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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1943
Page
6
In a censored soldiers letter the narrator recalls a night march in North Africa. Arab guides report German parachutists. the group treks over three mountains with heavy gear, tiring soldiers, and a tense ambush on a thatched hut. The encounter ends with readiness for a quick assault.
A long personal letter from Set. Kenny King dated May 26 from somewhere in Tunisia recounts escape from danger, Arab crowds, and duties as troops move toward the front. He details forging through camp towns in Ireland and Scotland, ship voyages, rations, and then the North African campaign including Oran, McTyré, and Tunisia with vivid scenes of foxholes, air raids, and frontline life.
Kenny writes home about shelling at dawn and a 40 minute bombardment that killed two from his company. He recalls mines pulled, no fox holes after cactus patch, a machine gun run, and hunger from limited rations. After Fondovh Pass they moved toward Bizerte, receiving campaign ribbons and stars as rewards for battles.
Arnold Van Heuvelen in England writes to Rev. B. Van Heuvelen about visiting Westminster Abbey Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. He mentions David Livingstone Tennyson Browning and Shelley graves and notes longing for an American church service a Sunday dinner and malted milk. He references Bill singing for KFYR and hopes to return to school soon.
A reader named Arnold suggests Lois Lemke read The Dickens Curiosity Shop and offers to answer questions about it. He signs the note with his usual closing.
Cadet Wilbur Thompson son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley J. Thompson is on a two week furlough in Alpena returning from a three month navy flight training course at Minneapolis Chamberlain Field. He will proceed to Pensacola for the navy finishing course.
The article notes total nitrogen output in the United States exceeding 540,000 tons annually. It mentions a substantial portion of chemical production, including pure acid content, though the fragment is incomplete and lacks full context.
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