Azaleas Are Civic Pride in Mobile
Azaleas bloom across Mobile from wealthy estates to modest bungalows. The Azalea Trail, begun by Sam Lackland, guides visitors through parks and Spring Hill as 24 431 bushes brighten the city. Notable displays include W. D. Beltincrath’s greenery and the gardens of Warren Field and Tom Boone. The trend dates to 1734 when Francis Landlois introduced varieties. breeding has increased to eleven types with estates along Bay Shore and Fowl River publicized as show places.
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Mobile
Ala
France
Sam Lackland
Spring Hill
W. D. Beltincrath
Warren Field
Tom Boone
Francis Landlois
Toulouse
Albert P. Bush
Deg River
Bellecamp
Fowl River
W. D. Bellingrath
Hitchcock School To Trim Expenses
Hitchcock March 17 Special The Hitchcock school board met at the schoolhouse adopting plans to cut staff by one grade teacher and one high school teacher. Five contracts were offered to Supt L C Sims Nevin Platt Miss Esther Whitney Miss Rosamond Zuber and Miss Mae Grady. A $2700 operating saving is projected for the coming year primarily from salary reductions.
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Hitchcock
Hitchcock School Board
L. C. Sims
Nevin Platt
Esther Whitney
Rosamond Zuber
Mae Grady
Mitchell Legion Aims 400 Jobs For Unemployed
Mitchell March 11 Confidence grows that 400 jobs can be created for jobless residents. Campaign workers report 2,800 hours pledged and 300 pledges to supply work. A goal of 40 pledges is set with window stickers given to those who provide eight hours of work. Strong winds at Highmore March 11 bring whirlwinds across the prairies lifting black dirt into the air and dust storms over fields.
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Mitchell
Mitchell Legionnaires
James River Flooding Near Mellette Thrives Ice Harvests
The James River rises after a dry winter and thaw creating flooded fields and impassable roads. Ice forms 12 inches thick on river and sloughs, with farmers cutting ice for supplies while local youths resume skating on the flooded banks.
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James River
Mellette Mellettey
Ex-Service Men Aid Wheat Distribution
FACT SPRINGS March 17 W P Steig county Legion chairman cooperates with the Red Cross to distribute free Farm Board wheat to farmers in the county. He has appointed precinct helpers in all county functions, all of them ex service men from the Spanish American or World War eras.
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Fact Springs
W. P. Steig
County Legion
Red Cross
Watertown Judge Seeks Reelection in Municipal race
Watertown Municipal Judge Lloyd B. Peterson announced plans to run again in the April 1 election. Endorsed by the Watertown bar, Peterson has practiced in Watertown since 1921 after graduating from South Dakota University in 1921 and Sisseton High School in 1918.
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Watertown
Lloyd B. Peterson
Peterson
Sisseton
South Dakota University
Olympia Cafe To Reopen Next Week After Remodeling
John Georgiades owner of the Olympia cafe says remodeling is near completion and the cafe will reopen next week. The former Olympia Candy Kitchen is being redecorated with a Chicago style scheme and a 24 stool counter will be installed. A new chef will head the kitchen once operations resume.
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Olympia Cafe
John Georgiades
Todey
Olympia Candy Kitchen
Georgiades
Chicago
Charivari Shooter Sentenced After Crowd Incident
Lawrence Wojischowski was sentenced by Judge R C Bakewell to three days in jail and a $1 fine after being convicted of assault with a deadly weapon reduced to the lesser charge of assault for firing a shotgun into a crowd during a charivari. He had allegedly shot at two neighbors last November when a charivari for his brother refused to disperse.
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Plankinton
Lawrence Wojischowski
Bottery
R. C. Bakewell
Wojischowski
De Smet Legion To Distribute Wheat
De Smet May 17 news reports the American Legion unit plans a wheat distribution drive led by De Smet Post 138 as part of wartime relief efforts. Local veterans organize distribution, targeting families in need and coordinating with community groups.
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de Smet Legion
The
American Legion
Twin Births and Plans for Week in Community Report
Will census in the distribution of the wheat reaching this community, and the post will complete plans for the week at a meeting Wednesday evening. Twins are born March 17. Special note: Mrs Gay Palmer boasts of a new discovery.
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Post
Mmirs
Gay Palmer
Twin baby girls arrive. Palmer meets sister in Creshard
A twin pair of baby girls arrived at the home of Mrs. John Steiner in Creshard. Mrs. Palmer recently called her sister and learned of the twins, renewing family contact and noting the newborns.
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John Steiner
Creshard
Palmer
Son of De Smet Residents Dies in Aberdeen
Warren S Thompson, four, a rancher from Advance South Dakota, died suddenly from an abdominal disorder while traveling to Aberdeen from Ipswich. His body will be sent to Rapid City for burial. He is survived by his father and mother of De Smet and by a son of Advance.
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de Smet
Abereen
Warren S Thompacs
Advance
S. D
Aberdeen
Ipswich
Rapid City
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Siaron
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Wow
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LBR. & Mfg. CO
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Armour’s
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