Two Are Rejected Because Too High road projects list
South Dakota's highway commission reported federal approval for 17 road construction contracts totaling about 230000 dollars with bids opened later. Several bases, surfacing, grading, and guard rail projects across Pennington Beadle Lake Hughes Gregory Lyman Charles Mix Brule Meade Brule Carson Jerwald and other counties were awarded to multiple firms for amounts ranging from about 3 600 to 41 010 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Mobridge Construction Co
Mobridge
Douglas County
Corsica and
Platte
Lindekugal
Kolberg
Spencer
Grant and Roberts
Milbank
Bismarck Construction Co
Bismarck
Codington County
Wateriwon
Hector Construction Co
Hector, Minn
McPherson County
State
Leola
Cadington County
State 20
Watertown
Florence
August Vagis
Wahpeton
N. C
Cedington
Lien Construction Co
Veblen
Dewey, Brown, Hanson, Davison
Lyman
Lake Counties
W. H. Pringle
Pierre
Pennington County
Wasta Hill
Beadle County
U. S
Cavour
Iroquois
Lake County
Madison
Hughes County
U. S. 14
Blunt
U.S. 14
Gregory County
Burke
Tica
Lyman County
Vivian
Charles Mix
Geddes
Carson County
Wakpala
Brule
Kimball
Meade County
Faith
Jerwald County
State Highway Commission
Survey notes show county line mileages across multiple counties
Fragmentary field measurements list distances along county lines from Weesington Springs to Lane and Day, Deuel, and Gregory counties. Record includes 4 000 feet, 2 870 feet, 8 090 feet, and a lineal feature along a county road between Burke and Lucas.
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Bate
State Moves To Collect Taxes
In McCook County a mandamus action was filed by the State and Sheriff Joe E. Ryan against County Treasurer Grace Wienand to compel issue of distress warrants for delinquents. Judge L L Fleener set Sept 20 in Sioux Falls to show cause why warrants were not delivered, alleging irreparable damage to the county and taxpayers as taxpayers moved residences to dodge personal property taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.L. Fleener
Sioux Falls
Ryan
McCook County
New Kimball Organ Installed At Yankton College
In Forbes Hall Yankton College prepares to install a three manual Kimball pipe organ with about two thousand pipes and fifty extensions. Built with five thousand electric wires and complex wind chests, the instrument will be memorial to the late James Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton College
Yankton
Forbes Hall
Kimball
GF. Dunn
James Brown
Friendship Sunday School Class Entertained at Mrs Busch Home
Members of the Friendship Sunday school class of the Methodist Church were entertained at the home of Mrs Busch at their last meeting. Devotionals led by Mrs Marie Jenkins and Mrs Frank Nelson included a Bible questionnaire and group singing. A lunch was served by the hostess. The next meeting will be at Myra Cottons on the first Friday in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Friendship Sunday School
The
Methodist Church
Busch
Marie Jenkins
Frank Nelson
Myra Cotton
Haverstock Honors Sister At Sturgis Teaching Start
Mrs John Haverstock hosted fourteen guests for dinner at her home on Sept 9 to honor her sister Maxine Smith who departs Saturday for Sturgis to teach in the public school. After dinner contract bridge was played at three tables with Ruth Andrews and Mrs Aubrey Fitz Gerald winning high and second high scores. Out of town guest Mrs Lynn Miller received a gift from the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wionors
Miller
John Haverstock
Maxine Smith
Sturgis
Ruth Andrews
Aubrey Fitz Gerald
Lynn Miller
Visit Relatives Forestburg
Mrs and Mrs W Jeffery hosted a visit by their son Delog Jeffery his wife and son Raymond and daughter Hila from Frederick Wisconsin. They came by car Monday afternoon after visiting Mrs Elmer Judy in Aberdeen and stayed two or three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestburg
W. Jeffery
Delog Jeffery
Raymond
Hila
Frederick
Wisconsin
Aberdeen
Mr. Jeffery
Elmer Judy
Lola Stobbs Enrolls in Nettleton Business College
Miss Lola Stobbs leaves Wellington for Sioux Falls to enroll in Nettleton Business College. She plans to complete the full business course offered by the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Wellington
Lola Stobbs
Sioux Falls
Nettleton Business College
Fireman Recovering From Blaze At Pierre Home
Henry Wagner of the Pierre Fire Department is recovering satisfactorily from burns on his arms and neck suffered last Saturday while fighting a fire at the Roscoe Smith home. The blaze broke out from a smoldering blaze caused by a shovel handle that was on fire when leaned against the house. The Smith residence sustained only light damage.
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Rosco Smith
Pierrs
Que Pierre
Pierre
Henry Wagner
Roscoe Smith
Smith
Forestburg Hot Dry August Leaves Heat and Low Yields
Forestburg records August as hot and dry with corn fields and pastures badly burned. Threshing is nearly done with low yields. Precipitation totaled 139 inches, 93 below normal, and the year-to-date is 3.20 inches below normal. Max 108 and min 48. Heaviest rain 0.57 inch on the 30th. fall total 2.7 inches on the 2nd. Contract party in Wellington saw 20 women at a bridge gathering. prizes awarded for high score and game bids.
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Forestburg
Wessington Teachers Teach in South Dakota Towns
Several Wessington youths take teaching roles in South Dakota districts. Marjorie Croes leads a grade school in Virgil while Marian Henderson starts at Ree Heights. George Kullak moves to Estherville for high school teaching and Florence Kullak holds a similar post in Woonsocket.
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Wessington
Sept
South Dakota
Mins
Marjorie Croes
Virgil
Marian Henderson
Ree Heights
George Kullak
Estherville
Florence Kuliak
Woonsocket
Stoffels Return From Rochester Minn Medical Stay
Mr and Mrs A C Stoffel and children returned home Saturday night from Rochester Minnesota where Mrs Stoffel had been receiving medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Alpena
Sept
A.C. Stoffel
Rochester
Minn
Hopkins To Be At Aberdeen
SIOUX FALLS Sept. Hopkins, WPA Administrator, will be in Aberdeen on Monday Sept 18 to participate in dedicatory ceremonies for the new armory recently completed there an announcement from the National Emergency Council. He will be accompanied by Howard C Hunter Assistant Administrator. The Hopkins party planned to be in Wahpeton NC next Sunday and to arrive at Aberdeen early Monday morning. After the ceremonies Hopkins expected to leave for Chicago.
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Sioux Falls
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Aberdeen
The
National Emergency Council
Howard C. Hunter
Wahpeton
N. C
Hopkins
Chicago
City to hire utilities manager despite mayoral veto
Watertown council approved an ordinance to hire a city utilities manager for the light heat and water departments at 3100 dollars a year. Mayor John Low warned he would veto similar actions. four applicants were read by the city auditor, including Wiebahn Bang Moline and Wambill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
John Low
W. W. Wiebahn
Laverne
Minn
M. Bang
Mountain Lake
H. A. Moline
Interstate Power Company of
Minnesota
George Wambill
Marshall
Reception for teachers by Fordham 4 H Club
The 4 H Club of Fordham and leader Mrs Earl Arne hosted teachers on Wednesday evening with a brief program followed by a picnic lunch. Jack Falkenberg and Vernon Arne plan a demonstration at the State Fair next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Fordham
Earl Arne
Jack Falkenberg
Vernon Arne
Land Use Planning Unit to aid South Dakota farmers
Brookings reports the new U S Department of Agriculture Land Use Planning division will work with South Dakota farmers to develop county based land-use plans. M D Eisenhower coordinates nationwide effort with the extension service and state agencies to improve policy, land surveys, and coordination. Ralph E Johnston will head the state office as land use specialist with John Muchibeler assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
South Dakota
Department of Land Use Planning
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A. M. Eberle
State College Extension Service
Washington
M. D
South Dakota Extension Service
Eisenhower
Eberle
Family Days Planned At Iroquois Osceola
Family Day will be observed at Iroquois and Osceola Methodist Churches next Sunday. Services at Iroquois are at 10 30 a m and at Osceola at 8 p m Prizes will be given for the largest family present oldest father oldest mother and longest church membership A similar service will be held at Esmand Sept 19 at 11 00 o clock Parents may bring children for baptism and those seeking church membership may join by letter or confession of faith. LEAVE ON TRIAL AlPENA Sept 9 Special Mr and Mrs Herb Lound left for Sioux City to visit Mrs Lounds mother and then spend weeks traveling via Denver Cole Casper Wyo and Winside Neb.
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Iroquois
Osceola Troquois
Osceola
Esmand
Herb Lound
Sioux City
Mrs. Lound
Denver
Cole
Casper
Wyo
Winside
Neb
Out of town guests visit Wiedenman home
Sept 9 Special reports Mr and Mrs Frank Schumaker of Lennox and Mrs Hubert Pixler of Cherokee Iowa are guests at the Wiedenman home. The ladies are sisters of Mrs Geo Wiedenman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blunt
Frank Schumaker
Lennox
Hubert Pixler
Cherokee
Iowa
Wiedenman
Geo, Wiedenman
Mrs Turner Hosts Easy Aces Bridge Club
Mrs A J Turner entertained the Easy Aces bridge club with a 7:30 dessert luncheon in Alpena. Mrs Charles Brammer captured the high score prize at bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turner
Alpena
A. J. Turner
Easy Aces
Artificial Lung In State No. Artificial Lung In State
Pierre, Sept. 24. South Dakota reports no use of an artificial lung despite eight infantile paralysis cases in the last month. Five in Spink County, one each in Hughes, Potter and Jerauld Counties. Disease shows fever, neck stiffness and muscular reflex changes.
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South Dakota
Spink County
Hughes
Potter
Jerauld
Jenkins
Forecasts Slash In Rye Acreage
Brookings reports from August indicate rye acreage may return to near average levels due to high wheat prices and expected feed grain supplies. About 4 million acres were harvested this year producing 18 million bushels, with 34 million bushels in excess domestic disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural, Economics
Nye
Ralph Johnston
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Johnston
Bureau
School Enrollment Higher At Miller
Miller September 9 Special report says Miller city schools opened with eight high school and eight grade teachers. High school enrollment is 207 students with potential late registrations, while grade enrollment is about 300. The building is renovated with new glass curtains and shades. Dormitories welcome eleven girls and sixteen boys, housed at the Bohning and McWhorter residences, with matrons Mrs Nellie Cox and Mrs Elmer Oxvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller Miller
Miller
Enroment
Bohning
McWhorter
Nellie Cox
Elmer Oxvey
Croll-Free Man Corporation Files Articles of Incorporation
Pierre September 7 The Croll Free man Corporation an electrical appliance company of Yankton filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state listing its capital at 25000 Incorporators are E A Croll and P J Croll of Sioux City and E W Freeman L H Hoffman and A E Freeman of Elk Point.
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Pierre
Sept
Croll-Freeman Corporation
Yankton
E. A. Croll
P. 3. Croll
Sioux City
E. W. Freeman
L. H. Hoffman
A. Ie Freeman
Elk ,Point
Wessington A S A Conducts Election Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary in Wessington held its September meeting at Mrs Pearl Granberg's home. After business, Lillian Holst reported on the Sioux Falls state convention. Officers elected: Holst president, Granberg first vice president, Bungum second vice president, Hazel Coop secretary, Lilium Major treasurer, Emilie Meyer sergeant at arms, Ida House chaplain, Axilene Thompson historian, with Esther Andrews, Stella Major, and Sadie Cummings on the new executive committee. October meeting site to be announced.
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Emilie Meyer
Ida House
Axilene Thompson
Esther Andrews
Stella Major
Sadie Cummings
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Carters
Geo
E. Schan
Humphrey
Fred Holst
Albert de Haven
P. A. ‘Young
Clarence. Coop
Oscar Peddicord
Holst
Rockham
Joe Walton
Wayne
Walter Wade
Rueben Moury
Gene Yade
Idaho
Maxine King
Meryl Peterson
Beulah Bowen
Clarence Phillips
Marjorie Scott
Evelyn McGillvey
Jeannette McInnis
Margery Ross
Kleth Colling
George A. Boyle
Wolsey
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Potab-A-Frar
Vince Prien
Nual Thedey
Sil Romans
Grand Forks
Francisco
Northwest
California
Callaay C. F. Freske
G. N
Huran
Wessington A. S. A
Geyerman
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