Defense Steps Taken By State Capital Moves To Prevent Sabotage
Pierre reports wartime measures to shield South Dakota from sabotage. Mayor John Griffin orders guards at the power plant and water supply protection. railroads plan guard work, with patrols on the Missouri River bridge. Plans for a local home guard discuss legality and funding, while state officials attend conferences on highway movement and anti-sabotage duties. One arrest rumor circulates. a Japanese cook is monitored under protective custody and FBI registration.
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Weather report for Euron Vicinity and Midwest regions
Cloudy with a moderate cold wave tonight. Wednesday fair and continued cold with low tonight 0 to 5 degrees. Increasing northerly winds 20 to 30 mph today diminishing tonight. South Dakota: cold wave tonight, near zero Wednesday. Iowa: partly cloudy with light snow flurries north. Minnesota: cloudy to partly cloudy, colder tonight and Wednesday.
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Paroled Indian Boys May Be Put In CCC
Indian parolees may join Civilian Conservation Corps rolls under a new ruling confirmed by CCC director McEntee and Secretary Ickes. Rep Case said the change stems from a Rosebud Reservation request and aims to provide work for youths not convicted of major crimes.
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Elk Initiation Meeting Tonight at Huron Elks Club
The Huron Elks Club will hold a dinner and initiation meeting at 6 30 PM at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel Officials urge all members to attend as a radio will be installed in the Lodge Room enabling members to hear President Roosevelt address at 9 PM
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Insurance Agents Meet Yesterday in South Dakota
A district meeting of the South Dakota Benevolent and Mutual Life Underwriters Association was held yesterday afternoon at the Marvin Hupghitt Hotel. About 25 agents attended the gathering and were present at the 6 o'clock banquet. Speakers included C. W. Deebe secretary and general manager G. A. Schumacher field man and M. J. Twiss treasurer.
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Marvin Hupghitt
C. W. Deebe
G. A. Schumacher
M. J. Twiss
Roosevelt address to nation on war for Pacific defense
Washington reports emphasize broader defense alert beyond the coast. The President's war address to the nation will be broadcast this afternoon with extended documentation. Japanese aircraft off the Golden Gate sparked heightened concern about the theater of conflict reaching inland streets and Havrait gun pits.
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Nation braces for total war as leaders outline effort and aims
Capitol Hill reviewed night reports amid warning that Hitler hoped to seize the new fleet in early 1942 while Japan planned attacks on the United States. Senator Gillette cited a source predicting a December strike, as congressional discussions cited a long war with casualties possibly reaching millions. Budget and defense plans surged, with estimates for a wartime budget of up to 50 billion and a victory program pushing 150 billion beyond current appropriations. Public mobilization grew with surge in enlistments, civilian defense signups, and coordinated national security actions. FBI rounded up German Italian and Japanese aliens as national unity deepened amid reports of Japanese advances and Allied setbacks.
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Pan American Nations Consider Pacific War Policy
Hemisphere states discuss a united stance toward Japan as 44 nations not at war sever relations or adopt benevolent neutrality. Chile proposes a conference of 71 American republics to set a common policy, with the United States quickly agreeing. The plan aligns with the 1940 Havana hemispheric accord.
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White House clarifies stance on alliance with Axis foes
A terse January official statement from the White House quoted by officials indicates the United States will not support or finance nations aligned with Axis powers in response to concerns about ongoing diplomatic programs.
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