Adjust Reduce Farm Debt Load
Lincoln Nebraska May 5 7 The Re Retitlement administration reports over 13 million dollars spent in South Dakota in two years. Regional director Cal A Ward cites 3277 farm debt adjustments totaling 5 026 719 in indebtedness or more than 35 percent of prior debt. Rehabilitation loans totaling 2 826 425 to 3 317 farm families. Emergency loans for drought 21 355 families 1 921 978. Grants totaling 524 821 to 49 134 families. Cooperative and community service loans 11 000. Land utilization program bought about 750 000 acres for 3 700 000 across several counties with development started.
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Lincoln
Neb
South Dakota
Cal A. Ward
Federal
Ward
Badlands-Fall River
Pennington
Jackson, Custer
Fall River
South Central
Lyman, Stanley
Jones Counties
Litle Moreau
Dewey County
Fort Sully
Sully
Rainbow Girl staged by Cavour seniors in May crowd
Cavour May 5 special Rainbow Girl was presented to a record crowd at the schoolhouse Friday evening by the Cavour Senior class. Miss Lethw Costain directed the play with actors including Doris Able, Byron Burgeson, Verda Rauch, Evelyn Landrigan, Earl Butz, Dale Anderson, Jean Martin, Mannah Hines, Gilbert Pier, Reta Kaulhs, Philys Cucker. Baccalaureate services are set for Sunday evening at the school by Fa of St Patricks. Graduating services will be held May 14 at the school.
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Cavour
Lethw Costain
Roxy
Doris Able
Potter Carrington
Byron Burgeson
Verda Rauch
Adele C. Carrington
Evelyn Landrigan
Eugene Carrington
Earl Butz
County spelling test held in Miller Saturday
Hand spelling tests brought seventh and eighth graders from Hand County to Miller City School and fifth and sixth graders from De Tow Township. Ardith Locke won for the older group, Carel Ecker took second. Ray Perkins led the younger group with Phyllis Arboxast second, taught by Eva Schaefer and Ethel Kintigh respectively.
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Miller Miller
Hand County
This City
Ardith Locke
Miller City
Carel Ecker
Spring Township
Eva Schaefer
Ray Perkins
Miller
Phyllis Arboxast
de Towenship
Ethel Kintigh
Howard Perkins Visits in Burnette Burdette
Howard Perkins of California spent the week here visiting friends and acquaintances. He taught school in Burdet te Township for two years. He is en route to Chicago to visit his sister Mrs Bowlings.
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Burnette Burdette
Howard Perkins
California
Spain
Howard
Burdette Township
Chicago
Bowlings
Supt Amos Tschetter Visits Carpenter Residents
Supr. Amos Tschetter visited Carpenter on Friday and spent the weekend at the home of his parents, continuing a brief sojourn in the area.
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Carpenter Erwin
Supr
Amos Tschetter
Friday Aveine
Sanborn Spelling Contest Is Held
Sanborn County held a spelling contest at the high school building on Saturday with solid turnout. In the written division Hazel McGee of Butler Five won first, Billy Britton of Letcher Consolidated second, and Maxine Grabenstein of Letcher Consolidated third. In the oral division Martha Highland of Benedict Five took first, Hazel McGee second, and Billy Britton third. McGee will join first-place friend as Sanborn reps to the state contest at Huron next fall.
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Sanborn
Woonsocket
Sanborn County
Hazel McGee
Butler
Billy Britton
Letcher Consolidated
Maxine Grabenstein
Martha Highland
Benedict
Rosemary Moran
Delma Ferguson
Huron
Directors Named At Redfield Congregational Conference
The Congregational Conference elected multiple directors to serve two years including Rev. W. B. Kline Vermillion and Rev. A. A. Nelson Milbank with several others across Huron Belle Fourche and Sioux Falls. A second group fills one year terms to complete 1937 38 board composition with ex officio members Pres. C. Woodburn and Rev. A. Warner registrar.
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Redfield Redfield
Congregational Conference
W. B. Kline
Vermillion
W. H. Tera
Huron
A. A. Nelson
Milbank
C. BE. Moeddie
Seley
Harry Blunt
Belle Fourche
F. P. Frazier
Santee
Neb
A. C
Aberdeen
Lois Joy Hartung
McLaughlin
D. D. Brady
Wessington Springs
Thad Oviatt
Pres. EC. Woodburn
Spearfish
A. C. Warner
Highmore Juniors Entertain Seniors at Banquet
The Highmore Junior class of 1938 hosted the senior class at a May 5 banquet in St. Mary's Church dining room. Altar Society women served a three course dinner while freshmen and sophomores catered. The program featured toasts, music, and dances, with Miss Josephine Quirk as toastmistress and Nat Erlandson's Columbians providing the music for dancing in the high school gym.
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Highmore
Highmore High School
At & T
St. Mary's Church
Altar Society
Josephine Quirk
Nat Erlandson
Recent Rains Cheer Farmers Near Blunt
Blunt reports 1.12 inches of rain over three days with a warm northeast wind and high humidity hinting at more moisture to come. April drought eased, optimism replaces earlier apprehension as soil moisture improves and topsoil erosion eased by late April. Burdette seeding largely complete despite slowdowns, with many early fields now up and growing rapidly after abundant rain.
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Blunt Blunt
Gunnison Attacks Rural Credit Lease Policy Changes
Pierre May 3 George L Gunnison former Rural Credit Board secretary and deputy state treasurer accused W R Hoeve Rural Credit Director of withholding facts about lease policy changes. Gunnison said new policy issues a separate lease for each tract and reduced cash rent collection, cutting department receipts about 45 percent in the first three months of 1937 to 197,965.83 from 438,346.93 in 1936. He warned that bonds and interest are payable in dollars, not leases.
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Pierre
George L Gunnison
South Dakota Rural Credit Board
W. R. Hoeve
Hoese
Gunnison
Leys House
May Land
Rural Credit Department
Gunnuison
Hocsa
Virgil Junior-Senior Banquet Held in Huron
The Virgil Junior-Senior banquet took place Saturday evening at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel in Huron. Attendees included Schuyler Hebron, Koren Gooding, Leon Jacobs, Maxine Shepherd, Misa Croes, and Supt. Thurston with a group of girls singing. Afterward the group went to the Huron Theatre.
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Virgil
Huron
Marvin Hughitt
Cavers
Schuyler Hebron
Koren Gooding
Leon Jacobs
Maxine Shepherd
Misa Croes
Supt. Thurston
Huron Theatre
Democrat Women To Convene At Pierre
South Dakota Democratic Party women are asked to meet in Pierre on Saturday May 6. The gathering, sponsored by the state committee's woman’s division, aims to orient newly elected district vice chairmen to the division’s functions. Discussion will cover the reporter plan, an educational program to enhance women's knowledge of governmental affairs.
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Pierre Pierre
South Dakota
Democratic Party
Pierre
State Committee
Leona Crowlie
Nine Pledged To Alpha Zeta Frat At State College
Two dozen agricultural students were pledged to Alpha Zeta, the national honorary fraternity, at State College this week. Informal initiations occurred across the week for listed names in Brookings, Roslyn, Clark, Webster, Mitchell, Faulkton, and surrounding towns. Formal installation ceremonies were held May 2.
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Brookingsay
Alpha Zeta
State College
Henry Lardy
Roslyn
Francis Jomlin
Brookings
Donald Thompson
Bruce
John Wolfs
Clark
Arthur Vandal
Lake Andes
Elmer Koop
Mitchell
Kenneth Keller
Faulkton
David Pearson
Webster
Allen Evans
Push Campus Beauty Campaign At State
BROOKINGS May 5 Spring rains boost State College campus beautification plans outlined by L L Davis landscape architect in the College horticulture department. Evergreen trees are being planted in front of Winona and Weeota halls a buckthorn hedge is transplanted between the home economics house and the men s dormitory and elm trees are being planted at selected campus spots. We anticipate a fairly wet year but have prepared for a dry one with two homemade sprinklers to water areas showing drought stress. Plans to reseed part of the women s athletic field are under consideration following drought damage last summer.
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Brookings
State College
L. L. Davis
College
Winona
Weeota
Davis
South Dakota urged to buy local chicks to cut early mortality
Brookings May 5 Special Marlin H Simonson urges South Dakota poultry raisers to buy chicks from state hatcheries to avoid long shipments and temperature shocks. Local hatcheries, he notes, produce competitive stock, participate in the National Poultry Improvement Program, and support the state's economy through premiums, wages, and taxes while reducing disease risks.
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Brookings
Marlin H. Simonson
South Dakota
Simonson
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