South Dakota Legion Sets Aug 20 Mitchell Convention
Officials issued the sixteenth annual South Dakota American Legion state convention call from Watertown. Delegates, district commanders, and posts will elect officers and send delegates to the Miami national convention. Key trophies target high membership and active service. housing and resolutions deadlines are outlined for August events.
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Watertown
South Dakota Department of the American Legion
RK. M. Henderson
Redfield
J. D. Mullaney
The
American Legion
Mitchell
State Department
Miami
Florida
Department
Widman Hotel
Wate
W. Glenn Smith
Spafford
Lockhart
Aiteon
Aiso
Death Toll in Radium Center as Miners Succumb
In Joa chimsthal known as the city of death, radium mines kill workers at a young age while visitors seek healing at sanatoria. Miners suffer leucopenia and anemia from constant exposure, yet the state runs the radiium mines for profit and dispatches commissioners to curb deaths.
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Jachymuy
Creenosiovasia
Joa~ Chimsthal
Jachymov
Mre. Curie
Faculty For Special Sessions In South Dakota
A selected group of South Dakota girls have been placed as faculty members in the special six weeks' Saterr school at State college Brookings opened last week under Miss Inez Wiggins Washington D C director of state and federal relief and educational protest The instructors chosen by Miss Ethel Dowdell state director of women's relief have prior teaching experience or substantial training They will supervise educational work and administration under federal relief agency cooperation with the South Dakota relief administration Social welfare and education are Miss Wiggins special fields she is regarded as a leading figure in managing such projects
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Brookings
South Dakota
Saterr
State College
Inez Wiggins
Washington, D
Ethel Dowdell
Women's Relief
Miss Wiggins
Federal Relief Agency
South Dakota Relief Administration
Extension Club At Burdette Meets With Demonstrations
Burdette home extension club held a meeting hosted by Mrs. Lloyd Dennis and Mrs. Paul Olson at Mrs. Dennis home. Demonstrations covered table setting meal service and sandwich varieties. The group plans a program for this week with Mrs. Ernest Peterson and Lola and will feature a musical program led by Mrs. Elinor Hilkemeier. Ice cream and waters were served at the close. Highlands N C is described as 3800 feet above sea level the highest incorporated town east of the Rockies.
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Burdette
Lloyd Dennis
Paul Olson
Burdette Home
Dennis
Ray Eads
Ernest Peterson
Lola
Elinor Hilkemeier
Olson
Highlands
Rocky Mountains
Men Get Work On Sewerage System
In Lake Preston on July 23 relief workers are kept busy as enlarging the town sewerage system continues. Otto Thorsness, relief director and city water commissioner, devised a cost efficient plan to upgrade tile sizes from eight inch to twelve inch and then to eighteen inch, creating work for 90 relief laborers through mid August.
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Lake Preston
Otto Thorsness
Sorenson Elected Legion Commander at Preston
LAKE PRESTON July 23 Special A Sorenson is elected commander of the American Legion for the year succeeding C J Witte Other officers named John Hojem vice commander H E Whipkey adjutant Alfred Christofferson chaplain
Gamble Store to Open in Lake Preston
Lake Preston July 23 Special A Gamble store will open in Lake Preston as stock arrives likely by week end. R De Johnston of Altamont former Hazel schools superintendent will manage. The Johnston family arrived in Lake Preston last week. Pastor on Vacation Bonilla July 23 Special There was no church service yesterday as Rev Snyder takes a month off.
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Lake Preston
Gamble
R. de Johnston
Altamont
Hazel
Bonilla
Mr. Snyder
Lake Preston to Celebrate Watermelon Day Despite Drought
Lake Preston plans the annual Watermelon Day on Labor Day despite drought concerns. A July kitchen shower hosted by Mrs. P welcomed 15,000 people at Mrs. L. John's home with Rocendahl in attendance and Mrs. M Jensen assisting. Attendees wrote recipes for the recent bride and offered groom advice before a lunch, with about twenty ladies present.
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Lake Preston
Rocendahl
L. John
M. Jensen
President James Defends College Education At USD
Vermillion July 21 President Herman G James challenged the view that there are too many college graduates noting jobless grads and jobless non graduates alike need prosperity. He urged selective admission and cited government aid programs aiding meritorious and needy students to attend college. Thirty-one degrees were awarded including 19 masters, seven arts bachelors, four business administration, two public school art, one dramatic art and one law.
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Vermillion
Herman G. James
University of South Dakota
James
Omary
Cllege
Skople
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America
Riverside Ramblers
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Fortaine
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