Huron Civil Air Patrol War Service Details
Huron’s Civil Air Patrol squadron formed in 1941 under Kenneth Neville and Ed Youngs now operates under Army supervision with 20 active members. Meetings at Huron College and W. W. Howes Airport cover military regulations, meteorology, radio and aircraft training while members perform courier service and patrol duties including forest and coastal patrols and air accident guarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Civil Air Patrol Squadron
CAP
Office of Civilian Defense
Kenneth Neville
Ed Youngs
Neville
Huron College
W. W. Howes
South Dakota
Pierre
West River
R. A. Stratton
East River
Army
Huron Cap
Air Corps
Stratton
Ed Anderson
He Aea
Huron Bridge Club Concludes 1942 43 Season
The Huron Bridge Club finished its 1942 43 season with top scores by Mr. and Mrs. Chester N White 151% match points Pete Case and Phil Friedman 14714 Frank Kearney and Clem Wittenberger 144 Mrs J J Hansowitz and Mrs F J Schmidt 143 Mrs E Riley and Mrs J M Allender 139 and Mrs Abe N Berg and Mrs C R Kent 138. Season totals show Hansowitz Schmidt 817 Case Geyerman 815 Dinneen Lampe 790 Sheeks 7868 White 78034 Kearney Wittenberger 770. Sheeks pair won the season long high cumulative by a single match point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron Bridge Club
Chester N. White
Pete Case
Phil Friedman
Frank Kearney
Clem Wittenberger
J. J. Hansowitz
F. J. Schmidt
E. Riley
J. M. Allender
Abe N. Berg
C. R. Kent
Sheeks
Dakota Aviation Builds Safe Training Record in South Dakota
The Dakota Aviation Company and Huron Flying Service report a near perfect safety record over six years of training in CPT and WTS programs. From 281 students taught in Huron, Mitchell, and Aberdeen through May 1943, they logged 18,851 flight hours and used 49,848 gallons of gas without a serious injury or crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Dakota Aviation Company
Dakota Aviation
CPT
Huron
Mitchell
Aberdeen
Huron Flying Service, Inc
Kenneth Neville
Ed Youngs
Marie Ku Jawik
Austin Lytle
Army Transport Command
Huron High School Aviation
North
South Dakota
Aeronca
CAA
W. W. Howes
Clear Lake
S. D
Walter L. Neville
Rapid City
Hot Springs
Eaglerock
Colorado Springs
Rand McNally
Rapid Air Lines
Pioneer Aviation
Neville
F. W. Minty
West River
Ken
Notable Entries in Local Ledger Ledger Cleared
Shecks 2369 Hansowitz and Schmidt 2968 Mr and Mrs White 231934 Kearney and Wittenberg 22824 Case and Geyerman 2264 Clarence Coop and Bob Shea 225944 form a sequence of pairs and figures appearing in a historical record. The fragment lists multiple names with large numbers suggesting monetary or catalog entries.
Kandanos Destroyed in German Reprisal on Crete
Photographs smuggled from Crete show Kandanos wiped out by German forces as reprisal for the murder of German parachutists. A marble slab bears the inscription noting the town’s destruction in reprisal, likening it to Lidice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Crete
Kandanos
Grecian
Lidice
Weather summary for this date with extremes and sun times
The record shows highest and lowest temperatures for this date a year ago. It lists the highest and lowest ever on this date, and month to date totals with normals. Sun rises at 5 50 a m and sets at 9 24 p m.
Weather Outlook for Huron and Nearby Areas
Scattered showers and slight temperature changes expected late today and tonight in Huron and vicinity. South Dakota sees little temperature change today, with cooler conditions tonight east portion and showers and thunderstorms east portion today and tonight, few thunderstorms possible west this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
South Dakota
Mrs. Hoag dies in Iowa at 81
Mrs. Sarah Hoag who was 81 years and six months old died May 31 in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Her daughter in law Mrs. Ted Paulson and her grandchildren Mrs. Florence Secrist and Larry Paulson attended the funeral Thursday after returning Monday morning from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Paulson
Florence Secrist
Larry
Cedar Rapids
Paulson
Sarah Hoag
Hoag
Son of Mr and Mrs Greschke Born in Huron Hospital
Mr and Mrs Martin Greschke of 79 Second Street Northeast welcomed a son born at 2 28 a m on June 9 in a Huron hospital weighing seven pounds 13 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Greschke
Second Street
Huron
Crop Prospects Brighten As State Receives Ample Rain
South Dakota weather eased concerns with widespread showers delivering a marvelous crop prospects improvement. Day temperatures ranged 60 to over 80 in the east and 50 to 70 in the west with nightly readings 40 to 55. Black Hills saw about 10 degrees cooler and some snow flurries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
R. Laskowski
Weather Bureau
Black Hills
Spink County
Victory Gardens
Huron
Fairfax
Lemmon
Mitshell
Mobridge
Pierre
Rapid City
Sioux Falls
Tyndall
Watertown
Yankton
Aberdeen
Ardmore
Brookings
Faith
Milbank
Philip
Spearfish
Vivian
Fourteen Year Old Joins American Legion
Denver reports the American Legion accepted 14 year old John Lawrence Mitchell as a member after he joined the navy last October with parental permission and served seven months until the navy discharged him upon learning his age. Post officials deem him the youngest legionnaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Denver
The
American Legion
John Lawrence Mitchell
Navy
Funeral Thursday for Mrs. Martha Bandy
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Bandy will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Welter Chapel with Dr. C. E. Wilcox officiating. Burial follows beside her husband in the Volga family lot. The body lies in state tonight from 7 to 9 at Welter Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unera
Martha
Bandy
Welter Chapel
C. E. Wilcox
Methodist Church
Volga
Surgical Dressings Classes Resume Next Week
Red Cross workers will resume surgical dressings classes starting Monday June 14 as materials arrive. The committee notes the new quota uses small dressings allowing more volunteers per day and aims to maximize volunteers to meet the quota before hot weather arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Easch
Extension Club Plans June 16 Picnic
The Social Hour Extension Club meeting at Mrs. Alfred Boyd's home set a June 16 picnic for members and families. Plans include attending Redfield county achievement day on June 10 and a club demonstration by Mrs. Iona Binger with lunch served by Mrs. Boyd.
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Tulare
Alfred Boyd
Redfield
Iona Binger
Boyd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civil Air Patrol
Rand
Cromwell Dixon
Ole Fahlin
Columbia
Youngs
Commercial College
Chicago and North Western Railway
Beadle County
Ken Neville
Lena Lowry
Kenneth E. Neville
Air Line
Pat
Tere Nevule
Northwestern Public Service Company
Eddie Alberts
Central West Public Service Company
North Dakota
Nebraska
Hanford Airlines
E. R. Geiger
Union Bond and Mortgage Co
Standard Oil Company
Dakota Aviation CO
Standard Oil Company OF
Indiana
Valentine
Sheridan
Wyo
Miles City
Montilan
Iowa
Best
Leighton Chevrolet Co
Mrs
Martha Bandy
Extension Club
Kenneville
Osborn’s
Osborn
Omaha
Minneapolis
Buck Rogers
Mid-Continent Airlines
Great Middle West
mid-America
Mid-Continent
W. W.howes
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