State Planning Surfaced Roads
Planning to hard surface South Dakota highways, the highway commission seeks emergency federal funds to sustain 1932 construction. Revenue projections hinge on congress action, with motor fuel taxes and vehicle taxes shaping the budget while gradual hard surfacing continues to cut maintenance costs.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Highway Commission
Congress
South Dakota Highway Department
South Dakton
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Plain Girls Win Favor Of Basses
Miss Lillian Ft James at State college training typists says plain girls succeed in business. She notes attractive students like Judy OGraity may move from job to job, while capable typists who rely on skill outpace beauty in the office.
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Brookings
Lillian Ft. James
State College
Judy O’graity
Coloniel
Miss James
Butterfly
Youug
James
Road pavement costs reported for last fiscal year
The report notes pavement work on a road type costing 236,602 dollars in the past fiscal year. It also states eighty two miles of pavement contracted during the same period cost nearly 2,000 dollars.
Dell Rapids Plans New Disposal Plant
At a city council meeting the Buell and Winters firm of Sioux City was contracted to survey and draft plans for a sewage disposal plant in Dell Rapids. The site is not chosen yet, but interest in improved city welfare spurred the project as a first step.
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Dell Rapids
Buell and Winters Company
Sioux City Engineers
Coulson Honored By Lake Preston Masons
Lake Preston December 5 Special Superintendent A A Coulson of Lake Preston schools will head the A FP and A M here for the coming year. Elected officers include W M A A Coulson S W H Hendrickson J W Gordon Maxam treasurer J A Sorenson secretary T J Lewis member of the fraternal board A J Baldwin Joint installation of the Masons and Eastern Stars will be held December 4.
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A. J. Baldwin
The
Masons and Eastern Stars
Dam Under Way Near Redfield In Turtle Creek Find
The new Turtle creek dam near Redfield is under steady construction providing work for local laborers and laying the groundwork for a park. The structure will raise creek water levels and bring noticeable spring improvements with funds determining remaining work.
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Redfield Redfield
Turtle Creek
Austex
Plan for New Bookkeeping System at Custer State Park
A new efficient bookkeeping system will be installed at Custer State Park under Superintendent Frank Feiner. Art A. Remmell, ex Bank of Hot Springs employee, was hired as bookkeeper as the state park board tightens purchases to purchase orders only. Public funds are tracked to allow audits, with expenditures already ahead of schedule and wage savings planned, including release of Clyde Jones, fence rider, to balance funds.
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Custer
Dec
Custer State Park
Frank Feiner
Art A. Remmell
Bank of
Looby
Fetzer
State Auditor's Department
Fetzner
Remmell
Brookings Volga Road Graveled For Winter Prep
Ten trucks two tractors and a full crew are graveling federal highways between Brookings and Volta. Gravel applied at 10 million cubic yards per mile and will serve until spring when paving begins. Bridge crews work on Brookings Volga bridges and will continue as weather allows. Completion expected in a week to ten days.
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Brookings
Volta
Henry Negstad
Brookings- Volga
Wayland Aid Society Plans Christmas Party
Wayland Aid society members plan a Christmas party at Wayland hall on December 16. Attendees will exchange gifts and bring a real gift for the event. A committee will serve lunch.
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Wayland
Wayland Aid Society
Wayland Hall
Shirley Jones Second S D Girl Prize Winner
Shirley Jones of Bath won second in the National Style Revue at the National Club congress in Chicago this week. South Dakota earned high marks again with Viola Mach of Tambor winning first and a European trip. Ardis Prouty of Hanson county placed in the blue ribbon division. Other winners include Marjorie Mae Brandsberg of Fruitdale in meat canning and Rosela Linafelter of Alpena in canned fruit. The crops and livestock judging teams from Lincoln and Minehaha counties placed well, and Anna Swenston of Sisseton displayed a complete self made clothing outfit among thirty entries.
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Brookings
Dee
Shirley Jones
Bath
Chicago
South Dakota
Viola Mach
Tambor
Europe
Ardis Prouty
Hanson County
Marjorie Mae Brandsberg
Fruitdale
Rosela‘Linafelter
Pearl Linafelter
Oliver Anderson
Andrew Sundstrom
Lincoln County
Leon Sundal
Minehaha County
Milford Loder
Deibert Fowles
Anna Swenston
Sisseton
Yankton School To Serve Hot Lunches
Yankton high school will serve hot lunches to rural district students starting Monday. The home economics department will prepare one hot dish per day to supplement the students box lunches. The school board provides gas water and supplies. meals cost five cents per dish and a weekly menu will be printed each Thursday to help mothers plan.
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Yankton
Yankton High School
Home Economics
Home Economics Department
Alan Heary Heads Cadet Appointments in South Dakota
Alan Henry of Volga heads the cadet appointments at the State College ROG in T. C. announced by Captain Walter E. Smith. The list includes six first sergeants Gifford Benson Sioux Falls Tommy Williamson De Smet Francis Jahns on Woonsocket and Cyrill Popham And over William Spurling Milesville John Sorbel Webster plus staff sergeants Donald Kummer Faribault Minn Steven Kortan Geddes. Cadet sergeants include James Nielson Brookings Michael Pogue Brookings Ralph McCawley Rapid City Weslley Dyball Volba Kris Gibertson Rhinelander Wis Lowell Graves Raymond Lee Sisson Belle Fourche Robert Fryer Doland Herold Ness Arlington Paul Freeburg Watertown Harold Rott Garretson Mark Eldridge Volga William Schwieren Watertown Louis Teply Glencoe Minn Melvin Heathcote Watertown Paul Dresel Elkton Russel Calkins Brookings Everett Clark Big Stone City Ernest Sturm Presho Henry Haker Chancellor Arthur Rodway Canton Harry Ennis Brookings Harald Hamaker Spencer Clifford Jensen Kimball Rudolph Lee Volga George Theim Pierre Walter Thoreson Dell Rapids Meader Wilkins Trent Martin Teigen Grenville Kenneth Bauker Roslyn George Hopkins Estelline Harvey Sevy erson Sioux Falls Ung Strong Newell Homer Brooks Minn Stephen Crawford Springfield William Baker Brookings Waldemar Larson Webster Willis Dahlmeier Thien Minn Albert Bruck Highmore Ward Henden Howard Don Anders Burke Kenneth Hayter Brookings Emory Safford Winona Minn George Dawson Canistota William Reynolds Sioux Falls Normar Slater Watertown
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Gifford Benson
Sioux Falls
Tommy Williamson
de Smet
Francis Jahnson
Woonsocket
Cyrill Popham
Andover
William Spurling
Milesville
John Sorbel
Webster
Donald Kummer
Faribault
Minn
Steven Kortan
Geddes
James Nielson
Brookings
Michael Pogue
Ralph McCawley
Rapid City
Canistota
William Reynolds
Normar Slater
Watertown
Carpenter Club Meets This Week
The Carpenter study club met this week with Marjorie Williams at Mrs. Earl Miller's home. President Mrs. Hannigan called the meeting to order.
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Carpenter Club
Carpenter
Carpenter Study Club
Marjorie Williams
Earl Miller
Hannigan
Washington Topics Highlighted In White House History
Helen Balten delivered an insightful paper on Washington at the White House history. Agnes Sundvold presented a pleasing discourse. Mrs Hugh Williams contributed a paper on Washington of the present land the future and the memorials and monuments.
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Helen Balten
Washington
White House
Agnes Sundvold
Hugh Williams
Install New Lamps In State College Library
Eight new table lamps have been installed in the Lincoln Memorial Library reading room at State College campus. The lamps use X type bulbs with mirror-reflection to reduce eye strain. Funding came from remaining cigarette tax allocations redirected to the general fund.
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State College
Brookings
Lincoln Memorial Hbrary
Wesleyan Plunge Has Record Year
MITCHELL Dec. 5 A report by Paul Filmore physical director and Red Cross life saving expert at Dakota Wesleyan University shows more students used the Morrow gym pool this year than ever. The pool opens twice weekly for city groups and two high school classes have been conducted with credit. Saturday is an open day attracting many out of town swimmers. Filmore offers free swimming instruction.
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Wesleyan
Mitchell
Paul Filmore
Red Cross
Dakota Wesleyan University
Morrow Gymnasium
Filmore
Change Location for Silvernail Garage Sale
John Silvernail changes location of his garage and automobile sales from the WNAX service station rear rooms to the building recently vacated by the Commercial Club in Highmore.
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Highmore
John Silvernail
WNAX
Commercial Club
Henry Club Plans To Support Two Projects
Groton December 5 The Special-Executive committee of the Henry Community club will reconimend two projects for the year ahead The proposals include a continuation of the pure seed drive and the testing of poult tuberculosis The group also considers raising membership fees to broaden its reach and retain members within its territory Officials report the first meeting was successful and expect ongoing changes despite adverse weather and agricultural conditions
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11 Son
Progr
Warm Weather Hopes Snow Will Melt in Onida
Onida reports warmer conditions may melt the patches of snow that fell during Thanksgiving week. Despite county crews removing snow on highways, fresh drifts hamper travel and the early snow has sped up livestock disposal as feed supplies run short for winter.
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Onida
Dee
Tepemat
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