South Dakota Corn Crop Estimated At 83,584,000 Bushels
Brookings reports the 1932 South Dakota corn crop estimated at 83,584,000 bushels by C. Borum, crop statistician at the State Agricultural College. Other crops include 13,912,000 bushels durum wheat, 35,282,000 spring wheat, and 77,056,000 oats. No change in corn from last month. harvest to start by Oct 45 as farm wages run about 15 percent below last year.
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Brookings
South Dakota
C. Borum
South Dakota Agricultural College
Sigma Lambda Sigma Elects Officers at State College
Sigma Lambda Sigma, women's honorary at State college, elected officers this week. President Marian Bates Mitchell. vice president Geraldine Fenh Brookings. secretary Genevieve DuChene Deadwood. treasurer Elaine Paulson Steen. inn historian Winifred Brown Brookings.
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Sigma Lambda Sigma
Brookings
State College
Marian Bates
Mitchell
Geraldine _Fenh
Genevieve DuChene
Deadwood
Elaine Paulson
Steen
Inn
Winifred Brown
Brookngs
College expert advocates hay as satisfactory fuel
ST PAUL Oct return to pioneers hay pile as farm fuel seen as winter option by Dr R A Gortoer Minnesota biochemistry chief Heat content supports using hay pile with corn crib as farmer’s substitute for coal when crop surplus sells at market price Experiments focus on the cheapest prairie wild hay showing potential value at about five dollars per ton versus coal ten dollars per ton
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ST. Paul
Oct
R. A. Gortoer
University of Minnesota
Gormes
Crain Services To Be Held Thursday In Redfield
Redfield mourns ZA Crain a pioneer merchant civic leader and banker who died Monday. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 PM at the Masonic Temple with interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Redfield
Crainy
Red ‘Field
Masonic ‘Temple
Greenlawn Cemetery
Work Under Way At Relief Depot
Progress is reported at the county relief depot in the city Halk with Wwo men under the direction of Wire EK W Bandy mending clothing for distribution to the poor. County Relief Chairman Clyde Rorat says Mrs Bandy is the full time desk clerk. Needy women are helping to earn their keep by sewing at the depot, directed by Mrs Bandy and assisted by volunteers from city organizations. While garments have increased, there is a critical need for children's clothing especially stockings and underwear. Chairman Smith asks residents to donate garments that can be remodeled for children.
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Wwonen
Wire
EK. W. Bandy
County Reef
Clyde Rorat
Smith
Fake Ad Solicitor Nabbed At Yankton
A complaint charging B. Crary with obtaining money under false pretenses and embezzlement was filed with State's Attorney Frank Biegelmeier who said a warrant would be issued Crary allegedly solicited lists of business places for newspaper ads collected charges then failed to place the advertisements
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Yankton
B. Crary
Frank Biegelmeier
Crary
Open Forum on Fair Taxation of Real Estate and Income
A reader argues that the real estate tax is unjust as wealth shifts to factories. They propose a tax based on income, using farm yields and prices to compute a fair levy, suggesting a 10 percent benchmark with per acre adjustments and noting higher taxes when yields and prices rise to fund state needs. The plan uses farm output to reflect ability to pay and reduce broader inequities.
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Gov
St. Lawrence
South Dakota sugar gifted to USD and other colleges
The Belle Fourche Commercial Club sent a sack of South Dakota sugar to twelve educational institutions this week, including the University of South Dakota, as part of the Go to school in South Dakota campaign. The sugar is from the first batch produced at the Belle Fourche plant this year and is to be served in dining halls.
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University of South Dakota
Black Hills
Belle Fourche Commercial Club
South Dakota
Herman G. James
Commercial Club
Belle Fourche
Tax critique of land taxation in historical farming quote
The speaker says they own large land held for five years with good renters. Tax increased from 25 to 75 percent over successive years, contrasting 1926 hailed land with neighboring quarters. They argue 25 percent gross tax would be better than the current system.
Navy Apprentice Seaman George L Sheldon On Furlough
George L Sheldon an apprentice seaman in the U S navy is visiting his mother Mrs Bessie Sheldon at Real Heights. The recruiting office reported he enlisted at Omaha in July after passing his preliminary examination in Haros. He completed preliminary training at San Diego and will enter the electrical school there at the end of this leave October 28. About 20 percent of enlistees gain entry to a service school through competitive examination.
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Sheldon
George L. Sheldon
U. S, Navy
Ieee
Bessie Sheldon
Rea. Heights
Navy
Mrs Brida Thorsness Dies At Lake Preston
Mrs Brida Thorsness 76 a pioneer resident of Lake Preston died at her home after an extended illness Her early settler from Norway she leaves three daughters Anna and Lena of Lake Preston and Mrs Mary Olston of Yankton Funeral arrangements for Esmond were not finalized with word from the Salter family about a daughter in Yankton who is recovering from a broken collarbone
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Lake Preston
Brida ‘Thorsness
Thorsness
Norway
Anna
Lena
Mary ‘Olston
Yankton
Esmond
Gordon
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Sack
Per Lh
Hamburger
Brida Thorsness
J. C. Shirley
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Saylor
M.D. Ubb
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Gentlewomen
America
Eilers Furriers
TAS
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