If Looks Could Kill Describes Hatred Of Belgians At Aerschot
A desolate Belgian town near Louvain is seen through Lochner's lens as German tanks clash nearby. He notes intense hatred between locals and occupying forces, the invasion's grim mood, and a preview of Luftwaffe activity near Ostend and Ghent canals while reporting on allied resistance and German advances.
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Lochner
Aerschot
Louis P. Lochner
Louvain
Jacks
Desolationerschot
Genie von Kuechtsen
Senior recital delights at Huron College Chapel
Miss Grace B. Finley presented pianist Macel Eggleston in a well attended senior recital. The Bach C Minor Fantasia and Daguin Cuckoo requiring precise touch drew praise for pianissimos and finger technique. The Scherzo and Ballade by Chopin closed a strong program, with tenor Kenneth Knapp delivering two groups including Passing By.
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Huron College
Grace B. Finley
Macel Eggleston
Hate
Daguin
Bach
Miss Eggleston
Sowerby
All Chapin
Sher
Knapp
Kenneth Knapp
Mr. Knapp
Burleigh
Watts
Secon
Aubade
Laio
Purcell
Kenneth
First Red Cross Check Is Sent
A $200 check, Beadle County's first allotment toward a $10,000,000 nationwide Red Cross war relief goal, will be sent tonight to St. Louis area headquarters. Rev. Alfred Trenerry, county chair, urged speed to reach or exceed the $10,060 quota while canvassers collect from businesses and hand funds to Holger Johnson, county treasurer, at Security National Bank.
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Beadle County
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Alfred Trenerry
County
Red Cross
Trenerry
Holger Tohnson
Security National Bank
Johnson
Poppy Day appeal urged all veterans and citizens
George L. Mc Namara commander of the William Reaves post American Legion issued a call for every World War veteran and patriotic citizen to wear a memorial poppy on Poppy Day. Prizes will be awarded to girls and women selling the most peonies with various hosiery prizes. The message recalls 51,000 American lives lost in France twenty-two years ago and urges liberal contributions to keep the poppy a symbol of honor and hope for the living and the dead.
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George L. McNamara
William Reaves
American Legion
France
United States
America
Government Towboat Heads Down River From Pierre Stop
The government towboat John Ordway with four barges moved down the Missouri River from Pierre toward Chamberlain in about three days and Yankton in a week. Captain Otts Neuhauser led a cheerful crew while the stray strawberry roan foal, rescued after a bank collapse, drank from a bottle. An aside notes about 3,000,000 automobile radios in use in the United States.
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Pierre
John Ordway
Missouri River
Otts Neuhauser
Chamberlain
Yankton
Bismarck
Missouri
College Seniors Enter Academic Garb in First Display
College seniors at Muron appeared in academic costumes during the Student Assembly. Marvin Furch, class president, led the procession and presided over the meeting. Helen Hebicht read the class history, and Robert Jones read the 1959 class prophecy drafted with Jeannette Noel. Lyle Schuelke read the class will written by Hetlinger, Ulrich, Hetlinger, and Schuelke.
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Muron College
Marvin Furch
Helen Hebicht
Robert Jones
Jeannette Noel
Jean Hetlinger
Floyd Ulrich
Lyle Schuelke
Will
Noted German Spy Held In England Von Rintelen
London May 24 Captain Franz von Rintelen, famed for German espionage in World War I, detained in England as part of a crackdown on fifth column activity. Police also rounded up more Fascist, Liberal, and Communist-linked figures as Oswald Mosley’s group faces internment and government crackdowns.
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England
von Rintelen
London
Franz von Rintelen
Oswald Mosley
British Union
Home Office
Communist Party
Oswald
Mosley
Brixton
Ministry of Health
Sir Osward
Thames Embankment
Strand
Britain
United States
Germany
FDR Faces Third Term Debate as Republicans Push
May 24 report notes Roosevelt reaches a majority of pledged delegates for the Democratic convention and faces Republican calls for him to declare his third term intentions on a Fireside Chat. GOP leaders and Frank Gannett urged a clear stance as convention delegates move toward Philadelphia, with Minnesota naming its final uninstructed delegates including Gov. Stassen.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Alf M. Landon
Wadsworth
Frank Gannett
Rochester
WN. Y
Gannett
Vermont
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Harold N. Stassen
Pilots Trained At Existing Centers In South
Washington May 24 News reports Midwest towns fail to secure new army pilot training centers. Capitol Hill sources expect small Midwestern factories may gain contracts to supply equipment as Army Air Corps officers brief Senator Chan Gurney and Representative Francis Case about the expansion.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Army Air Corps
Chan Gurney
South Dakota
Francis Case
South
South Dakota pilots to train at southern centers
The new complement of 7,000 added Dakota troops would train pilots at existing southern centers. South Dakotans favored Rapid City and Spearfish airports with Fort Meade as headquarters. Air corps officers warned weather delays in the Midwest could slow training and to avoid unfavorable winter conditions that hindered Royal Air Force training.
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Dakota
South
Canada
Bulow Warns Against War Hysteria In U S
Senator William J. Bulow of South Dakota deplores rising war hysteria and says the United States is not in danger. He backs Roosevelt's preparedness program but questions plans for 50 000 aircraft and rejects cabinet coalitions with Knox and Landon as unnecessary.
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Washington
William J. Bulow
South Dakota
United States
Roosevelt
United Commercial Travelers Vets Gather for 29th Convention
Members of the United Commercial Travelers and Ladies Auxiliary of South Dakota will gather in Sioux Falls on June 7 for the organization’s 29th annual convention. George Stafford of Huron serves as grand counselor of the group.
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U.C. T
Sioux Falls
Soux Falls
United Commercial Travelers and Ladies Auxiliary of
South Dakota
George Stafford
Huron
Shorthorn Breeders Dinner Ahead Of May Sale
Shorthorn cattle breeders in South Dakota will dine Monday evening at the State College livestock pavilion Brookings on the eve of their large consignment sale set for May 28. The event is sponsored by purebred breeders with John F. White of Sioux Falls serving as secretary of the South Dakota Shorthorn Breeders Association.
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Brookings Brookings
South, Dakota
State College Livestock Pavilion
John F. White
Sioux Falls
South Dakota Shorthorn Breeders Association
Cattle Sale to Feature State College Judging Panel
Part of a local sale, 42 head of cattle will move through the sale ting. The animals will be judged by a committee of faculty members of State College prior to the sale.
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Ting
State College
Moody County farm count slides in 1940 census
Sioux Falls reports Moody County farm numbers show a slight drop from 1,358 in 1933 to 1,349 in 1940. The 10-year decline totals 24 farms, while the five-year decrease is 9. Data from the census bureau notes continued farm reductions.
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Sioux Falls
Moody County
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Ghent
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Ostend
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Walther von Reich
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Messerschmitt Fties
Loftus F Ward
Eggleston
A. C. Eggleston
Wessington
Finley
Sheldon Reese
Presbyterian Ladies Association
Mecel
Presbyterian
Ward
Miss Finley
FDR
Bulow
Esseman
Strawfel
Batava
Baku
Azona
Habicht
Fellows
Stetson
Gordon’s
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