Iroquois Officer Wins Air Medal for Meritorious Aerial Service
Captain Bryce A. Hedlund of the Reconnaissance Squadron in the Pacific theater has been awarded the Air Medal in the name of the President. The citation from Brigadier General GL Usher commends his meritorious achievement and honors him, his family, his unit, and the nation.
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Bryce A. Hedlund
Beadle ‘County
Ray Hedlund
Trogusis
Huron
Hedlund
Pacific’ Area
Chester “N. ‘White
White
Jos Th
United States
Thirteenth Air Force
GL. Usher
U.S. Army
River Sub-Committee Names Members For Missouri Basin Study
April 5 four member ship of a Missouri River States Committee engineering sub committee was completed with first meeting set for April 20 in Omaha. The panel of state engineers will assess water supply in the Missouri basin and plan levee locations and development needs. Governor M Q Sharpe chairs the group and reports are due by June 1. Members include L A Winter Sioux City, Fred E Buck Helena, D W Loucks Pierre, George S Knapp Topeka, Wardner G Scott Lincoln, R K Duffy Jefferson City, L C Bishop Cheyenne, Walsh Bismarck, and C L Patterson Denver.
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Jefferson City
L. C. Bishop
Wyoming
Cheyenne Walsh
North Dakota
Bismarck
C Il. Patterson
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Denver
Auto License Applications Lag Behind 1943 Totals
The South Dakota Motor Vehicle Division reports 73,000 motorists applied for 1944 car licenses and 15,000 for trucks by April in contrast to 99,000 cars and 21,000 trucks by late March 1943. Ed Goff cites road closures and a wide area cut into applications, with expectations of growth this week.
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Piare
Secretary of State's Office
South Dakota
Ed Goff
Editor Resigns from Republican Herald to Join Madison Leader
Howard C. Anderson editor of the Republican Herald and Conservation Digest resigns to accept a position with the Madison Leader. He came to Pierre four years ago as assistant director of purchasing and printing and will move to Madison late this month.
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Republican Herald
Pierre
Howard C. Anderson
Conservation Digest
The
Game
Fisk Department
Madison Leader
Averdeen
Anderson
Madison
Three Year Old Dies In Farm Fire Near Lemmon
A three year old girl died when the Ross family's farm home a mile and a half southeast of Lemmon burned Monday evening. Ruth Ross, a sister, injured her back leaping from a second story window. A defective chimney was considered a possible cause as the father had just returned from a funeral.
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New, Slm
Ariene
Lawrence Ross
Here
Ruth
Lemmon
Tomatoes April 11 transplant date boosts yields
South Dakota State College horticulture department reports seven weeks old tomatoes transplant best. Seeds sown April 11 and transplanted June 1 more than double the yield compared with dates around that window. Experiments continue to refine the optimal date for seven week old plants.
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Brookings
South Dakota State College Horticulture Department
Horticulture
St Lawrence High School Spring Concert Highlights
The annual spring concert at St. Lawrence High School gymnasium featured the school band selections, a horn solo by Eleanor Bridenbaugh, girls glee club vocal numbers, a piccolo solo by Betty Whittington, clarinet solo by Mary Lou Magness, a clarinet quartet, and a flute solo by Allene Int.
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St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence High School
Eleanor Bridenbaugh
Girls’ Glee Club
Betty Whittington
Mary Lou Magness
Allene Int
Boy Swept From Pony Drowns in Alaska Creek
Ronald Berg seven-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Walter Berg disappeared after being swept from a Shetland pony while crossing a swift creek northwest of AKASKA. His sister stayed on the horse and followed the body for hundreds of yards until it went under. Nine miles of the creek were dragged over the weekend before the body was recovered sixty hours later.
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Akaska
Ronald Berg
Walter Berg
Here
Missouri
Bonilla Exceeds Quota in Red Cross Drive
Bonilla, April 5, reports the Red Cross War Fund drive surpassed its goal. The quota of 226 dollars was topped, with a total of 241.85 dollars raised by chairwoman Mrs. George McKichan and helpers Mrs. Al Miller Ethel Peterson and Mrs. R. W. Wilkins.
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Bonilla
Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
George McKichan
al Miller
Ethel Peterson
R. W. Wilkins
Forestburg Cousins Meet in England Revealed
Forestburg reports Lt. Raymond Judy secretly visited Sgt. Fred Briggs in England during overseas service. Briggs, elder son of Claude C. Briggs and Magdeline Briggs, history notes Cadet Charles Briggs was reported missing in December. Judy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Judy, helped land in Italy after the African campaign. Dee Talley is now transferred to England from Italy.
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Porestburg
Alfred Briggs
England
Raymond Judy
Forestburg
Sgt
Briggs
Sgt. Briggs
Claude C. Briggs
Foresburg
Magdeline Briggs
New Jersey
Charles Briggs
Judy
Sherman Judy
Italy
Dee Talley
Spring Tool Shipments Show Stronger Dakota Demand
Sioux Falls officials report spring tool shipments to Dakota farmers are roughly three times higher than a year ago. Branch managers cite improvements in overall supply but note persistent shortages such as dig harrows, with limited steel stock and ongoing manpower constraints in factories.
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Sporcathany
Sioux Falls
Dakota
Yale Soldier Walter M. Hofer Returns From South Pacific
Mr. and Mrs. Mike J. S. Hofer of Yale announce their son Private Walter M. Hofer has returned to the States from three years of service in Australia and New Guinea and expects a furlough soon.
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South Pacific
YALE
Mike JS Hofer
Pfe. Walter*m. Hofer
Pvt. Hofer
Australia
New Guinea
Snowplow Accident Hospitalizes Two Blunt Men
Blunt, April 5. Charles Guns laus and Lester Donner were pinned under a snow plow being unloaded in Pierre Saturday. They were taken to the hospital for examination but later returned home. Donner had a tooth knocked out and several others loosened. both suffered bruises.
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Blunt
Charles Gunslaus
Lester Donner
Pierre
Donner
Yale Extension Club Discusses England
Yale extension group met at Mrs. E. O. Vondracek home with nine members present. England topic discussed and Mrs. Thad O Keefe read a letter from her husband describing Lon-
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YALE
Good Will
E. 0
Vondracek
England
Thad O'Keefe
Lon
City tour ends with community lunch hosted by Vondracek family
Don oversaw a city tour and a lunch was served by Mrs. Vondracek and her daughter Irma, highlighting local hospitality during a public appearance.
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Don
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
An advertisement urges readers to use Ru-Ex Compound with lemon juice to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pain. It promises quick results within 48 hours, a money back guarantee, and directs buyers to Sherman & Moe drug stores and others.
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Sherman & Moe
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