Zella Scofield Elected SD Auxiliary President in Rapid City
Mrs Zella Scofield of De Smet was elected president of the South Dakota Department of the American Legion Auxiliary at the convention closing session. Eleanor A Wright of Gregory named national committeewoman with Scofield as alternate. Other officers include Irene Ottman Hot Springs first vice president Elizabeth Ennis Britton second vice president Lois Halberg Watertown treasurer and Amy Andersen Aberdeen secretary. Delegates-at-large: Ennis Linnie Bender Rapid City and Winifred Kutsche Faulkton. Awards cited Sioux Falls for top child welfare program Hot Springs and Oldham honorable mentions Gregory for best junior activities and scrapbook programs. Essay contest winners Harriet A Jane Fox Pierre senior high and Charles Milliken Yankton junior high. Donna Caulton Aberdeen won senior high national defense essay with Duane Birrenkott Aberdeen second. Aberdeen students also excelled in junior high contest Ellen Cogley first and Duane Birrenkott second.
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Rapid City
Zella Scofield
de Smet
South Dakota
Lois Halberg
Watertown
Amy Andersen
Aberdeen
Enis ‘Ennis
Linnie Bender
Winifred Kutsche
Faulkton
Chicago
Sioux Falls
Hot Springs
Oldham
Gregory
Harriet A. Jane Fox
Pierre
Charles “Milliken
Yankton
Donna Caulton
Warden Thiel
Ellen.Cogley
Duane Birrenkott
Legion leaders elected at convention vote on relocation
Delegates debated moving Legion headquarters from Watertown to Pierre. The resolution failed. Grant Forsell of Philip was chosen department first vice commander, Peter Westergard of Brookings second vice commander, R. A. Schenkenger of Mitchell re-elected national committeeman, Artie Christopherson of Watertown master at arms.
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State “Legion
Watertown
Pierre
Grant Forsell
Philip
Department
Peter Westergard
Brookings
R. A. Schenckenberger
Mitchell
Artie
Christopherson
Delegation Named for National Convention in Chicago
Rev C E Tulga Brookings Baptist minister acts as chaplain as Harmonhead leads a 15 member delegation to the national convention in Chicago next month. Delegates and alternates listed by district include Hal Ranney Dan Donahue Sioux Falls D J Mullaney Alfred Sween Brookings George B Otte Carroll Lockhart and many others. Election passed unanimously with resolutions favoring veterans and other topics discussed.
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C. E. ‘Tulga
Brookings
Harmon
Chicago
Hal Ranney
Dan’ Donahue
Sioux Falls
D.J. Mullaney
Watertown
Alfred Sween
George B. Otte
Clark
Carroll
Rostenmeyer
William Knoke
Hot Springs
Rudesill
Roe Granger
Aberdeen
Thellette Mundquist
Leola
Convention Ballot Sparks Unanimous Support for Water
A heated session in Pierre featured Harmon winning initially, Hawkes moving an unanimous ballot for Belle Fourche. The Pierre Watertown clash over headquarters arose from a 1926 resolution naming Watertown temporarily until a memorial building is erected in Pierre. The bid collapsed 168 to, as 1940 convention plans shifted with Yankton and Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls then backed a unanimous ballot for Water.
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Harmon
Hawkes
Pierre Vs. Watertown
Watertown
Pierre
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Waterwe
Rural Kingsbury County schools to reopen this Monday
Kingsbury County rural schools will open Monday per county superintendent Ida Alseth. Five schools closed, five reopened, keeping total at 81 for 1938 39. Rural teachers will receive slightly higher wages this year, with salaries from 45 to 90 dollars per month and an average near 59 dollars. There will be 25 beginners and seven young men on staff.
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Bitesbury Federiors
Kingsbury County
Ida Alseth
Alseth
Family returns from weekend visit in Lone Rock Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olson of Burdet te and Mrs. Beyard Phinney of Lewistown Montana returned Monday after spending the weekend at the Paul Olson home in Lone Rock Iowa. They were accompanied by Palma Joy Olson who had been visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cherles Olson.
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Burdette
Charles Olson
Faith Prepares for First Annual Sheep Show and Sale
Faith, Aug. 31 Special, readies for Friday September 1 inaugural sheep show and sale featuring feeder lambs. Sheepmen and county extension agents from Meade Ziebach and Perkins counties organize the event to connect buyers with growers and help stock feed lots this fall. Ivan Fluhart Ziebach extension agent notes hundreds of sheepmen from western South Dakota will exhibit flocks, allowing buyers to evaluate lambs with minimal travel.
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Faith
Meade,Ziebach
Per
King Counties
South Dakota
Ivan Fluhart
Ziebach
Phantom Ranch Horses Grow Weary After Long Ride
The Phantom Ranch report notes the horses exhausted after a strenuous trek as the riders pressed on. Shot hardly spoke during the tedious journey, and the scene conveyed the demanding conditions faced by the team.
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Shot
Cattle vanish into stream as riders press for clues
In a dusty frontier scene, the group speculates on missing cows driven into a stream. Tension rises as they question where the livestock disappeared, with one rider urging silence and another promising drinks after a stop. The narrative ends with a cliffhanger as they await more information.
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Smet
Rioux Falls
Legion
Lawrence S. Betts
Greg Waibel
Acme
DeWitt Clinton Cook
Los Angeles
Anya Sosoyeva
Superior ‘Court
Huron
Redfield
Twin Cities
Union Bus Depot
Marvin Hughitt Hotel
Phons
Aberica
Fusfield
Iowa
Epeciatist
Eilers
Eilers Furriers
Phantom Ranch
Beauty School
Midwest
South Dakota Beauty Academy
S. Phillips Sioux
Falls
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