Probably destroyed proof in flames confirms some bomber losses
The excerpt notes that observers believe planes were seen falling in flames or spiraling out of control. While this does not resolve debates over bomb loads or range, it provides substantial evidence supporting losses or crashes.
Call 751 To Inquire Department Or Person Sought
A request to dial 751 to reach the specified department or individual. The notice directs callers to identify the target department or person wanted and follow prompts or speak with an operator for routing. This terse advisory emphasizes contact instruction.
Do You Know That Hollywood Buzz Hits the Town 1943
A King Features Syndicate wrap asks about Ma Berle missing a Boston premiere with Milton, Ezra Stone and Sara Seegar knitting, Stage Door Canteen hurt by lack of background extras, used-car dealers buying 49 000 vehicles, Constance Bennett watching her husband Gilbert Roland at Waldorf barber, Al Vanderbilt visiting, Martha Mature’s call misconnected to Rosemary Cox Harris, Pat DiCicco training, Gary Cooper secret War Dept assignment, actors preferring steak over parts, Army parolee ban lift, Jack Haley turning down Marlene Dietrich role, Pat Dane vs Edyth Wright, engineers promising nationwide air conditioning, double feature ban, Louise Brooks town visit, Lea n Eddie’s seeking a girl stage manager.
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Boston
Milton
Ezra Stones
Sara Seegar
Mid-West
Constance Bennett
Gilbert Roland
the Waldorf
al Vanderbilt
Louise Brooks
Lean Eddie
Tony Paige
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Legion Opposes Prohibition Steps In South Dakota
South Dakota Legion officials oppose pushing toward prohibition while soldiers are away. They argue prohibition was imposed during war years without a voice from the youth in service. They urge a home-front response based on the historical failure of Prohibition and repeal, warning against repeating a flawed approach.
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South Dakota Legion
Legion
Ore Tax Cut Lacks Support in South Dakota Debate
Legislators visiting home communities showed little appetite for reducing Homestake Mining Company ore taxes. In Huron a Monday evening discussion featured a Republican leader arguing there is no sound reason to cut the ore tax while noting gold could rise postwar, risking lost state revenue from a key resource.
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Homestake Mining Company
Huron
South Dakota
Homestake
Three To One In The Air War Department Figures
The War Department presents figures comparing Allied and Axis air losses. Official data claim American air forces downed 987 enemy planes while losing 369, a ratio near 3 to 1 in our favor. The 987 covers planes seen to crash or be abandoned in air battles, with additional 362 air losses noted.
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Tae War Department
We Don’t Want To Know Military Secrets Editorial
The Evening Huronite argues newspapers should not conceal or withhold military information for public interest. It criticizes journalists as censors, saying they lack greater loyalty or secrecy than the public and should not be turned into street agents.
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United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Mile
Creed for a War Wife
Ruth Millett presents a creed for women separated from their husbands to cultivate inner strength self reliance and growth. It urges facing loneliness avoiding dependence expanding understanding of marriage and self to emerge stronger when reunified.
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Ruth Millett
Ruth Millett Creed
War quotes and resolve from Allied leaders and editors
A collection of wartime remarks and editorials praise Allied troops in the field, urge bold action, and call for unity. General De Gaulle and General Giraud affirm liberation aims while London editorials urge burning resolve. Massachusetts Governor Saltonstall and Rep. Feighan condemn profiteering and faulty armaments as treachery.
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Roosevelt
Casablanca
France
de Gaulle
Giraud
Two Front War Strategy for United Nations
A Chicago Daily News analysis argues the United States and Britain must wage a two front war, leveraging interior lines and naval dominance. It explains Why a Europe-first approach could maximize support from Russia and China, while recognizing uncertainties about Stalin's views on striking Hitler first.
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Chicago Daily News
United States
Britain
United Nations
Russia
China
Axi
Japan
Asia
Hitler
Europe
Axis
Germany
Spain
Stalin
Hitler relies on submarines to save Germany from defeat
Washington reports strengthened belief that Hitler depends on U-boat warfare to slow Allied advances. Admiral Karl Doenitz is promoted to supreme command, with a focus on expanding submarine production and operations as the Nazi defense strategy. The piece notes the desperate, delaying aim of submarine warfare and stresses the need for escort ships and air support to counter the U-boat threat.
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London
Hitler
Karl Doenitz
Nelson
Germany
Russia
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Sir Percy Noble
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Africa
Europe
Axis fortunes shift as Moscow holds and Africa narrows
The text notes Japan’s stagnation after Pearl Harbor, fearing Russia’s fall and a Siberian push toward Hitler, while Hitler’s gains wane in Russia and Africa narrows to a Tunisian bridgehead. It argues both wars have shifted to Allied initiative, with leaders choosing to hold what’s gained and build reserves for future onslaughts.
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Asia
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Siberia
Hitler
England
India
Australia
Africa
Tunisia
Europe
County Commissioners Convene In De Smet Session
County officials meet in De Smet to handle routine county business and other matters. One member raised concerns about local employment and related issues, prompting debate over procedural details and staffing actions.
Huron College Players to stage Peg O My Heart
Ten years ago Huron College campus players announced a February 28 performance of Peg O My Heart. Local social notes record Iroquois public school superintendent C Irvin Krum and Miss Dorothy Harrington marrying January 21 at the Methodist church in Huron. A child born to George Hook and wife at Huron hospital January 31, and a daughter to Ed Kaump and wife of Broadland were noted alongside local social events and gatherings through late January.
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Huron College
Ivan Blevens
Douglas Miller
Edwin Ring
Evelyn Wayne
Harold Smith
Lewis Terpstra
C. Irvin Krum
Iroquois Public Schools
Dorothy Harrington
Troquois
Huron
F. E. Lochridge
Harry Liem
H. D. Harrington
Iroquois , Farmers and Merchants State Bank
George Hook
Huron Hospital
Ed Kaump
Broadland
Curtis
W. A
Ceraccles
Gnes McCreery
Stewart
ED Bowe
War Calendar Notes Fuel Oil and Tire Inspection Dates
An old wartime schedule lists fuel oil stamp validity shifts from February to January, with Stamp 28 and Stamp 25 in war ration book one affecting coffee portions. Tire inspection deadlines cover B C and A card holders with periodic schedules, and weekly Red Cross surgical dressing classes run at courthouse mornings and afternoons.
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Red Cross
Grammie Pie Gremmies and Other Gremlins of War Time
New York February 4. Trans continental and Western Air researchers publish a civilian aviation study on gremlins imagined as nervous system quirks. A TWA pamphlet guides employes to self analysis when feeling gremlin pressure, naming types like Zlobb Jerp Gabbitt and Glammie Pie.
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Charles E. Mercer
New York
Sis
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
TWA
Grimglum
Gomlette
Indian Home Horizontal and Vertical Puzzle Decode
A fragmented OCR puzzle page lists numbered clues across horizontal and vertical entries for words, with many archaic abbreviations and partial phrases. It includes terms like Mistakes, Compass point, Opera by Verdi, and Sacred song, inviting readers to fill a cross word style grid.
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St.stead
Ambary
Lady Literati
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