Flynn urges South Dakota to share prosperity in defense drive
Edward J. Flynn, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, visits Sioux Falls to learn why South Dakota voted so Republican and to gauge reaction to the President's foreign policy. He notes defense projects may come later, as contracts are awarded to established firms and the program builds from the ground up.
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Sioux Falls
Edward J. Flynn
Democratic National Committee
South Dakota
Union
Flynn
South
Knudsen
William 8. Knudsen
FSA Families Help South Dakota Farm Wealth Grow
A report to Senator Bulow by FSA Administrator C B Baldwin shows South Dakota farm families receiving rehabilitation loans from the Farm Security Administration increased average net income per family from 387 to 707 dollars in 1940. Total annual net income rise reached 2,721,288 dollars for 8,495 active borrowers, with net worth up 95 percent to 543 dollars per family. Home production rose, with 225 dollars value of goods produced for home use per family, including 390 gallons of milk, 375 pounds of meat, and 118 quarts of preserved produce, improving living standards. Of 15,718,090 total loans, 2,794,283 had been repaid. 7,018 eligible South Dakota families remain unable to obtain loans due to limited funds.
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South Dakota
Farm Security Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
William J. Bulow
C. B. Baldwin
FSA
Baldwin
Bulow
Reverse Decision In Watertown Suit
The South Dakota Supreme Court reversed a Codington County jury verdict awarding Elmer If. Froke $635 against Watertown Gas for damages from an illuminating gas explosion on July 30, 1928. The court ruled no proven negligence by the defendant proximate to the injury, so recovery was denied.
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State Supreme Court
Codington County
Elmer If
Froke
Watertown Gas Company
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