Captain Backman Succeeds Powell at SDSU
Vermillion Feb 27 Captain Stann fey G Backman infantry will succeed Captain W D Powell as professor of military science and tactics at the University of South Dakota for the school term 1951 32 according to War department order Powell has held the post six years He came with four year extension requests but two one year extensions were granted Backman has been at Fort Benning and University of Georgia and was at Fort Benning for two years He served as a captain in Germany with the Army of Occupation during World War I.
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Vermillion
Stann
Fey G. Backman
Infantry
W. D. Powell
University of South Dakota
War Department
Powell
Backmen
Pherd
BR. O
Fort Benning
Univesity of Georgia
Fort Benning Infantry
Idex
Uni
Backman
Germany
Army of Occupation
Community groups named to aid farmers in seed loan program
Aberdeen February 27. Community groups are appointed by the Brown County Farm committee to assist in obtaining federal seed loans. Banks Westport Columbia Groton and Aberdeen are designated for distribution of applications. Eligible farmers must show severe losses from 1930s drought or pests and lack seed feed or fertilizer. Not many farmers expected to need loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Brown County Farm Committee
Westport
Columbia
Groton
Yankton Singers To Make Extended Tour
Yankton college women's glee club announces a March tour from the 4th to the 30th with chorus quartets violin piano and vocal solos and readings. The group will spend a week in Minneapolis broadcasting on WOCO and WCCO and perform at St. Anthony Park St. Paul Robbinsdale Carleton College and several Minneapolis churches before closing in Hartington Neb and Coleridge.
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Yankton Singers
Yvankton
Yankton College Women's Glee Club
Florence Babcock
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
WOCO
Dorothy Lister
Onide
Mabel Idon
Huron
Bethel Anderson
Glee Club
Tlu
Rock Rapids
Fairmont
Minn
Elmore
Winneba Ro
WCCO
St. Anthony Park
St. Paul
Robbinsdale
MacAllister Presbyterian Church
Carleton College
Northfield
Freemont Ave
Plymouth Cong. Church
Fifth Ave
Excelsior Winn
Fairfax
Redwood Falls
Tracy
Madison
S. D
Salem
Freeman
Hartington
Neb
Coleridge
Wayland Coop Plans Eleventh Annual Coffee Day
Wayland Feb 27 Wayland Cooperative Mercantile announces its eleventh annual coffee day on Saturday Feb 28 with a free lunch for all attendees A combination sale will be held at the Borkhuis garage and the day will conclude with a dance in the community hall in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland Wayland
Wayland Co-Operative Mercantile Company
Borkhuis
Governor Green Signs 79 Bills Okayed in Early Session
In Pierre on February 27, Gov Warren Green signed 79 bills approved by both houses. Executive approval covered 41 Senate and 29 House bills, with one House veto. Of 568 total bills, 327 started in the House and 241 in the Senate, while the legislature logged numerous committee actions and postponements across up to 50 days.
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Green
Pierre
Warren Green
Senate
House
Davison County Red Cross Exceeds Drought Relief Quota
Davison county Red Cross chapter surpassed its drought relief quota by 500 dollars with a 1200 dollar check sent to national headquarters in Mitchell. The quota was 700 dollars. County officers praised contributors and noted substantial food shipments alongside cash donations from the area.
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Davison
Mitchell
Davison County
Reserve Pilot Visits At Home In Frankfort
Frankfort report on Hubert Rueschenberg reserve pilot for Northwest Airways visiting his mother Mrs Casper Rueschenberg. He previously flew for Universal Air Lines between St Louis Chicago and St Louis Omaha, with barnstorming roots and 160000 miles flown. He has 1687 hours in service and no forced landings aside from weather. Northwest Airways operates routes St Paul Chersey St Paul Omaha and into Canada ME. He is one of 16 pilots employed by the company.
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Frankfort Frankfort
Hubert Rueschenberg
Toc
Northwest Airways, Inc
Visting
Casper Rueschenberg
Hubert
Universal Air Lines
St. Louis
Chicago
St .Louis
Omaha
St Paul
Chirsey
St. Paul
Canada
Rueschenberg
University of South Dakota Debaters Face Yankton
UD debaters will debate Yankton college in three debates at Yankton on Friday coached by Dallas C. Dickey. The split team includes university women Edna Swenson and Harriet Warner and men Robert Blewitt and Russell Gray. A Sunday session features UD against University of North Dakota at the Vermillion Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
Edna Swenson
Beresford
Harriet Warner
Gregory
Robert Blewitt
Madison
Russell Gray
Rapid City
University
University of North Dakota
Methodist Church
Vermillion
Canova PTA Plans Monday Evening Program
The Canova P T A schedules its March meeting in the school auditorium Monday March 2 at 7 30 p m with community singing and a program by the primary room directed by Miss Inez Bennett Reding. Lulu Dennis presents The End of the Journey, followed by talks by Mrs J Miller on Our Childs Playmates and Miss Doug Frank on Some Pleasures and Problems of a High School Teacher. Lunches served by a host of volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canova P.T.A
Parent-Teachers Association
Inez Bennett Reding
Lulu Dennis
J. Miller
Doug Frank
J. H. Schwartz
BE. H. Nit
M. H. Loudenburg
Elwood Duxbury
W. J. Schafer
Erik Erikson, Jr
Prepare For Sowing In Wayland Vicinity
Wayland February 27 Special farmers in this vicinity are making reparations to begin sowing grain. Many have already started plowing and harrowing the fields. No frost remains and weather is favorable for seeding. Officials estimate that crops will be grown this season despite unfavourable prices and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
South Dakota Chief Urges Fireproof Records Office
North Dakota Governor George Fy Shafer advised South Dakota to avoid risking valuable documents in a fire. He cited the Bismack capitol blaze where irreplaceable records were lost, urging a fireproof office building, now proposed in the state legislature.
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N. D
Pierre
South‘ Dakota
George Fy Shafer
North ‘Dakota
Warren Grees Jr
Shafer
Nort Dakota
Bismack
South Dakota
Walther Pfitzner Appears In South Dakota Concert
Walther Pfitzner a pianist and head of the Northern State Teachers College piano department Aberdeen played Of Moonlit Waters his own composition as part of a University of South Dakota concert Thursday night under Mu Phi Epsilon. On Moanin Waters was composed recently at Three Lakes Wis and the performance drew an enthusiastic audience of several hundred students and faculty members.
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Walther Pfitzner
Northern State Teachers College
Aberdeen
University of South Dakota
Mu Phi Epsilon
Three Lakes
Wis
Farmers Aid Widow Neighbor in Iowa Quiz Farm Rerun
In Draper on February 27 a large group of neighbors and friends helped widow John W. Vernon clear 100 acres of corn totaling about 2,500 bushels. Men used teams and wagons while women supplied meals as the family mourns the loss of Mr. Vernon who died suddenly in January en route to a hospital, leaving seven children.
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Draper
John W. Vernon
Groper
Vernon
Mr. Vernon
Virgil Juniors to Stage Annual Play at Odd Fellows Hall
Virgil high school junior class presents the play Never Touched Me on March 7 at the Odd Fellows hall with a cast led by Dr. Digby Bud Thomas John Cuflen Calvin Engel and Joyce Barrett coaching by Mrs Garrity.
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Virgil
Virgil High School
Odd Fellows Hall
Dr. Digby
Bud Thomas
John Cuflen
Calvin Engel
Prof. Barrett
Fred Halbur
Valderberg
Richard Fanger
Bill
Butch
Walter Smith
Joyce Barrett
Lila Wood
Agnes
Clara Kludt
Clancy
Stanley Peterson
Garrity
Haines Describes Early Soap History and Modern Cleaning
Vermillion reports A T Haines University of South Dakota chemistry professor spoke on the chemistry of cleaning recounting early soap from fat and wood ashes to 19th century advances. He noted soap’s evolution, modern large scale kettles, saponification, salting, and the byproduct glycerine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
France
Haines
Chevereul
Clarify Duties for Satisfactory Cleaning Establishment
Fragmentary text notes growing complexity in operating a satisfactory cleaning establishment requiring years of study and experience. Mention references a commercial generic standard, implying regulatory expectations for practitioners in the field.
Second Reading to Be Presented at Eastern Madison
Feb 27 note reports L Brings will present Journey's End as a dramatic reader at a Madison college last year. The work, associated with the Western College of Speech, is connected to the speech department at Northern State Teachers College. References to C F MEETS AT YALE and St Williams Hall indicate a separate Yale meeting with lodge business conducted Tuesday night and adjournment motions.
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Madison
L. Brings
Journey's End
Brings
Western College of Speech Apolis
Farmer
Northern State Teachers College
Orn State Peach
Yale Yale
St. Wo. Hams
C. O. F. Court No. U5
St. Wiliams Hall
Emmet Davis
Celestine Davis
Kens University bands to judge Madison District Meet
The Madison District Music Meet will be held at Eastern Sia lege with MADMON headlining as judge. McCanles, a composer and arranger for piano and band, leads the University of Kens band and serves as instructor in theory. Miss Louise Miller of St Joseph Missouri will judge vocal solo and ensemble, with prior experience as judge for strings and instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madmon
University of Kens
Sialege
McCanles
Louise Miller
St. Joseph
Nestra
Yale Honour Pupils in Special Primary Class
In Yale on February 7 the Ya’s primary class honored pupils who earned over ten for the past semester. Lyndon Musalf Elaine Ry ger Vernon Plutz Delcinnie Deckers Rose Marie Ryger and Dorothy Musol were recognized for academic achievement with high marks and commendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YALE
Lyndon Musalf
Elaine Ryger
Vernon Plutz
Delcinnie Deckers
Rose Marie Ryger
Dorothy Musol
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Battle Creek
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Anderson's
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