Sharpe's Entry Reignites 1930 Gubernatorial Race Debate
The Aberdeen American News argues Sharpe's entrance into the May primary further complicates the South Dakota gubernatorial race. Four candidates—M Q Sharpe, Bottum, Tommey, Scott, and Lemmey—could split the vote, pushing the nomination to the GOP convention overseen by Governor Bushfield. The piece recalls 1930 primary outcomes where no candidate hit 35 percent, leading to convention decision and Warren Green’s eventual victory.
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American News
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Carl Gunderson
Brooke Howell
Carl Trygstad
Warren Green
Huron
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Mr. Gunderson
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D. A. McCullough
Editorial questions LA air raid confusion and policy
A guest editorial analyzes the February 25 air raid scare in Los Angeles. It questions conflicting statements from War and Navy officials, cites anti-aircraft fire and bomber losses, notes no American planes engaged, and urges prompt official clarification and accountability.
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Los Angeles
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of War
Ospy
1992 Defeat and Shifts in Local Political Rebuff
The text notes Green's crushing 1992 re election bid and how voters elected Tom Berry, signaling resentment at party convention manipulations. It questions Sharpe's candidacy and suggests a possible orchestrated “people's choice” by a manipulator.
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Green
Tom Berry
Sharpe
Alaska Needs A Fast Coast Road To Alaska
Army and Navy have built bases in Alaska in the last two years and a new all land route is needed for ships and troops. The Canada dispute over route is settled in favor of the shortest path from Seattle to Fairbanks along the coast behind the mountain range. If no partners join, the project moves ahead as essential military infrastructure.
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Alaska
U. S. Army
Navy
Aleutian Islands
Paramushiru
Canada
Seattle
Fairbanks
Women to Join War Effort In Agriculture Secretary Wickard Says
Secretary Claude Wickard hints American women may join the land army to pitch hay, garden, and milk cows for victory. He vows no lark or fancy uniforms, calling it healthy work that benefits the war effort and women’s health while freeing men for duty.
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Maude Muller
Claude A. Wickard
Voice Of The People on Pension Vote Confusion
The pensions for congressmen story reveals a voice vote passed pensions by error or illusion. On repeal, few lawmakers had approved the original measure, prompting questions about the true will of representatives versus the voice of the people.
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Capitol
Voice of the People
WE THE WOMEN Priorities Stymie Mom Clean-Up Spree
A satirical piece on wartime domestic tension shows Mrs. America pressed to purge her husband’s hoarded keepsakes while men cling to old clothes and gadgets. The essay portrays gender roles, thrift pressures, and household conflict during wartime.
Quotations on civil liberties during wartime debate
A fragmentary passage presents quotes defending civil liberties amid war. James M Landis warns against persecution of aliens as un-American and divisive, while William H Davis argues labor peace sustains production. Reverend John Haynes Holmes of the ACLU underscores ongoing rights even in wartime.
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Abair
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Jonn_ Haynes Holmes
American Civil Liberties Union
General Staff Proposal for U S War Effort
Raymond Clapper argues for a U S general staff to unify planning and decision making. He says Roosevelt should retain final authority while a staffed group provides overarching strategic direction. The system would curb competing agency pressures and improve resource allocation, including air power and shipping, by aligning actions with grand strategy.
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Mars
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Navy
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Maritime Commission
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Department of National Defense
Radio Programs Schedule in New York Time Zone
Radio listings for Friday March 8 detail prime time programs across CBS and NBC networks. Entries include Blue network and CBS slots with Fanny Brice, Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee and Diana Barrymore, plus Navy program and defense reports. Also noted are Maudie’s Diary, Duffy’s Tavern, Major Bowes, Variety Town Meeting and several music and news segments.
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Fanny Brice
Henry Aldrich
Bing Crosby
Rudy Yallee
Diana
John
Lionel Barrymore
Frank Fay
Maudie
Duffy’s Tavern
Bowes
U.S. Navy
MBS
Sinfonietta
Miss Meade
Fulton Lewis
Tee
Radio Schedule Highlights Propaganda Analysis and News
Gabriel Heatter opens with Propaganda analysis at 8 15 on mbs then March of Time and News Dra at 8 30 The First Nighter Drama on cb s at 19 00 Captaines and Sergt Quirt nbe Randsom Sherman as Hap Hazzard at 9 15 The First Piano Quartet Cone pine at 9 30 The Night of Mar G numbered War Commentary and Feature blue at 10 00 News for 15 Mins abe red at 10 15 Late Variety and News nbe
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Ree Heights Woman Buried At Miller
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Thompson of Ree Heights at the Methodist church near Miller. She died in a Pierre hospital after a lingering illness. Surviving are her husband and seven children Kenneth Eileen Lyke Irete La Ronald and Rodney, her mother Mrs Harry Mattson of Har gob, and several brothers and sisters. Mrs Thompsons mother arrived to assist with arrangements and care for the family.
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Mar
Thompson
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Miller
Pierre
Senneth
Rodney
Harry Mattson
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sis‘Matteon
Donald
Broadway gossip and showbiz marriages swirl in whispers
Dorothy Kilgallen reports patched marriages among Tommy Dorsey and Edythe Wright, John Payne linked to Elinor Troy, Steinbeck awaiting divorce, and Washington bracing for air raids. Celebs like Cary Grant, Gene Tierney, Lucinda Ballard, and Gypsy Rose Lee populate a flurry of headlines amid defense stamps sales and theater buzz.
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Tommy Dorsey
Edythe Wright
George ‘Schraffts
Mrrs
Victor Matore
Sex House
Leonora
Gene Tierney
Una Merkel
Lucinda Ballard
Mitzi Green
Deanna Durbin
War Inconvenient Yet A Chance To Show Decency
Edson’s Washington column urges wartime virtue and shared sacrifice. It condemns profiteers and urges readers to resist inflation, hoarding, and selfish acts while considering how all sectors from merchants to landlords and workers must contribute. It notes the war demands unity and asks what Americans will do.
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Edson
Washington
Mar
Alsoi News
America
Moamland
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Jessi
Photographers To Meet Here In Huron Next Sunday
Commercial photographers in South Dakota will gather in Huron next Sunday to study information and outline an emergency plan. R. M. Pease of the Retail Merchants Association says only a few photographers remain in the state and they face severe hardships from labor shortages and scarce materials. The meeting aims to devise methods to keep the remaining firms in business.
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R. M. Pease
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Pease
Honor Roll of Erwin High School First six weeks
Erwin High School announces honor roll for the first six weeks of the second semester. Seniors Ruth Skoglund and others are listed along with juniors Bernice Anderson, Jean Lar Dean TM Anderson Warey TM Matilda Jones Kenneth Garrey and James Larson.
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Bernice “Anderson
Gouce Brows
Nay “Johannesen
Kaier
Rane
Jean Lar- Dean
Anderson
Warey
Matilda Jones
Kenneth Garrey
James Larson
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Harry Richman
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Lord Hauser
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Laurence Olivier
Diana Barrymore
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