New James River Dam Completion Reported
Civilian Conservation Corps workers under camp superintendent P. Baukol near Spink County begin work on a new James River dam with plans to finish by next spring. Delays stemmed from core installation issues 14 feet below the river bed. the structure will be roughly fifty feet lower than the old dam and nearly waterproof with rubble masonry and large stone fill.
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James River
Civilian Conservation Corps
P. Baukol
Spink County
Barker
Otf
Students send telegram to Roosevelt pledging NYA support
Ted Hohm of Huron College joins leaders from nine other South Dakota colleges in sending a telegram of appreciation to President Roosevelt for NYA youth programs. The message, signed by 19 students from ten colleges, pledges ongoing support for his reelection and highlights NYA opportunities for students funding college through NYA projects.
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Theodore
Ted Hohm
Huron College
South Dakota
Roosevelt
National Youth Administration
Holm
NYA
United States
Hohm
Prominent Student Leaders Named Across South Dakota Colleges
A list of student leaders from multiple institutions includes Metthern Normal's Routt Dahors and Aberders Walter Gyl Ny of Willow Lake, plus Frances Finn of Deland and Betty Tobin of Winfred, with figures from Eastern Normal Madison Bermard Lotion and Dakota Wesleyan University among others. The roster also mentions campus leaders such as Roscoe Echelberger of Springfield Charlotte Jackson of Lake Norden and Walter C Wallis of Mitchell, spanning Augie Jana Colheage Liont Falk Eugene Anderson Gustav Carlson Mitch ell Reginald Stechmann Hope Dyer Millard Bennett Dorothy Barada and more.
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Sop
Hope’ Dyer
Gregory
Fankton College
Millard ‘Bennett
Canton
Dorothy Barada
Platte
Actres
Women’s’ Glee Club
Hopkins Reports On Relief Costs
WPA administrator Yarry TL Hopkins reported total administrative costs from the agency’s inception through August at 72,315,997 dollars, 41 percent of all WPA expenditures. He noted 34,939 people employed in administrative roles as of August 31, with central office costs adding to the rate to 45 percent.
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Washington
Yarry TL. Hopkins
Works Progress Adminstration
WPA
Hopkins
Treasury
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Nebraskaz
South Dakota Licenses 81 Pilots Across State
Washington report shows 81 pilots and 63 licensed aircraft active in South Dakota as of October 1, with 11 unlicensed aircraft totaling 74. Licenses cover transport, limited commercial, private, and amateur operators, while no glider pilots or glider permits are listed.
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South Dakota
Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
South Daakota
Department of Commerce
Tha
Pate
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Gandal
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Ee Pick Penney
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Mirra
Port Weol
Port Weel
Grey
Mittens
Lota
Bizex
Fomen’s Broomers
Talon
sUeder Near
Dean
Brek
Children's Unions
Coats
Ted
Geni
Mackinawi
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