Welsh Resigns as Deputy Auditor in Ha ron Runway Bid Taken
M C Swelsh resigned as deputy city auditor of Huron effective June 1 after a dispute over delinquent water bill collections. The city board approved the resolution, with Mayor J S Tschetter and Water Commissioner John M Kautz favoring a sterner policy but allowing extenuating circumstances. Swelsh will devote himself to the Associated Retailers credit bureau service. In other action, Gust Jacobson Construction won the bid to build a concrete runway at the W W Howes Municipal Airport for 4647.60, with Pooth and Ulsan, Inc. bidding 5432.25. Construction covers 1980 square yards near the Dakota Aviation hangar, with rock and cement supplied by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S.tschetter
John M. Kautz
Welsh
Wing
Kautz
A. A. Champperlain
Chamberlain
An Raute
Cecil Bartholow
Walsh
Rasigne
E. T. Gitehell
Gust Jacobson
Pooth and Ulsan, Inc
Sioux City
Dakota Aviation Company
Labor Board Rejects Coal Miners Wage Increase
Washington May 25 The War Labor Board refused to grant a basic wage increase to about 450000 soft coal miners. It did recommend some concessions and sent the total pay question back for collective bargaining with the understanding it would approve any reasonable sum agreed upon.
Army officers study Japanese grammar with baseball joke
In Washington a group of army officers studying Japanese debate if a textbook passage on verb structure also jokes about baseball. The text notes five bases for vowels and playfully blends language study with the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Thousands Flee From Southern Italy Under American Air Assault
Refugees flee north from southern Italy and Sardinia as Allied air forces intensify the bombardment. Rome reports districts abandoned in Sardinia while Mussolini orders party chiefs to prepare measures. Allied air and sea operations disrupt Axis defenses, with tally of planes destroyed rising daily and bombers targeting key Italian bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Sicily
Pantelleria
Switzerland
Rome
Cagliari
Europe
Umberto
Mussolini
U.S
Escape Attempt At State Prison Fails
SIOUX FALLS May 25 An abortive attempted break by three prisoners at the state penitentiary including one serving life for murder was disclosed today by Warden G Noreton Jameson The three were captured last night inside the prison without a shot being fired and placed in solitary confinement Floyd Lindberg named as the life prisoner for a murder connected to the March 6 1936 prison break that allowed Ray Carvier and others to escape Lindberg allegedly helped smuggle guns into the prison Ray and Berlan Meisel were killed during the escape Charges will be filed against all three prisoners according to the warden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
State Penitentiary
G. Noreton Jameson
Jameson
Floyd Lindberg
Lindberg
Phil Ray
Harold Carvier
Ray
Eugene Reiley
Berlan Meisel
Jack Hamilton
Pennington County
Arthur &. Grote
Beadle County
Parkston Man Elected State Deputy of Knights of Columbus
Lawrence Schlimgen of Parkston was elected state deputy at the Knights of Columbus 1943 convention concluding session. State officers reelected include John Dangle Bewdley secretary Dennis Magirl Woonsocket treasurer W J Eisenmonger Milbank advocate and Leonard Neary Lead warden Delegates chose Aberdeen as 1944 convention city Bishop William C Brady urged that victory in war require a return to strong religious convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Lawrence Schlimgen
Parkston
Knights of Columbus
John Dangle
Bewdle
Dennis Magirl
Woonsocker
W. J. Eisenmonger
Milbank
Leonard Neary
Testimony Opens In Dempsey Divorce Suit
In White Plains New York on May 25 the divorce trial of Jack Dempsey against Hannah Williams began in state supreme court. Witnesses testified she was friendly with Lew Jenkins and Benny Wendall. Dempsey, a Coast Guard lieutenant commander, accuses them of intimate relations. Williams filed a counter suit seeking divorce and custody of their two daughters Joan eight and Barbara six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N.Y
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
State Supreme Court
Lew Jenkins
Benny Wendall
Jenkins
Dempsey
Coast Guard
Joan
Barbara
Delivery Service Cut As New Gas Shortage Looms
Washington reported a Defense Transportation order sharply limiting delivery services across 13 states and DC due to a worsening gasoline shortage. Retail and wholesale limits, route reworkings, and near total bans on Sunday deliveries were imposed, with a bleak 60 day outlook for further restraints as fuel disruption from midwest floods deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Office of Defense Transportation
District of Columbia
ODT
Price Administration
Mid-West
W. Alton Jones
War Emergency Pipelines, Inc
New York
Arkansas River
New England
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Virginia
West Virginia
Two Lennox Youths Drown Near Viborg
Lee Anderson and John Straatmeyer of Lennox drowned when their boat capsized while fishing on Swan Lake near Viborg late Monday. They were reported good swimmers but cramps in the cold water were blamed. Two other men, including a Stragtmeyer brother, reached shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viborg
Fr — Wofrp
Lee Anderson
John Straatmeyer
Lennox
Swan Lake
Here
Stragtmeyer Brothers
Lull Persists On Russian Front Amid Quiet Allied Push
Moscow reports a persistent lull on the Russian front with sporadic artillery and scouting. Both sides press supplies to strategic areas for the summer campaign while the Red Army holds lines west of the Donets near Lishchansk and northeast of Novorossisk in the Kuban. Guerrilla raids in the Crimea disrupt German trains as Berlin claims successful shock troop forays and air raids behind Soviet lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Donets River
Lishchansk
Novorossisk
Kuban
Crimea
Berlin
Associated Press
Golfer Welch Plays Through Thumb Injury At Spokane
Spokane May 25 Bill Welch defense worker and national public links champion squeezed a left thumb injury from machinery. He still played the par 72 Spokane Country Club course in 69 using a baseball grip and prepared for a local tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Bill Welch
Spokane Country Club
State Orders Arrest of C. Roy Williams
Pierre May 25 The attorney general s division of investigation asks law enforcement to arrest C Roy Williams former dude rancher of Harding County who jumped 500 cash bail in extradition proceedings Sheriff Mike O Brien of Pierre holds a bench warrant after Williams failed to appear May 17 for a habeas corpus hearing Circuit Judge J F Hughes had ordered the band forfeited but gave Williams until last Saturday to show cause why he could not attend Williams and his wife reportedly left their ranch May 16 without revealing destination Governor Sharpe granted Seward County Neb Ex tradition of Williams on bad check charges after a hearing showing he had been extradited a year earlier on the same charges and released on 900 bond there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Attorney General's Division of Investigation
C. Roy Williams
Harding County
Sherif Mike O'Brie
Williams
J. F. Hughes
Division of Investigation
Sharpe
Seward County
Neb
War Today: Jap Yangtze Drive Threatens Chinese Region
The War Today reports intensified Japanese operations near Ichang on the Yangtze as observers in Chungking fear a drive to capture the Chinese capital and provinces Hunan and Szechwan. Officials say China is prepared, but a Chungking capital fall could strain Chiang Kai-shek's regime amid bombed Chungking. The piece notes the strategic distance from Chungking to the Bee Mackenzie page fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ichang
Yangtze River
Chungking
Chiang Kai - Shek
Hunan
Szechwan
Bomber Crashes In Yellowstone Park
Ten crew members of a four engine Army bomber were killed when it crashed inside Yellowstone Park near the northwest boundary during a routine flight. One parachuted to safety. Capt. John C. Lloyd reported from Great Falls Army Airbase. Survivor Lt. William McDonald, 24, of Buffalo, New York, a bombardier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Great Falls
Mont
John C. Lloyd
Great Falls Army Airbase
Lloyd
Army Satellite Air Field
Lewistown
William McDonald
Buffalo
Edsel Ford Remains In Critical Condition
DETROIT May 25 Edsel Ford 49 year old president of the Ford Motor Company was reported today as still in a critical condition. He is suffering from undulant fever at his home on Lake St Clair and has led the company for 24 years. Ford underwent an operation for gastric ulcers about a year ago but his recovery appeared complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Henry Ford
Lake St. Clair
Production halt at three plants as 49,000 quit jobs
Akron dispatch reports three major rubber companies halted production as CIO workers protested War Labor Board wage decisions. About 49,000 idle across Goodyear, Goodrich, and Firestone plants, including 18,000 at Goodyear, 14,000 at Goodrich, and 17,010 at Firestone, with barricades at gates but no violence. Plants furloughed for war materiel output such as tires and related gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
CIO
War Labor Board
War Department
Goodgeto Tire & Rubber Company
Cnn Fey
Goodyear
United Rubber
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
B. F. Goodrich Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Attu Japs Make Death-By-Own-Action Stand In Caves
American troops pressed the trapped Japanese garrison on Attu Island with fighter support patrolling for new air attacks. Japanese defenders fought from rock-hewn caves and ridges in a suicide stand, while U S forces reported liquidating several enemy strongpoints. Five of 16 Japanese bombers were shot down by six fighters. two US planes were downed, with one pilot rescued. MacArthur said bombing raids on Rabaul and other targets continued, with waves dropping more than 16 tons of bombs on key bases. Additional Allied air attacks hit Gusmao Timor, Lae and Finschhafen in New Guinea, and Bruce Coast near Maungdaw on the Burma front saw RAF bombings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Associated Press
Stockholm
Germany
Norway
Europe
Brussia
Southwest Pacific
Gen
Alin Island
U. S
Navy
U.S
Attu
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Rabeul
United Nations
Gusmata
Koopang
Timor Island
Lae
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Burma
Maungdaw
Bay of Bengal
Buthedaung
Corn Shortage May Close Feed Plants
The Food Distribution Administration warned that a corn shortage could force livestock and poultry feed manufacturers to close plants if supplies do not improve. Floods in the Midwest delay planting, pushing the market toward tighter grain availability and causing eastern states to rely more on midwestern corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Food Distribution Administration
FDA
East
Mid-West
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. C. Swelsh
Haron
Board of City Commissioners
Nation
Nea
By Roger Greene
Hitler
Boulogne
Dieppe
French
RAF
Dortmund
France
Middle Sea
By Tom Reedy
Tikhyin
Tege
Kolugee
Sina
Yaroslav
Dovrov
Poe
Kyason
Voronezh
Rus
STOV
eSalsk Diva
Caucasus
Prerri
Ita
Red
Leningr
Pun
By Dewitt MacKenzie
The
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!