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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1943
Page
4
The notice lists mailing details for Huron and South Dakota areas with rates per week, month, and year. It notes press association rights and the paper’s rights to republish Associated Press dispatches.
The Evening Huronite quotes a 1939 view urging a global peace with America preserving final say and ensuring freedom of movement and trade to keep citizens employed. It emphasizes independence at home and abroad and the need to maintain peace as long as humanity endures.
The piece questions if General MacArthur or Harold Stassen could seek the presidency while in uniform. It notes potential conflicts between military duties and political ambitions and cites past leaders who waited until peacetime or duty allowed. It suggests replacing a top commander in the Pacific could be harder than finding a candidate.
The passage argues Japan will ease manpower shortages by pausing interest on deposits and then withdrawals. It suggests banks avoid detailed recordkeeping, claiming no interest or withdrawals equals no bookkeeping. The speaker claims to expect a Tokyo reaction and credits Tojo, hinting at praise from Washington.
In wartime commentary figures from Britain and the United States debate troop levels and air raids. Aneurin Bevan warns of invasion by air, while a British minister to the U.S. emphasizes harsh postwar challenges in Poland and the Balkans. Moscow radio foresees tough winter moves against Germany.
Clapper notes infantry pride fueled by new badges and promotions while armor advocates warn neglect could cost lives. Pentagon debates infantry emphasis versus armored strength as Germany’s tank success prompts questions about future use in return through France.
Ruth Millett argues parents should avoid annulling a wartime marriage involving a 16 year old girl and a 20 year old soldier. She says many unions endure and that opposition may alienate the couple. The piece also notes rising women enlistments may hasten victory with quotes attributed to Maj. Gen. Frank O D Hunter.
The Capital Journal notes that Army Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation have reached common conclusions on the Missouri River development. The Budget Bureau will review funding before Congress, with hearings after holidays and likely action by May. A repeat of last spring’s flooding could speed action dramatically.
Ernie Pyle describes a medical aid man in Italy joking about workers over a powder sack mix up. Soldiers share wartime humor as they cope with fatigue, delays, and the absurdities of daily life in combat zones.
Veterans and buyers in the United States see Japanese war bonds as confiscation of national wealth. The 1943 44 budget totals over 11 billion dollars at prewar exchange, with profits from conquest and heavy tax through wartime bonds. Ordinary citizens face rising costs, while brokers report difficulties redeeming bonds, reflecting broad civilian support for wartime finance.
Special to NEA Service: A five man unit dubbed the modern 325 Stuarts spent 12 days behind enemy lines in Italy. By day they spotted positions and planned raids, by night they struck fast then retreated to hills. They cut communications, wrecked vehicles, blew bridges, and picked off small groups of Germans. They lived off the country and received aid from locals.
Readers write in with questions about hospital nurse shortages and Dorothy Kilgallen's Phantom of the Opera coverage. A Brooklyn reader defends Nelson Eddy and Crosby fans claim Bing Crosby rules among Girls Commercial High School students.
Office of Price Administration outlines rationing rules for Brown Green Sugar and Oil stamps with good through dates. Stamps must remain attached and expired stamps destroyed. Notes specify valid periods for Dec Dec Dec and Jan 1944 and per unit gallon limits for Evel oil and shoe coupons.
The notice lists ration book holder deadlines with Feb 28 1944 and Mar 31 1944 for books A B and C. It also notes a shipper in Iquitos Brazil routing a 600 mile Lima Peru shipment via the Amazon across the Atlantic to London then New York and Panama Canal, a long journey.
An informal wartime note praises gliders as used by U.S. forces on the march to Berlin. It cites gliders costing 12 000 dollars each and urges buying War Bonds to support the war effort. The piece references a tug and rear gunner communicating with a glider pilot during a ground operation.
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