Marcus Theatre Nears Completion
Marcus Theatre Nears Completion as Feven theatre plans a public opening this month. The project features a dramatic front and extensive lighting, promising a premier venue with modern amenities and new seating.
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Newspaper
The Lemmon Herald
Location
Lemmon, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1916
Page
1
Marcus Theatre Nears Completion as Feven theatre plans a public opening this month. The project features a dramatic front and extensive lighting, promising a premier venue with modern amenities and new seating.
Workers begin replacing the worn front of The Square Store with a modern display and glass entrance. The project aims to modernize the storefront within a week, featuring updated materials, improved lighting, and a more attractive exterior to draw customers.
Fragmentary text describes a company fund and safekeeping procedures, mentions audit requirements and officers, funding by law, and handling of notes. The readable parts reference Redfield, July, and South Dakota governance aspects of public funds and oversight.
Barney Oldfield famed worldwide auto racer spent an hour in this city on Saturday while traveling from Minneapolis to Yellowstone Park via the Yellowstone Trail. He said retirement lies ahead after his last race at Indianapolis Speedway on May 31 and that his Packard race car is en route to Los Angeles. He will head to California after Yellowstone Park and praised the Trail’s condition except for a few stretches between Mobidee and Lemmon.
J W Heltzell runs a Lemmon area produce farm and claims world class strawberries. An eighth of an acre now yields large quantities of berries superior to shipments from berry centers. A quart shown to the Herald editor impressed with 5 inch circumference and delicious flavor.
The Herald urges readers to donate to a fund for the boys of Company K aided by Laura Axtell. Contributions may be sent to the Herald or Lemmon Drug Co handles welfare fund donations. A $10 gift from U S Quammen is acknowledged.
Warm weather has spurred rapid crop growth in this section. Grain is nearing full maturity with a yield likely equal to or greater than last year. Corn, which was behind earlier, shows notable improvement.
A poem fragment praising a school master figure as world peace advocate. It laments hatred and murder and extols a great dream of peace. The speaker contrasts lofty ideals with the danger of Europe’s divide and the burden on souls.
Camp Hayman at Redfield reports almost all recruits received small pox vaccination with rest day after and a few holdouts swearing in under the Dick law disputed by The BeanaIlis Journal. Crop prospects improve with good yields expected for alfalfa oats wheat flax and corn in the Trans Miss Missouri region.
The July 1 crop report lists U.S. and state figures for corn wheat oats and potatoes. It shows production estimates and year over year comparisons by state and national totals, with notes on final estimates and page reference.
The Herald announces printing of the fair premium list and outlines planned attractions. It notes expected highlights, vendors, and performances, with emphasis on schedule details and community interest for the upcoming inter state fairs and related contests.
A garbled report describes a heavy Praffie on Petrel Road with references to a person named Hn Baaaed bi foralaght. It mentions a weather event, a fall or collision, and unclear actions by local figures while noting an incident near a town and possible injuries.
A large wool clip building and its contents were destroyed by a fire at Tay Wieder, Neen Jue, with losses estimated around 000. The blaze reportedly started in the timber house containing the wool. No insurance was carried on the wool or the building, and authorities planned to investigate suspected accidental cause.
The Marcus theatre will open to the public Saturday evening as it nears final completion. Manager Lew Fein confirms the opening and invites the community to attend.
Readable fragments indicate a spike in homestead filings nearing a milestone of about 1000. The garbled text references locations, names, and dates in a disordered way, but suggests a legal or property filing surge with municipal interest and potential real estate implications.
Bloomer Gurls are set to face locals in a week matchup with teams and contenders mentioned. The piece reads like a fragmented schedule with multiple named individuals and places, including a dean and local organizers, reflecting a community sporting bulletin.
A garbled recap describes Hucyrus and Kad squaring off with a chaotic contest. It mentions Tarrian players and a disorganized effort as the theatre planning hints at future photo plays and improvements under manager Mr. Penn.
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