Virgil Schools Stage Christmas Programs Across Town
Virgil district schools presented a series of Christmas programs during holiday week. Frances Hull led Wild Rose pupils in listed songs and skits while Pederson and Curtis schools showcased winter scenes, readings, and choruses. The Virgil I O F hall hosted a notable program by Virgil students and the Methodist church featured devotional and pageant items. A sleigh ride party for the grammar grade at Virgil completed the festive week.
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Virgil
Wild Rose
Frances Hull
Doloris Barnes
Lyle McCargar
Virginia Hitchen
Clarence Hebron
Wayne Hebron
Harold Barnes
Blanche Meade
Fern Mathern
Otto Schroeder
William Meade
Jane
Gertrude Mencke
Mildred McCargar
Belis
Fern Mathertt
Joe
Carl Kludt
Bunker
Esther
Oscar
Irene
Patl
Santa Claus
Johnny
Zella
Oliver
Lillian
Trene
Lillan
Nerves
Alton
Ruth
Louells
Hazel
Elmer
Aneta
Viola
Ime
Pederson School
Leighton
Rohrer Tins
Toy Orchestra
Loma Meyers
Pisasent View School
Curtis School
C. E. Meares
Elcome
Roscoe Taylor
Exul Quiram
Melvin Oestreich
TJ Sania
Pa—Marian Gogolin
Lincoln Taylor
Wish
Velma Quiram
Elmer Oestretch
Penshig
Joseph Cur
Lee
Sone
Methodist Church
Washburn
Clarence Matzke
Evelyn
Virgil School
Remarkable Growth By De Smet Cooperative Creamery
The Farmers Creamery of De Smet, a three year old cooperative with initial 39 members, has paid dividends semiannually totaling 4943.08 cash and disbursed 223,793 in cream payments for 851,000 pounds of butter. It now shows 11900 in paid in stock and has repurchased 1003.60 of stock as members leave farming.
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DE Smet
Farmers Creamery Company
H. L. Boecker
de Smet Lions Club
W. E. Nielsen
Huron
Cream City
Anderson to Read Paper at New Orleans Meeting
Aberdeen December 28. Dr David Allen Anderson president of Northern State Teachers college will read a paper on Curriculum Offerings in Teachers Colleges at the AAAS Section Q convention in New Orleans December 29-31. Dr W L Uhi of the University of Washington will present the paper in Andersons absence due to local duties. Educators from across the nation join in the program with Anderson as the Northwests sole representative among the speakers.
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W. L. Uhi
School of Education
University of Washington
United States
Anderson
Northwest States
Aberdeen
Phi Belts Kappa
Kappa Delta Fi
Santa Claus Visits Raymond In Person
Santa appeared in Raymond to greet a crowd of children on December 26. He visited the school and high school, distributed gifts and candy, shook hands, rode in a car as children followed, sang several songs, and promised to return to the youngsters.
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Marie Weikum
Grace Maunders
Mary Heckenlaibl
Frida Fue
Mark Orth
Luella Fromm
Retitation
Dean Williams
High School Boye Glee Club
Daddy
Arthur Knodel
Ruth Hebron
Nina Martin
Eugene van de Wall
Billy Weikum
Florence Halhur
Mamma
Marcella Weiss
Santa Claus
Berniece
Hoetber
Kings of Orient
Glee Club
Zella
Robert Strong
Raymond Rittel
Edwin Descombaz
Helen Larimer
Rosa Gooding
Oscar Specter
Irs
Bing Melbert Toya Blaisdell
Pneunonia
Hans Christensen
Vieling
Pierre Hospital
Henry Speirs
Robert Steong
Theodore
Robert Rickard
Thomas
Mamie Fanger
Paul Venables
Margaret Maihern
Richard Fanger
Anna Kludt
Raymond
Santa
Raymond Sees Unseasonable Warm Weather
Raymond reports a springlike spell with warm days melting snow and greening grass. A steady rainfall last week left muddy ground, then rain turned to snow, creating a white cover depth from a half to two inches. The shift follows recent mild conditions ahead of the New Year.
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Raymond
Sumbery
Kingsbury Tax Sale Draws Few Bidders
Kingsbury county treasurer conducted a tax sale with only six bidders present and 140 properties sold. The remaining listings, longer than usual, defaulted to the county. Last year only 50 pieces were sold.
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Kingsbury
Kingsbury County
Pheasants Not Starving Reported by Game Warden
Dec. 28 Special reports deputy game warden E. H. White found pheasants in Beale and Kingsbury counties well fed after investigations. A bird shown in Desmet was fat with a crop containing only weed seeds, not grain.
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Desmet
H. White
Beale
Kingsbury
Virgil S. S. Class Holds Monthly Meet
Virgil Sunday school young pupils class met at Frank Matzke home with twenty members present. Guests Floyd Cam and Rev Washburn attended. Miss La Rue Meyers led games. Mr. Peck served oyster supper. Washburn and Matzke gave short talks. Gasoline stolen from Milburn Meridian pump. stock broken.
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Virgil S. S
Virgil
Der
Virgil Sunday School
Frank Matzke
Floyd Cam
Washburn
la Rue Meyers
Peck
Matzke
Hosmer Woman Receives Largest South Dakota Tax Refund
Christina Haerter of Hosmer received the state's largest individual tax refund in the last fiscal year, $2208, higher than any other individual in the state. The treasury report to Congress listed other refunds including Peter Duhamel estate and executor Alexander J. Duhamel of Rapid City, Educator Supply Co. of Mitchell, The First National Bank of Miller, Hollister Brothers, and the Samborn County Farmers Union among amounts over $44.
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Lee
The
Treasury
South
Peter Duhamel
Alexander J. Duhamel
Rapid City
Educator Supply Co
Mitchell
First National Bank of
Miller
Hollister Brothers
Stone Falls
Sanborn County Farmers Union
Woonsocket
Sul
Watertown Legion Closes Big Year
In Watertown Codington county post No. 17 American Legion will hold its final meeting of the year on Tuesday night. Post Commander Carl B. Gilbertson said members will answer the final roll call to clear the books for the new year.
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Watertown Legion
Watertown
Codington County
American Legion
Carl B. Gilbertson
Inaugurate New Air Mail Service Linking Watertown to Omaha
Watertown expects the Hoening Air Transport Co to inaugurate daily air mail service on January 16 on the Omaha Watertown route. A company representative will visit Watertown to prepare for opening and will confirm connection to transcontinental air mail routes. Passengers will be carried on the Watertown Omaha service.
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Watertown
Hoening Air Transport Co
Omaha-Watertown
Washington
Boening Company
Omaha
Vote Against Bonds For New Merchants In Yankton
Yankton city commissioners rejected a proposal to require bonds from new merchants until they are permanently established. A 48 signature petition from local business and professional men urged the bond, to be refunded after taxes are paid and permanence is recognized. City Attorney A H Orvis opined the ordinance would be illegal and beyond the board’s power.
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Yankton
A. H. Orvis
Wailing Dolls Tesl Of Truck Accident
Buffalo December report details a truck driven by W Brengle tipping over on the highway to Belle Fourche. His assistant Merton Ostrander and two pursuers survived uninjured though the truck and cargo were damaged. A tarpaulin and box of mama dolls were noted in the mishap.
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Buffalo
Lae
Brengle
Here
Belle Fourche
Postal Business Is Heavy At Brookings
Brookings reports stronger than expected postal receipts through the holiday season with Postmaster Julius Clevan noting business matched or topped last year’s unusually high levels. Records held up well, indicating healthy demand despite forecasts of a slump.
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Brookings Brookings
Julius Clevan
Sturgis Drills For Better Water Supply
Sturgis Water Works drills two wells south of the city near Vonecker canyon as area water storage runs low. Paul Grubbe, who has drilled several nearby wells, starts a new bore hoping to replenish supply. if flow is weak, pumping will feed the town pipes. Reservoir dams show improving storage amid cautious use.
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Sturgis
Sturgis Water Works Company
Vonecker Canyon
Paul Grubbe
Gruble
Hains
Sioux Falls College reports strong 1931 growth and plans
Sioux Falls college President C R Lattgast reported 1981 activities show no setback from depression. The school merged with Grand Island college, consolidated Des Moines University, and gained Iowa Baptist convention support. Enrolment rose 63 percent, a $100000 endowment drive was over subscribed, new facilities and 14 new faculty were added, and the college earned two year accreditation. Endowment drive of $400000 planned for 1932, with $122000 already subscribed. Alumni momentum and an alumni magazine were proposed.
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Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls College
Baptist Institution
C. R. Satt
Gast
Saugast
Grandd Island College
Grand Island
Neb
Des Moines University
Iowa Baptist Convention
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Area Baptist School
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Lattgast
Grand Island College
Purse Snatched From Woman On Street in Sioux Falls
Viola Beal was approached by a polite man asking for the location of West avenue. After guiding him, he snatched her purse and fled. The thief is described as about five feet eight, wearing a grey cap, glasses and orange corduroy trousers. the purse held a small amount of change. Police notified.
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S. F. Sioux Falls
Viola Beal
West Avenue
Miss Beal
Christmas Suspension Rewards Sioux Falls Burglar
Lewis A. Pierson of Sioux Falls was granted a Christmas reprieve allowing him to return home for Yuletide dinner instead of serving at the state penitentiary. The confessed burglar vowed to secure steady work and turn his pay to his wife, with monthly reports to the county and city welfare association, under a two year term and no prior prison record.
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Sioux Falls
Lewis A. Pierson
Pierson
State
Comity and City Welfare Association
Piersoré
Focal
Rockham Child Killed by Car in Winter Storm
Maud Dring aged 9 was killed on Rockham streets when struck by a car driven by Vion Moody during sleet and snow. Her sister Ardyce was struck but not injured. Maud died before reaching Redfield hospital after the incident Wednesday evening. Moody was absolved from direct cause of death.
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Rockham
Redfield
Maud Dring
Vion Moody
Ardyce
Maud
Moody
Wheels Stolen From Wrecked Car In Wayland
Wayland report says Leo Carsen escaped injury when another car forced his northbound vehicle into a cement bridge railing on highway 14 north of Wolsey. The other car fled. upon return, both front wheels were missing from Carsen’s badly damaged car.
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Wayland
Leo Calsen
Red Cross Reports Early December Aid Totals
Mitchell December report shows cash grants of 34120 to city residents in the first half of December. Food, fuel, clothing, medical aid, and dairy feed assisted 491 families, 299 families, 49 families, nine cases, and 45 cattle feed respectively, totaling aid to 745 families or 4107 people. The Red Cross staff remains active through the holidays.
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Mitchell
Red Cross
Albert Evans
Evans
Voigt to Speak At Virgil P.T.A. Meet
Virgil, Dec 28 Special The next parent teachers association will be held January 6, 1932 in the Virgil area An outline of Benjamin Franklin life by Miss McMullen includes song Money Blues thrift pageant by intermediate pupils Special music Cass Voigt cashier of the National Bank of Huron will give a talk on thrift.
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Voigt
Virgil P
Virgil
Parent-Teachers Association
Benjamin Franklin
Miss McMullen
Cass Voigt
the National Bank of Huron
Lake Preston Lodges To Install Officers
Lake Preston residents plan a joint installation by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs on January 4. Elective officers listed include W. G. H. A. Falmer and W. G. Albert Christianson as secretary, A. R. Pattee, treasurer, J. S. Larsen, D. D. G. M., L. J. Lewis, and Arnold Sorenson. Rebekahs appoint Georgia Pattee, Pearl Christiansen, June Garlock, Anne Sorenson, Beatrice Kerr, and Belle Cole in leadership roles.
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Lake Preston
Rebekah
Odd Fellow
Odd Fellows
W. G
H. A. Falmer
Albert Christianson
A. R. Pattee
J.S. Larsen
L. J. Lewis
Arnold Sorenson
Rebekahs
Manual Arts Work at Wellington School
In Wellington on December 28 a Special report notes Manual Arts pupils are during recesses under Mr. Boeke. They craft sleds bird houses and small furniture. Girls make oilcloth dolls elephants and soon will display their work.
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Wellington
Boeke
Reject Application For Pierre Station
Sioux Falls December 2 1947 a federal radio commission examiner denied an application to construct a radio station in Pierre to replace KGTX filed by Dy FP Koren and Robert J Dean of Watertown. The applicants claimed plans to extend service in South Dakota but were found not to improve Pierre KGFX's existing service. Dana McNeil conductor on the Great Northern Railway operates KGFX after upgrading equipment.
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Sioux Falls
Washington
Federal Radio Commission
Pierre
KGTX
Dispatch
Koren
Robert J. Dean
Watertown
Mitchell
South Dukes
Dispatch Bilys
Dana McNeil
Great Northern Railway
KGFX
Wessington Gives Aid To Its Needy
Thirty baskets of food clothing and toys were delivered to needy families in Wessington and vicinity on Christmas Eve by the American Legion and city groups. Donations from individuals and businesses supported the effort, aiding even distant families ten miles away, with praise for the relief work's excellent operation.
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Wessington
Des
American Legion
Splendides
Community program honors pupils and teachers
A school event drew a large crowd as pupils participated in a program led by teachers. Gifts and refreshments followed, with attendees receiving treats.
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Bonilla
Die
Progysim
Tree
Program at Lake Preston School Holiday Event
A school sponsored program at Lake Preston featured student readings from multiple departments followed by Santa Claus distributing gifts. A large crowd attended the festive event drawing local families and children.
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Lake
Dentist Dr C K Walker and nitrous oxide equipment notice
Dr C K Walker dentist listed with equipment for administering nitrous oxide and oxygen mixed with carbon dioxide as anesthesia in tooth extractions. Includes reference to XF 103 National Bank of Huroz.
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C. K. Walker
National Bank of
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