South Dakota Debt Drops, June 30 1935 Report
South Dakota state government net indebtedness fell to 32.94 million dollars as of June 30 1935 from higher levels in earlier years, with reports by State Treasurer Frank Siewert detailing figures across a decade. The report notes fluctuations, bond activity, and sinking funds while highlighting income, expenditures, and the outlook for retiring bonds through the sinking fund.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Frank Siewert Mapariea
Siewert
Unnel
Rural Credit Department
Itell
Soldiers Compensation
State Hail Insurance Department
Cement Plant
State Penitentiary
Es Siewert
Greas
Information Cavour Letter Recalls Old Timers' Names
A letter to Postmaster B P Corrigan from A G Welson of Bingham Utah notes his 80th birthday and health while asking about Cavour nineties residents. He lists George Schmitt John Costello Andrew Gimmerll Alfred Bartlett J A Nelson James Melvin G Kauth Martin Beserud and others. Most have died. alive locals are G Kauth and George Schmitt.
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Cavour
B. P. Corrigan
A. G. Welson
Bingham
Utah
Mr. Nelson
George Schmitt
John Costello
Andrew Gimmerll
Alfred Bartlett
J. A. Nelson
James Melvin
G. Kauth
Martin Beserud
Farewell Party For Henrietta Koskie
Intimate friends gathered at Henrietta Koskie home to bid farewell before she leaves for Sioux Falls to visit sister Mrs Emma Wilkens. After bunco guests enjoyed refreshments and Henrietta was presented with a gift before departure.
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Redfield
Henrietta Koskie
Sioux Falls
Emma Wilkens
Henrietta
Electrical Storm Delivers Heavy Rain to Cavour Area
July 2 storms sent vivid lightning across the sky for over an hour before a quiet rain arrived Saturday night. The shower dropped about five eighths of an inch, bringing roughly one extra inch to several days’ moisture. Farmers expect relief for corn and gardens as drought fears ease. The first grain thrashed in Beadle County was rye on the W. S. Coughlan farm north of Yale, yielding about 18 bushels per acre of fair quality.
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Cavour Cavour
Cavour
Beadle County
Coughlan Farm
Norhh
Yale
Prisoners Song Used To Chide Non Union Workers
Guards at the Morrell plant told police that striking union pickets nightly bring a photograph to the gates and play The Prisoners Song repeatedly. Hundreds of workers have been inside the plant since the strike began last Friday.
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Sioux Paus
Gata
Morrell
Fire damages garage and stockroom at Okay Hill residence
Redfield residents report a damaging blaze at a garage and stockroom near the Okay Hill residence in southern Redfield. A son of Mr and Mrs Hil was burning papers in a stove when smoke appeared. Plainview Academy employees nearby spotted it and extinguished the fire before the department arrived. Loss is described as quite large but not yet estimated.
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Redfield
Okay Hill
Hil
Plainview Academy
Relief work, gardens open as Madison pursues summer programs
Madison continues its summer recreation program despite a state order to halt relief projects. Supervisors work without pay this week, and an 80 acre relief garden near Lake Madison harvests vegetables. Canneries restart to process string beans while harvesting continues. A separate report notes a fire at Sacred Heart church in Gettysburg with sacristy damage. quick fire company action limited loss and insurance coverage applies.
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Madison Madison
Madison
Lake Madison
Gettysburg
Sacred Heart
New Faculty Additions For South Dakota University
Vermillion reports five new staff members join the University of South Dakota for 1935 36. English and government appointments, plus history speech and medicine instructors, expand departments. New hires include Dr A D T M Smith in English and Dr W D Farber in government, with Dr Rob ert Dimbar joining history and Sam Sherman new in speech.
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Dr. Smith
University of Edinburgh
Michigan State College
Doane College
Crete
Wisconsin
Phi Beta Kappa
Harris
Robert G. Dimbar
Milton College
University of Wisconsin
Dunbar
Colby
Wis
Europe
Sam Sherman
Uni
Versity of
Louisiana
Dallas C. Dickey
Whal
University of Louisiana
Wadditan
Robert ‘Richardson
Richardson
University of South Dakota
Department S
Roland Marquardt
Francis J. Erickson
Emil Pietz
Donald Fowler
Rhinehardt Jensen
Charles B.A. Moore
Maurice Lee
Rayal Sweeley
Arthur Scholten
Yankton Bid for Office Rejected in WPA Plan
A Yankton delegation led by Harry O Brian urged a Works Progress Administration district office be located in Yankton or a redistricting to create one. M A Kennedy, state administrator, stated such a change is unlikely as offices currently exist in Aberdeen Sioux Falls Watertown Pierre and Rapid City.
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Yankton
Pierre
Works Progress District
M.A. Kennedy
Harry O'Brian
Rapid City
Kennedy
WPA
Wahtaueon
Census Figures Not Yet All In
Pierre July 25 Four western counties Gregory Lyman Meade and Bennett and the city Watertown have not sent census cards to state historian Lawrence K Fox directing the 1935 census. When all counties respond and Indian figures arrive official tabulation will speed up. Names added to the elderly list include Mary Welling 99 Madison August Hanaman 93 Wentworth Ignate Pecinka 96 Geddes Mary Woodward 96 Arlington Zilpha Bush 97 Sioux Falls Bertha M Horn 95 Wolsey W J Jones 96 Brandon Herman Buerflend 95 Stickney Katy Grajczyl 96 Grenville Lars J Aker 95 Garretson Emily Pratt 96 Vermillion George W Wilhelm 95 Athol Carrie Burgess Vermillion 96 Olive Thomson 9 Hurley
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Pierre
Missouri River
Watertown
Lawrence K. Fox
Gregory
Lyman
Meade
Bennett
Fox
Charles Nash
Canton
Mary Welling
Madison
August Hanaman
Wentworth
Ignate Pecinka
Geddes
Mary Woodward
Arlington
South Dakota
Zilpha Bush
Sioux Falls
Bertha M. Horn
Olive Thomson
Hurley
Graves Brothers complete bridges on Highway 14 route
The Graves Brothers Construction of Melvin Iowa completed several bridges on the new Highway 14 routing between Highmore and Miller. In Wayland A J eighth bridge one mile north Ravenscroft and Grant Byers finished the project apart from hand rails in Aberdeen on a business trip Wednesday.
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Miller
Graves Brothers Construction Company
Melvin
Highmore
Wayland
A. J. Eighth
Ravenscrost
Grant Byers
Aberdeen
Conservation Camp Member Aldridge Dies in Island Death
Pierre dispatch reports William A Aldridge 19 of Dupree a member of the civilian conservation corps at Farra Island died Tuesday night of double pneumonia He was the son of Mrs Edith Aldridge register of deeds in Dewey county His father is dead Funeral services will be at Dupree Friday.
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Pierre
William A. Aldridge
Dupree
Conservative Corps
Farra Island
Aldridge
Edith Aldridge
Register of Deeds
Dewey County
Local youths attend Yankton college assembly
Gann Valley attendees join Reverend Harold Mercier at Yankton college for the Young People's assembly held July 22. From here the list includes Roseanna Beelman, Bonnie Hubbard, Edith Huglin, Maxine Sedgwick, Dorothy Korg, Irene Henrichsen, Helen Mentzer.
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Gann Valley
Harold Mercier
Yankton College
Roseanna Beelman
Bonnie Hubbard
Edith Huglin
Maxine Sedgwick
Dorothy Korg
Irene Henrichsen
Helen Mentzer
Rapid City to Build Adventist Church in Black Hills Plan
A revival of the Black Hills conference leads Rapid City to approve a new Seventh Day Adventist church. Complete building arrangements to be set later this week with Rev J R Staton overseeing lot purchase and transaction details. Immediate construction planned as 90 percent of farm homes lack baths and many village and city homes share the issue.
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Rapid City
Adventist Church
Black Hills
Seventh Day Adventists
J. R. Staton
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Catherine Winegar
Cora Anderson
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