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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1944
Page
4
The Huron Publishing Co announces daily local news coverage with Associated Press dispatches and local reporting. Regular subscriptions list 15 cents weekly and six months for 3.09, with annual mail rate available in the United States.
A quotation from Evening Huronita dated October 7, 183% urges peace backed by American strength to secure freedom of movement and commerce, safeguard independence at home and abroad, and sustain employment through trade.
The moratorium on bombing Japan ends as B 29 Superfortresses enable costly raids from new bases. Doolittle’s Tokyo raid is described as a stunt now surpassed by long ranged bombers, with Tokyo Yokohama Osaka Kobe Kyoto Nagoya and Nagasaki forecast for heavy destruction in a continuing campaign.
The House Military Affairs Committee signals deeper issues behind the Pearl Harbor fiasco and questions against Col. Theodore Wyman Jr. It calls for a thorough, honest airing and urges at least an inquiry to clear up parts of the mystery without forcing current officers into courts martial.
Aloscow reports that through April 30 the United States sent about 5.36 billion dollars in arms, materials, food, and equipment to the Soviet Union. Of this, 4.62 billion reached its destination despite dangerous Murmansk routes and German raiders.
Marquis Childs argues that the war threat is real despite earlier complacency. Advances in pilotless planes, atomic weapons, and long-range missiles signal a dangerous future, prompting calls to unite necessity with idealism to prevent destruction.
Ruth Millett notes a WWII item where Sgt John Charles Thomas of Atlantic City, New Jersey says he will date no civilian girls during the war after admiring WAC service overseas. The piece discusses why G I Joes avoided dating in uniform and applauds the hard work and independence of women in service.
A collage of reflections on liberty and history from wartime figures. D-Day crewmen express longing for France while warning of the day’s harsh realities. Pierre van Paassen and Judge Learned Hand offer cautions about indifference, law, and political danger.
The Missouri River States Committee report is not conclusive but shows nine state reps can collaborate. It urges equal footing, open inquiry, and trust to form a joint commission for fair allocation of Missouri River water and navigation interests.
Ernie Pyle recounts the first night on the Normandy shoreline. Allied troops unload from LSTs via Rhino barges, reach a rain soaked bivouac in a grape and apple orchard, endure flak and German planes, and discover numerous dead Germans along the road as dawn arrives. Pvt. William Bates Wescott of Culver City, California accompanies Pyle.
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A jumbled OCR fragment lists items such as baseball teams, birds, devices, and people names with scattered numbers and phrases. The text includes entries like Everglade, Solivitude device, Philippine State abbr, and various incomplete terms, offering no coherent event or narrative.
Californians beg Clark Gable to run for Congress on the Republican ticket. A New York Palladium version is planned by Maurice Cohen. Celebrities like Dietrich, Lamotte, Lamorne, and Jones are spotlighted amid nightclub boom and showbiz chatter.
Office of Price Administration warns stamps stay attached to books when buying commodities. Report price violations by phone or at the courthouse. Meats fats and processed foods details show stamps valid through books Four to Eight. blue stamps good indefinitely per directive.
The notice lists sugar, shoes, gas, and fuel ration details. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 cover five pounds indefinitely for Reine canning through Feb 28 1945. Airplane shoe stamps 1 and 2 valid indefinitely. Gasoline 11-A 3 gallons through June 21 12-A 3 gallons from June 22 through Sept 21 and B 3 B 4 C 3 C 4 five gallons. Fuel period four and five coupons valid through Sept 30. New period one coupons may be used as soon as received from local ration boards.
Redfield American Legion group met Monday evening at Coleman's Store to discuss plans for the Fourth of July events. Members reviewed scheduling, parade routes, and community involvement for the celebration.
George Gallup reports Thomas E. Dewey as the Republican favorite in New England and the Middle Atlantic on the eve of the GOP convention. Dewey gained seven points in New England and four in the Mid Atlantic. Bricker rose ten points in New England. The survey covers 12 states and outlines regional support for possible nominees Henry Dewey and Bricker with historical comparisons.
The article tracks Dewey support across New England Mid Atlantic and other regions with monthly percent figures from Sept to Apr. It notes popular support may not reflect delegate choices at the coming convention and stresses regional voting implications as delegates cast ballots next week.
Highmore Cooperative Elevator Association reelected officers and directors for another year at the annual stocking meeting held Saturday afternoon at the Odd Fellows Hall. Officers named: Richard Raske president, Jenee Stoley secretary, Melbourn, Walter Johnson, and land Morbray as directors. C. RE. Busner remains manager of the elevator. OL MEN TO MEET MITCHELL June 22 officials of c
Hyde County parcels change hands among multiple owners. Transfers include Lot 18 19 20 Block 6 Parky 3 Town to Old Line Life Insurance Co and others. Rindaus Company receives land. Ella M Jehu transfers SW of Sec 17 to Edward J Schmidt. Urbana Urquniry acquires W half of Sec 9. Verne Kendall transfers SW of Sec 25 and NE of Sec 3 in townships 1100 to 71.
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