Mennonites Buy Back Old Colony Land Sale Reported
Rural Credit Director W. R. Hoese announced 11 June that 11 473 acres of state land sold in 30 days for 199 882 dollars. West river sales totaled 225 acres for 20 261 dollars and east of the Missouri river 6 238 acres for 179 517 dollars. The largest sale was 2 418 acres in Jamesville Mennonite colony in Yankton county, bought by a Manitoba group at 61 450 dollars per acre. Buyers were South Dakota residents for west river land. some east river parcels went to Iowa and Minnesota buyers. The Mennonites planned to return to South Dakota to plant gardens and prep for next year. The Rural Credit department still owns about 900 acres from the old colony.
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Jim River
Rural Credit Department
Stl
Old Colony
South Dakota
Canada
South
Towa
Minnesota
Lincoln Union Rural Electric Co Sets Up 10 000 Capital
The Rotary of date for the Lincoln Union plans to supply electricity to rural residents in Lincoln and Union counties. The company is capitalized at $10,000 and seeks to build about 192 miles of transmission lines. Service would reach farmers in Virginia Alcester Big Springs Sioux Valley Spink Emmet and Prairie Townships in Union County and Lincoln Highland Eden Norway and Pleasant Townships in Lincoln County. Directors include Robert F Wennblom A P Gubrud Hud son Margld Swanson Osmand T Tweet Alcaster and Sam K Ulrikson Canton.
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Lincoln Union
Lincoln
Union Counties
Lompany
Virginia
Alcester
Big Springs
Sioux Valley
Spink
Emmet
Prairie Townships
Union County
Highland
Eden
Norway
Pleasant Townships
Lincoln County
Robert 4. Wennblom
A. P. Gubrud
Hudzon
Margld Swanson
Osmand T. Tweet
Alcaster
Sam K Ulrikson
Canton
Redfield Summer Recreation Program Expands Activities
Redfield’s outdoor summer recreation program enters full swing with playground activities pre-junior leagues and city leagues under A Had dorff. WPA NYA supervision aids swimming and lake operations as Faith Lyle heads girls athletics and kindergarten activities, with staff on lifeguard and instruction duty.
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Redfield
Junior Legion
A. Haddorff
Faith Lyle
Maria Francoli
NYA
Nellie Appletoft
Pauline Heiser
Helen Neville
WPA
James Rachel
Everett Jenness
NY ¥ A
Mary Jana Compton
Mabel Damon
Hazel Saunders
Lyndon Blume
George White
Edward Appel
Clifford Becker
Carroll ‘Matheny
Stowe
Ethel Schurch
Dorothy Lane
Margaret Roberts
Ashtion
Elbert Bacon
Milton Buchhelz
Northville
Aberdeen
Bonitl
Darcie
Clarence White
Jake
Dam Area Bathing Project Details and Closures
Officials outline operating hours from morning to evening with extended hours to nine at night. Swimmers must stay within marked areas within calling distance of guards. Remaining work includes temporary bath houses, a picket fence along the dam, an archway over the dam top, and raft and buoy lines. Buoys must stay anchored to prevent drifting.
Excavation Underway For Redfield Legion Pavilion
Exca vation by a crew is under way for the basement of the American Legion pavilion near Lake Redfield. Salvaging lumber from Scatterwood Lake will supply material. Plans call for a large basement with heating plant dining rooms kitchens and storerooms. The site lies on the west side of the lake with hope to finish by September.
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Redfield Pavilion
Redfield
American Legion
Lake Redfield
Scatterwood Lake
The
Legion
Three Are Named In Virgil School Vote
Virgil independent school district voters chose J. L. Halbur and Jake Sprecher for three year terms and Alfred Descombaz for one year in the June 14 election. Judges were Mrs. Lester Fulton, Mrs. Jake Sprecher, and Alfred Descombaz with clerks Mrs. W. H. Weise and Wesley Richards.
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Virgil
Virgil Independent School District
J. L. Halbur
Jake Sprecher
Alfred Descombaz
Lester Fulton
W. H. Weise
Wesley Richards
Rainfall Adds to Growth and Pests Hit Gardens
In De Smet a shower of 0.25 inches fell Tuesday afternoon, lifting total rainfall to 1.7 inches over the weekend and boosting crop growth. Warm weather accelerates corn growth while gophers and cutworms remain active. In Sioux Falls a car ride ended abruptly when a jackrabbit crashed through a windshield injuring Ma Sorum, Ren er, and Lucina Schueder. the rabbit was killed.
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Sioux Falls
Ma. Sorum
Rener
Lucina Schueder
Calumet
May Buy Cigarettes Outside South Dakota
Pierre June 17 F T C Ronayne deputy superintendent of South Dakota justice department in charge of the division of inspections said retailers may purchase drop shipments of cigarettes outside the state after the new cigarette tax stamp law takes effect July 1. Drop shipments can be made to retailers within the state but the retailers must affix the tax stamps before sale. The new law requires wholesalers to stamp packages before selling to retailers.
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South Dakota
Pierre
T. C. Ronayne
Justice Department
De Smet Girl Cast In Play At S. D. U.
De Smet girl cast in the summer school play Oliver, Oliver at the University of South Dakota on July 14. Joe Zimmerman of Scotland will play the title role with R. H Myers directing. Florence Bruhn of Sioux Falls, Jack Kime of Vermillion, John Murphy of Vermillion, Anna L. Larson of De Smet, and Mathilda Hohm Tschetter of Mission Hill fill leading roles. Additional cast includes Marian Kline of Vermilion and Ernie A. Moeller of Weblin.
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de Smet
S. D. U. Vermillion
Joe Zimmerman
Scotland
Oliver
University of South Dakota
R. H Myers
Florence Bruhn
Sioux Falls
Constance
Jack Kime
Vermillion
Carl
John Murphy
Williams Son
Judith
Anna L. Larson
Mathilda Hohm Tschetter
Mission Hil
Gertrude
Marian Kline
V Vermilion
A S
Phyllis
Judi
Ernie A. Moeller
Weblin
Justin
Principal P A Anderson Quits Lake Preston Post
Lake Preston South Dakota June 17 special principal P A Anderson resigns after seven years at Lake Preston High School to enter the insurance business. He moves his family to Brookings to serve as district manager for New York Life, having previously taught at Troquois High School.
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P. A. Anderson
Preston School
Lake Preston
Hae
Brookings
New York Life
Troquois
Sylvan Lake Hotel Furnishings Contracts Awarded
Custer State Park Board awarded contracts totaling 29 11.61 for furnishings and equipment of the new Sylvan Lake Hotel in the Black Hills. Home Furniture Co of Sioux Falls received the furniture bid of 10 995 and carpeting shades and blinds 33495. Johnson Electric Co of Custer supplied lighting fixtures for 2200. Maxwell Hardware Co of Sioux Falls to furnish kitchen equipment 5561.61. Heating and oil burner contract awarded to R L Anderson of St Paul for 6900. Ray Milliken said occupancy hoped by August 1 with completion early July, though strikes in eastern plants may delay equipment installation.
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Sioux Falls
R. Lt. Anderson
St. Paul
Ray Milliken
Ora Sloat Leads County Demonstration Club Meeting
De Smet hosts an all day session led by county demonstration agent Ora Sloat. Eleven clubs and about 30 women attended at the courthouse to discuss The Pattern the Materist and the Individual in a June 17 special event.
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Ora Sloat
de Smet DE Smet
Court House
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Mennonites
Geyerman
Rural Electricit Company
NEH
Bottling Company
Dakola N. Fhoug
America
Sae
Edward M. Fay
Providence
R.t
Ry McRae
Pontiag de Luxe
Vitivo
Pontiac
Exeot
Saunders Motor Huron
DAI
Mr. Fay
Pontiag
Aero
Amsrion
Pontiac Motor Division
Migmigan
General Motors Bases Conponation Company
Anon
Donna
Sylvan Hotel
Custer Park
Denen
Goodyear
Tony Bers
Roteast
LaLa ‘Oe
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