Chinese Forces Recapture Yangki as Rain Hamstrings Jap Invasion
Chinese dispatches report Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s forces recaptured Yangki, 45 miles northwest of Kinbwa, cutting a triangular chunk from the Japanese flank in Chekiong Province. Heavy rains bog down the invasion on China’s east coast while Japanese offensives push along Chekiang and Kiangsi rail lines. Allied air and naval actions target invasion bases as Flying Tigers claim multi-plane losses and strengthen defenses against incursions from Burma to Yunnan.
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Chekiong
Yangki
Kinbwa
China
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Chuhsien
Kinhwa
Tokyo
Kiang- 8i
Che- Kiang
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Chienhsien
Nanchang
Kowangtung
Canton
Madagascar
France
Vichy
Africa
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Diego Suarez
Australis
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
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Holm Named To Head South Dakota VFW
Holm of Viborg was elected commander of the South Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars at the state convention in Mitchell as the session neared its close. The Ladies Auxiliary named Mrs. Thorne Lawler of Madison state president. Other officers elected include Charles Dickinson Mitchell senior vice commander A L Forrett Rapid City junior vice commander Frederick H Dickman Canton quartermaster and Dr Donald Vance Huron surgeon Willis A Hall Miller chaplain. Dickman also announced Hermann Fisher Aberdeen had been reappointed department adjutant.
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Mitchell
Edward ©. Holm
Viborg
South Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars
Donald Vance
Huron
Willis A. Hall
Miller
Dickman
Hermann Fisher
Aberdeen
Courthouse to Close Saturday Afternoon Hours
Beadle County courthouse will close Saturday afternoons following a customary schedule. Beadle Countians are urged to come in before noon to complete business, as officials announced the change for the upcoming weekend.
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Beadle County
Wee County
Feuniter
Howard Shober
Beadle Countians
Aberdeen Testimony On Kick-Back From Examiners
Aberdeen June 3 The defense pressed bond broker Phill T. Burns as testimony emerged that Land Commissioner Earl Hammerquist claimed ex-Pat Dunn received a kick-back from examiners under him. The testimony arose during cross examination in the trial of State Treasurer W. G. Douglas, accused of feloniously profiting from state treasury funds. Burns’s conversations with state officials about bond exchanges were under inquiry.
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Aberdeen
Phill T. Burns
Earl Hammerquist
P. J
Pat) Dunn
South Dakota
W. G. Douglas
Burns
War declarations add Bulgaria Hungary Rumania to list
The House voted to add Bulgaria, Hungary, and Rumania to the nations the United States is at war with, with near unanimous support. Final roll calls: 357 to 0 on Bulgaria, 360 to 0 on Hungary, 361 to 0 on Romania. Jeannette Rankin voted no on Japan and present on the other three, secretary citing her absence. President Roosevelt had urged official recognition of a state of war with the Balkan trio.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Bens
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
United States
Senate
Rayburn
House
Miss . Jeannette Rankin
Montana
Insure Property Against War Damage Plan Announced
Washington announces a government backed private property insurance plan against war damage. Beginning about June 20 local fire insurance agents will offer the policy with rates from 4 cents per year per $100 on crops to 75 cents per $100 on dwellings and 40 cents per $100 on yachts. Private fire insurance companies will participate and act as government agents.
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Washington
British Ship Sunk In Daylight Submarine Attack
Norfolk dispatch reports a British merchant ship sunk east of Bermuda on May 20 by a submarine. The vessel was ripped open by two torpedoes then shelled while lifeboats were lowered, six crew were killed, thirty six crewmen are missing, survivors endured seven days at sea before rescue by a cargo ship. The ship was armed with a deck gun but could not train it on the submarine.
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Norfolk
PAA
Bermuda
Dartford
Kent
England
Mountbatten Arrives for Talks in United States
Washington dispatch notes Lord Louis Mountbatten, British chief of combined operations and head of the commandos, has arrived for a brief visit to consult with U S fighting services officials. The announcement was made by the British information service. June 3, 1944.
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Mountbatten
Washington
21 More Czechs Are Put To Death
London radio reported Prague that 21 more Czechs were executed in reprisal for the shooting of Reinhard Heydrich. The toll rose to 132, with 23 of the victims women, since Heydrich’s assassination a week earlier.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo Bosa
Czecho-Slovakia
Prague Radio
Heydrich
Probe Death Of Hamlin Farmer
A coroner’s inquest will determine how Pete Lofstead 45 died after his burning straw stack near Lake Albert Tuesday. The head was blown off by a 12 gauge shotgun found in the pile, suggesting suicide or homicide. Neighbors called in and the Hayti fire department battled the blaze until 9 AM. Lofstead left a widow and four children. he was brother to Mrs Monroe Jorgensen, sheriff candidate. The inquest will be led by coroner Dr E A Wilkinson with multiple witnesses.
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Hayty
Pete Lofatead
Lake Albert
F. J. Benthin
Hamlin County
Monroe Jorgenson
Hayti
Lofstead
Monroe Jorgensen
Sherif
E. A. Wilkinson
Use Tax On Cars Heads Toward Continued Stay
Washington reports the $5 annual federal use tax on automobiles seems set to remain for the duration. Motorists grumbled at first but opposition has faded, senators say. First full $5 fee due July 1 after February purchases at $2.02, valid only until July 1.
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Washington
War Today Doubet Theory Tested In RAF Bombing
The War Today article discusses General Giulio Douhet's theory of strategic bombing and its application in RAF attacks on German cities. It explains how mass bombardment could force surrender by destroying city morale and civilian will, with Germany's Cologne cited as an example from the era.
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Germany
Cologne
Basen
Gulio Douhet
Italy
Big Shipbuilding Project To Double Size Of U S Fleet
Washington June 3 An $8 3 billion program would authorize construction of about 500 fighting ships to nearly double the U S Navy The plan calls for 400 000 tons carriers 500 000 tons cruisers 900 000 tons destroyers and 800 small escort and patrol vessels totaling vast new forces to be added to the existing fleet Speaker Vinson chairman of the House Naval Committee said the two ocean navy could be finished in 24 months and noted the 346 ships in service and 247 building in October last year
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United States
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Navy
House Appropriations Committee
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Vicsory
Uncle Sam's War Chest
Youth Held For Abducting Child In Marquette
Ten week old Gloria Jean Nault was abducted last Sunday by 15 year old Ross Heath who confessed to taking the infant to obtain money. Her body was found in a truck cab with the skull crushed after investigators say he tripped and fell on her. Heath remains jailed on kidnapping charges awaiting September term. bond set at 25,000 with no bail posted. Heath’s mother, former circus performer Ruth Heath of Chicago, aided his arrival. his father died years ago, a magician and lecturer.
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Marquette
Mich
Ross Heath
Gloria Jean Nault
Charles W. Engle
Gloria Jean
Engle
Heath
Bond
Ruth Heath
Chicago
Cred
Res
Gician
South Dakota rains spark concern for farmers
Persistent showers and a lack of sunshine in South Dakota raised concerns among farmers. Federal meteorologist B R Laskowski noted potential lodging in winter grain if clearing weather does not arrive soon, with corn planting lagging in many areas while rye and spring grains advance. Cattle, alfalfa, and vegetable gardens show steady growth as rainfall totals vary across cities from Aberdeen to Yankton.
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South Dakota
B. R. Laskowski
Laskowski
Victory
Aberdeen
Fairfax
Huron
Lemmon
Mitchell
Mobridge
Pierre
Rapid ‘City
Sioux Falls
Tyndall
Watertown
Yankton
Ardmore
Brookings
Faith
Milbank
Vivian
Call Night Session To Speed Action On Tax Program
Washington June 2 chairman Doughton Democrat North Carolina ordered night sessions of the House Ways and Means Committee to expedite discussion of the administration tax program that began.
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Washingson
Doughton
North Carolina
House ‘ Ways’ and Means
Big War Plants Hit Second Time Within 24 Hours
Allied air and ground operations push Axis targets in North Africa and Germany. RAF bombers swarm Essen for the second time in 24 hours while British forces strike toward Rotunda Segnali, 30 miles west of Tobruk positions. Luftwaffe and RAF losses mount as Cologne and Rostock raids signal intensified strategic bombing amid desert offensives.
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North Africa
Essen
London
Libya
Rotunda Segnali
Reich
Cologne
Western Reich
Winston Churchill
Germany
Europe
RAF
Rostock
Luebbeck
North African
Claude Auchinleck
Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Anti Birth Control Law
The Connecticut Supreme Court, in a 3-2 decision, upholds a 63 year old anti birth control statute. It declares advising a married woman to use contraceptives illegal, and prohibits prescribing them or using them to avoid conception, with abortions allowed only to save a woman's life. The ruling reinforces a 1940 decision and follows a failed 1941 legislative amendment attempt.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
State Supreme Court
Fire Squad Wins First Event at State Fire School
Burton's volunteer fire department captured first place in the opening event at the State Fire School in Watertown. A three-man 150 foot hose carry saw the Huron squad finish in 2 6.2 seconds, with Pierre second and Parkston third. The squad earned a $15 prize for the win. The next event, evolution, is planned for late Wednesday afternoon.
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Huron
Pierre
Parkston
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