Diary Letters From Old Camp To Brother In Highmore
Pvt Peter W Kleinsasser writes from Camp Forrest and travels through California Nevada Utah Colorado Nebraska Missouri Tennessee describing train travel and weather, tents, measles on board, farms, and hometown longings while en route to Tennessee. Tech Sergeant William Zeller in French North Africa notes delayed mail, lack of packages, craving home meals, rations from Britain, and rough weather as he endures duties with the division.
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Pvt
Peter W. Kleinsasser
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Charlie
Highamore
Camp Cooke
Sacramento
Cal
Camp Roberts
California
Tennessee
Nevada
Reno
Ogden
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Colorado
Greeley
Wyoming
Denver
Nebraska
Good Old Highmore
McCook
Neb
Main Street
South Dakota
Omaha
Missouri
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Nashville
Manchester
Tech
William
Bill) Zeller
Ath
French North Africa
W. R. Ainslie
Herman
Billy
Co-Operative Club Surpasses Bond Quota in April Drive
Members of the Huron Co-Operative Club pledged over their $15,000 April war bond goal, with individual purchases pushing the total past the prior quota in under a week. George Hirose, a Huron College student, described evacuation of Japanese Americans from military zones. A letter from Art Walner, seaman second class, stationed in Connecticut, was read. Warner is taking courses on cooking and baking. Al Barnes of the state AAA was introduced as a new member.
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Huron Co-Operative Club
George Hirose
Huron College
Art Walner
Connecticut
Warner
al Barnes
State
AAA
Allied drive on Tunis and Bizerte through Tunisian mountains
The article describes Allied plans to attack Tunis and Bizerte by forcing mountain gaps and advancing along the Enfidaville coastal road under Montgomery’s Eighth Army. Air support will target Axis airfields and cut supply lines as forces push inland.
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Bizerte
Tunis
Carthage
Hasyan
Rommel
Enfidaville
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Prairie Fire Control Plan Urges Back-Fire Guards
A Nebraska fire expert warns that vast last year’s grass creates extreme fire danger and erosion risk. He advocates back-firing from fire guards two 20 foot strips or a 10 foot wide bladed strip, with fire guards every two miles, ideally one mile apart. The AAA would pay farmers 5.28 dollars per mile for fire guards under current operation. Departments press immediate action to save farm lands from destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iarmers
AAA
American aid to African civilians tops forty million
Lend-Lease Administrator E. R. Stettinius Jr announced that in the first four months of allied occupation of North Africa the United States shipped 128184 tons of food clothing and other civilian necessities worth 26250000 to rehabilitate the local population. By June 30 shipments will total about 50000000 exclusive of British aid. Flour sugar clothing seed and canned milk lead in deliveries.
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Washington
E. R. Stettinius,, Jr
North Africa
United States
Unclear Quote Warns of Pounds of Meat Loss
A speaker warns that grass fires may cost about 15 million pounds of meat before summer ends, stressing the issue's importance and urgency.
Nurses Discuss State Meeting Here On Responsibilities
A three day orthopedic conference at Marvin Hughitt Hotel brings 30 eastern South Dakota nurses together to discuss infantile paralysis congenital defects cerebral palsy and teaching walking and activities. Dr A Triola Virginia Field Cynthia Mabbeth Jane Wicholson and Jessie L Steven are among the speakers and participants.
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South Dakota
Marvin Hughitt Hotel
A. Triola
Division of
Crippled Children
Maternal and Chird
Virginia Field
North Dakota
Cynthia Mabbeth
Valley City
N. D
Jane Wicholson
Children’s Bureau
Washington, D. C
Jessie L. Steven
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Service Men's
Travo
Joon
Eam
Love
Pete
Perry Floral Shop
Co-Operative Club
MacKenzie
Morainimem
Meilvaine?t
Paige
Dicky
Saunders
Ams
Tooflight
Fise
Penney
Abrinkage
Chiropractic Health Service
R. P. Bethke
Igen
Eri
Jersey
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