Armored Vests to Arm American Bomb Crews
The Eighth Air Force orders heavy bombers crews to wear protective armor inspired by medieval knights. A London sword maker, in operation since 1772, is producing sleeveless manganese steel vests with overlapping 20 gauge steel squares for chest and back, plus aprons for stomach and legs. Pilots and co pilots wear half vests while bombardiers navigators mariners and radio operators wear fur vests.
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Leo Branham
U.S. Air Force
England
Eighth Air Force
London
Europe
May Revoke Gas Rations For 26 S F Motorists
Sioux Falls ration boards will consider revoking the A gasoline rations of 26 motorists tied to speeding convictions. Nine cases were slated for Sioux Falls, with holds also in Slayton Minnesota and hearings scheduled across Worthington Redfield Huron and Pipestone Minnesota. Oliver Charles Sutcliffe said most speeds ranged 45 to 60 mph and actions stem from May court records.
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Sioux Falls
OPA
Turner County Ration Board
Leonard Benning
Parker
Benning
Minnehaha
State Motor Patrol
Charles E. Sutcliffe
Slayton
Minn
Worthington
Redfield
Huron
Pipestone
Belding to Coach at Mitchell High School
MAJUHELL June 22. C C Belding, Dakota Wesleyan University coach for nine years, signed a contract as athletic instructor for the Mitchell public schools for 1943-44. Superintendent Lindsey said Belding will lead senior high physical fitness classes and assist Quintal in football basketball and track. Dakota Wesleyan officials gave no further athletic plans beyond intramural PE and possible intercollegiate basketball.
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Majuhell
Lostec C. Belding
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell Public Schools
J. C. Lindsey
Belding
A. A. Quintal
Kernel
Dakota Wesleyan
Soldier Joe Lemer Wounded in Action Report
War Department announces Joe F. Lemer of McLaughlin D. D. was wounded in action in the North American area of operations. His name appears on a list of 189 United States soldiers wounded in action across multiple theaters including the Middle East North Africa North American Pacific and Southwest Pacific regions.
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Wacnington
Joe F. Lemer
Joseph Lemer
McLaughlin
D. D
War Department
United States
Middle East
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Sheriff Warns Beadle County Taxpayers to Pay Delinquent Personal Taxes
Beadle County taxpayers must arrange payment of delinquent personal taxes at the Beadle County sheriff’s office by next week. Sheriff Joe Reilly warned that those ignoring statements sent last week will incur levy costs added to their tax bill.
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Beadle County
Joe Reilly
Sheriff Reilly
Some Will Pay Less Under New Tax Law Than Original Tax
SICUM FALLS June 22 Deputy Administrator W K Beck of the Treasury state war savings office says some wage earners will pay less under the new withholding tax than under the original victory tax. Married men with dependents earning 327.50 a week or less see smaller withholdings, as exampled by a two child family at 35 a week losing 70 cents from pay under the revised levy.
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Sicum Falls
W. K. Beck
Treasury
State War Savings Office
Beck
WSCS Delegates Prepare for Huron Meeting
The June WSCS gathering at the Methodist Church parlors included devotion by Mrs. George Price who led the business session to fund a delegate for the Huron July gathering. A garment donation request to New Mexico was read by supplies secretary Mrs. O O Schultze. State president Mrs. J H Baker of Sioux Falls spoke on society work, with musical numbers by Mrs. Harry Binger and Corinne Price. Refreshments were served by several committee members.
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Bums
Gene
Topec
WSCS
Methodist
George Price
Avance
Huron
New Mexico
Oo. W. Schultze
South Dakota Evangelical Church Conference Opens at Kampeska
Aberdeen June 22 annual assembly of the South Dakota Evangelical Church conference opens at Camp Watimyca on Lake Kampeska. Speakers include Rev H B Kalas Naperville I and Sir Martha Wolfe Kenyon Minn, missionaries recently returned from India. Conference ends June 27. Entertains WGN Club at Bonilla Rex Orr home last week.
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Kampeska
Aberdeen
South Dakota Evangelical Church Conference
Camp Watmyca
Lake Kampeske
H. B. Kalas
Naperville
Martha Wolfe
Kenyon
Minn
India
WGN
Bonilla Bonilla
Rex Orr
South Dakota Congress Votes in Week Ending June 17
The report lists how South Dakota members voted on 23 roll calls from June 17. Actions include amendments to the treasury and post office appropriation bill, abolition of free government agency mail, Senate-House conference on anti strike measures, TVA employee exemptions, McKellar confirmation and related Civil Service items, and an agriculture appropriation amendment. Members Mundt Bushfield Gurney voted in several divisions.
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Washington
South Dakota
Congress
House
Treasury and Post Office Department
Aundt
Keefe
Wisconsin
Mundt
Senate-House
Senate
Bushfeld
Gurney
Hill-Bankhead
TVA
McKellar
Bushfeild
O'Mahoney
Bushfield
Meade
New York
Civil Service Committee
Armor Vest Saves Pilot In Bombing Raid Test
First Lieut Jack Fisher of Fresno, a Fortress bombardier, wore a seven pound half weight vest during the Wilhelmshaven Emden raid on May 21. A 20 millimeter shell exploded two feet away, but the vest showed no penetration. Fisher credited the vest and others aboard for preventing serious injury. Col Maleola Grow, chief surgeon of the Eighth Air Force, and Col HG Armstrong aided armor development.
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Jack Fisher
Fresno
Calif
Wilhelmshaven-Emden
Maleola C. Grow
Eighth Airforce
I Grow
Col
HG. Armstrong
de Smet
S. D
Eighth Air Force
Army
Community Convention at NSTC Planned in Aberdeen
Northern State Teachers College branch of the Association for Childhood Education will host a County Convention with its annual summer tea in Lincoln Hall on Wednesday afternoon June 23. Margaret Grow of Watertown named general chairman with chairs for publicity Doris Jones Barlonton Mont reception Norma Bert Aberdeen music Elaine Wolff Aberdeen exhibits Mildred Miesen Zell entertainment Marcella Smith Yankton and Ethel Daly Linton ND refreshments Eunice Petergon Sisseton.
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Aberdeen
Northern State Teachers’ College
Association For Childhood Education
Lincoln Hall
Sunporlor
Margaret Grow
Watertown
Doris Jones
Barlowton
Mont
Norma Bert
Elaine Wol
Mildred Miesen
Zell Entertainment
Good Fellowship
Marcella Smith
Yankton
Ethel Daly
Linton
N. D
Eunice Petergon
Sisseton
Five Hundred Club Meets At Tulare
Mrs Otto Haag hosted the Five Hundred Club in Tulare on Friday night with guest Mrs C A Seemann. Two tables of cards were played and prizes went to Mrs Margaret Roeber and Mrs Vina Hughes. Refreshments followed. First carpet sweeper credited to Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids in 1876.
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Five Hundred Club
Tulare Tulare
Otto Haag
Five Hundred
C. A. Seemann
Margaret Roeber
Vina Hughes
Melwe Bissell
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Knights of Old
S.F
Mitchell High School
Joe Lemer
Chiropractic Health Service
R. P. Bethke
Dakota
Firestone
Poplin
Wallstreet
Gabardine
Rockford
Quethy
NSTC
BPS
B.P.S. White
Waibel Hardware Co
Humphrey
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