Winter Road Prep Urged by Spink County Official
Redfield Oct 3 7 Special Warnings issued by Reese Howell Spink county highway superintendent to county road patrolmen and township maintainers to prepare highways and roads before freezing weather. He urged weed and grass removal from shoulders to ease snow removal and asked land owners to burn weeds along fences and ditches. Culverts should drain well and roads be smooth with no holes in the center to avoid delaying snowplows. Cooperation from patrolmen and maintainers would aid the county snowplow crew this winter.
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Redfield
Reese Howell
Spink
Howell
Mellette Reserve to Hold Candle Lighting Service
Mellette October 30 Special The Abby Gardner Sharp Girl reserve plans a candle lighting service Friday evening. New members will carry white candles while older members carry colored candies. Several new members will be initiated at the meeting.
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Mellette
Abby Gardner Sharp Girl Reserve
Copies Of Movie Dakeetah On Road In South Dakota
Copies of the historical motion picture Dakeetah have been completed and placed on the road in South Dakota. Minor additions and corrections were made from the original version and prairie file scenes were colored for effect. Written and acted by Eastern College students, the film will tour every county in the state over the coming months and join the state archives.
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Madison
South Dakota
Eastern College
Northwest Outbound Traffic Foreseen From Northwest Points
The Northwest Shippers Advisory board foresees increased outbound traffic from key northwest shipping points over the next three months. A report presented at its twenty ninth meeting notes Watertown South Dakota shipments likely to be about the same as last year.
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Northwest
Duluth
Minn
Miscellaneous Traffic Committee
Northwest Shippers Advisory Board
Watertown
S. D
Hot Springs to Have Two Skating Rinks This Winter
Hot Springs will host two skating rinks and a hockey team after a report from Julian Staven to the chamber of commerce. Plans call for a public celebration next spring to mark Wind Cave Beaver Creek dam completion and road graveling projects from Wind Cave to Custer via Pringle and Norbeck cut‑off to Mt. Coolidge highway. Committees are organizing the event.
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Chamber of Commerce
Julian Staven
Hot Springs
Wind Cave
Beaver Creek
New Brides
Custer
Pringle
Norbeck
Hired Man Scalp Injured by Threshing Pulley
At the WW Piper farm near Castlewood an unnamed hired man named Groak suffered a severe scalp injury while threshing. His hair became entangled in a pulley of a separatory, tearing away part of his hair and scalp before the machine could be stopped. He was transported to Castlewood for medical care.
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Castlewood
Piper Farm
Groak
Niederaur Rites To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Niederaur will be held Saturday morning at All Saints church with burial in Calvary cemetery. Born in Minnesota in 1882 she spent most of life in Mallette area. She served as past president of the local American Legion Auxiliary and Ladies Aid Society, past Oracle of the Royal Neighbors, and was on the Mellette school board and Women's Relief and Red Cross. She had been ill for years. survived by husband, several brothers and sisters. Relatives are expected.
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Red Cross
Test Fields Of Corn Show 75 Bushel Yield
A 100 acre Union county corn contest sponsored by the Farm Bureau, conducted by county agent Elmer Lund, reported yields from 0.50 to 75 bushels per acre. Ten entries compete with prizes for best showing. judging will occur later after 40 days of drying and shrinkage assessment of 20 pound samples from each plot.
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Ele Point
Qoet
Union County
Farm Bureau
Elmer Lund
Halloween Program Planned by Wid Rove School
The Wid Rove school near Virg il plans a Halloween program and basket social tonight at their schoolhouse. The Young Citizens league will present the program under teacher Miss Florence Grant.
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Virgil
Wid Rove
Young Citizens League
Florence
Grant
Sunnyside
Eveniur
Young Citizen’s League
Amy Snedigar
Wis
Rabbits Sell as Extra Income for Farmers in South Dakota
In Pierre on October 36, T. O. Ronaghe director of inspections for the state department of agriculture urged South Dakota farmers to view rabbits as a supplemental income source. He noted rising demand for rabbit fur due to declines in fur bearing animals and cited USDA figures showing 100 million skins used annually with about 98 percent imported, while stressing safe handling to prevent disease.
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Pierre
T. O. Ronaghe
Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bonarne
Hobo Day Began With Night Shirt Parade In 1912
In Brookings on October 30 special reports recall the first Hobo day parade at the State college campus. A night shirt procession sparked the tradition before campus rules later barred it. Faculty sought a festive outlet after football games and the beard growing custom grew to two weeks.
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Brookings
State College
Hobo Day, Men At the State College
Hitchcock Turtles And Clams Shipped
In Hitchcock on the James river clams and snap turtles are being taken to Philadelphia. A local company shipping reps found turtles in abundance and decided to include them. The turtles will be sent alive to ensure freshness on arrival at the eastern market.
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Hitchcock
James River
Philadelphia
Geddes Boy Elected Head Of Miltonians
BROOKINGS Oct 30 Ivan C Johnson of Geddes is elected president of the Miltonian Society at South Dakota State College. Johnson, a junior in speech, assists in the college Speech department. The Miltonian group is one of the college clubs active on campus.
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Brookings
Ivan C. Johnson
Geddes
Miltonian Society
South Dakota State College
Johnson
State college groups stage annual three act play on campus
On the State college campus several active organizations present a yearly three act play for the public. Each regular meeting includes study and staging of one act plays, contributing to an ongoing program of student theatre and dramatic arts.
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State College
Speedy Corn Huskers To Compete For Title
Speedy corn huskers from the Midwest prepare for the sixth national corn hucking contest in Platte City on November 15. Walter Olson of Tonton Village defends his title against about 20 of the belt’s fastest huskers. the current record is 33.8 minutes, held by Elmer Williams of Knox County.
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Platte City
Middle West
Walter Olson
Tonton
Elmer Wiliats
Knox County
Almolg
Corn Yielding 55 Bushels Is Reported
Fulton reports a strong corn harvest from Arnun Blumenberg’s Fulton area farm on the west. Yields average easily 55 bushels per acre by wagon measure as harvest crews use a picker and wagons to move corn, with ears measuring about 11 inches. Many farmers have large piles already, and the picker with the elevator reduces hard work.
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Fulton
Arnun Blumanberg
Falcon
Cavour Cooperative Co Is Incorporated in Cavour
Pierre October 30 Farmers Coopers taie Elevator Co of Cavour filed articles of incorporation with state secretary Burton Culver A M Beall and others listed as organizers in a formal filing notice.
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Cavour Cooperative Co
Pierre
Farmers Cooperstaie Elevator Company
Cavour
Burton Culver
A. M. Beall
L A Bloodgoo and Vuroy Incorporators Form Capital
Fragmentary OCR shows L A Bloodgoo and other incorporators forming a company named Vuroy with capital set at 25,000 dollars. Text is incomplete but indicates an incorporation filing or charter details.
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L. A. Bloodgoo
Vuroy Incorporators
Siuen 4
Tanlac advertised as relief for stomach gas and nerves
Doctors claim most sickness stems from digestive trouble and Tanlac is hailed as a cure for gas stomach and bowels with renewed appetite energy and sleep. A Minneapolis man reports life improvement after taking Tanlac and a money back guarantee is offered.
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Tanlac
Charles Axelson
2Nd St. South
Minneapolis
Minn
Tanlae
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