Ross Sale Immense Success at West River Auction
Haakon county residents rallied to a Red Cross auction in Philip despite a April snowstorm. The event on Center Avenue moved to Oak Street selling items from baby carriages to ladies wear, aided by the Philip High School Glee Club and the local band. The sale netted nearly 7800 dollars, a record for South Dakota west of the Missouri River, with Haakon county's 17 Red Cross branches planning future drives.
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Philp
Red Cross
Tate Beate
Supon Holding
Vale
Center Avenue
Eaft Morent
Alvin” Waggoner
Haakon County
N. Leedom
Kadoka
Philip High School Glee Club
Liberty
Phili
Eyeang
Enetaie Momen
Brown
Gom Theatre
Rainer
R. Walpole
Automobile
Anderson Michael
Pete Byrnes
Frank Sehwartz
Kaiser Bill
South Dakota
Missour River
Philip
Ottumwa
Lucerne
Ashereth
Grindstone
Nowlin
Punty
Junior Red Cross forms new school affiliations
Five new schools join the Junior Red Cross network, bringing total affiliations to sixty two. Leaders express optimism for further enrollments and aim for one hundred percent participation as more schools pledge to join and support the program.
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RED Cross
Willis
Florence Campbell
Sunnyside
Helen Schmitt
Foster
Alice Bengon
Pleasant Ip
Clara Lilley
Callahan
Leslie Kiel
Severy
Oer
Torba
Local notes on military enlistment and regional transport changes
News briefs report Murdo and area men joining the 14th Field Artillery and naval enlistment options in Rapidity, plus train service adjustments between Murdo Rapid City. Other items note property sales, a soldier’s discharge, and local letters from France, with petitions filed for upcoming primaries in Republican and Democrat parties.
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Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Rapid City
Murdo
South Dakotans on Firing Line From Front Letter
A wartime letter from AE F to his brother in Lead Company reports his March 3 operation for glaucoma and wax removal, his hospital stay, and being at Great Camp awaiting transport. He mentions family at Pierre and hopes to move soon, with best wishes to loved ones.
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South
Beeteteour
Pierre
Elawe
Community fund drive aids teachers in Midland county
A county fund drive raised 159 275 to support teachers aided by the Current Rents Club of Midland. The contributions came from communities including Philip Nowlin Ottumwa Pleasant Prairie Lincoln Brown Pleasant Prairie Hay Draw and others as thanks were given to donors and organizers for boosting the effort.
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Ruis
County Rman
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Manila
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Tice
Montreal
Nora Abrahamson
Military Hospital
France
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Ivay
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Tates Aty
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CM. Lloyd
Anderson
Whoole
Mildred
Walker Jacobson
Sorgfried Rabinbs
Amessor
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PF. Piersall
State ‘Central Committee
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Edgar Watwood
Elon Dahlberg
Chas
W. Rétertaon
Frank Slocum
F. M.register of Deeds
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J. Mo
Nira
Eee - Ronendee District
Shafer
Delaie Vention
Kelly
Bank of Philip
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