Huron Post Office notices and wartime outlook
A page item lists postal rates for Huron and South Dakota readers, with rates by carrier and mail, plus U S and international yearly costs. It includes Associated Press notice rights and advertising office contacts, then quotes an Evening Huronite editorial urging a postwar peace that safeguards American freedom and global trade.
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Huron
South Dakota
United States
Associates’ Press
Associated -Ess
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Northwest Daily Press Association
Palace Building
Minnepplis
Bureau of Advertising
Lexington Avenue
New York City
Cal
Perton
America
India
Raymond Clapper Remembered as War Correspondent and Leader
The death of Raymond Clapper, famed Washington newspaperman and influential figure, reverberates across the capital. Colleagues recall his nerve, humor, and duty as he reported from Europe and Africa, and his recent return from the Pacific front framed by a poignant last mission in a bombing raid nose position over Rome.
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Raymond Clapper
Unose
Clapper
United States
Washington
Ray
England
Europe
Africa
Rome
Joe
Italy
Saturday Evening Post
Sher
Ray Clapper
Mms
Pacific
Isolationist talk fades among overseas GIs at New Guinea base
Reporter at a fighter base near New Guinea interviews soldiers about postwar policy. GIs like Sgt Samuel Brown and Sgt John Fekete reject isolationism, preferring to defeat Germany and Japan and return home. Discussions cover policing roles and future leadership, with mixed views but shared belief that Germany and Japan must not rise again.
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Raymond Clapper
New Guinea
Sgt
Samuel Brown
Philadelphia
Sam
Sergt
John Fekete
Bronx
Germany
Japan
Corp
Leonard H. Cornell
Poughkeepsie
N. C
Roosevelt
Dewey
Samuel Halpern
Brooklyn
Welden Umphress
Dallas
Jean
Carlton C. Middleton
Stamford
Tex
Wil Rogers
Walter Keily
Minneapolis
John W. Cook
Pascagoula
Ss Weil
We the Women Memo To War Wives Miss Him Letters Advice
Ruth Millett argues that letters from wives should express longing and love to reassure soldiers abroad. Frederic March endorses keeping a carbon copy of early letters as a pattern for future notes to bridge long separations.
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Ruth Millett
New York World-Telegram
Frederic March
Two quotes touch on war strategy and loss and life
The excerpt presents thoughts on wartime tactics and resilience from Admiral Halsey, Judge Day, and a reflection on sacrifice. It contrasts strategic patience with attrition and notes the impact of a fallen figure, Clapper, and the shared human cost of death in war.
Public Servant Wayne Morse Resigns for Oregon Senate Bid
Wayne Morse resigns from the National War Labor Board to campaign for the Republican senatorial nomination in Oregon this year. The public member is praised for exemplary fairness and honesty in a difficult job, suggesting a desire for a War Labor Board of public members without industry or labor pleaders.
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National War Labor
Wayne L. Morse
Oregon
Morse
Rabaul Air Defenses Remain Strong Yet Less Effective
The piece reports that Rabaul’s air defenses remain formidable but are weakening as Bougainville bases strike from 250 miles away. It notes Japanese airfields face difficult knockouts, ongoing counterattacks decline, and that Rabaul and Kavieng could become targets of future Allied operations with carrier pilots shifted to defense.
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Fred Hampson
Associated Press
South Pacific
Rabaul
Bougainville
New Britain
Japan
Treasury
Munda
New Irelan
Kavieng
Bou-gainville
Robert B. Carney
William Halsey
Kav~ieng
Full Generalship Sought for Marshall and Hap Arnold
Bills in Congress seek to raise Generals George C. Marshall and Henry H. Arnold to generals of the armies and appoint Admirals William D. Leahy and Ernest J. King as admirals of the navy. The measure would enable two army officers and two navy officers to hold ranks matching British chiefs. Only four officers have held similar ranks in U.S. history, and no names are specified in the bill.
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Washington
America
Congress
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Henry H. Arnold
United States
William D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
Navy
House
Senate
Marshall
Army
Arnold
Army Air Corps
Leahy
King
Ulysses S. Grant
Will T. Sherman
P. H. Sheridan
John
Ration Calendar Highlights Stamp Validity and Use
Office of Price Administration warns stamps must stay in books when buying commodities. Expired stamps must be destroyed. Fat waste yields two meat ration points per pound. Sugar Book IV stamps 30 and 40 govern five pounds through late February and March 1945. Fuel period two stamps valid through the listed dates.
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Office of Price Administration
Roman Aqueduct Bridges French River for Cars
An ancient Roman aqueduct over the Gard in France, about 2000 years old, remains in good condition and is now used as a roadway bridge for automobile traffic.
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Homan
Gard
France
Voice of Broadway clues and Hollywood gossip roundup
Dorothy Kilgallen catalogs sensational questions about court cases, draftees, celebrity scandals, and show business happenings. She references Jack Topping, Navy draftee projections, a White House luncheon faux pas, marriages and divorces, Oscar talent prospects, and a mix of entertainers from Cagney to Como, plus curiosities about theater opens and fashion remarks.
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Jack Topping
Navy
White House
Jolin Rosell
June Lang
Ann Cochrane
al Bloomingdale
Barbara Brewster
Jimmy Cagney
Anzio Beachhead Seen Under Grimy Pressure From Counterattacks
At Anzio the Fifth Army presses the battle as German counterattacks intensify around Cisterna and along the beachhead. Allied air and naval support remains strong, with Luftwaffe losses reported as 200 planes while ground forces prepare to widen the foothold toward Rome. The campaign hinges on holding the bridgehead and advancing on Rome amid wary public expectations.
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Fifth Army
Anzio
Italy
Salerno
Rome
Naples
Cisterna
Luftwaffe
United States
Great Britain
Oii
Ted Little
Pacific Fighters Get Home Leave Plan
An Allied base in Australia reports a new rotation plan granting limited home leave to long service Army troops in the Southwest Pacific. Preference goes to those with six months or more in forward areas like New Guinea and Darwin, with small percentages monthly for the overall force. Units such as the 32nd and 41st Infantry Divisions have served over 18 months in the region.
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Australia
United States
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Darwin
Farm Machinery To Be Sent Overseas After Victory Won
War Production Board planners forecast Axis defeat in Europe and earmark 30 000 tons of carbon steel for 1944 45 farm equipment production for distribution to liberated nations including Norway France Poland the Netherlands Denmark Belgium and Italy. Total farm implement output for the year starting July 1 will match current levels with more transplanters power dusters weeders potato diggers and other labor saving gear. Also note that nearly half of U S tuberculosis deaths occur in people aged 20 to 45.
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Europe
WPB
Norway
France
Poland
Netherlands
Denmark
Belgium
Italy
City Schools Turn In Over 1 708 For Week's Sales
Huron city schools led by Mrs. R A Sabees report bond and stamp sales of 1708 55 this week excluding Senior High. Five groups reached 100 percent including St Teresa's fourth grade and McKinley's classes. Details show bonds from St Teresa Jefferson McKinley Lincoln and Wilson along with various stamp totals. Junior High contributed 93 in stamps.
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Huron City
R. A. Sabees
Tony
St Teresa
Sister Phillip
McKinley
Nelle Carlson
Evonne Pearson
Betty Meier
Marjorie Linton
Lincoln
St. Teresa
Jefferson
Wison
Junior High
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Judy Garland
Frank Linz Wasi
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Dutchess County
Lanny Ross
New _ Guinea
Carman Barnes
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Voice of the Turtle
Joyce Bonieditto
Robert Ripley
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Victoria Theatre
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