Marines Held By Japanese Prison Camp Names Published
Navy releases list of 952 U S Marines and sailors prisoners of war held by Japan mostly in the Philippines. Next of kin notified in 45 states and two foreign countries. The total POW count for naval personnel reaches 3 256 with 302 officers and 2 964 enlisted. Read names include John Coleman Bingham Jr Spearfish Morvis Carl Brown Jess Edward Fulton Alvin Gilbert Glodery Olaf William Hagemo Robert Abel Mell J Staber Elwood Pierce Whitby and others with listed next of kin.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States Marine Corps
Philippine Islands
District of Columbia
Naval Services
U.S. Navy
Irene Henwood
Spearfish
Brown
Morvis Carl
U. S. Marine Corps
Jessie G. Brown
State Street
Aberdeen
Fulton
Jess Edward
Mary J. Fulton
Glodery
Alvin Gilbert
Marine Corps
Eva Glodery
Britton
Hagemo
Olaf William
Anne WW
Huron Mathias
Robert Abel
John H. Mathias
Fulton Street
Rapid City
Staber
Mell J
Robert P. Staber
Whitby
Elwood Pierce
Clara M. Whitby
White River
Salem Lieutenant Killed In Action
The War Department released names of 9252 U S soldiers killed in action across European Middle East North African and Pacific theaters. Included is Lt Robert R Mericle of Salem with mother Exther M Mericle route 3 Salem.
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Washingson
War Department
United States
U. S. Army
South Dakota
Robert R. Mericle
Exther M. Mericle
Salem
Supreme Court Refuses Another Stay in Stephan Treason Case
Detroit restaurant owner Max Stephan, convicted of treason and sentenced to hang, loses a second bid for Supreme Court review. The Court keeps the April 14 stay in place pending disposition of a new trial motion denied by the Detroit federal district court. Attorneys plan a direct appeal to the high court next Thursday based on newly discovered evidence.
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Washington
Max Stephan
Detroit
United States
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Stephan
Colin Kelly Widow Finds Home With No Children Rule
Mrs. Colin Kelly widow of a war hero finally secures housing after landlords refused her request due to her three year old son Corky. L. K. Winn, a defense worker previously blocked by the rule, offers a two bedroom house in San Diego with a yard for Corky as she plans to tend a Victory garden and work.
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Los Angeles
Colin Kelly
America
Corky
L. K. Winn
Athletic Leaders To Train Students At Pre-Flight School
Thirty new officers including eight former entiefe coaches join the pre-flight program in Athens GB to train future Navy fliers. Notables include Lieut Rex Enright former USC coach and Notre Dame and Green Bay star and Lieut Wilbur Pal boxing instructor at Minnesota and West High School. Ensign Harry L Newby coach at Carleton High School also listed.
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Athens
University of Minnesota
West High School
Minneapolis
Minn
Norman J. Hundt
Riverside School
Milwaukee
Wis
LaCrosse
State Teachers College
Ensign Harry L. Newby
Carleton
South Dakota Farmers Urged to Boost Sorghum Planting
Brookings May 25 Farmers across South Dakota push sorghum planting higher to secure livestock feed next year. A J Norgaard extension agronomist notes county checks show a 35 percent rise in Beadle County and seed supply remains tight with dealers rushing to meet demand. Norgaard urges early orders, warns sorghum should be a forage crop, not emergency planting, and cites June 1 as optimal in central SD.
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South Dakota
Brookings
A. J. Norgaard
State College Extension Agronomist
Leonard L. Ladd
Beadle County
Julian B. Solem
Terauld
Gale Peppers
Marshall County
James Hopkins
Walworth
W. O. Madsen
George A Sexauer and Son Company
Norgaard
Millct
Orient Couple Have Five Sons In Service
Mr and Mrs B E Sorum of Orient report five sons in military service. Two brothers serve in the army in the Aleutian Islands, another in Africa, and one with the navy. The youngest son James is stationed at Fort Snelling.
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Orient
Army
Africa
Navy
James
Fort Snelling
War Orders Amid Shortages and Production Increases
War orders report nurse shortages prior to Pearl Harbor due to hospital needs and expanding fields. Alaska fisheries plan to produce 3.5 million cases of salmon for military and civilian use. Government seeks quartz samples for citizens with minerals data. Furniture output declines amid material limits. Sugar supply projected stable with 5.753 million short tons available. Oil rations and fuel restrictions ease as shortages persist. Bombers output in April quadruples year over year. 1944 targets rise.
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Pearl Harbor
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
USDI
Washington, D. C
Music Students to Appear in Recital at Huron Chapel
Nineteen students from Grace Finley and Loftus Ward will perform voice piano organ solos and piano duets at 8:15 p m in Huron College Chapel. The Huron College Girls Ensemble will sing. Admission is free.
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Huron College
Grace B. Finley
Loftus H. Ward
Viola Dugdale
Thomas
Shirley Fritzel Villanelle
del 'Acqua
Dorthea
Museif
MacDowell
Sara Lyman Buona Nowe
Nevin
Dorthea Muself
Dennee
Dorothy Kiel
Miss Finley
Mallard
Marcelin Err
John Kelson
Martha Phillips
Rose Mavie
Frin’ Huron College
Verdure
Haydn
Shirley Nicholas
Traldhaugen
Greg
Maureen Artz
Debussy
State USO Gets New Regional Headquarter
Chester I. Barhard announced the USO shifts its regional leadership to Kansas City effective June 1. Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota move from Chicago to Kansas City, expanding to 14 states and 239 clubs under its jurisdiction with Hudson as regional executive.
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Pura Waka Wsu
Kansas City
Chester I. Barhard
Chicago
Minnesota
Towa
Nebraska
North Dakota
Be Hudson
Tolls How State Congressmen Voted Witth May 26
May 20 week roll calls show South Dakota members split on the modified income tax plan with windfall provisions, approving 49 to 30. Bushfield and Gurney carried the House vote to accept the Senate version 202 to 194. Case Mundt supported banning salaries for Watson Dodd Lovett over alleged Communist remarks, 318 to 62.
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Goodwin B. Watson
William E. Dodd, Jr
Robert M. Lovett
Ford
Mundas
Bill Would Raise Pay To Dependents
Senator Lode of Massachusetts introduces a bill to raise by 15 percent the government contributions to dependents of enlisted men under the family allowance plan. Current allowance is $50 monthly per wife with extra for each child. the enlistee contributes $22 of the total, leaving $28 from the government.
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Washington
Senator Lode
Massachusetts
Motley Resignation Reported From South Dakota Legislator
Sharpe announced he had received from Wilmington California the resignation of Rep. H. H. Motley of Fort Randall, who had represented Spink and Clark counties for five sessions in the South Dakota legislature. No reason was given and it did not state whether Motley would stay in California.
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ASM
Sharpe
Wilmington
Calif
H. H. Motley
Frankfort
Spink and Clark
Motley
California
Cooking With Oil Use For Summer Cooking Declared Okay
The Office of Price Administration set aside a restriction on fuel oil rations for domestic cooking and water heating for households with standby equipment. It stated that with limited alternate fuels in some areas, using oil over wood or coal will conserve scarce supplies and benefit fuel use during the summer.
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Wwashuingson
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Prison Term Given Man In Treason Case
Theo dore Donay, German born head of an importing firm, was convicted of misprision of treason and sentenced by Federal Judge Frank A. Picard to six years and six months in prison and a $1,000 fine. He was found to have known that traitor Max Stephan aided Nazi fugitive Lt Hans Peter Krug and failed to notify authorities.
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Detroit
Theodore Donay
Frank A. Picard
Donay
Max Stephan
Hans Peter Krug
Dinner For Bonilla Serviceman Held At Walter Parkinson Home
A dinner in honor of Stati Set May 25 at the Walter Parkinson residence featured Harry Parkinson of California and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Don Miller and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Swaney and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Al Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Darold Tipton and family, Mr. and Mrs. Francis French, Ethel Peterson and Harlan, Jackie French of Broadland, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Peterson, Mrs. Sarah Parkinson, Audrey Peterson and Doris Abel of Huron.
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Bonilla
Stati
Harry Parkinson
California
Walter Parkinson
Don Miller
Wayne Swaney
al Miller
Darold Tipton
Francis French
Ethel Peterson
Harlan
Jackie French
Broadland
Floyd Peterson
Sarah Parkinson
Audrey Peterson
Doris Abel
Huron
Memorial Services Held At Bonilla
Memorial services will be held Sunday at Bonilla. The church board will serve a dinner in the church basement.
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Bonilla Bonilla
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