Improved Agricultural Trend Reported by GSDA in South Dakota
The Greater South Dakota Association releases its fourth annual report via George A. Starling showing a 130 million dollar January 1 1940 inventory of livestock poultry and grains and a 91 percent rise in farm income over 1937 in the first quarter. It credits sorghums feed crops and bank financing for increased herd numbers and notes strong county graphs and cooperative efforts with banks state college extension services and newspapers.
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South Dakota
Greater
South Dakota Association
George A. Starring
Starring
State
Federal Agricultural Statistical Department
Association
Northwest States
GSDA
State College Extension Services
South Dakota Bankers Association
Ihe Agricultural Committee
Greater South Dakota Association
Industry
Legislative Service
Greater South Daikota Association
sState
Colorful Pageant Highlights Episcopal Meet in Dakotas
Sioux Falls reports a pageant titled The Church Comes to the Dakotahs featuring South Dakota Indians as part of the South Dakota Episcopal conference. The event closed with 122 registrants from South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota and a 15 member faculty led by Rev Paul H Barbour. Principal participants include Sidney Labatte Nelson Hopkins Jackie Phillips Larry Coulon Naomi Gill Eenemy Swim and Ethel Campbell from Santee and Pierre.
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Episcopal
Sioux Falls
Dakotahs
South Dakota
Sisseton
S. D
Iowa
Minnesota
Paul H
Barbour
Mission
Sidney Labatte
Nelson Hopkins
Sisseton Reservation
Jackie Phillips
Larry Coulon
Pierre
Naomi Gill
Eenemy Swim
5. D
Ethel Campbell
Santee
Neb
South Dakotan Named Food Stamp Official
Joe V. Ryan former South Dakota liquor commissioner and Democratic publicity man becomes senior administrative officer for the food stamp plan in St. Louis County Duluth Minnesota Ryan left Pierre in March to join the setup to aid relief and farm security clients He is a former Sioux City Iowa newspaperman.
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South Dakotan
Pierre
Joe V. Ryan
South Dakota
St. Louis
Duluth
Aberdeen Youth Wins High De Molay Award
William Carleton of Aberdeens earned the chevalier degree the second highest honor in the national De Molay organization at the South Dakota conclave in Watertown The award followed recommendation by the grand De Molay Council in Kansas City for his outstanding De Molay work in South Dakota The three day event concluded with a banquet and ball Tuesday night and A L Jacobsen Watertown was elected Dad by De Molay chapters in the state
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Aberdeen
High de Molay
Watertown
William Carleton
Aberdeens
National de Molay
South Dakota
Grand de Molay Council
Kansas City
Carleton
D. W. Steele
Brandh
Knights Templar of
South
Rockham Farmers Elevator stockholders hold annual meeting
Rockham South Dakota June 20 stockholders met at the Legion Hall to hear reports for 1939 40. Directors Robert Ruhlman Tom Hogaboom were reelected and R L Seandrett reappointed manager. Richard Strassburg continues as bulk gasoline salesman. A dividend was declared but funds will be reserved and not paid this year. Grange picnic set for June 28 at Huddleston Grove nine miles south of Wessington with contests and a kitten ball game Beadle and Hand counties compete for tug of war prizes ice cream freezers provided.
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Rockham
Rockham Farmers Elevator
Legion Hall
Robert Ruhlman
Tom Hogaboom
R. L. Seandrett
Richard Strassburg
Grange
Wessington
Huddleston’s Grove
al Grangers
Beadle
Hand
Dee
Safest Year in Railroad History Reported
The 1939 record shows 13 passenger fatalities and 776 injuries, equaling one fatality per 1 743 000 000 passenger miles. The Harriman medal for railroads over a million locomotive miles went to the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha in a field of 56 roads.
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New York
United States
K E. H. Harriman Railroad Safety Award Committee
Harriman
Chicago, St Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Services Held For Mrs John Hoffman
Funeral services were held at the Orient Methodist Church for Mrs. John Hoffman 67 who died Friday at Pierre after a long illness Born in Scotland in 1873 she came to America in 1874 with her parents and settled in Rockford Hand County She leaves one daughter two sons two grandsons three sisters and four brothers Burial followed at Orient Cemetery led by Rev Carl Bracy
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John Hoffman Orient
Orient
John Hoffman
Pierre
Mortgages Sold to Private Buyers in Brookings County
Pierre June 20 An additional 2663 dollars of rural credits department mortgages on Brookings County property were moved to private hands. Director Millard G. Scott noted three County mortgages were sold earlier this year and discussed possible legislation to lower interest rates to liquidate securities.
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Pierre
Rural Credits Department
Brookings County
Millard G. Scott
Scott
Neighborhood Social Briefs LANE to Ipswich for Bible School
Miss Doris Schwabauer left Saturday for Aberdeen to attend Wesleyan Methodist Bible conference then to Ipswich with Miss Mary Meste to teach at the vacation Bible school for two weeks under Rev. Knapp supervision.
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Lane
Doris Schwabauer
Aberdeen
Wesleyan Methodist Bible Can
Ipswich
Mary Meste
Vacation Bible School
Mr. Knapp
Murals by Huron Artist to be Replaced in County Court
Davison County commissioners voted to replace the 1936 oil murals in the county courthouse entry depicting agriculture and industry. Painted by A. W. Armin of Huron for about 300 dollars, the art drew controversy for depicting a cow milking from the left side. New murals will be created by artists employed on the state WPA project.
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Mitchell
Davison County
South Dakota
A.W. Armin
Huron
WPA
Announce Places In CCC For 450 Youths In July
Pierre June 20 Relief not a factor in CCC enrollments says Stanton Clark South Dakota enrollment director Read that 450 places will be available in July registration No applicant will be excluded for not needing the allotment Enrollees may deposit in lieu of the allotment Payments range 30 to 45 dollars monthly with the quarterly enrollment extended through the month
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Pierre
CCC
Stanton Clark
South Dakota
Washington
Silver Creek Conservation Tour Planned in Woonsocket Area
W R B Jamison, chairman of the Silver Creek Soil Conservation District Supervisors, announces a district tour on Wednesday June 26 starting at 1 PM. Attendees may meet at Woonsocket Courthouse or Lundberg's Store Forestburg to view farms showing tree planting shelterbelts contour farming duckfoot cultivators and other practices. The tour is a cooperative effort with the Soil Conservation Service Prairie State Shelter Belt Project and Extension Service to showcase effective conservation methods for farmers and local business people.
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W. R B. Jamison
Silver Creek
Soil Conservation Service
Prairie State Shelterbelt Project
Extension Service
Brass specialist Mrs Sarvis linked to North Dakota farm
Mrs Sarvis, long associated with the North Dakota Experimental Farm at Mandan, is widely recognized as a brass specialist. Her work has earned national recognition across the country.
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Perry Goth
Ree Heights
Legion Auxiliary Head To Address State Convention
Mrs. William Corwith national president of the American Legion Auxiliary will attend the South Dakota state convention in Watertown July 28 31 Mrs. Lois Hatlberg announces Raymond Kelly national commander of the American Legion will also attend and speak at the opening session Eugene Garner has passed U S Navy tests and reached the Great Lakes Training School in Chicago He left Wessington last week J T Sarvis of Mandan ND and Ida Sharp visited Highmore from Thursday to Tuesday and toured canned foods with J H Wooley and H Robinson
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William Corwith
New York
American Legion Auxiliary
Lois Hatlberg
Corwith
Raymond Kelly
Detroit
American Legion
Kelly
Navy Wessington
Eugene Garner
Omaha
U. & Navy
Great Lakes
Chicago
Wessington
Highmore Highmore
J. T. Sarvis
Mandan
N. D
Biscuit
Ida Sharp
J. H. Wooley
Robinson
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