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From the Ipswich Tribune August 28, 1930 edition Story of Slaying on Farm Proven False Ipswich citizens were alarmed Wednesday evening when a report was received by Sheriff Geo. M. Engler that a murder had been committed at the Geo. Harrison farm north of Beebe. The report later proved to be absolutely false. Sheriff Engler and a party of citizens from Ipswich went immediately to the farm to ascertain the facts of the case which proved to be as follows: Mr. Harrison had gone to the pasture to see about some cattle. Upon arriving there he found...
From the Ipswich Tribune September 4, 1930 edition First Achievement Day Very Successful Affair The first Achievement Day held in Ipswich for the members of the 4-H Baby Pork club proved most successful. Seventeen members were on hand with their club pigs at the Ipswich Feed and Sale Barn when the judging was started at 11:00 am., Saturday, August 30. After the judging was completed all record books were checked up by Elmer Bjerke, government extension agent and prize winners were announced. Judging was done by County Agent Dittmer of Brown...
From the Ipswich Tribune September 4, 1930 edition Legion is Subject of Lions Club Meeting Monday September 1 was the date of the scheduled meeting of the Lions Club at the C & C Café. Club songs were sung, with Mrs. Sam McCleary as pianist. Lloyd Cronholm addressed the club on the subject of the American Legion. He related its history since the organization of the first post in Paris; told about the first convention in 1919 at Minneapolis when the constitution and by-laws were drawn up. Today the Legion numbers a membership of two million...
Local students graduated after the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University. More than 1,500 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program. Overall, students from 35 states and 24 nations graduated following the spring 2024 semester. More than 70 students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college. Local graduates included: • Briana Grace Hotzler of Hosmer, graduated with a Master of Science in SDSU's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences. • Mckenzie Rae Bowers of...
Beth Fischer will celebrate her 85th Birthday on July 28, 2024. Cards and Greetings can be sent to 4580 Coleman St., Apt. 1217, Bismarck, ND 58503....
Summary for June 2024 and records Highest recorded temp. for June 2024: 97° on June 12 / Record: 106° on June 21, 1988 Lowest recorded temp for June 2024: 47° on June 8 / Record: 28° on June 3, 1985 Average high temp. for June 2024: 79° Average high temp. for June over 49 years: 78° Average low temp. for June 2024: 56° Average low temp. for June over 49 years: 55° Hottest June on record (Average high temp.): 91° during / June 1988 ( 11 days in the 90s & 7 days in the 100s) Precip. for June 2024: 1.78 / Record: 7.03 in 2014 Most precip....
From the Ipswich Tribune July 17, 1930 edition July 4th Celebration Takes Large Death Toll The three days celebration of the nation’s birthday this year cost the lives of 404 persons and was responsible for the injury of many thousands more. It is said that two days of extra celebrating cost the lives of 226 persons. Fireworks and toy pistols which have been legislated against by all lives of 29 people, which though a states and municipalities, cost the small percentage of the whole number is all the more amazing due to the many restrictions p...
From the Ipswich Tribune July 17, 1930 edition Receives Bonus for Work T. E. Jones left his home Monday morning at exactly six o’clock bound for the country to do service work among the farmers. He had 2000 pigs to treat for worms this week and proposed to get an early start. His son Leighton started at about the same time for his work in Campbell County. The elder Jones received $25.00 in gold as special bonuses because of the volume of sales made during the month of June as a special recognition from the Moorman company. In May he led the s...
Dakota Wesleyan University recently conferred 222 degrees to students graduating – six associate degrees, 160 bachelor’s degrees and 56 master’s degrees. The graduates included Tessa Gohl, who received a B.S. Nursing degree, Summa Cum Laude....
The Roscoe Class of 72 had met to celebrate 50 years of graduation and had so much fun that they decided to meet again to celebrate everyone turning 70 years old!! So a Birthday Party happened on June 8 complete with cake! The highlight of the evening was when Mr Doug Banik, English teacher from Freshman and Sophomore years, joined the group. Topics of discussion included tumbling, Romeo and Juliet, and diagraming sentences!!...
Roscoe High School 1950’s and 1960’s graduates are invited to gather on Saturday, July 6 in the Arbor Springs Community Center, 1201 8th Ave. NE in Aberdeen at noon. Bring snacks to share and your favorite drink. For more information contact Paul Mardian, 605-290-1450....
From the Ipswich Tribune May 29, 1930 edition Women’s Clubs Plant Several Zinnia Beds The Zinnia beds about town sponsored by the Federation of Women’s clubs have been planted. The large bed on Main Street was planted by the Altar Society ladies, the one east of the White Eagle oil station by the Baptist ladies and the plot north of the Felder home by the Congregational ladies. The various societies have volunteered to plant and care for these beds this year, thus distributing the work more evenly. The Federation has also planted the beds at...
Local students earned a place on the North Dakota State University dean’s list. Luke Beyers of Roscoe and Avery Sylte of Ipswich were on the list. Students must earn a 3.50 grade point average or higher and be enrolled in at least nine class credits to qualify. For the semester, 3,574 students made the list....
From the Ipswich Tribune August 21, 1930 edition SHERIFF CAPTURES CAR THIEVES AFTER CHASE After out-distancing Verne Adkins, Aberdeen police officer, in a seven mile race out of Aberdeen, in which he was forced to give up the chase after being left behind, James Hill of Wichita, Kansas and Ira Penland of Arma, Illinois driving a 1930 Chevrolet sedan stolen from the streets of Aberdeen belonging to John Franks of Forbes, N.D. were apprehended at Ipswich last Saturday afternoon by Sheriff Geo. M. Engler following a race of more than two miles on...
More than 3,300 students were recognized for their outstanding academic performance over the spring 2024 semester at South Dakota State University by being named to the dean's list. To earn dean's list distinctions in SDSU's colleges, students must have completed a minimum of 12 credits and must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Overall, 3,378 students from 40 states and 37 foreign nations are on the list. More than 1,400 students received a 4.0 GPA. Local students on the dean’s list include: • Ipswich — Kathleen Graham, Colle...
The spring 2024 graduation list at North Dakota State University included 1,622 grads. Avery Sylte graduated Magna Cum Laude. She received a BS degree in Biological Sciences....
Middle Tennessee State (MTSU) Middle Tennessee State University congratulates 5,475 students who appear on the dean's list for the spring 2024 semester, including Lawson Santema of Mina, majoring in Audio Production. To qualify for this distinction, an undergraduate student must maintain a current semester grade-point average of 3.5 or above and earn at least 12 semester hours. Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its spring 2024 dean’s list which includes 29 graduate students and 291 undergraduate s...
From the Ipswich Tribune Sept. 11, 1930 edition ANALYZE BUDGET OF NEW LIBRARY Detailed Report on Budget Expense for New Library — Asset to City of Ipswich On account of a number of inquiries received as to the prospective cost to taxpayers of Ipswich for the new library the following information has been compiled from the records of the librarian. The largest item of expense is the librarian’s salary which during the past two years has been $80.00 per month. It is proposed to increase this $5.00 a month making the salary $1020.00 for the yea...
Summary for May 2024 and records Highest recorded temp. for May 2024: 88° on the 14th / Record 98° on May 19, 1992 Lowest recorded temp. for May 2024: 34° on the 5th / Record 16° on May 2, 2013 Average high temp. for May 2024: 70° / Average high temp. for May over 49 years 68° Average low temp. for May 2024: 45° / Average low temp. for May over 49 years 44° Precip. for May 2024: 2.35 Average precip. for May over 49 years 2.62 Wettest May over 49 years: 8.19 during May 2015 Driest May over 49 years: .52 during 2009 Warmest May on record:...
From the Ipswich Tribune April 3, 1930 edition Famous Writer to be at Bowdle April 15 Ozark Ripley, of Chattanooga, Tenn. the famous writer of Outdoor America will be in Bowdle, April 15 to address the Selby and Bowdle chapters of the Izaak Walton League. The meeting will be held at the school house. Ozark Ripley who is known as the dean of sports writers, at an early age was a great lover of the outdoors. He was educated in France, but after finishing his education left for the wildest parts of the Ozark Mountains and became engaged in guiding...
Northern State University proudly announces the students who have earned recognition on the President's List and Dean's List for the spring semester of 2024. The President's List honors full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.00 GPA, while the Dean's List acknowledges those with GPAs ranging from 3.50 to 3.99. Local students on the President’s List (4.0 GPA) are: Ipswich: Hailey Bierman, Halle Heinz, Ashley Ptacek Mina: Jayda Hunstad, Alexa Rossman, Brenden Salfrank Roscoe: Bridget Fuhrmann Area students on the Dean’s List (3.50-3.99 GPA...
From the Ipswich Tribune May 29, 1930 edition LIBRARY IS BIG ASSET TO TOWN The Ipswich Public Library is a great asset to the town and to the people in this vicinity and it can be made still more of a benefit without any expense to the taxpayers, if more take out books. Thomas Edison wrote as follows: “It was the books I borrowed from the Detroit Public Library, in the days when Detroit Public Library in the day when I was a train boy and too poor to buy then, that gave the scientific information I needed for my early experiments. I cannot b...
From the Ipswich Tribune May 15, 1930 edition Saturday, May 24 Set Aside for Poppy Day Saturday May 24 has been officially designated “Poppy Day” throughout the United States by the national department of the American Legion Auxiliary. On this day millions of confined in Battle Mountain sanitarium of France and Flanders in memory of the men who gave their lives in the World War. In Ipswich, the Auxiliary will have these memorial flowers on hand for this day. The units in the South Dakota department are supplied with poppies made by the dis...
The Library is going through quite a few changes this summer, beginning with brand new permanent hours. We are actually getting a new sign installed next week that will outline the Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library this summer. There are many changes coming to the local library this summer. The Marcus P. Beebe Memorial Library will begin its new hours on June 1. The library will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. until noon, closed an hour for lunch and then open from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. On Fridays, the library will be open...
Southeast Technical College recoginzes academic excellence by naming the area students to the President's List for the Spring 2024 semester. To earn this recognition, students must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credits), seeking a degree and have a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Zach Geditz of Ipswich, Construction Management Technology student is on the list. Southeast Technical College recognizes its high achieving part-time students by granting Academic Honors for the Spring 2024 semester. To receive this recognition, students must be...