School Officers To Meet Feb 27 in Beadle County
Beadle county school officers will gather Friday February 27 in the county courthouse court room. RW Kraushaar state high school inspector will explain a new accounting system and proposed changes affecting certificates tuition and accrediting for independent consolidated and district schools. Two sessions are planned morning for independent and consolidated officers and afternoon for district officers with clerks and treasurers urged to attend.
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Beadle
Huron
RW. Kraushaar
Nellie M. Brusto
Kraushaar
Forestburg Home Extension Club Met in February
The Forestburg Home Extension club held its February 17 meeting at Mrs. B Corwin’s home with Mrs. George Roberts assisting. Demonstrations on posture and undergarments were presented by Mesdames Briggs and Gere, models shown, and patterns shared. Seventeen members and six visitors attended. the next meeting is planned for March 10 at Mrs Halvor Fouberg’s home with a supper to follow.
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Home Extension Club
Forestburg
B. Corwin
George Roberts
Merc. Corwin
Matthews
Mesdames Briggs
Gere
5. S. Judy
Halvor Fouberg
Mitchell Moves To Host Veterans Hospital
Mitchell residents and local groups push for a new veterans hospital with support letters from South Dakota representatives. A Senate bill seeks a 356000 dollar appropriation led by Senator Smoot of Utah, while location remains undecided.
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Mitchell
Mitchell Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Smoot
Utah
South Dakota
South Dakota Eyes Major Changes in Primary System
The state legislature okayed minor and major election revisions focused on primaries. Five unorganized counties may vote in primaries, amid protests last May when the attorney general ruled otherwise. Senate bills push conventions to decide contests and nominate nonprimary leaders. Proposals aim to restore old methods, curb deadlocks, and skip elections if issue contests exist.
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Pierhe
Senate
South Dakota
A. F. Miles
Mobridge
Senate Committee On Elections
Warren Green
Green
Dog Poisoners Target Nisland Dogs
Nisland residents report another dog poisoning attempt with no definite clues. R. H. Randall’s dog died last week and Irene Sampont’s dog was poisoned but survived. Public anger over pet poisonings rises, and officials say action will follow if guilty parties are identified.
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Wisland
Poi Pn
Nisland
Dee
R. H. Randal
Irene Sampont
Purchasing Company Formed At Aberdeen
Farmers of this vicinity voted to draw up and file articles of incorporation for a Brown county purchasing company at a meeting held here this week. Another meeting will be held on March 4, when by-laws drawn up by a committee will be submitted. The new organization is backed by the county farm bureau and will buy fertilizer seed coal twine and other articles in large quantities direct from wholesalers.
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Aberdeen
Brown County Purchasing Company
County Farm Bureau
Railroad panel opposes freight rate hikes on cattle
Pierr e February 29 The state board of railroad commissioners announced opposition to proposed rate increases on stocker and feeder cattle and sheep from Montana and North Dakota to South Dakota. They filed protests with the Interstate Commerce Commission against higher rates by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railway. The board said current tariffs are adequate and urged suspension and hearing. They also protested attempts to raise charges by extending minimum weights on some commodities. The board argued small car protections would be removed under new rules. Also, the commission plans to take to the federal commission arguments on carload fruit rates from Colorado to South Dakota and other western states, asserting present rates are excessive. An I C C examiner found rates not unreasonable, with exceptions filed.
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Sou‘ Dakota
Railroad Commission
Federal Commission
Colorado
South Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mitchell Firms File Articles of Incorporation
Articles filed in Pierre on February 20 show two Mitchell companies incorporating. The Mitchell Builders with $100,000 capital is led by John J. Verschoor Peter Kuipers and Walter J. Dixon of Mitchell. The Philip E Mizel Company Inc an automobile firm organizes with $50,000 capital by Philip E Mizel Esther Mizel of Mitchell and Morris E Adelstein of Rapid City.
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Pierre
Mitchell
Mitchell Builders
John J. Verschoor
Peter Kuipers
Walter J. Dixon
Philip E. Mizel
Improvement Seen in South Dakota Unemployment
TEAPOLIS Feb 2 A report by Richard E. Jones district director of the U S employment service notes marked unemployment in eastern South Dakota's large cities but predicts a decided improvement in labor conditions within 60 days. Western South Dakota shows fairly satisfactory conditions while meat packing plants run normally. Sioux Falls has a surplus of building tradesmen railroad workers and unskilled labor with improving prospects after spring. Huron reports a surplus of railroad workers and builders with active January farm labor demand and meat packing employing normal quotas.
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Teapolis
South Dakota
Richard E. Jones
United States Employment Service
Sioux Falls
Hyde County Passes Goal In Relief Work
Hyde County relief effort progresses as the citizen committee led by Max, formed to coordinate aid, reports reaching the target goal. Local volunteers organize shipments, fundraisers, and distribution to displaced families amid winter hardship.
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Hyde County
Highmore
Max
Hyde County Flour Drive Supports Red Cross Relief
J G Kunser Ryan and fellow volunteers shipped a carload of flour to the American Red Cross in Little Rock Ark for relief work. The county raised 733.68. Redfield Co operative Milling sold it for 533.00 and shipped freight free. After expenses a surplus of about 10 remains to aid needy Hyde County farmers.
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Redfield
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Usly
Wilson Bros
Wilson Brothers
C. F. Koepp & Co
Hart Schaffner & Marx
the Bell Bakery
Patek Brothers
Absorene
Kielman’s Paint Shop
St.s. W
Goodyear Tires
Goodyear Pathfinder
Pat
Texaco Gas and Oil Quaker Staite
Third St
S. E
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