South Dakotans Do More Reading Amid Distress
Miss Lesra J. Lewis reports a 33 percent rise in library loans in South Dakota during the current period of economic distress. The Pierre Free Library Commission sent 63,195 books in the biennium, about 16,000 more than 1929–31, with readers seeking more world affairs and information driven by necessity and interest. 1,701 school groups and 9,572 reference book packages supported by a daily average of 200 to 215 pieces mailed free for transportation.
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Pierre
South Dakota
Lesra J. Lewis
State Pree Library Commission
Library Commission
Nils Lawrie
Free Library Commission
Lewis
Yale Junior High to Present Play Sound Your Horn
Yale Junior High prepares its first school play under Miss Exona Stiner with practice underway for a Museif alt Thursday performance on December 1. The cast includes Margaret Moore LeNora Vondrarek Alma Maass Eleanor Hoigt Detla Davis Gers Haeder Laverne O’Brien Herbert Wedel Gerhard Boetel and Kenneth Prit.
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YALE
Specius
Exona Stiner
Margaret Moore
LeNora
Vondrarek
Alma Maass
Eleanor Hoigt
Detla Davis
Gers
Haeder
Laverne ‘O’brien
Herbert Wedel
Gerhard Boetél
Kenneth
Prit
Lake Preston High Again Honors Music Students
Lake Preston High reports top honors as Elaine Larsen earns soloist violin chair and Jesse Nordhagen secures first trumpet chair in the state high school orchestra. Larsen, a sophomore, previously won the Madi scholarship. Nordhagen is a freshman.
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Lake Preston
Lake’ Preston
Elaine Larsen
Jesse Nordhagen
Mitchel
Jesse
Broadland House Destroyed By Fire
A farm house occupied by Joe Grosa in Broadland burned Saturday evening between 3 and 3 30 o clock. Mr and Mrs Grossard were at a play when neighbors phoned to report the fire. The house suffered total loss as no one was present to save belongings. The loss was insured. The property was owned by Huron College.
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Broadland
Joe’ Grosa
Gann Valley Church Hosts Inaugural Family Night
In Gann Valley the Congregational church began a series of family nights. Rev RR Keithan led a program with short talks on missions. Gertrude Flute spoke on Indian missionary Philly Frasy at Eagle Butte South Dakota. Next family night set for New Year’s Eve.
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Gann Valley
Seeclan
Congregational Church
Lady Helpers Society
RR. Keithan
Proup
Gertrude Flute
Philly Frasy
Eagle Butte
S. D
Keith
India
Wayland Stock Haulers Serve Huron Farmers
Wayland truckmen W. J. Hart and Franky McGuire have been busy hauling cattle to the Huron market for area farmers. They recently transported stock for Clark Anderson C. G. Beanstad and C. De Pan.
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Wayland
Huron
Speaiali
W. J. Hart
Frangy McGuire
Clark Anderson
C. G. Beanstad
C. de Pan
Thief Party Entertains Onida Freshmen and Sophomores
Onida high school freshmen hosted sophomores at a thief party in the gymnasium. Costumes ranged from a petty house breaker to a cattle musterer. Games and stunts delighted attendees, and lunch was served.
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Onida Onina
Onida High School
Symnasxium
Thanksgiving services set for Thursday at Fresbyterish club
Onida will hold Thanksgiving services Thursday morning at the Fresbyterish club with Rev. J. P. Williamson delivering the sermon. The choir will feature seasonal music as part of the program.
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Onida
Fresbyterish Club
J. P. Williamson
Women Feted By Masons At Onida
At Onida the local Masonic Bridge club hosted their ladies after the regular meeting. Bridge was played at 14 tables with Ergo Hull and Harvey-Huffman receiving top scores. Consolations went to Miss Helen Stan Hart and Frank Serbousek. Midnight lunch was served by the maschie committee.
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Onida Onida
Masonic Bridge
Ergo Hull
Harvey--Huffman
Helen
Stan Hart
Frank Serbousek
Maschie
Dame Nes Fire Extinguished After Tang Gevere Incident
A blaze at the Dame Nes site was brought under control after Tang Gevere assisted by crews from local fire departments. Investigators assess the scene for cause and property damage remains under review. No injuries reported.
P. T. A. Meeting At Raymond Reports Good Attendance
The Raymond P. T. A. held its third regular meeting of the year with a good size crowd. The program, the last by the current committee, featured Miss Marjorie Cobb Mrs P J Gerhardt and Archie Hurlbert who organized three month cycles. The December meeting will feature a teacher led Christmas program and January February March will have a new committee including Miss Burice Hurlbert and Mrs Cripps. Attendance has been very good and programs were interesting.
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Raymond Raymond
Raymond P. T. A
Marjorie Cobb
P. J. Gerhardt
Archie Hurlbert
eBurice Hurlbert
C. Cripps
Carpenter Study club meets at president's home
Carpenter Nov 23 meeting at president Tom Crouse home with 2 current event songs by Gladys Bottger and Hazel Boyd a plane solo and Arctic Rodeo, discussion of How to Spend Your Money led by Cora Hicks parliamentary drill under Mrs Hicks hostess Irvin Bootteer assisted at lunch.
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Carpenter
Ahe Club
Carpenter Study Club
Tom Crouse
Rall
Gladys Bottger
Hazel Boyd
Cora Hicks
Exill
Hicks
Irvin Bootteer
New Volumes Added To College Library
BROOKINGS NOV 23 More than 50 volumes of poetry religious doctrines science and philosophy have been added to the State College Library announced librarian W H Powers. The books came from the late Rev E B LeFethren of Ipswich whose collection totals over 1000 volumes including Speed History of Great Britain first edition 1646 and a life of Richard the Third in 1646 Also twenty eighteen volumes of Jesuit Relation and works by Cotton Mather were among the additions.
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Brookings
State College Library
W. HL Powers
E.B. Lre Fethren
Ipswich
My. Lre Fethren
Speed
Great Britain
Richard
Gettysburg Plans New Christmas Seal Sales Method
Gettysburg and Potter County adopt a new approach to selling Christmas seals this year led by Al M Cass of the South Dakota Health Association. Fundraising will skip postage with mailed letters and home delivery by Boy Scouts on December 8. Helen Westphal chairs the local American Legion Auxiliary effort and Mrs Inga Haanstad oversees county sales outside Gettysburg.
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Gettysburg
Potter County
al M. Cass
Huron
South Dakota Health Association
Child Welfare Com
Américan ‘Legion Auxiliary
Helen Westphal
AD. Bullock
Inga Haanstad
Gormty
Gregory County Plans New Courthouse Project
Gregory county holds a fund of 27000 in its courthouse building fund raised by a small levy over years. County commissioners seek to build a new courthouse now to provide winter employment and lower costs due to cheap building materials. Walter Dixon of Mitchell, architect of the new high school, is engaged to draft tentative plans.
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Gregory County
Gregory
Grégory County
Func
Assess
Walter Dixon
Mitchell
Dixon
Thimble club husbands host Home Extension party
The Thimble club and families were entertained by club husbands at the American Legion hall in Highmore. About 60 guests enjoyed an evening of dancing followed by an oyster supper.
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Highmore
Thimble Club
American Legion Hall
Democratic Simplicity to Rule Inaugural Ball in Pierre
Pierre November report outlines plans for the 1933 inaugural ball on January 3 with a Democratic simplicity theme. Governor-elect Tom Berger and committee aim to cut costs, ban costly gowns, hold open house at the state capitol, and direct proceeds to the Pierre community chest.
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Pierre
Tom Berg
Berry
Purch
Fred L. Vilas
Piere
Punen
Bali
Vilas
Statehouse
State Capitol
City Auditorium
Lake Preston Rally Draws Large Crowd
The Young People's rally at the Congregational church drew about 90 attendees. Rev S E Cooper of Carthage led a discussion, followed by devotional time, song service, and a banquet with toastmaster Rev W Keck.
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Lake Preston
Clowk
S. E. Cooper
Carthage
David Graham
Winfred
W. GC Besselievre
de Smet
Christian Prinoan
Farmers Union Unit Holds Pie Social at Highmore
The Idead unit of the Farmers Union held its last regular meeting of the season featuring a pie social and program. Miss Bernetta Murphy led the program with assistance from Miss Louise Henderson and Miss Elizabeth, among others.
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Farmers Union
Highmore Highmore
Farmer's Union
Bernetta Murphy
Louise Henderson
Elizabeth
One Act Play Delights About 75 at Stinelevg Event
Stinelevg and Lillian Ditman presented a clever entertainment featuring a one act play Two Aunts and a Photograph. About 75 attendees enjoyed the performance in the local venue.
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Stinelevg
Lillian Ditman
Christmas Cantata Planned At Preston Lake
Christmas cantata Music of Bethlehem by Fred B Holton chosen by the Lutheran church choir at Preston Lake for a Christmas presentation. The choir under Lloyd Gipestion at Oldham and 4 consists of about 20 members. The exact date has not been decided but likely will be the Sunday before Christmas.
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Preston Lake
Preston
Music of Bethlehem
Fred B. Holton
Lutheran Church
Lloyd
Oldham
Sinai Crusaders Visit Lake Preston Lutheran League
The Christian Crusaders from Sinai in the Lutheran league presented a program of chorus numbers readings and devotionals for Lake Preston's Lutheran league guests on November 23 Twenty Sinai members attended and the local league hosted a soft car with refreshments after the program
Level Of Farm Prices Slumps In Mid November
Pierre November 23 P M Market prices of farm products show the general level of farm prices in mid November lower than a month earlier. Grains, livestock, and other items declined from mid October with the farm price index at 56 percent of the 1910-14 average, down from 59 percent a month earlier.
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Pierre
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Prion
Dakota Wesleyan Dean Named to SD Educational Association Panel
Dr W Hyde of Dakota Wesleyan University is named to the resolutions committee for the South Dakota Educational Association convention in Rapid City this week. Dr E C Woodburn of Spearfish Normal is chairman with F E Canner of Belle Fourche, county superintendent Ruth Milikan of Fanikton, and Miss Hildegarde of Olivet among the others.
Two Conde Homes Destroyed by Fire
Two Conde residences burned within a week with unknown origins. The Herbison home was gutted Monday morning, the Cutshaw home five miles northwest also damaged by a faulty attic fire. Insured property, occupants displaced while investigations continue.
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Conde
Pheasant Finds Refuge Then Returns to Native Haunts
A rooster pheasant, after the hunting season closes, sought refuge in Yankton city streets but soon departed back to its prairie home. The bird was seen leaving the city recently after avoiding huntsmen and returning to its natural habitat.
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Yankton
Prairie
Cauex Huntsmen
Yonktou
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