Former 4-Her Wins Contests
John P. Bell of the University of Arkansas highlights Mrs. Owen Nix in the Oc tay 4-H magazine. The story recalls how Gwen Nix once Emma Vanderbilt joined a county club, winning local then state and national recognition through Farmers Week contests. Merwie! was a $105 saving machine.
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John P. Bell
University of Arkansas
Owen Nix
University of Arkansas College of Etyltare
Gwen Nix
Emma Vanderbilt
Merwie
Scouts Don’t Come Says Crime Expert
Bronx district attorney John B McGeehan argues in a Denver Post piece that among thousands of boys only one Boy Scout has entered crime. He says scouts and sports enthusiasts are not the typical offenders and urges youths to join reputable organizations.
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John B. McGeehan
Bronx
New York City
Denver Post
Amost
Keys
McGeehan
Facts About Theodore Roosevelt Birthday Celebrations
A newspaper column outlines national events this month and invites readers to share opinions about Theodore Roosevelt. It notes October 27 as his birthday and mentions school activities and requests for information on South Dakota’s fortieth anniversary of Glazewood tied to Benjamin Harrison’s 1889 admission papers.
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Hght
Theodores Roosevelt
Shis
Roosevel
South Dakota
Glazewood
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Two Dakotas
Union
Mrs. Borah Leads Willing Workers 4-H Club Update
Hitchtock 4-H girls club reports 12 members with year assignments. October 29 meeting at Jo Ann and Clara Tollefson's home distributed books and outlined lessons. Officers Mazel Hact Pern Frattod Iase Walton da Ann Tollefson and a roster list of members including Rose and Fern Walton Hazel Hart Mas Hart Lara Payne Jo Ann Clara Edna Noriene Ruth Joy Borah.
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Louisen
Noran
Sewaer
Hitchtock
Jo Ann
Clara Tollefson
Mazel Hact
Wiking Worters
Pern Frattod
Iase Walton
da Ann Tollefson
Rose Walton
Fern Walton
Dorothea Walton
Hazel Hart
Mas Hart
Lara Payne
Jo Ann Tollefson
Edna Tollefson
Noriene Hewitt
Ruth Hart
Joy Borah
McKinley Girl Scouts Treasure Hunt Event
Two McKinley girls with a mother led a after school treasure hunt, tracing a trail laid for the activity. The prize was a box of money candy hidden near a rock and the event ended with a celebration. Miss Erma Hatz and Miss Mary Hi Anspach joined as advisers from the YWCA.
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McKinley
Erma Hatz
McKinley Girls
Mary Hi. Anspach
Leader Praised By 4-H Club Members in Magazine
A Dublin 4-H club member Ruth A. Thomas writes of leader Miss Dorothy M. Robingon in the 4-H magazine. Robingon’s vigor and guidance have energized members, helping them raise funds for county camp and broadcast a compelling Leaders Training course message.
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Mansan City
Ruth A. Thomas
Whiteford
Hartford Co. Md
Dublin
Maryland
Springfield
Mass
South Dakota Farm Bureau Leader Praises State's Agriculture
A W Tompkins state secretary told Huron Kiwanis that South Dakota is a leading reducing area and a young state. He noted the state ranks first in wild hay, third in flax seed, fourth in barley, fifth in oats rye and alfalfa seed, eighth in wheat and eleventh in corn. About 75 000 farmers work the land.
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South Dakota
A. W. Tompkins
South Dakota Farm Burea Federation
Kiwanis Club
Huron
U. S
Schools Begin Holiday Boxes for Overseas Delivery
American Junior Red Cross units in many schools are preparing nearly a hundred thousand Christmas boxes for shipment overseas in October and November. Children in 18 European countries, Japan, Turkey, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Virgin Islands, the Canal Zone, and Guam will receive boxes by Christmas. Leper colony children in Hawaii and Samoa will be remembered for the first time. Care should be taken in packing so givers would wish to receive them.
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Hawaii
Samoa
Jim Dandy Club Checks Records
The Jim Dandy Club held its regular meeting Tuesday evening at Ray Jones home. Records were checked and regular business discussed. NS Radcliffe leads with Tony Fischer as assistant. A social hour followed and luncheon closed the session.
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Ray Jones
NS. Radcliffe
Tony Fischer Oy
Doland Seniors Build Miniature Shakespeare Theaters
Doland high seniors are constructing miniature period theaters as part of a study of Shakespeare plays. Guided by Miss Bya Hegglund, the students model the era with careful attention to window and door details and overall framing.
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Doland
Doland High Schoo
Gallaing
Misa Bya Hegglund
Miller Girls Initiation Tuesday At School Gym
The Miller Girls held an initiation Tuesday evening with a candle and water race in the gymnasium, new members blindfolded through the school house, and a water cleanup test. They identified various ingredients in mixtures, followed by a schoolyard weiner roast, concluding with the new girls being pronounced duly irriated.
President Hoover Returns After Two Notable Celebrations
President Hoover travels back to Washington after attending the Colden Jubilee of Light in Dearborn Michigan on Monday and the dedication of the Ohio River monument in Cincinnati on Tuesday. He then made a brief close after Wednesday’s events.
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Hoover
Washington
Dearborn
Mich
Ohio River Monument
Cincinnati
President’s nationwide radio address on Ohio River lock system
A broadcast Wednesday evening carried the president’s speech on the completed lock system between Pittsburgh and Cairo. The nationally coupled radio hookup featured a discussion of the project’s development and potential impact on river traffic and commerce.
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Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Devel
Pig club to reorganize at November meeting
The text notes plans to reorganize the Pig club at its next meeting on November 15. Club records were checked and will be held at an unidentified home. the report cites Ralph Van Horne and a Friday evening meeting at the home of a secretary or sutratary, with references to the Mississippi waterway system and O. W. Glign.
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O. W. Glign
B. F. Schulze
W. BH. E.O
Ralph van Horne
Pig Club
Sutratary
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Hal Skelly
Dance of Life
Chester Morris
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Wane Lightner
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