South Dakota Livestock and Crop Conditions at Record Lows
C. J. Borum reports June 1 conditions in South Dakota show the worst on record with winter wheat at 16 percent normal, rye 15 percent, durum 23 percent, and other spring wheat 17 percent. Oats 20 percent and barley 21 percent. Pasture, tame hay, wild hay, and alfalfa all well below normal. Milk per cow averaged 15.8 pounds. hens per farm at a ten year low. Drought threatens feed, water, and liquidation of cattle. rains in June eased pressure but stock sales continue where water is scarce.
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Brookings
South Dakota
C. J. Borum
Borum
Bar Examinations Held At Vermillion
Twelve candidates for the South Dakota bar sat exams in Vermillion on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Bar Examiners were all University of South Dakota School of Law faculty, including Dean Marshall McKusick as chairman and professors L W Feezer C W Schutter J E Payne and Russell Reno. Most examinees were students working on law outside of class. university graduates are automatically entitled to practice in South Dakota.
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South Dakota
Commission of Bar Examiners
School of Law
University of South Dakota
Marshall McKusick
L. W. Feezer
C. W. Schutter
J. E. Payne
Russell Reno
University Law Oo
Man Injured Near Highmore After Barbed Wire Accident
Gus Nolz, a farmer near Highmore, suffered a painful hand injury when barbed wire dislodged from a pony and cut his other hand as he opened a gate. Ten stitches were needed to close the gash. Hyde county school census shows 16 of 25 districts with decreases. total school age pupils in the county 1076, down from 1141 last year. Highmore Independent district reports 21 fewer students than last year.
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Highmore
Gus Nolz
Hyde County
Last Fear
Highmore Independent City
Fireworks Safety Urged by South Dakota Fire Marshal Dawson
State fire marshal W J Dawson urged extreme care in handling fireworks for Fourth of July celebrations in South Dakota. Merchants were asked to ensure safe storage and display to prevent a repeat of a Spencer Iowa fire that destroyed the business district. Parents should keep children away from high risk pyrotechnics and only allow trained adults to handle rockets and Roman candles.
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Pierre
South
South Dakota
Big Bend Wedding Draws Big Crowd
The wedding of Miss Mercy Little Eagle of Big Bend and Antoine Swittbird of Mo took place at the Big Bend Episcopal church on June 2 at 1 30 am Rev David Clark officiated. Mercy wore pale blue crepe. groom wore a dark brown suit. Assa Slow gave the bride away with Mrs Slow as matron of honor and William Adams as best man. Mercy, a graduate of the Pierre Indian school, previously attended Genoa Indian school for a year. The couple left for Mobridge after a large feast and will live on the Cheyenne reservation where the husband has built a new home.
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Big Bend
Harrold
Miss Mercy Little Eagle
Antoine Swittbird
Bridge
David Clark
Assa Slow
William Adams
Mercy
Pierre
Genoa
Mobridge
Cheyenne
Wayland Band Grows Popular At Local Picnics
The Wayland band has drawn crowds at picnics in this area. They played at the north Hand old settlers picnic at Kenyon's grove and at the St. Lawrence picnic and will travel to Ames to perform at the south Hand picnic.
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Wayland
North Hand Old Settlers
Kenyon’s Grove
St. Lawrence
Ames
South Hand
All-Bran Relieves Constipation Says Cadillac Man
A reader letter from Lester Bartholomew of Cadillac Michigan claims All-Bran cured his stomach and digestion issues after years of ineffective medicine. He praises the cereal for natural bulk and vitamin B, noting two tablespoons daily and a doctor if unresolved. Kellogg's is printed as the maker.
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Lester Bartholomew
Cadillac
Mich
Kellogg
Attle Creek
Tugwell to Speak at Farm and Home Day in Brookings
Rexford Tugwell will address Farm and Home Day at State College in Brookings on June 29. Activities begin at 9 AM with judging tours and exhibits, culminating in Tugwell's 1 PM talk. A soil-erosion lecture, garden tour, baseball game, and various displays accompany the program.
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Brookings
Rexford
Tugwell
South Dakota
State College
Senate Ag
Presi_ dent Roosevelt
Towell
Toronto
Brown County Farm Bureau
College Grove
J. G. Hutton
P.L. Keene
Emil Jans
Flag Made By Inmates To Be Dedicated July Fourth
A state flag made by women inmates at Yankton state hospital will be dedicated July 4 in the Danish American National Park in Denmark alongside other national flags. Governor Berry learned of the plan from Ruth Bryan Owen the American minister to Denmark who thanked him for supplying the flag. The flag features a dark blue field with a gold fringe a state seal on one side and a sun on the other surrounded by South Dakota the Sunshine State. The piece accompanies a Danish event with other nations' flags.
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S. D
Pierre
South Dakota
Yankton State Hospital
Denmark
Tom Berry
Ruth Bryan Owen
Methods Of Eradicating Ants In Brookings
Brooklyn area notice summarizes home ant control advice from Mary A. Covert extension specialist. It details nest locations outdoor and indoors, boiling water use, kerosene risks near plants, carbon disulfide usage with careful handling, and a sodium arsenite repellent prepared with syrup or grease for persistent infestations.
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Brookings
Mary A. Covert
Miss Covert
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