South Dakota Scholastic Meet Plans Announced in Vermillion
Vermillion February 20 The second annual scholastic contest for South Dakota high school seniors will be sponsored by the University of South Dakota. Preliminary exams at local high schools on March 16 and final exams at the university on April 17. Exams cover English social sciences mathematics and science. Scholarships of 95 dollars for first place in each group plus a boy and girl winner. Winners must enroll in the university in 1949 27.
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Vermillion
South Dakota
University of South Dakota
Wm. H. Batson
Direcivr
School of Education
Batson
The
Uiversity
Extension Division
Tulare Schools Closed By Severe Cold Weather
Tulare schools including Tulare High and elementary grades closed for the week due to severe cold. Garfield township schools also shut. highways blocked for buses. Classes to resume Monday.
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Tulare
Speciacle
Garfield Township
Reach 1 Man By Life Of Bebsteds
Bane Feb 20 Special report from John L Steichen address south of Lane details a man ill for days, required a doctor, with relatives and neighbors aiding, two crews with plows clearing a road to a highway. A Woonsocket doctor and priest helped late in the day. Steichen diagnosed with sinus infection after influenza. Two sisters care for him, his wife, and infant at Woonsocket.
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Bane
John L. Steichen
Lane
Woonsocket
Steichen
Mer
Lenng
Two In Race For Minnehaha Sheriff
Sioux Falls announces that Arthur S. Thompson of Dell Rapids township will seek the Democratic nomination for Minnehaha county sheriff in the spring primary. Thompson, the second Democrat to announce, is a county native born three years ago and served in the lower house last session. He operates a 400 acre farm two miles south of Dell Rapids and has spent his life in Minnehaha County.
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Sioux Falls
Sec
Arthur $. Thompson
Dell Rauids
Minnehaha County
Thompson
Hig
Dell Rapids
Minne- Wits County
Aid Society Meets at Ravenscroft Home in Vanland
Mrs Ravenscroft hosted the Way fond Aid Societies gathering Wednesday afternoon. Unsettled weather and care of the poucy attendance reduced turnout to eight. Vice chairman Clara Ravenscroft presided with chairman Florence Brown absent. Next meeting set for March 6 at Mrs L J Borkhuis home. Edith Wood and Catherine Winegar will handle the social hour. Refreshments served at 4 30 p m by Mrs Ravenscroft and Mrs Opal Hart.
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AID Society
Vanland
Thra Ravinscoott
Fond Aid
Clara Ravenseralt
Florence Brown
L. J. Borkhuis
Edith Wood
Catherine Winegar
Ravenscroft
Opal Hart
Wayland News Brief Amid Weather Closures and Drifted Roads
Feb 20 Wayland reports widespread school closures pending better weather. Roads into town are badly drifted, travel difficult by horse or sled. Train service and supply routes are uncertain. Residents note no illnesses or fuel shortages yet, but conditions remain challenging.
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Wayland
Hand
Wayland School & Sts
Sunate
Linen shower honors Lorena Wolfgram and four hostesses
In Turton on February 20 a linen shower celebrated the bride to be Lorena Wolfgram along with Miss Caroline Jin Clara Dix Jane Blanchette and Hazel Barrie as hostesses. Gifts were presented in mammoth valentine style amid a rainbow decorated reception room and a valentine luncheon. A Woonsocket dormitory Valentine party followed with games and a valentine drawing among students and deans, ice cream and cake served at 10 o'clock.
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Suqwer
Turton Turton
Lorena Wolfgram
Caroline Jin
Clara Dix
Jane Blanchette
Hazel Barrie
Woonsocket
Daughter Born Near Frankfort
Loraine Robinson and her husband announce the birth of a 10 pound daughter at their home north of town on Tuesday February 11.
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Frankfort
Dirs
Loraine Robinson
Town
Mitchell junior among 125 to enter Northwestern medical school
Harvard K. Lew of Mitchell, a Dakota Wesleyan University junior, has been accepted to Northwestern University Medical School. He plans to attend next fall after three years at Wesleyan, transferring credits to earn a B S in chemistry. Charles Boadman, a Wesleyan junior, also gains Northwestern admission and will transfer credits to Wesleyan for a B S degree in zoology.
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Mitchell
Harvard K. Lewin
Dakota Wesleyan University
Northwestern University
Lewis
Northwestern
Wesleyan
Dakota Wesleyan
Daedalian Society
Way
Charles Boadman
Soring
Dead Pheasants Found At Canton
Farmers report high pheasant mortality from extreme cold in Canton area. Almer Jeckson six miles NW notes 24 dead birds, smothered by ice. Henry Groth near Hudson reports a flock of about 100 birds visiting feed yards daily, now reduced to 16 20 by the blizzard. Workers estimate over half the game birds killed by the storm.
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Canton
Almer Jeckson
Henry Groth
Hudson Territory
Pioneer Merchant Succumbs At S F
SIOUX FALLS Feb 20 4P W S Kinkade 62 a furniture dealer here over 30 years died at a hospital after an illness of more than three months Surviving widow and three daughters two grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Sioux Falls
W. S. Kinkade
Sioux Falls Heat Wave Triggers Downtown Sign Fire
In Sioux Falls heat scorched yesterday as a downtown intersection sign burned after a reportedly burned out armature, according to P. Q. Hanson, light superintendent. Pedestrians, enjoying 12 above zero weather, attributed the blaze to the heat.
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Sioux Falls
Bobby
P. Q. Hanson
Book On Flora Of South Dakota Offered Free Copies
Vermilion February 2. Free copies of Flora of South Dakota will be mailed to interested readers who pay a ten cent mailing charge. W H Over university museum director and author notes the illustrated checklist covers flowering plants shrubs and trees in the state naming about 2 000 plants with roughly 75 illustrations.
Pasque flower pictured on inside cover of state booklet
The booklet features a pasque flower on the inside cover, South Dakota’s state flower. Mr. Over spent more than 21 years collecting material for the booklet.
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South Dakeoxa
Mr. Over
Former Tulare Resident L C Sharp Dies in Texas
A Tulare notice reports the death of L C Sharp of Bayle Colorado a former resident. The Sharp family lived west of Tulare and Mrs Sharp ran a local barber shop. They moved to Colorado years ago he died in Texas from asthma and heart trouble survived by his widow at Eagle and daughter Mrs Schulze of Tulare.
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Tulare
L. C. Sharp
Bayle
Colo
Sharp
Ms. Sharp
Colorado
Eagle
20 Schulze
Sanborn To Get AAA Payments In 1935 Contracts
WOONSOCKET Feb 20 Special Word has been received by the Sanborn County agricultural agent J Mrunabower that the benefit checks on the 1935 AAA contracts are to be made Mr Trumbower stated that there would be nearly 1100000 coming into Sanborn County due to the appropriation by congress Most of the money is due on the hogs contracts but some on the wheat contracts too It cannot be determined when the checks will arrive in any one county Mr Trumbower The A A A has meant the farmers of Sanborn county received nearly 660000 more than if they had not had a farm program
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Woonsocket
Sanborn County
J. ‘Mrunabower
Trumbower
Congress
Mr. Trumbower
Mail Held Up By Snowbound Rural Routes
Local rural mail carriers could not reach their routes as badly drifted roads blocked passage on Monday. Train service was also hindered, delaying deliveries and travel.
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Blunt
Mitchell Council Approves District Precinct Change Ordinance
Mitchell city council passes a new ordinance changing voting districts to precincts with minimal impact. Members refer a street committee petition to alley in block 12 of the university addition to add property to adjacent lots. Other business covers purchase of a city pump and related polydetention.
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Mitchell
University Addition
S D U Student Is Persistent Fellow
Vermillion report profiles Earl Buckmiller of Hurley a South Dakota University fine arts student. Every Thursday he drives his self constructed Model T Ford through sleet snow or cold to return home to lead Hurley Municipal Band, showing perseverance and ambition.
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Earl Buckmiller
Hurley
College of Fine Arts
University of South Dakota
Buckmiller
Hurley Municipal Band
Water Department Preparing Pipes For Purge After Breaks
Utility crews plan to purge and remove water from damaged ditenea sections to clear breaks in the system. The operation aims to restore flow and prevent further leakage while repairs are scheduled.
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Uter
Blunt teacher attends spring music festival meeting
H. Bert Slegelo attended the music committee meeting for the annually held spring music festival at Pierre on Saturday afternoon. Massic was selected for the festival.
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Blunt
H. Herbert Slegelo
Blunt Veacher
Music Committée
Pierré
Pierre
Massi
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