Doings Of Interest To C To Central South Dakota Women Girl Scouts Plan One Free Day For Mother
Dr Lillian Gilbreth urges Girl Scouts to make Mother's Day a model for Sundays by letting daughters handle cooking and chores to rest the mother. She advises planning Mondays to ease Monday energy drain and suggests leftovers turned into cookies and preserved treats for the week.
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South Dakota
Girl Scouts
Mother
Lillian Gilbreth
Girl Scout National Board of Directors
Gilberth
Mothes
Soft Water For House Is Needed
A State college chemist explains temporary and permanent water hardness and urges using soft water for cleaning. He notes that softer water reduces soap bills and that simple household softeners, containing zeolite or similar minerals, remove calcium and magnesium. Recharging with salt restores effectiveness.
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John T. ‘Tripp
State College
Sean
Tripp
Six Banquets Set For Monday At Local Churches
Six mother daughter banquets will be held Monday evening at 6 32 at the Methodist Baptist Catholic Congregational Presbyterian and American Lutheran churches with cooperation from the YWCA. The program theme is The Unfolding Life and features singing toasts readings and short plays. Mothers over 70 will receive special recognition and reservations are available at the churches.
Health experts urge Mother's Day focus on safer maternity care
In New York a 400-person gathering of health officers obstetricians and civic leaders urged a nationwide Mother's Day campaign to cut the U S maternal death toll of about 16 000 annually. Speakers cited care gaps lack of access and trained personnel as key factors and highlighted programs in Florida Alaska and South Dakota funded by public health bodies and led by advocates like Grace Abbott and Florence Walker.
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United States
New York
Kermit
Roosevelt
Maternity Center Association
America
Florida
Alaska
Cumming
United States Public Health Service
Grace Abbott
Childrens’ Bureau
John Sloane
Cardinal Patrick Joseph Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
South Dakota
Florence Walker
State Board of Health
Waubay
League of Women Voters
B. W. Feige
Granddaughter's Thoughtful Gift Brightens Grandma Nabor
Grandma Nabor opens a Horista box from Chicago printer Betty’s daughter Henry, finding deep red roses white flowers and ferns. The note moves Grandma to tears and reflections on motherhood, family love, and the privilege of raising children. The scene conveys gratitude, guilt, and reverence for nurturing families.
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Hazel Christoffe
Grandma Nabor
Betty
Henry
Chicago
All Women May Have Nice Hands
A period beauty guide advises daily hand care to keep hands attractive. It outlines steps from washing and massaging to shaping nails, pushing back cuticles, and applying polish, noting a professional manicure can help learn proper technique and daily care ensures lasting loveliness.
Senators Discuss Current Problems On May Broadcast
Three senators will pick issues for the Voters Service program to enlighten voters on current problems. Speakers include Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin and Senator Thomas Walsh of Montana. The May 12 and later programs feature leaders in progressive and investigative circles, with economists planned for May 17. The weekly broadcast runs 7 to 7 33 p m C T.
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Voters
E. W. Feige
South Dakota League of Women Voters
National League of Women Voters
National Broadcasting Company
Robert LaFollette
Wisconsin
Thomas Walsh
Ademocrat
Montana
LaFollette
United States Senate
Walsh
Teapot Dome
Mother Worship Roots of Modern Mother's Day
The piece traces Mother's Day origins to ancient pagan rites in Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome with the Great Mother figure. It notes English Mid-Lent Sunday origins as Mothering Sunday and how the U S formalized Mother's Day in 1908 under President Wilson, shifting from local observances to a national tribute to mothers.
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Asia
Minor
Europe
Asia Minor
Greece
Rome
England
United States
Itt
Wilson
My Mother By Josephine Rice Creelman
A brief verse recalling the speaker’s mother through sea imagery and inner inspiration. The speaker describes the mother’s strength in the ocean, calm presence in a shaded pool, laughter and wondrous eyes, and the mother’s guiding influence within the mind.
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Josephine Rice Creelman
Children health drive urged before school opens
Hu ron mothers urged to have preschool children examined by physicians at low cost as a campaign led by A. J. Lang, superintendent, and nurse Hervida Doms, follows a White House charter demanding comprehensive child welfare. The charter outlines 19 protections from prenatal care to safe housing and education, plus district health and welfare coordination.
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Huron
A. J. Lang
Hervida Doms
Lang
White House
Spring wardrobe blooms with new silk fabric trend
With spring in full sway, readers are urged to shed winter clothes and wear vibrant colors to rival the season’s flowers. A new all silk Oriental crepe called "sweet pea" mimics high end silks and, produced domestically, offers a cheaper alternative to imported dyes while keeping colors vivid for home wear.
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United States
League Of Women Voters Plans Year Of Study On Vital Problems
The Fifth Region secretary Mrs J R Parkes and state president Mrs E W Feige lead a review of past work and outline for year long focus on tiny questions shaping citizens lives. Emphasis on maternity and infancy bill failures prompts public education on Mother's Day. New Woon socket league formed under Mrs Reyburn Theisox with Parkes Feige Bryan and Schuyler attending.
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J. R. Parkes
National League of Women Voters
E. W. Feige
South Dakota League of Women Voters
Pew
Mearkes Im Hertaiz
Qur
League
Arlington
C. B. Tuttledell
Woonsocket
Reyburn Theisox
M. L. Lawson
Parkes
Feige
E. H. Bryan
R. Schuyler
Huon
Schuyler
Human League
Wessington Springs
Did’la Notices a Crippled Man on Phikute Avenue
A fragment describes a girl named Did’la strolling toward a dime store on a spring morning. She notices an elderly man sitting on the sidewalk, hat tipped, veins visible, then quickly turns away with a fleeting smile as she passes him.
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Phikute Avenue
Five day marriage law debates and tariffs study noted
A National League discussion centers on a five day waiting period in marriage licenses as a regional topic. Tariff study plans are announced for Southern leagues, with a new national book on tariffs issued. Mrs. Parkes travels between Minneapolis and the district to assist fall and winter programs while unemployment concerns prompt summer preparations.
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Aberdawn
Parkes Aga
Whey
Iss Devarly
Aber
Netional League
Towa
Wyoming
Minnesota
Nations League
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Emily Post
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John McMahon
National League of Warren Voters
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G. Q. Williams
Della Busch
Foster Carson
Parke
Home and Community Club
Fampun
Sivan
Ford
A. M. Urquhart
Kansas
Sita
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