Communities Face High Fire Insurance On Public Tanks
A South Dakota study by the University of South Dakota and WPA analysis shows many cities towns and counties pay steep premiums on fire insurance for municipally owned property including six isolated water towers. The report covers 300 cities and towns 800 schools and 64 counties, urges immediate improvements in buildings and accounting to cut costs and notes some districts use effective practices while others lack proper policy records.
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Mitchell
South Dakota
University of South Dakota
Works Progress Administration
WEA
M. A. Kennedy
University Extension Division
Earl Strathiman
Vermillion
Kennedy
Widstorm
Visit at Cavyour Cavour May 17 Special Visit
Mrs Thomas Thom and children of Pierre visit Thomas OBrien home in Brookings for a mother’s day gathering. Jeff Mon day accompanies them to Brookings to visit his mother Mrs Thompson, daughter of Mr and Mrs OBrien.
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Cavour
Thomas Thom
Pierre
Thomas O'Brien
Brookings
Thompson
Wessington Seniors Present Class Play Shid ding
Wessington High School seniors staged a three act romantic comedy titled Shid ding at the Community Hall on Friday. Ten students participated under director G Scott Dexter. Proceeds will fund caps and gowns recently bought by the school. Ruth Brown and Walter Garner played sparring characters.
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Wessington
Wessington High School
G. Scott Dexter
Ruth Brown
Walter Garner
Blunt School Band and Chorus Concert Reported
The Blunt school band and chorus gave a Sunday concert in the gymnasium led by Superintendent Harold Munson with Mrs. Munson on piano. Bernard Weeks directed the chorus with accompaniment by Miss Helen Smith.
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Blunt
Harold Munson
South Dakota Dentists Gather for Annual Conference
ABERDEEN May 17 (UP) South Dakota’s 17 year old State Dental Society will hold a three day convention beginning Sunday. Gov Harlan Bushfield will address the bal nqual Monday night and Dr Marcus L Ward will speak on the position of dentistry in extended health service. Lectures by Dr Charles H Kendall Dr Louis W Thom and Dr John C Brauer are on the program. The South Dakota Dental Assistant’s Association will also meet. Gerald Willard Collins, Vermillion dentist since 1894 and past president, will be specially honored.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
State Dental Society
Harlan Bushfield
Marcus L. Ward
American Dental Association
Charles H. Kendall
Milwaukee
Louis W. Thom
University of Minnesota
John C. Brauer
American Society For Promotion of Dentistry For
Ward
South Dakota Dental Assistant's Association
Gerald Willard Collins
Vermillion
Collins
Hitchcock Juniors Entertain Seniors At Pirate Party
The Hitchcock high school junior class hosted seniors at the annual pirate themed party in the Presbyterian Church dining room. Pirates decor, favors, and toast program featured Miss Lois Gitchell, Ernest Schlotman, Alton Gilbert, Supt. Paul Cantonwine, and a Dorothy Philips Norma Gordon duet followed by a movie at Huron.
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Hitchcock
Presbyterian Church
Hitchcock High School
Lois Gitchell
Ernest Schlotman
Alton Gilbert
Supt
Paul Cantonwine
Dorothy Philips
Norma Gordon
Huron
Challenges Legality of Higher Valuation in Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls a suit filed in circuit court Tuesday challenges the legality of a higher property valuation. J. A. Quigg seeks to recover from the Minnehaha County treasurer the $27.42 difference between his 1938 property taxes and the 1938 tax and asks that future taxes be levied on the last legal valuation.
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Sioux Falls
Circuit
Quigg
Minnehaha
Sioux Falls Mayor Names Fire Chief and Board Members
Sioux Falls Mayor John T. McKee confirmed appointments Tuesday naming Carl Hunt as fire chief, C. M. Whitfield as auditor, and reappointing the health board from Mayor Graff. Four posts remain open including city attorney, treasurer, and police chief. Commissioner Yeager reappointed Brayson, Deily, and Pipe as state department secretaries.
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Siour Péabien
Lhe Sac
John T. McKee
Cit
Carl Hunt
C. M. Whitfeld
A. N. Graff
Bert T. Yeager
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Awards Presented At Cavour Class Night
Athletic and scholarship honors awarded at Cavour high school class night in the school gym. Basketball letters went to Eva Martin Patricia O Keefe Eleanor Edwards Eleanor Burgeson Agnes Coughlin Corrine Hedlund for the girls team and Le Roy Pier James Brinkman Leonard Brinkman Ned Lather William O Keefe Grant Rauche Mark Kelly Dick Stoall for the boys team. Agnes Coughlin received a cheer leaders award and Patricia O Keefe, top in the tying class, earned a grade progress pin for 45 yards a minute.
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Cavour
Cavcgur
Cavour High School
Annnual
Eva Martin
Patricia O'Keefe
Eleanor Edwards
Eleanor Burgeson
Agnes Coughlin
Corrine Hedlund
LeRoy Pier
James Brinkman
Leonard Brinkman
Ned Lather
William O'Keefe
Grant Rauche
Mark Kelly
Injunction Hearing Set in Pennington Road Case Saturday
In Sioux Falls on May 17 a federal court hearing will determine why a preliminary injunction should not restrain Pennington County from building a road across government land at the Sioux Sanatorium near Rapid City. Defendants include the county, its commissioners, and the county highway supervisor. The government says the road would cause permanent damage. a temporary restraining order remains in place. Yale Altar Society Names New Officers. Mrs Anthony Davis elected president of St Williams Church Ladies Altar Society with officers Mrs Bernard Maass vice president Mrs M Davis secretary and Mrs Bordner treasurer. Lane served at meeting adjournment.
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Sioux Falls
Pennington County
Sioux Sanatorium
Rapid City
Yale Altar Society
YALE
Anthony Davis
Ladies Altar Society
St. Williams Church
Bernard Maass
M. Davis
Bordner
Lane
Yale Guests Sunday Visit Highlights Maass Family
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Maass and family of Bancroft were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Maass on Sunday, sharing a cordial weekend gathering.
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YALE
R. A. Maass
Bancroft
Albert Maass
Weekend visit by Karl King to Aberdeen home
Karl King of Aberdeen spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Grib- at their Aberdeen residence, sharing time with family over the days.
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Yale
Karl King
Aberdeen
Frank Grib
Dr Sloan Delivers Baccalaureate Talk at Wessington
Wessington May 17 special services for the graduating class were held in Community Hall with Dr W W Sloan of Huron College delivering the sermon titled Truth Hunters. The Rev Orval D Seitz gave the invocation and readings, Mrs Helen Cleland led the processional and recessional, and music featured a vocal solo by G Scott Dexter and a clarinet solo by Malcolm C Eckert. a large audience attended.
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Welsington
Wessington High School
W. W. Sloan
Huron College
Sloan
Orval D. Seitz
Wessington
Helen Cleland
G. Scott Dexter
Malcolm C. Eckert
Taxpayer Fights Valley Valuation Increase
A taxpayer contests an assessed valuation citing lack of notice of the proposed rise. The suit marks the first filed here after threats of more actions during the April tax rush, as many residents paid under protest.
Yale Student Wins Reader's Digest Scholastic Award
Merle Gribble, valedictorian of Yale high school, won the Reader's Digest award for scholastic achievement, announced by Supt Joseph Geiger. He will receive an engrossed parchment certificate at graduation. The award encourages promising young scholars nationwide to pursue readership and further studies.
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Yale
Merle Gribble
Yale High School
Reader's Digest
Joseph Geiger
Merle
Readers
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