South Dakota Agriculture To Play A Prominent Part In Defense Plan
South Dakota agriculture undergoes a wartime revamp toward a food-to-food policy. Secretary Wickard calls it a plan to win the war and write the peace, shifting production from corn and small grains to eggs milk cheese butter pork and other foods. Prices and cash farm income rise while hogs poultry and milk output expand, but costs and labor challenges grow as defense demands reshape farming in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Fritz Olsen
Siole Falls
Wickard
Alfred R. Barnes
Agricultural Defense Board
Evan V. Jones
Ida
Nealy
South Dakota Men Assigned To Duty
Major R C Zaiesky announces assignments for four South Dakota officers. Lieuts Charles Stinson and F L Tyrrell head to Randolph Field Texas for Air Corps basic flying school. John Kent of Britton will join them. Lieut R M Jacobus goes to the basic flying school at Taft California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
R. C. Zaiesky
Organized Army Reserves
Charles Stinson
Colone
F. L. Tyrrell
Bancroft
John Kent
Jn. Britton
Randolph Field
Tex
Air Corps
R. M. Jacobus
Letcher
Taft
Calif
South Dakota Bank Group Ends Meeting
The South Dakota Banking Commission ended a two day meeting after adopting technical rules on accounting in branch offices authorized to provide all banking services except loans and discounts. Superintendent Erling Hauge said the Fed urged state banks to act as issuing agents for government defense bonds and most banks already qualify to handle the bonds with no service charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Banking Commission
Erling Hauge
Federal Reserve Board
Hitchcock Band Group to Hold Meet Friday
Hitchcock announces the first meeting of the Hitchcock band association Friday afternoon at the school. Special business will be discussed and the entertainment committee will be led by Mrs Jens Olson. Lunch will be served by Mrs Frank Gordon Jr and Mrs Floyd Paul. The largest known pearl weighed 15 pounds and was found in a giant clam on the Philippine Islands in 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock Band Group
Hitchcock
Hitchcock Band Association
Jens Olson
Frank Gordon, Jr
Floyd Paul
Philippine Islands
Local neighbors share travels and visits across towns
WOLSEY residents pick up Mildred Friedel in Brookings after a year with relatives in Pittsburgh. Other items note Mildred Meyer returning home near Wessington, and many residents visiting kin in Yankton Mitchell Friese family moving for work, and various weekend trips and departures to Chicago, Des Moines, and regional towns with school staff and church figures visiting.
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Marvin Friese
Yankton
Friese
Don Christopherson
Minnesota
Christopherson
John Schiuter
Governor Bushfield to pick state pie baking champ
Pierre August 20: Governor Bushfield said he would choose South Dakota’s champion pie baker at the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls this week. He admitted uncertain expertise in pies but noted pumpkin and lemon pies as his favorites.
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Pierre
Bushfield
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Ice cream social planned at the bank building Friday
A planning note announces an ice cream social to be held at the bank building Friday evening August 22. Each society member will bring a pie. Mr and Mrs A H Mann and their son Maurice of San Diego visited here this week. The Manns are former Virgil residents.
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Pierre
Mitchell
Irving
Social Security
Wolsey
Bank
A. H. Mann
Maurice
San Diego
Cal
Mann
Virgil
Birthday gathering held at Alpena for granddaughter
Alpena Aug 20 Special Mrs Rose Yegge entertained last Sunday in honor of the eleventh birthday of her granddaughter Gertrade King Guests included Mr and Mrs Emil Weber of Highmore Mrs W F Yeege of Welsington Springs Mr and Mrs Qwen King and family of Wessington Mrs T Einstedt and children of Wessington Springs Mr and Mrs Archia Yegge and Mrs Eda Leighton of Alpena
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Emil Weber
Highmore
W. F. Yeege
Welsington Springs
Qwen King
Wessington
Teinstedt
Wessing
Jon Springs
Archia 'Yegge
Eda Leighton
Alpena
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Peter Bill
Lyle ‘Scouten
Redfield
Harold Scouten
Joan of Clark
George Hansch
J. C. Eng
Vienna
Eng
Thomas Forbes
Lloyd Forbes
Thomas, Jr
James
Dodgeville
Wis
Claude Harms
Chancellor
John Meyer
John Harms
Meyers
S. J. Alberts
Dick Huisenga
John Huisenga
de Smet
Thomas Michaels
New York City
David Genandt
Tulare
Kathryn Anderson
Doris Holm
LeRoy Delaney
Vernon Raeber
Ione Schlecht
Bonestee
Big Stone Lake
Lawrence
C. H. Williams
Nampa
Mason
H. G. McCaughey
Warsaw
McCaughey
George Lechtenberg
Washington
Port Townsend
Lechtenberg
Phyllis
Ray Ortmeier
Mr. Lechtenberg
Hileen
Vanelda Miller
Myron Loomer
Granville
Joe Miller
William Thaden
George Thaden
Evert Jenson
Jenson
C. W. Barber
Wanda
Hetland
Carol Jean Hoover
California
Los Angeles
Floyd Paul and Sons
Bud Stetson
W. W. Wright
Tracy
Minneapolis
Eva Domy
Nina Armstrong
Winner
Relief Office
Donis Winter
Manchester
Manchester Ladies Aid Society
Blanche Collison
A.C. Gordon
Katherine Bliss of
Colton
Ray Lewallen
Harvey Drake
Chicago
Robert Allen
Drake
Allen
Tempie Smith
Seattle
Wash
Paul Geyer
Blunt
Donald Howard
Aberdeen
Howard
Michael Chanles
Malina Knudson
Bryant
Andrew Kier
Francis Wiedenman
Sioux
Falls
George Wiedenman
Harrold
R. G. Kinyon
Mitchell and Plankinton
Arthur Ingle
Points
Verona Hobart
Marshall Boslough
C. C. Boslough
E. B. Coonly
Ed Binger
Black Hillis
Conley
Methodist
Daryl Benfit
Sheffield
Stanley Burger
Jake Arbeiter
Mountain Lake
Minn
James Radcliffe
Barbara Romig
Gene VanDewalle
Carrie Evenson
Clara Schamber
Oregon
Gilmore Feterson
H.C
Bullseye Bargains
Pmaster Painters Saar Tratang Furor Seal
Atucco
Wecaie Ess
Mazda
Riverside
L Serre Wallboard
Montgomery Ward
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