Distillery At Yankton Converted Into War Alcohol Unit
A Yankton community group converted an abandoned distillery into an alcohol plant starting about April 1. The operation will produce five to six thousand gallons daily from 2000 bushels of corn, with all output going to government smokeless powder use.
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War updates across Europe and Russia amid Allied bombing
Minutes before raids, intruder patrols over France kept German defenses busy. German broadcasts claimed fires in Berlin as British bombers pressed from multiple directions. A Sunday attack on St Nazaire left the coast ablaze. American heavy bombers hit Naples and Mussolini’s supply lines. In Russia, snow and ice aided a new northern offensive led by Marshal Timoshenko, with claims of 900 square miles retaken, 8,000 Germans killed, and 3,000 captured at Demyansk.
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Russians claim gains north and south of Leningrad front
Russian forces reportedly captured Ilmen and Seliger areas and 300 towns, driving from Valdai hills toward the Estonian frontier. Progress west of Kharkov and Kursk was claimed, with a height taken near Rostov. Mud and rain slow further advances as observers note the 25th anniversary of Brest-Litovsk and Tass criticizing Polish postwar frontier demands.
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Axis tensions widen as Rome Ankara rift grows
Ankara reports reveal Germany and Italy at odds amid diplomatic shakeups. Rosso’s Italian ambassadorship to Turkey was canceled over German protests linked to his American wife and ties to the U.S. envoy in Moscow. Ribbentrop reportedly delayed Ciano’s Vatican ambassadorship. British raids on Berlin accompany Allied naval actions off Cape Finisterre as Axis relations falter.
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