Blunt High School and Eighth Grade Graduations Held
Blunt May 19 Blunt High School held its commencement with five high school seniors and 15 eighth graders receiving diplomas. Seniors honored included Wesley Barcus valedictorian and Leona Welch saluted. The event featured a Trinity Episcopal church address by Rev. Conrad Gesner and a plaque honoring outstanding pupil Wesley Barcus.
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Honor Wesley Barcus
Delno Matthew
Joe Glaner
Robert Tromsland
Lyie Nolan
Eugene Howard
Irma Howard
Mr. Thompson
Siegle
Conrad Gesner
Trinity Epicopal Church
Pierre
Jenson
Fred Jane
Jensen
Wesley
Barcus
Leana Welch
Marie Sholaas
Jenetta Shore
Laverne Combs
Wesley Barcus
Ralph Howard
Rosemary Walker
Enid Howard
Eles Club
Koiski
Alpena Woman Hurt In Fall From Stool
Alpena May 19. Mrs. George Linafelter remains in bed after a Wednesday fall from a high stool used to wash windows. Ground instability caused the legs to sink, dislocating her left knee cap, badly straining her right wrist with bruising and shock. She is expected to recover enough to be up in a few days but will be slow to walk.
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Alpena
George Linafelter
Huron Woman to Be Guest at Watertown
Mrs. EH Bryan of Buren state chairman of the National Kindergarten Association will be guest speaker at a Watertown Pre-school group event. The Watertown Parent Teachers Association hosts the dinner and program tonight and plans tours of local kindergartens on Wednesday.
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Watertown
EH. Bryan
Buren
National Kindergarten Association
Bryan
Parent-Teachers Association
Poultry Marauder Killed Near Wayland by Local Farmer
Wayland reports Russell Borkhius, a young farmer, killed a large badger blamed for stealing many chickens in the area. A single flock lost nearly 40 birds before the animal was slain.
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Wayland
Ruasell Borkhius
More Than Third Of Males In S. D. Are Not Married
Pierre May 19. The federal census bureau reports that 249 409 males 15 years and over lived in South Dakota on April 1 1920. Of these 97 153 or 29 percent were single 138 870 or 55.7 percent were married 2 percent widowed and nine tenths of 1 percent divorced.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Federal Census Bureau
Parent-Teachers Close Work At Raymond
The Raymond Parent-Teachers association held its final meeting of the year in the school auditorium electing officers for next year: Mrs. Noel Beauvais president, Mrs. P. J. Gerhart vice president, Miss Viola Bandt secretary-treasurer. No community picnic will be held. The program featured orchestra numbers, a vocal trio, instrumental pieces, a one act play by the public speaking class, and refreshments.
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Raymond
Raymond Parent - Teachers Association
Noel Beauvais
P. J. Gerhart
Viola Bandt
Picniic
Ruth Riddle
Charles Cripps
Ingin Herther
Alfred Johnson
Marvin Hink
James Gerhart
the Weasel
Daughter Born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Peterson
A daughter was born Friday May 15 to Mr and Mrs Ralph Peterson. The birth was announced with the name Bonilla, noting the date May 19 speciz.
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Bonilla
Speciz
Ralph Peterson
Friday
Newspaper Men Meet This Weeks Newspaper Day
Brookings hosts the first annual newspaper day on Friday May 2 with Governor Warren Green and Senator Norbeck to speak. Editors and foremen join divisional meetings at State college, with discussions on editorial pages typography advertising and shop layout. A campus tour and dinner follow with awards for best editorial.
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G. G. Werner
South Dakota Press Association
Applegate
Pilair Converse
Iowa State College
South Dakota
Cerry Rossman
Grand Rapids
Minn
Seventh Corps
Governor Green
Norbeck
Warner
State College
Doland High School Honors Valedictorian and Salutatorian
May 15 Doland South Dakota Letitia Hahn is valedictorian and Mildred Healen is salutatorian of the 1931 Doland high school class. The cousins shared the competition for honors in a close race.
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Boland Cousins
Doland
Letitia Hahn
Doland High School
Mildred Healen
Denver Hitch Hiker Loses Purse in Madison
Denver resident Mrs Lillian McCauley says a car picked her up near Lone Tree Colman and stopped in Madison where she left a purse. She believes the car owners did not know it was there and that the purse was taken unintentionally as she resumed her travels.
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Denver
Madison
Lillian McCauley
Colman
Madison Mrs. McCauley
McTauley
Corn Planting Gains Momentum in Wayland Fields
May 15 Wayland special dispatch reports corn planting under favorable conditions after recent rains. Ground moisture and warm weather spur rapid growth. most farmers are at work in full swing with only a few not yet started.
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Wayland
Inspection Week for IR O T C at State College
Brookings May 19 The annual two day IR O T C inspection and parade unfolds May 21 22 at the State college with Colonel Thomas F Moorman of the Seventh Corps Area Omaha as inspecting officer The event features tests in theory and practice Thursday and a Friday program including drills parade competitions color guard awards and a retreat parade A Theodore Roosevelt silver cup goes to the top senior company and another silver cup to the best senior platoon A gold medal is awarded to top students in each class by the Hetary club of Brookings.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Hetary Club of
Brookings
Medals And Rife Honors In Mercer School Unit
In this report the regiment awards medals to its best squad and top riflemen. Ten senior unit members receive gold medals while 10 members in the co ed team earn rifle awards. Captain Walter B. Smith commands cadets with Captain E R Shugart and Lieut Lee A Haney assisting. Sergeants Lee P Hopp and Eds Schultz serve as aides. About 18 friends of Miss Maizon Owen surprise her at the Mercer school.
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Walter B. Smith
E.R. Shugart
Lee A. Haney
Lee P. Hopp
Eds Schultz
Maizon Owen
Mercer School
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