Foss Sister Reveals Secrets Behind Joe Foss Flying Feats
Flora Foss, sister of Captain Joe Foss USMC hero of Guadalcanal, recounts his boyhood on a South Dakota farm and early flying lessons kept secret until his solo. She recalls hunting, steers, and family support as Joe rose to 26 aerial victories and US war fame. The inter view notes her own mining path toward aviation work and Marine Women’s Reserve prospects. During the Stockings Salvage Campaign 18 million pairs were donated.
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San Diego
Calif
Joe
Flora Mary Foss
Joseph Jacob Foss
Foss
Eddie Rickenbacker
Flora
Vega
Burbank
Sioux Falls
Roany
Miss Foss
Frank O. Foss
Guadalcanal
Hon
Jon
Roy Lanning
Sioux Skyways
Mother
South Dakota
U. S. Marine Women's Reserve
Farm week notes high income and crop gains in Brookings
In Brookings April 22 reports show South Dakota farmers starting the year strong with January cash income over 22 million dollars, livestock contributing 18.1 million and crops 4.0 million. The piece also covers ration assistance for temporary farm workers, nontransfer of gasoline rations with vehicle sales, and government wheat released for livestock feed per new legislation.
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Brookings
South Dakota
Vvyv
Office of Price Administration
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Start of Farm Labor Series By John M Ryan
The Evening Huronite begins tomorrow a series on farm labor problems by John M. Ryan state college extension editor. Readers are urged to watch for the articles.
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John M. Ryan
State College Extension
Huronite
Announce Award Of Highway Contracts
The state highway commission announced contracts for road work in several counties. Minnehaha to Sioux Falls approved for bituminous surfacing, about 0.769 miles, awarded to L Healy Co., Sioux Falls, for 13 thousand dollars. Resurfacing in Fall River and Stanley counties awarded to Northwestern Fermenting Co. and Martin Joyce for 66,969.82 dollars and 19,540 dollars respectively. Two maintenance storage pile projects were rejected.
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Seal Fall River
Edgemont
Provo
Northwestern Fermenting Co
Rapid City
McLaughlin
Thunder Hawk
Carson County
Cavour Officer Selected for Rosecrans Field Training
Lieutenant Robert H. Small son of R V Small of Cavour has been selected to attend an operational school at Rosecrans Field Missouri. After completing the course he will be reassigned to the Air Transport Command of the Army Air Forces.
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Cavour
Robert H. Small
R. V. Small
Air Transport Command
Army Air Forces
Rosecrans Field
St. Joseph
Small
Funeral for Clark County Pioneer Cochran
Mrs Bascom Cochran 78 longtime Clark County resident died Friday night in a Watertown hospital Funeral services were held at Good Hope Lutheran Church Clark with Rev J O Wold officiating Burial followed in Good Hope Cemetery She is survived by four children Lillie Cochran Mrs Chauley Cluts Mrs Mac Smith and George of Denver eight grandchildren two great grandchildren four brothers and two sisters
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Clark County
Clark
Bascom Corhran
Good Hope Lutheran Church
J. O. Wold
Burrel
Good Hope
Near Clark
George
Denver
Colo
John
Eric
Red Clark
Ole
Menlo Park
Calif
Mary Lindland
Henry Harris
Brownsfield
Tex
Aid Society Meets At Wessington
In Wessingon on an April afternoon the Union Aid Society division met with Mrs. E R Baddeley and Mrs. A C Ruddy assisting. Mrs. Clyde Willard led devotions and the meeting. Nellie Patridge became a member Eva DeHaven was a guest and won a prize in a contest. Spies in charge served a lunch.
Birthday Dinner Honors Local Women at Hitchcock
Mrs Mae Van Voorhis hosted a dinner Sunday in Hitchcock to celebrate the birthdays of Mrs Erwin Gross Mrs Dale Van Voorhis and Mrs Russell Frederick. Attending were Mr and Mrs Russell Frederick and son Mr and Mrs Dale Van Voorhis and Delbert Mr and Mrs Erwin Gross and family and Mr Murray of Clark.
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Hitchcock Hitchcock
Mae van Voorhis
Erwin Gross
Dale van Voorhis
Russell Frederick
Delbert
Murray
Clark
Bliss Hurlbuts entertain in honor of Wayne birth
Mr and Mrs Bliss Hurlbut hosted a dinner Sunday at St Lawrence to celebrate the birthday of their son Wayne.
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ST. Lawrence
Mrs
Bliss Hurlbut
Wayne
Gann Valley Youth Earns Silver Wings In WWII Class
Lieut Norman M Nelson of Gann Valley graduates from an advanced flying school at Altus Field Altus Ok joining cadets from across the nation and foreign territories to receive silver pilots wings and commissions as second lieutenants or flight officers in 1943 class 43 D at Randolph Field Texas.
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Army Air Forces
Crippled Children Clinics Set for Mitchell and Aberdeen
Dr. A Triple announces two crippled children clinics to be held May 3 at Mitchell's Methodist Hospital and May 19 at Aberdeen's St Luke's Hospital. The Mitchell clinic serves children under 21 from Brule Charles Mix Bon Homme Douglas Hutchinson Aurora Davison Hanson Counties. The Aberdeen clinic serves children from Marshall Brown Spink Day Clark Codington Hamlin Devel and Grant Counties.
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Pirkre
Crippled Children
Mitchell
Aberdeen
A. Triple
Health Department
Methodist Hospital
Brule
Charles Mix
Bon Homme
Douglas
Hutchinson
Aurora
Davison
Hanson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Marshall, Brown, Spink
Day
Clark
Codington
Hamlin
Devel
Grant
Victory tax return warnings issued to SD employers
Aberdeen April 22 CP T C Kasper says several thousand liable South Dakota employers have not filed victory tax returns for quarter ending March 31. Form V-1 must be filed by April 30 for those required by law to deduct the tax from employees. Severe penalties await noncompliers, Kasper reports.
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Aberdeen
T. C. Kasper
Internal Revenue
South Dakota
Kasper
Entertains Card Club At Wessington
Mrs. Sam Stobbs entertained the Bid or Bye Card Club Friday evening in Wellington. Dinner was at eight followed by contract bridge at three tables with prizes awarded to Mrs. Stewart Bottum Mrs. John Meyer and Mrs. B E M Huestis and a guest prize to Mrs. Fred Holst.
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Entertains
Wessington Wellington
Sam Stobbs
Stewart Bottum
John Meyer
BE. M. Huestis
Fred Holst
Death of M F Curtis in Los Angeles April 16
Notification from Los Angeles reports M F Curtis died April 16. His sister Mrs Elsie Crane, LA, informed the Huron Elks Lodge of which Curtis had been a member since 1907. He formerly farmed near Iroquois. FRANKFORT CHOIR TO SING CANTATA FRANKFORT April 22 Special The Methodist choir will present their Easter Cantata Friday at the Methodist Church. Heavy tank costing 120000, measured in war bonds value equals 1600 100 bonds at 75 each.
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M. F. Curtis
Los Angeles
Elsie Crane
Huron Elks Lodge
Curtis
Iroquois
Frankfort
Methodist Choir
Methodist Church
Delay War Bond Purchasing Plan Delayed in South Dakota
Pierre April 22 War bond payroll deductions for state employees will be delayed until May due to reprinting payroll sheets ledgers and safekeeping needs. State Auditor W W Warner said the 1943 legislature authorized deductions and urged employees to still invest toward South Dakota's 14 million dollar quota for the second war savings drive.
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Pierre
W. W. Warner
Warner
Federal Reserve Bank
Ees
Internal Revenue
South Dakota
Cavour Youth Arrives Home on Furlough
Charles Micheal of Camp Ten Depotton Virginia arrived home on furlough to spend a short vacation with his parents Mr and Mrs August Micheal Sr and other relatives in Cavour.
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Cavour
Charles Micheal
Camp Tendheton
August Micheal
Orient WSCS to Meet April 27 at Dorothy McKay Home
The Orient WSCS will meet April 27 at 8 o clock at the home of Dorothy McKay. A business meeting will be held and lunch will be served. Also notes that W Sweetla arrived home Monday to spend his furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Sweetlend and family.
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Orient W.s.cs
Orient
Orient Wscs
Dorothy McKay
W. Sweetla
Fred Sweetlend
Eight South Dakota Men Reported Wounded In Action
The War Department released the names of 311 US soldiers wounded in action across Asiatic European North African and Pacific theaters. Among South Dakota names listed are Staff Sgt Fred B Larmer Nisland Sgt Byron H Kruse Hot Springs and Sst John A Graf with families named.
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South Dakota
Washington
War Department
United States
Southwest Pacific
U. S. Army
Larmer
Fred B
Nellie 5. Larmer
Rosebud
Dell
Pfe
Paul H
Amelia Dell
Nisland
Kruse
Byron H
Gladys Smith
Charles Ave
Hot Springs
Graf
John AE. J. Graf
Family Addresses and Names Listed in Local Notice
The fragment lists individuals and addresses including father at 910 B Street Hot Springs and mother Mrs Na omi Muth at 626 West Main, with Capt. Donald R. Muth noted. No further context or event details are provided in the readable text.
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B Street
Hot Springs
Muth
Donald R
Naomi M. Muth
West Main
Lead
St Lawrence Woman Has Surprise Birthday Party
In St Lawrence on April 22 a group of friends surprised Mrs Mary Reisland on her birthday Tuesday afternoon. A light lunch was served and Mrs Reisland received gifts.
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ST. Lawrence
Mary Reisland
Reisland
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