Hammerquist outlines plan to tax school lands
South Dakota official Earl Hammerquist explains a proposal to tax previously exempt school lands arguing it would raise county tax bases and fund school needs. He suggests counties with high debt benefit from a system granting rentals on foreclosed lands and avoids constitutional changes.
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Huron
Hammerquist
Pierre
Earl Hammerquist
School and Public Lands
South Dakota
Asa
Railroad Employment Officers Are Named
The Railroad Retirement Board announced nine regional employment officers to help unemployed railroad men. Join R. Duck of Minneapolis heads a district covering Minnesota North Dakota most of South Dakota eastern Montana and northwestern Wisconsin.
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Ashingston
Railroad Retirement Board
R. Duck
Minneapolis
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Wisconsin
Bank liquidates with 100 percent dividend to creditors
Pierre December 3. State Bank of Hudson D D closed in July 1938 with 208,698.41 in deposits. Bank liquidator Haugo said liquidation earnings since suspension exceed all expenses including real estate taxes. A total 100 percent dividend will be paid on claims.
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Erling Hauge
Hudson, D. D
Haugo
Cheyenne Agency Man Held For Gar Theft
John Adler Potter County treasurer had his car stolen during Thanksgiving visit The theft was traced the car recovered damaged to 400 Dominick Houston of Cheyenne Agency arrested charged waived exam bound over to circuit court set for March
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Cheyenne Agency
Gettysburg
John Adler
Potter County
Hoeven
Adler
Dominick Houston
J. F. Weaver
Four .D. Reserve Officers Get Call
Seventh Corps area reserve officers called to extended active duty recently by orders from Seventh Corps area headquarters or the War Department. The list includes Capt Lee D. Mark International Falls Minnesota to Fort Belvoir Virginia and other officers assigned to Fort Monroe Fort Robinson Fort Snelling Fort Meade Army Medical Center and Muskogee Muskogee Oklahoma with ranks and hometowns shown.
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Wmaha
Neb
Seventh Corps
War Department
Fort Belvier
Virginia
Engineer Corps Reserve
Lee D. Mark
International Falls
Minn
Fort Monroe
Coast Artillery Reserve
Harry
Swain
Custer
S. D
Fort Robinson
Nebraska
Leonard E. Smith
Mitchell
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Curtis A. Nelson
Fort Meade
South Dakota
George R. Dunn
Phy
Phy Meade, 5. D. To Army Med. Center, Washington, D. G—1st Lt. John H. Grindley
Rochester
Air Corps
Muskogee
Okla
Herbert J. Lip- Lon
Grafton
N. D
Tulare OBS Chapter Elects New Officers
The Tulare OBS chapter met at the Masonic Temple for its regular session and officer elections led by Worthy Matron Mrs Addie Nesfield. Elected were Anna Trier as Worthy Matron Ben Marzann as Worthy Patron Verna Mayer as Associate Matron Henry Tschetter as Associate Patron Lillian Gilby as Secretary Martha Seeman as Treasurer Marie Miller as Conductress Mathilda Tschatter as Associate Conductress installations set for the next meeting on Wednesday December 11.
Ivan Johnson Waives Preliminary Hearing in Embezzlement Case
Ivan Johnson, 35, of Watertown, waives preliminary hearing on embezzlement of 716.32 in tax payments. Bound over to the next circuit court term with $1,000 bond set by Judge Lloyd B. Peterson. Johnson, formerly in the state tax division here since July 1939 until his discharge November 23, appeared in municipal court after voluntary arrest. The complaint, read by States Attorney Alan L. Austin, is signed by J H Bottum Jr, tax director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Johnson
Watertown
State Tax Division
Lloyd B. Peterson
Johnson
Alan L. Austin
J. H. Bottum, Jr
Mrs Pribyl Named To Head Wolsey OES
Wolsey OES officers were chosen for the coming year at the regular meeting. Named: Worthy matron Mrs Eupha Priby l, worthy patron F C Gordon, associate matron Mrs Ada Seeley, associate patron Louis Markell, conductress Mrs Eunice Flindt, secretary Mrs Rosa Maxwell, treasurer Mrs Ottie Hagen. Miss Maxine Cogswell will serve as installation officer.
Christmas Pageant by Crescent OES in Wessington
Crescent Chapter OES members and families will present the Christmas pageant Gift of the Five Wise Virgins on December 11 in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. The show begins at eight o'clock with Mrs Winifred Lorent aon directing. Lunch will be served after the program.
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Miller Oes
Miller
Crescent Chapter
OES
Wessington
Five Wise Virgins
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
Winifred Lorentaon
Rites Held For W S Thomas In Miller
Funeral services were held at the Miller Methodist Church for William Shennan Thomas 76 a former Hand County clerk of courts. Born in Kansas he moved to South Dakota 57 years ago and lived in Miller 71 years. Survived by four sons two daughters one step son nine grandchildren one great grandchild three sisters and two brothers. Burial in Rockham cemetery Faulk County.
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Miller
Methodist
William Shennan Thomas
Hand County
Kansas
Thomas
South Dakota
Burdette
Emma Benning
Helen Bensom
Carleton
Miller Masonic Lodge
Chester
Ethel
Kenny
Redfield
Wesley
Aberdeen
Clarence
Vermillion
Sylvia Weeks
Culver City
Calif
Meade Bensom
Wessington Springs
Rockham
Faulk County
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G. A. McDonald
Animal Husbandmag
Brookings
Waconia
Mimengraph
Ibristlecome
Thes
Shirley Spiller
Idaho, S. E
W. W. Wipf
Western Union
Coob Company
Sou
Sizer J
Carole Ming
al Deere Rayen
Tho's Company
Carte Royce
Habicht
Conderraska
Conde
Missouri and
Tulare
OBS
Mrs. Pribyl
Wolsey Oes
Hoskins
Rites At Miller
W. S. Thomas
America
Studebaker
PTA
C.I.T
Dinneen - Wright, Inc
Bough
Winder
Standard Oil
SED
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