More Exhibits At State Fair 1939
C B Hansen state fair secretary reports rising exhibitor and concessionaire interest for the 1939 exposition set for Sept 4 to 9. Major farm machinery firms reserve space, promising displays larger than last year. Visitors will see smaller equipment like feed grinders and wind chargers alongside large machinery, with reservations about 50 percent ahead of 1938 six weeks before opening.
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South Dakota
C. B. Hansen
Hansen Yard
Hansen
Financial figures for six months show decline year over year
The six months of the present year after deductions for interest and other fired charges totaled 3,394,082 dollars, compared with 7,088,855 dollars for the same period a year earlier.
Guests at Miller Wessington July 26 dinner
Dir and Mrs Ore Parker and family of Wessington and Aricl Schwartz of Wolsey were dinner guests at the Harry Husman home in Miller Sunday.
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Miller Wessington
Ore Parker
Wessington
Aricl Schwartz
Wolsey
Harry Husman
Miller
Summer Session Concludes At Huron College
The 1939 summer session at Huron College closed last week with higher enrollment. A total of 88 students enrolled in high school and college departments, taught by 13 instructors. College students earned an average of six semester hours, while high school students could earn one unit. Demonstration school enrollment included 33 students advancing from 2nd through 6th grades under Mrs Margaret Provost.
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Huron College
Herbert G. Titt
R. J. Greb
Walter E. Kaloupek
R. W. Porter
George G. Bell
Miriam Speirs
Velma Jonason
Amy Radcliffe
Edna Murphy
Luella Hottman
Margeret Provost
Chester Topp
Loftus H. Ward
Grace Finley
Margaret Provost
Huron Public Schools
Fishing Report From Lake Hurley Draws Anglers
Gett ysburg July 26 Special Lake Hurley seventeen miles north west of here in Potter County reports strong fishing. Basa fish have been excellent for two weeks with weights from one and a half to two and a half pounds. Bluegills bullheads and crappies are plentiful, and the shore is crowded with enthusiastic fishermen.
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Hurley
Gettysburg
Here
Potter County
State Sweepstake Plan Vetoed by Horner
Springfield July 26 Governor Horner vetoed bills to create a state supervised sweepstakes plan to finance Chicago slum clearance saying they violated Illinois lottery laws. He stated a worthy cause cannot legalize an illegal means and that no end justifies constitutional violation.
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Horner
Springfield
Chicago
Velma West and Ohio fugitive caught in Dallas
Velma West, a frail former inmate of the Ohio women's reformatories, and another Ohio fugitive named Mary Ellen Richards were captured in Dallas after a June escape. Detectives arrested them on a market street, aided by informants, ending an 11 year prison ordeal and a claw hammer murder case from Perry, Ohio, in 1927.
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Dallas
Velma West
Ohio Women's Reformatory
Mary Ellen Richards
Ohio
C.O. Buchanan
J. E. Daniel
Ben Samford
Velma
Velina
Florence Sheline
Virginia Brandy
West
Thomas Edward West
Perry
Marguerite Reiley
Reformatory
Marysville
Zors
Board of Pardoris
Government Loses In Medical Case Here and in Washington
A federal court rejected government claims that the American Medical Association and allied bodies violated the Sherman Act, ruling they were not engaged in trade but a learned profession. Indicted in 1938 were the AMA, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, the Washington Academy of Surgery, the Harris County Medical Society, and 21 physicians for restraining trade against Group Health Association. Also note a separate attendee report from Wolsey about a family reunion at Highmore with relatives from Richmond and Luverne.
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Washington
American Medical Association
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Medical Society of
Washington Academy of Surgery
Harris County
Texas, Medical Society
Group Health Association, Inc
Picnic in Ruskin Park Honors Nurse Mary Jo Crassel
A Ruskin Park picnic honored Mary Jo Crassel, student nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital Mitchell, now home on vacation. Families Robert Hamilton, J. Crassel, Ben Putman, Edward Nelson, G. R. Swanson and friends attended. Evening guests at the Elwin-Eddy home included Mr. and Mrs G W Eastman and family, Mr. and Mrs Ted Berlin and family.
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Ruskin Woonsocket
Robert Hamilton
J. Crassel
Ben Putman
Edward Nelson
G. R. Swanson
Ruskin Park
Mary Jo Crassel
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mitchell
Woonsocket Woonsocket
G. W. Eastman
Ted Berlin
L. O. Eastman
Elwin-Eddy Home
Lingeman women travel to Merced California
Special report notes Mrs. William Lingeman and her mother Mrs. Louise Lingeman left for Merced California to visit their daughter Miss Theresa Lingeman. NYA school opens in Gettysburg Lebanon district with about 60 girls attending led by Eva Oo.
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California
Zell
William Lingeman
Louise Lingeman
Merced
Calif
Theresa Lingeman
NYA
Gettysburg
Lebanon
Eva Oo
Indian Woman Killed Practicing for Cheyenne Rodeo
Indian woman Nancy Lapgint, 49, of Pine Ridge Reservation, died from a skull fracture after being thrown by a horse during practice for the 43rd Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo. About 15,000 fans watched as two cowboys were injured and a rider named Rex Campbell suffered a broken nose after a Brahma steer plunge.
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Nancy Lapgint
Pine Ridge, & D
Ken Hargis
Mileyville
Colo
T. Joe
Cheyenne
T. Joe Cahill
Rex Campbell
Hyannis
Neb
Great Northern Reports June Net Income Gain
The Great Northern Railway reported net income for June after fixed charges of 938,786 dollars, reversing a deficit of 58,539 dollars in June 1938. The report outlines the overall June results and notes the deficit totals for prior periods.
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Great Northern
St, Paul
Great Northern Railway Today
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District Court
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Highmore
Ed Patterson
W. A. Kirby
Richmond
Frank Shipley
Luverne
Dorothy Gill
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ONG Boy
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