Retail Trade Rises In Eastern District In March 1941
March 1941 department and general store sales in eastern South Dakota rose three percent from March 1940. Reports from 17 stores show February was down 52 percent from March. First quarter 1941 sales were up three percent year over year. Across South Dakota, 64 stores reported March 1941 sales were four to one per cent above February, with first quarter up three percent. In the Ninth Federal Reserve District, 445 stores across Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin and upper Michigan reported March 1941 sales three percent above a year ago and 37 percent above February. The first quarter of 1941 was two percent higher than last year.
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Southin
Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
South Dakota
Ninth
Federal Reserve District
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Eastern To Sponsor Parents' Day May 9
The second annual Parents Day will be held at Eastern State Normal School on May 9, led by Robert Westaby student president and chair. Parents may visit classes to observe operations, followed by an afternoon student program and a campus picnic to foster acquaintance among students staff and parents.
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Plasuouin
Windy
Eastern State Normal School
Robert Westaby
Adlerika promotes quick relief for bowel issues
An old advertising snippet endorses Adlerika for quick bowel relief and reduced gas. The line claims a 70 year old user has had symptoms for 14 years and mentions Sherman Moss druggists as retailer.
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L. M
Sherman @ Mos
James Valley Co-Op Opens Station Here
The James Valley Co-Operative Association began operation of a gasoline service station at 250 Wisconsin Avenue in Seu with Ed Rieneke as manager. The group also took over the Diamond D-X bulk station on Dakota Avenue north of the C N W Railroad freight office. The Wisconsin Avenue station will offer a full line of motor fuels and lubricants.
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James Valley Co-Operative Association
Wisconsin Avenue
Seu
Ed Rieneke
Charles P. Worrall
Co-Operative Agency
Dakota Avenue
Worrall
Mount Rushmore License Plate Planned for 1942 SD Plates
Rapid City report says a detachable Mount Rushmore plate will accompany each set of 1942 South Dakota license plates. Secretary of State Miss Ringsrud announced the design, approved by the legislature, featuring five silhouettes and the slogan See Mount Rushmore. The plate saves state design costs by remaining usable year after year.
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Rapid City
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
South Dakota
Oliver
Mount Rushmore
Miss Ringsrud
Boyd Leedom
R. T. Burrington
WR. Gronert
Robert J. Dean
Harlan J. Bushfield
G. Norton Jamison
Th‘ State Penitentiary
Sioux ‘Alls
Hand County Exhibit Days Slated May 1-3
The Hand County courthouse assembly room in Miller hosts rural school pupil handwork exhibits in preparation for the county exhibit to run Thursday through Saturday. A spelling contest for fifth to eighth graders begins at 9 AM in the city auditorium, followed by a Hand County chorus rehearsal at 11 AM for a 2 PM concert directed by Glen Shaw. The annual rural student event features the school exhibit and spelling contest.
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Miller
Hand County
City
Glen Shaw
Miller Seniors to Stage Play May 2
Miller High School seniors announce the three act comedy Death Takes a Holiday to be performed Friday evening May 2. Rehearsals progress under Melba Nelson in place of absent dramatic coach Alice Scott. Cast includes Rodney Haas Robert Leckner Lois Hart Arthur Cahalan Dorothy Kindred Maxine Erb Lavorra Johnson Marian Campbell Keith Palmer Gene Graham Francis Schwartz Viola Palmerlee and George Engleman.
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Miller
Miller High School
Melba Nelson
Alice Scott
Rodney Haas
Robert Leckner
Lois Hart
Arthur Cahalan
Dorothy Kindred
Maxine Erb
Lavorra Johnson
Marian Campbell
Keith Palmer
Gene Graham
Francis Schwartz
Viola Palmerlee
George Engleman
Classification To Be Speeded In South Dakota May 1
RAPID CITY, May 1. Classification of South Dakota selective service registrants will be speeded up with a target of finishing by July 1. Col E A Beckwith said after word from national headquarters urging early completion. Upon classification many 1-A men will become registrants awaiting physical examination within 60 days of induction. Also announced a new regulation allowing some convicted felons to be accepted for military service with boards filtering out major crimes, sex crimes, narcotics, repeat offenses, and chronic jail terms.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
Selective Service
E. A. Beckwith
State Selective Service
National Headquarters
Washington, D. C
Beckwith
Col Beckwith
Merit Badges Are Awarded by Tomahawk Scout Board
The Tomahawk District central South Dakota Council board convened at the Scout headquarters in City Hall to certify Scouts for advancement to Second Class. Members included Lynn La Crest chairman G L McNamara and Elias D Bastian. Awards covered woodwork metal work scholarship dairying safety and more. A special Board of Review is planned for Friday May 8 for Mothers Day Court of Honor in Iowa. Sky remains cloudy with light showers east central tonight and east and south Friday.
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Boy Scout Board of Review
Tomahawk
Central
South Dakota
Lynn la Crest
G. L. McNamara
Elias D. Bastian
Jimmy Martin
Sackett Siegenthaler
Vernon Brown
Lee Palm
David Buchanan
Bill Luby
Phillip Clarambeau
Harald Moore
Lyle Bethke
James Clark
Charles Raymond
Norman Buck
Norman Groves
Mothers Day Court of Honor
Weather Summary for Huron and Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with mild temperatures. Sunrise at 5 2 a.m. and sunset at 7 36 p.m. Temperature readings show highs around 56 to 58 degrees in the morning with a mild afternoon. Precipitation totals for the month and year are near normal, with forecasts noting not so cool conditions near Duluth tonight.
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Huron
South Dakota
Sota
Duluth
Tere
Rushmore Memorial Praise and Axis Peace Plan Hazily Summed
Washington reports Representative Serugham of Nevada praised Mount Rushmore as a great human accomplishment yet warned against government funding for future monuments. The article outlines Axis peace terms showing Hitler as world leader, with Britain demilitarized and South America open to Axis influence, stressing the futility of pursuing such terms.
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Washington
Mt. Rushmore Memorial
South Dakota
Serugham
Nevada
France
Europe
Near East
Hitler
England
Canada
Britain
Mediterranean
Fuehrer
United States
Mackenzie Analysis of Axis Spheres of Influence
The piece argues that Hitler’s approach creates spheres of influence among major powers and frames a world order where Germany leads with Italy as junior partner and Japan and other nations in subordinate roles, suggesting possible Axis disavowal if reactions turn adverse.
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Hitler
Germany
Italy
Japan
Rome
Russia
United
Kidney problems blamed on distant tubes and toxins
A garbled notice warns of kidney and bladder issues including back pain, energy loss, nighttime awakening, headaches, and eye bags. It urges seeking medical advice and suggests Doan's Pills as a remedy, claiming removal of toxins and waste from the blood through the kidneys.
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Raiaggmo
Doan
Europe on brink as war stretches into spring
The Times-Advertiser notes Europe heads toward chaos as the war persists. Observers see Hitler seeking swift victory followed by peace on his terms while Italy faces economic strain. Japan’s position remains tied to broader wartime pressures, and Britain under Churchill vows to continue the fight until Hitler is defeated.
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Times-Advertiser
Europe
Hitler
Italy
Japan
China
Britain
Churchill Yly
House of Commons
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