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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1944
Page
4
Retered at the Post Office at Huron and C as second class charter with weekly rates and annual mail costs. Includes US and South Dakota mailing rates and Associated Press branding. Ends with an Evening Haronite quote urging lasting peace and freedom, dated October 7, 193%.
A cryptic style list of numbered word clues spans horizontal and vertical hints. Entries include references to languages, measurements, letters, animals, and common objects, with several abbreviations and partial phrases suggesting a large crossword style puzzle.
Bob Hope and Fibber McGee headline a joke about laundry as 300000 workers rely on laundries to support war effort. Laundries handle up to 50 percent of family washing when spouses are in war jobs. Nationally 350 million bundles are processed annually, easing absenteeism in plants.
A League of Nations report warns of absolute scarcities in France, Italy, Slovakia and the Baltic states with famine in 1942 and semi starvation in Poland, Greece and parts of Yugoslavia and Nazi Russia. It says Americans and governments want to help but Britain’s blockade blocks aid, calling for firmer humanitarian action.
Maj Richard Bong avoided a potential embarrassment after breaking Capt Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I record when a Scotch gift was debated. General MacArthur opposed it as inappropriate recognition, while General Arnold offered a more gracious soft drink note.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration cut 900 flying instructors with 400 more slated to go by June 30, risking a shortage of teachers as 500 women sign up for WASP training. The House Civil Service panel questions the cost of training when experienced male pilots are being released, citing a $6,500,000 expenditure for WASP programs.
Marquis Childs reviews Charley Michelson’s memoir The Ghost Talks, noting its portrait of FDR and Roosevelt era politics as campaign ammunition for Republicans. The book reveals Farley’s possible third term stance, Michelson’s professional political stance, and the shifting loyalties within the Democratic circle, with reflections on Roosevelt’s enduring influence. The piece comments on the book’s casual tone and historical implications for 1944 politics.
A brief item notes a campaign or movement titled We The Women Can Travel Certificates challenging Wanderlust Of Rationalizers. It highlights advocacy for women travelers and a push to remove barriers. The piece mentions organizing groups and potential events in support of travel freedom for women.
Ruth Millett argues that the Office of Defense Transportation plan to require travelers to certify their trips as essential is pointless. People will rationalize trips anyway, labeling fishing, vacations, or health concerns as essential to justify travel. Such certificates won’t curb unnecessary travel, and rationalization will let anyone justify a trip.
A collage quotes German resolve in air power and defense, refugees mourning ruined homes, calls to build a better civilization, and UNRRA and military leaders urging air mastery as essential to invasion plans. Notable figures Francis B. Sayre and Maj Gen Frank of Hunter reflect on civilization, peace, and strategy.
Rapid City Journal discusses two Congress pending measures Rivers and Harbors Bill and God Control Bill. Judge Clifford H. Stone of the Colorado Water Conservation Board warns expansion of federal river jurisdiction under the commerce clause risks confounding navigation needs with agriculture and irrigation in drought prone western states.
Ernie Pyle notes about 300 correspondents in London ready to report D Day, with half a million words daily planned to be sent. Civilians can wear or not wear uniforms, mail speeds improve, and most reporters base in London while awaiting orders for early invasion roles.
A dense round of showbiz notes mentions Katharine Hepburn's Detroit visit, Judy Garland and David Rose divorce amicable, Lindbergh kidnapping rumors, romantic liaisons, lawsuits, and glamour figures like Margie Hart and Fannie Brice. Actors, singers, and managers facing headlines weave through wild speculation and career moves.
The text argues for integrating irrigation protection with navigation improvements. It warns Congress against jeopardizing agricultural expansion in arid regions by limiting river navigation. It urges explicit language in Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control bills to safeguard irrigation, noting nationwide economic stakes and state interests in water use.
The St Teresa School spring concert in Avtan Aunna featured a 35 member band, a fifth to ninth grade chorus, and solo performances by Darwin Lennox Frederick Krause James Zurbrigen and Gene Webster. A clarnet quartet and a Blessed Virgin tableau highlighted the program as Sister Maureen introduced the ninth grade graduates and flowers were presented. Father ONeill praised the band progress.
Made four years after its organization the school drew praise for loyal support from patrons and friends. Father Donovan of Cavour complimented the pupils on their excellent performance, saying it would do justice to a school of higher rank than St Teresa grade and junior high.
Funeral services were held Monday in the Holst Funeral Chapel in Pierre for Nelson Dristy aged 84 long time Blunt resident who died Saturday at the home of his son Clark Dristy in Miller Interment was in Blunt cemetery.
War Department release lists 761 missing soldiers. Among them in Asiatic area 2nd Lt. Robnert J. Holly, Rap id City residents, and in European area Sgt. Howard B. Eagle and 1st Lt. Virgil W. Fillbach. Also Lt. Calvin C. Miller from Mediterranean area with mothers named.
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