Protecting Horses From Sleeping Sickness Warned
Pierre May 13 Special warns horse owners to guard against sleeping sickness as insect season begins. The American Foundation for Animal Health notes the disease, spread by biting insects, has affected over a million horses in this country. Vaccination with chick embryo vaccine offers about a year of immunity, and should be done before outbreaks. Farmers are advised to use nets screens and sprays to protect horses, especially in low, wet areas, as the disease travels in waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Foundation For Animal Health
Foundation
Memorial rites planned for Porter Rich at Congregational Church
A memorial service will be held at the Congregational Church in Lake Preston on Sunday afternoon May 16 for Porter Rich, son of Mr and Mrs Li W Rich. He was the first boy from the town to...
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Lake Preston
Congregational Church
Porter Rich
Li. W. Rich
Farm Review reports tractors at record high and horses at low
The weekly South Dakota State College Farm Review details a record rise in tractors and tractor-drawn machines, with horses in decline due to labor shortages and aging equipment. It cites January 1 figures near two million tractors globally and 12 million horses, notes tractor ages around 6.4 years, and highlights related farming shifts including chicken garden rotation and reusable jars for wartime efficiency. It also covers Sudan grass for milk, home repair in wartime, and livestock feed concerns urging conservation and efficient use of grain, hay, and pasture.
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Sudan
R. A. Dairyman
Dakota
Cave
State College
Chester C. Davis
U. S
PEO Elects New State Officers at Aberdeen Convention
At the closing session of the state PEO convention in Aberdeen on Wednesday, officers were installed. New state officers: Constance A. Robertus Wagner president Ruth K. Caille Sioux Falls first vice president Maylouw Amunsen Mobridge second vice president Margaret Lamont Mobridge organizer Henrietta Smiley Deadwood recording secretary Hazel Hay Vermillion corresponding secretary Serena Leyinger Yankton treasurer. Next convention planned for Belle Fourche.
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Aberdeen
Constance A. Robertus
Wagner
Ruth K. Caille
Sioux Falls
Maylouw ‘Amunsen
Mobridge
Margaret Lamont
Henrietta Smiley
Deadwood
Hazel Hay
Vermillion
Serena Leyinger
Yankton
Will Recruit Student Nurses Will Recruit Student Nurses
May is set aside to recruit student nurses stressed by Miss Carrie A Benham R N executive secretary for the South Dakota Nursing Council for War Service in Mitchell South Dakota She noted nursing builds confidences and is a foundation for homemaking living and future possibilities The ten accredited South Dakota nursing schools accept high school graduates or college trained women with classes starting in June or autumn Some courses may be taken at nearby colleges during summer sessions for preparation for the war effort and family life
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Mitchell
Carrie A. Benham
R.N
South Dakota Nursing Council For War Service
South Dakota
Schodls of Nursing
Miss Benham
Entertains Eight at Bridge Party in Faulkton
Mrs A A Thelen hosted eight women at a bridge party in Faulkton on Wednesday evening.
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Faulkton
A. A. Thelen
Sheriff Leads Scrap Drive In LaMoure County
LaMoure County North Dakota reports sheriff Carl Lindzom as volunteer chairman of a general salvage program. A scrap dealer and a farmer joined the effort yielding a 15 ton tractor 20 tons of scrap and an old jalopy. The farmer received a $70 advance payment and the county collected $70 from the farmer to apply on back taxes.
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LA Moure
N. D
LaMoure County
North Dakota
Carl Lindzom
LaMoure
Lake Preston PTA Installs Officers
Lake Preston May 13 Special The final PTA meeting for the school year was held Monday evening at Lake Preston School. Mrs A Sturland led the policy review and aims discussion with Supt A Coulson and La Verne Kopperud. New officers installed are President Mrs D G Keer Vice President Mrs George Hay Treasurer Miss Agnes Berdahl and Mrs Kallwey as treasurer.
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Lake Preston
PTA
A. Sturland
A. Coulson
LaVerne Kopperud
D. G. Keer
George Hay
Agnes Berdahl
Cand
Kallwey
Towns Urged To Hold Celebrations Sundays
Northwest cities and towns are urged by War Production Board Chairman Donald M Nelson to observe Memorial Day and the Fourth of July on Sunday rather than Monday to maintain full-time regular schedules in essential war industries. He cited Allied victories at Bizerte and Tunis and urged workers to capitalize on the momentum.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Donald M. Nelson
The
War Production Board
Nelson
Bizerte
Tunis
Efort
Service Officials Will Meet May 19
Governor M. Q. Sharpe said a meeting of district and state United Service Organization officials will be held at Pierre May 19 to plan the 1943 war fund drive. Participants include Frank R. Bynum of Denver regional USO representative and W. A. Lowry of Madison state chairman.
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Pierre
M. Q. Sharpe
United Service Organization
Frank R. Bynum
Denver
USO
W. A. Lowry
Madison
Eastern Normal
Faulkton A L A holds special program for mothers and wives
Faulkton May 13 Special The American Legion Auxiliary met Thursday evening and after the business session a program of music and a reading was given in honor of mothers and wives of soldiers in the present war. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. The Missionary Society meets at Faulkton May Special The Congressional Missionary Society met at Miss Belle Jarvis home with Mrs Dorothy Soule co hostess Mrs Soule led the worship service and Mrs Belle Thayer was lesson leader Lunch was served at the close of the meeting.
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Faulkton A.L.A
Faulkton
American Legion Auxiliary
Virgil Seniors Hold Annual Banquet at High School
Virgil High School hosted its annual junior senior banquet on May 8 in the school auditorium with the theme Anchors Aweigh. Blue and white decor, dinner by the Methodist Ladies Aid, six sophomore girls as waitresses, and Marjorie Lau as toastmistress framed an evening that concluded with a show in Huron.
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Virgil
Virgil High School
Anchors Aweigh
Methodist Ladies Aid
Marjorie Lau
Huren
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W. C. Wilson
State College Poultry Department
Yond
State College Extension Service
PEO
Northwest Finance Co
B. A. Kiser
N. W. Sec
Osborn
Koplow Bros. Tac
Siowe Faliz
Gamble Stores
Gamble
Richwood
Gambie's
Arm & Hammer Gamble’s
Crumble Stores
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