Norman Thomas Visits Huron
Norman Thomas, socialist leader, drew hundreds in Huron as he spoke on reform and change. The piece contrasts his criticisms with constitutional protections and cites the California red flag case as proof that free political discussion remains vital to a just republic.
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Norman Thomas
Huron Huron
Socialist Party of America
Thomas
Yetta Stromberg
California
Miss Stromberg
Supreme Court
Hughes
Harvard
Ripley
Coolidge
Toward a More Perfect State and the American Way
The speaker defends the American system of majority rule and individual freedom while warning against utopian schemes. He argues socialization of basic industries won't cure society's evils, politics should improve not revolutionize, and progress comes from refining core principles rather than discarding them.
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Thomas
America
United States
Aberdeen Normal Faces Backlash Over Anonymous Charges
Editorials from Watertown Public Opinion The Huronite and Aberdeen papers condemn anonymous accusations against faculty at Aberdeen Normal. They argue the act harms the institution and its reputation and call for thorough investigation, blaming both students and possibly faculty as sources of the problem. Strong language urges full accountability and systemic change.
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Watertown
Aberdeen Normal
Aberdeen American
Huromite
Huron
Aberdeen
A Million Dollar Rain
Farmers welcome prolonged rain as it spares crops and promises growth while city households lament spoiled plans. The piece contrasts urban disappointment with rural relief, noting how showers nourish buds and grass, and presage bountiful crops in months ahead.
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Christian Science Monitor
Forest Reserve
Davenport
Socialistic farming debate cited from Norman Thomas
Mitchell Republicans quote Norman Thomas criticizing socialist methods in Russian wheat production and warn that widespread socialist farming would depress prices. They argue that even if socialistic practices lowered costs, farmers would suffer as profits fall, calling such an economic exit the answer to socialism in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Republican
Norman Thomas
Rosebud League Reports On Work
The Rosebud C L of Grant township Beadle county reports a year of duties and events led by secretary Cecelia Wagner. They raised funds for decorations and equipment, built flower beds, toured Huron with Miss Davis, and produced a Rosebud booklet for families.
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Cecelia Wagner
Rosebud ¥. C. L
Grant Township
Beadle County
Mellie ML Brusso
Virgil
Brusso
C. L
Annetta Spitzer
Edna Spitzer
Cecilia Wagner
Johnson Spitzer
Haron
Miss Davis
Huron
Magdalena Spitzer
Lampe's
Lampe’s
Maryin Hughitt Hotel
Wessington Scouts Enjoy Overnight Camp Near Huddleston Grove
Troop 19 from Wessington traveled nine miles south for an overnight hike to Huddleston's grove. About 15 boys formed small sleep groups. they built windbreaks, traded meals, and woke cold at 4:30 am. They cooked breakfast, made sling shots, and planned the return trip, praising scouting as recreation and sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessington
Huddleston’s Grove
Chester Topp
the Grove
Girl Reserve Reviews Camping Experience at Camp Wilson
Dora Hall of the Wilson Girl Reserve recalls a week at Camp Wilson Lake Byron to meet Huron business leaders and peers. She notes daily activities including swimming, a show and circus, a treasure hunt and lessons from instructors, with praise for camp mother Mrs. F. C. Hocking and nurse Miss Vere Conkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Hall
Wilson Girl Reserve Club
Camp Wilson
Lake Byron Lesteum
Huron
Jean. DeHaven
Mre F. C. Hocking
Vere Conkey
Pe Agai
Baseball Team Organized by 4-H Members at Selby
Nineteen members attended a meeting of the baby beef club sponsored by the St Selby Commercial Club in Walworth County at Henry Thorstensen's home. Calves are rapidly gaining up to 800 pounds. The club has formed two baseball teams and more boys are joining. Melvin Thorstenson is the local leader.
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St Selby Commercial Club
Walworth County
Henry Thorstensen
Melvin Thorstenson
Pierre P T A forms first Cub Pack in Pierre
The Lincoln area Pierre P T A has secured a charter for a Cub pack, the first in Pierre and fourth in Central South Dakota. J A Lindstrom is cubmaster with Clement Van Nice as assistant, and a pack committee including Mrs. Arthur Turner and others. Charter members include Wilford Harlow and Ward Beard among nine boys, all Bobcats, working on Wolf Cub tests. A Washington P T A pack is forming, expansion continues in Highmore, Huron, Miller, and Redfield to meet council quotas. Cubbing targets ages nine to eleven with a character based leisure program distinct from Scouting. when age twelve, boys move to Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parent-Teachers Association of
Pierre
South Dakota
J. A. Lindstrom
Clement van Nice
Arthur Turner
W. P. Beard
Doris M. Doren
Guy Harding
M. C. Valentine
Wilford Harlow
Redfield
Central
Girl Scouts Cook With Expert Skill
Girl Scouts show creative camp cooking with limited supplies. They craft dishes reflecting regional cuisines and travel the palate with items like kabobs, angels on horseback, ring-tumtiddy, and s’mores. Their menu adapts to a modest pantry, inviting visitors to sample campfire fare.
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France
Frankfurt
Russia
Ireland
Maryland
Hungary
Boston
Girl
4-H Rally Days Close with Strong Attendance
H M Jones reports 4-H rally day season near end with 2693 club members and 299 local leaders across 22 days. Brown county hosts the largest turnout with 23 club members. new 4-H girl uniforms appear, and the film Under the 4-H Flag is popular. Upcoming rally drills set for May 23 in Webster Sully Onida and May 2 in Walworth Selby.
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H. M. Jones
Brown County
Day
Webster, Sully
Onida
Walworth
Selby
Wolsey Scouts Promote Four To Second Class Rank
During a recent Wolsey court of honor meeting four boys Gordon Custer Dale Thompson and Jesse Durham were promoted to Second Class Scouts. They are the first promoted since the troop's reorganization with many others near completion and a Huron court of honor planned for May as more may earn the rank. Wolsey scoutmaster Virden Laird leads the troop with committee members A B Custer Dr M F George Lumbard and F C Gowden.
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Wolsey
Gordon
Custer
Dale Thompson
Jesse Durham
Huron Court of Honor
Virden Laird
A.B. Custer
M.F. George Lumbard
F. C. Gowden
Camp Schedule Set For Local Club Meeting
The club plans to finish preparations in time for camp with the next meeting at the home of Ethel Lund on May 27. Local leader is Mrs. James Linafelter.
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Ethel Lund
James Linafelter
Twenty Years Ago In Huron Local Notices Reach Redfield
Twenty years ago in Huron notes include James McWeeney returning from Omaha barber college Carl H Weir back from Sheldon Ia Ambrose Blake Harlan Whitman and James Murphy depart with the Huron Baseball association to Redfield for today’s game Mina Hager of Mitchell visits Imogene Cory Albright and sister return from Doland trip L C Smith writer contest entries Mae Andrews Martha Davis Winnifred Godfrey Mabel Hemsted Mildred Humphreys Harry A McElligott Gertrude Rother Ethel Semple Clarence Styer Viola Van Syckel Railroad men honor S H Schuyler with a gold watch and chain upon resigning as road foreman of engines J P Nolan speaks E J Hennig leaves for Redfield with fans to the baseball game
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James McWeeney
Omaha
Carl H. Weir
Sheldon
Ambrose Blake
Harlan Whitman
James Murphy
The
Huron Baseball Association
Redfield
Mina Hager
Mitchell
Imogene Cory
Aug
Tams
Miss Albright
J. P. Nolan
Firm to form two-company setup for tool work and keys
Frank Dwyer announced a new two company organization named Huron Tool Sharpening and Key Manufacturing. Chicago expert J Sacdhson will be active manager, with headquarters in the Royal hotel basement. The venture will sharpen knives and scissors, repair electrical appliances, and manufacture automobile keys from lock serial numbers, serving Huron and surrounding territory while avoiding unauthorized key production.
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Huron
Frank Dwyer
J. Sacdhson
Chicago
Dwyer
Royal Hotel
National Life Insurance Company
Farm Union Meet To Be Held At Belvidere
Belvidere on June 6 will host the fifth district farmers union meeting likely the largest district gathering in the state. The district junior farmers union will meet that day as well. An effort will be made to have Senator Peter Norbeck address the event.
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Farm Union
Belvidere Belvidere
Commercial Club
Peter Norbeck
Hospital Association Meeting Planned at Madison
Dakota Hospital association announces its biennial gathering at Lake Madison on June 3. Dr. B S Westaby, president, states a two day program will feature an address by Dr. W A Rohlf of the Iowa State Medical Association and a round table led by William Bills, superintendent of the Swedish hospital in Minneapolis.
Luther League Meet booked at Pierre May twenty nine
Luther Leagues in the Black Hills circuit of the Norwegian Lutheran church will convene in Pierre May 29 to 31. Rev Elmer C Ellefson of Philip opens with a Friday afternoon sermon with other pastors and workers taking part. Rev Edward M Lunde of Pierre presides. Miss Dowling resigns as Brown county name extension agent effective July 1. Miss Emma Humphrey to succeed.
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Luther League
Pierre’ Pierre
Luther’ League
Black Hills
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Elmer C. Ellefson
Philip
Edward M. Lunde
Pierre
Luther Leagues of the Circuit
Miss Dowling
Aberdeen
Hazel Dowling
Brown County
Emma Humphrey
Chaster High School
Six Initiated into Yankton Pi Kappa Delta Fraternity
In Yankton a May night initiation banquet welcomed eight new members to the Pi Kappa Delta forensic fraternity at Yankton College. The group included Collins McFarland Recher City and Lula McFarland, Dorothy Neubauer, War Troward Schmitt, De vore Cheney Wolsey, Theo Bloomfield, Ned Re and Vivian Halverson of Yankton. Vivian Halverson earned top female honors at the Tri-States in Sioux City. De Vore Cheney joined the Lang and Cheney two man debate team which won at the Tri-State meet, boosting Yankton's status. The 14-member chapter includes six veterans. Four members hold the Honor degree. Lang Tyndall leads in local contests. New officers: William Sattler president, Devore Cheney vice president, Vivian Halverson secretary-treasurer.
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Yankzon
Yankton
Fi Kappa Delta
Mam Vivien Halverson
Tri- Bioux
Sioux City
Devore Cheney
Lang and Chyey
Yank Ten
South Dakes
North Dakota
Iowa
Muvani
Pi Keppa Delta
William Lang Tyndall
Helmer Wolkow
Ersin
William Satler
Fred Nichol
Monies Klepping
Harrison Danforth
Williams
Pi Kappa Delta
Langhis
Step
Willis Sattler
Monica Klopping
Fred N
Vivian Halverson
William Sattler
Gann Valley Class Has Baccalaureate
The Gann Valley high school senior class held its annual baccalaureate service at the Congregational church delivered by Rev. L. V. Hentett. Graduating seniors listed include Eula Grouch George Henrichsen Hazel Sinkle Harry Nelson Fred Nelson and Violet Vaugan.
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Gann Valley
Congregational Church
L. V. Henhett
Eula Grouch
George Henrichsen
Hazel Sinkle
Harry Nelson
Fred Nelson
Violet Vaugan
Hogs and Cattle Dominate South Dakota Farm Income
BROOKINGS May 20 Farmers in South Dakota rely on hogs and cattle for half of their income and four main sources provide 74 percent. Professor R E Post of South Dakota State College economics says five year averages show animals and animal products make up 70 percent of income. other sources include wheat, flaxseed, corn, barley, potatoes, hay, and miscellaneous.
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South Dakota
R. E Post
Agricultural Economics Department of
Stste College
Post
Gettysburg Study Club Closes Year With Hobos Picnic
The Gettysburg Study club wrapped its year with a hobo themed picnic in a grove east of town. Members dressed as hoboes wore blue or red bandannas, shared a meal of roulligan stew and coffee, and the event included a playful crate-style banquet for winners. Hallie Pardee is named president for the new year, Ellen Bishop the retiring president.
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Gettysburg
Gettyseburg Study Club
Fire Lookouts Stationed on Hills in Deadwood Area
Fire lookouts have been stationed on Cement Ridge and Custer Peak to begin the summer fire control season. John A. Taylor, forestry student from Botingau, North Dakota, heads Cement Ridge with Frank Tower at Custer Peak. Crews maintain a sharp lookout for any smoke of unknown origin and report it immediately to prevent fires from getting out of control.
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Hills Deadwood
Custer Peak
Cement Ridge
Harney
John A. Taylor
Botingau
N. D
Frank Tower
Rail Pension: Body Formed At Watertown
Representatives from all railroad lines serving Watertown formed a local unit of the Railway Employees Pension club. Officers named were A. J. Bertsch chairman R. M. Galvin secretary and E. C. Miele treasurer. The group opposes trucking expansion in South Dakota and outlined plans to combat trucks and to develop a nationwide railroad pension system.
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Watertown Watertown
Watertown
Railway
Rye Crop Tall and Ready in Hand County Fields
May 20 Hull brothers report 35 acres of rye four miles north of Miller exceeding two feet and nearing heading. Additional rye in Hand county shows equally good development.
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Miller
Hull Brothers
Hand
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Carricr
South Dakan
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Lusk.mitchell Newspapers, Inc
Hazel Christofersen
Rosebud League
Ot Huron
Rosebud ' School
Leone Davis
Girl Reserve
Cub Pack
Pierre P. T. A
Girl Scouts
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