Chas Daugherty of Wessington South Dakota selling. Walnut finish youth bed with complete set offered. Ride wanted to Casper Wyoming sharing expenses. Driving to Champaign Illinois Tuesday morning room for one passenger. Contact phone numbers 2554 and 3154.
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