Huron Airport History Charts Modern Aviation Role
The Huron airport story traces Wichita and Huron’s aviation evolution from early air fairs in 1911 to the 1937 dedication of W. W. Howes Airport. It highlights key figures Merle Hagen, Charles Ward, Walter E. Smith, and W. W. Howes, the rise of Rapid Airlines and Hanford/Mid-Continent services, and 1930s expansions. The piece links air mail, training, and commercial flights to Huron’s growing aviation prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
W. W. Howes
Merle Hagen
Charles Ward
Hagen
Armour and Company
Meric Buck
Chicago
Rapid Airlines
Rapid City
Eaglerock
Huron Airlines
George
Ira
Parsons
American Eagle
Buck
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic Ocean
Lone Eagle
Spirit of
Keaps
Pierre
Omaha
Kenneth Neville
Dakota Aviation’Company
Frank“Blume
Neville
Hanford Airlines
Sioux Falls
Aberdeen
Bismarck
N. C
Hanford Lines
Thomas Fortune
Ryan
South Dakota
Watertown Airways
Spearfish
Minneapolis
Watertown
Hanford
West
Chamber of Commerce
W. L. (Barney
Weir
Aviation Committee
Don I. Sears
Eddie Rickenbacker
Air Port
Dakota Aviation Company
Ed Youngs
Mid-Continent
Lockheed
Electras
Inland Airlines
Cheyenne
Wyo
Scottsbuff
Neb
United States
Cadet John Bonney Visits White Lake From Hutchinson
Cadet John Bonney former student and employee of Dakota Aviation Company arrived this week from the U S naval air training station in Hutchinson Kansas for a visit with friends at the airport He is the son of Rev and Mrs B Bonney White Lake D He awaits transfer to an advanced training center after completing pre flight training at Iowa City Iowa
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Bonney
John Bonney
Dakota Aviation Company
U. S. Naval Air Trainng Station
Hutchinson
Kansas
B. Bonney
White Lake
John
Iowa City
Fliers Use Superstition Leaflets In Aleutians Campaign
Arthur W. Schuett Jr a naval aviation machinist's mate describes American leaflets dropped on Japanese positions in the Aleutians. The maps mimicking maple leaves spread a warning that the fortuitous death omen would follow if the enemy stayed. He kept a leaf as a souvenir from service in the far north where a spine injury led to medical discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Yuney
Aleutians
Arthur W. Schuett, Jr
Naval Aviation
Islands
Schuett
Foglesand Heads Tulare Town Board for Coming Year
At a recent town board meeting in Tulare A C Foglesand was chosen chairman for the coming year A H Gilby will serve as clerk and assessor. Also on the board are Henry Reeber and W A Witte.
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A.C. Foglesand
Tulare
A. C. Foglesand
A. H. Gilby
Henry Reeber
W. A. Witte
First Jn Advanced Course Participants at Huron College
The first and second groups to take the War Training Service advanced course are pictured on the steps of Huron College. Names listed include Sid Runner, Lyman Thompson, Kenny Waduns, De Forest Temlingen, Harlan Ball, Ed Adolphson, Don Nixon, Charles Wagner, Elmer Nielson, Lyle Taylor, Edward G. McKenna, with many others in the second and last rows. Most have already left for army assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Training Service
Huron College
Sid Runner
Lyman Thompson
Kenny Waduns
de Forest Temlingen
Harlan Ball
Ed Adolphson
Don Nixon
Charles’ Wagner
Elmer_ Nielson
Lyle Taylor
Edward G. McKenna
Dale’ W. Williams
Dean Cummings
Max Major
Roy Shellabarger
Glenn Olson
Jim Humeston
Lewis Johnson
Harry’ Pence
Jerry Lamb
Wallace Kenvold
Bud Cline
Clyde Westhoff
Kirk Sandals
Keith Strahorn
G. R. Hale
Lester Curran
W. G. Berryhill
Bill McLennan
Bill Watters
Raymond Shores
Lester Hilleman
Young P. Jones
Dale Cummings
Daniel Halvaty
Sheron J. Garner
Earl Gerdeman
Bert Muir
Ed Grove
Eugene Kennedy
Bill Heinrich
Gilman Wilson
Russell Weatherson
Huron College Dean Leads War Training Service
Dean C.H. Fisher of Huron College directs the War Training Service program overseeing 84 enlisted army reserve men. Most reside in the college dormitory, dine in the dining hall, and take some classes on campus while undergoing training, with final weeks largely at the airport.
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Dean Fisher
Huron College
Faulkton Whist Club Meets for Regular Games
Mrs Charles Hogg hosted the Jolly Whist Club on Tuesday evening. Ten games were played with Mrs A A Thelen winning high score and Mrs S H Jarvis taking second high.
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Faulkton Whist Club
Charles Hogg
Jolly Whist Club
A. A. Thelen
S. H. Jarvis
Rationing Rules Allow Tire Substitutes for Farm Tractors
Minneaplis reports that farmers may use rationing certificates to buy substitutes for farm implement and front tractor tires. The Office of Price Administration allows industrial or grade III tires as alternatives and may issue a certificate for a new passenger car tire if needed. Dealers may also sell tires to car owners with slightly different sizes than listed. The Mustang dive bomber variant adds under 200 pounds to the aircraft’s cross weight.
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Minneapolis
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Mackenzie on Allies' Transport Lift and Uboat Threat
The article reports Churchill noting Allies may have broken the submarine menace with more cargo ships, enabling faster United Nations operations. It ties increased Anglo American shipping to complex amphibious invasions and the need to reduce Uboat numbers to sustain large waterborne operations.
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Bowie
German morale and Axis gas threat discussed by Churchill
The piece cites Churchill on German morale and the U-boat drive raising Allied hopes. It recalls Montgomery’s view that Germans fight but crack when beaten, and notes Axis plans to use poison gas as morale declines. The discussion frames German practicality and reluctance to sacrifice for a doomed cause.
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Berlin
Churchill
Geo General
Montgomery
Rommel
Gennan
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Cromwell
Dixon
Washington
Twelfth Street
Idaho’Avenue
Department of Commerce
Walter Smith
Walter E. Smith
Pierre’ Boy
U.S
Cromwell Dixon
C. N. McIlvaine
Millux
The
Dakota Aviation Co
C.aa., W.ts
H. J. Ward Agency
Western Union
Dedi
Firestone Store
Northwest
Pheasant
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