Mrs Gossard Of Beckham Dies At 79 In Rockham
Mrs. Alice Baker Gossard, born May 16 1862 in West Liberty Iowa, widow of Jesse Gossard, died Friday at 79. Survived by husband two sons Lawrence Jay Aberdeen and William Alan Rockham and three daughters Madge Clarice Schayen Minneapolis Delpie Lillian Strasburg Rockham and Marguerite Brockway Sioux City ten grandchildren six great grandchildren and one sister Mrs Dora Troupe Marshalltown Iowa. Funeral services held Monday at Rockham Methodist with Rev J E Robinson officiating. Burial in Rockham Cemetery.
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Rockham
Jesse Gossard
J. E. Robinson
E. F. Buss
Charles Harv
Ted Stapp
Hannah Buse
William Doffiman
Alice Baker Gossard
West Liberty
John
Christian Palmatier
Ames
Boone
Kelley
LeRoy
Nina
Lawrence Jay
Aberdeen
William Alan
Madge Clarice Schayen
Minneapolis
Delpie Lillian Strasburg
New Marguerite Brockway
Sioux City
Dora Troupe
Marshalltown
Gossard
Rockham Aid
Congregational Aid
Scott Morris
Dave Stapp
F. W. Irasburg
Walter Sanger
Wesley Levizan
H. B. Levitan
Rockham Cemetery
Uncle Walt Born in Highmore Gasoline Alley Link
Walter Drew, origin pattern for Gasoline Alley's Uncle Walt, born in Highmore in 1886 and later moving to Tomah Wisconsin. He died last Saturday in Chicago after a long illness. He was a Western Union Telegraph supervisor and cousin to Frank King wife Delia Drew King. Burial was in Tomah.
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Gasoline Alley
Walt
Highmore Highmore
Cially
Walter Drew
Chicago
Highmore
Tomah
Wis
Drews
J. B. Perkins
Abigail Drew
J. Drew
C. H Drew
Highmore Drews
Delia Drew King
Frank King
Uncle Walt
Armour Institute
Windy City
Lake Division Western Union Telegraph Company
Christian Science
Local Names Listed In Omaha Sioux City Notices
Community acknowledgments name Mrs. L. J. Gossard and Mr. Duffy and family Aber deen. Mr. and Mrs. Schoyen and daughters of Minneapolis. Art Mc Carthy and D. Jones of Artesian. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. McEwen of Omaha. P. H. McEwen and son of Yankton and Mrs. W. J. Brockway of Sioux City.
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L. J. Gossard
Frank Duffy
Aberdeen
A. A. Schoyen
Minneapolis
Art McCarthy
D. Jones
Artesian
D.S. McEwen
Omaha
P. H. McEwen
Yankton
W. J. Brockway
Siouxity
Miller Fun-Fest Draws Juniors Dances and Carnival
Miller plans a two day celebration with a Saturday junior ball game against Wessington Springs and Friday Saturday dances. The Art B. Thomas Shows Carnival events headline the festival with drum and bugle corps from Huron and the Wolsey band performing Friday evening. Local merchants back the event with trade bargains.
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Miller Miller
Miller
Wessington Springs
Art B. Thomas
Huron
Wolsey Band
Hand County Club Women Tour Kit chen Improvement Projects
Hand County home extension clubs led by Nellie McLoughlin guide 63 members on a south Hand County tour visiting Ree Heights Ree Heights area kitchens including Jane McGee Mrs Veep Arbogast and others. Picnic at Rose Hill dam followed visits to Frank Clegg St Lawrence Bessie Polchow and McLoughlin Miller. A north county tour is planned for July 1. contact Miller county extension office for arrangements.
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Hand County
Miller
Nellie McLoughlin
South Hand County
Ree Heights
Jane McGee
Hee F Heights
Mary Arbogast
Ross Cotton
Dan Heitzman
Thedore Fisher
Rose Hill Dam
Frank Clegg
St. Lawrence
Bessie Polchow
Miss McLoughlin
Bible School Session Ends At Highmore
Highmore church school closed a two week Bible class session with a picnic at St Lawrence and observed Church School Day with a student program. Rev W P Slocum and Mrs Slocum directed the session with assistance from Evelyn Harris Marilyn Matteson Ruth Jean Kelly Evelyn McTague Ina Mae McInnis Phyllis Christensen Bonnie Foster and Aline McDonald. Attendance averaged across the period.
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Highmore
United Methodist and Congregational Church School of
St. Lawrence
W. P. Slocum
Evelyn Harris
Marilyn Matteson
Ruth Jean Kelly
Evelyn McTague
Ina Mae McInnis
Phyllis Christensen
Bonnie Foster
Aline McDonald
Cradle Shower Honors Three Hitchcock Women
A cradle shower was given by the Kil-Kare Club for Mrs. Dale Van Voorhis Mrs. Erwin Gross and Mrs. Kent Wright at the Van Voorhis home. Bridge awards went to Mrs. Van Voorhis and Mrs. M. C. Dawson, gifts were given and lunch served.
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Hitchcock Hitchcock
Kil-Kare Club
Dale van Voorhis
Erwin Gross
Kent Wright
Dale ‘van Voorhis
M. C. Dawson
Will Skarin couple marked 25th wedding anniversary
About 65 relatives and friends gathered last Sunday at the Will Skarin home in Hitchcock to honor Mr. and Mrs. Skarin on their 25th anniversary. A short program and visiting occupied the afternoon, followed by a five o'clock pot-luck supper. The couple received a chenille bed spread from their children and a silver shower from friends.
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Hitchcock Hitchcock
Will Skarin
Neighborhood News from Highmore and Surrounds
Highmore area residents travel to Denver for visits and a trap shoot while family gatherings and local club events span Wellington Willow Lake Bancroft Manchester and Hitchcock. Notable mentions include M r and Mrs Will McDonald visiting the east coast and a Ladies Altar Society picnic at St Joseph s Church in Wellington.
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Highmohe
Ed. Bottcher
Denver
East Coast
Sarah Whealy
Rutland
W. P. Slocum
Slocum
Roger Whealy
el Paso
Tex
Highmore
Wellington
Ladies Altar Society
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Echoes of Townsfolk Visits and Travels Across South Dakota
Local notes from Highmore, Bancroft, Sheffield, Hitchcock, Wolsey, and surrounding areas recount visits by relatives, travel to Lincoln and California, and a funeral. Mentions include Sheila Reye from Brighton, June Enger, Mrs. M. H. O'Brien, and Karen Lake, with grasshopper damage reports near Ree Heights and a new birth in Springfield.
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Higmnore
James Doughers
Sheila Reye
Brighton
Mica
Frank Enger
Dougherty
June Enger
Bernard Flynn
Harry O’brien
Washington, D. C
Highmore
M. H. O'Brien
Bonnie O Brien
Kington
Milas . Wes
Arapahoe
Bancroft
George Perry
Ree Heights
May Harvest Oats At Gann Valley This Week
Harvesting of oats is expected to start this weekend in the Gann Valley community as farmers aim to beat grasshoppers. Winter oats planted earlier are progressing rapidly and likely to be harvested before grasshopper damage increases.
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Gann Valley
Manchester graduate reads sermon at Presby church
Glen Ritterbusch, a State College graduate, delivered the address at the Manchester Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning. Rev. A C Gordon led the devotional service after a recent eastern vacation. Ritterbusch departs this week for army duty and is a church member.
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Manchester
Glen Ritterbusch
State College
Manchester Presbyterian Church
A. C. Gordon
Ritterbusch
Manchester Church
Highmore Youth Enlists Navy Aviation Cadet at Pensacola Base
Cadet William A. Stimson of Highmore, son of Mr and Mrs Stimson, has been stationed at Pensacola Naval Aviation Base after transferring June 12 from ground training at Wold Chamberlain Field. A 22 year old with schooling at De Smet Brookings and State College, he trained via Sioux Falls Sioux Skyways and Augustana, completing courses in aeronautical training before enlisting May 1 in Minneapolis as a seaman second class.
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Migemors
William A. Stinaeson
Macad YN
Stim 1Son
Highmore
Naval Aviation Base
Pensacola
Stimson
State College
Brookings
Pena
Kurt Graf
Sioux Falls
Sioux Skyways
Augustana
Harvey L. Smith
Bill
Sioux Airways
Minneapolis
U. S. Navy
Wold- Chamberlain Field
de Smet
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Claims Bile Flow Relief
An old advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to relieve digestion issues and promote bile flow. It markets the product as improving morning wakefulness and gut health, instructing readers to take as directed and noting a 10¢ price.
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Carter
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Appleton
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Ida Grove
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Marcella
John Barrett
St. Paul
Pearl Granberg
Earl Robinson
Lila
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Noel Granberg
Listen
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Bernetta
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Clair Smith
Billie Claire
Gettysburg
Elbert Baird
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Floriene
Jane
Vircting
Morton Lake
Karen
St. Joseph
Mich
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Sheffield
Edward Jansen
Walter Badger
Howard Knutz
Walter Carr
Helen
Hitchcock
Edith Skarin
Floyd Paul
Redfield
Wolsey
Kenneth Glaze
Fred Newton
Stanton
Beth Gordon
Mitchell
Kathryn Fry
Deer Lake
Garrett Holleman
Springfield
Holleman
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Richard Doering
RGIL
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Lincoln
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Lowell
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Fred Guthmiller
Round Lake
Jimmy Paddleford
Myron Paddleford
Kansas City
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Highmore Youth
Pensacola Naval Aviation Base
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Fifth and
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