Gamble Testimony Tied to 1938 Letter in Highway Probe
In Sioux Falls April 17 Hugh Gamble attorney for oil broker J B Dennis testifies again in the highway contracts stockpile material investigation led by the attorney general. He cites a 1938 letter to Anbrew Norstad and says stenographer dated the note and mailed it. Governor Bushfield disputes the letters credibility and Gamble files an affidavit confirming conversations during stockpile talks. Also noted are unrelated library holdings and liquor license actions in the area.
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Sioux Falls
Hugh & Gamble
J. B. Dennis
Bushfield
Gamble
Anbrew Norstad
Highway Commissign
Norstad
Pierre
Lea Tummey
M. B. Ronald
Mitchell Republic
S. Gamble
Sean
A. N. Graff
Ete
State Offers New Oil Land Leases in South Dakota
South Dakota rural credits board and Department of School and Public Lands announced new oil and gas leases to promote serious geological exploration. Prospects may lease state land at 1 cent an acre for exploration with 15 cents of the regular 24 cent rate held as a refundable bond upon meeting exploration requirements. The program aims to deter mere speculation and requires explorers share all survey data and locate evidence of commercial oil or gas.
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Picare
South Dakota Rural Credits Board
Department of School and Public Lands
Millard G. Scott
Rural Credits
Beard
Earl Hammerquist
School Land Public Leads
Tsai Thai
South Dakota
Sur'yan
Safety Council To Hear Iowa President PIGRRE in Mitchell
Owen McNulty president of the Iowa Safety Council will speak at a meeting of the South Dakota Safety Council Sunday in Mitchell. Also speaking will be Robert T. Bridge general field representative of the American Red Cross and Miss Gertrude Null president of the South Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Safety Council
Iowa
Pigrre
Owen McNulty
Iowa Safety Council
South Dakota Safety Council
Mitchell
C. L. Doherty
Robert T. Bridge
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Gertrude Null
South Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs
Obituary for Harriet Irene Pratt Cressey at Carpenter M E Church
Harriet Irene Pratt Cressey aged 81 dies in Carpenter after long South Dakota residence. She was born January 16 1859 in Williamstown Massachusetts and married C E Cressey in Albion New York. Survived by three daughters, a brother, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Interment at Richland Cemetery with Carpenter Methodist Choir provided memorial music.
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C. E. Cressey Carpenter
Carpenter M. E
OC. E. Cressey
N. A. Luke
St. Lawrence
Carpenter Methodist Choir
Richland Cemetery
Harriet Irene Pratt
Detroit Rotarian Sees Wagner Act Needed by Workers
Detroit businessman Richard C. Hedke, Rotary International representative, told the Sioux Falls conference that the Wagner Labor Act or a similar measure is here to stay. He urged employers to grant fair wages and security, noting industry must articulate its case to workers.
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Richard C. Hedke
Detroit
Sioux Falls
Rotary International
Hedke
America
Peace Officers To Meet At Scottsbluff
The tri state Peace Officers Association will hold a pistol shoot dinner and discussion of enforcement problems in Scottsbluff Nebraska on Thursday. Registration at 1 p m at the Scottsbluff police station. South Dakota Nebraska and Wyoming officers expected. Sheriff William Andre of Hot Springs South Dakota presides.
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Scottsbluff Scottshluff
Neb
Tri-State Peace Officers Association
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Scotts- Stuff
Lessert
Kinner
Rushville
Web
William Andre
Hot Springs
M. D
School Band Concert Draws Large Wessington Crowd
A large crowd attended the Sunday concert by the school band at the community hall in Wessington. The director M.7 led the band with Mrs. accompanying the soloists as musicians prepare for the annual contest at Wessington Springs.
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Wessington
M. 7
Rvcians
Wessington Springs
General Soaking Drenches Western South Dakota Weather
Rapid City reports 1.02 inches of precipitation over Monday and Tuesday with snow in the Black Hills. The moisture lifts year to date totals above normal, delays spring planting two to four weeks, and reaches as far as Philip and Belle Fourche areas.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
Black Hills
Philip
Hill City
Belle Fourche
Deadwood
Edgemont
Hot Springs
Spearfish
Sturgis
Women Seek Funds to Purchase Parsonage in St Lawrence
Community members vote to raise money for the Church parsonage in St Lawrence. A series of calendar sales began last week and continue with upcoming parties to support the fund.
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TOG
ST. Lawrence
Sye- Ciali
Community Church
Excellent Library Access For Adult Education Students
Vermillion April 17 A leading adult education library used by students in the State University School of Education program. Beatrice Tilley, librarian, notes a required list of seventy two books by authorities in the field and over 120 adult education magazines.
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Literatura
Works Projects Administration
Beatrice Tilley
Vermillion
Middlewest
State University School of Education
Journal of Adult Education
Graphic Survey
Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
The
Science Digest
Journal of Education Research
PTA
Minnehaha County War on Bootleggers Begins
Minnehaha County, South Dakota launches a crackdown after April 17 with complaints filed against three men and padlock proceedings against one business. State's Attorney EH D Bevan aims to wipe out liquor law violations and restore order. Notable named respondent: Scott Holthouser, liquor store operator.
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Minnehaha County
Sioux Falls
EH. D. Bevan
Scott Holthouser
Governor to Speak at South Dakota Federation Convention
Governor Bushfield will address the state convention of the South Dakota Federation of Women's Clubs in Lead on Friday, April 17. The event aims to unite local women’s clubs and discuss community improvement initiatives.
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Pierre
Bushfield
The
South Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lead
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