Roosevelt may reveal views on rubber and gasoline tomorrow
President Roosevelt is assessing petroleum and rubber issues and may present his stance to Congress and the nation by tomorrow. A plan to check car mileage for non-rationed areas and a nationwide fuel rationing option are being discussed, with decisions to be made after careful analysis.
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Roosevelt
Congress
War Production Board
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Mississippi
Atlantic Seaboard
Hartley
Republican
New Jersey
Grain Alcohol Agency
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Urge Citizens To Volunteer For Defense Corps
An official urged able-bodied locals in Huron to join the Citizens Defense Corps. Dr. R A Stratton, chief of the air raid warden division, said volunteers from all ages and occupations are needed to begin training as the U S Army activates South Dakota. Instruction will be conducted by local leaders from Armour and Company Northwestern Public Service Company American Legion Stan Oil Chicago and North Western Railroad and others under Stratton.
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R. A. Stratton
Huron Citizens Defense Corps
U.S. Army
South Dakota
Leslie Halvorsen
Armour and Company
Stanley Sickel
Northwestern Public Service Company
Jess Osmanson
American Legion
Horace Cook
Stan Oil, Company
Frank Duresky
Chicago and North Western Railroad Company
Dr. Stratton
Pedestrian Saves Girl From Fire Escape Fall
In Coffeyville Kansas on August 5 pedestrian Joe Cramer watched a two year old girl hang from a high fire escape. Her finger slipped and she plunged toward the sidewalk. Cramer caught her inches from the concrete and saved her life in a dramatic rescue.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Joe Cramer
Nationwide Women Occupation Signup Planned For War Effort
Washington reports plans for a nationwide registration of women 18 to 44 to tally available labor for wartime production. McNutt says about 5 million more women must work by end of 1943. potential for assignment authority may be included in war service legislation. Detroit area pilot to model nationwide count with home-delivered cards. Weather note: Huon receives over 20 inches of rain this year, likely to exceed yearly normal by January 1.
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War Service
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Manpower — Commission
Averyen
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Roosevelt
WP4
Detroit
Manpower Commission
Old Mother Nature
B. R. Laskowski
Laskowski
Minor fire on S20 fat ith Street area
A small blaze on S Northeast, early night, caused minor damage but was extinguished before any significant harm. No injuries reported. Fire crews contained the flames with limited property impact.
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Fat Ith Street
Band Concert Program at Huron Municipal Band Evening
Huron Municipal Band directed by Hans Christensen performs Wednesday August 5 at 4 PM. Selections include The Star Spangled Banner, Laurendeau Waltz, Rage, Nip and Tuck Duet, The Mill in the Forest, Moonlight in The Merry Widow, Say It With Music, Victor Herbert favorites, March Zacatecas, Memories of the Cornet, Sargent selection, and Startn March. Local musicians Al Teuber and Arnold Tillman participate in the gala program.
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Laurendeau
Reid
Sargent
al Teuber
Arnold Tillman
Florida
Western U S imposes vast wartime dim out to protect ships
A sweeping wartime dim out across the Pacific coast effective August 20 will plunge lights from Canada to Mexico and inland to 150 miles. The order by Lieutenant General J L DeWitt ends night baseball on the Pacific Coast League as outdoor lighting is extinguished to mask ships and deter submarines. The move follows a navy disclosure of a sunk U S merchant vessel and German or Japanese sub actions near Seattle.
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Pacific
Canada
Mexico
Navy Department
Washington
Seattle
United States
North Pacific
J. L. DeWitt
Western Defense Command
Pacific Coast League
Army
Office of Civilian Defense
Severe Storms Hit North Dakota Areas
Severe storms with rain, wind, and hail swept central and eastern North Dakota causing crop and property damage. Fargo reported winds up to 62 mph for several minutes, with the storm extending west to Sterling while heavy rains fell across the region.
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North Dakota
Sterling
Bistmarck
The War Today Allied Second Front Strategy
War analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues Allied plans for a second front aim to unsettle Axis forces. He notes Soviet resistance remains steady, with Muscovite troops not annihilated despite heavy pressure, framing the broader war effort and potential impacts on German resolve.
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Second Front
India Barter Offer to Britain Sparks Civil Disobedience Move
India’s dominant party signals a barter deal with Britain in exchange for immediate independence and allied support for the United Nations. Gandhi may lead a civil disobedience campaign if negotiations fail, while Britain warns of steps to counter mass protests amid broader Pacific war updates.
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Associated Press
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Great Britain
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Mohandas K. Gandhi
All-India Congress’ Party
Gandhi
Britain
Japan
Gandhi Hirases
China
All-India Congress Working Committee
Far Pacific
Middle East
Joseph W
Paun Peninsula
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Stanley Range
Defense Rally Cancelled in Huron Tonight
A regional official announced that the Huron Defense rally at Campbell Park tonight at 8 is cancelled at the request of State Coordinator R. Harmon. Gov. Harlan Bushfield and a regional official from Omaha could not attend, per Christian son.
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R. 2. Harmon
C.H. Christianson
Harlan J.bushfield
Omaha
Orent
Harman
Christianson
Two Huronians Receive Wings at Gulf Coast Training Center
Two Huron men Lieut. Carl W. Hay and Lieut. Maynard A. Ingalls were graduated as part of the largest class in Gulf Coast Air Force Training Center history. Graduation followed 27 weeks of intensive flight training as insignia were pinned and miniature wings mailed to mothers and sweethearts. Hay from Moore Field and Ingalls from Lubbock earned silver wings marking the start of flying duty.
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Carl W. Hay
Nevada Avenue
Maynard A. Ingalls
Third Street
Gulf Coast Air Force Training Center
Army Air Force
Bay
Ingalls
Air-Force Combat
Hay
Moore Field
Lubbock
War Time Signature Reunion Turns Prisoner Tale
In London a war time anecdote recounts Commander John Dalston of Britain's 40th convoy escort group describing how his unit captured Germans at sea. He showed prisoners a cigarette case bearing the engraved name of a pre war German officer once friendly with China, a detail that moved the prisoners when told their captain had died the night before.
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London
John
Dalston
Britain
China
Strong Man Of Klondike Dies
Juneau report recalls John Wag for aged about 20, noted as the region’s strongman and famed for his packer skills and stove carrying during Klondike era. His death marks the passing of a local figure who earned a reputation for sturdy work and rugged toughness in frontier days.
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Juneau
John Wagfor
Threat To Vital Oil Fields Grows As Reds Fall Back
German mechanized column thunders toward the Caucasus on the road to Russia’s oil supplies. Hitler’s SS troops reportedly captured Kropotkin and reached the Kuban front while Red navy shells Soviet columns in the Sea of Azov. The Red fleet seeks refuge in the Don estuary as Axis forces push from Voroshilovsk toward the Azov coast.
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Russia
Adolf Hitler
Kropotkin
Rostov
Caspian Sea
Kuban
Black Sea
Don River
Red Fleet
Sea of Azov
Strait of Kerch
Sea of Azo
Voroshilovsk
Burns Tells Of Profit Division Embezzlement Trial Details
Aberdeen August 5 Philip T Burns defended his June 9390 recount alleging 7000 in profit was hidden and shared with state officials. Under cross examination by Agor and Morrison the testimony faced disparities but remained largely intact. Burns described a 2113.98 payment from C F Childs brokered funds to the state treasurer and officials, with evidence sought through checks and letters as the trial pauses at noon.
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Aberdeen
Philip T. Burns
Hugh Agor
Pat Morrison
Agor
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Morrison
R. L. Morgan
Burns Company
Clarence J. Burns
Vierre
William G. Dounglas
Bark Hamer Merquist
Arthur J. Moodie
Burna
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Chicago
Buna Company
Hi Bastion
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