Larger school districts urged to improve South Dakota education
Joseph Geiger argues for bigger districts to cut costs and boost efficiency. He outlines a plan with county as unit, five to seven member boards, local attendance area boards, fiscal independence, merit based superintendent selection, centralized supervision, and adjustable attendance areas to equalize opportunities. Several Minnesota counties trial one district per county.
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Joseph Geiger
Yale
Idea Journal
South Dakota
Minnesota
Friendly Warning From Hurons Firemen On Roadblock Nuisance
Chief Buell Cotton and Huron Fire Department urge residents to stop following fire trucks and hindering operations. Volunteers now have authority to arrest violators and issue traffic tags. Citizens are warned that disobedience may lead to arrest and fines, with city police and judicial officers ready to act.
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Buell Cotton
Huron Fire Department
Fire destroys workshop of famed type designer Goudy
News from Marlboro on the Hudson reports a blaze that wiped out the workshop of Frederick William Goudy, renowned type designer and pioneer settler near Highmore. Goudy, who lived in the area about six years prior to his death in 1900, was also known to visit Huron occasionally.
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Goudy
South
Goudy’s Workshop Fire Leaves Charred Proofs Behind
The article recalls how Frederick Goudy’s workshop in South Dakota burned after a midnight blaze. Ashes and blackened timbers remain, along with fused metal and matrices from his 107 typefaces. While a severe loss, Goudy finds sentimental value in the enduring beauty of his craft.
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Davis
Huron
Beatle
F Historical Society
Goudy
Inllinois
South Dakota
Hunter College Aims to Recondition Seniors for Office Life
The 1938 view from The Woman's: Viewpoint notes Hunter College plans a fashion and comportment clinic to prepare senior women for business world standards. In four months graduates face job interviews, with emphasis on appearance and poise over mere academic achievement.
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Hin & Woman’s‘college
Aegir
Hunter College
New York
Hunter
Goheel
Hunter Asn’t
NEA Service
Tuc
Disjointed Remarks Spark Mixed Reactions Across Cities
Philadelphia park guard asserts ice on park pools should not bear skaters while Toronto lawyer Perkins Bull agrees to an out of court settlement cutting Mrs Maybelle Horlick Sidley’s estate. Sir Samuel Hoare proclaims Britain armed as Mussolini claims enemies are falling back as Governor James of Pennsylvania critiques the executive mansion stairs.
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Banger
Philadelphia
Park Guard
Perkins Bull
Toronto
James
Pennsylvania
Looking Ahead to 1960 in a Nation of Change
The Minneapolis Journal notes population shifts forecast for 1980 and beyond, with more seniors and fewer schoolchildren impacting long range planning. It cites the National Resources Committee estimate of a peak at 173 million in 1980 and a downtrend afterward, framing a debate on long term economic strategy. Redfield Journal-Observer reports correction about liquor sale laws outside city limits, noting general support for such regulations.
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Minneapolis
United States
National Resources Committee
Journal-Observer
Pierre
Redfield
Diary Or A Central S.D. Farm Woman
A diary entry describes the anticipation and effort of wallpapering a room, contrasting Aunt Sarah’s practicality with the narrator’s joy in home decorating. The May-like activity brings distant memories, the making of paste, and the sense of hominess found in small creative tasks.
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S. D
Sarah
Jerzy
Learing
Toom
Private hearings edge toward a vast railroad power move
Washington notes reveal Civil Aeronautics Authority eyed forcing railroads telephone and power firms to move lines away from airports after tragic radio beam loss near Oakland and at 56 Florida. Private hearings softened stance as costs balloon to billions. Government and private witnesses debate practical solutions amid broader Hitler era context.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Oaklands
Florida
CAA
Aimports
Pennsylvania
New York
South¢rat
Potomac
Ceroas
Atlantic Seasboard
Snen
Ten Years Ago In Huron A Sled Crash And Moves To Omaha
Reports from Huron recall Vera Knight escaping injury when a sled she rode with her sister was struck by a car. George Webster Jr departs for Omaha to become foreman at the Armour pork plant, receiving a Gladstone bag from coworkers. A dinner party at the Farmer home ends with bridge winnings. Nick Kass, injured after a fall at the Golden Rule store, shows improvement. Van Camp family preparing to relocate to Omaha with Mr Van Camp heading to W N Alberts Co.
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Vera Knight
R. B. Knight
George T. “Webster, Jr
Omaha
Armour Company
Webster
Armour
Huron
Nick Kass
Golden Rale
J. E. van Carp
van Camp
W.N. Alberts Company
Virginia ordinance from 1741 fines for riding in streets
Norfolk reports a 1741 common council ordinance fines masters whose servants or slaves ride horses faster than a foot pace. In Oklahoma City detectives raid a rooming house uncover two suitcases holding eight gallons of whisky and a note claiming presence at the house and police station.
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Norfolk
Virginia
John D. Corbell
Common Council
Oklahoma City
Charles Scott
J.M. Mabe
Puzzle Fragment from The Times Featuring Edison Clues
A scrambled crossword style clue page attributes scattered terms to horizontal and vertical entries. Phrases reference genus and surface measurements, animal notes, materials, and names like THOMAS EDISON, with various partial definitions and word play across bird, bone, and object categories.
Tribute to William Allen White on First Nighter radio
Radio tribute marks William Allen White’s 87th birthday with an original play Small Town Editor on WABC and CBS networks. The program features Barbara Luddy and Les Tremayne as staffers, with a dense schedule of daytime to late evening shows across WEAF WABC WIZ and NBC networks.
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New York
William Alen White
Emporia
Kan
Gazett
Dtama
Wabc-Cebs
Barbara Luddy
Les Tremayne
Talis
WIZ
NBC
America
Europe
Jan Masaryk
WABC
CBS
Father M. $. Sheehy
Latin America
F Weaf
Hudy Vallee
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Joe Penner
Kate Smith
Wabccbs
Irene Beasley
WEAF
Jack Armstrong
Edward Davies
Malcolm Claire
George KR. Holmes
Amos
Andy
The
Morin
Jimmy Fidler
Hollywood E. Bolognini
Revelers
I. '‘Mershard
Tack Berch
Lucille Manners
Abe Laman
Guy Lombardo
Uncle Ezra
Cesar Saerchinger
Jimmie Fidler
Harry Cool
Joe Karnes
Manhet
Owie Wing
Ted Fiorito
Burns and Allen
Welles
Grand ‘Central
Barry Wood
Digest Of Bills At S. D. Legislature
South Dakota bills under revision include SB 68 raising per diem for county commissioners in large counties, SB 69 increasing unorganized county levies, SB 70 enabling participation in a dependent children program, SB 71 repealing rural power district levies, SB 72 repealing 1835 municipal power district act, SB 73 allowing appeals in welfare cases, SB 74 authorizing county funds for social security distribution, SB 75 enabling recovery of aid funds from relatives, SB 76 77 clarifying terms in old age aid, SB 78 allowing denial of benefits to certain individuals, SB 79 extending blind aid to eligible recipients with dependent children, SB 80 permitting federal surplus relief distribution, SB 81 suspending old age aid when funds are low, SB 82 suspending aid to the blind when funds are insufficient, SB 83 directing recovered old age aid funds to maintenance and administration.
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Senate
Mueller
Fall Tug
Bueller
Fall River
Reed of
Penns
State Affairs Commi
State Affairs
PWA
State Affairs Cour
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Paul Mallon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Hitler
Austria
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Ris Scott
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