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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
2
A vehicle driven by Pred Lichty collided with a train at a railroad crossing near Redfield South Dakota on a Saturday afternoon. The crash hurled the car and injured a baby who had to have a leg amputated below the knee. The father and two sons were uninjured while Mrs. Tachty died Saturday after being hospitalized.
Parker, S. D. Dec 21. C. Brookens will retire from the Parker rural route at age 65. He has served the route since rural mail began, missing only 12 days in his career.
Edmund Maurice Roche elder of twins of Maurice Burke Roche of New York risks claim to the Barony of Formoy in Ireland. His father is Baron Formoy. succession may pass to Edmund if he renounces English ties and refuses any English title.
New York December 20 The Clothing Manufacturers association released a new piece work wage schedule showing wage reductions running about 80 percent under the 1919 prevailing in the men’s clothing industry since November 1919.
A Kansas farmer says farmers will not strike and that more is not gained by producing less. A Shantai correspondent reports no rain in five populous Chinese provinces. Secretary Colby warns that vital state papers in the State department library face theft or fire and seeks 25,000 to protect them.
The readable segment mentions a Friends Society inquiry into Trish matters and notes a war state recognition. It also references a Danish dairy association official and a claim about Danish vat for United States corn. The fragmented text includes figures and garbled names, without clear events or dates.
The state auditor’s annual report urges centralizing county agent payments to reduce delays and errors. It also backs a full‑time budget office, a centralized state purchasing department, and a mimeograph unit to streamline state agency clerical work.
A local notice states that churches will not collect funds for the European Relief council project to aid starving children. The matter was presented to a division, but the costs will be handled by county chairmen in the area.
Strong winds and ice blocked ferry operations this week causing delays and cancellations. Slush and snowfall hindered loading as crews struggled with unsafe conditions on the river. Local officials advised travelers to seek alternate routes while weather subsides.
The annual meeting in Aberdirn saw over 600 farmers attend as the Brown of Marin bureau reports membership rising from under 400 to more than 600. Fourteen cooperative breeding shipping associations joined, and a county purebred breeders' association was organized.
Aberdeen to host state legislators and officials at a traditional basket dinner on January 21. Merelul club invites lawmakers for a discussion on Aberdeen’s betterment, continuing a long standing Commercial club custom with no local segments excluded.
Aberdeen D D December 20 special John Anderson chief of police orders patrolmen to move on all men not at work or unable to give a reasonable employment excuse. He acts with other northwest cities to rid communities of vagrants. Salem rural carrier John Brune faces grand larceny trial after bond release. Frustrated unemployment in Fainton area as harvest ends and jobs grow scarce.
The Yankton city commission approved a curfew ordinance banning minors 16 and under from public spaces without a responsible adult between 9 30 p m and 6 a m The city hall fire bell will ring at 9 15 p m as a notice and violators face a five dollar fine Women’s organizations backed the measure after similar moves in other South Dakota cities.
A free movie for Geddes school children opened Monday night with several hundred attendees. The program follows a plan giving each Sunday school child a free ticket for the next Monday showing, while others pay regular admission. The films are educational and humorous, financed by the Methodist and Congregational churches combined.
Two statewide farmer banker conferences are set for December 20 and 21 to discuss the agricultural financial crisis. The Mitchell session occurs December 20 at city hall. The Aberdeen session follows December 21 at the municipal auditorium with morning and afternoon start times.
The James River Valley Relief association backs a state drainage commission to oversee drainage work and establish uniform regulations for the Sioux, Jim and Vermilion River valleys. Resolutions were adopted to present to the governor and urge it in the January legislative message, with a strong Pierre lobby planned.
A Y M C A campus hut for men students, first of its kind in South Dakota, was completed at Yankton college and formally opened with students, faculty, and townspeople attending. Built during the war as an S A T C mess hall, it retains army mess hall style and construction.
An unknown man broke into the American Railway Express office, startled by an employee, and fled after firing a shot that wounded Roger Foye in the right wrist and broke an arm bone. In separate cases a New York coal dealer was fined 250 dollars and jailed three months for short weigh coal, another got 60 days in the workhouse for selling 96 pounds as 100.
In Fort Worth Texas on December 16 United News reports John P. Hammill, Ottawa millionaire merchant, died after a breakdown linked to tax compiling. Hammill told police the mental depression from taxes caused his disappearance and led to his death in Galveston Bay.
A midwestern vision notes the shift from rural isolation to shared culture as families buy phonographs and player pianos on time. Acoustic engineer Brank Morton argues social life moves from church benches to music at home, making music a fundamental for child’s winter entertainment.
Charles Garland a 21 year old from Buzzards Bay declines a reported million dollar legacy from his father. He rejects inherited wealth and private property, advocating needs based distribution and trust in people, drawing on Tolstoy and Christ as guiding principles. The story notes his family home Bay End Farm and his plans to pursue simple manual work or farming.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt notes the National Home Makers guild in Chicago deem housekeeping a regular job and worthy of equal honor to business work. The piece argues the duties of a housekeeper are vast, demanding constant management, and compares occupational recognition with broader labor sectors. It also cites Mrs. Strachey in Britain, who led women into housing construction during wartime and continues expanding roles for women in employment and builders.
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