Worrall Heads N A A Chapter Organized Here
A. E. H. Worrall of Standard Oil was named president of the Central South Dakota Chapter of the National Aeronautics Association organized here Thursday. The chapter will have 11 executive board members, including G. R. Leighton as vice president and Edward Youngs as secretary, and will support postwar Civilian Pilot Training with government cooperation. The group aims to advance aviation in Huron with hopes of becoming a major Midwest airline junction. Worrall was ill and absent from the Midwest Airport Conference report.
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A. E H. Worrall
Standard Oil Company
Central South Dakota
National Aeronautics Association
Huron
G. R. Leighton
H. M. Pierce
Edward Youngs
Carl Odeford
George McDougall
A. J. Lang
Kenneth Neville
W. L. Weir
A. M. Haskell
al Barnes
CPT
Huron College
McDougall
Midwest
Kansas City
George R. Matchan
Twin City
NLAA
Tr. Youngs
NAA
Matchan
L. le Schroeder
Minnesota
Washington
Begin
Worrall
Midwest Airport
Wisconsin Puzzle Champ Dominates Contests
Albert Luebke of Milwaukee Wisconsin wins 5000 in multiple puzzle contests earning the title of Wisconsin's most consistent and successful contestant.
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Albert Luebke
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Red Cross Leader Beadle County War Fund Chair Named
Red Cross leader BE. R. Jacobson is appointed 1944 Beadle County War Fund campaign chairman. T. E. O'Brien announced the plan and named Mrs. John M. Shanard as public information chair. Local goal is 14100, up from 9350. national goal 200 million. The campaign starts in March.
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American Red Cross War Fund
Beadle County
T. E. O’brien
County Red Cross
John M. Shanard
Minneapolis
Ag Public Information
Jacobson
Huron Lions Club
Huron
Mitchell
Northwestern Public Service’ Company
O’brien
Red Cross
Qay
Sid
Geen
Vyaw
Sioux City Meets Firm Protest Over Missouri River Channel
Governor Lester C. Hunt urged the congressional delegation to oppose a Missouri River development bill proposing a nine foot deep channel nine feet deep and 300 feet wide for commercial navigation from Sioux City Iowa to the river mouth. He argued such designation could foreclose water use for upstream reclamation and irrigation in the arid region along tributaries.
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Wye
Feu
Lester C. Hunt
City
Hunt
Missouri
Bombing Wilhemshaven by Northern Queen plane
An American Flying Fortress named Northern Queen, funded by war bond buyers from six northern sites, dropped a Montana marked bomb on Wilhemshaven. The bomber, Lt. Paul O Solic of Fountain, Minnesota, said the bomb carried the names of ten Montana cities and the crew pledged bombs for cities in Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota as well.
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Britain
Montana
Wilhelmshaven
Butte
Anaconda
Helena
Great Falls
Billings
Whitefish
Bozeman
Miles City
Missoula
Livingston
Paul O. Solic
Fountain, Minn
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Telefax Could Replace Wire Telegrams After War
Telegrams may be replaced by a device called telefax that beams light waves to reproduce the sender’s original message. This technology promises lower rates and fewer errors, potentially transforming postwar communications.
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Telefax
Shortage Seen Here If No Freeze This Week
Huron and City Ice firms report only 1 500 tons stored by early February, far short of the over 21 000 ton expected demand. If a solid freeze comes within 10 days, supply could be built in four weeks. warm weather has hampered harvesting and lowered ice quality. Last year’s harvest near 5 000 tons with milder demand. two years ago warm weather cut output to about 5 000 tons.
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Huron
City
James River
Stony Run
Huron Ice Company
Ice harvest slowed by river wash and labor shortfall
Rainy conditions this year washed out several thousand tons of ice from the Jamia River. The Huron Company said labor shortages hinder progress in harvesting the limited ice. Typically 60 to 70 men are employed, but this year only about 50 were available.
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Jamia
Huron Company
New Keyboard Speeds Typing on Dvorak Typewriter
Advertises a new Dvorak keyboard layout promising faster typing. Claims the right hand does 58 percent of work versus 43 percent with conventional layouts, enabling skilled typists to reach about 180 words per minute.
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Dvorak
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