Farmers Buying Power Declines in South Dakota
Brookings reports the buying power of South Dakota farm products fell 11 points from July 15 to August 15, due to lower farm prices and living costs. The August 1938 buying power stood at 79 percent of prewar levels, with price levels 56 for farm goods and 112 for goods bought by farmers, comparing unfavorably to July and August 1937 and the ten year August average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
South Dakota
de, T. A. Cox
State College
Autrust
Cox
Revenue per pupil rises under school lands program
SIOM FALLS Sept 29 Democratic commissioner Ben Stronl said the department of school and public lands increased revenue apportionment per pupil from 3.30 to 4.40 under the 1938 conservation law. He noted Minnehaha County this year received 50 255 dollars and claimed the program improved funds for schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siom Falls
Ben Stronl
Loriks
Fosheim
Minnehaha County
Lett Erikson Memorial Association Meet Set in Yankton
The Lett Erikson Memorial Association of South Dakota will hold its annual meeting in Yankton on October 16. President EH. Myrwang announced that Dr Theodore Jorgenson, head of the Scandinavian department at St Olaf College will be the guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lief Erickson Memorial Association
Baltic
Lett Erikson Mmorial Association of South Dai
Yankton
EH. Myrwang
Tucs
Theodore Jorgenson
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Policemen To Come For Schnaidt Reward
Sioux Falls dispatch reports Jerry Watkins and Ben Rogers of Hot Springs Arkansas will travel to Sioux Falls Saturday to claim their shares of the Betty Schnaidt reward fund. Each officer received 1500 dollars from a total 4552 dollar pool. They shot and killed Earl R Young, alleged killer of Miss Schnaidt, at a Hot Springs hotel on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Jerry Watkins
Ben Rogers
Hot Springs
Ark
Betty Schnaidt
Earl R. Young
Sehnaidt
Insurance Agents To Hold Parley In Widmann Hotel
South Dakota Fire and Casualty Company agents and the South Dakota Association of Insurance Agents plan a meeting at the Widmann Hotel on Tuesday October 11. Speakers include Robe Bird vice president of American Insurance Company R D Voss special agent of the Stock Company Association of Washington D C RB J Sletterdahl editor of the Northwest Insurance P J Dunn South Dakota commissioner of insurance and others from First Bankcredit and the state safety council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
South Dakota
Fire and Casualty Company
South Dakota Association of Insurance Agents
Widmann Hotel
Robe Bird
The
American Insurance Company
R. D. Voss
Stock Company Association of
Washington, D. C
RB. J. Sletterdahl
Minneapo
Northwest Insue
P. J. Dunn
Insurance
First Bancredit Corporation of
St. Paul
State Safety Council
St Lawrence School Elects Class Officers for Year
High school class officers are elected. Seniors choose Anita Gamble as president Hazel Benz as secretary treasurer and Meal Bridenbaugh as vice president. Juniors elect Parry McPhail president Glen Aymar vice president Warren Steckmann secretary treasurer. Sophomores pick Wayland Breeze president Doris Phillips vice president Rosella Kiebsch secretary treasurer. Freshmen elect La Velle Blanchard president Lucille Norman president and Metya Danielson secretary treasurer. Student council president is Ronald Godfrey. The four class presidents will preside with him in the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Gamble
Hazel Benz
Meal Bridenbaugh
Parry McPhail
Glen Aymar
Warren Steckmann
Wayland Breeze
Doris Phillips
Rosella Kiebsch
Sec Lary
Dreshimen
la Velle Blanchard
Lucille Norman
Metya Danielson
Ronald Godfrey
Federal agency approves highway 38 grading contracts
Pierre reports the Federal Bureau of Public Roads approved contracts for 10.183 miles of grading on state highway 38 east of Sioux Falls. Trotman Bross of Miller won a 337,681.93 bid for 4.313 miles from Sioux Falls to East Sioux Falls, while A Weir Construction of Sioux Falls will grade 5.870 miles to the state line for a 355,80 BA bid on the second section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau OK
Pierre
Federal
Bureaau of
Sioux Falls
State Highway Commission
Trotman Brooks
Miller
Co, A, Weir Construction Company
Late Fall Time To Prune Trees
Vermillion reports guidance from H Clyde Eyster of the University of South Dakota on pruning trees in late autumn after leaves fall or winter before sap flows. He notes pruning goals for shade and fruit trees, transplant care, tool use, wound treatment, and timing for flowering shrubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Clyde Eyster
Department of Botany
University of South Dakota
Dr. Eyster
Eyster
Byster
Christmas Demonstration Held in Rockhall by Nellie McLaughlin
Miss Nellie McLaughlin home extension agent presented the Christmas demonstration Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Gordon Davis home. Five extension clubs took part in the event with demonstrations from the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockhall
Nellie McLaughlin
Gordon Davis
Debate Students to Compete in Tourney
ST. LAWRENCE September 29 Special St Lawrence debate students voted to accept an invitation to Pierre invitational debate tournament held December 9 and 19. The event aims to give schools a feel for the coming topic: Resolved that the U S should form an alliance with Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Lawrence
Pierre
LI. S
Great Britain
Teacher Selected for Camp Forestburg Commercial Course
Mrs. M. Briggs traveled to Madison to finalize plans to teach a Commercial Course at the NA Resident Girls Camp in Fort Forestburg. She closed her Artesia class and will be in Madison from Wednesday to Friday next week for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestburg
M. Briggs
Madison
Artesia
Awards Made To Poultry Winners Letcher Woonsocket Men
BROOKINGS South Dakota September 23 Special Mrs Andrew Suade Volga received a Congress membership and a pedigreed cockerel from the State College 3 000 bird flock for her prize winning entry in the culling contest at the State Fair in Huron The college poultry department announced Carol Guergaard Centerville won second prize a Congress membership and 25 pedigreed hatching eggs to be delivered next spring Jake Kilcinsasser Freeman took third prize of a membership and 15 hatching eggs Other named winners include George M Thompson Irene Charles L Markle Letcher James E Scott Artesian and I RB
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookings
Andrew Suade
Volga
Poultry Congress
Congress Committee
Huron
College Poultry Department
Carol Guergaard
Centerville
Congress
Jake Kilcinsasser
Freeman
Chird
George M. Thompson
I Rene
Charles L. Markle
Letcher
James E. Scott
Artesian
I. RB
Poultry Contest At College Sparks South Dakota Interest
Trumbower and Woonsocket rank high as members receive eggs. Ralph Mernaugh Leicher and a poultry major from Sie College oversee a booth reporting 590 participants in a poultry contest to stimulate South Dakota’s World Poultry Congress involvement in Cleveland next summer. Hens from trap-nested flocks show good to poor layers with best hen laying 224 eggs in her first year. three hens ranked show differing production. A substitute teacher note records Mrs Bernard filling in at Banner Township school.
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Trumbower
Woonsocket
Ralph Mernaugh
Leicher
Sie College
Booth
South Dakota
Cleveland
Ohio
Culins
Mernaugh
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State College Economist
Nead
Adierikia
Sherman & Moe Druggists
HuronirTe
St. Lawrence School
Humphrey
SDA
BR AR FF
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Diamond Oil Company
Wale
Bernard
Josephine Gaughren
Banner Township
Shermai & Mec
Ty Giese
Paramount
Habicht
Nec
the Old Quaker CO
Lawrenceburg, Ind
Incorporated
Kuppenheimer
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