Beadle County Draftees Begin Aberdeen Examinations
The second group of Beadle County selective service draftees, twenty one men, left for Aberdeen Tuesday morning for physical exams. After passing they will take the oath and be inducted into the U S Army. More draftees are set to depart Wednesday and Thursday, completing the month's largest quota since the draft law. Names listed include Anthony Ther kildsen, Alfred Jungemann, William Metter, Ray Enfield, Fred Huntwork, Harlan Erickson, Orville Olston, Arthur Fuehrer, George Warner, Eugene Van DeWale, Peter Schmit, Howard Bradley, Johnny Kleinsasser, Elmer Bearman, Donald Ludzka, Max Rose, Charles Bau min, Russell Coppersmith, Max Younkin, Dale Anderson, and George Furmor.
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Beadle
Aberdeen
U. S. Army
Huron
Anthony Alfred Therkildsen
Alfred William Jungemann
William Fred Metter
Ray Morris Enfield
Fred Lee Huntwork
Harlan Obert Erickson
Orville Charles Olston
Arthur Fuehrer
George Frank Warner
Eugene van DeWale
Peter I. Schmit
Howard James Bradley
Johnny E. Kleinsasser
Elmer Ernest Bearman
Donald Sage Ludzka
Max Rose
Charles Edward Baumin
Russell Siega
War Bond Drive Plans Progress in Huron
Horace Cook city chairman announced rapid progress in the war bond pledge campaign. The Kiwanis Club organized a speakers bureau and many civic groups have appointed war bond chairmen. Plans include house-to-house canvassing and all citizens are urged to decide how much of their income to devote to bonds or stamps while ensuring the pledge remains voluntary.
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Huron
Horace Cook
Kiwanis Club
Cook
Beckwith refuses to guard key bridges amid material shortages
The article reports Beckwith's refusal to supply guards at the Pierre and Cham berlain bridges on March 12. Officials confirm Pierre still operates with two guards on a 2000 foot structure. Bushfield is accused of claiming funds are unavailable for vital-bridge protection, countered by a newspaper survey.
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North Western
Pierre
Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Beckwith
C. & N. W. Railroad
Chicago & North Western Railway
Rapid City
Pierre Bridge
Bushfield
Huronite
Governor Bushfield faces emergency defense funding clash
The piece argues Governor Bushfield bypassed emergency statutes in Sioux Falls by not calling a special session to fund defense for South Dakota. It cites sections on emergency warrants militia funding and unspent national guard funds, contrasting with Norbeck’s World War I approach including a personal loan to cover defense costs.
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Ernor Bushfield
South Dakota
Bushfeld
National Guard
Bushfield
Huron
General Militia
Peter Norbeck
Norbeck
State civilian defense groups outlined in governor's address
The governor announced civilian defense divisions for finance production conservation education publicity protection health and welfare and technical advisers. About 2200 men serve peace officer groups and the civil air patrol is fully organized with radio coordination ready for emergencies. Wardens guard fire protection and vital properties. bridges on rail lines were placed under guard until railroads complied.
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Civil Air Patrol
James Mullaney
American Legion
South Dakota
Texas
Bushfield
Beckwith
Girl Skipper Braces Submarine Run to Aid Hawaiian Leper Colony
Veteran Honolulu seaman Judy Hall captains the 40 foot Guiding Star delivering seven and a half tons of cargo to Kalaupapa Molokai. She braved reefs and subs to supply Molokai and Maui settlements with fuel oil, medicine, food, and other essentials during wartime blockades.
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Betty MacDonald
Honolulu
Judy Hall
Judy
Hawaiian Islands
Guiding Star
Jeper
Kalaupapa
Molokai
George Hall
Hawaii
George
Oahu
Maui
Easter War Year Forms Keep Em Rolling Theme
The AP notes wartime Easter amid a subdued mood as Americans mark a first peacetime holiday in 24 years. Despite subdued joy, defense mobilization and factory output dominate, with crowds on Fifth Avenue and ongoing anti sabotage vigilance across major cities. President Roosevelt misses church due to cold. restrictions in California coastal areas and inland sunrise services in Miami reflect wartime caution. In Detroit and other centers the rallying cry remains to keep production going: keep em rolling.
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Associated Press
America
Fifth Avenue
Army
Navy
New York Guard
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Miami
Detroit
India Press Urges Unity to Defend Against Invasion
The Indian press urged India and Britain to resolve their differences and unite for defense as Tojo shifts focus in the Anglo Indian dispute. Observers note Hitler may push Japan to offensive moves that could compel British withdrawal and troop redeployments.
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Tojo
India
Hitler
Saale
Tales Of Heroism From Bloody Bataan
Editor Clark Lee, AP correspondent who covered General MacArthur’s forces on Bataan, recounts personal injuries and frontline courage. He notes exploits by Captain Arthur Wermuth and Filipino scouts, cites Sergeant May’s stand at Davao, and recalls near misses and shelling at Corregidor and Manila with brief, vivid anecdotes.
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Clark Lee
Associated Press
MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Lee
Australia
Melbourne
Arthur Wermuth
Wermuth
Davao
May
31St
U. S. Infantry
Philippines
Luzon
Unclear wartime strategy cited in garbled OCR flow
Fragmented text discusses equipment from Kake and Tran for Hindustan to guard a gateway into the Middle East, aiming to distract the Russians and threaten the Caucasus while Japan fears Soviet airpower near island cities.
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Kake
Tran
Hindustan
Middle East
Hitler
Siberia
Ray
Caucasus
Nyontok
Japan
Retired Admiral Bradley Fiske Dies at 87
New York April 7 Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske 87 veteran naval officer and inventor died after a long illness confined to his Waldorf Astoria suite for two months His daughter Caroline Harper Fiskes survives In a 42 year career he pioneered naval air power and devices such as the ser ig tarmedo radio guided torpedo plane electric range finder and electric turret He clashed with former Secretary Daniels over naval strength and warned planes would protect the Philippines with decisive value
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New York
Bradley En Fiske
Waldorf-Astoria
Caroline Harper Fiskes
Fiske
Lyons
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Lead pellets kill duck from shotgun exposure
A few shotgun pellets ingested by a duck can cause fatal lead poisoning. The incident shows how even small amounts of lead enter the bird’s system and prove deadly.
Navy Official Swept Overboard During Heavy Weather
Washington April 7. The Navy Department announced the loss of Rear Admiral J W Wilcox Jr 60 overboard at sea during normal cruising in heavy weather. He had been on sea duty since last November. His widow a son and a daughter survive. His official residence was Atlanta Ga.
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Navy
Washington
J. W. Wilcox, Jr
Navy Department
Atlanta
Regional OPA Office Opens in Minneapolis
A regional bureau of the office of price administration opened Monday to supervise price control rationing investigation and enforcement in the Dakotas and Minnesota. The United States imported 124 433 pounds of fatty vegetable acids in the second quarter of 1940.
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Minneapolis
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Dakotas
Minnesota
United States
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