State Homecoming Parade Plans At South Dakota College
Brookings Oct 15 One hundred floats and stunts are planned for the Hobo Day parade at State college October 25 EO Prather chairs the planning committee The parade traces State college and South Dakota history with many clever stunts and prizes for best float and stunt The Hobo king and queen will be chosen from parade entrants Keen rivalry is anticipated as thousands view the event along the one mile march route through Brookings.
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Brookings
State College
Printenian Society
Dairy Department
Wickershams Lease Wet Springs Evans Hotel
Mr and Mrs Wade Wickersham of Camp Galena have leased the Evans hotel dining room in Hot Springs and plan to open November 1. The dining room is being redecorated with refinished chairs and new furnishings, kitchen equipment is added, and the chef from Camp Galena will run the kitchen for club dinners social functions and fetes.
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Wickershams
Wet Springs
Hot Springs
Wade Wickersham
Camp Galena
Evans Hotel
Evans
Thieves Take $32 In Drug Store Robbery
Thieves robbed the Whitewood drug store taking about $32 after climbing a fire department ladder to a high window. The thieves searched the shop for narcotics and some candy was taken. Police suspect adult perpetrators due to the thorough search of drug stock.
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Whitewood
Madison School Fete Is Successful Affair
In Madison on October 15 the annual high school homecoming fete drew a large crowd to the high school auditorium. The program featured eight vaudeville acts, ended with a carnival, and showcased the school’s entertainment talents to friends and supporters of Pellawtoe.
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Madison
Pellawtoe
Thirteen Elected To S F Literary Society
Thirteen students out of 25 candidates for Membership in the Sioux Literary Society at Sioux Falls college were elected to membership in a meeting last week. The roster fills the society’s 25 member limit. Seniors elected include Lorna Logan Elizabeth Rice Dorothy Anderson Augusta Jackley Elsie Heed John Nickerson Alvin Stoddard. Other new members are Norma Arneson Fatime Abraham Elmer Garnese Carroll Arnold William Hunting and Del Rey Cushman.
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S. F. Literary Society
Sioux Falls
Sioux Literary Society
Sioux Falls College
Lorna Logan
Elizabeth Rice
Watertown
Dorothy Anderson
Wakanda
Augusta Jackley
Elsie
Richard Thue Heads Scabbard And Blade
Richard Thue of Lake Norden, a senior in general science at State college, will head the Scabbard and Blade for 1930 31. He replaces Oxye Korte who resigned. Hoy Baker of Castlewood is first lieutenant De Witt Howard Blunt second lieutenant and Lloyd Harrison of Milbank is first sergeant. A float for Hobo Day was discussed at the election.
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Richard Thue
Brookings
Lake Norden
State College
Oxye Korte
Sare
Hoy Baker
Castlewood
Leutenant
de Witt Howard
Blunt
Lloyd Harrison
Milbank
Thue
Davison County Man Threatens Sheriff Over Diet Plan
Alfred Hiners, described as a local troublemaker, failed an attempted bread and water diet on October 15. A doctor’s examination found him in poor health, yet Hiners allegedly threatened to “get even” with Sheriff Scott, prompting continued bread and water as punishment and no further action.
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Davison County
Alfred Hiners
Hiners
Scott
Madison Firemen Retired After Long Service
Madison fire department honors two veteran members James Robertson and William Brown who were placed on the honorary retired list. Robertson joined in 1805 and served two terms as chief before becoming president after the 1919 reorganization. Brown served 15 years and has been vice president since 1919. Fred Talk and Eugene Yreyens are appointed to replace them.
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Madison
James Robertson
William Brown
Robertson
Hag
Brown
Department
Fred Talk
Eugene Yreyens
Cut Rail Rates For State Press Meeting
BROOKINGS Oct. 15 Attendance at the state High School Press association meeting at State college on October 24 and Hobo Day on October 24 and 25 is to be boosted by reduced railroad rates from the Chicago and North Western railway. The Northwestern will offer round trips from all South Dakota points to Brookings at the usual one way fare plus one dollar, valid until midnight October 27, according to officials.
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Brookings
State High School Press Association
State College
Hobo Day
Chicago &North Western Railway
Northwestern
South Dakota
Pioneers Pageant Nears Tepee Day Showing
Sioux Falls college nears Tepee Day homecoming on October 18 with ongoing production of The Pioneers a pageant about early settler life. Cast includes Grace Locke Sheri Man Doris Andrews Mullen Neb Augusta Jackley Elsie Reed William Kizer Sterling Palmer Alvin Stoddard Ida Titus Edward Crosman Hugh Steele Elwood Renner Lloyd Lenning Floyd Jensen and others from Sioux Falls Pierre Montrose Dell Rapids Hurley Bonesteel and more.
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Rush
Sioux Falls
Pioneers
Sioux Falls College
Grace Locke
Sheri Man
Doris Andrews
Mullen
Neb Austa Jackley
Elsie Reed
Pierre
William Kizer
Montrose
Sterling Palmer
Dell Rapids
Alvin Stoddard
Hurley
Ida Titus
Bonesteel
Edward Crossman
Hugh Steele
Elwood Rener
Lloyd Lenning
Floyd Jensen
Watertown Bond Case Set for New Hearing
Watertown bond issue for a municipal electric plant faces a new Supreme Court hearing after the court ruled the previous $150 000 revenue bonds invalid. City officials had authorized issuance without voter approval, a move challenged by taxpayer William F. Hesse. The Supreme Court previously reversed a lower court, finding lack of statutory authority.
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Watertown
Pierre
South Dakota Supreme Court
Supreme Court
William F. Hesse
Citys Council
Pick Topic For Bailey Contest VERMILLION
The Society of Colonial Wars in South Dakota offers the Charles Oliv Bailey prize of 325 to an undergraduate student at South Dakota colleges for the best 2000 word to 1500 word contribution on the Colonial Period’s contributions to democracy. Dr Keith, secretary at the University of South Dakota, announces the contest details and submission deadline of March 4, 1931, noting English and rhetoric standards.
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Charles Oliv. Bailey
Society of Colonial Wars
South Dakota
A. L. Keith
University of South Dakota
Charles Olin Bailey
Bailey
Lawrence Heese
Aberdeen
Cast Selected For Carrie Comes To College Operetta
Sioux Falls college mixed chorus selects cast for the operetta Carrie Comes to College to be staged this winter. Directors include Prof Dan R James, with solo parts given to Hilmar Martini Sterling Palmerson Elmer Garness Norma Arndson Doris Andrews Hush Steele Archie Vickers Vernon Bundlie and Everett Winnett among others.
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Sioux Falls
Yankton Library Gets Carnegie Survey
Dr G W Nash president of Yankton College announces a complete library survey with Miss Helen Mince librarian, in partnership with the Carnegie Foundation. The study checks volumes and department strength and aims to guide library building, predicting the collection could double in two to three years.
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Yankton
G. W. Nash
Yankton College
Helen Mince
Carnegie Foundation
Nash Haa
Beautiful Shells Found By Professor A S Du
In Vermillion on October 15 Curtis Espe of the University of South Dakota reports a fossil find. State geologist E P Rothrock notes microscopic radiolaria shells washed from Fall River county material. These tiny marine protozoa form ornate shells, some colonies exceed an inch.
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Curtis Espe
University of South Dakota
E. P. Rothrock
Espe
Fall River County
Rapid City to Host Boy Scout Fall Rally
Pierre centers scout activities with a Saturday rally on October 25 at 1 p m at Municipal tourist park. Scouts from many nearby towns compete in contests, followed by a court of honor at the Methodist church. New scouts welcome September 15 to October 15.
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Rapid City
Pierre
Ist Park
Ohlmacher Is Guest At Sacred Heart Staff Meet
Vermillion October 15 Dr J C Ol Ohlmacher head of bacteriology and pathology at University of South Dakota School of Medicine was guest of honor at Sacred Heart hospital LeMars annual staff meeting after banquet and officer election He addressed physicians on Some Fundamental Principles of Kidney Activity in Health and Disease.
Plan To Celebrate Virgil Vermillion Birthday Anniversary
J H Howard of the University of South Dakota spoke on KUSD about the two thousandth birth anniversary of Virgil the Latin poet. Preparations have been under way for twenty years among scholars worldwide. Early observances included sacrifices at his tomb and piano selections by Genevieve Truran and Dela Ericson.
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Virgil
B.C
J. H. Howard
University of South Dakota
KUSD
Howard
Genevieve Truran
Dela’ Ericson
College of Music
the Instruments
Brazilian Minister To Speak At Hot Springs Rally
Rev. W. W. Wood, longtime head of Grace Memorial hospital in Fonte Nova, central Brazil, returns on furlough and will address a Presbyterian rally at the Hot Springs Community rooms on October 17. The public and missionary societies are invited to attend.
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Hot Springs Hot Springs
W. W. Wood
Grace Memorial Hospital
Fonte Nova
Brazil
Morrison Named New MLE Pastor in Pierre
Dr. Morrison, former vice-president of Dakota Wesleyan University, succeeds Rev. Courtney as pastor of the Pierre Methodist pulpit. A South Dakota church figure, he previously served Milbank, Rapid City, Andover, and Brookings, led the Rapid City district for six years, and chaired the Deaconess hospital project committee in Rapid City.
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Morrison
Pierre Pierre
F. E. Morrison
Dakota Wesleyan University of Mitchell
Courtney
South Dakota
Iowa
Milbank
Rapid City
Andover
Brookings
Graduate Course Enrollment Grows at South Dakota
Vermillion October 15 The University of South Dakota reports a rise in graduate enrollment this year, with 24 candidates for degrees as of year end, up from 15 masters completed in June 1930. The distribution spans Education eight, Chemistry three, English two, History eight, Business Administration four, Economics three, Biology five, Music three, and Psychology and Philosophy two.
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University of South Dakota
A. M. Pardee
Alfred J. Benesh
al Brower
James H. Dickey
Edwin Donahue
Roy G. Fairley
Leif Fiellestad
H. W. Frankenfeld
L. G. Mitchell
Marion A. Nelson
Harry E. Peterka
Aldace Verney Peterson
Gueiile Pixley
Wilbur T. Reierson
Benj. 0. Rossow
Robert Buelle
Elizabeth §. Satter
Albert Schwartz
H. A. Serr
Milton H. Shonman
Harold A. Smith
Carol Spen
Notable Figures in Local Education and Arts History
Fragmentary note mentions William S. Waddell, Marvin Whealy, Marjory F. Wilson, and themes of education history and music. Indicates a local history or tribute context with names tied to schools or programs. Further readable details are limited.
Mitchell K. of C Hold Large State Initiation
A large Knight of Columbus initiation and Columbus day banquet drew members from across the state to the Corn Palace on Sunday in Mitchell. Between 11 and 60 candidates entered the order in the first statewide initiation here, overseen by Dr. Edward Fahey and state officials. Eighteen of twenty one councils were represented.
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Mitchell
Knights of Columbus
Corn Palace
Edward Fahey
St. Paul
Minn
Dennis Donovan
Duluth
A. J. Garman
South Dakota
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