Bushfield Urges Aid To Red Cross
PIERRE May 12 Governor Fishfeld urged South Dakotans to give generously to the Red Cross European war relief fund and to cooperate with Ford's youth foundation. He emphasized the nationwide $10 000 000 Red Cross appeal to ease suffering across Europe and urged full cooperation for the Ford program benefiting farming and the entire state.
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Pierre
Fishfeld
South
Europe
Ford
Bushfield
South Dakota
Tam
Martens Seeks GOP State Chairmanship in South Dakota
Pierre attorney and Hughes County Republican chairman Martens announced his candidacy for the South Dakota state chairmanship held by J. D. Coun. He said inquiries prompted his decision, subject to convention will. County volunteers and party leaders weigh support amid calls for a delay past the national convention.
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Inn
Fery—Tretin We Martens
Pierre
Hughes County
J. D. Coun
Sioux Falls
Martens
Asl
Walter H. Burke
Pic Svaretary
Commiton
Airport Philatelists Attend Dedication Event
Rapid City reports a Memorial Day airport dedication drawing philatelists from South Dakota and beyond. Airmail collectors gather to view covers, meet organizers, and present their stamps to Secretary Eugene Denning.
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Sirport
Rapid City
Yerce Tas
Mar Evish Eather
Eivic
South Dakota Philate
Th S
Eugene Denning Sattl
Hold Spring Prom Ree Heights
The junior and senior classes held an event on May 14 at the Tri¢ay High, part of the spring prom activities. The text notes special attendance and celebrations by Hols and seniors.
Dutch Garden Theme Marks Cavour Banquet
Senior and faculty guests joined the junior class Saturday for the Old Dutch Garden themed banquet in the school auditorium. Blue and white decor featured wooden shoes as nut cups while Duane Benson served as toastmaster. Patterson Marion Barton Jamies Riley and Grant Rauch delivered calls. Agnes Coughlin Lucyle Schroeder and Mark Kelley provided music. Mrs Benson and Mrs Brinkman served, with four sophomores in Dutch dress acting as waitresses.
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Mark Kelley
Bonilla Senior Play Draws Large Audience
Bonilla High students staged Clutching Claw a mystery play with wholesome comedy and a love subplot. Cast included Lorraine Tallefson Kenneth Ernster Harlin Meyoyer Eunice Harrington Blaine Kenison Al Riel Clinton Reaxiel Raymond Morse Eva Baptist Clea Kenison Lavern Taliefson Noreine Howitt Doyce Harillan and Lyda Schamp.
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Bonilla
Bonily High
Munity
Baccalaureate Held At Bonilla High School
Bonilla High School seniors gathered for baccalaureate in the Presbyterian Church Sunday evening with Rev. J P Whitt presiding. John Schamp sang while junior and sophomore girls' choruses performed Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord and The Lord Is My Shepherd. processional and recessional were played by Miss Marie Kucht.
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Bonilla
Bonilla High School
Presbyterian Church
J. PB. Whitt
John Schamp
OQ Rust
Marie Kucht
National Council of Church Women Luncheon Held in Cavour
The May luncheon sponsored by Richland Methodist Church Woman's Home Missionary Society and led by Rev. A J Hover drew 44 women from multiple faiths. Panel discussions, singing, readings, and duets highlighted the afternoon at the Lloyd Hedlund home with new officers elected for the group.
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A. J. Engle
Beal
Curtis
Walter Ca
Anna Franzen
P. J. O'Keefe
Pat Nolan
Webb
Pane
L. Hedlund
Lloyd Hedlund
Vers Nolan
H. P. Hein
Edna Elder
L. W. Butz
Walter Carr
Sheffield
Presdent
Sheiff
Vern Kolan
Cyour
Ed Ledke
Catherine Nelson
Huron
Large Tracts Leased For Oil Exploration in South Dakota
Pierre May 14 In oil exploration push by big firms in South Dakota the state land leases total 61 000 acres from the school and public lands department with more land leased by several firms expected to begin operations this summer The Rural Credits Board also reports accelerated oil and gas leases this spring Officials estimate about 20 000 acres could be added as new files are reorganized to handle the surge in activity and a meeting to discuss problems is planned for late Monday.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Department
Earl Haimmerquist
School and Public Lands Department
Wll
Rural Credits Board
Ioan
Bay Public Lands Board
Schedule for May devotions on Cheyenne Reservation
Father Joseph Dene announces May schedule for Cheyenne Agency Wednesday devotions and Friday prayers at Promise Moreau and Four Bears. Corpus Christi Mass on May 28 at 8 30 AM. Requiem High Mass and grave decoration at the Agency on May 30.
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Gettysburg
Joseph Dene
Cheyenne Reservation
Cheyyenne Agency
Promise
Morecay
Four Bears
Moreau
Corpus Christi
Agency
Yale Scholarship To Orin Purintun
Orin Purintun of De Smet High School has won a maximum regional Yale University scholarship. Representing the North Central district, he will enter Yale College next September for undergraduate study. He is valedictorian with a four year perfect average, active in speech, music, sports, class leadership, and school annual editing.
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DE Smet
Orin Purintur Graduatieg High School
de Smet High School
Yale University
Descoemma
Purintun
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Yale College
Purinton
Robert
Vsity of
Chicago
Terre Haute
Ind
Ralinski
P T A Officers Chosen At Virgil
Virgil May 4 Special The local P T A held its May meeting at the school house An entertainment by Huron High School girls featured violin and voice solos with piano accompaniment The national president s message was read by Mrs Ed Guthmiller Officers elected Mrs Hi C Holtey president Annabel Kelly vice president Edne Gillette secretary and Fred Guthmiller treasurer Plans for the annual school picnic were made A lunch followed the meeting
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P.T.A
Virgil Virgil
Pat Alow
Huron High School
Ed Guthmiller
D.H. Barn
Hi. C. Holtey
Annabel Kelly
Edne Gillette
Fred Guthmiller
Ford Partners in National Farm Youth Foundation Plan
Henry Ford announced cooperation in establishing the National Farm Youth Foundation sponsored by Ferguson Sherman Manufacturing Corp of Dlakorn. The program will select 20,000 farm youths nationwide for home study in farm management and engineering with practical training and equipment use in their communities. Sixty eight will receive one year of employment. Roger M. Kyes named director.
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Henry Ford
National Farm Youth Foundation
Ferguson-Sherman Manufacturing Corporation
Dlarkorn
United States
Roger M.kyes
Orient High School Observes Active Senior Week
Orient May 14 senior week at Orient High School runs Sunday through Friday. The senior class play Adventures of Tom Sawyer is tonight at AL A hall. Commencement speaker is P J Herkness of Northern State College. Diplomas by Henry Wei. Esther Hagen salutatorian Evelyn Anglin valedictorian. Award night Thursday with music and band awards to Mr Mrs Eric Holster.
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Orient
Orient High School
Father Krebs
A.L. A
Carl Bravy
Holsher
Tom Sawyer
We AL. A. Hall
P. J. Herkness
Northern State Teveners College
Henry Wei
Board of Education
Eric Holsher
Carl Braey
Supt
R. P. Revenhorst
Lester Engel
Eric Holster
Esther Hagen
Evelyn Anglin
Successful Play Day Held At St Lawrence
St Lawrence May 14 Sixth annual play day drew more than 24 attendees after registration. Morning program featured band concert talks on social activities moving pictures and a jaunt through local district. A park picnic followed by sports. Lane School York Township led in points with Center School Wheaton Township and Renbough School Mulia Township tied for second. Evens School Peart Township took third.
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ST. Lawrence ST. Lawrence
Triehiert
Lane
York Township
Peits
Center School
Wheaton Township
Renbough School
Mulia
Tid
Evens
Peart Township
Lions Convention to Convene in Mitchell Next Week
The fifth Isivich Lions Convention will be held in Mitchell from May 20 to 21. The fifth district includes Lions clubs of Saskatchewan North Dakota and South Dakota. The program opens Monday at noon with registration at the Widmann Hotel. An evening massed band festival is planned at the Crown Palace featuring the largest ever assembled.
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Lions
Mitchell
Isivich Lions
Lions Clubs
Saskatchewan
North Bakata
South Dakota
Widmann Hotel
Cown Palace
Bonilla High School Graduates Largest Class Yet Led by Lyda Schamp
Lyda Schamp heads the Bonilla High School graduating class of 1940 with top scholarship honors. The 14 seniors include Nay mond Morse LaVern Tollefson Eunice Hartington and others. Morse led in the boys glee club while Schamp served as D A R representative and art editor of The Topah.
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Buol Lla
Bonilla High School
Lyda Schamp
Naymond Morse
LaVern Tollefson
Eunice Hartington
Kiva Baptist
Jayce Hamilton
Noreine Hewitt
Cleo Kenison
Lorraine Tollefson
Kenneth Ernster
Blair Keniion
Harlan Meyer
Clinton Rearick
Albert Riel
Lyda
Church Choir
Morse
Navy exams name Wessington graduate in 1940 class
Eugene Garer, a 1940 high school graduate of Wessington, has taken his preliminary examinations for the U.S. Navy and expects to be called to Omaha around May 20.
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Wessington
Eugene Garer
U. S. Navy
Omaha
Crop prospects brighten in South Dakota May 1 report
Evan V. Jones, federal state agricultural statistician, reports better than average yields and production for winter wheat and rye in South Dakota with sharply improved outlook for other crops. Spring seeding near completion, corn planting under way, rye harvest progress strong, and rye grain prospects shown at 13 bushels per acre and 6,214,000 bushels. Winter wheat remaining for harvest at 155,000 acres with forecast 19.5 bushels per acre and 2,066,000 bushels. ten-year average 1,391,000. Conditions: tame day May 1 at 75 percent of normal, pasture 70 percent. well above-normal precipitation early 1940 brightening prospects. rainfall distributed across state with adequate subsoil moisture.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Evan V. Jones
Jones
Ree Heights Band Director Honored for Years of Service
Mothers of Ree Heights High School band honored Duriwynteck Surbeck as band director marking three successful years. The band won fire state and regionals at Wassington Springs and is eligible for the national contest in St Paul this month. Royal John Northrop led the toast with band mothers in attendance.
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Ree Heights
Hugh Meetlyvey
Mildred Speirs
Res
Suptas
E. Davis
Valder
Durwond Sabeck
Attie
Senior play presented at Wellington Sh Show
The senior class dramatic production The Late Christopher Bean was staged Friday evening before a large audience. G Scott Dexter directed the show with a cast including Leroy McGirr Geraldine Cummings Eileen Peterson Helo Miller dance Baird Willard Larson Eugene Guyer and Samuel French.
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Wellington
Weslington
Christopher Bean
Yoas
G. Scott Dexter
Leroy McGirr
Geraldine Cummings
Eileen Peterson
Helo Miller
Dance Baird
Willard Larson
Eugene GuYper
Sidney
Samuel French
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Ford Youth Plan
Irene Hoda
Arr
Northern State Teachers College
James A. Farley
Pocess
Smalting
Yale
Beir and
Aue
United Brewers Industrial Foundation
New York
National Council of Church Women
Orin Purintun
Orin Puhintun
Orient School
Bonilla Graduates
Sherman & Moe
Good Drug
Watertown
Benson
Minneapolis
Paul Fargo
Grand Fork
Minot
Seattle-Tace
San Francisco
Far Ona Way
Fan Furan
ES ‘Ound
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DODGE
Bodge
Indusperdene
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Sandird
Middle West
Sy Service
Standard Oil Company
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