Busy Days For Huron Seniors
Many events crowd into the closing days of 1941-42 at Huron High School as 175 seniors prepare to graduate May 29. Highlights include a state track meet at the city athletic field May 16, grade and junior high events May 18 to 23, a Latin banquet May 22, Baccalaureate May 23, and commencement May 29 with Major C W Coursey delivering the oration.
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Sioux Falls
Miss Bliss
Peg MD
Huron College
Earl Longfellow
C. W. Coursey
Major Coursey
Philippines
Public Service Record in South Dakota Education and Work
A long tenure described for an individual active in education and public service across South Dakota, highlighting years of contribution to schooling and community improvement through multiple roles and initiatives.
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South Dakota
Drive to ease South Dakota grain storage shortage
Farm leaders, grain warehousemen and officials launch a campaign led by Alfred R. Barnes to provide 12,255,000 bushels of new on farm storage for the 1942 crop and repair 600,000 more bushels of capacity. They seek materials including 105 tons of 6 penny nails, 120 tons of 8 penny nails, and 80 tons of 3/8 penny nails.
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Alfred R. Barnes
Usda War Board
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Barnes
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Bates
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Iowa
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Traffic toll falls in April in Dakota records
Pierre May 14. South Dakota Secretary of State Olive Rings reports April traffic deaths total four, down from twelve last year, with better tolls overall. April accidents involving personal injury reach 340 for the year to date, while property damage exceeds fifty dollars.
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Students Wage War On Weeds At Huron College
The Student Association led a campus weed clean up from 10 15 to 12 o'clock with classes dismissed. Students wore old toys for the event and worked in squads to dig up dandelions while faculty and administrators assisted. Ice cream bars provided a mid day break as refreshments.
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Huron College
George F. McDougall
Everett Bates
Student Association
McDougall
Barnum's bid for Shakespeare's birthplace stirs England
Report recalls Phineas T. Barnum's attempt to buy Shakespeare's birthplace to move it to his New York museum, causing public excitement in England. It notes Gibraltar's limestone caves as a related geographic detail.
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England
Phineas T. Barnum
William Shakespeare
New York Museum
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