New Laws Set to Aid Sheriffs and Law Officers
A series of new statutes will take effect aimed at aiding sheriffs and peace officers. Key measures include permits for transporting livestock, stronger vagrancy definitions, penalties for hemp possession, and expanded dog and tax enforcement. Additional provisions extend police powers of cities, shift election supply transmission, and require sheriffs to report feeble minded inmates to the state commission.
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En- Pierre
Sentiary
State Commission
More Alfalfa Being Planted Report Says
From spring wheat areas reports show a shift to larger alfalfa and other feed crop plantings with 15 to 30 percent reductions in wheat acreage. Some regions leave land idle or use summer fallow while Montana and western North Dakota report increases in flex acreage. The Farmers Union Terminal association notes moisture is needed to aid crop growth.
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ST_ PAUL
Minn
Farmers Union Terminal Association
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Class Of Fifteen To Graduate At Letcher
Letcher May 1 The commencement exercises will be held in the community hall May 21 for the graduation class of Letcher high school consisting of fifteen members. Ryland Jacobus is valedictorian and Carl Thrift salutatorian. The high school glee clubs will furnish the music and Dr C J Seamons of Dakota Wesleyan will deliver the address. Evalyn Rearick Virgil Hathaway Wil ara Anderson Lee Seward Ida Isistad Kathleen McShane Helen McIntyre Mary Butts Carl Thrift Monica Kilpatrick Keith Shea Ryland Jacobus William Mrs Helen Rumel and Charrain Jacobus constitute the senior class roll.
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Carl Thrift
Monica Kilpatrick
Keith Shea
Ryland Jacobus
William
Helen Rumel
Char Rrain Jacobus
Indian Lands To Be Put On Sale At Rosebud Agency
Indian lands to be sold June 1 at Rosebud Agency bidding opens at 2 PM mountain time in the office of W O Roberts, superintendent. The parcels belong to Sioux Indians on the Rosebud reservation and cover tracts in Todd Mellette Tripp and Gregory counties. White bidders with acceptable bids may acquire farming and grazing lands at the sale.
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Rosebud Indian Agency
Rosebud
Todd
Melfette
Trippy
Gregory
W. O. Roberts
Reschud Reservation
Watertown Boy Passes Tests For West Point
James F. Skells son of Mr and Mrs Skells of Watertown has passed entrance exams for the United States Military Academy at West Point and will report July 1. He graduated from Watertown high school with the class of and plans to leave around June 22.
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Watertown
West Point Watertown
United States Military Academy
West Point
James F. Skells
5. Skells
Skells
Watertown High School
West Points
Yankton Cleans Old Ordinances From Books
Yankton city commissioners at a recent meeting removed several long ineffective ordinances including saloons forbidden, gambling games, and card games. A first reading was given for an ordinance to prohibit gambling, with a second reading set for next Monday night.
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Yankton
Onida Study Club Concludes Season With Meeting
The Onida Study club held its last regular meeting of the season at Mrs. J. J. Bauman’s home on Monday evening. The new year will start September 28 after summer vacation with Mrs. Vedn Christy presiding. Mrs. Bauman served as president for the past year.
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Onida Study Club
ONIDA
J. J. Bauman
Vedn’ Christy
Alpena Plans Annual Play Day On May 16
Alpena will hold its annual play day on Saturday May 16 at the school grounds. Fourteen rural district schools have been invited to attend and participate in the sports as children look forward eagerly to the event.
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Alpena
Onida Senior Class Play The Arrival of Kitty
The Onida high school will stage The Arrival of Kitty in the auditorium on May 19. Seniors Sylvia Adams plays Kitty with George Glanzer as Robbie Baxter Milton Anderson as Benjamin Moore Lawrence Serbousek as Ting Charles Porter as Sam Wilbur Beebe as William Winkler Theresa Pitlick as Aunt Jane Ruth Coring as Jane and Marcella Lyong as Suzette fill the cast.
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Onida
Kitty
Sylvia Adams
George Glanzer
Robbie Baxter
Milton Anderson
Benjamin Moore
Lawrence Ser~bousek
Ting
Charles Porter
Sam
Porter
Wilbur Beebe
William Winkler
Theresa Pitlick
Jane
Senior Class Play At Alpena Delights Local Audience
Alpena May 14 Special The Alpena high school senior class play The Go Getter drew a large crowd at the auditorium and pleased all. A minuet dance by twelve third and fourth graders between acts featured old fashioned costumes and strong performances from the children and the senior class actors.
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Alpena
Baccalaureate Service Set at Carthage Church Sunday
The Carthage high school baccalaureate will be at Congregational Church on Sunday May 17 at 730 PM with Rev H G Berg delivering the sermon. The program includes hymns, scripture read by Rev Edith Mansvela, prayers, performances by glee clubs, and a sermon titled Life's Goal by Rev L G Berg.
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Carthage
Carthage High School
Congregational Church
H. G. Berg
Zion Lutheran Church of
Arthur L. Brown
Cecelia Stone
Hyron
West
Mary A. Lathbury
Edith Mansvela
Frank Lyons
Boys Glee Club
Edith Maneveld
William Williams
L G. Berg
Alice Hawthorne
Girls Glee Club
Fern Nelson Receives Sioux Falls College Scholarship
Miss Fern Nelson of Viborg has been awarded a physical education scholarship at Sioux Falls college. She will lead women's athletics next year, as the athletic department reorganizes to meet North Central association rules. Francis Olsen remains head. Nelson has led women's basketball and serves as vice president of the Women's Athletic Association and sings in the college chorus.
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Sioux Falls
Fern Nelson
Viborg
Sioux Falls College
R. Lattgast
Nelson
North Central Association
Francis Olsen
Misa Nelson
Women's Athletic Association
Sioux Falls College Chorus
Bramhall F E C U Meets At Highmore
Bramhall local F. E. C. U. met in LO. 0. F. hall at Highmore under rain. A good attendance heard two candidates vote favorable for initiation at next meeting. A program followed by a carpet rag social netted a nice sum.
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Bramhall F. E. C. U
Highmore Highmore
Bramhall
Darkest period in South Dakota education warned
Vermillion May 14 Herman G James president of the University of South Dakota told Spencer high school grads that 1931 would be remembered as the darkest period in South Dakota education history. He cited salary cuts driving senior teachers away and feared the exodus would chill careers and reduce public service appeal.
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Vermillion
South Dakota
Herman G. James
University of South Dakota
Spencer High School
James
Spencer
Public Education’s Worth Under Strain Warns Dr James
Dr James laments lower pay and diminished dignity for teachers amid public education’s decline. He argues the profession’s respect and satisfaction fade as the system suffers lasting harm and questions whether sustaining a respectable public education is affordable.
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Becc
James
Public educator salaries face minor reductions
The text notes a negligible saving from reducing salaries of already underpaid public education staff by a few hundred dollars, highlighting limited impact on the education field's budget and workforce.
Birth of Red Cross Marked by Local Observance
Howard May 4 Two committees of the Women's Civic League and the Red Cross prepare a program in memory of the fiftieth anniversary of the event. The meeting will tune in to President Hoover's speech as the principal segment of the observance.
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Miner
Red Cross
Howard
Miner County
Hoover
Women’s Civic League of
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