Professor Has Famous Autographs Collection
E W Peterson at Eastern State Normal School preserves a notable autographs collection. Highlights include letters from Thomas Edison, Taft, Cummins, Edith Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, and Nellie Ross, with remarks on politics, cinema, and history.
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Madison
E. W. Peterson
Eastern State Normal School
Peterson
Thomas A. Edisim
Taft
William Howard Taft
Taf
Albert B. Cummins
Senator Cummins
Edith Roosevelt
White House
Quenton
R Rosevelt
Francis Cleveland
Preston
Grover Cleveland
John W. Pershing Wells
South Dakota
Navnton Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Baker
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Notable Western Figure Letters Include Hall of Names
A letter quotes Clark aka Deadwood Dick and state historian Doane Robinson about Deadwood Dick’s accounts with Bill Cody known as Buffalo Bill. Postscript notes the letter is in his own handwriting. Also named are Henry Elson Vilhjalmur Stefansson Kenesaw Landis Walter Johnson Joel Vosines and Earl Averill in a commemorative context.
Strike Commends Spirit In State
MITCHELL Feb 1 C J Strike general manager of the Northwestern Public Service Co of Huron commends South Dakota residents for their optimism during extenuating times. He notes that deflation reveals inefficiencies and that many companies benefited from the low mood while addressing these issues at a local service club meeting.
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Mitchell
South Dakota
C. J. Strike
Northwestern Public Service Co
Huron
Strike
Yankton Legion Seeks Third Street Widening Plan
A Yankton Legion and Auxiliary committee asked city commissioners to widen Third street by six feet to reduce a traffic hazard and provide local employment. The plan would gain the extra width by narrowing sidewalks on both sides, creating work for many men.
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Yankton Legion
Yankton
Yankton American Legion and Auxiliary
Legionnaires
Young Girl Burned After Fall Into Hot Water at Highmore
Joyce Atkinson three, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Atkinson of Highmore, fell backward into a pail of hot water. About a quarter of her body was burned, described as second degree. She is recovering after medical care.
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Highmore Highmore
Joyce
George Atkinson
Highmore
Raymond Visit From Erling and Kahler Families
Y D Erling and daughter Betty of South Shore and Mr and Mrs Edwin Kahler visited at the B F Erling home in Raymond. The Kahlers were en route to Rutland to visit at the H Kahler home.
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Sto
Raymond Raymond
Y. D. Erling
Betty
South Shore
Edwin Kahler
B. F. Erling
Eastern Courses Aid Teachers in Summer Session
Eastern State Normal School will offer six weeks of courses starting in June to aid teachers in adapting to the revised state course of study. Courses include Social Science Methods, Social Science Units, and The Curriculum, focusing on organizing grade school curricula and applying new social science approaches. Many inquiries come from students seeking the ten quarter hours needed for teaching certificate renewal as per state rules.
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MaAuisan
Eastern State Normal School
State Department of Public Instruction
Hail To Give Talk At Aberdeen Legion Meet
John J. Hall director of the Street and Highway Safety Division of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters will speak at the South Dakota American Legion midwinter meeting in Aberdeen on February 28. Hall, an Iowa Legion member, leads a nationwide safety drive urging large organizations to reduce accidents and to explain the Legion plan to enlist community groups in safety efforts.
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Aberdeen Legion
Aberdeen
South Dakota Department of the American Legion
John J. Hall
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters
Hall
Legion
Court term to open Pi eard in February
The supreme court spring term opens February 18 with Batch 15. Arguments will be scheduled two days a week over four weeks, outlining the calendar and orderly process for hearings.
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Supreme Court
St Thomas Debaters to Meet South Dakota in Vermillion
Debaters from the College of St Thomas St Paul will face the University of South Dakota at Siagle Auditorium Friday morning. Team members are Lyle Wirt Parker and Kenneth Waddell Webster. The debate airs on EUSD at 10 35 p m with local high schools tuning in. The question argues for centralized industrial control. Hugo Carlson Augusta College Sioux Falls judge will rule after the debate.
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D. U
St Thomas Vermillion
College of St. Thomas
St. Paul
University of South Dakota
Siagle
Dallas C. Dickey
Lyle Wirt
Parker
Kenneth Waddell
Webster
EUSD
South Dakota
United States
Hugo Carlson
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
KUED
Custer Records All Time Dry Weather in 1931
In Custer on February 18 the local weather record shows 1931 as the driest year since 1888 with 9.31 inches of rainfall. The second driest was 1893 at 9.6 inches, while 1911 totaled 10.53 inches. For January 1 to July 31 the period was 4.23 inches in 1912 versus 6.24 inches in 1931, about 50 percent more.
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Custer
Rapid City
Cannot Deposit Money In Banks With Stockholder Board Member
South Dakota school districts may not legally deposit public funds in banks where a school board member holds stock. The attorney general’s office advised deputy superintendent Russell E. James that public officers must avoid positions where personal interest could conflict with public duty.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Attorney General's Office
Russell E. Jamas
Ideal House Aims To Reduce Irritations For Children
Vermillion on Tuesday night over KUSD Professor Edith Abell of the University of South Dakota described the ideal house as one that lessens vexations and elevates spirit. She urged parents to provide low drawers and early access to toys, a child’s own room for uninterrupted work or play, and workshops for practical learning to foster development and privacy.
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Abell
Veteran's Check Is Obtained By Forger
Clinton E. Thompson, a Battle Mountain Sanitarium wardman, learned his compensation claim for 1127.48 was allowed last November and that the check is held by the Denver secret service. A man offered to cash it for half its value, raising suspicion after a ward helper had been delivering mail from the post office. Thompson discovered the missing mail was linked to a patient who had previously facilitated mail delivery.
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Carl Johnson
Thompson
Forged Social Security Style Check Linked to Veteran
A letter from the veterans bureau found under Johnson's bed led to a forged Denver check in Thompson's name. Photographs of the check and Thompson's signature were received at the sanitarium, confirming the signature as a clear forgery.
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Johnson
Veteran’s Bureau
Thompson
Denver
Military Ball Funds Go For Stock Feed
VERMELLION Feb 18 All net profits from the Military ball at the University of South Dakota on February 27 will be given to the South Dakota Stock Feed fund. The ball committee previously donated $20 from last year's profits and had promised a percentage this year, but chose to give all net profits to the fund.
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Vermellion
University of South Dakota
South Dakota
Stanley G. Backman
James Sweet
RK O. T. C. Corps
Boy Scout Troops Formed in Two Towns
In Aberdeen Feip and Wey Be area, two Boy Scout troops were organized this week. Timber Lake formed a 33 member troop sponsored by the Lions Club with A. A. Kock as scout master and P. O. Urban and Nick Weiss as assistants. The McIntosh troop is sponsored by the Men's Church Club and is re registered with Rev. M. D. Bene as scout master.
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Aberdeen
Feip
Wey Be
Timber Lake
Complete program for state constabulary meet
The program for the state constabulary annual meeting here March 2 and 4 is being completed under State Sheriff Bruce Barnnes. State and national note speakers will be scheduled.
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State Constabulary
Bruce Barmncs
Visits with brother Raymond in Raymond visit scene
James Forrest and two men stopped in Raymond on the way home from Sioux City to see his brother Oscar. Oscar took his brother to a sea, then he boarded a train for home.
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Raymond
James Forrest
Underwood
Sioux City
Oscar Ord Imnily
Oscar
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Washington's Birthday
RCA
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Harrison, N. J
A Radio Corporation of America Subatiary
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