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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
5
Friday events list gatherings for Lawn Ridgers Club Rainbow Lodge Sewing Club Mizpah Chapter and more with meeting times locations at private homes and public halls including 807 Colorado Ave SW 1055 Wisconsin Ave SW Labor Temple and I O O F Hall. engagements and weddings also noted.
The Sojourners Club gathered at the Y W C A on Tuesday at 1 30 with twenty two members present. Mrs Oviatt represented the W C A board as a guest and two new members joined, Mrs LaVern Weymouth and Mrs Clarence Erickson.
Two young pianists Arthur Whittemore and Jack Lowe wowed a full high school auditorium with a varied two piano program after Christmas. They flawlessly coordinated performance and tone, showing strong Bach Brahms and contemporary arrangements, with a bold Bach variation by Max Reger and lively encores including South American Way and Night and Day.
An advertisement-style note extols a pattern with a tiny waist and full bosom, lace details, yoke pockets, and back bow. It lists size 12 to 20, yardage for material, and 15-cent pattern price with mail order to Chicago. It blends sewing guidance with a preview of Fashion Book designs.
A medley of Strauss waltzes and a stirring Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1 by Georges Enesco delighted the audience. The piano duo, with an extensive repertoire, offered generous encores including Prokofiev Love of Three Oranges and Ravel Bolero. High School groups sponsor the event in place of a regular series.
British line at the Selangor River advances toward the inland Perak Hills as Do Meng reports a fierce battle along the Perak Selangor border. London sources note a bold counteroffensive near Kuala Selangor and the port city northwest of Kuala Lumpur, with heavy fighting ongoing.
Lawmakers study President Roosevelt budget requests including 7 billion in new taxes and 2 billion in social security levies to finance the war. Hearings on military aid sums and defense bills proceed as committees discuss potential revenue sources, with some hinting at a possible general sales tax as a last resort.
The British prime minister outlines war strength use with optimism. He notes British troops have advanced 600 miles into Libya engaging Rommel in major tank battles. He says initiative shifts to Russians on the Eastern Front while reporting a retreat from Malaya to a point 60 miles north.
In a London briefing the Far East defense plan centers on General Wavell directing operations across Malaya the Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines with US Australian and Netherlands Indies officers on his staff. Attlee defended ground commanders and announced a new airdrome defense corps while noting improved Anglo American cooperation after Churchill and Beaverbrook met with U S leaders.
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