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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1943
Page
1
Memo to motorists announces five dollar federal auto use tax stamps available at post offices and IRS collectors offices starting tomorrow. They must be displayed on the windshield after June 30.
Moscow reports heroic Red Army airmen roared over Gorki protecting the tank plant from German bombers. Seven enemy bombers were shot down and nearby dwellings damaged as the plant 250 miles east of Moscow faced a third raid in five nights.
Dr J E Stangbye of Mott commanded the North Dakota department of the American Legion with Mrs A W Plachie of Wahpeton heading the Auxiliary at the 25th annual state convention in Grand Forks. Election of officers ended with Jack Williams of Fargo chosen adjutant for the 25th consecutive year and next year's convention city left to the executive committee.
Allied forces shell Pantelleria Sardinia and Sicily in renewed strikes. Messina rail yards burn as bombers hit Greek trains and shipping. Roosevelt warns Axis over gas use while U S experts pledge protection. Italy notes high casualties as Soviet and Allied actions mount across Europe and Pacific fronts.
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told about 764 midshipmen at the Naval Academy graduation that secret information shows Tokyo and Berlin feel the same after Pearl Harbor. He dismissed calls for a second front as eight fronts exist now and said the initiative is ours.
The War Labor Board announced a public hearing for Thursday on the soft coal wage controversy involving John Lewis and mine owners. Lewis, UMW president, has refused to recognize the board and condemned the process as farcical, while operators warn of no agreement progress.
A defense witness in Tulsa testified he saw Mrs. T Karl Simmons attempting to force entry into a hotel room as Ella B Howard faces manslaughter charges for the fatal shooting of oilman B F Brundred. The witness, staying in room 927, described hearing a voice say you cant come in here as Simmons tried to enter across the hall.
Congressional critics press battles on farm subsidy payments as Byrd warns of a 5 billion dollar yearly cost and Taft pushes tighter limits while OPA plans vegetable price rollback to include fresh produce alongside butter meat and coffee amid broader food price declines.
Richard Krebs also known as van Valtin and author of Out of the Night must report for examination to the Bethel Connecticut selective service board. He is a German native with 3 A status since 1940 and has been living with his wife and child while awaiting deportation as an undesirable enemy alien after arrest last November. He was released from Ellis Island two weeks ago according to his attorney.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said five German prisoners of war escaped early today from North Camp Hood in Texas. Assistant agent in charge 7 E. C. Wealy reported the men slipped away soon after midnight as Army and civilian authorities mounted a search effort.
Minneapolis plans to bid for the 1944 Republican National Convention. A campaign will launch at the Hennepin County Republican Club meeting tomorrow night after a committee surveyed local business leaders and found strong support for the proposal.
Huron's advanced Civil Aeronautics Administration flying school is showcased in four pages of stories and pictures starting on page five in the Evening Huronite. The War Training Service course run by Huron College and Dakota Aviation Company operates at three city points including the college campus and the W. W. Howes Municipal Airport, marking a vital war effort and postwar aviation development.
A British naval communique reports light surface forces conducted a coast reconnaissance of Lampedusa on June 6-7 with no damage or casualties. Two landing party members did not return, while Axis claims described a failed commando assault with several boats sunk.
Col. J. H. Fulton of Seattle heads the U S Army war bond office in Europe and announced that American servicemen there are purchasing an average of 850000 dollars in war bonds each month.
In Washington the farm bill debate heated as senators proposed raising farm price costings and giving the Rural Electrification Administration 30 million dollars for cooperative loans. The farm bloc pressed amendments to boost soil conservation payments and extend parity payments on key crops while confirming federal insurance and loan provisions.
State charities and corrections board members met with Gov. M Q Sharpe in a casual session here on Wednesday to discuss general conditions at state institutions. Present were J Halladay Troquois chairman Gladys Pyle Huron and Fred Ferguson Woon socket. No formal action was taken.
The War Today reports British Prime Minister Churchill signals progress against U-boats in a strong House of Commons speech. He says U-boat warfare will not derail the United Nations toward victory and notes May and the first week of June show record Allied success in sinking subs and offsetting losses.
Allied headquarters report British cruisers and destroyers bombarded Pantelleria with short range gunfire while planes attacked the island and its garrison refused surrender. Air forces also targeted Sardinia and La Spezia as part of ongoing operations in Tunisia Sicily and Naples railway links.
In a deposition Mrs. Jack Dempsey testified she was sick in bed last November when Benny Woodall was found with Hannah Williams in her Los Angeles apartment. Sister of Woodall, Mrs. Griffin, said Woodall and Hannah were found there. Dempsey allegedly threw Woodall, and another witness said Dempsey struck Woodall twice.
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