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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1944
Page
1
London reports invasion tension as major rail cuts halt main line services leaving thousands stranded. Timetables operate day to day with troops aboard the few trains still running and many services canceled without warning.
Light northwest wind over the Dover Strait gave a calm sea as sun broke through haze. Temperature rose to 60 by 9 a.m. E.W.T. Six enemy planes down. A Stockholm dispatch in the Daily Express claimed the shooting of 47 Allied prisoners at Stalag Luft II as mass murder, prompting Eden to promise a full investigation. Berlin radio predicted hard fighting after landings, noting Allied strength and German defenses.
A federal court jury acquitted Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation of concealing and falsifying steel plate test records. The six men and six women jury reached the verdict after the judge had dismissed a destruction of records charge. The case stemmed from a 1943 Truman Senate inquiry.
A War Production Board official told a Senate agriculture subcommittee that farm machinery output cannot be donated despite surplus production. He noted military needs outrank agricultural production and that current year farm equipment output is projected at 652.5 million dollars versus 420.7 million last year. He pledged to provide more data on farm machinery roles after Senator Bushfield raised a letter from a government employee in Africa.
Congress approved a streamlined federal income tax plan affecting 50 million workers. It eliminates wartime Victory tax, sets new normal and surtax rates, and begins withholding to cover actual liability next year for 30 million wage earners. The bill adds about 150 thousand new taxpayers and reshuffles to a two tax system with a $500 personal exemption per filer and dependents, affecting families and childless couples differently.
Gerard Reilly of the National Labor Relations Board testified before a House committee that Montgomery Ward Company repeatedly violated labor laws across its Kansas City Portland Ore and St Paul plants. He said the background of unfair practices helped trigger the Chicago seizure and noted union busting attempts stalled bargaining and espionage tactics. The St Paul plant employed labor yobs and the Chicago plant was seized April 26.
Buenos Aires newspaper Noticias Graficas reports the government ordered a 24 hour suspension on All America Cables and Radio Company traffic to from and through Argentina. The firm was fined 1000 pesos for violations of international rules and Argentine telegraph law.
Chinese high command acknowledged the fall of Lushih in Henan Province, 16 miles from the Shensi border, as Japanese forces push toward Tungkwan. A Japanese agency called the town an American air force base.
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes July fighting in Italy intensifies as German reinforcements arrive to defending sectors. Berlin hints at possible withdrawal toward northern Italy if Nazi troops cannot hold, while Allies vow to destroy the German army.
Advanced Allied quarters report Wakde airstrip now in operation enabling fighter escorted bombers to reach the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. Allied advances threaten Sarmi and Maffin Bay fields while Japanese shelling pins US forces at the Tor River. Casualties reach 41 killed or wounded with heavy artillery supporting the beachhead.
The 68th annual South Dakota State Medical Association convention wraps at Marvin Hughitt Hotel with new officers elected. Dr. J. S. Baughman of Madison becomes president. William Duncan and F W Howe named president-elect and vice president respectively. Auxiliary picks D S Baughman as president and J R Lloyd as recording secretary. Eye Ear Nose and Throat Academy elects J A Nelson as president. The session features lectures by Dr. Counsellor, Dr. Braasch, Major Stein, Lt Col Michalover and Dr. Harvey.
At a city commission meeting labor leader Albert Maag accused Commissioner Kantz of favoritism and poor cooperation with water and sewage staff. Maag urged accountability and said Ross, on leave, failed to teach plant functions, risking equipment. He cited six day work limits and Sunday shifts due to labor shortages. He warned of further city investigations.
Chinese high command reports cutting the Burma Road at Chefang 28 miles from the frontier isolating the Gunling base 35 miles away. Japanese garrison at Chefang encircled and wiped out as forces near Myitkyina press west across Yunnan. heavy rains slow operations with pockets of Japanese still defending dugouts.
Washington May 7 Transportation of certain corn by motor truck or rail was banned in 125 midwest counties for sale or delivery to war industries. The order, effective yesterday, was issued by the Office of Defense Transportation and the Interstate Commerce Commission, covering Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota and Nebraska. Private carriers, common and contract services face limits. rail shipments are restricted. The War Food Administration sought the measures due to corn shortages feeding wartime industries.
Browder elected president of the newly formed Communist Political Association after dissolving the Communist party. He says members may join any party, and complete political freedom exists. The group endorses Roosevelt for re election and shapes a 40 member regular and 20 alternate national committee. Delegates plan a public Madison Square Garden session to explain the setup.
Allied updates from May 23 report Germans evacuated Pico in the center of the Hitler Line in Italy. Allied forces push into the anti Axis mountain barrier near Terracina and along the Liri valley while 17 Nazi divisions face allied attacks from the beachhead to the inland front. Italian terrain yields stepped advances as American and Eighth Army units seize key heights around Terracina and Piedimonte.
German peoples courts will try Allied pilots shot down during fighter plane attacks on trains and communications in Germany. A Berlin broadcast cited by Svenska Dagbladet claimed repeated violations of international law by the Anglo American Air Force since January 24.
Will Rogers body laid to rest in a stone crypt beside the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore Oklahoma. The burial follows his death in the Alaska plane crash nine years ago alongside Wiley Post, a noted Oklahoman.
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