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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
10
New York fur buyers face heat and gas rationing as they choose durable coats for lasting value. Advice covers selecting quality furs, ensuring fit to height and figure, and matching coats to wardrobe. Styles range from three quarter to full length with various furs and tailored details.
A letter from Everett A. Timm of the 96th Air Drome Squadron at Pyote Army Air Base Texas describes heat little beer water and a rifle marksman score before being moved to ground machine gunner He promises to return and beat his grandfather at pinochle. The same era includes aviation cadet James KK Conner at Ellington Field Texas recounting a July hurricane hitting Port Arthur and the town with winds up to 70 mph and widespread damage including downed trees and broken windows. He details rescue work outages and the storm’s end declaring the experience over.
Corp Alfred L. Gormaker writes from Mateur about landing at Casablanca January 26 after a sea voyage and three weeks on deck. He describes battles near Constantine and Kasserine Pass, mentions El Guetar, Sidi Bousid, Bizertte, and returning toward Mateur with prison work and cleanup before resuming movement.
A brief wartime letter expresses faith in heaven and longing to meet Edmund and Arthur Avery. The writer notes few church services in ten weeks, mentions absence of a chaplain, and thanks for an Easter card received late due to travel delays. The wind from the coast is a recurring detail.
Discussion notes that Soviet gains at Orel and Allied advances in Sicily strain Hitler’s eastern and southern flanks. If Russians exploit reserve power, Germany risks a collapse of the right wing. Sicily's victory risks a Balkans invasion that could force strategic withdrawals.
A nurse's aide Dorothy Norris at Samaritan Hospital reflects on advertising and humanity after losing two five dollar bills downtown. An unexpected ad is published by a nurse's colleague, and later a clerk at Ellis' Pharmacy returns the money found on the floor, with another neighbor noting the importance of returning lost cash.
The report notes heavy Axis resistance in Sicily’s rugged triangle and a large Axis force of nearly 100000 defending the last ditch. It also marks the Red Army’s capture of the fortress at Orel as a major wartime victory, while warning of Nazi fifth columnists still active.
The Office of Price Administration announced a new policy allowing a one hundredweight increase of pork sausage wholesale price up to one dollar if the product is packed in sheep teasings and sold in one pound wax paper cartons. No rise is permitted in the retail price.
A nutritious liver loaf recipe uses Armour Star bacon and eggs. It serves 6 or 7 and lists ingredients such as pork or beef liver, bacon, eggs, bread crumbs, parsley, salt, and pepper, with steps to boil liver and bake the loaf at 350 F for a tasty, economical meal.
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