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Newspaper

Evening Huronite

Location

Huron, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1944

Page

5

Masonic and auxiliary meetings announced for Huron area

Wes te Wes te Stated communication of Huron Lodge No. 264 F and A M Wednesday evening at 8. Masonic play and lunch. Degree of Honor No 121 will meet Wednesday at 8 pm in Labor Temple. American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the W at 8 o'clock Wednesday. Huron Light Bearers will meet at the J W Kleinsasser home 819 Kansas Avenue Northeast Wednesday at 10 pm.

Huron Lodge No Degree of Honor No Labor Temple American Legion Auxiliary Huron Light J. W. Kleinsasser Kansas Avenue Northeast

Clubs Banquet Concludes B and P W Convention

The Federated Business and Professional Women's state convention closed with a five o'clock banquet at IOOF Hall. Joyce Wilson of Hot Springs served as toastmistress. A candlelighting ceremony honored the 25th annual meeting and 25 state presidents. Denise Davey spoke, solos were sung, and Josephine Skinner connected from New York City discussed part time citizenship. Installation of state officers followed, gifts were presented, and Golf Day was scheduled for June 7 at Huron Country Club.

Federated Business and Professional Women’s State Joyce Wilson Hot Springs Miriam Jenkins Huron Mme Denise Davey Phyllis Lampe W. M. Griffith Martha Folley Grace Duncan Woonsocket Josephine Skinner New York City Wilgan Wilson Mme. Davey Skinner Este Hatfield

Approaching Marriage Of Dwayne Knight And Fern Beall

Announcement notes the approaching marriage of Dwayne Knight of Thomas senior at Huron College and Fern Beall of Cavour. The double ring ceremony is set for June 20 at Richland Church in Cavour with Dr. B A Davis officiating. A WSCS tea is planned for June 8 at 2 30 p m in the Methodist dining hall. Relatives attended a Walraven family reunion at the Fair Grounds, excluding Jona serving overseas in the Coast Guard. attendees include the Grimm Nash Parelet Devo Hartley Walraven families and others.

Announte Dwayne Knight Thomas Huron College Fern Beall Cavour Richland B. A. Davis Methodist Wscs Methodist Church Walraven Fair Grounds Jona U. S. Coast Guard A. F Irelen) Grimm Lester Verna) Nash Montevideo Mina Everett Gladys) Parelet Hitchcock Set Marvin Evelyn) Devo Hondo Tex Faul Bessie

Marriage License Issued to Kleinsassers in Huron

City briefs note a marriage license issued to Harry J. Kleinsasser age 20 of Huron and Clara K. Kleinsasser age 19 of Carpenter with the usual home details. The item also mentions visitors, births, and local residents traveling between Huron and nearby towns, including military service connections and family news.

Newspapers May Buy Equipment Under War Production Board Rules

The War Production Board allows newspapers to purchase a reasonable amount of new machinery as replacement equipment if needed and available from manufacturers. Approvals depend on the machine being a replacement and showing need, with expansion only if it improves the replaced item. Excess demand may trigger stricter regulation.

Washington War Production Board Leon A. Link WBP WPB

Mrs Parker to Be Buried Thursday in Wolsey

Harriet Louella Parker, 85, will be buried Thursday. The funeral starts at 1 45 at her home in Wessington and at 2 36 in the Presbyterian Church in Wolsey. She died Saturday in a Huron hospital after a short illness.

Courtney Mitchell Band Heads to Corn Palace

Nationally famous band leader Courtney Mitchell brings his young ensemble to the Corn Palace on Monday June 12 for a summer entertainment showcase. This marks the first in a series of major acts planned for the venue this season.

del Courtney Mitchell del ‘Courtney Corn Palace Corn ‘Palace

Mrs Kirby to Reside in Oklahoma With Lt Smith

Mrs. Kirby J. Smith formerly Eleanor Hall daughter of Judge and Mrs C N Hall of Huron plans to move to Muskogee Oklahoma in about two weeks while her husband Lt Smith is stationed at Camp Gruber Their marriage was held in the Congregational Church in...

Kirby Kirby J. Smith Eleanor Hall C. N. Hall Huron Muskogee Okla Lt. Smith Camp Gruber Congregational Church

D day and Hhour reveal the war’s hidden dates

Supreme Headquarters notes that the great secret was the timing of D-day and H-hour. Allied planners used weather, tides, and schedules far in advance to ensure landings acrosswestern Europe while Hitler’s forces faced uncertain odds.

Wes Gallagher Allied Expeditionary Force

Invasion Alert Triggers Huronite Teletype Test Run

Eleven minutes after invasion news broke in London, Huronite staff activated Associated Press teletype monitors. Jim Lowman, night test board operator, alerted editors at 2 43 a m. Teletype noise produced strings of test sentences before Eisenhower message and main story. A policeman, waitress, and taxi driver heard the invasion alert on radio but static blocked details.

London Huronite Associated Press Jim Lowman Northwestern Bell Telephone Company

Tide Turned Says Allied Chief on D Day

London June 6 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower issued the order of the day to invasion troops pledging a real crusade. He urged soldiers sailors and airmen to destroy the German war machine end Nazi tyranny and secure a free world. He warned the enemy would fight savagely but noted Allied defeats of 1940 and 1941 and Allied air and home-front superiority. He expressed confidence in courage duty and skill and asked for God’s blessing on the undertaking.

London Dwight D. Eisenhower Europe United Nations

Huron Youths to Meet Thursday on Youth Center

Huron youths are urged to attend a 7 45 p m Thursday meeting in the high school auditorium to organize a student governed youth recreation center to be housed at 322 Dakota South in a former cafe building. The group plans officer elections naming plans and activities with lease details and initial funding noted.

AL Huron G. Funck Huron Youth Center, Inc Dakota South R. B. Hill Huron

Pershing Sees Allied Victory

General Pershing declares American troops have landed in Western Europe and join Allied forces in a war of liberation. He recalls 1917 1918 mobilization and expresses confidence that the current generation will achieve freedom for enslaved peoples alongside their Allies.

Washington John J. Pershing France Europe

Allied forces press in western France toward Cherbourg

A war column describes the Allied push into the Cotentin peninsula with Caen as a focal point. It notes German reserves inland, the aim to secure Cherbourg and train lines to Paris, and questions how long the European war will last as the battle intensifies. The piece suggests Germans may choose to quit rather than prolong the fight.

France Hitler England Cotentin Cherbourg Caen Paris Seckmany

Spatari Radio Code Named A Universal Music Language

A universal language based on the seven notes of the musical scale replaces traditional grammar and vocabulary with a pitch based system. The concept, dubbed the Spatari Radio Code, envisions clear cross cultural communication through music.

Birth During Invasion Dawn in Huron News

A soldier’s wife in England gave birth to daughter Patricia Suzanne Hughes in Huron at 4 53 a m as Allied invasion began. Father Pfc Charles Hughes, Cincinnati born, with Fourth Cavalry, had been in England seven months. Mother Marie Poireis Hughes, Yankton South Dakota nurse, worked at a local hospital before four months ago.

Huron England Pfc Charles Hughes Ft. Meade S. D Fourth Cavalry Rapid City Hughes Patricia Suzanne Patricia Saint Patrick Britain France Suzanne Susanna

Funeral held for E L Blanchard in St Lawrence

Funeral services were held at the Community Church for Edward Leroy Blanchard born September 11, 1866 in Huron County Ohio. He farmed in Illinois South Dakota and Minnesota before moving to St Lawrence where he ran a garage with his son Leroy. He is survived by Leroy Ruth Grewing Gertrudene ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

ST. Lawrence Edward Leroy Blanchard Mr. Blanchard Huron County Ohio Afton Union County Edith Lorraine Carter Hand County South Dakota Leroy Miller Ruth Grewing Gertrudenee Marshall, Minn

Robert Johnson of Faulkton Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Robert Lowell Johnson were held Sunday in Faulkton. The 19 year old, who had been under doctor care for six months, died May 25 at Faulkton hospital. Survived by mother Mable Johnson, brother Howard of Columbia Missouri, and four sisters including Mrs W Bierman, Mrs Art Loken, Mrs W Bliss, and Fay Bierman with two nephews and three nieces.

Robert Johnson Faulkton Robert Lowell Johnson Johnson Faulkton Hospital Mable Johnson Air Howard Columbia W. Bierman Art Loken Norbeck W. Bliss Tampa, Fay P. Bierman

Highmore Rebekahs Hold Memorial Service

Memorial service honoring members who died in the year was held by Pride of the West Rebekah Lodge No. 82 in the IOOF Hall. The assembly president Mary Gibson had the lodge charter draped in memory. Routine lodge business was handled and lunch was served by Mrs. A G Tagg, Mrs. Vern Tompkins and Miss Kate M Bawdon.

Highmore Rebekahs Highmore Pride of the West Rebekah Lodge No. 82 IOOF Assembly Mary Gibson A.G. Tagg Vern Tompkins Kate M. Bawdon

Fred Niederbaumer Of Faulkton Dies

Fred Niederbaumer aged 43 years nine months and 28 days died in Faulkton Hospital Sunday evening and was buried Wednesday Funeral services were at Wecota Lutheran Church Surviving include widow two stepsons Vernon and Duane Bartsche four brothers Ernest Martin Emil and Alvie two sisters Erma Haberling and Lillian Adelmeyer

Hold Rites For Charles Hultman

Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church for Charles W. Hultman who died at Pierre Hospital. Burial was in Wessington. Born in Stockholm Sweden July 12 1884 he came to America at age 15. He lived in Clinton Iowa Wessington Highmore and worked as a railroad section foreman. Survived by four sons Elmer Highmore Clyde Rapid City Charles Holabird and Sigvard Devils Lake two brothers and two sisters. Preceded in death by his wife and two infant daughters. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone sometimes attaining velocity of 100 miles per hour.

Wessington Highmore Hultman Mr. Bultman Charles Holabird Elmer Clyde Rapid City

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Weste Huron Country Club Harry Liem Women’s Halief Corps Anna Troune Women's Melief Corps Agnes Grossenor Fuly United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary Fenner Blaine Gamble Laber Temple WSCS Harry J. Kleinsasser Clara K. Kleinsasser Carpenter Jay Tolle Baker, Mont David Waldner Ted Hegg Eilers Fady Norma Jean Richard Marsh Brigham City Utah Marsh Pacific Mary Helen Warren Earl Frederick Beddows Diana Beddow Dorothy Ohlsen Iroquois Ellis Anderson Burbank Calif Lockheed Carl Jorgenson Marvel Anderson Lester Holt South Pacific Alfred Ziebel Donnie Swaledale Courtney Coming Oklahoma J. Smith Huron Coe College Cedar Rapids Standard Oil Broom Infantry School Ft. Benning Kirby Smith Burt Adolf Hitler Western Jong Eisenhower Moscow Mediterranean North Africa Morocco D-day Sicily Lrnd Ask Huron Pershing Allied MacKenzie Sherman & Mos E. L. Blanchard Fred Niederbaumer Wellington Jane Louis Lang Phous Northwest Finance Co. Ae Bemais Sera Charles Hultman NEW Auditorium Redfield, S. D Tiny Little Orchestra Ruskin Park Tiny Little Jimmie Barnett Jack Cole Sn Somdengaar Teen Sa Suns Ser CVV Lam Ott Ares Warsha Hunt Alexander Kmox Henry Weavers Ere Bof
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