Outlook for corn poor in South Dakota report
Brookings August 24. Diminished rainfall in early August lowered the corn outlook as of August 15. Federal statistician Joseph L. Orr notes late flax also suffered and drought delayed harvests. Eastern districts fared better with more rainfall, while western southeastern areas saw damage. By Aug 15 flax harvest 25 to 30 percent complete. small grain threshing near completion except scattered fields.
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Brookings
Joon
South Dakota
Joseph L. Orr
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Mr. Orr
Federal Statistician
Plan to Enlarge State High Court Library Shelving
PIURRE Aug 24 Ground was broken for enlarging the state supreme court library in the capitol building. A $2500 appropriation will convert the balcony around the stacks into floor space with six stacks extended above the second floor, adding roughly 200 feet of shelving annually as 1,200 volumes were added last year. Doane Robinson, librarian, said the library now holds over 24,000 volumes and more extensions will follow as needed from the library maintenance fund.
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State High Court Library
Piurre
State Supreme Court Lasy
Capitol
Doane Robinson
Supreme Court
County officials to meet in Aberdeen this October
SIOUX FALLS Aug 24 The annual meeting of the South Dakota county commissioners and highways superintendents will be held at Aberdeen October 9 to 10 announced by C T Charnock Minnehaha county highway superintendent and secretary of the state association George A McKay of Orient is president of the organization
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Aberdeen
C. T. Charnock
Minnehaha
State Association
George A. McKay
Orient
Spink County To Send 4-H Teams To State Contests
Spink county will be represented at the State fair 4-H club camp this fall by a livestock and a crops judging team. County agent J A Salisbury announced that every club member in the county will have a chance to try out. Livestock team members will come from county livestock clubs and crops judging team from corn club members.
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Spink
Redfield
Spink County
J. A. Salisbury
Near finish of summer term at Northern Normal station
Aberdeen August 24 more than fifty students neared the end of summer studies at the Northern Normal biological station at Lake Enemy Swim. Director S R Lipscomb reported larger attendance than in previous years, necessitating more buildings and a larger staff of instructors.
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Aberdeen
Northern Normal Biological Station
Lake Enemy
S. R. Lipscomb
Borglum Buys Ranch in Black Hills
STATE PARK Aug. 24. Gutzon Borglum is reported to have bought the Ed Rhoads ranch along Grace Coolidge creek. The property borders two miles of fine trout fishing on the creek. The ranch may host a home for the sculptor near Rushmore Mountain while he continues the memorial carving.
Mound City Girls Prepare for State Fair Demonstration
Glendolyn Ticknor and Mildred Johnson of Mound City will represent Campbell county at the State fair in Huron from September 9 to 13, following a win in sewing machine attachment demonstrations at the West River district contest in Isabel. A second Campbell county team, Marie Eyre and Anna Salvergon, also performed well, with county agent Benjamin H. Schaub noting Handora Nelson and Eva Fero as members of the Four Leaf Clover group.
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Mound City
Glendolyn Ticknor
Westriver
Isabel
Campbell County
Marie Eyre
Anna Salvergon
Benjamin H. Schaub
Handora Nelson
Eva Fero
Four Leaf Clover
Lemmon Cooking Club Wins Trip for Baking Demonstration
The Lemmon cooking club earned a trip to the State fair by scoring first in their baking demonstration showcasing creative recipes and hands-on technique.
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Cooking Club
Lemmon
Reports Favor Use Of Commercial Fertilizer
Lincoln county farmers report positive results from superphosphate on corn barley and alfalfa. Ed Bogue notes fertilized alfalfa grows heavier than unfertilized. Cc G Soderstrom reports fertilized barley shows uniform growth and earlier maturity. Sam Wahlberg says corn growth is faster with superphosphate. Checks will measure actual yield impact.
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Canton
Lincoln County
L. C. Sayre
Ed Bogue
Delaware Township
Sayre
Cc. G. Soderstrom
Brooklyn Township
Sam Wahlberg
Pleasant’ Township
Northwest Fire School Teaches Tank Fire, Rescue Skills
In Minneapolis the second annual Northwest Fire school runs September 16 to 20 with instruction on oil tank fires and rescuing a child stranded atop a burning building. Participants include Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin North and South Dakota fire departments. The Minnesota League of Municipalities oversees the program, chaired by Winona fire chief W C Norton.
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Minneapolis
Northwest Fire School
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
North
South Dakota
Minnesota League of Municipalities
W. C. Norton
Winona
Paine Accepts Aviation Instructor Post in Wichita
Virgil I M Paine of this city has been named aviation instructor at a Wichita Kansas school and has departed for the city to begin duties. Mrs Paine and the children will accompany him soon, with Henry and Glen Lingscheit referenced in this note.
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Virgil
I. M. Paine
Wichita
Kans
Paine
Henry
Glen Lingscheit
Weslington Woman's Foot Badly Injured
Wellington Aug 24 Special Mrs A G Prentice of this city is slowly recovering from an infection to her foot suffered when a cow stepped on it. She was milking the cow and did not realize the seriousness until the infection developed several days later.
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Weslington
Wellington
A. G. Prentice
Ames Couple Relocates to Montana in AMIS
Mr and Mrs James Johnson depart Ames for Montana to establish a new home. Johnson farmed locally during the past year.
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Ames
Montana
Amis
James Johnson
Johnson
Pays $75 an acre for farm near Mellette
Mellette August 24. Joe M. Hampton paid 75 dollars per acre for the Edward Wreehoff farm, a 152 acre tract adjoining Mellette. The sale emphasizes farm land value and local land transactions in the Mellette area.
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Mellette Mellette
Joe M. Hampton
Edward Wreehoff
MeLlette
Quarter Section Land Brings $87.50 Per Acre
Arlington the land sale yielded fourteen thousand dollars or 87.50 dollars per acre for a quarter section near Arlington. The buyer was B. C. Buck and the seller was W. R. Bennett.
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Arlington
W. R. Bennett
B. C. Buck
Five-year-old Pierre boy weighs 164 pounds
Ivan Erickson, born December 9, 1923 in Pierre, is reportedly one of the largest children of his age in the United States, weighing 164 pounds at about five and a half years old. His family lists growth milestones, clothing, and basic health details.
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Pierre
United States
Ivan Erickson
Ivan
Parents travel with his show act to State Fair
For two years his parents accompanied him as a show attraction, but they have stayed in Pierre for several months. They will likely exhibit him at the State Fair this fall but have no plans to travel outside the state.
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Pierre
Plenty of dorm rooms for USD students this fall
Vermillion August 24 G R Breckenridge in charge of rooming reports ample housing for returners at the University of South Dakota. Most women will be housed in East and Dakota halls with many in sorority houses and Vermillion homes. Men's rooms come from fraternity houses and private homes.
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Vermillion
University of South Dakota
G. R. Breckenridge
East
Dakota
Rockham Ships Four Cars of Wool Weekly Total 76000 Lbs
Four cars of wool totaling 76000 pounds were shipped from Rockham in one week. The average price was 30 cents for medium grade and just over 22 cents for fine. The shipment included Rockham and vicinity wool and about 20000 pounds from Hitchcock.
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Rockham
Vicinity
Hitchcock
South Dakota Reports Glanders On Six Farms
In the fiscal year ending June 30 six farms in South Dakota had glanders reported. Dr. T. H. Ruth, director of the division of animal industry, said eighteen horses were affected, all destroyed, with indemnities totaling $742.50 paid.
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PEW
Glanders
Pierre
South Dakota
T. H. Ruth
Division of
Animal Industry
State Department of Agriculture
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