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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1943
Page
15
NEA service profile shows survivors insurance aids families of deceased workers. By mid 1943 total monthly checks went to 284,063 retired workers and 304,845 widows and children. Many potential beneficiaries misunderstand rights and how benefits are calculated.
The article notes social security benefits and survivor payments after a 1940 West Virginia mine disaster. It explains unemployment insurance, public assistance, and proposed expansions to include more workers and the self employed, with state and federal funding. It highlights potential coverage for about 20 million currently excluded and broader public assistance.
Ninety six Allied airmen including 66 Americans are interned in Falun Sweden after crash landings or forced landings in raids on Germany and Norway. They live in former rest homes in a fraternity house atmosphere with few military restrictions and no routine. Many express eagerness to return to combat. The men from 27 states, 18 Canadians, seven Poles, three Welshmen and two Englishmen ski, hike, and skate while awaiting exchange talks.
In Falun Sweden a town of 14 000 points to booming business as Allied air men gather since last April. Internees praise behavior and friendliness while some boisterous incidents occur. Notables include Lt. D. M. Fogarty from Belle Plaine Minnesota and Staff Sgt. Alfred Haugen of New Ulm Minnesota. They seek reading material and prayers for home.
The Wamblee O Honka Girl Scout Troop met after school for a Christmas party celebrating the troop’s birthday. Coral Elen Coffey decorated the table with a winter scene as hostess badge work. JoAnn Guas coigne joined the troop with a short investiture ceremony and gifts were exchanged around a lit Christmas tree.
A fragment from a historical notice mentions a troop meeting that closed with Taps and notes Buenos Aires landmark Avenida Nuevo de Julio as the widest avenue. The text reflects a travel or ceremonial descriptor within a broader report.
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