Referendum Sought on Public Contract Laws in South Dakota
Sioux Falls reports that the State Associations of County Commissioners urge a referendum on two 1939 laws governing public contracts. Petitions circulated by Jess M. Smith aim to block July 1 enactment, requiring lowest bid awards for expenditures over 500 unless highway or dam projects exempt. About 13,500 signatures needed by May 25 to place HB 67 and SB 140 on the ballot.
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Sioux Falls
Jess M. Smith
Yankton
State Commissioners’ Association
Minnehaha
Harlan.j. Bushfield
Smith
Commissioners Association
Association
Northwest College of Commerce offers six week teachers course
Announcement states the Northwest College of Commerce offers a six week teachers course from June to July 14 for renewal of South Dakota certificates. It lists shorthand typewriting college accounting business English business law business arithmetic and business economics. Eleven other commercial subjects available in regular summer term from June 5 to August 11 with special low summer rates and a contact phone number 8805.
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Northwest College OF Commerce
South Dakota
Petitions circulate for women admission referendum
HOT SPRINGS May 10 Mrs Anna M Carroll of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and State Soldiers Home says 20,000 of 14,800 signatures needed have been collected to place a referendum on house bill 243 amending admission rules. She notes opposition by state officials and groups but petitions will continue. The bill would charge women in the home 10 per month with no furlough deductions, a public objection she calls unfair.
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Hot Springs
Anna M. Carroll
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
State Soldiers Home of
State Soldiers Home
United Spanish War Veterans
Virgil Juniors Host To Seniors At Annual Banquet
Virgil high school junior class hosted the senior class and faculty at a Saturday banquet at the Marvin Hugghitt Hotel. The Rainbow theme featured crepe paper rainbows, colored nut cups, and a large rainbow decoration. Programs included student and faculty performances and a movie at the Huron Theatre after the dinner.
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Virgil
Virgil High School
Marvin Hugghitt Hotel
Berniece Halbur
Alice van de Walle
Larne
Mr. Dufty
Violet Longcor
Macy Barth
Thurston
Ton
Marcian Jacobs
Huron Theatre
Surprise Birthday Dinner For Orient Pastor
Members of the Orient Lutheran Congregation surprised their pastor Rev. Mr. Andersen after morning services with a dinner party in the church basement. A cash gift was presented to him at the close of the afternoon on May 10.
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Orient Pastor Orient
Orient Lutheran
Mr. Andersen
Popular Speaker Dr Edge to Speak in South Dakota
Dr Joseph H Edge president of Dakota Wesleyan University will deliver 12 speaking engagements across South Dakota next month. He gives commencement addresses in Watertown Woonsocket Florence Sturgis Hot Springs Custer Burke and Valley Springs on set dates and will speak at Alma Memorial Day in Alpena and daily June 6 to 11 at the Redfield Bible Conference.
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Joseph H. Edge
Dakota Wesleyan University
South Dakota
Woonsocket
Florence
Sturgis
Hot Springs
Custer
Burke
Valley Springs
Alpena
Redfield
Paulson Family Trip Near Minneapolis After Visit
Mr and Mrs J F Paulson and their daughter Bernadene departed Sunday for their home in Minneapolis after spending several days visiting Mr and Mrs Chris Paulsen and William Harrison.
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Tulare
J. F. Paulson
Bernadene
Minneapolis
Chris Paulsen
William Harrison
Sioux Falls Woman Named Director of State Library
Miss Mercedes B. MacKay of Sioux Falls was chosen by the South Dakota free library commission to lead the State Free Library in the capitol. She will start July 1 after earning degrees from the University of South Dakota and UCLA and teaching in several South Dakota cities. Mrs. Celeste Barnes will stay in charge until July 1.
Youth Confesses To Coast To Coast Crime Spree
A 21 year old Massachusetts youth gave a 2000 word statement detailing a burglary and larceny spree across the nation from Lawrence through Tennessee Texas California to South Dakota. He implicated companion Ralph Harris alias Jesse Rogers, 23, of Lawrence who escaped arrest. Numerous depredations included thefts in Wyoming Oklahoma Ohio Nevada Oregon Idaho and Montana. Two women at a Newcastle tourist camp received 30 day jail terms for vagrancy.
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Sicum Falls
Nat Lion
Massachusetts
Daniel Edward Conners
Lawrence
Mass
Tennessee
Texas
California
South Dakota
Conners
Ralph Harris
Jesse Rogers
Newcastle
Wyo
Harris
Ohio
Oklahoma
Nevada
Oregon
Idaho
Montara
Two Women Named in Wyoming Meeting Case
Enid Williams aged 28 from Green Bay and Severa Grethompson aged 24 from Waupaca County were identified by Conners and Harris as meeting the women in Wyoming and again in Pigun Rinus. Police say Conners likely faces theft charges. Doland Elderly Woman Victim in Accident
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Enid Williams
Green Bay
Wis
Severa Grethompson
Waupaca County
Conners
Harris
Wyoming
Pigun Rinus
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