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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1943
Page
5
The Omaha World-Herald is cited for a statewide scrap metal collection campaign that aided a national effort. Other honors include Thornton Wilder for The Skin of Our Teeth and Frank Noel for a dramatic news photo of a torpedoed ship's water plea.
Manpower Commissioner Paul Y. McNutt reports that a nationwide employment stabiliza tion order has been dropped in favor of twelve regional labor pacts. Nine regional agreements are done and most will require a certificate of availability before any job transfer, even if wages are unchanged. Transfers are allowed in cases of layoff, hardship, or greater war-effort contribution, with regional deals temporary until permanent ones replace them.
The Presbyterian Church Missionary Society shifts from a regular meeting to a district Women’s Missionary Training Conference Thursday at 3 PM in the church. Miss Esther McRuer will lead with the three Huron societies participating. a potluck supper follows at 8 PM after the 7:40 PM session. Mrs Burns of Long Beach California visited locals this week.
The South Dakota Bridge Association tournament ended with a tie for the team championship. Top scorers posted 26 points across two teams led by Coop Shoo Kearney Friedman and White Geyerman Case. Runners up totaled 2334 and 214 points, while Mrs Allender and Riley of Huron won the pair championship in the association's annual contest.
The following will be pallbearers for Mrs John Hogan who died early Sunday morning G O Martin John Wheeler Karl Lampe Howard Shober Frank Dwyer and Dr H D Sewell The funeral will be at Grace Episcopal Church Thursday at 10 o'clock with burial in Riverside Cemetery The body lies in state tonight from 7 to 9 at Kinyon's Funeral Home.
SAN DIEGO Calif May Capt. Joe Foss the M from Sioux Falls 5 D who shot down 26 Japanese planes barely escaped being shot down himself before he even had a chance to show his wizardry Capt. Gregory K Loesch squadron member from Montrose Colo recalled Monday that Foss tangled with half a dozen Zeros in his first fight Foss stalled while climbing after a Zero and made a perfect target as his Grumman hung in the air a moment The Zeros drilled him plenty Among other things his oil cooler was shot up He had no power and when he came in on a dead stick landing he was going about 150 knots 150 feet above the start of a runway where 90 knots is the speed usually traveled on a landing approach Loesch said Foss squadron figured he would crash into the trees beyond the runway but the now famous flier managed to slip down and stop just short of disaster.
The second group of 42 CAA war training service students arrived at Huron College to begin the final flying course. There are 84 army air corps reserve students, with classes in the first half starting for newcomers. Instruction runs 10 to 12, 1 to 3, and 8 to 10. Twenty three planes are ready. All students live in the college dormitory.
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Briggs were held Sunday at 3 o clock at her home north of Forestburg Faulkton special report notes.
Burial rites were held Thursday at Faulkton Cemetery for William Alturse who died Tuesday evening after a long illness.
Second Lieutenant Douglas Mc Weeney who trained at Carlsbad New Mexico plans departure tomorrow for Lexington Field, Columbia South Carolina after a weekend visit with relatives and friends.
The Huron National Defense Radio School opens a one week course on Monday to train women for radio work. Registrations are taken at Lincoln School. The program covers radio operation, servicing, International Morse code, electricity, and radio construction, with sponsorship from the federal government, state vocational education department, and Huron city schools. Over 100 have been trained since June 1942, and women are urged to prepare to replace men in radio jobs. The school is held at Lincoln School, not McKinley, per new arrangement.
Detroit May 4 Harry A Miller 68 famed builder of Miller Specials died after a six week illness at Grate Episcopal Nosmital Survived by widow and son James Miller was a self made engineer from Menomonie Wisconsin who started a California auto parts factory and became a leading designer for automobiles boats and airplanes Also reported James River continues to fall at Huron City Dam with 10 1 feet depth and crest data Columbia Dean Herbert Edwin Hawkes of Columbia College dies in New York at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after several weeks illness
Weather data shows highest and lowest temperatures on this date from past year and records, with precipitation totals to date and normals. Forecast calls for scattered showers in Huron and Vicinity with no major temperature changes and moderate to fresh winds, while South Dakota observes showers in the western part and warmer conditions in the east with strong winds.
The notice outlines validity periods for meat cheese fats and canned fish coupons E through J, notes blue coupons G H J through May 31 based on OPA values, and details replacement ration books, mail distribution from May 26, sugar Stamp 12, coffee Stamp 23, shoes Stamp 17 through June 15, tires eligibility changes, gasoline No 5 coupons lasting to July 21 with up to 300 miles extra six months, fuel oil coupons valid to season end with varying gallons by region and potential next season credits for ballast needs.
Mrs Joyce Wilson of Hot Springs state president of the Federated Business and Professional Women's Clubs will visit Huron Wednesday to meet members. She will attend the Huron club meeting at 8 PM in the Pheasant Room of the Chamber of Commerce.
Judge Boyd M. Benson grants divorce to Ellis A Baltezora of Huron and Kathryn Baltezore of Minneapolis for desertion. Court record notes no children and entry dated December 12, 1929 in Huron.
A fragmentary notice indicates a concert at a Methodist church tonight led by Rev Johnson. Details are unclear due to OCR corruption but event is described as a church performance with a speaker or conductor named Johnson.
Rex Morris nephew of Howard Morris route 2 Huron enlisted in the Marines in 1940 at 17 left the country July 1 1942 and saw action in the southwest Pacific. In an interview he praised Major Jimmy Roosevelt as a wonderful man and a courageous fighter. Morris served from Aug 1 action until evacuated Dec 16 as a patient to Auckland New Zealand then three months later returned to the United States on furlough. Ensign Annabelle Larson of the navy nurses corps visited from Oakland to her parents in Idaho Avenue Southeast after an injury. Mrs. Richard O Kane and Mrs. Darrell Jenson traveled to Rockingham North Carolina to see their husbands, paratroopers at Camp Mackall. Pvt. Herbert Leighton arrived from Camp Gruber Oklahoma for a 10 day furlough with his wife.
After ten days of fierce combat American troops push enemy positions in Tunisia toward Mateur and the sea. The operation aims to trap Axis forces between Mateur and the coast as Tunis and Bizerte tighten under siege risk.
Great Northern Railroad posts a 1942 net income of 29,054,021 in its biggest earnings to date. President F. J. Gavin told stockholders the rise in traffic is expected to continue toward wartime peak, with equipment and material labor shortages to address. Darrell Gibbs and wife welcome son Dennis Darrell Gibbs at 4:36 PM Monday in a Huron hospital. weighing seven pounds nine ounces.
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