Abnormal Grain Movement Drives September Activity
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reports September saw an abnormal grain movement causing early price spikes and higher volumes in some sectors, though total marketed grains and potatoes fell 40 percent from September last year. Debits in seventeen cities rose 11 percent, country check clearings up 5 percent, and building contracts, farm shipments, and postal receipts lifted versus last year while flour shipments and retail trade lagged. Prices for wheat oats flax eggs potatoes rose from a year ago, while corn soybeans hogs and dairy prices declined.
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Minneapolis
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
New Promotion Group Set At State College
A new promotion group at South Dakota State College Reserve Officers' Training Corps will review cadets later this year. Captain Allen commandant of the War Advances, with Captain Ellis Bales and Lieutenant Edmund R. wart forming the board, will recommend promotions based on military performance, scholastic standing, athletics, and student activities.
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Saourimid
D. UL Alen
Ellis Bales
Edmund R. Wart
South Dakota State College
Allen
Year's Second Spring Comes To Gant Valley
Fall rains and warm weather revive Gant Valley pastures and gardens that turned green after a dry spell. Flowers bloom and seeds sprout as landscapes resemble an April May scene.
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Gant Valley
Eos
Unclear OCR hints at early corn growth and alfalfa vigor
The fragment notes early maturing corn with 43 sprouting ears and rapid alfalfa growth despite some spoilage. It mentions fresh lettuce supply for families and unusual absence of killing frosts in the area, signaling good pasture potential.
Three new PTAs join Gann Valley movement
Gann Valley October 15 special report counts three new PTA groups joining the countywide effort led by Superintendent Gertrude Slyte. In Grant District Mrs Charles Frasier is president with Mrs Will Etbauer as vice president and Emma Peterson secretary, Charles Menster treasurer, Eva Krog historian. Pershing District elected Herman Viereck president, TE B Stephens vice president, Louis Wells secretary, Andrew Chopskie treasurer, Anna Nepodal. Wilson District elected Mrs Gardiner president with Mrs Will Wells as vice president, Thomas Saul secretary, Ben Kunbbling treasurer.
State may hire informers for prohibition enforcement
Pierre Oct 15 P Informers and investigators in prohibition enforcement may be used by South Dakota state s attorneys if a convention resolution is carried out The measure calls for cooperation among federal state county and municipal officers and requires diligent background checks on informers Only men of good character should be employed Local officers face difficulties arresting violators in their communities Another resolution urges hard labor sentences for indigent county prisoners and asks boards of county commissioners to arrange suitable work A further proposal suggests removing witnesses names from state information to safeguard rights
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Pierre
South Dakota
Board of County Commissioners
Waa
State Bar Recommends Judicial Reforms and Cooperation
Resolutions urged that prisoners be brought before the court ahead of term dates for arraignment and hearings of motions. They called for legislative amendments to expedite criminal appeals and for cooperation between the state attorneys and state bar associations. Action at the bar meeting endorsed the court’s courtesy resolution. Aberdeen’s P B J Maloney elected Brown County state’s attorney and named president for the coming year.
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Perssoners
Dale
State’s Attorneys Association
State Bar Association
State Attorney General's Office
PB. J. Maloney
Aberdeen
Brown County
South Dakota college picks chair for ROTC committee
Bill Henry of Volga, president of the South Dakota State College Student Association, is named chairman of the ROTC enrollment committee. His group will nominate several college girls, with the regimental sponsor to be chosen from the nominees. Leslie Walters of Brookings served last year as soror. Chester Dilckenson leads the program for OT C student officers. About a million square miles of islands in the seas.
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Brookings
Bill Henry
Volga
South Dakota State College
R. O. T. Crpagniers
Leslie Walters
Chester Dilckenson
Comankeeg
OT. C
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