Funeral Rites Today For Col. M. L. Shade
(Rapid City, S.D. Daily Journal article; Monday, August 10, 1949 issue.)
Hot Springs, Aug 10-Funeral services for Col. Myron Lewis Shade, first commander of the state American Legion, first superintendent of Custer State park, and member of the first highway commission under the late Gov. Perter Norbeck, will be held at Hot Springs today.
Rites will be conducted at the Battle Mountain Veterans hospital chapel at 1:30 p.m., with a..
Custer City, SD, October 16, 2017– At 2 p.m. Thursday, November 9th, the Custer School District presented an hour-long Veterans Day program in the Custer City Armory. For 23 years the program has been sponsored by the American Legion and completely run by students to honor area veterans. It consisted of Civil Air Patrol flag posting, patriotic music performed by all classes, the band and the choir, POW/MIA ceremony, a guest speaker, remembrance of veterans..