War Creates New Industry In South Dakota
Yow reports a regional wartime industry in central South Dakota turning baled straw into water proof paper for corrugated car tons bound for Terre Haute Indiana. The plant, spanning about 160 square miles, expects around 800000 bales and 2000 carloads shipped, with ten men per gang earning six to seven dollars daily on a per bale basis.
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South Dakota
Redfield
Terre Haute Paper Company
Terre Haute
Ind
United States
Mid-West
Mitchell
Kingsbury County
Christmas Dinner Served by Club VIRGIL Evening
Christmas dinner is served by the Progressive Homemakers Extension Club in VirgIl on December 17. The special report notes the regular monthly meeting with members and a community service focus.
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Virgil
Progressive Homemakers Extension Club
Christmas gifts exchanged at January meeting notice
It was decided that Red Cross work will be available for the next meeting. Members exchanged Christmas gifts. The January gathering will be hosted at Mrs. Emil Fode's home.
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Ing
Red Cross
Emil Fode
Woonsocket Man Appointed Post On Large Railroad
Walter M. Apleton a Woonsocket native, named assistant secretary to the president of a major railroad. His long career began as a trainster clerk in Great Falls in 1922, with roles in Milwaukee Road and other lines, rising to senior secretarial posts by 1934. Dr. E. Smith, a former executive, was noted alongside his tenure.
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Lola
Walter M. Apleton
Ceigo & Eastern Ilingis Railroad
Noaay
Tesco Templeton
Woonsocket
Great Falls
Mont
Butte
Great Northern Railroad
Lines West
Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Milwaukee Road
Teas,kee
C. Go
Bechine
Nes E. Smith
Ton
Creat Falls
Jolly Mixers Meet At Alpena Home Event
A Christmas gathering at an Alpena residence featured Mrs Lewis Aye presiding. Members exchanged gifts and Christmas presents were distributed after afternoon activities.
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Alpena
Ors
Rome
Lewis Aye
Blackout Success In Tulare Area Reported
A Tulare area blackout on December 17 affected the region including nearby communities. The official notice notes the power outage was resolved after the system restored service, with restoration efforts led by local utility crews and plant personnel.
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Tulare
Bonilla PTA Sponsors Christmas Program
The Bonilla PTA will sponsor the annual Christmas program Wednesday night December 23. Bonilla School will shut out December 24 and reopen January 4.
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Bonilla Pta
Bonilla
Bonilla School
Ingenuity Replaces Priorities in War Farm Plan
Brookings December 17 report on Harold Gogolin and wife of Wossington building a poultry henhouse from baled straw to enlarge their farm flock for increased food production. The circular 30 foot diameter structure features six windows, offering warm, adequate housing despite housing-priority constraints.
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Harold Gacolin
Wossington
Highmore Students Present Holiday Musical Program
Highmore students and staff plan a full musical program at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday December 23 featuring Arthur Bunding American Patrol Balaton and other selections. The event includes girl and boy vocal groups and a grade chorus. The high school will perform again for the grades Tuesday afternoon.
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HMG
Tulare Students Sell Christmas Seals
Tulare grade school students raised 17.83 in the annual Christmas Seal sale. Intermediate, upper, and primary rooms contributed 8.50, 5.35, and 4.00 respectively, under teachers Miss Mabel Murzahn Miss Ella Hilkemeier and Harold Kloss.
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Tulare
Mabel Murzahn
Ella Hilkemeier
Harold Kloss
Tulare Honor Roll Announces College Privileges
Tulare December 17 Sperial announces that students awarded college privileges for the next six weeks based on six weeks of honor grades include Pauline Otto Marvine Schmidt Alice Binger Shirley Binger Paul Roeber Joseph Donner Bruce Mac Neill Eugene Swaney William Mc Coy and Raymond Steinbis. To receive privileges Tulare students must earn at least five A s and two B s or higher.
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Tulare Tulare
Sperial
Pauline Otto
Marvine Schmidt
Alice Binger
Shirley Binger
Paul Roeber
Joseph Donner
Bruce MacNeill
Eugene Swaney
William McCoy
Raymond Steinbis
Tulare
Potter County youths complete aviation mechanics course
Gettsyburg December 17 Special reports three Potter County youths completed courses in aviation mechanics and qualify for rating as corporal or sergeant. The men named are Marvin L. Anderson William M. Schumacher and Wayne Warth.
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Potter County
Gettysburg
Sheppard Field
Texas
Marvin L. Anderson
William M. Schumacher
Wayne Warth
Gettysburg Teacher Enlists In Reserves
The selective service office has been notified of Donald G. Shuster Gettysburg High School instructor and municipal and school band director enlisting as a volunteer candidate subject to call Jesse Rausch Gorman involvement unclear from the fragment.
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Gettysburg
Selective Service Office
Donald G. Shuster
Gettysburg High School
Jesse Rausch
Gorman
South Dakotan Receives Silver Star Medal
Washington Dec 17 Navy announces Silver Star medals for seven officers and 11 enlisted men. Two officers listed as missing were honored for service in the Philippines. Included is Lieutenant Edward G. De Long 27 of Springfield South Carolina and his wife Helen Ermine De Long 32 Sherman Street Santa Cruz California.
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Washington
Navy
Philippines
Edward G. de Long
Springfield
S. C
Helen Ermine de Long
Shermen Street
Santa Cruz
Calif
Forestburg Soldiers Home On Furlough
Forestburg report shows Pvt Ahart Christenson on furlough last week visiting relatives at Carl Christenson and August Kundert homes. Corp and Mrs Lyle Hitchen returned from Missouri to visit family in Waconia and Howard.
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Forestburg
Ahart Christenson
Carl Christlenson
August Kundert
Corp
Lyle Hitchen
Missouri
Waconsocket
Howard
Couple expands garden and poultry for war effort
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parker of Woonsocket leased land to grow potatoes and vegetables and raise chickens. Financed by a $126 Farm Security loan, they replanted after flood damage and now repay over 86, the loan has funded a $20 broader house, 150 laying pullets, 800 quarts of canned vegetables, and 75 bushels of potatoes. This food production aids the war effort.
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Brookings
Walter Parker
Woonsocket
Food For Freedom Loan
No Whipping Cream Means More Milk
Brookings reports a WPB regulation bans distributing whipping cream to households retailers restaurants and institutions. The move cuts production of heavy cream by about 20 million pounds yearly, saving roughly 2 billion fluid milk calories annually and easing butter shortages and local milk shortages nationwide.
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HL. Fursphrey
Huron
Highmore
Osborn
Smokies
Barbara Stanwyck
South Dakotan
Laurence & Betts, P
Waibel’s
Bailey
Tom Annett
Prancer
S. Claus
ARROW
Gabardine
Vasar Bayon Union
Wembly
Nor-East
Wool & Arrow
Boy Scout
Csberman
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