Harrold Ranchers Sentenced for Draft Charges Five Years
The Harrold brothers and two companions, ranch operators of a 2000 acre spread, were sentenced by Federal District Judge A Lee Wynn to five years in prison for draft related offenses. Ray and Glenn Bronemann, linked to football and religious ministry claims, faced reclassification battles, while the court deemed the ministers’ exemption not under its jurisdiction.
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Dee, Weis
Newt Thartoledl
Jude A. Lee Wynnne
Seree
The
Selective Service
Ray Joseph Broneman
Crotuftuar University
BEBC
Chicago Bears
Albert Theodore Bronemann
Glen Robert Bronemann
Grey
Roy
Harry Mundt
Sioux Falls
Vat Judes Wyman
Geo. Vphilip
Gus F. Stevans
Chicago
Stevans
Plaintif
Darlan Pledges Navy Aid with Allied Support
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports Admiral Darlan pledging that French fleet units at Dakar Alexandria and North African ports will join British and American fleets to fight the Axis. He disavows personal ambition while urging unity among French forces and the fight against Germany and Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Joan Darlan Flotly
Dakar
Alexandria
North African
United States
Vichy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French Africa
Germany
Italy
Darian
Mr. Darlan
Alexandra
LE Faw
COParty Leaders Meet With Sharpe in Pierre
Republican party leaders met Governor-elect M. Q. Sharpe in Pierre to discuss administration policies and to review eligible candidates for upcoming patronage after the new administration takes office January 5 1943. Attending were Governor Bushfield national committeeman Harvey Jewett and other party officials. Sharpe planned to deliver his inaugural address to the Legislature and urged simplicity for the inaugural ball committee details. The Pierre committee includes Paul Noren Cyril Van Hise A J Moodie G L Ericson W J Burke R Y Bagby and H C Ellis. A reception with the new officers and performances by the Huron Elks chorus and Lt John A Van Wie is planned January 5 with limited inaugural ball tickets to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushfield
Sharpe
Ional
Harvey Jewett
Pierre
Paul Noren
Cyril van Hise
A. J. Moodie
G. L. Ericson
W. J. Burke
R. Y. Bagby
H. C. Ellis
Huron Ellis
Rotunda
Huron Elks Chorus
John A. van Wie
Long Beach
Calif
van Wie
Pierre Aur
Dalhart Glider School Private Live On Meager Pay
In Dalhart Texas a private at the advanced glider school nets only a small monthly allotment after deductions. His $39 pay is cut by insurance his mother’s allowance and eight war bonds, leaving $1.10 for living expenses.
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Dalhart
Texas
Ben Hamilton Stokes
Retreating Nazis Use Mines as Trucks Pass War Today
Cairo reports Rommel's tactic to hold ground in North Africa as Montgomery's attack concentrates Allied forces. The column notes Rommel aiming to sacrifice his army to buy time while Hauser redirects defenses, with El Agheila as a potential stand location. See Mackenzie Page Eight.
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Dawitt MacKenzie
Cairo
Melavedi
Naz
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hiller
Fuehret
al Hed
All Highest
Africa
el Agheila
Montgomery
MacKenzie
Flowery recipe quiz stirs New York hearing crowd
The mayor of a large city unveiled a pasta e fagioli recipe at a nutrition hearing, touting bacon fat onions an old ham bone elbow macaroni and kidney beans. He joked after the meal that it makes one feel capable of facing Joe Louis or a political party.
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New York
California
Joe Louis
Report Henderson Resignation Soon Predicted in Washington
Washington December 17 reports that Leon Henderson would be succeeded as Price Administrator by Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan if confirmed by the White House. Henderson plans a four month rest for a back ailment after which Brown would take over and push for milder rationing. Brown is critical of restrictive orders and favors voluntary agreements where possible. Brown’s appointment aims to ease rationing tensions and curb gasoline curtailments.
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Washingson
Leon Henderson
Prentiss Brown
Michigan
Henderson
Brown
White House
Michigan Democrat
Rural credits board sells 33 land tracts at South Dakota sale
Pierre December 17 The state Rural Credits Board sold 33 tracts of public land totaling 9 375 acres for 54010 dollars. Director Millard G Scott stated the average price per acre was about 5 7 cents.
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Pierre
State Rural Credits Board
Millard G. Scott
Roosevelt Comments On North Africa Allies Support
President Roosevelt praised North Africans for siding with the Allies and aiding the war effort since Eisenhower’s landing in Algeria and Morocco. He noted Admiral Jean Darlan’s call for unity and amnesty, while Free French factions remained dissatisfied, doubting any real shift in power.
Reds Smash Into Five New German Fortified Zones
Soviet dispatches from Verkhne-Kumsky near Stalingrad and the Rzhev front report the Red Army repelling German counterattacks and breaking into five additional fortified zones west of Rzhev. Axis forces attempting a retreat were surrounded and annihilated in several engagements.
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Reds
Eddy Gilmoh
Moscow
Red Army
Verkhne-Kumsky
Kotetnikovski
Stalingrad
Rzhev
Central Front
Red Star
Red Amy
The
Dorn
Dhe
Red
Caucasus
Verkine-Kamsky
Kotelnikovski
Kotelnikova
Kotelnikovskaya
Trep Armored Units As Germans Retreat
British Eighth Army trapped retreating African Corps divisions at Wadi Motretin six miles west of El Agheila, severing their columns and inflicting heavy casualties. Allied air superiority pressed the retreat and bombers intensified strikes near Zauta En Nofilia as fighting could revive full scale mechanized action near Tunis. An Associated Press field report from Medjez El Bab notes a strong German buildup and predicts a major push by Hitler's forces in Tunisia.
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James M. Long
Associated Press
Eighth Army
Marshal Bowmer
Tripoli
Wadi Motretin
el Agheila
Deast
Iig
North
Afhes
Morocco
Med El-Bab
Wazi
Vichy Regio
Tuy
Red Army
Stalinisad
Rahov
Cairo Communique
Wadi Matratia
Jos
Tunis
Laï Gouloue
Zerte
Tvst
Tunisia
Hitler
Europe
Hoover Seeks Two Stage Postwar Peace Plan
Hoover proposes a two stage postwar peace process with a preliminary conditional peace followed by a cooling off period of about a year for major questions. He outlined the plan in a broadcast before the Executives Club emphasizing rapid political and economic recovery without Versailles delays.
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Versailles
Herbert Hoover
Executives Club
Bushfield Farewell Tonight In Miller Auditorium
Miller neighbors host a farewell reception for Senator elect and Mrs. Harlan J. Bushfield in Miller Auditorium. The Bushfields, longtime residents of the governor's mansion in Pierre, prepare to move to Washington after four years. Family, local officials, and friends will attend in the receiving line. Music by the high school band and a swing band supports the event.
Stores Stay Open For Christmas Shoppers
The Chamacter of Commerce says stores will stay open late from Friday through December 23 for Christmas shoppers. They will close on Saturday nights as scheduled, but many plan to close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve, December 24.
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Chamacter of Commerce
Colleges Selected For Army Navy Educational Training
The Army and Navy announced contracts with several colleges to provide educational training for service members. Enlisted ranks or reserves will supply Army candidates while civilian youths may enroll under the Navy plan. Secretaries Stimson and Knox said the goal is a steady stream of skilled personnel for the armed forces as the draft age is lowered. Regulations for selection of institutions will be issued. existing agreements remain unaffected.
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Washington
Army and
Navy
Hanks
Army
War
Stimson
Knox
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Selective Service and Training Act
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Harrold
Neo
Wyman
Flagkies County
Darlan
FDR
By Wes Gallagher
Coparty
Yim
Dec
Roosevelt
Jean Darlan
Darlean
French North Africa
Dwight Eisenhower
Algeria
United Nations
Eisenhower
Algiers
West Africa
France
London
New Guinea
U.S
Hoover
Miller Neighbors
Army and Navy
Tripol
Libya
Anita
Sarte
Snghol
Allied BF
Misurata
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