Veteran Bernt Balchen A Top Arctic Rescue Pilot
Associated Press profile recalls Bernt Balchen’s long Arctic rescue career He aided Amundsen Byrd and Byrd’s South Pole flight and later sought survivors from the Viking disaster Balchen flew in dangerous conditions and earned a reputation as an all around pilot and engineer born in Norway he learned to fly in 1920 and later worked commercially in New York and Washington
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Oscar Leiding
Associated Press
New York
Northland
Bernt Balchen
Balchen
Herse Island
Arctic
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
Spitzbergen
Norge
North Pole
Turing Point
Richard E. Byrd
Floyd Bennett
Greenly Island
Bennett
Byrd
South Pole
L. M. Gould
Norway
Royal Army Flying School
Sweden
Lapland
Hudson Bay
Antarctic
Oea
Washington
Agriculture Students At State Get Diplomas
Brookings March 30 The second annual school of agriculture at South Dakota State College graduated 47 seniors during impressive exercises in the college auditorium. A capacity crowd attended led by P. E. Miller of West Central School of Agriculture Morris Minnesota. Diplomas were presented by J. E. Peart of Flandres a regents of education member.
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Brookings
Mar
Secondary School of Agriculture of
South Dakota
State College
P. E. Miller
West Central School of Agriculture
Morris
Orchestra Aids Morning Exercises at Agriculture School Graduation
The School of Agriculture orchestra performed during morning exercises for the twenty first graduation class. The four year course spans five months each, and the event marked one of the largest classes to graduate. Floyd H. Peter Conde serves as class president.
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School of Agriculture
Floyd H. Peter, Conde
Missionary Father Tierney Reported Killed by Bandits
Shanghai dispatch confirms Father Tierney of the St Columba mission at Kiencheng was killed by bandits after demanding a ransom of 40000 silver dollars. Captured November 17, he endured brutal treatment as British authorities urged the Chinese government to intervene, with details scarce as of reporting.
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Shanghai
St. Columbian
Superior Tierney
Kiencheng
Father Tierney
Nanchang
South China
Kiangsi
Kiandsi
Pageant planned for Aberdeen marks Brown County jubilee
A 1800 person pageant costing several thousand dollars will feature Aberdeen Brown County Golden Jubilee events in June. Work on the pageant will begin around April 1 with a central theme recounting local history.
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Aberdeen
Brown County
Thompson Named Farm Board Member With Midwest Support
Frank I Weller reports that Thompson becomes the first professional farmer leader to join the farm board under President Hoover. His appointment surprised farm circles as it ends expectations that a tobacco industry figure would take over Slone’s chair. Thompson commands a strong Midwest following as the new representative of a major commodity.
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Frank I. Weller
Associated Press
Washington
Sam H Thompson
Hoover
Farm Board
Farm Circle
James C. Slone
Thompson
Midwest
Thompson joins farm board as farm leaders rally behind move
In Rapid City on March 30 Thompson is welcomed to the farm board amid backing from American Farm Bureau Federation and National Grange. Reviewers expect his appointment to anchor support for wheat belt policies while the grain stabilization program addresses vast accumulations. Thompson advocates tax reform favoring real estate burden shifts to taxing tangible property by earning capacity.
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Farm Board
Thompson
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Grange
Congress
Washington
Ilization Corporation
Joe
Rapid City
Mar
Fighting Corporation
Legion Post And Ice Company Incorporations
Pierre March 30 The George F E Sperbeck post the American Legion of Parker has incorporated without capital stock The incorporators were J D Knowlton W A Smith and L L Long all of Parker The Rapid Crystal Ice company of Rapid City has incorporated for 50000 Ere nest Gray May F Gray and Katherine Cordes all of Rapid City are the incorporators Y
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