Freed S. D. Lifer Wanted In Ohio
Sioux Falls reports J B King lifer at South Dakota Penitentiary was freed by the state supreme court, but Ohio issued a hold on his release. Deputy Sheriff Monty MacFarland announced a fugitive warrant for King, alias Clifford Pullins, for burglary while serving a five to 30 year term. He entered SD prison in 1921 for grand larceny and stayed 22 years after a 1922 prison break. the life sentence arose from an assault with intent to kill with a 10 year maximum.
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Sioux Falls
Ohia
Hoter
J. B. King
Secoth Dakota
State Supreme Court
G. Norton Jameson
Ohio
King
South Dakota
Monty MacFarland
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Tax collections nearly doubled from 1942 totals
Internal Revenue reports show last year tax collections at 31.9 billion dollars, about twice the 1942 figure. Individual income taxes reached 19.1 billion, corporate taxes 5.15 billion, and excess profits 7.09 billion, while 1942 figures were 4.06 billion, 3.98 billion, and 3.05 billion respectively.
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Washington
Mrs Eshler Hosts Juvenile Degree of Honor Meeting
Wellington February report shows Mrs William Eshler entertaining the Juvenile Degree of Honor last week. New officers were installed games were played and a linen served. The group meets on the last Saturday of each month.
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Wellington
William Eshler
Mrs Tags Reelected WSCS Circle Head
Mrs A G Tags was reelected chairman of the Queen Esther Circle of the WSCS at the Stimson home in Highmore. Mrs N G Stimson was elected vice chairman and Mrs Frank Johnson reelected secretary-treasurer. Lunch followed the meeting.
Iroquois Senior Class Presents Full of Youth Play
Iroquois February 5 senior class staged a three act comedy titled Full of Youth before a full house. Substitutions were needed at the last moment but performers filled in well. A dance followed the performance and concluded the evening.
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Iroquois
Pinochle Club Holds Fourth Meeting at Ziegeldorf Home
Yale notes Poglar Grove Pingenle Club’s fourth game of the season with four tables. High scoring team Fred Maass and Le Foy Maass posted 10 500 points. low scoring team Charles Simke and James Sovith had 7 220 points. Prizes awarded. refreshments served after.
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YALE
Poglar Grove
Ziegeldorf
Fred Maass
Foy Maass
Charles Simke
James Sovith
Junen
Reward Offered For Slaying Of Lt Cheney In Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls officials post a 1000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayer of 2nd Lt Kathleen Cheney. The joint offer, 300 from the city and 700 from the county, promises confidentiality and protection for informants and aims to spur new tips. Cheney was found Oct 5 near a railroad at the west edge of Sioux Falls after a fatal skull fracture from a blow while stationed at the Army Air Field.
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Sioux Falls
WAC
Kathleen Chenay
Cheney
Sioux Falls Army Air Field
John R. McDowell
McDowell
Fortnightly Study Club Meets in Wellington
The Fortnightly Study Club met at Mrs. Carl Seiers' home on Tuesday evening with thirteen members answering roll call. Mrs. Joe Cummings reviewed A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. After the program, contract bridge prizes went to Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Guy Major, and Mrs. Oscar Peddicord. Next meeting planned at Mr BR Westre's home.
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Wellington
Carl Seiers
Joe Cummings
Brooklyn
Betty Smith
Cummings
Guy Major
Oscar Peddicord
BR. T. Westre
Fire damages Gann Valley school roof in early morning blaze
A spark from the chimney likely started a fire that burned a hole in the roof of the Gann Valley school house Wednesday morning. Superintendent Howard Moeckel along with high school students and volunteers used extinguishers and bucket brigades to control the blaze.
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Gann Valley School
Gann Valley
Howard Moeckel
Rome As Axis Target In Holy War For Italy
Roosevelt frames the Rome campaign as a holy war risk with heavy civilian death. Vatican City faces pressure as Nazi aims to seize Rome, a strategic hub linking north and south Italy. Hitler delays push to shield the Balkan flank along the Adriatic.
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MacKenzie
Roosevelt
Rome
Vatican City
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Balkan
Adriatic
Prices set for oats barley and sorghum grain 1943
The Office of Price Administration established maximum prices for oats barley and grain sorghums under the temporary freeze order. Oats and barley ceilings match the five day period ending December 3 1943. Sorghum ceilings align with parity at Kansas City Texas common points and West Coast markets with adjustments for other points.
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Washington
Office of Price
OPA
Fred M. Vinson
Kansas City
Texas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
High School Adds Courses for New Semester
Huron High School reports doubled registrants in new semester courses led by A. J. Lang. Sixty three pupils enrolled up from 30 last term with new offerings in international relations, home nursing and first aid, radio studies, machine shop, and a late trig class.
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Huron High School
A. J. Lang
Olive Rogers
Kathleen Cone
Ruth Lewallen
Edward Mathews
Lincoln
Lang
Jasper Dotson
North Huron
Chamberlain Cobbier 82 Plugs For Victory
H Prey, a former shoemaker and 82, remains a top home front performer. Since January 1942 he has collected 42 tons of waste paper and baled it, selling $300 worth and turning the proceeds over to the Red Cross and other war agencies.
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Chamberlain
H. Prey
Prey
Red Cross
Rice of Redfield burial held in Greenlawn Cemetery
George W. Rice age 65 died February 2 at his Redfield home. Funeral services conducted Friday at American Lutheran Church by Rev. C. J. Barrack, with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Survived by widow, four daughters and two sons.
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Redfield
American Lutheran Church
George W. Rice
C. J. Barrack
Greenlawn
Letters From the Navy and An Ancient Mariner Message
A Navy yeoman writes home from the Atlantic about warm January weather and a Honduras trip, describes life aboard, a January promotion, and kitchen duties. He compares overseas conditions to home, jokes about amphibious training, and notes hardships like limited travel, housing, and rationing. He and Lt. Coe Crawford reflect on war perception and resilience.
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Dad
Honduras
States
yeoman i/e
Navy
Menno
Egypt
Syria
Weather and Temperature Data for South Dakota Forecast
Highest temperature today and past year record details, precipitation totals for month and year, sun rise and set times, and a cold wave forecast for South Dakota. Includes blowing snow warnings and wind, with Sunday clearing. National Committee for Conservation of Manpower in War Industries offers industrial safety resources.
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South Dakota
National Committee For Conservation of Manower
Over Half of Pupils in Senior High Hold Jobs
A survey by Dana Brown and five Sophomores shows more than half of 485 pupils at Senior High School hold part time jobs. 283 workers average over $5 weekly, totaling 1,453 dollars weekly and 3,671 hours weekly. Most work clerical, with some in meat plants, hospitals, theaters, and other roles.
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Dana Brown
War front updates from Toulon to Cassino and Adriatic
The report details Allied air and ground operations across southern France and Italy. Fighter bombers strike Toulon and nearby targets while battles rage at Cassino with tanks supporting advances. Six German planes fall as three Allied aircraft are lost in Mediterranean air actions, and shipping at Sibenik is hit by Adriatic strikes.
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Ruge
Toulon
France
Adriatic
Sibenik
Orone
Cassino
Cannes
Allied Air Attack and Naval Actions Across European Front
Fortresses raided Toulon and Cannes coast, destroying three enemy planes and damaging a railway viaduct while other Fortresses engaged for twenty minutes. Allied light aircraft bombed targets between the Fifth Army front and the beachhead below Rome, hit a Pescara factory, and conducted shipping sweeps along the Yugoslav coast. A small warship near Sibenik was hit by RAF Kittyhawks.
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Anthcor Arar Cannes
Fifth Army
Rome
Pescara
Adriatic
Sibenik
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