South Dakota Weather Becomes Wettest April On Record
Federal meteorologist B R Laskowski reports South Dakota saw 3.90 inches of precipitation in April, 1.82 inches above normal, making it the third wettest April since 1890. Eastern, central, and western thirds recorded higher totals with several counties exceeding six inches. The state experienced heavy snows in the Black Hills and warm spells, with average temperatures 2.6 degrees above normal at 46.4F, marking the warmest April in nine years. Subsoil moisture improved to depths of 2 to over 34 inches. winds damaged buildings and poultry in Hand and McCook Counties.
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South Dakota
Weather Bureau
B. R. Laskowski
Laskowski
Kingsbury
Lake
Butte
Lawrence
Pennington
Fall River
Drirst
Walworth
Carson
Harding
Black Hills
Fairfax and
Menno
Estern
McCook
Bennett
Shannon
Lyman
Dewey
Haakon
Yarly
B. AR. Laskowski
Windstorm Causes Runaway At Wolsey
Wolsey May 9 Special A wind storm last Tuesday afternoon caused a runaway on Main Street. Thomas Jenks’ horses broke loose dragging his plow and potatoes after papers startled the team. The wagon and wheel were scattered near Jenks’ home one mile east of Wolsey. The account also notes oats barley and garden growth, plus improved pastures and green feed for stock as the month closed.
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Wolsey Wolsey
Main Street
Thomas Jenks
Wagey
Babcock
Jenks
Wolsey
South Dakota native named commander of Corps Area
Washington May 9 Brigadier General Frederick E Uhl a South Dakota native was named commander of the 3d Corps Area with headquarters at Omaha He succeeds Major General George W Strong who becomes commander of the 3rd Army Corps at Brownwood Texas Uhl has led the 6th Division at Fort Snelling Minn The change aligns with Lieut General Herbert J Brees being relieved and Major General Walter Krueger set to command the 3rd Army Krueger will be promoted to lieutenant general when he takes over The 64 year old Brees was born in Laramee Wyoming and reaches the age limit June 12
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South Dakota
Uhi
Harrold
Washington
Upi
Frederick E. Uhl
War Department
Omaha
Edc
Uhl
S. C
George W. Strong
3Th Army
Brownwood
Tex
Fort Snelling
Minn
Herbert J. Brees
3Rd Army
Walter Krueger
Krueger
8Th Army Corps
Brees
Laraumie
Wyu
Services Held For Mrs. Chris Rettig In De Smet
De Smet May 9 Special Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Rettig were conducted at the Congregational Church with Rev Earl Russell officiating. Burial followed in De Smet cemetery. Rettig, 84, longtime resident who had lived at Lake Preston prior to moving here, died after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband and two sons Louis of De Smet and George in Minnesota.
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de Smet
C. Rettig
Chris Rettig
Congregational Church
Earl Russell
Rettig
Lake Preston
Louis
George
Minnesota
Rites for Mrs Page Held at Lake Preston
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Page were held Tuesday afternoon at the Lutheran Church west of Oldham with Rev H C Juell of Lake Preston and Rev Mr Johnson of Oldham officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs Page came to the territory with her husband during pioneer days and homesteaded south of Lake Preston. She died recently at the home of her son Gordon Page south of Lake Preston. Surviving children include Mrs Minnie Tenold of Lake Preston.
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Page
Lake Preston
Mary Page
Lutheran Church
Oldham
H.C. Juell
Johnson
Burze
Gordon Page
Minnie Tenold
Lake Prestan
Iroquois Family Attend Sisters' Reception
Iroquois residents Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Fuller and Randall Fuller with Albert McCarthy traveled to Aberdeen to attend a reception for the new Presentation Order of Sisters class. Frances Fuller R. N. joined the order as Sister Vincent. Rosa O'Brien of Waldorf Minnesota also attended and visited afterward. Mary Catherine Fuller R. N. arrived Tuesday evening for a brief visit with her parents.
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Iroquois
R. S. Fuller
Radall Fuller
Albert McCarthy
Aberdeen
Presentation Order of Sisters
Frances Fuller R. N
Vincent
Rosa O'Brien
Waldorf, Minn
Fuller
Mary Catherine Fuller R. N
Huron Students Lead Attendance At State College Jackrabbit Day
Huron high school led participation with 299 on a special train for Jackrabbit Roundup Day at State College as 1,872 SD high school seniors registered. Ninety seven schools were represented, including Napier Neb and Wall SD, with Wall traveling farthest.
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Huron
State College
Brookings
South Dakota
Stanley Nelson
Helland
Nelson
Huron High School
Napier
Neb
Wall High
Volga
Colton
Rutland
Astoria
Canton
Iroquois
Trent
Washington High School
Sioux Falls
Cathedral High School
Lake Benton
Minn
Freeman
Wiborg
Clear Lake
Mitchell
Wagner
Aurora
Valley Springs
White
Flandréau
Indian
Elkton
Arlington
Avon
Forestburg
Humboldt
Minnaola
Wessington
Springs
Carthage
Bristol
Parkston
Salem
Castlewood
Kimball
Raymond
Farmer
Walnut Grove
Madison Central
Oneka
Clark
Bryant
Armour
Watertown
Montrose
Platte
Pierre
Dawson
Mint
Parker
Milbank
Dallas
Eastern
Madison
Barnard
McLaughlin
Gregory
Sisseton
Hayti
Lyons
Scotland
Edgerton
Alexandriay
Egan
Hazel
Gettysburg
Orland Consolidated
Dorothy Benthin
Stakota Club
Paul Campbell
Robert Josephson
Minneola
Achorls
Esther Korstad
Stakata Club
D.C Renter
Donald
Neighborhood News Highlights From Small Town Visits
Norbert Naber of Sheldon spent weekend with his mother, while Mary Naber, George Lecht enberg, Annie Enger, and Katherine Abernathy visited Highmore. Families from Pierre visited a hospital patient and relatives. Finley accepts school superintendent post in Larchwood Iowa. Senior class fishing trip marked skip day. Don Anderson on 15 day furlough from Fort Ord. Various regional visits to Faulkton, Blunt, Burdetye, and Old Town areas. Teachers and librarians attend events in Brookings and Aberdeen. Several residents travel from Los Angeles to visit kin in Highmore. Clifford Curtis hospitalized after emergency operation. Local business notices and staffing changes at General Service, Hot Springs trip planned. Mountain prospectors discussion noted.
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POLOG
Norbert Naber
Sheldon
Tows
Mary Naber
George Lechtenberg
Annie Enger
Katherine Abernathy
Highmore
William Gaspar
Sylvester Miller
Pierre
Bancroft
Mrf
Finley
Larchwood
Iowa
Children’s Clinic To Be Held At Mobridge
A clinic for crippled children will be held at the Lowe Hospital in Mobridge on May 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dr. A. Triple, director of the state health department crippled children division, announced. Children from Carson, Dewey, Armstrong, Campbell, Walch, Potter, McPherson, Edmunds and Faulk counties attend. In charge are Drs Triole, J. M. Butler, J. D. Bailey and Myrtle S. Cerney.
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Mobridge
Lowe Hospital
A. Triple
Crippled Children's Division
State Health Department
Carson
Dewey
Armstrong
Campbell
Walch
Potter
McPherson
Edmunds
Faulk
Wolsey Girl Wins Dakota Wesleyan Scholarship Fund
Marion Steuerwald, Wolsey’s standout musician, earned a $75 Dakota Wesleyan University scholarship after tests last Saturday. She sang a soprano solo with Genevieve Jungemann on piano, and performed two piano solos. Steuerwald excelled academically and led in many activities, including glee club, sextet, chorus, pep club, drama, journalism, and declamatory contests.
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Wolsey
Dakota Wesleyan
Marion Steuerwald
Dakota Wesleyan University
Steuerwald
Genevieve Jungemann
Uhe
SRC
Congressmen Push Small Arms Plant Near Burbank
Congressmen Harrington of Iowa Mundt of South Dakota and Stefan of Nebraska form a tri state effort to locate a small arms plant near Burbank South Dakota They filed a defense brochure detailing the Sioux City area as a proximity partner with transportation rail and highway access and nearby gas and electric lines in the Missouri River region
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Washington
Harrington
Iowa
Mundt
South Dakota
Stefan
Nebraska
Burbank
Defense
Sioux City
Missouri River
High Bluffa
Blunt businessmen back city band sponsorship plan
At a meeting last Tuesday evening Blunt business men agreed to cooperate with the school board in sponsoring the city band and providing free pictures during the summer months.
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BLUNT
Wessington Students Hold Hike and Picnic
A group of Wessington students held a hike and picnic supper last Monday evening at the home of Mrs Lester O Neal, chairman of the W C A council, and mothers of the girls.
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Wessington
Lester O'Neal
W.C. A. Council
College paper wins all American rating at Brookings
The Industrial Collegian, State College weekly student newspaper, earned an American rating from the Associated Collegiate Press for the fifth time in ten years. The honor placed the paper among thirteen national recipients in its enrollment class, with editors Charles Leonard and Brown, managing editor Carl Jensen, and sports editor Stickney noted among the staff.
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Brookings
Industrial Colegian
State College
Associated Collegiate Pross Association Critical Service
Gfarion Iliogs
Javion Nga
Cri
Charles Leonard
teDine
Brown
Carl Jensen
Ween
Any Ups
Stickney
Edlton
Oldham Girls Settle Suit with Wholesaler over Candy Poisoning
Four Oldham girls Frances Wittenhorn Dorothy Stokke Dorothy Carmody and Marjorie Clausen sued a Sioux Falls wholesale concern over candy poisoning. A settlement of a little more than $300 per girl was reached after a hearing in Huron with Nash-Finch Company representatives. Clerk John McAdaragh noted the $20,000 suit was dismissed.
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Oldham Girls
Desmet
Clerk of Courts Office
Oldham
Sioux Falls
John McAdaragh
Huron
Nash-Finch Company
Frances Wittenhorn
Dorothy Stokke
Dorothy Carmody
Marjorie Clausen
Back Wages Paid in Four States Reflect Wage Hour Law Impact
Backwage adjustments by the Federal Wage and Hour Division in April totaled 33286.89 across South Dakota 6565 workers 39 North Dakota 1433 65 Minnesota 518625 to 304 in Minnesota and 12435 Montana 142 workers. L. A. Hill notes the payments boost consumer purchasing and regional business activity aiding defense related employment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
South Dakota
L. A. Hill
North Dakota
Montana
Minnesota
Izill
United States
Oil Company Crews To Start Work Soon
Seismograph crews for Magnolia Oil Company have reached Underwood North Dakota to map a lease bioth in Stanley County near the Canadian border. Carter Oil Company plans to begin seismograph mapping in Ward County North Dakota this week after operating in South Dakota last year.
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Pierre
Dakota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Magnolia Oil Company
Underwood
Magnolia
Stanley County
Carter Oil Company
Ward County
Work On Wolsey Park Underway This Week
Wolsey citizens began work on the Main Street park this week, removing rocks, leveling the plot, and planting trees shrubs and hedges. NYA boys will soon assist by building a fountain benches and other features with tractors furnished by Richard Haeder and C O Lindblad.
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Wolsey Park
Wolsey
Main Street
NYA
Richard Haeder
C. O. Lindblad
Wolsey Visitors and Mitchell Weekend Visits
Mrs Jack Irving and Miss Dorothy McGinty visited Aberdeen on Saturday. Mrs Ada Seeley spent Sunday at Mitchell visiting her father and relatives. Mr and Mrs F C Gordon of Wolsey and Mr and Mrs F B Gordon Jr of Hitchcock spent Sunday in Mitchell visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Frederick Newton of Sioux Falls were at the D C Campbell home Sunday and returned to Sioux Falls with Mrs Mayme Newton.
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Bonilla
Noriene Hewitt
Madson
Wis
Wisconsin
Eldred Hewitt
George Temperly
Lloyd
Cavour
Wolsey
Jack Irving
Dorothy McGinty
Aberdeen
Ada Seeley
Mitchell
F. C. Gordon
F. B. Gordon, Jr
Hitchcock
Fredrick Newton
Sioux Falls
D. C
WPA Employment Shifts Shrink Unskilled WPA Workload
Mitchell reports declines in WPA projects over the past month as private employment grows. Skilled WPA workers hold at 1,035, while Class A unskilled drop from 7,264 to 5,547 and semi skilled drivers fall to 2,120 from 3,360. Only Class B unskilled workers rise, totaling 1,060. Kennedy cites farm labor demand and private hiring as main causes.
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Dena
D. Bro
Jois
Mitchell
Mey Gai
Toe
Stata
Kennedy
Attr
Oles Federal
WEA Funus
Garena
Pii
WPA
Osteopaths Convene State Convention in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls May 9 2 With an expected attendance of about 200 persons the South Dakota Osteopathy Association and women's auxiliary will hold its 43rd state convention here Monday and Tuesday. Featured speakers include Dr. Ray E. McFarland of Wichita Kansas and Dr. Arthur D. Becker of Des Moines president of Still College of Osteopathy. The opening address will be by Dr. C Pascale of Centerville South Carolina association president. The convention will present technical addresses and demonstrations through Tuesday afternoon when officers are elected. A feature of the auxiliary convention will be the presence of Mrs. Hink Becker national auxiliary head.
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Sioux
South Dakota
Qstuupu Ti Association and
Women’s Auxiliary
Ray E. McFarland
Wichita
Kat
Arthur D. Becker
Des Moines
Still College of Osteopathy
C. ©. Pascale
Centerville
S. C
Mrase Hink Becker
Secretaries to meet in Hills May 18
Five Black Hills civic groups plan entertainment for the South Dakota Secretaries Association convention in the Black Hills May 18 to 20. Wall, Cus ter, Belle Fourche, Spearfish and Rapid City commercial clubs will feature scenic tours of the Black Hills and Badlands.
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Hills
Rapid City
Black Hills
South Dakota Secretaries’ Association
Big Bandlands
Wall, Custer
Belle Fourche
Spearfish
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