Cattle Prices Rise And Fall In South Dakota Report
Cattle prices have fluctuated but show a general steady to slight rise in higher grades, says A M Eberle of South Dakota State College. Lower grades slipped while butcher cattle fell. stocker and feeder prices strengthened amid large heavy-weight supplies in October and November. Shipments to range areas rose. October beef supply came mainly from the core belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
A.M. Eberle
South Dakota State College
Wr. Eberie
Eberie
Fire department adds new Spearfish truck
Spearfish, Dec. 5. The Spearfish fire department completed a new truck built on a Ford chassis with a regulation body to carry hoses hooks ladders and other firefighting equipment. Small chemical containers are mounted on the running boards and the vehicle is ready to answer alarms.
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Spearfish
Mounds in Upper Missouri Valley Linked to Extinct Tribe
Vermillion December 4. W H Over curator at the University of South Dakota argues mounds in the upper Missouri and Mississippi valleys were built by an extinct Indian tribe rather than the Sioux. Henry Clyde Shetrone supports this view in his book The Found Builders, noting Over’s data and photos. He cites Yankton and Robert counties burial mounds with artifacts suggesting builders lived about five centuries ago, contrasting with the Sioux arrival around 1650.
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W. H. Over
University of South Dakota
Upper
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Mir. Qyer
Henry Clyde Shetrone
Ohio
University Museum
Mar! Shetrone
Mr. Over
Yankton County
Robert
Sioun
Calz
Goer
Demonstrations at Blunt Club Meeting Start Christmas Show
The Wide & A-Wake club held its first meeting Tuesday with Mrs Van Schaick and Mrs Beebe presenting part of the Christmas demonstration. Van Schaick demonstrated spray dyeing while Beebe showed Crayola work. Next Monday the club continues with reading music and flashes while Mrs Howard Track is to present third.
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Blunt Club
Blunt
Dec
Lane Royal Neighbors Hold Annual Election
Lane Royal Neighbors of Lane held their annual camp meeting election of officers Monday evening. Names listed include Mrs. Germma Noltensmier oracle, Mrs. March Butz vice oracle, Reva Groes recorder, Elisabeth Peer chancellor, Jessie May test oracle, Mary Monasmith receiver, Amy Swensen marshal, Alma Brandengurs inner sentinel, Gladys Lindebak outer sentinel, Gusta Dodd manager, Lina Noltensrrier musician.
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Lane
Royal Neighbors
Royal Neighbors of
Germma Noltensmier
March Butz
Reva Groes
Elisabeth Peer
Jessie May
Mary Monasmith
Amy Swensen
Alma Brandengurs
Inner
Governor-elect Green Visits Pierre to View Unemployment
The mimeographed morning daily notes that Governor-elect Green has been in Pierre observing the unemployment situation. The claim suggests the incoming administration is focusing on labor issues during a city visit.
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Green
Pierre Perks
Record Number Of Books Are Loaned
Madison reports a record November with 50 total loans at the public library. Fiction dominates readership at 28 percent of loans, and many new borrowers including children checked out books in the month.
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Madison
Canova Telephone Rates Hike Proposed By Company
Central West Public Service Co. seeks higher rental dues for Canova line and rural lines. SD Railroad Commissioners will hold hearing on December 1 to discuss the proposal. Current rates stand at 2.25 dollars monthly for business phones and 1.50 dollars for residences.
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Canova
Der
Central West Public Service Company
South Dakota Board of ‘Railroad Commissioners
Junior Chamber of Commerce Discussed in Rapid City
Rapid City officials convened to discuss forming a junior chamber of commerce. The aim is to mobilize younger men not in business for themselves who want active civic involvement. Further steps were deferred pending more information.
Improved Railroad Facilities Sought in Springfield
Springfield Chamber of Commerce plans to boost freight by rail rather than truck to attract Milwaukee’s promised roundhouse and terminal facilities. Merchants already pledge 100 percent freight shipping, with committees to enlist all merchants and preserve six day railway service for the town.
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Springfield
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Boca
Milwaukee Company
Side Chamber of Commerce
Springfield Turkeys Seen Across River Bottom
Springfield resident Steve Hatwan reports wild turkeys in the river bottom timbered regions east of Springfield. Observers suspect birds planted on the Nebraska side last year may have crossed over. Conditions favor turkey propagation with ample timber feed and dry land across the bottom land.
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Springfield
Steve Hatwan
Nebraska
Resume College After Ten Days Of Vacation
Sioux Falls college opened the winter quarter after ten days of vacation. Registration followed Thanksgiving and classes began Tuesday. Registrar records show little change from last quarter with a few new students and some dropouts. The schedule remains similar to fall, with minor class changes and a few extra courses added.
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Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls College
Here
South Dakota Wins National Club Congress Honors
Pearl Linafelter Alpena and Alice McBride Wolsey lead South Dakota in the national Style Revue contest at Chicago. Viola Mach Tabor wins Style Revue champion with Paris trip debated for college scholarship. Lob chorus of awards for canning clothing and livestock judging across state participants.
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Brookings
South Dakota
National Club Congress
Chicago
Ward
H. MS Jones
Viola Mach
Tabor
Bon Homme’ County
France
Miss Mach
Jones
Paris
Loire Lammers
Spearfish
Canning
Pearl Linafelter
Alpena
Alice Mc
South Dakota Schools to Adopt Modern Accounting System
R W Kraushaar says four established school accounting systems exist and a new state adaptation will be included in the education department handbook. The aim is a simple, comprehensive system that clearly classifies expenditures and receipts so school officers can track actual spending at any time.
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R. W. Krausbaar
Education Department
South Dakota
Kraushaar
Aberdeen Building Permits Rise in November
City records show 39,900 of permit value filed in Aberdeen Der for November, an increase over 1829 figures. Breakdown indicates near 50 for garages, 3,350 for alterations and repairs, with remaining attributed to residence construction.
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Aberdeen
Der
De Smet Lions Sponsor Holiday Decorations
De Smet will brightened by a large Christmas tree at the main corner and smaller trees at several business fronts, all electrically lighted this week. The Lions club sponsors the decorations with contributions from local businessmen to a funds effort.
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DE Smet Lions
de Smet
The
Lions Club
Hog Thieves Raid Tulare Stock Yard
In Tulare on December 5 a special report says thieves raided the stockyards and stole 14 hogs belonging to the Tulare Livestock Company. No trace has been found, and authorities suspect truck transport. A second hog theft was reported nearby last week with 15 head stolen from a Redfield farm.
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Tulare
Tulare Lovestock Company
Redfield
Sioux Falls College Offers Essay Prizes
Sioux Falls college announces essay contests with two dollars total prize money divided into four five dollar awards. Subjects include What Sioux Falls College Means to Sioux Falls and to the Church, Why the college needs a larger endowment, and What Sioux Falls College Means for Me. Essays up to 300 words due before December 10.
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Sioux Falls College
Sioux Falls
Keystone Structure Among Oldest Earth Formations
Geologists discuss findings that a Keystone region rock suggests the Earth is about 1.465 billion years old based on a uranium ore sample checked by Yale physicist Alois Kovarik. Similar ores from Sinyana Pala in Carelia indicate Earth age around 1.250 billion years as rocks from Norway also support ancient origins.
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Earth
Keystone
Alois F. Kovarik
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Sinyana Pala
Carelia
Russia
Norway
New Formula Estimates Earth’s Age From Radioactive Minerals
Prof Kovarik unveiled a new mathematical formula to measure Earth’s age using radioactive minerals. He cited an estimate near 95 million years, with recent astronomy placing the sun’s past explosion and Earth’s ejection at about two million years. The Keystone district’s radioactive rocks, including quartz ores, are under investigation for radioactivity.
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Prof. Kovarik
Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences
Keystone
Groton Plans Holiday Decorations and Lighting Contest
Groton council ordered festive decorations in the business district with overhead colored lights and three large evergreens at key intersections. A home and lawn illuminating contest offers three prizes, with judging on December 23 by an out of town lighting expert. Community hopes Santa may visit. many displays expected the week before Christmas. Also noted: threshing of small grain and corn husking nearly finished in Hand county, Buffalo county still has corn to husk.
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Groton
Christiang
Santa Claus
Hand
Buffalo County
State Library Commission Loans More Books As Interest In Reading Grows
The State Free Library Commission lent 9 065 books in September October and November as rural interest in reading rises and school and club activities begin. Of these, 5 495 went to community and school libraries for three to six month loans to be subloaned. Individual borrowers also received books mailed directly to them. Miss Leora J Lewis said clubs and farm area locals boosted reading through programs, with Women's Home Extension clubs and community clubs using the commission’s materials reaching thousands on farms.
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State Library Commission
Pierre
South Dakota
State Free Library Commission
Leora J. Lewis
Free Library Commission
November Average Temperature At Pierre Report
The government weather summary for November from Pierre records an average temperature of 36.2 with 1.01 inches of precipitation. Highest and lowest temps are not clearly stated, and wind averaged 11 miles per hour. Sioux City reports 40.2 degrees, 2.34 inches of precipitation, and 12.7 miles per hour wind.
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Pierre
Sioux City
Hughes Poultry And Corn Show Dates Set
Hughes county corn and poultry shows will be held at the auditorium December 12 and 13. The Poultry Show is a 4-H club event under Pierre Kiwanis, the corn show sponsored by the Commercial club. About 150 poultry entries expected and corn displays coming in, with merchants offering premiums for window displays.
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Hughes
Pierre
Hughes County
Pierre Kiwanis
Commercial Club
Heavy Taxes On Farm Lands Cited In SD Bankruptcy Claims
South Dakota state representative-elect George Rice argues excessive farm land taxes spur bankruptcies bank failures and foreclosures. He claims 1929 crop income failed to cover agricultural land taxes, and this year may require all revenue from corn oats barley and flax to pay property taxes amid lower prices.
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Tlandreau
Vee
South Dakota
George Rice
Eleet
Rice
Baker Dies in Montreal at Century Start
William F. Baker, president of the Philadelphia National Baseball League, died in Montreal early today of a heart attack. He was a prominent figure in league management and organization. His passing leaves the circuit to mourn a veteran executive and leader.
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