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DAKOTA CALLS FOR LABOR INCREASED IN MARCH Minneapolis. Minn. (AP) - Increased calls for unskilled labor were apparent throughout South Dakota during the latter part of March, particularly for road construction, municipal programs and farm operations, says the monthly labor review issued here by Richard T. Jones, district director of the United States employment surplus of building tradesmen still existed in South Dakota, the report said, but better employment for this class is anticipated after the first of May. Factories generally reported normal forces at work for this season. 161 MOTHERS OF WAR HEROES TO VISIT FRENCH GRAVES Willmar, Minn. (AP) -Minnesota will be represented by 161 gold star mothers and widows of soldiers who lost their lives abroad during the world war, in the tour of American mothers to be made to France in July. The will be the guests of the federal Practically every county in the state will be represented, according to a list of them just received by Mrs. A. C. Carlson. Willmar, chairman of the legislative committee of the Minnesota legion auxiliary. 21 COUNTY FARM AGENTS WILL GATHER IN MARSHALL Marshall, Minn.-Special: County agents from 21 counties in this section of the state will gather here for their annual conference April 24 and 25. Specialists from the agricultural department will be here. The conference will be one of four such meetings held in the state. A meeting at Rochester precede the one held here. The gathering Brainerd will be held following the Marshall gathering, and the fourth meeting will be held at Crookston May and 2. THREE BARELY ESCAPE DEATH; CAR DIVES INTO RIVER Springfield, Minn.- Special: Three men had an extremely escape when the car in which they were riding left the higway and went into the Minnesota river of here. William Schneider, his father, John Schnelder, and Hans Hass were occupants of the car when it made the plunge down the river bank. None of the three men received injury of any kind, but the car, new one just purchased by Mr. Haas, was much damaged. Bank Receiver Sells Farm the levy because the state has comMerrill, Ia.-Special: R. J. Koehler, piled no life expectancy tables for receiver of the Bank of Merrill, com- horses, it was explained. pleted sale of the farm known as The mare, a favorite of Josephine the Burrill place, owned by the Callaghan, armless woman flief, Hoese estate, to Herman Mai, who killed in an airplane accident near paid $175 an acre, cash. Abilene, Tex., last September, was