Shortage of Rural Teachers Reported in South Dakota
YANKTON December 17 The annual placement of teachers graduating from South Dakota colleges shows near universal employment for 1837 and 1936 graduates. Dean W W Ludeman of Southern Normal at Springfield cites 1174 new instructors from 14 colleges, with 378 rural vacancies and 246 high school vacancies unfilled, signaling a serious rural and high school teacher shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
South Dakota
W. W. Ludeman
Southern Normal
Springfield
Dean Ludeman
Dewn Lugeman
Conditioned Seed Development At U Vermillion
Vermillion reports a University of South Dakota botany lab conditioning method that lets beans and other seeds tolerate extended water exposure without germination loss. Dr. Eyster explains soaking on moistened clay for two days, plus experiments with oxygen free and CO2 rich atmospheres, show factors beyond oxygen drive viability. He cautions against soaking seeds to hasten germination and advises dry disinfection and avoiding sowing before cold rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botany Laboratories
University of South Dakota
Clydeler
Department of Botany
University
Eyster
Bounty Funds Linked to Unpaid Claims Advised In Pierre
In Pierre on December 17 an official opinion from the attorney general states that the bounty fund in South Dakota cannot cover unpaid 1935 claims. The ruling says there is no unexpanded balance to appropriate and 100 percent of 1937 bounty claims have been paid, preventing any reallocation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
South Dakota
Odd Fellows Home Orphan Dies At Sanitarium
Helen McDonald a 19 year old resident of the Odd Fellows home in CELL RAPIDS died at Southwest Sanitarium Worthington Minnesota Wednesday night. She came to the home as a child with two sisters and three brothers after their family became orphans. Nearby Wayland reports Fred Brown saved 20 sheep from a predator attack by dogs four miles northeast of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Home
Cell Rapids
Helen McDonald
South ‘Dakota
Odd Fellows
Worthington
Minn
Odd Fellow
Wayland
Fred Brown
J. Cr
Christmas Present Thieves Hunted in Watertown
Watertown police seek the "meanest thieves" who broke into McKinley School and stole several presents intended for the annual Christmas program. Grant School was also broken into but nothing was taken. PTA members will supply new gifts for the consolidated school children, announced James Freeland, PTA president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
McKinley
Mertow
Pointers On Cooking Meat from Brooking’s Special
Susan Wilder state college extension nutritionist notes cheaper meat cuts hold same nutrition as pricier cuts. She offers cooking methods for tenderness with moderate ovens, browning strategies, and precise thermometer temps for roast beef pork ham and stews. Timelines vary by cut and fat distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
Susan Wilder
State College
Miss Wilder
Cast announced for State College play Death Takes A Holiday
State College presents Death Takes A Holiday in the second week of winter term. Instructors Earl R. James directs with a large Brookings based cast including Denton Cobble Sib ley Oscar Markeseth Rachael Paterson Winnefred Ellingson June Cochrane and many more. Lorraine Fries assistant director and Victor Friedrich electrician lead a team handling stage carpentry properties and costumes. Posters are made by Elsie Ober's art class as the medieval castle setting contrasts with modern costumes and speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Brookings
Earl R. James
Denton Cobble
Sibley
Oscar Markeseth
Sisseton
Rachael Paterson
Winnefred Ellingson
June Cochrane
Pierre
Glenn Beelman
Gann Welley
Virgil Selix
Iris Campbell
Jeanne Marie Thorson
de Smet
Peggy Shea
Russell Hegness
Alcester
George Pfaender
Mr. James
Lorraine Fries
Arlington
Victor Friedrich
Parkston
Walter Warne
Orville Peterson
Geneva Bella
James
Wessington Springs Girl Chosen for DAR Citizenship Contest
Corinne Larsen was selected to represent Wessington Springs High School in the local DAR good citizenship pilgrimage contest. Four seniors voted were Edna Christensen LaVonne Klink Mercede s Null, with Corinne chosen by faculty. The process continues upward to county and state levels for the Washington trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Name Springs
Wessington Springs
Corinne Larsen
Wessington Springs High School
Washington, D. C
Edna Christensen
LaVopne Klink
Mercedes Null
Washington
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Apon
Faculty Announces Plans For Holidays in St Lawrence
The St Lawrence grades and high school faculty announced holiday plans. Superintendent Hasvold and family stay in St Lawrence. Inex Rhoades spends holidays in Huron. Tudor Jones visits Bath and St Lawrence. Leroy Darling family remains in St Lawrence. Harold Atz stays in Cavour. Charles Bush visits Kirwin Kansas. John Lovelace and family remain in St Lawrence with possible Minnesota trip. Iris Bayde at Artesian. Alta Jacobsen at Parker. Ruth Potter's plans indefinite. Helen Byers hired at Miller Hand County courthouse this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Lawrence
Hasvold
Inex Rhoades
Huron
Tudor Jones
Bath
Harold
Atz
Cavour
Charles . Bush
Kirwin
Kansas
John Lovelace
Minnesota
Iris Bayde
Artesian
Alta Jacobsen
Parker
Ruth Potter
State News Briefs From South Dakota This Month
Sioux Falls resident Myron E. Munson pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was sentenced to six months in county jail. In Watertown Alvin Abrahms suffered a split kneecap and broken knee when an axe slipped while woodcutting. Ed Bon Rohr of Webster was fined 25 in federal court after admitting to violating the migratory bird act by carrying shotgun shells. Detectives investigated two dogs poisoned in Sioux Falls with acting police chief C. Rafer vowing swift action if the culprit is caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Myron E. Munson
Ransom T. Gibbs
Woodchgopper
Watertown
Alvin Abrahms
Summit
Ed Bon Rohr
Webster
Rafer
Sunshine Mixers Hostess Evening In Wellington
Mrs Robert Shea and Mrs Gertie Baird entertained the Sunshine Mixers at the She home Wednesday evening. Eighteen members attended with Mrs Ed Shaw leading the business session and Miss Edna Allen directing music. Christmas songs, gift exchange, contests and a luncheon followed. next meeting planned with Mrs Leroy Johnson and Mrs Ray Faddeley assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Baird
Wellington
Robert Shea
Sunshine
Shes
Ed Shaw
Edna Allen
Sam Bungum
Shea
Baird
Leroy Johnson
Ray Faddeley
Sioux Falls Coal Drivers Vote For Strike Action
Sioux Falls drivers vote to strike for union recognition and wage terms. E G Holstein, business agent, says a five man committee will decide timing. Union lists 60 drivers across 15 retail firms. statewide meeting to occur in Mitchell with Albert Maas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Holstein
Mitchell
Albert Maas
Huron
State Federation of Labor
Canova Hospital Sold This Week Spanning Local History
Canova Hospital in Canova was sold this week to Dr. P. Farnsworth of Chamberlain who will take over next week. Farnsworth previously ran a hospital and sanitarium in Chamberlain and seeks a smaller facility. The building was established about fifteen years ago by Dr. Geo A. Lierle, then sold to Dr. Carl Feige who operated it until his death last January. Mrs. Feige and her daughter have continued briefly, but the hospital has not operated for months, and they will remain in Canova.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canova Hospital
Canova
Ca Nova Hospital
P. Farnsworth
Chamberlain
Farnsworth
Geo. A. Lierle
Carl Feige
Daughter Dee Scheib Born to Alvin Scheib Family
Mr and Mrs Alvin Scheib announce the birth of their daughter Dee born in Redfield to share a birthday with her grandfather. The child arrived on the same date as the grandfather, marking a family coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughster
Hitchcock
Dee
Spocis
Alvin Scheib
Redfield
Scheib
CCC Camp Retreat Formation Stated Not Military Training
CCC officials said the adjutant general sent instructions for a weekly retreat formation among corps enrollees. Aides to director Robert Fechner stressed the routine is not military training for the 300,000 youths in CCC camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Adjutant General of the Army
Das
Robert Fechner
St Lawrence Schools Close For Two Weeks
St Lawrence High School will begin a two week vacation starting today with classes resuming January 3. Earlier plans for a one week break were dropped to avoid impacting spring activities. In Pierre, a separate notice reports the WNAX Petroleum Company filing incorporation papers with $25,000 authorized capital. Main offices will be in Sioux Falls with Gale Braithwaite Ellen Midkiff and Chan Gurney as incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence High School
Pierre
Wnax ‘Petroleum ,Company
Sioux Falls
Gale B. Braithevait
Ellen Midkiff
Chan Gurney
Yankton
Canova Firemen To Treat Kiddies At Christmas Show
Canova fire company with local business men will give Canova children a Christmas treat on December 23. The highlight is a free Canova Theatre show funded by merchants, with all children receiving treats after the performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anova
Canova
Canova Fire Company
Canova Theatre
Teachers Work In WPA Program In South Dakota
Mitchell December 17 Approximately 225 teachers take part in the adult education program under the WPA reaching more than seven thousand students in the state. Activities include eighty nursery schools for 275 children, CCC camps, NYA centers in 17 towns, and diverse instruction from flower making to clothing construction and Americanization. Minnehaha County has the most teachers and Sioux Falls reports nine teachers teaching at Washington High School four evenings weekly with about 250 students nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
South Dakota
WPA
Amos E. Rogers
CCC
NYA
Board Exemption From Wages Under South Dakota Law
Pierre Dec 17 Attorney General Clair Roddewald ruled that board cannot be included in the $12 per week minimum wage for women and children. The 1923 law and 1931 amendment require wages to be paid in cash or by check to workers over fourteen in factories shops laundries hotels restaurants or packing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosh
Beulah May Story Returns From Kentucky Trip
Beulah May Story returns from a two week trip to Kentucky visiting notable sites including Springfield Illinois birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and the soldiers’ monument at Indiana. She also toured historic towns and landmarks across Kentucky during December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Lawrence
Beulah May Story
Kentucky
Tom
Abraham Lincolln
Springfield
Ilinois
Indiananatis
Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miller Wayland
Helen Byers
Hand County
Miller
Ciba
THE
Firestone
Anderte
Cuowde
Briohons Footer
Crowba
Scheake, Meaday
Nanlowidlde
WBC
Roddewig
8. D
Carter
Ward
Waeed
Montgomery Ward
Dekota
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!