Huron S Defense Drill Reveals War Time Readiness
Huron conducted a fortyeight minute air raid drill with wardens auxiliary police and civilians defense corps at City Mall Center. The exercise tested post No 5 at McKinley School and post No 1 at Zach erosion showing quick responses ambulances nurses and police dispatches. Center noted no blackout warning and plan to fix kinks while promising future alerts including a possible surprise blackout.
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Huron
Uoder
Bremen
Citizens Defense Corps
G. OO. Martin
Munchin
Martin
Ace
McKintes School
McKinley
Za Pom
Defense Corps
Telemone
Civilian Defense Council
Res
Navy blimp crash west of Hollister injures crew
A Navy blimp crashed in the hills west of Hollister at midnight and drifted away with nine crew aboard. One man had a head injury, another a broken jaw, three more in serious condition, but no fatalities. Searchers spread across 83 miles of rugged terrain, chasing the missing airship fuselage and crew.
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Hollister
Calif
San Francisco
MacArthur Warns Air Power Key to Pacific Victory
General MacArthur warned that Japan seeks air and sea dominance in the Southwest Pacific and that air power will decide the theater. Allied raids near New Guinea’s Hans Bay and other targets followed his warning that losing the air would doom naval defense and Australia’s safety.
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Allied
Australia
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Sealanes
Western Pacific
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Australis
Jap Threatens Air Attack On America
Tokyo radio airs Major General Kenryo Sato speech declaring preparations for a Japanese air offensive against the American continent. He envisions a vast unit attack by Japanese German and Italian forces. The threat follows four days before the first anniversary of Doolittle’s raid.
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London
Apo
Tokyo
Kenryo Sato
Bureau of Military Affairs
Associated Press
James H. Doolittle
Hot Dogs Favored Over Roast Beef By American Soldiers
Jersey City depot reports a survey of 500 army mess halls and 2.5 million meals showing soldiers prefer hot dogs and boiled ham to roast beef. Desserts are cake and cookies. potatoes preferred mashed or baked. eggs scrambled and cocoa with milk favored over coffee. Weather and officer presence influence meals.
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Jersey City
N. J
Frank
Army
Tess Hall
Knox Urges Bonds to Spare Sailors From Shortages
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox appeals in a wartime piece urging Americans to support the Second War Loan Drive. He notes sailors fight from the South Seas to the Mediterranean and may die without ships planes or guns, stressing the home front must share in sacrifices for victory.
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Associated Press
United States Navy
South Seas
Mediterranean
Omaha Flood Waters Recede and Dikes Rush
Flood fighters raced to build dikes along a 25 mile stretch of Missouri River lowlands to protect southwest Iowa communities. The high water inundated 35 miles of farmland and forced 15 families from McPaul and Payne, while Omaha's municipal airport and Carter Lake area began to recede from a crest of 22.45 feet, 3.45 feet above flood stage.
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Hamburg
Missouri
Iowa
McPaul
Payne
Here
Omaha
Carter Lake
Navy reports six bombing runs on Japanese Iska Island
Bulletin from Washington reports American bombers attacked Iska Island in the Aleutians in six missions targeting runways gun emplacements and the main camp. Simultaneously operations at Munda in the South Pacific hit an ammunition dump.
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Washington
Iska Island
Aleutians
Navy
Munda
South Pacific
Voigt Resigns To Take Minneapolis Bank Contact Job
Northwest Security National Bank board approves resignations at Brookings Huron and Madison branches. C. E. Voigt, Huron manager, steps down. A Lovre will run Brookings. Carl J. Odegard moves from Madison to Huron as VP and manager. D J Slattery becomes Madison manager. DePuy resigns as Brookings chairman.
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Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Northwest Security National Bank
Brookings
Huron
Madison
Manthly
R. M. DePuy
C. E. Voigt
Odegard
Huron Co
A. Lovre
Carl J. Odegard
Goto Huron
D. J. Slattery
Madisan
DePuy
Jim River Rebounds as Huron Floodwaters Rise
The James River in Huron rose two tenths of a foot to 9.2 from Tuesday. Meteorologist R M Anderson of Sioux City said crests will come days away due to snowmelt in the Dakotas. Farmland north of Ashton flooded and roads north blocked, while southern roads remained open. Farmers urged to safeguard stock and equipment.
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Ashton
James River
Huron
R. M. Anderson
Sioux City
Associated Press
North Dakota
South Dakota
Anderson
Near 2 Billion Mark In Treasury April Bond Drive
The 14 billion dollar second war bond drive is under way with unofficial estimates showing about $2,000,000,000 likely sub sended in the first 24 hours. At least 6,090 newspapers carry ads and editorials explaining the campaign started Monday and lasts for three weeks. Millions are spent on full pages, radio appeals, and billboards to boost public support.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Allied Newspaper Council
Morgenthau
PSS
Don A. Bridge
New York Times
Sta
OPA Delays Meat Price Rollout to May seventeenth
The Office of Price Administration postponed the new retail beef veal lamb and mutton price ceilings by one month delaying their effective date to May 17. Officials said surveys and trade meetings will guide possible revisions while noting April 1 prices remain in effect. The move aims to align with presidential guidance to curb cost of living increases and potential reductions where possible.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Roosevelt
Alcatraz Escape Ends With Two Dead and Two Recaptured
San Francisco April 14 Four convicts who escaped from Alcatraz were either killed or captured after a morning dash from the model shop. Warden James R Johnston announced that two men are dead and two are in custody, with Fred Hunter of Ohio among the survivors.
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San Francisco
Alcatras Federal Prison
San Francisco Bay
James
Johnston
Fred Hunter
Ohio
Alvin
Ola Creepy) Karpis
Hunter
Pusrols
Janes A. Boorman
Traitor Stephan To Die April 27
Max Stephan, German born traitor, faces execution on April 27 at Milan Federal Prison. Judge Arthur J. Tuttle denied delaying the date and refused to set a mid May date. Stephan, in handcuffs, wept as lawyer Nicholas Salowich argued. The judge offered clemency via appeal to President Roosevelt.
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Detroit
Max Stephan
Federal Correctional Institution
Milan
Mich
Arthur J. ‘Tuttle
United States District Court
Stephan
United States
Tuttle
Nicholas Salowich
Roosevelt
No Dunkerque Promises Amid Tunisian Siege Developments
Allied forces push toward Rommel in northern Tunisia as Axis evacuations move to Sicily and Sardinia. A German commander vows no Dunkirk for 200000 troops while RAF strikes Italy and Sicily and Moscow braces for further German offensives in Europe.
Allied Push Rolls Up Tunisian Defenses
Dispatches report Allied forces, under Eisenhower, narrowing Rommel's mountain ring around Tunis and Bizerte as the African campaign continues. See AFRICAN WAR page eight.
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Stalingrad
Tunisian
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rommel
Tunis
Bizerte
United Nations
Spring Offensive Waited In Russia
Associated Press dispatches report heavy German attacks could begin in two to three weeks as Hitler massed troops along the 1,200 mile front. Mud-bound land fights persist while air battles grow fiercer and Soviet and U S planes are active. Lenin grad air raids precede potential offensives with no major shifts elsewhere reported.
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Associated Press
Hitler
U. S
Red Army
Religion and moral guidance urged to win war and peace
DeWitt Mackenzie discusses United Nations leaders and the need for fighting faith in postwar peace. A Merrill reader advocates spiritual guidance as war nears its climax, citing Senator Truman's call for moral rearmament to address the human factor in war industries.
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United Nations
Merrill
Michigan
Dewitt MacKenzie
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Senator Truman
Washington
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