Plan To Enlist Women In Battle Of Food Production
Women leaders from twelve northwestern South Dakota counties gathered in Aberdeen to discuss enlisting women for front line food production as part of a statewide plan. The session, second of five meetings, included USDA war board members and outlined a volunteer county womanpower committee to organize registration, canning centers, garden projects, and local food preservation efforts across districts.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
Usdan War Board
Rapid City
Mitchell
Sioux Falls
Pierre
USDA
Usda War Boards
War Board
U- 5 Department of Agriculture
Alfred R. Barnes
Triple-A
Floyd Anderson
FSA
John Hepjer
Ross Davies
LCS
Alfred L. Johnson
Leonard J. Parker
Ask
Valunteer Womanpower Committee
County War Board
Swenson
Young
Aberdeen’s Brig Gen Saunders Awarded DFC in Pacific
In a jungle ceremony Major General Harmon decorated 355 officers and men from South Pacific heavy bomber groups. Brig. Gen. LaVern G. Saunders of Aberdeen South Dakota received the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving the crew after pilot and co pilot were killed during a crash landing in New Georgia. Saunders, once a West Point football line coach, steered the bomber to a water landing and survived with the crew. Also honored were Lieut Clyde Shields with the Silver Star, Lieut Gilbert Kadinger with the Purple Heart, and Capt Paul Payne along with Sergeants Vernon Nelson and Edward Perry with Air Medals.
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Seciet Pacific
South Pacific
Millard F. Harmon
LaVern G. (Blondy) Saunders
Aberdeen
New Georgia
Saunders
West Point
Clyde E. Shields
S.D
Gilbert Ss. Kadinger
Hartford
S. D
Paul H. Payne
Sioux Falls
Vernon Nelson
Fergus Falls
Minn
Edward W. Perry
Warren
Vienna Beats Wallace By Six In Friday Night Tilt
Vienna won 24 to 18 against Wallace at Vienna Friday night in a league game. No standout scorer emerged for either team. Vienna schedules Hazel at Hazel next Tuesday, while the Henry game remains postponed due to storms and bad roads.
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Vienna
Wallace
Hazel
Henry
Miller Residents Hold Mass Meeting
Miller South Dakota January mass meeting at Methodist Church discussed regulation of liquor traffic. Judge Frank Fisher presided with Senator Elmer Beck and Representative W Herman presenting liquor bills. Musical numbers provided local entertainment.
De Smet Soldier Home On Furlough
Billy Bowes son of Mr and Mrs Carrie Bowes arrived home on a nine day furlough and is visiting here He also visited at Manchester Special.
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de Smet
Manchester Bay
Manchester
Leonard Strickler
TLS. Marines
Lioyd Strickler
Iroquois
Hawaiian Islands
Eleven Million Bushel Of Wheat in Dakota Mills
Sioux Falls January 28 Special Stock data from the State Federal Crop Reporting Service shows South Dakota wheat in mills and elevators on January 1, 1943 at 11,000,000 bushels. Farm stocks at 39,503,000 bushels, total on farms and in commercial storage 44,503,000. U.S. interior stocks on January 1, 1943 at 235,221,000 bushels, the largest in nine years, 6 percent above 1942, with CCC involvement noted and 729,883,000 total including off farm holdings, the largest in nine years.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Federal
United States
Commodity Credit Corporation
Open House Postponed For Kuehl Golden Wedding
Special church services at Yale church and open house at the Kuehl home were postponed to Sunday January 21 due to bad weather. Services begin at 1145 AM. The event honors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kuehl on their golden anniversary.
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Xale
Yale
Charles Kuehl
Former Forestburg Resident Dies
Bob Geddes, formerly of this vicinity and brother of Jennie Geddes of Forestburg, died in Fargo North Dakota on Sunday after a period of ill health. Survivors listed include his wife two children three brothers and four sisters.
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Fores Leung
Bob Geddes
Jennie Geddes
Forestburg
Fargo
N. D
State Pardons Board Meet Set for February 1
Pierre report says the South Dakota board of pardons and paroles will hold its meeting on February 1 instead of February 2 per secretary of state Mrs L M Larsen. In Vienna, Miss Suret from Los Angeles has been hired to replace Mrs Kirkeby as high school teacher.
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S. D
Vienna
Miss Suret
Los Angeles
Kirkeby
Kingsbury Red Cross Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Kingsbury County chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting at the courthouse with county chairman Mrs. Fred W. Wright presiding. Reports highlighted strong countywide unit work and a 100 percent goal attainment in most areas, and officers for the coming year were elected: Mrs. Wright reappointed county chairman, Dr. M. C. Jensen as vice chairman, Mrs. Albin Bergstrom as secretary, and E. F. Ruskell as treasurer.
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DESM
Van
Kingsbury County
The
American Red Cross
Court House
Fred W. Wright
Red Cross
Milton Fishgold
de Smet
Fred Wright
M. C. Jensen
Lake Preston
Albin Bergstrom
E. F. Ruskell
Hitchcock Band Association Holds Meeting at Schoolhouse
Hitchcock Jan 28 Special Members met Friday afternoon for a brief business session followed by a program featuring Betty Miedema piano and Jeanne Rodman Deanna Gordon vocal solos. Mrs George Armstrong and Mrs William Alger organized the program. Lunch by Mrs Way Rodman and Mrs D C Rodman. February meeting planned by Mrs Henry Marten and Mrs D C Rodman with lunch by Mrs Harold Du Bois and Mrs Iver Anderson.
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Hitchcock
Band Association
Betty Miedema
Jeanne Rodman
Deanna Gordon
George Armstrong
William Alger
Way Rodman
D.C. Rodman
Henry Marten
D. C. Rodman
Harold du Bois
Iver Anderson
Kal Kare Club Meets At Hitchcock Home
Kil Kare Bridge club gathered Monday evening at Mrs. Frank Schroeder’s home. Auction games were played at two tables, with Mrs. Dale Van Voorhis receiving high prize and Mrs. Otto earning the traveling prize.
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Hitchcock
Frank Schroeder
Dale van Voorhis
Otto
Guests Honored by Mrs Phillips and Mrs Schroe der
Refreshments were served to the guests by the hostess Mrs Otto Phillips. Mrs Otto Phillips and Mrs Louis Schröder were honored guests at the event.
Miller Man To Head Hand Red Cross Fund
Mrs. J C Hagin of Hand County names J C Jones of Miller as Red Cross War Fund chairman for the county. Jones to appoint township chairmen and roll out program details as Hand County vies to raise its share of a nationwide 125 million dollar quota for the war fund.
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Hand
Red Cross Fund
Miller
J.C. Hagin
American Red Cross
J. C. Jones
Red Cross
Jones
Forestburg School Hires New Typing Teacher
Fedora school board hires Elaine Burrill to teach typing bookkeeping and shorthand for the remainder of the term. She joins Forestburg schools as new instructor.
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Forestburg
Elaine Burrill
Fedora School Board
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