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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1941
Page
5
George Gallup reports a broad shift toward walking as tire rationing rises. A Institute of Public Opinion survey found 43 percent of adults do no outdoor walking outside work, with 42 percent doing some systematic exercise.
Bonilla High School alumni and spouses gathered in the gym Saturday for a meeting of about seventy attendees. An Alumni Club was organized with President Robert Hamilton and officers Mrs Delbert Miller Lorraine Tollefson and LaVerne Tollefson. A first regular meeting is set for Feb 7. Alumni defeated the Eagles 25 to something in a hard fought basketball game with Clark Atkinson and teammates playing.
Forestburg records a busy holiday season with numerous visitors. Families listed include Elmer Judy and relatives from Aberdeen and Chester, Briggs in Illinois, Gere at the Ohlson home, Petesch guests in Missouri, Nelsons with Lyle Kitchen of Osage Beach, Burdine household hosts with Ellingson Fouberg and others, and Starr family visitors from Woonsocket and Brookings.
Erwin, Dec 31 Special classes resumed Monday after a brief vacation. Students Amos Tschetter, Marjorie Nielson, Evelyn Marno, Ruth Harr, and others returned from holidays in Menno, Wood Culp, Aberdeen, Marian, Carthage, Sioux Falls, and Wessington Springs. William Radcliffe, who had left last week, is back at home as the Wessington Springs quartet plans a two week concert tour in Iowa.
Erwin High School senior Margaret Hodges was selected by the faculty as DAR representative and candidate for the annual trip to Washington. Other finalists were Lucille Coulson and Doris Brown. Delegates are chosen on scholarship leadership character and patriotism.
A battlefield bulletin reports renewed Soviet landings on the Kerch Peninsula and near Feodosiya as German and Romanian forces push into Sevastopol. Soviet claims say Kerch and Peodlesiya areas were recaptured, with Russian troops advancing toward the Crimean railway line and retaking Kozelsk and Novasil while Rommel's forces suffer heavy losses near Agedabia.
The writer notes the precarious Luzon and Manila situation as Allied troops risk a long shot to stave off Japanese control while Japan's New Year celebrations loom. A British view stresses protecting Singapore as the Far East’s strategic heart, potentially sacrificing the Philippines if needed, with Singapore’s defense hampered by limited warships and aircraft after the Prince of Wales and Repulse sinking.
Oklahoma City reports Capt I H Hagen draft occupation adviser says women and men who fail army and navy physical and age standards should be shifted to defense industry jobs, freeing physically fit men for combat. Hagen spoke after returning from a New Orleans conference led by Lieut Col Joseph F Battley on national draft occupations and labor supply.
The article notes ongoing deficiencies in warships and warplanes as Allied forces face the Pacific gap. It stresses the challenge of reinforcing Singapore and defending the Philippines, with air power identified as a critical weakness impacting overall wartime capabilities. It also reports Russians capturing Kerch, boosting Allied concerns about Hitler's invasion plans for oil routes in the Caucasus.
Gettysburg resident Fred Eggers, an early settler who arrived in 1863 after leaving Germany and New York, will turn 92 on January 4. He built a prosperous Potter County farm from modest beginnings, borrowed to buy horses and livestock, and served in the Franco-Prussian War before founding a lasting homestead with thrift and strong management.
Whist Club met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ed Binger. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Lee Gilby and Mrs. Fred Conrad.
Tulare December 31 special report notes the Tulare Masonic lodge held an invitational dance at the temple Monday evening with OES members serving lunch.
Mrs A E Gross hosted a birthday gathering for four year old Judy Sweet who is living with Mrs Gross. The event celebrated Judy’s birthday with family and friends in attendance at the home setting.
A continuation discussing fuel supply constraints and airpower as a supplement to ground forces. It notes Japan's need for fuel and the role of airpower in advancing military objectives, emphasizing range and lead capacity as critical factors.
The text argues for prudence over rapid, risky moves as air power grows. It notes America’s slow start but rising capability, warns Britain’s Churchill of repeating impatience, and favors rerouting the Pacific lifeline south to Australia and the Dutch East Indies. It stresses Germany and Italy are blocked at sea, while Axis aims at land mass and Asia.
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