Gordon Day Presses Broad Grasshopper Eradication Plan
Onida South Dakota Sept 1 2 Gordon Day a Sully County farm reader and former committee member criticized federal entomologists for not proposing a large enough program to eradicate grasshoppers and Mormon crickets He urged a $50 million to $100 million scale effort with nationwide land baiting labor and government aid to cover idle lands and expose eggs by tearing up fences Day called for farm groups to push for a comprehensive plan and stronger funding noting past dollars wasted on unrelated pests.
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Onida
Gordon Day
Sully
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Day
Farmec
WPA
Four New Teachers On Staff At Blunt
Blunt City School opens on a Monday under Supt Maurice Jonsen who announces four new teachers Olive Harris of Huron will teach first and second grades Holt Smith Barnard the Aft and sixth Alice Bidal of Moaxhals N C commercial subjects and Glenn Barrick of Winfred will handle band and social science. Retained staff include Greta McCoy Virginia Rebbe TM M Elizabeth Bantz who teaches English and Journalism and also runs the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blunt Blunt
Blunt City
Mounday
Maurice Jonsen
Olive Harris
Huron
Holt Smith
Barnard
Afth
Alice Bidal
Moaxhals
N. C
Glenn Barrick
Winfred
Greta McCoy
de Smet
Virginia Rebbe
Spearfish
Elizabeth Bantz
Aberdeen
Federated Clubs Meet At Deadwood October Convention
The South Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs will hold its annual gathering in Deadwood October 6 and 7 with hostesses Thursday Twentieth Century and Round Table clubs. Edna Ford chairs the convention committee and Adele Rogera St. John is guest speaker. Planned events include banquet, pioneer theme skits, and Black Hills sightseeing. About 259 members expected. Federation officers listed: Queen Stewart president, H H Goodnaugh first VP, Chesley Jackson second VP, B A Dyar corresponding secretary, L A Reither recording secretary, M R Hoffman treasurer, Mary Brennan historian, H E Dawes editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dead Deadwood
Sooth Dakota Federation
Edna Ford
Deadwood
Adele Rogera St. John
Duke
Black Hill
State Federation
Queena Stewart
Buffalo Gap
H. H. Goodnaugh
Springfield
Chesley Jackson
Vermillion
B. A. Dyar
Bierre
L .A
Family Reunion At Esmond Town Hall
A Sunday family reunion at the Esmond town hall brought together many relatives. Attendees included Mrs. C. B. Nelson, Mrs. Welly, Wayne and family Nelson, Bane Nelson and Joel, Glen Nelson and Gary, Meri¢ Hioeye and Joyce, Dewey Wells, Edwin Anderson and family, Glen Strub and family, Roby Pennington and two daughters plus sons-in-law from Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esmond
Town Hall
C. B. Nelson
Welly
Wayne Nelson
Bane Nelson
Joel
Glen Nelson
Gary
Meri¢ Hioeye
Joyce
Dewey. Wells
Edwin Anderson
Glen Strub
de Smet Roby Pennington
Missouri
Whiteside Two-Room School Welcomes Teacher Couple
Wellington reports Mr. and Mrs. Gerald David begin their second year at Whiteside two room school. Mrs. David handles four tower grades while Mr. David teaches grades five through eight. A long standing Whiteside Township custom has paired spouses as teachers in this school.
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Wellington
Gerald David
Whiteside
David
Whiteside Township
Beer License Ruling Increases State Revenue
Pierre SD Sept 7 an attorney general decision said only beer manufacturers may run distributing branches without extra licenses. It raises annual revenue by ten to twelve thousand dollars and generated a three thousand four hundred dollar payment from distributor Charles Weller. The ruling covers fifty nine branches and may cause some distributors to shut branches to avoid new fees.
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Pierre
Charles Weller
State Liquor Commission
Weller
Former residents return to Wellington on visit
Local items note Dr and Mrs John F Kie and their three children from Sturgis visiting Mrs McKies parents and other relatives in Wellington. Gerald Crous vacationing at home before senior year at Rapid City State School of Mines. Mrs Frank Bottger to teach at Briley Lake Community. Oscar Carlson family moving to Huron for the school year. Wolsey school enrollment steady with 27 freshmen 15 sophomores 21 juniors 24 seniors. Wessington attendees at Rostan sale near Miller. Wessington Hills Club to meet with thrift-minded crafters bringing thimbles.
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Wellington
John F. Kie
Sturgis
Gerald Crous
State School of Mines
Rapid City
State Highway Commission
Wolsey
Wolsey Public School
Dinner Parties Miller September 1 and 2
Mrs. 9 H. Fick entertained twenty four guests at two dinner parties Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Contract bridge followed with prizes: high score Mrs. Ralph Erb, low Mrs. Earl Kindred, all cut Mrs. James Bard. Wednesday prizes to Mrs. Earl Spain and Mrs. P. Corcoran for high and low, all out Mrs. L. H. Rowse. Assistants were Lenore Fick Dorothy Hoffman and Charlotte Bradley.
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Miller
Earl Spain
P. Corcoran
L. H. Rowse
Fick
Lenore
Dorothy Hoffman
Charlotte Bradley
Wolsey Public School Hosts Evening Entertainment
The Wolsey public school faculty enjoyed a get-together with a short program and games. Prizes were awarded, and the evening concluded with visiting and a served lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolsey
Wolsey Public School
Rames
Wea
Luneh
Signers Of Petitions Paid In Sioux Falls Hearings
Sioux Falls officials testified that petition circulators for three state referendums were paid five cents per signature. The hearings reviewed payments linked to signatures on proposed changes to motor patrol, inspections, and unemployment insurance.
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Sioux Falls
Supreme Court
Goldie Wells
Accrptary of State
Marion
Dee) Thompson
Thompson
C. J. Hanson
State Employment Service
S. H. Collins
Aberdeen
Hanson
W.E. Smith
Clark Hetland
Mitchell
Gehring Family Visit and Wessington Picnic
Mr and Mrs Ed Gehring and two sons of Iowa City and Mr and Mrs Willard Mann of Sioux City visit relatives in and around Wessington Sept Special. On Sunday no Gehring reunion was held at Homer Welch's home. About forty people attended the family gathering and noon picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soux Citvans
Wessington
Ed. Gehring
Wallace Pleased At Attitude Of People
In Brookings on September 7 special report notes the State Agricultural Conservation Committee received many letters from South Dakota residents praising Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace. The secretary responds that farm people are eager to find constructive paths and that united U S farmers will advance the agricultural program despite current setbacks.
Aberdeen Youth Dies by Gas Suicide After Accident
Aberdeen, Sept. Arnold W. Anderson, 18, reportedly remorseful after his car struck a pedestrian, turned on gas in his parents’ kitchen and died. His father found him at 5:15 a.m. after smelling gas. no note was left. Anderson had earlier driven into Jane Schinke, about 25, at a business street intersection. He was questioned, released, and the car was held. Survived by parents and sister Doris of Minneapolis. mother Mrs. Anderson recovering in St. Paul from surgery.
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Aberdeen
Arnold W. Anderson
Morehhan
Einar Anderson
Young Anderson
Janes Schinke
Schinke
Doris
Minneapolis
Anderson
St. Paul
Substitute Teacher Carpenter At Bupker Hill School
Sept special notice states Miss Bernice Madsen serves as substitute teacher at Bupker Hill until a permanent teacher is secured for the school.
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Carpenter
Bernice Madsen
Bupker Hill
Yankton College Plans Freshman Week Opening
Yankton College prepares to open its fifty sixth year with a week of freshman orientation from September 13 to 18. Dr A P Larsen Rabee leads the faculty with Douglas Dunham heading the student association as activities introduce newcomers to campus life and registration. The year brings new faculty, equipment including a three manual Kimball organ in Forbes Hall, and campus renovations as the oldest college in the Dakotas readies for the term.
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Yankton
Yankton College
Dekota
Pioneer College
A. P. Lars Rabee
Douglas Dunham
Wessington Springs
Garden Terrace
Forbes Hall
Two Dakotas
Seek Funds Pierre WPA Aid From Drought Counties
Led by L F Huffman state representative from Potter county a delegation of officers and commissioners from five counties met Governor Jensen to seek designation of Faulk Sully Edmunds Potter and Walworth as an emergency district to obtain additional WPA funds. Huffman said the drought hit those counties hard and more aid was imperative.
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Pierre
L. F. Huffman
Potter County
Jensen
Faulk
Sully
Edmunds
Potter
Walworth
Huffman
FHA Exhibit At State Fair Shows FHA Homes
The Federal Housing Administration under Ni Blegen plans a display in the women's building at the State Fair Grounds. The poster features large photographs of recently constructed South Dakota homes financed under the FHA Insured Mortgage Plan, with Moor plan drawings and monthly payment examples. The exhibit aims to attract prospective home buyers or builders.
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FHA
Fair
State Office
Federal Housing Administration
Ni Blegen
State Fair Grounds
South Dakota
County Agents And Range Members Meet In Rapid City And Pierre
County agents and range members from multiple South Dakota counties will meet in Rapid City on Wednesday and in Pierre on Thursday to plan the 1938 Agricultural Conservation Range program. State leader Lloyd Mengel, Louis Thompson, Joe Houston, and E. L. Jacobson will attend along with county representatives. Attending Rapid City: Harding, Perkins, Butte, Meade, Ziebach, Haakon, Jackson-Washabaugh, Fall River, Custer, Pennington, Lawrence. Pierre attendees include Sully, Campbell, Walworth, Porter, Hughes Stanley, Hyde, Brule, Buffalo, Gregory, Tripp, Mellette Todd, Jones, Lyman, Dewey, Corson.
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Brookings
Rapid City
Pierre
Lloyd Mengel
State Agricultural Coheptestion Committee
Mengel
Louis I .Thompson
Joe Houston
E. L. Jacobson
Range Fieldman
Harding
Perkins
Butte
Meade
Ziebach
Haakon
Jackson-Washabaugh
Fall River
Custer
Pennington
Lawrence
Pierre Menting
Ste. Sully
Campbell
Walworth
Porter
Hughes-Stanley
Hyde
Brule Buffalo
Gregory
Tripp
Mellette-Todd
Jones
Lyman
Dewey
Corson
Opened six bed hospital in cooperative effort
Open here as a cooperative enterprise with Harding county unit of the state health department providing the doctor nurse and clerk. County commissioners supply the headquarters and personnel WPA funds were used in preparing the building.
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Open Hospital
Buffalo
Harding County Unit
The
State Health Department
WPA
Ruling on tax exemptions for federal agency employees
Pierre September 7. Attorney General Clair Roddewig prepared an official opinion holding employees of the Reconstruction Finance Administration Public Works Administration Works Progress Administration and National Bank receivers liable for state income tax as their work is governmental in nature. Employees of Home Owners Loan Corporation Federal Housing Administration Joint Stock Land banks Federal Land banks extension agents and agricultural conservation associations were also deemed liable for the tax. County extension agents and agricultural conservation association employees were not direct federal employees nor paid from the treasury, nor engaged strictly in a governmental function.
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Home Owners Loan Corporation
Federal Housing Administration Joint Stock Land Banks
Roddewig
Agricultural Conservation Associations
United States Treasury
Woodman Circle Plans Convention Trip Bake Sale
Henry Hanson hosted a Woodman Circle meeting on September 7 to discuss attending the district convention in Mitchell on October 6, 1937. To cover travel expenses a bake sale was approved. Dorothy Fish was elected to fill the unexpired term of Augusta Williams, the organization's reporter.
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Miller
Henry Hanson
Woodman Circle
Mitchell
Dorothy Fish
Augusta Williams
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Frank Bottger
Briley Lake
Clark
Frederick
Earl Miller
Huron Carpenter
Oscar Carlson
Shirley
Hugh
Sale Wessington
Rostan Sale
al de Haven
Wessington Hills
Mian
Dorothy Kilgallen
Aberdeen Youth
George Rels
Anerica
Mee Josephine O'Meill
Joe Crane
Tye
Benny Goodman
Tuas
Benny
Quarrette
Tweedsye
Ms.t
Oywe Wabc-Columbis Networl
Salary Loan Co
B. A. Kizen, Mec. Natl
Bank Bidz
Murow
Bill Tidem
Charlie Belden
Pitchfork Ranch
Wyoming
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