Legion Plans To Get New Members
BROOKINGS December 24 The American Legion in South Dakota launches a major membership contest from January 4 to April 3 1992, led by Commander T C Cy Kasper. Each week honors past national state and post commanders with former leaders overseeing the effort and sharing preventive addresses and contact plans across districts and posts.
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Brookings
South Dakota
Department of the American Legion
T. C
Cy" Kasper
Legion
Ralph T. O'Neil
Carroll Lockhart
C. H. Lockhart
Watertown
L. C. Morrison
Belle Fourche
Custer
Kasper
Aberdeen Waltons To Feed Pheasants
Aberdeen on December 22 reports Izaak Walton League initiates trust driven feeding to avert pheasant depletion due to scarce cover and snowfall. Public contributions enable feed distribution in sloughs and bottomlands where flocks of 500 to 1,000 birds cluster, aiding survival amid harsh weather.
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Aberdeen
Waltons
Izaak
Walton
Pay Is Requested For Husband's Funeral
Two legal cases before Judge A B Beck from Wagner involve A T Cole suing Mrs Sarah Stafford Fathke for funeral expenses of Walter Stafford murdered in 1514 by Mrs Little. Briefs will be submitted before a decision. In the second case N D Smith vs White Swan school district seeks reimbursement for transporting children three miles to school. judge ruled in Smith's favor with statutory allowance totaling 10 335 for two months.
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Lake Andes
A. B. Beck
A. T. Cole
Wagner
Sarah Stafford Fathke
Walter Stafford
Little
Cole
N. D. Smith
White Swan
Pheasants Fed as Local Sportsmen Monitor Welfare
Springfield reports local sportsmen studying pheasant conditions amid fears of starvation. Despite flocks gathering near groves and straw piles, observers say behavior mirrors times of plenty. Walton League tracks bird health and will feed them if mortality rises. Large flocks of over 100 birds observed near town enable easy welfare monitoring.
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Springfield
Uank Walton League
Warn Against Leaving Rubbish On Lake Ice
Watertown authorities warn against dumping old car bodies sheet iron and trash on Lake Kampeska ice. Deputy state game warden Henry Deblon says offenders will be prosecuted and notes cleanup costs were previously charged to clear junk after last winter. Fishing shacks may remain only until fishermen finish using them.
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Watertown
Lake Kampeska
Henry Deblon
Tce
Sce
Debson
Erect Ski Slide Near Spearfish On Golf Course
Spearfish residents plan a ski slide as snow thickens with funds from the city council. The slide will be built on the golf course southeast of town starting from a high peak above the Tinks for a fast descent. The Spearfish normal school continues its 30 year charity, donating 114.46 dollars to the Sioux Falls children's home.
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Black Hills
Spearfish
Spearfish Normal
Sioux Falls
Normal Picea
Open Forum on Farm Taxes in Beadle County Debate
I L McIlvaine argues that despite a reported levy cut, actual farm taxes rise due to inflated land valuations. He criticizes county boards and state tax officials, cites court actions over valuation practices, and warns that high taxes threaten homeowners and farmers in Beadle County.
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Beadle County
County Board of Equalization
Beadle County Agriculture Tax Association
State Tax Commission
Pierre
Beadle County Agriculture ‘Tax Association
South Dakota
Baer
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Supreme Court
Beadle
Secretary of Agriculture
Cook County
Thaois
Chicago
L. McIlvaine
Grant
S D A A Headquarters Move In Mitchell
S D A A headquarters shift announced by N E Blood secretary and manager. State offices move from Custer Battlefield Hiway association HQ to Navin hotel in Mitchell. Blood resides in Rapid City but will keep Mitchell as base and Reva Scott will run the Mitchell office.
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S.D.A.A
Mitchell Mitchell
N. E. Blood
South Dakota Automobile Association
Custer Battlefield Hiway Association
Navin Hotel
Blood
Rapid City
Mitchell
Misa Reva Scott
South Dakota county expenditures show rise in 1930 totals
Pierre report by state taxation director B W Baer shows South Dakota's four organized counties spent 1 019 32 24 last year, up about 325 008 from 1820s levels, with Minnehaha leading costs at 570 969 and Pennington second at 443 911. New construction cost 2 266 991 in 1930, maintenance near 2 231 408, and several counties reducing spending in 1930.
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Pierre
South Dakota
B. W. Baer
State Division of Taxation
Aurora
Codington
Davison
Dewey
Gregory
Hughes
McPherson
Moody
Perkins
Potter
Union
Minnehaha
Spink
Walworth
Bon Homme
Brookings
Corson
Custer
Destitute Mitchell Family Refuses Help Over Pride
A pitiful case reported to Associated Charities shows a seven member Mitchell family with one lump of coal, no food, and no warm clothing. Captain M Bouterse of the Salvation Army says they have lived in Mitchell four years and the father is eager to work if a job is found.
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Mitchell
Associated Charities
M. Bouterse
Salvation Army
Transition Period Yields Good Farm Results in Black Hills
In Spearfish on December 2, J Bland Hill Lawrence county agent reported that better farm management emerges during the region's transition period. Farmers adopt the adult farm account project with free account books and confidential analyses, under State college extension service guidance. A farm account school will be held later in the Black Hills. In Broadland on December 22, Mr and Mrs Hans Peterson left for Oakes North Dakota where Peterson will work in a bakery. he is a former depot agent.
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Spearfish
Black Hills
J. Bland Hill
Lawrence County
Hill
Hull
Extension Service of
State College
Broadland
Hans Peterson
Oakes
MN. D
Peterson
Two New Firms To Open In Highmore Winter Season
Highmore welcomes two new enterprises as winter begins Merlyn Studt opens an electrical shop named Studt Electric Service in rooms of the Tourist Cafe building near the Franklin house He will handle radios and electrical devices A second venture is a branch of the American Chick Hatcheries opening around February 1 in the same Tourist Cafe building
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Highmore
Merlyn Studt
Franklin House
Studt Electric Service
Hemp History Grown In Ching As Early As 2600 B C
The ancient claim notes hemp as the world’s oldest cultivated fibre, cultivated in Ching around 2600 B C, highlighting early textile knowledge and agricultural practice.
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Ching
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