Custer Park Declared Largest State Park in U S
Pierre June 11 Custer State Park in the Black Hills has been found by Frank D Krichs state secretary of agriculture to be the largest state park in the nation With about 155000 acres the park surpasses all others in the United States The note describes miles of roads nearby connections to Wind Cave and planned dam and lake development along with prominent camping centers and lodges including the State Game Lodge Camp Galena Blue Bell Inn and Sulan Lake hotel
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Sylvan Lake
Custer State Park
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Needles
Reeves Canyon
Hot Springs
Wind Cave National Park
Kriebs
State Park Board
State Game Lodge
Camp Galena
Blue Bell Inn
Sulan
Lake Hotel
Secretary of Agicultore
Threshermen Picnic Program Set At Lake Kampeska
Sioux Falls reports the fourth annual South Dakota Brotherhood of Threshermen picnic will run June 13 and 14 at Lake Kampeska near Watertown. Thousands are expected as the program features machinery parades two miles long, athletic events and a band concert opening Friday morning in Watertown.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota Brotherhood of Threshermen
Lake Kampeska
Watertown
Brotherhood
Bell Clapper and Hymn Books Found at Yankton College
A mysterious note to Yankton College secretary E. H. Meyers sparked the recovery of a missing bell clapper from the conservatory after Founders' Day. Hymn books, vanished in tandem, have also been returned to their places, restoring items of college heritage.
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Yankton College
Yankton
E. H. Meyers
Yanktont College
Conservatory
Lake Preston Man In Critical Heart Trouble
Ole Jordet a Lake Preston resident of 49 years is critically ill with heart trouble at his home. He was taken to Valga hospital last week for a diagnosis but could not submit to an X ray exam and was returned home. His condition is grave.
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Lake Preston
June H
Ole Jordet
Valga Hospital
Drilling Resumes on Redelim Redelm Test Well Near Redeln
Work has restarted on the Cosden test well near Redeln after a three week completion of the Tecasing rig. Management says progress is satisfactory and hopes to determine if oil exists before winter, while Kadoka testing also proceeds rapidly. West of the Missouri, these are the only active wells aside from the Black Hills area.
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Redelm
Cosden
Redeln
Missouri River
Black Hills
Pine Ridge Indians Hold Largest 4 H Camp in SD
Pine Ridge reports a record 353 Indian children enrolled in this year’s 4 H club camp, claimed to be the largest in South Dakota. Fall River county agent Sam Sloan aided supervision. exhibits by the Indian children, especially handicraft arts, were described as exceptionally good.
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Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Sam Sloan
Fall River
Farmers Hear Nebbin Ashion Address on Co Operative Marketing
On Thursday evening farmers gathered at Woodman hall to hear Mr Neb bin of Watertown speak on Co Operative Marketing. A good crowd attended and arrangements were made for a return visit this week to reach more interested listeners.
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Nebbin
Ashion
Woodman Hall
Watertown
Stunts Planned for 4-H Club Camps at Farm and Home Day
Four to five novel 4-H club stunts will be staged at Farm and Home Day visitors in Brookings July 13 at South Dakota State College. Dean C Larsen oversees the outdoor program with prize incentives for top groups, aiming to repeat last year’s popular acts from Clark Beadle Brule Lake Lincoln counties.
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Brookings
South Dakota State College
C. Larsen
M. Jones
Jones
Dean Larsen
Clark County
G. V. DePeel
Lake County
Harmon Boyd
Brule County
Miller Weeks
Beadle County
John Woelpert
Lincoln County
Mildred Walker
Lincoln County Club
Recollections May Lure Teacher Back To Hills
Rapid City June 11 Special Ree collections of pleasant memories through a Black Hills folder may lure a New York school teacher to return to the South Dakota vacation ground soon. In a Rapid City letter she regrets not staying longer last summer and feels certain she will be back.
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Hills Rapid City
Black Hills
New York
South Dakota
Rapid City
Hills
Leander Spilde Recovers After Appendiitis Surgery
Leander Spilde, hospitalized at Watertown last week, underwent surgery for appendicitis and is recovering nicely. The operation was performed at Watertown hospital and is reported to be successful with steady improvement expected.
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Lake Preston
Leander Spilde
Watertown Hospital
Onida Legion Honors Civil War Vet at Encampment
In Onida, George Pierce known as granddad, 86, the sole Civil War veteran in Sully County, attends the G A B encampment at Hot Springs as the guest of the local American Legion poet. He lives with his son in Hartford township and is featured at all memorial and patriotic observances.
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Onida Legion
Onida
Jame
Specia
George Pierce
Hot Springs
Pierce
Hartford Township
Sully County
First Flight Over New Route Started
First regular east to west flight over the St. Paul to Spokane line began with a plane carrying two passengers and the pilot leaving St. Paul early yesterday after the initial west landing. Passengers Olaf Peterson of Minneapolis and Carl Swanson of Aberdeen traveled aboard. two more passengers to join at Aberdeen and two at Miles City, Montana.
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ST. Paul
St. Paul-Spokane
Olaf Peterson
Minneapolis
Carl Swanson
Aberdeen
Miles City
Mont
Mitchell Prepares For Lodge Meetings
Mitchell gears up for the 58th annual grand lodge session of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah assembly with 3000 to 3500 members expected. Patriarchs Militant council convenes June 3 and 17 at the I O F hall, with the grand encampment June 7 and sessions continuing through the week. S. W. Rowley leads arrangements for the I O F meetings. Mrs Audrey Plough chairs the Rebekah assembly planning.
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Mitchell
Witchell
Odd Fellow
Rebekah Joders
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
General Rebekah Assembly
Department Council
The
Patriarchs Militant
I. O. F. Hall
Odd Fellows and Rebekah Assembly
S. W. Rowley
I. O
F. Sessions
Audrey Plough
Rebekah
Thompson Named Assistant Editor at State College
Thompson, son of a Rapid City resident, has been named assistant college editor at State College, succeeding W. W. Ellis who resigned. Born near Spearfish, he studied at Black Hills Teachers College and the University of Nebraska, edited the college paper, and worked on the Daily Nebraskan. He has worked as a reporter and copy reader at the Rapid City Journal and is endorsed by Pres. Woodburn, G. S. Walker, and E. F. Lusk.
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Brookings
George Thomson
Rapid City
State College
W. W. Ellis
Mr. Thomson
Spearfish
Black Hills Teachers, College
University of Nebraska
Black Hills*Teachers College
Thomson
Nebraskan
Rapid City Joural
Pres. E. C. Woodburn
Black Hills Teachers College
G. S. Walker
E. F. Lusk
Rapid City Jounal
Many Seek Farm Work Near Mitchell in June
An unusually large number of men seek employment on farms around Mitchell this June, says T. S. Welch, superintendent of the local federal employment bureau office. Few calls for farm help have been reported so far.
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Mitchell
T. S. Welch
Federal Employment Bureau
Labor Market Shifts Reduce Farm Help in East Region
Mr. Welch notes crop planting still unfinished and farm labor needs are low. He points to factory shutdowns in the eastern area, which have pushed many men to seek work locally, altering employment patterns.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Picnic Held on Armadale Island
Annual picnic at Armadale Island drew members and families from Warner Mellette Ashton Brentford and Stratford. Games races and dancing at the pavilion followed a pleasant afternoon and evening social event.
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Ashton
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Armadale Island
Warner
Mellette
Brentford
Stratford
Gann Valley Children Celebrate Annual Program
In Gann Valley on June 11 the Congregational church hosted the annual Children’s Day exercises. Cradle Roll additions included Robert Donald Fraser and Harold Rodney Brown. Recitations by Nona and Donald Nelson Verlie Phyllis Irene and Florence Henrichsen. A boy group enacted Building the Wall and a girls group performed The Flower Girls. Mrs James Lawyer delivered a report as delegate from the local Sunday school to the state convention at Yankton.
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Gann Valley
Spesian
Robert Donald Fraser
Harold Rodney Brown
Nona
Donald Nelson
Verlie
Phyllis
Irene
Florence Henrichsen
James Lawyer
Gann Valley Sunday School
Yinkton
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Roy Housman
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