Two cars of grain came this week over the Milwaukee for the Walter Bones farms here. One of corn and one of oats.

Miss Naida Clikeman has assisted after school hours this week with reporting for the New Era.

The Fred Fletcher's moved from Sioux Falls to Parker and are occupying rooms in the Citizen's Bank building.

Misses Glen Bogue and Florence Morgan returned to their homes in Parker after completing a three month course at the Grand Island business school.

George Lindenbaum and Charles Purcell left last week on a hitch- hiking trip and planned to go south, with Texas and Florida as their destination.

June 16, 1932

The county has hired Enoch G. Breen as new assistant to F.R. Steninger, county road superintendent. The new state system of accounting has made extra bookkeeping necessary to such an extent that a full time assistant was necessary to do this work.

At the Monday night meeting the Geo. E. Sperbeck post members voted to install cement steps and electric light pillars at the south east corner of the Legion park. The ladies of the W.R.C. installed steps and light posts on the north east corner leading up to the new monument for Civil war veterans. Work is to be done by Rudolph Miller.

Flag day was observed at the annual reunion and supper.

Of the 44 years of Parker's high school service to the county it has graduated 42 classes. No classes graduated in 1891 or 1898.

September 15, 1932

Chemistry, biology, and physics are the science courses added to the high school curriculum. Donald Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hall is in the Sioux Valley Hospital, with an injured hand received while playing with a dynamite cap which exploded. It may be necessary to amputate several fingers.

Oct. 27, 1932

Eloise Odland and Lucille Brue of Parker were admitted to the Augustana college choir. They are sophomores and this is their first year in choir.

P.H. Buller went to Chicago last week with a carload of hogs.

Marius Hald has announced he will reopen his store at Center Point.

Dec. 8, 1932

Turner County, in cooperation with the Schuknecht-Richter new rock crushing machine are giving a lot of unemployed men an opportunity to earn some of the R.F.C. county allotment money.

Lyle Wirt, graduate of Parker High School is one of the eleven South Dakota candidates for the Cecil Rhodes scholarship.

Feb. 9, 1933

Harm Neymeyer had a very serious accident last week while butchering a hog when he cut his hand so severely that seven stitches ad to be taken. He is now carrying his arm in a sling.

A tiny pig, abandoned by its mother, had a good thing of it for awhile, after being taken into the family, it was nursed by a house cat.

Saturday, while cranking his car, Henry Dirkson had the misfortune to dislocate his shoulder. In the excitement of getting him into the house and calling the doctor, the rest of the family did not notice that the car was on fire. The fire had gained such headway before being that they were unable to save it or the car shed, both burning to the ground.

April 6, 1933

Keith Welch had the misfortune Sunday to lose one of his fingernails while operating a hand corn sheller.

One evening last week, some theives broke through the rear window of the Palace Drug Store, then raised the locking bar over the rear door and entered. Some damage was done and some merchandise, money and cigarettes were taken.

John Schaffer was caught in his disc Monday afternoon and severely bruised his left leg which confined him to the home for a few days.

July 27, 1933

Ed Leverich of Parker submitted a bid to carry the U.S. mails from the two depots to the Parker post office. He will have charge of carrying the mail between the post office and the trains beginning Aug. 5.

Walter Bemelman had one of his milk cows struck and killed by lightening last Thursday at his farm northwest of Parker.

Rudolph Miller has been busy this week moving the former Stout house just northwest of the Courthouse out to the vetter farm to replace the residence burned down some time ago last winter.

Feb. 15, 1934

Ray Cline of Parker, while working in a gravel pit near Viborg as a CWA worker, unearthed what appears to be a jaw of a prehistoric animal. It is expected that the specimen will be sent to the state university for classification. It has been on display in the Wagener Drug Store window.

A large crowd enjoyed the Monroe High School Carnival on Friday evening. Earl Beeninga and Lorraine Melbrecht were chosen King and Queen of the carnival.

A nice sum was taken in which will be put in their treasury for future use.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gavin of Hurley loaded their household goods Sunday and left from parker Monday for Charles City, Iowa, where Mr. Gavin will carry mail for a route in the city.

April 12, 1934

Miss June Goodrich of Parker, and Mr. Harm Muller of Monroe were married April 2 by Rev. Kowalke. Mrs. Muller came here four years ago from Blue Earth, Minn., and had lived with her aunt, Mrs. Amy Still, northeast of Parker.

Marvin Marsh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Marsh, who is at the U.S. Navy Training School in San Diego, writes his home folks that he expects to be home on leave this summer. Aug. 23, 1934

Senator Bulow has accepted an invitation to speak at the Labor Day celebration at Viborg. He will give the principle address at the afternoon program.

Oct. 11, 1934

Wendell Bogue and Joseph Vurm of Parker were awarded Eagle Scout Badges at the Scout Camporee held Saturday and Sunday, last, at Sioux Falls at Elmwood Park.

J. A. Sherard of Hurley, is confined to his bed from a serious injury to his knee and bruises from being struck and trampled by cows while he was milking Sunday morning.