Three More Atolls Invaded in Marshalls Campaign
United States forces expanded the Kwajalein Atoll operation driving Japanese from three more isles. Marines secured seven northern isles and Ebeye on the north, with Ebeye half captured, while other small islands fell amid continued air and naval bombardment. Admiral Nimitz reported progress and moderate U.S. casualties as operations proceed.
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William Hipple
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein Atoll
United States
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
mid-Pacific
Jall
Marshalls
Hirohito
Imperial Headquarters
New York
Tokyo
Garpeigana
Roi
Kwajalein
Nimitz
Kwajalein Island
Namur
Howard Handleman
Sevvision
Ebeye Island
Ebeye
Gugegwe
Germans Pressure Fails to Budge Allies at Cassino
Allied report details stubborn combat north of Aprilia near Cassino as German forces suffer heavy losses. British and American units clash with renewed attacks. Cassino remains contested while Mt Ornito is seized and prisoners are taken on multiple fronts.
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Italy
Aprilia
Carroceto
Rome
Fifth Army
Cassino
Nazia
Mt. Maiola
26Th
Hitler
Reynolds Packard
Adolf Hitler
Calabria
Anzio
Padiglione
Garigliane
Mt. Ornito
Castelforte
Eighth Army
Crecchio
Orsogna
Casoli
Wendell Brothers Wounded in Italy and New Guinea
Pie. Harry J. Wendell of De Smet seriously wounded in Italy. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wendell. Inducted October 1942, served in Africa before Italy. His brother Pfc. Louis Wendell serves in New Guinea infantry and has been wounded.
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Pfc
Wendell
de Smet
Harry J. Wendell
Italy
Jake Wendell
Here
Africa
Louis Wendell
New Guinea
Explosion Kills Eight, Wounds Sixty At English Ammunition Dump
Police report eight killed and 60 injured in an explosion at an ammunition dump near a northern England railway yard. The blast wrecked the station and sent debris for miles. cause undetermined though reportedly tied to servicemen moving ammunition just before detonation.
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London
Northern England
Peace Officers To Meet Sunday in South Dakota
A special meeting of the Sheriff's and Police Officers' Association of South Dakota is set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Marvin Hughitt Hotel. The gathering, a business meeting replacing the annual convention due to war conditions, is open to all members. Attorney General George T. Mickelson will be toastmaster, with addresses by Walter from the FBI and a state motor patrol department member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officers of Sheriff's and Police Officers’ Association of
South Dakota
Marvin Hughitt
Louis Matson
Matson
Association
George T. Mickelson
Walter Ands
The
FBI
Ie State Motor Patrol Department
Navy College Program To Continue Says Admiral Jacobs
Rear Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of naval personnel, stated the Navy Department has no plans to discontinue its college training program. He noted recent inquiries about reports the program might be stopped and affirmed its continuation.
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Navy College
Washington
Randall Jacobs
Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Jacobs
Yank Air Armada Ninth Day of Attack
A vast armada of American heavy bombers and fighters struck Nazi targets in central France and Germany on the ninth day of the Allied aerial offensive. The raids hit Wilhelmshaven Frankfurt and other industrial sites with hundreds of bombers and fighters, inflicting fires and heavy losses on German defenses.
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Yank Air Armada
Austin
Bealmear
London
France
Hitler
Aad No
Germany
RAF Mosquito
Wilhelmshaven
Frankfurt
Elmshevsat
Car Kills Woman Stepping Off Bus Near Watertown
Mrs. Clarence DeVries 28 of Sheldon Iowa died instantly when stepping from a bus into an automobile twelve miles south of Watertown. Harold Kannas 18 of Watertown drove the car. Sheriff Judd Langenfeld called the death accidental. DeVries was en route to Castlewood to visit her parents, with family witnesses present. The Bakkers were leaving the bus for their wedding trip.
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Watertown
Clarence DeVries
Sheldon
Iowa
Iles
Judd Langenfeld
Hamlin County
Harold Kannas
DeVries
Castlewood
K. O. Janssen
John Bakker
Bakkers
Storm Warning Issued For State Storm Warning Issued For State
The winter storm warning was issued this morning by the weather bureau predicting snow and temperatures as low as 15 degrees below zero. Yesterday’s high reached 40 above, dropping to three above by 10 am, with Feb 5 average at 11 above. Northwest winds drove snow last night with 0.10 inch precipitation. gusts expected to subside tonight. The winter had only one prior warning on Dec 26 for a cold wave.
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Weather Bureau
Return on Leave For Joseph P Gross Signalman 3c
Joseph P Gross a signalman third class and former Huron College student arrived home on a brief leave from active duty in the Pacific area by plane from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Gross
Huron College
California
Pacific
British Feeler Attacks Said to Begin Along Atlantic Wall
German sources claim preliminary Allied invasion preparations are underway in western Europe. A German general staff spokesman cited by Budapest broadcasts says English air attacks have begun against sectors of the Atlantic wall with American Flying Fortresses frequently used, describing reconnaissance actions along the coast and predicting a climax of activity in early spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Western
Europe
Atlantic “Wall
Budapest
Ministry of Information
West Wall
Atlantic Wall
Argentine Nazi Spies Arrested in Dual Ring Shakeup
Buenos Aires reports two rival Nazi spy rings operat ing in Argentina were exposed. One ring centered on Adolf Hitler’s representative, a manufacturer named Harnisch married to an Argentine, now under arrest. The other ran from the German embassy. The disclosures come as Argentina severed relations with Vichy France Bulgaria Rumania and Hungary.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Adolf Hitler
Enrique Gonzales
Pedro Ramirez
Hitler
Harnisch
Gonzales
Vichy
France
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Ramirez
Germany
Japan
Atlanta cruiser to be launched with sponsor Mrs Mitchell Marsh
The cruiser Atlanta, new fighting replacement for the Mighty A sunk at Guadalcanal, will be launched tomorrow at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation yards in Camden New Jersey. Mrs Margaret Mitchell Marsh author of Gone With the Wind will sponsor the craft representing Georgia citizens who bought war bonds.
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Camden
N. J
Atlanta
Guadalcanal
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Citizens of
Georgia
Margaret’ Mitchell’ Marsh
Soldiers May Be Denied Vote If Deadlock Holds
In Washington the Senate recessed after only 43 of 49 needed for business, delaying a showdown on service vote legislation. The House backed a states rights absentee ballot measure for soldiers, while the administration backed a federal ballot. Tensions rise between federal ballot supporters and a bloc favoring state ballots as a crucial vote looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Barkley
House
Roosevelt
Tait
Ohio
Congress
Patch Effort Aims to End OWI Split in Washington
Washington February 5 Efforts to settle the intramural dispute in the Office of War Information unfold as President Roosevelt asks officials to negotiate a peace between Director Elmer Davis and overseas director Robert Sherwood. Rumors suggest reviving a wartime Board of Information for overall propaganda policy, censorship and information, a body once set up with Army Navy Owl and Censorship agency leaders. The rift stems from Davis restoring overseas policy control to OWI headquarters in Washington.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Robert E. Sherwood
Roosevelt
OWI
Board of War Information
Army
Navy
Owl
Office of Censorship
Sherwood
Davis
Rcestore
OWT
Preston Soldier Reported Missing in Action
LeRoy Stevens, air engineer on a B 17, reported missing in action since January 11 while stationed somewhere in Italy after overseas service begun in October. He had completed 15 missions over enemy territory and received the Air Medal for shooting down a German fighter. He leaves a wife and son living with her parents in Bradley.
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Preston
Lake Preston
Nels Stevens
LeRoy
Italy
Bradley
Mrs Roosevelt Sets Punctual Dinner Time
In New York on February 5, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke at a dinner at nine o clock. Guests, mainly school teachers, asked for the time and the chair announced that watches could be set, as she entered precisely at nine.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
Kenny Promised Polio Fund Help
New York report states Basil O Connor head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says no break with Sister Elizabeth Kenny. He asserts the foundation will evaluate the Kenny method and other approaches while Kenny asks for 150000 dollars yearly for institute maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Elizabeth Kenny
O'Connor
Sister Kenny
Foundation
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Prediction of Bond Advertising Approval in House
Chairman Gannon of Missouri predicts the House will pass by a substantial majority a bill authorizing 15 million dollars annually for newspaper advertising to boost war bond sales. The measure, similar to a Senate bill, was approved by the House Ways and Means Committee after prior rejection, expanding newspaper reach to communities under 25,000 population and raising the limit from 10,000 to 25,000.
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Washington
Gannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Ways and Aneans Committee
British Prisoners Reported Captured at Nettuno Bridgehead
Berlin claimed 900 British soldiers were taken prisoner at the Nettuno bridgehead below Rome. The broadcast also said Allied relief efforts failed and that a second Cassino penetration had been dislodged. Berlin described Italian front fighting as as intense as the Russian front battles.
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London
APH
Nettuno
Rome
Cassino
Berlin
Will Rome Face Destruction If Hitler Defends City
War Analyst Dewitt Mackenzie argues Hitler may aim to defend Rome step by step, risking civilian suffering. He notes Allies would need to blockade and starve the city to remove invaders, a tactical dilemma with Rome as the objective of the Italian offensive remains unclear.
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Rome
Hitler
City
Dewitt Mackenziz
Associated Press
Fuehrer
Italy
Lea MacKenzie
Pase Taree
Russian Forces Drive Deep Into Estonia and Ukraine Fronts
Soviet communique details Leonid Govorov’s army reaching the Narova River inside Estonia while Meretskov’s forces push from Leningrad toward the Luga line. In Ukraine, troops encircle about 100000 Nazis on the Dnieper’s west bank near Cherkasy and Kanev as air and ground attacks destroy transports, tanks, and formations.
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Moscow
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Gulf of Finand
Narova River
Gulf 1
Lake Peipus
Goverov
K. A. Meretskov
Red Ammy
Ukraine
Dnieper
Cherkasy
Kanev
Zvenigorodka
Skpola
Nikolai Vaiutin
Ivan S. Konev
Dneiper
Stormovik
Voronovka
Shpola
Mashni
Mikhailovka
Aln
Gavorov
Estonia
Mshinskaya
Meretskoy
Volkhov
Lakemen
Leningrad- Moscow
Novgorod
Meretskovs
Luban
Red Amy
Gulf of Finland
Tarawa River
Stockholm
Baltic Sea
Noorkvening
Sweden
Death of John Edward Weese at Home in Huron
John Edward Weese died at his home 1373 Fourth Street Southwest early this morning after a short illness. Born in Summum Michigan July 4 1888 he was married to Rilla Mac Danner on November 20 1890. He and his wife moved from Summum to Beadle County in 1909 and later to Huron. Surviving are his widow and three sons Ray Owen Roy Edward and Paul Allen all of Huron three brothers Wilson Weese Canton Tl Lewis Mr Sterling and Walter of Summum Tl One son Jesse Lane preceded him in death August 23 1916. Funeral arrangements are pending word from out of town relatives.
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John Edward Weese
Fourth Street
Summum
Rilla Mac Danner
Beadle County
Huron
Ray Owen
Roy Edward
Paul Allen
Wilson Weese
Canton
Lewis
Mr Sterling
Walter
Jesse Lane
Japs Call For Sharp Increase In Iron Output
The Tokyo radio reported the Japanese Munitions Ministry urged a substantial rise in iron and copper ore production to support the war effort. Iron output was targeted at about 60 percent above last year and copper at 30 percent higher, with six or seven iron mines and about 40 copper mines designated to raise output.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Japanese Munitions Ministry
Brosdesat
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Atolls
Richard G. Maslock
Clapper
Hiaymond Clapper
Scripps-Howard
South Pacific
NEA
Mrs. Roosevelt
Kenny
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