Yankton Finishes Big Debate Week
Yankton college closes a busy debate week with three sessions at the university of South Dakota. William Sattler and Howard Schmitt argued positive tariff policy in the afternoon, joined by Dorothy Neubauer and Erna Lehman in the evening mixed-teams. Debaters from Yankton, Wagner, and Rapid City plan four teams for the Sioux City Pi Kappa Delta convention.
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Yankton
University of South Dakota
Yankton College
Middle West
William Sattler
Howard Schmitt
Cacoma
Augustana College
Eugene Snoxell
Sioux, Falls
Martin Mischke
Crofton
Neb
Freeman Junior College
Hazel Collins
Rapid City
Dorothy Neubauer
Wagner
Sioux Falls
Oacoma
Helmer Wolkow
Erwin
Tremaine Robinson
Mitchell
Springfield
Southern Normal
L. Curry
Sioux City
Karakul Sheepmen Plan Kadoka Summer Picnic
Kadoka and surrounding area prepare for a karakul fur sheep picnic at Granger’s Watchkey Ranch on the White River in August. A. G. Granger, secretary of the Karakul Fur Sheep Registry, aims to attract Governor Warren Green and Senator Peter Morbeck as speakers and showcase karakul sheep, with plans to roast 20 lambs and provide a ton of mutton. Granger, expanding his flock to about 100, notes roughly 5,000 karakul sheep in the United States and ewes selling over $100 each.
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Karakul
Kadoka
A. G. Granger
Granger
Karakul Fur Sheep Registry
Watchkey
Here
White River
Warren Green
Peter Morbeck
Hand mangled in corn shelter on farm near Springfield
Bruce Fender a farmer living west of Springfield had his hand badly mangled in a corn shelter. Doctors amputated one finger and warned he could lose the entire hand. The accident occurred while he pulled trash from a running shelling machine on Clyde Guptill’s farm.
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Springfield
Bruce Fender
Clyde Guptill
Poems Delight Lake Preston Students by Guest Reader
Lake Preston high school pupils enjoyed a poetry hour with Charles Murphy, head of religious education for South Dakota and Nebraska. He presented poems by Oppenheim, Edna St Vincent Millay, Milan Williams, Joyce Gilmore, Edwin Markham and Henry Van Dyke, enriching the student body with interpretation and appreciation.
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Preston
Lake Preston
Charles Murphy
South Dakota
Nebraska
Lake Preston High School
Oppenheim
Edna St. Vincent
Milan Walters
Joyce Gilmore
Edwin Markam
Henry van Dyke
South Dakota Highway Commission Seeks Bids for Culvert Pipe
Pierre, Feb 28 The highway commission will receive bids March 11 for more than 28,900 feet of concrete culvert pipe for the year’s construction. Pipes range from 15 to 48 inches in diameter and will be used on 28 miles of highways. A construction opening is set for March 18.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Highway Commission
Winter And Spring Battle For Honors In Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls this week, winter and spring vie for supremacy as wages of seasonal change spark a quirky contest. Reporter Henry Donnelly notes dandelions sprouting and a local brood of baby chicks amid a muddled scene led by Mrs Ted Schliem at 612 Min Witter.
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Sioux Falls
Henry Donnelly
Mra
Ted Schliem
Witter
Revised Train Schedule Upsets Lake Preston Residents
Lake Preston February 28 special reports Milwaukee road altered its longtime train pattern. Passenger train from the south now arrives at noon and a second southbound run occurs at seven in the evening, disrupting the daily routines of aging locals who gathered at the post office each day.
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Lake Preston
Lake
Preston
Milwaukee Road
Oon
Penitentiary Twine Prices Set In South Dakota
Pierre February 2 The state board of charities and corrections fixed minimum prices for prison made twine at eight and a half cents per pound for standard twine shipments of 21000 pounds or more and 11 cents for manila twine The scales rise to nine and a quarter cents for 50 to 5000 pounds and 11 and three quarters for manila in similar lotsState farmers widely purchase prison produced twine from the South Dakota facility at Sioux Falls.
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Pierre
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Sioux Falls
Manila
South Dakota
Salesman Hurt When Car Leaves Highway
Yankton police report a Yankton salesman Lee Ellsworth sustained severe head injuries after losing control on gravel between Yankton and Dante. His car left the road, struck a road sign, plunged into a grading leading to a farm house and overturned. He was taken for medical attention at Taunte then Taanton.
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Yankton
Here
Dante
Lee Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Taante
Yanton
Lake Preston Masons Entertain For C.ES.
Lake Preston Masons hosted Zastere Star members and families in Fraternal hall on Thursday evening. The program featured Elaine Larson and Jene Nordhagen on trombone and cornet, Marvel Dixon singing, readings by Vesta Falkner and Harold Swartz, vocal duets by Mrs Whipsley and Mre Baldwin, Ruby Swartz and Marietta Plowman, and a harmonica solo by Hartwick Lee, followed by dancing and cards.
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Lake Preston
Carthage Hotel Man Under Peace Bonds
In Carthage on February 28 H V Thompson hotel proprietor lost his temper and drew a gun threatening to shoot his wife. Mrs Thompson and a hotel employee disarmed him, injuring his finger. She obtained a warrant for assault with a dangerous weapon. A justice of the peace set a $1,000 peace bond after a hearing.
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Carthage
H. V. Thompson
Thompson
Brookings Hosts District 3 Debate Tournament Favorites
Brookings hosts the district 3 debate and extemporaneous speaking contest on Monday, March 2, with eight high schools entering. Brookings leads with 13 wins in 15 debates, joining Watertown and Hayti as favorites. Judges named are Prof. Carlson of Augustana College, Principal L. M. Fort of Mitchell, and Prof. Karl E. Mundt of Madison Normal.
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Brookings
Brogkings
Svith
Watertown
Hayti
Prof
Carlson
Augustana College
Prin. L. M. Fort
Mitchell
Karl E. Mundt
Madison Normal
Farmer Has Watch 160 Years Of Age
MONROE Feb. andrew Prue a farmer living north of here is the owner of an English make watch said to be more than 180 years old and still running. The chain driven watch has three dials for day week and month plus time and winding indicator. His grandfather brought the watch from Germany many years ago.
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Monroe
Feb
Andrew Prue
Here
Germany
Great Grandmother Only 58 Years Old Record Birth
In Alcester a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Hilton Sonnichsen sets a rare family record. The newborn is the first daughter in two generations of the Sonnichsen Finn line and the only girl since her mother’s birth.
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Alcester
Hilton Gonnischen
Peternal
Sonnichsen
KFDY Broadcast Schedule For Early March Week
Brookings, Feb 2. Radio station KFDY the Voice of South Dakota State College lists programs for the first half of next week starting Monday March 2. Highlights include vocal music by Geraldine Fenn, chimes concert, soils science with Prof Hut ton, poultry talks by Prof Tully, and musical moments from Brookings High. Dean Una Cullen to lead a five part talks on personality and character development beginning March 3.
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KFDY
Brookings
South Dakota State College
Maendey
Geraldine Fenn
J. G. Hutton
G. 5. Weaver
W. €. Tully
Brookings High
C. E. Franklin
Una L. Cullen
Tae
Lor Christensen
Vagabond Kings
Bruce Oxton
Andover
Upton S. Palmer
4. S. Harding
Clare Johnson
School of Agriculture
P. J. Searbre
Lorn
Collegian
Arthur Sherwood
Sioux Falls
Orchestra
Purley L. Keene
Horticulture
State
Studente— Commerce Club
Una Cullen
State College
Cullen
Foc
Deen
Womn
Mike Cullen
Brookings High School
Oes
Young Wooten
Redfield Legion Plans Three Day Chinatown Frolic
Members of Clay' Kizer American Legion post No. 82 in Redfield organize a Chinatown frolic at the Redfield armory March 5 6 and 7 to raise funds for the local welfare fund. The event features games, merchandise stands, nightly dancing, Chinese lanterns and costumes, three cash prizes Saturday, and Ladies Auxiliary prizes.
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Redfield Legion
Redfield
Feb
Clay’Kizer American Legion
Chinatown
Redfield Armory
Legion Post
Ground Conditions Improve For Spring At Cottonwood
Ground conditions in Cottonwood are reported as good for spring work. Foreman Wesley Fuersten of the state agronomy experimental substation notes rainfall since August totals 1105 inches including heavy September and October rains. Soil moisture is surplus, freezing was light, and winter grains survived well with only two sub zero days and a 4 degree low.
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Cottonwood
Wesley Fuerstens
Pioneer Residents Of Brookings Take First Plane Jaunt
Brookings residents Mr and Mrs L A Comstock enjoyed their first airplane ride over Brookings County after friends from Minnesota arranged a surprise flight. The couple, longtime locals, were invited into a five passenger plane and soon found themselves airborne, expressing delight and willingness to repeat the experience.
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Brookings
Brookings County
L. A .Comstock
Minnesota
Comstock
Sully County Not In Farm Loan Area
Onida February 28 Sully County is not included in the area for drought crop loss loans for 1930. County Agent Norgaard says an appeal is being made to Washington to reconsider. If added, loan application blanks will be issued for interested residents.
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Sully County
Onida
Nargaerd
Farmers Seed Loan
Grand Forks
M.D
Norgaard
Washington, D. C
Straw Hat Worn Throughout Winter At Indian School
Flandreau South Dakota reports Engineer Jeneck of the Flan dreau Indian school wore a straw hat all winter the mild season permitting a record straw hat season. He attended a Masonic meeting in Flan dreau and said his headgear remained comfortable during the winter months just passed.
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Flandreau
Engineer Jeneck
Flandreau Indian School
South Dakota
Jeneck
Sound Equipment to Be Installed at Roundup
BELLE FOURCHE Feb 28 Secretary J Morrison of the Black Hills Round Up announced a contract with R C Malnix to furnish the dress system for the 1931 Sound-Up to be held July 2 3 and 4 The announcement came after Morrison’s return from Cheyenne where he attended the Rodeo Association of America convention.
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Belle Fourche
J. €. Morrison
Black Hills
R. C. Malnix
Jrediocena
Mr. Morrison
Cheyenne
Rodeo Association of America
Creighton and State Debaters Meet in Brookings
In Brookings on February 28 the State College team faces Creighton University debaters over the question of state employment insurance. State team members Chris Mortenson Colman and Roy Smith. Creighton brings Emmet Blues John Dugat and Stanfield Johnson with strong records after a tour through Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri yielding three wins and one loss.
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Creighton
Brookings
Campul State
Creighton University
Chris
Mortenson
Holger Peterson
Colman
Roy Smith
University Debate Across Major California and Midwestern Universities
A fragmented sentence recalls a 11 year reference and mentions debates at the University of California Northwestern Purdue, hinting at a panel or campus discussions involving multiple named universities. The exact context remains unclear but indicates interuniversity discourse.
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University of California
Umbig University
Northwestern
Purcdue Universities
Three Charged With Making False Insurance Claims
WATERTOWN February 28 three Selcherts A F Selchert and sons John and A K Selchert farmers were arrested after complaints by States Attorney Kenneth Patterson alleging they unlawfully knowingly feloniously presented false proof of loss on insurance contracts for payment of loss.
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Watertown
A.F. Selchert
John
A. K. Selchert
Kenneth Patterson
Charged with insuring same property across multiple firms
A defendant faces charges for insuring a single property with more than one company and making duplicate loss claims across the firms.
Spink County Over Subscribes Red Cross Relief quota
Spink county surpasses its $400 drought relief quota in Red Cross efforts at Redfield. Provisions including eggs and other foods were sent, and cash totaling 420 has been subscribed, reflecting strong community support.
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Spink County
Red Cross
Redfield
Aid to the Needy Reaches Southern United States
Two flights were dispatched to Warren a Rock to deliver relief aid. The operation aims to provide food and essential supplies to impoverished communities in the southern United States amid ongoing hardship.
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United States
Warren A Rock
Good Lamb Crop Predicted In Hills
Creston reports a favorable forecast for lamb herds as ranchers predict a strong flock year. Local farmers express optimism about prices and herds, noting steady demand and good pasture conditions.
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