Popular meetings and reorganizations at local clubs
January events show Lincoln Pre-School Mothers Club planning February union meeting at Wilson School while J R Patton leads a program of Alyce Quale solos and parent New Year resolutions. Alpha Delphian Study Club hosts 19 members with Maul presentation on forestry and postwar dam projects. Brownie and Girl Scout Leaders reorganize under Maxness and McDonnell with new officers and monthly training goals. Rebekah Lodge degree staff holds regular practice followed by social hour and lunch. Sewing Club at Bagby Home features 11 members, guest visitor, and February 11 plans. Handy Ants Extension Club members hear health and work lesson and discuss My Sister Eileen. Gene Carter leaves for St Joseph Missouri. President's Birthday Ball advertised at Elk's Ballroom January 27 with furrier ad.
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Lisgoin
Lincoln
H. ‘Thrall
Nollette
Orin Oviatt
Brugman
Wilson School
J. R. Patton
Alyce Quale
Holdridge
Alpha Delphians
Alpha Delphian
Roy Holdridge
Arnold
Hottmann
Maul
United States
Missouri River
Girl Scouts
Mert
Brownie
Yeas
Marvin Hughitt
S. A. Maxness
Izaetta McDonnell
Beryl Cottington
Fred Schrader
Andaicille Haines
Helen Habicht
Handy Ann
Mra, Cocking Handy Ants Extension Club
T. J. Cocking
V. A. Ericson
M. D. Mycue
South Dakota
Gerald Thompson
Eileen
Ruth McKinney
Carter
St Joseph
Gene
L. F. Carter
Monterey Avenue
St. Joseph
Armour and Company
Pearce
Elk's Ballroom
Weather and city fire prevention items and plans
The report covers temperature highs and lows for the date, monthly and yearly precipitation totals with normals, and a forecast for South Dakota with mixed precipitation and cooler conditions. Huron expects rain changing to snow with winds, then clearing. The piece also details city fire department needs, equipment shortages, and funding challenges for fire prevention upgrades including doors, a hose drying tower, fire hose testing, and an extra fire truck driver, with budget constraints and a 35 year age limit for hires.
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South Dakota
Huron
Calder
Herberg
A. A
Fire losses rise as age limit eyed for draftees
Fire insurance concerns grow in South Dakota as proposed age-limit changes threaten to exempt fewer men from service. Burt cites 1942 and 1943 figures showing deaths and property losses doubling, with Huron recording over 209000 dollars in losses from three major blazes including State Theatre, Royal Hotel, and Samaritan Hospital where one life was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron S
Burt
South Dakota
Huron
State Theatre
Royal Hotel
Samaritan Hospital
City Briefs Remainder Fleming's for Corests
Private Florence E. Czerney begins training at the First Women’s Army Corps Training Center at Fort Des Moines. Mention of coat quality and time payments from Geyer-Tauns ad. Mrs. Clyde Pearce and her grandson appear in the readable fragment as a named person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming's
Florence E. Czerney
Nebraska Avenue Southwest
Huron
Womens Army Corps Training Center
Ft. Des Moines
Geyer- Taan’s
Clyde Pearce
RNA Managers Audit Club Books Alpe na
The Royal Neighbors Lodge managers met at Mrs Ben Binger home and audited the books Friday evening Attending were Mrs Minnie Triplett and daughter Verna Huron Mrs Triplett brought a lunch served to the managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpena
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Ben Binger
Minnie Triplett
Verna
Huron
Fred Dahls Entertain Doland Sunday School
Doland high school students gathered at Mr and Mrs Fred Dahl home for a Methodist Sunday School party Friday evening. Games were played and all joined in group singing. Mrs Fred Dahl read an article about the Sunday School. A lunch was served at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doland, Jan
Fred Dahl
Mackenzie on Atlantic Charter and Polish question
The column questions how the Atlantic Charter applies to Poland and Russia. It weighs who the “peoples concerned” are and whether prewar eastern Poland should join Russia or Poland, noting US Britain hopes for Russian-Polish settlement and warns against a breach among the big three. It affirms Eden's reaffirmation of charter annexations as UN tenets.
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Roosevelt
Ghorehill
United States
Messrs
Churchill
Poland
Russia
Britain
Moscow
America
Eden
United Nations
Battle for Cassino and Formia Toll on Mt Cairo Fronts
Allied forces press the Cassino sector with heavy artillery from German positions on Mt Cairo and nearby hills while naval shelling targets roads near Formia. Air forces disrupt German lines between the fronts at Cisterna Cecano and Itri as German resistance intensifies along the Rome frontier. Canadian and Indian units reinforce positions north of the Garigliano, and Nettuno bridgehead efforts race to meet a looming crisis. The sea off the beachhead remains packed with Allied ships, landing craft, barrage balloons, and anti aircraft fire as air cover and naval operations continue amid deteriorating weather. Three enemy planes were shot down during attacks on British and American ships off Formia under Rear Admiral Frank Lowry. Navy reports warn that underwater sound waves from depth charges may kill to 80 feet.
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Mt. Belvedere
Cassino
Mt. Cairo
Formia
Cisterna
Ceccano
Itri
Rome
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Orsogna
Nettuno
Frank Lowry
Funeral Saturday for Sgt Julius Skyberg in De Smet
Funeral services for Sgt Julius George Skyberg 25 killed in a Connecticut airplane crash will be held Saturday afternoon in De Smet with full military rites. Burial in De Smet cemetery follows, with Sterling Simonson officiating. Survived by parents Olaf and Mrs Skyberg and four siblings, body arriving tonight.
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Skyberg DE Smet
Julius George Skyberg
Connecticut
Sterling Simonson
Set
Skyberg
Army Air Corps
Texas
de Smet
Olaf and
Selmer
Chester
California
Matilda
Minneapolis
Olaf Skyberg
Paris Radio Claims 15 000 Parisians Killed In Bombs
A German controlled Paris radio broadcast reported by Associated Press says Allied air raids killed 15 000 Parisians, injured 20 010 and left more than 1 000 homeless as of Jan 23. The report comes from London. Miller, Jan 27. County Homemakers urge entries for state-wide contest with Feb 1 deadline. Five thousand officers and enlisted men to classify new army recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Associated Press
Hand Extension Club
Hand County
Fire chiefs urge citywide fire equipment upgrades
Inspectors warn current two drivers are insufficient and three trucks should attend every fire. Officials say no pumper should exit city limits and support a joint township city purchase of a dedicated country fire truck stored at the freestall. Underwriters engineers urge turret and ladder nozzles, cellar pipe, oil-fire gear, gas masks, flood lights, hydrant thawing gear, and entry tools for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herberg
George K. Burt
Burt
Madison
Brookings
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Porn
Ladies Home Journal
Sherman & Moe
RNA Managers Audit Club Books
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