Captured Axis Airfields Show Power Dwindling
At Capodichino while the German air force appears exhausted Allied bombardment leaves hundreds of wrecked aircraft on the field. Observers note many planes are abandoned and some could be made airworthy quickly, underscoring thinning German airpower. The piece also cites many destroyed German planes and limited remaining usable fighters.
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Hal Boyle
Capodichino
Italy
Capofichino
el Aouna
Sidi Ahmed
Tunis
Bizerto
Tunisia
Comiso
Castelvetrano
Sicily
Naples
Harry Cowe
Sattle
Wash
Oair Corps
Thomas ML. Burks Aft Anderson
8. C
Frank Pyne
Charleston
W. Va
War Fund drive to aid Huron front services
Huron voters are urged to support the War Fund with an $18 350 goal. Local agencies Salvation Army Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and YWCA provide groceries fuel clothing rent and medical aid among many services for the needy and sick. The campaign begins Oct 19 with 150 volunteers in Huron and a county target of 4750 outside the city.
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Huron War Fund
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
W.C.A
H. M. Pierce
City Pargaign Committee
Toay
City of
Huron
Pierce
Walter Bullard
Beadle County
Wessington
Wolsey
Hitchcock
Yale
Virgil
Broadland
County War Fund
Bert Edwards
Jeep Tadpole III earns a gold star from submarine lore
Capt H F Gearing recalls Tadpole III the jeep named Tadpole presented by a submarine crew. He says the sub carried the jeep undersea during USO shows, honoring the entertain ment with ice cream for its crew. The sub was later lost in gunfire.
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H. F. Gearing
USN
Gearing
South Dakotans awarded air medals and clusters
Washington reports more than 275 officers and enlisted men in the Eighth Bomber Command of the Eighth Air Force receive air medals or bronze oak leaf clusters for the destruction of enemy aircraft. South Dakota recipients include Staff Sgts James Balvin Tyndall Emmitt R Wilson Lead and Sgt G Currier Rapid City with some listed as missing in action.
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South
Townsend Clubs Meet in Sioux Falls Sunday
Townsend Clubs of North and South Dakota Minnesota and Nebraska will hold a large rally and mass meeting at the Cataract Hotel in Sioux Falls Sunday October 10 at 8 p.m. Four national representatives are billed to speak John A Johnson Charles Kinnear H Miller and J Harry Kelly The general public is invited to attend.
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Townsend
Sioux Falls
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Nebraska
At & P.m
John A. Johnson
Charles Kinnear
H. Miller
North Dakota
J. Harry Kelly
Judge Fines Both Sides In Yuma Disturbance Case
Police Judge T Hodges held a hearing on a disturbance of the peace case in Yuma Arizona. Two defendants were fined 10 and 15 dollars for the disturbance and the complainants were fined 10 and 150 dollars respectively.
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Yuma
Ariz
T. Hodges
Tables Turned for Mama Fort Oglethorpe GA
Private Irene W. Park of Fort Plain New York adjusts to a new routine at the fort as she and her mother swap roles and titles. The piece notes a lighthearted scene where the mother must be addressed as Ma am while the daughter is in service.
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Mama
Fort. Oglethorpe
Irene W. Park
Fort. ‘Plain, N
Huronian Promoted in War Department List
Donald Peterson Schrader of Huron South Dakota has been promoted temporarily from second to first lieutenant by the War Department. Also listed are Elner A. Rusch Reymond to captain and Lawrence J. von Seggern Walter S. Fisher and Byron C. Hanson moving from second to first lieutenant.
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Washington
Donald Peterson Schrader
Ohio Avenue Southwest
Huron
S. D
War Department
South
Ladd Recommends 4-H Swine and Sheep Projects
Beadle County extension agent Leonard L. Ladd outlines popular 4-H livestock projects for rural boys aged 10 to 20. Swine focus covers high quality pork at low feed cost with balanced rations and sanitation. sheep includes fat wether, purebred, five-ewe, and Western lamb feeding programs with timelines, pricing, and exhibition options. Clubs require at least five members and a local leader, with guidance to start or join a local 4-H club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard L. Ladd
Beadle County Extension
Churchill says Britain will not hinder postwar civil aviation
London October 14 Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons denied British aims to block postwar civilian air transport and said Britain does not seek to obstruct healthy aviation development. He announced Lord Beaverbrook would coordinate postwar civil air policy and expected to confer with American officials on return from the United States.
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London
Great Britain
Churchill
House of Commons
Svho
Lord Beaverbrook
Privy Seal
Beaverbrook
United States
Nazis Reinforce Yugoslav Front
A Free Yugoslav communique reports Germany is sending large reinforcements to Yugoslavia due to insufficient frontline troops. The force is set to strengthen defenses around Svisak, Karlovac, Zagreb, and Doboj to prepare an offensive against the patriots as Italy and other Mediterranean fronts require troops.
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London
Germany
Yugoslavia
Italy
Arou
Sfisak
Karlovac
Zagreb
Doboj
More Comfort Wearing False Teeth
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH denture powder to secure upper and lower plates for a firmer fit. It claims no gummy taste, a non acidic alkaline formula, no sour aftertaste, and odor control, urging readers to buy at any drug store.
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Army ‘Quartermaster Corps
Nature
Callbogs
O'Connor
Leh
Boe
Hollywood
SIABE
Gary Cooper
George Rait
Frances Dee
Harry Carey
Robert Cummings
Batman
National War Fund
Jeep
Huronian
Ladd
Britain
Yugoslav
Feus
Tnt
Willard
Ak B. H. Humphrey
Sherman & Mof
Deucrire
Rochester
Osborn
CCRC
Stetson
Schobles
Lee
Onborn
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