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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1943
Page
4
The Evening Huronite yearns for a future peace in which America wields its strength to secure wide freedom of movement and commerce. It emphasizes maintaining peace to safeguard independence and ensure adequate trade to keep citizens employed both at home and abroad.
OPA administrator Brown’s honor system for non essential motorists falters in the east. Traffic falls under a ban on pleasure driving, then rebounds as rationing lingers. Surveys show no light on fast driving. the 35 mile speed limit remains a joke while tires and fuel remain scarce into 1944. Public doubt could push enforcement back despite wartime aims.
Government payrolls now total about 13,500,000 workers with yearly pay around 13.5 billion dollars, including federal civilian employees and armed forces, state and local units, while wartime production remains separate. The piece also jokes about fashion trends, language quibbles, and light War-time observations.
Ernie Pyle reports on air superiority in Northern Tunisia with U S. fighters and ground crews expanding operations. He describes double layer fighter cover, delousing missions, and patrols over German airfields as planes fly nonstop to deter and prevent enemy sorties.
Ruth Millett notes the Senate consent to appoint women physicians and surgeons in the Army and Navy. Hospitals now welcome women internes as men join the armed forces, transforming public view of women in medicine. The piece argues democracy must shed prejudice and accept capable women in wartime and peacetime. It also includes a brief aside from industry and government figures on victory gardens and postwar controls.
The piece surveys oil hunting by Northern Ordnance Co of Minneapolis and Carter Oil Co in South Dakota and neighboring regions. It notes wildcat efforts in southern Montana and planned tests in Harding County and near Linton North Dakota, with implications for nearby South Dakota counties east of the Missouri River.
A Washington study by Dr N H Engle surveys postwar use of the region's aluminum capacity. It notes four plants and a rolling mill driving 25 30 percent of U S output, with government ownership and 6 000 7 000 jobs at risk if markets fail. Northwest location limits demand, requiring new peacetime markets and further industry development to survive.
The article urges citizens to curb scrap copper, from pennies to wedding julep tops, as Uncle Sam plans a nationwide salvage push. It notes wartime factory shifts reduce consumer items, urges continued steel production, and reports on packaging redesigns and hosiery savings aimed at conserving materials.
Abe Syman, orchestra leader in New York, recalls a job seeker with a wooden leg saying Kick me. He replies that the leg proves the man can dance. The anecdote highlights Syman’s practical view of talent and reliability in the band.
May 31 marks expiration for coupons in gaso line ration books No. 5 and Red stamps E and 3 In war ration books for processed foods. May 22 makes No. 6 books valid and May 3 ends Stamp 721 for five pounds of sugar expires. June 18 expires Stamp 17 in war ration book No. 1 good for one pair of shoes. May 31 lists several deadlines and notes Red Cross room and Narcotics/Felon references.
The article profile highlights Howard Bay, a rising scenic designer on Broadway. It notes his quiet, meticulous work style, early setbacks at Carnegie Tech, and breakthrough with The Little Foxes. Bay’s recent works include Somethin’ for the Boys and The Eve of St. Patrick, plus It’s Up To You. He resides at 92nd Street apartment with his wife and daughter, collects hot jazz records, and won the Circle Award for best set design last season.
An editor’s note reviews Sweden’s wartime posture though neutral, detailing defense readiness on home soil. Sweden’s 6.5 million people are trained and alert, with military service refresher courses, a home guard, and growing air defense as borders near Norway and Finland remain tense. The article notes protests against German transit and a shift from passive to active caution, aiming to protect neutrality amid rising war pressures.
In a New York Times letter Casimir Chautemps, then premier, recalls a 1910 plan to move the French government to North Africa. He says Laval’s violent opposition and Petain’s surrender thwarted the plan, which could have kept France allied with its partners and changed internal French divisions. Admiral Darlan’s loyalty is noted, and Chautemps, now in Chevy Chase, asserts Petain chose to stay in France.
Berlin radio reports Victor Lutze, 52, chief of staff of the Nazi SA, died in Potsdam hospital from injuries after a road accident. Lutze succeeded Col. Ernst Röhm following Röhm’s death amid Hitler’s 1934 purge of Nazi leaders.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs W A Witte at St Luke’s Hospital in Aberdeen Saturday night. The birth adds a new member to the family in the local community.
Rural electrification has advanced for a decade but copper and materials are scarce during the war. The farmers can fund rural electrification now by buying War Bonds, which will finance equipment and wiring and return 4 for every 3 invested.
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