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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
5
The British plan a major offensive against Mussolini with hopes of drawing Mussolini from the war. A growing possibility exists that French forces in Northern Africa may defy the Vichy government and join the British. Once the campaign starts, Britain will rely on naval and air strength, plus substantial land forces.
The text notes British plans to move troops into the Mediterranean and pressure Graziani in Libya while Weygand in French Africa holds a key role. It mentions Haile Selassie stirring revolt, a British blockade impacting Italian forces, and a push to evict Italians from Albania as winter slows campaigns.
Mike Hansen, 22, a ranch hand at Faith South Dakota, was shot Tuesday evening while riding a tractor. The rifle ball pierced groin and abdomen, and he walked a mile and a half to the ranch house before reaching a hospital seven hours later. Doctors said loss of blood prevented operation. His father Hans O. Hansen and two brothers Harvey and Carl gave blood transfusions in a bid to save him. The shot, reportedly fired from a rifle the victim carried to shoot rabbits, occurred when the tractor hit a bump.
A stranger apologized for past thefts, offering restitution to William Thompson after milking his barn. Hazard Gibbs, a New York seaman, injured in a collision, had his leg broken. John Giles Turner Jr fined one cent for a tail light outage. A private swallowed a wristwatch to avoid seizure, needing surgery at El Paso hospital. A horse from the Custer massacre was stuffed and mounted at Fort Riley.
Minnesota liquor commissioner J Norman Peterson urged legislative action to stop illegal liquor shipments. He said thousands of gallons enter from North and South Dakota Iowa Wisconsin and Illinois mainly to dry counties for spiking soft drinks. He proposed 10 to 15 additional agents in flying squadrons to curb the problem while noting legitimate tax revenues will exceed 6 million dollars this year.
A U S Army engineer and 14 others aboard the big airliner suffered serious injuries after a crash near Chicago. Among the dead is a man who died at Holy Cross Hospital, while a stewardess and several others remain hospitalized with multiple fractures and head injuries. The flight had departed New York with stops in Philadelphia Akron Cleveland, encountering foul weather before the crash during approach.
A partial report notes plaster showering from a gable as observers recall the incident. Cap tain Scott had served with United Air Lines for eight years and previously attended the University, filling out a portion of the story with career ties.
Minnesota hockey star captained the 1923 team. He was married with one child, a two year old boy. The report notes the crash was the second in the company’s ten years of operation on the Cleveland-Chicago route, with Officer Young piloting the New York-Chicago route, and about 55,000 trips flown.
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