Nazis Claim Sevastopol Victory At Maxim Gorky Fort
Berlin reports German forces smashed into Sevastopol defenses and captured Maxim Gorky Fort driving toward the harbor. Soviet dispatches deny a breakthrough, saying defenses held with heavy losses on both sides as fighting continues in north and south sectors.
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Berlin
Sevastopol
Maxim Gorky
High Command
Fort Gorky
Black Sea
Pravda
Communist Party
Hitler
Demand Changes In Men And Methods At WPB
Washington June 18 A Senate committee report by Chairman Truman calls for changes in men and methods at the War Production Board criticizing delays in converting civilian industries to war production. The 32 page document upholds charges by Robert Guthrie who resigned from the WPB amid protests that dollar a year men impeded the program due to private interests. The panel urges tighter restrictions on top executives in the war effort and notes Guthrie’s case shows such officials cannot divorce from private ties. See PRODUCTION Page Ten
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Washington
War Production Board
Truman
Missouri
Special
Senate Committee
National Defense
WPB
Robert P. Guthrie
Guthrie
Bureau of Industry
Auto Tax Stamps On Sale At Postoffice In Huron
Post office officials remind motorists to buy the new federal motor vehicle tax stamp for $5 before July 1. Cars without the stamp after July 1 face arrest. stamps are on sale now at the local post office and valid until July.
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Huron Postoffice
War Spending Hits New Peak
Budget Director Harold D. Smith said US war expenditures rose to about 1 billion dollars weekly as factories accelerate to meet Axis action. He estimated 28.9 billion dollars in the current fiscal year and about 70.1 billion dollars for the next year.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
America
Smith
War Outlook Mixed as Allied Forces Press On
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes fluctuation in public mood amid ongoing Allied operations. He observes setbacks but asserts overall progress in Europe and the Pacific as leaders urge steadiness despite grim reports from Australia and others.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Axia
Ciorchi
Ten to One: American Losses Mount in Sea Battles
Pearl Harbor report notes American air power inflicted a 10 to 1 toll on Japan across Coral Sea and Midway actions. Admiral Chester Nimitz praises veterans, promises rotating carrier groups, and credits higher U S battle strength as securing a historic Midway victory. Secretary Knox hails Midway as a defining page in naval history.
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Pearl Harbor
United ‘States
Coral Sea
Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Pacific Fleet
Nimitz
Prs
Eina Te ER Ee Eeencoats
Midway
Admiral Nimitz
Navy Knox
Knox
Hawaii
Sales Tax Prospects Dim In House Committee
Washington reports the House Ways and Means Committee nears final tax bill work with an outside chance for a sales tax. The panel must vote on the tax and two other measures including a postwar corporate credit and withholding of individual income tax at source. Administration pressure remains intense as supporters acknowledge likely defeat.
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Washinuson
House
Ways and Means
Elks Chorus Stag Moves to Lodge Ballroom Friday
Elks Chorus Stag dance moved from the Huron Country Club to the Elks Lodge Ballroom Friday night. The event honors the chorus planning to attend the national convention in Omaha and invites all members and friends to attend the big party.
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Elks
Lodge
Chorus
Huron Municipal Band Concert Program
Huron Municipal Band directed by Hans Christensen presents a program on Thursday in June featuring Star Spangled Banner, Mill Northern World, An Ard¢tican eiuister Guanine Kaat Whitcup selections Dud Igy Bu Built Drums in My He deals Elks Chorus led by Prof. Loftus Ward. Medley Feist No 1 Briegel Hi Neighbor Faust Overture Tiberius Clarke The Marines Hymn Phillips ks Chorus and Band Star Spangled Banner Talbott.
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Huron Municipal Band
Hans Christensen
Campbell Park
March Mill Northern World
Chenette
Elks
Loftus Ward
Briegel Hi Neighbor
Faust
Hayes
Tiberius
Clarke
Rubber Drive Gains Momentum in Huron Salvage Effort
Huron residents rush to gather scrap rubber after a Roosevelt appeal. 25,313 pounds collected at oil company vaults, with Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts leading house to house canvassing in west and east Dakota Avenue areas, plus service clubs handling retail districts.
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Huron
Roosevelt
C. Irvin Krurm
Huron Chamber of Commerce
Oil Company
Serleper Im Arebeucen
Dakota Avenue
M. A. Barnes
Krumm
18 To 20 Age Group Registers June 30
Beadle County will conduct the fifth selective service registration for males born between January 1 1922 and June 30 1924. Registration centers used in prior sign ups will be reused. Registrants may choose a residence and local board for registration.
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Roosevelt
Beadle County
George Olson
William Reaves Legion Post
Olson
Selective Service
War Secretary Stimson Downplays Aleutians Threat
Washington June 28 Secretary of War Stimson said Japanese losses in the Pacific have reduced the threat to the U S coast though fog and weather hinder clear reports The secretary noted only a very small landing in the Aleutians and promised full disclosure of information on Midway Coral Sea and Aleutian actions as naval crews remain at sea under radio silence Mrs Emil Moller 34 of Huron Route 4 died after a weeklong illness at a local hospital funeral arrangements pending
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Turkey
Weden
Berlin
Tuckey
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Yong
Crimean
Kharkov
Fiers
Fedor von Botk
Washington
Stimson
Pacific
War and Navy Department
Aleutian Island
Alaska
North Pacific
Midway
Pacific Ocean
Aleutians
Midway Island
Coral Sea
Australia
Burns testified on a $150 loan to Hammerquist not repaid
Aberdeen bond broker Phiil Te Barna testified that in August 1940 he lent Earl Hammerquist $150 to help with a land commission deal and was told it would be repaid in the next bond transaction. He said no repayment occurred and questioned other loan details.
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Aberdeen
Barna
Earl Hammerquist
Hugh Ager
Hammerquist
Janeaust
Burns
Ham
Merquist
Ates
Mergi
Mnd-Thet
Joan
Agor
Itewan
Rommel Presses Tobruk as British Withdraw From Key Bases
Rommel's assault on Tobruk intensifies as British forces pull back from Sidi Rezegh and El Adem. An Italian bulletin claims a general retreat toward the Egyptian frontier while Cairo dispatches say the desert armies split into two groups around Tobruk. Allied troops, including Australians and Indians, brace behind Tobruk's fortified perimeter amid armored inferiority.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
North Africa
Sidi Rezegh
el Adem
Ard
Cairo
Mediterranean
Egypt
Reuters
Claude Auchinleck
Toebruk
United States Forces Guard New Caledonia Defenses
Australian correspondent Ian Fitchett reports U S troops in New Caledonia, well prepared and equipped, living under canvas with open-air meals, enjoying country leisure while maintaining strict readiness to repel any Japanese threat. The force is praised for spirit, training, and adaptability on a Free French island east of Australia.
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Ian Kitchett
Malaya
New Caledonia
Free French Island
Australia
United States
Ian Fitchett
Melbourne
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