KELLEY, John Edward, a Representative from South Dakota; born near Portage City, Columbia County, Wis., March 27, 1853; attended the public schools; moved to Moody County, Dak. (now South…
NYGAARD, Hjalmar Carl, a Representative from North Dakota; born on a farm near Sharon, Steele County, N.Dak., March 24, 1906; attended the public schools of Sharon, Mayville State Teachers…
(Encyclopedia) Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Located…
(Encyclopedia) Missouri River basin project, comprehensive plan authorized in 1944 for the coordinated development of water resources of the Missouri River and its tributaries, draining an area of c.…
(Encyclopedia) Hawkesworth, John, 1715?–1773, English author. He succeeded his friend Samuel Johnson in 1744 as reporter of parliamentary debates in the Gentleman's Magazine. With Johnson and Joseph…
(Encyclopedia) Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814–69, American statesman, b. Steubenville, Ohio. He was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1836 and began to practice law in Cadiz. As his reputation grew, he…
ROBERTSON, Charles Raymond, a Representative from North Dakota; born on a farm near Madison, Wis., on September 5, 1889; assisted his father on a grain and stock farm in Columbia County, Wis…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1960Party: RepublicanBRUNSDALE, Clarence Norman, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Sherbrooke, Steele County, N.Dak., July 9, 1891; resided on a farm near…
JOLLEY, John Lawlor, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 14, 1840; attended the common schools; graduated from Eastman Business College; moved to…
SHORT, Don Levingston, a Representative from North Dakota; born in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, June 22, 1903; moved with parents to a ranch in Billings County, near Medora, N.Dak., in…
