Expect 150 At War Effort Meet in South Dakota
A South Dakota war effort meeting will gather at the Marvin Hughitt Wednesday for a 150 strong group of business officials and civic leaders. Speakers include Col. Beckwith, Claude Hamilton, C. A. Searing, and more, focusing on coordinating business energies and preventing overlapping patriotic fervor.
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South Dakota
Chambers of Commerce
Marvin Hughitt
Greater South Dakota Association
Col
RE. A. Beckwith
Rapid City
State Defense Council
Claude Hamilton
Sioux Falls
American Legion Department
C. A. Searing
Mitchell
Red
Cross
John Low
Watertown
League of South Dakota
J. H. Allen
Yankton
Pierre
State Defense Savings Staff
Alfred R. Barnes
U. S. DB. A. War Board
Paul K. Myers
Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
Itomigan
Velef
Conductec
Clifford Drnoti
Aberdoun
Rue
G. S. Barnes
de Smet
Tha Presa
Clifford Arnold
Jack Bailey
American News
Aberdeen
Robert D. Lusk
Evening Huronite
Huron
Journal
Hegister
Rookings
Nawspaper
Secretes
F. Keller
Belle Fourche
A.4
Kirkpatrick
Pean Thompson
J. H. Drury
Chamberlain
M. Schamberg
Mobridge
Ordon - Mikkelson
Associated Press
W. A. Simmons
The
Argus Leader
A. H. Sherwood
de Smet News
George A. Starling
STATE GUARD MOBILIZATION PLANS FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
The governor authorized Colonel Beckwith to organize a state guard under a 1941 act, with pay comparable to a regular US Army colonel and federal allowances estimated at 600 to 700 dollars monthly. Leaders from the American Legion and Veterans groups urged action, resulting in a conference that outlined a 360-man mobile unit.
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State Guard
United States Army
South Dakota
Tha
Harlan J. Bushfield
Beckwith
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fee
Ternmey
South Dakota Weighs Guard Plans as War Time Proceeds
The article details state officials' slow progress toward a state or national guard, noting Colonel Backwith and Governor Bushfield lack of action. Despite a 1941 appropriation of 18,000 for July 1941 to June 1942 and a later raise to 26,000, funds show heavy admin and maintenance draws. Local sheriffs in Sioux Falls, Watertown, Aberdeen, and Yankton report makeshift efforts, while no formal guard units exist in several cities and volunteer groups have not organized.
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Tard
Organi Mn
Portage
Backwith
Bushfield
South Dakota
Nationa Guard
Cole Beckwith
Nations Guard
Statl Guard
Sioux Falls
JA. Vandiver
Bievar
Abardeen
W. J. Kas
Watertown
Unce Legion
Mitchel Citize
Yankton
Rapid City
Huron
John Boyle
Sarvey Huntley