South Dakota Property Valuation Drops by 16 Million
Pierre reports 1936 state property valuation at 1 024 627 846, down 16 480 052 from last year as the eighth consecutive reduction. Personal property gains 5.26 percent while real estate stays constant. utility values shift with rail, telegraph, gas, and power changes. Livestock and goods drive broader personal property increases.
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Pierre
South Dakota
State Board of Equalization
Townshes
State Board
Olive Tollefson
Division of Taxation
Agricultural Land Inc
Agricultural Yard S
Corp
Training School For Hand County Farm Reporters
Miller Sept 3 Special A training school for Hand County farm reporters will be held in the Courthouse at Miller on Saturday September 5. The reporters will measure the land in the county under the soil conservation program. About 60 men will attend and Jim Paul son of Tulare will represent the state soil conservation office.
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Hand Farm
Miller
Hand County
Jim Paul
Tulare
State Soil Conservation Office
Swensons and Branneys Dine with Thompson Family
VISIT IN LANE LANE Sept 3 Special Mr and Mrs Elmer Swenson visited in Lane recently at the Bert and Theodore Swenson homes Miss Dorothy Swenson who spent summer in Egan returned with them for actool GUESTS AT THOMPSONS ALPENA Sept 3 Special Mr and Mrs Charles Branney and Ardis and Mr and Mrs Hass and Mrs Louisa Thompson were dinner guests recently at the Thomas Thompson home
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Lane Lane
Mes
Elmer Swenson
Lane
Bert
Theodore Swenson
Dorothy Swenson
Egan
Actool
Thompsons
Alpena
Charles Branney
Ardis
Hass
Louisa Thompson
Thomas Thompson
Monkey On The Loose In South Dakota Farm Area
A jungle bearing monkey is at large near Sinal South Dakota. It throws objects with remarkable aim when approached, discovered in a turkey rack on Jewel Stime’s farm. Curious onlookers saw it jump from limb to limb into trees, and it is believed to have escaped from a circus.
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Sinal
S. D
Jewel Stime
School Opens At Erwin On Monday
Erwin opens its doors for the new term with three new faculty members. Esther Tufte joins English and vocal music. George Hauck will teach seventh and eighth grades and coach athletics. Gladys Smith teaches primary grades. Supt. Tschetter starts his sixth year teaching economics, speech and history. Principal Talmie returns to lead mathematics and science and direct the band. Florence Kulick teaches commercial courses. Florence Dohlberg oversees third and fourth grades. Juliette Teveldahl teaches fifth and sixth grades. new courses include physics and business English with plans for a second year in typing, music and speech.
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Erwin
Esther Tufte
Bricelyn
Minn
George Hauck
Java
Huron
Florence Kulick
Wea Sington
Florence Dohlberg
Juliette Teveldahl
Alpena
Sioux Falls Bakery Sold To Iowa Firm
Metz Bros. Baking Company of Sioux City announced the purchase of the Pfail Baking Company plant in Sioux Falls. The plant valued at 250000 dollars is the largest in South Dakota. Metz declined to reveal the deal terms. Plant employment will rise from about 35 to 60.
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Sioux Falls
Sept
Pfail Baking Company
Metz Bros. Baking Company
Sioux City
Henry Metz
Plaf
Metz
South Dakota
Pfaff Baking Company
Fort Dodge
Pfaffaking Company
Iowa
Highmore Women's Club Opens Year With Meeting
Highmore South Dakota. The Highmore Women's Club will hold the opening meeting of the year Friday afternoon at Mrs. J. E. Washburns home. Roll call asks for a vacation experience. The program emphasizes club business, new member elections, and yearly plans.
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Highmore Club
Highmore
Highmore Women's Club
J. E. Washburn
Kindergarten Opens in Highmore WPA Project
In Highmore a WPA kindergarten started Monday under Mrs. Margaret Korsgaard with Mrs. Lurline Marso as assistant. Thirty three pupils aged 3 to 6 attend two and a half hours each forenoon.
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Highmore
Margaret Korsgaard
California
Lurline Marso
Broetzmann to Speak At Mission Festival in Hebron
The Rev. Elmer Broetzmann of Salem's and St. John's Evangelical churches will miss Sunday services in Tulare on Sept 6 to speak at a mission festival in Hebron North Dakota. The Tulare schedule lists no Islam Evangelical worship, a junior Sunday School, no morning services at St. John's, and an 8 pm St. John's Women’s Union service led by Rev. Mr. Hahn. Public invited.
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Broetzmann
Tulare
Elmer Broetemann
Salem's
St. John’s
Turtle Creek
Sanuday
Hebron
N. D
S. John’s Evangelical Church
St John’s Women's Union
Hahn
Wheaton Congregational Church
Accident Victims Still In Hospital
Sept. 3. Special report on a Sunday accident near Fulliston where J E Reilly and the Reilly family were injured when their car struck gravel and a box culvert. Three severely hurt children have returned home, while Mr and Mrs Reilly and the youngest child with skull fracture remain in Faulkton hospital. Ray Fisher, rider with the Reillys, has leg fractures and a chipped bone and is home in a wheelchair.
Rev Black Returns To Wessington Home
Wellington reports Rev J H Black and Mrs Black return from a summer vacation. They visited Hunter North Dakota Pegusa Minnesota western Wisconsin and St Louis Park Minneapolis. Black has not been well and seeks rest before resuming work at the Community Church. He is somewhat improved and services will begin again Sunday.
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Black
Wessington
Wellington
Sept
J. H. Black
Nts
Jimemi¢ara
Hunter
N. D
Pegasu
Minn
Wisconsin
St. Louis Park
Minneapolis
Blunt Service Club Holds Dinner at Presbyterian Church
The Blunt Service Club held a regular dinner meeting at the Blunt Presbyterian Church on Monday evening. After the meal, President George Wiedenman called the meeting to order with Superintendent Maurice involved in the proceedings.
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Blunt
tSpread
eNe Blunt Service Club
Presbyterian Church
George Wiedenman
Maurice
Jensen Addresses Coordination with Blunt School and Service Club
Mr Jensen spoke on coordinating efforts between Blunt School and the Service Club. A brief business meeting followed focusing on summer band concert matters. It was decided to purchase two dozen singing books for the club.
Miller Brother Dies in Omaha Funeral Held in Lane
C J Miller received word of the death of his brother Dr Glenn Miller in Omaha Saturday. Mr and Mrs Miller and their son George and his wife left for Harlan to attend the funeral and returned to Lane Tuesday.
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C. J. Miler
Glenn Miller
Omaha
Picnic Postponed by Rain in Erwin
The Swedish Lutheran League picnic and program, planned for Thursday, were postponed to a later date due to rain.
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Erwin
Swedish Lutheran League
South Dakota Highway Commission Awards 34 Road Projects
The commission announced contracts for 34 highway projects totaling 5,652,461. The breakdown includes paving, grading, bridges and railroad crossings, travel base and surface, and overhead crossings. Notable bids: Lewis Construction and Mortiwestern Eng for U.S. Highways M4 and 16. Northwestern Engineering for grading and underpass work. Inland Construction Company for East Boulevard crossing and a US 12 overhead crossing. Watertown Cement Products for a 184 foot crossing. Edward Gustafson Construction for grading near Codington.
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Pierre
South Dakota Highway Commission
U.S
Rapid City
Lewis Construction Company
Mortiwestern Engineering Company
Northwestern Engineering Company
East Boulevard
Inland Construction Company of
Omaha
Northwestern Com
South Shore
Codington County
Edward Gustafson Construction Company
Sioux Falls
Burdette Teens Head to Nearby High Schools
Burdette residents prepare for school as several students depart to St. Lawrence Redfield and Wessington Springs for the season. Eve lyn Peterson Helen Seigling Dorothy Peterson Beatrice Anderson Florence Thomas Ruana leen Polchow Kenneth Seigling Lois Thomas Maurice Olson Gerghine Bottom leave for the new term.
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Burdette
Evelyn Peterson
Helen Seigling
Dorothy Peterson
St. Lawrence
Beatrice Anderson
Florence Thomas
Ruanaleen Polchow
Kenneth Seigling
Lois Thomas
Maurice Olson
Gerghine Bottom
Redfield
Marie Seigling
Ducille Crossleet
Wessington Springs Winter College
Furnace Installed at Blunt Post Office
Sept 3. Special Postmaster Seward Leeper reports a furnace has been installed in the Blunt post office during the past week.
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Blunt
Seward Leeper
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