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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
6
An American officer reflected on the reception given the Yanks in North Africa, stating that regardless of where they went the response showed widespread support, underscoring morale and Allied unity amid the campaign.
Society notes report the June 17 wedding of Sallie Bissell of Plankinton to Robert Irwin Atha of Gallup. The ceremony at the Elliot home in Washington was officiated by Rev. John G. McGee. The couple plans a short Philadelphia trip before settling at 3343 Brothers Place, Washington.
Lt and Mrs Zetton Hauck of Corpus Christi Texas welcomed a daughter on July 13. Kimeron Dianne weighs eight pounds two ounces. Mrs Hauck, formerly Bette Englebretsen, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Englebretsen Sr. Lt Hauck, a graduate of Huron College, leads Instrument Instructors School at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi while awaiting fleet duty.
Phyllis Berkeset leaves Tuesday for Tacoma and Portland to visit relatives for five weeks. Maureen and Lois Ann Artz Jel visit Minneapolis, St. Paul and Manhattan? Their father M A Artz attends Minneapolis Photographers Convention at Hotel Racison next week. Mr and Mrs Andrew Pappas depart for Sioux City as her bottling-business husband stays. Mrs Pappas has lived with her parents in town. Kenneth Tobin arrives from Camp Livingston for 14 days with family. Esther York returns from a Webster vacation. WAVES Ensign Rayhl visits for her parents wedding anniversary then returns to Chicago escorting sister Mary Royhl to New York. Mr Wayne Wilson and wife arrive from Yuma for 10 days before Camp Chaffee reassignment. Mrs Wilson to stay. Mrs Al Lehmen and son Edwin travel to Hartford to visit daughters and relatives for about five weeks.
The Huron captain served as an instructor in landing tactics and as a liaison with a British brigade. He accompanied Tommies at their first landings near Algiers with the British First Army, which advanced toward Tunis before setbacks. He spent six weeks with the British in hard northern Tunisia fighting, then rejoined the 108th Engineers with the 34th Division.
Captain Groves of South Dakota led engineers who built 33 miles of road in two days to shift the 34th Division through Tunisian terrain. He helped capture Hill 609, aided by South Dakotans and midwesterners, and oversaw mine detection as Axis forces surrendered. He notes modern farm trends in North Africa and the mix of advanced equipment with primitive farming among Arabs.
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