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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
9
Washington Mar 20 Rural Electrification Administration announced allotments totaling 935050 for rural power projects in 17 states. Notable grants include West River Electric Association Wall S D 134000 and a Better Electric allocation among others.
A fragmented OCR excerpt shows monetary figures for associations in South Dakota. Wretstone Valley Electric appears linked to Milbank, with amounts including 10 000 dollars and 151 900 dollars. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
Sergeant Floyd Ulrich reports from Camp Claiborne La on the promotion of nine men to private first class and the rating of fourteen as specialists boosting payrolls. Two cooks were re rated, and the company anticipates a strength of 123 with 33 selective service trainees. The unit trains non commissioned officers and guardsmen work on a 200 yard rifle range while maintaining payrolls and correspondence.
Jade butterfly carvings were buried with the dead in Old China as butterflies symbolize immortality in Chinese mythology.
The Agriculture Department announced that minimum wage rates for producing the 1941 sugar beet crop will stay the same as 1940 with minor exceptions. Some changes set hourly and piece rates for districts including Chico Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Colorado Nebraska South Dakota Southern Wyoming and Kansas. Nebraska Colorado Kansas Southern Wyoming and South Dakota hourly rates are 40 cents for blocking and thinning 35 cents for hoeing and 45 cents for topping. Piece rates remain the same as last year across nine states.
Snow birds construct dens at Grandfather Mountain near Lilville North Carolina, as part of a regional pattern of avian nesting in the cool highlands. The article notes eligibility rules tied to minimum wage standards set by the agriculture secretary.
The article surveys Balkan tensions and the Mediterranean clash as key fronts, notes Japan's Matsuoka visit to Berlin and Rome to shape its Axis role, and warns of famine threats and the broader impact on Europe amid ongoing global conflict. It highlights a potential Japanese move toward Britain in the Far East to divert Allied resources.
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