University Club Honors Mothers Week-end Plans At USD Vermillion
Mortar Board sponsors all university Mother's Day observance at the University of South Dakota Vermillion for May 10 and 11. A Mother Son and Daughter banquet is set for May 10 at Congregational church parlors with addresses by Dean Julian and Miss Glassbrook. Music by LaVerne Eklund and Stella Anker, Vermillion. Activities include registration, campus tour, banquet, evening entertainment, church services, and a symphony concert.
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University Club
University South Dakota
Mortar Board
Congregational
Mildred Friese
Wolsey
Cressey
Biaux Falls
J. H Julian
University
iMiss Eva Glassbrook
LaVerne Eklund
Stella Anker
Vermillion
East Hall
Dean Glassbrook
Dakota Hall
Congregational Church
Symphony Orchestra
Swedish Farm Boy Rises To High Post
Eric Englund, born on a Swedish farm in 1893, rose from farm work in Texas and Oregon to become assistant chief of the bureau of agricultural economics. He joined the Agriculture Department as a special assistant under Security Jardine and now serves under Secretary Hyde. He holds degrees from Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon and did graduate work at Wisconsin, Chicago, and Harvard. Since 1928 he has led the division of agricultural finance and will continue to direct its activities.
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Washington (P
Department of Agriculture
Security Jardine
Eric Englund
Hyde
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Englund
Sweden
United States
Texas
Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
University of Oregon
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Harvard
Agricultural Fivance
Farmers Use Butter Substitute In East Campaign
Lansing Michigan 44 The campaign to date the butter substitute from the American dinner table must start with the farmer. A survey by the state department of agriculture shows sales of butter substitutes in 7 stores across 16 northern Michigan counties reached 214,842 pounds last year versus 226,075 pounds of butter. Substitutes accounted for 48.2 percent of total consumption.
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Lansing
Mich
Toj
State Department of Argiculture
Michigan
Plants Survive 70 to 100 Hours Without Oxygen
Plants endure long oxygen starvation. tomato plants kept in oxygen-deprived conditions continued respiration for 70 to 100 hours before showing injury. Research reported by P. R. Gustafson of the University of Michigan to the AAAS highlights plant respiration and its difference from human respiration.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
American Association For the Advancement of Science
P. R. Gustafson
University of Michigan
Thrifty Industries Turn Salvage To Coin
The department of commerce says thrift by American industry salvages scrap and refuse to save about 1.125 billion dollars. The Bureau of Mines notes half a billion saved reclaiming scrap iron and steel and a quarter billion from other metals. Salvage is a growing industry aiding raw material supply and lowering product costs.
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Washington P
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Mines
Department
J. P. Dunlop
Bureau
98 Year Old Doctor Offers Health Maxims in Paris
Dr. Alexander Gueniot, a 98 year old member of the French Academy of Medicine, shares health tips including breathing deeply eating less meat and more vegetables and praising wine as a tonic while warning against hard liquor. He notes he celebrated 50 years in the academy and believes people could reach 100 with prudence temperance and increased oxygen intake though he says average air intake is only a quarter of what is needed.
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Paris
Alexander Gueniot
French Academy of Medicine
Gueniot
Bus Schedule Between Huron and Pierre With Connections
The Huron Pierre bus leaves Huron at 2 45 p m and reaches Pierre at 7 00 p m after connecting with trains from Wolsey at 3 38 p m. It departs Pierre at 6 20 a m and connects with the Wolsey southbound train at 10 20 a m arriving back in Huron at 10 45 a m.
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Huron
Wolsey
Pierre
Gold Star Mothers To Be Entertained At Local Theater
Gold Star mothers of Huron will be honored next Sunday for Mothers Day. The Huron theatre in cooperation with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will escort Gold Star Mothers to see the all talking picture Those Who Dance featuring Monte Blue Lila Lee Betty Compson and William Boyd. Legion and VFW members will provide automobile transport to and from the theater.
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Huron
Huron Theatre
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Huron Theater
Monte Blue
Lila Lee
Betty Compson
William Boyd
Lisbon Monuments Decaying In Parks
In Lisbon the monuments to national heroes remain unfinished or neglected in parks and squares. The Martyrs of the Republic and War Dead projects lie abandoned for years, while even Vasco da Gama has no completed memorial in the capital.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Republic
Vasco de Gama
India
Povo mocks monument plan for Portugal's late president
The Povo group satirizes a project to raise a monument to Antenio Jose de Almedia, the former Portuguese president, lampooning the authors behind the proposal as they rehearse these facts from a couple of centuries ago.
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Povo
Antenio Jose de Almedia
Portugal
Doctor Believes That The Heart Never Fails
Columbia Missouri pathologist Dr. Robert W Siddle from the University of Missouri argues heart failure stems not from the heart itself but from nervous system issues. He notes monkey heart strips continued beating 9 to 15 hours after removal, underscoring the heart’s resilience.
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Columbia
Robert W. Siddle
University of Missouri
Dr. Siddle
Paroled prisoners in Tennessee fund their own supervision
Paroled prisoners in Tennessee contribute money to support parole officers who monitor them after release. Fred Acuff, a parole officer, notes about 80 percent of paroles are successful. Prisoners are employed before release at no less than $20 per month plus board, agreeing to pay the state 24 dollars monthly from wages. The state uses that money to pay parole salaries, with employers turning over one third of wages to the state, held until final discharge.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Fred Acuff
Mayan Temple Island Planned for Chicago World’s Fair
A 1933 Chicago World’s Fair feature envisions a man made island on Lake Michigan hosting a Maya temple reconstruction. Dr. Franz Blom and the National Research Council outline replicas of Uxmal Monjas, Mayan dances, and ancient American Indian habitats including Mound Builders and Eskimo camps for an immersive exhibit.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
National Research Council
Franz Blom
Tulane University
Yucatan
Uxmal
Lucatan
Gasoline Taxes Put Millions On New Roads
Washington reports 1929 data showing the average motorist used 10.2 gallons of taxed gasoline weekly and paid 17.72 dollars per vehicle in gasoline taxes. Across the nation motorists consumed over 13.4 billion gallons of taxed fuel.
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Washington (P
Bureau of Public Roads
Rural road revenue tops four hundred million in 1929
States and the District of Columbia collected 431,626,454 in revenue in 1929 with most funds directed to rural road construction and maintenance. The average fuel fee was 3.23 cents per gallon, up from 3 cents in 1928, with 20 states raising rates by one or two cents. The highest rate reached six cents a gallon.
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District of Columbia
Eastman Honored In Chemists Field
George Eastman receives a chemistry medal from the American Institute of Chemists for his rare chemicals venture which changed access for universities and researchers. The article notes years of secrecy and Eastman’s impact on scientific experimentation and pricing in this niche industry.
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Eastman
Philadelpha
George
Timany
Rare Chemicals
Ican Institute of Chemists
Liberia
Wir
Monsier Chemicals du the
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