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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
10
In a letter made public here today Senator Chan Gurney of South Dakota outlines plans to push a major airport expansion. He urges funding and coordination with federal and local authorities to modernize facilities and accommodate growing air traffic.
Dakota Senator Gurney says the final decision on airport expansion in Huron and other South Dakota cities rests with military authorities, outside his jurisdiction. He pledges to press for airport development and outlines his stance in a letter to C Irvin Krumm, secretary of the Huron Chamber of Commerce.
Senator Gurney writes that wartime pressure requires more airport funding for South Dakota cities and outlines Air Corps plans to lengthen runways at better equipped airports. He notes Aberdeen Watertown Sioux Falls and Huron as key cities and says larger bases will be developed to handle midwest air traffic and military needs.
A fragment notes a formal assertion by a military authority, with the responder pledging continued compliance. The context suggests ongoing acquiescence to military decisions and governance. The source emphasizes resolve and commitment to follow the established command.
Washington aides of Sen. Hatch said the Senate Elections Committee would meet the week of January 5 to consider its report on William Langer. The committee has decided to recommend denying Langer a seat after protests over his seating.
Ted Holzforth and Lefty Huffman were visiting a friend when a wind blew the cistern cover off. Huffman fell eight feet into the icy water but kept his head above water with outstretched arms. Holzworth pried him out quickly and he recovered beside the kitchen stove.
Trustees of the First Baptist Church of Sullivan voted to convert a 1083.85 building and organ fund into defense bonds with a pastor noting wartime necessity. In Covington a Christmas star is now flanked by a large V for victory light as townspeople update Yuletide displays. A Cheshire man finally passed a vision test after multiple rejections and a San Diego judge questions his coffee habit while helping guards stay warm.
Five members of the Huntington Junior Chamber of Commerce donated one pint each to establish a blood and plasma bank for local hospitals. Patients borrowing from the supply will be asked to repay via a relative or donor in Huntington, or by one of the listed professional donors.
Local notes record Blanche Fairchild Evelyn Jacobs on weekend visit to Minneapolis and Red Cross activities in Bryant. Visitors include Miss Ruth Mann and Lois Perry from Augustana College with family trips to Hayti and Lakefield Minnesota, plus Christmas events at Bryant schools and entertainers at Wayland and Wolsey homes.
Flora Dudley, surviving widow and devisee, petitions to be appointed administratrix with the will annexed and for the will to be established as a foreign will. A hearing is set for January 14, 1942, at 11:00 AM in the court room at the Northwest Security National Bank Building in Huron Beadie County, South Dakota, where interested parties may appear and contest.
The court record notes a petition and the proof of a Last Will and Testament on file in Iowa, with details to follow. Dated December 18 in Huron Beadle County South Dakota, Judge R Mt Russell presiding, Clerk P Glanzer attest. Warren & Eysen listed as attorneys for the petitioner Be Smet.
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