Advancing Reds Threaten Trap In South Russia
Soviet armies push west along a 150 mile front threatening the encirclement of German forces in a Pocket below Dnepropetrovsk. Krivoi Rog fall seen as hours away as Red spearheads reach Novo Alexandrovka and Krinichiki while over 10 000 civilians are freed and 3000 Nazis killed. Russians also advance in White Russia capturing 50 towns and clearing the Nevel Usvyaty highway.
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London
Dnepropetrovsk
Russia
Krivoi Rog
Moscow
Ukraine
Crimea
Melitopol
Berlin
Dnieper
Italy
France
Germany
Red
Moscow War Bulletin
Novo- Alexandrovka
Krinichiki
Dnepetrovsk
Goreloe
Sea of Azov
Zaporozhe
Akimocka
Metitopol
White Russia
Red Army
Nevel
Usvyaty
Connally Text Sent To Moscow
Washington dispatch reports that the Connally postwar peace resolution text was cabled to Secretary Hull in Moscow, signaling concern over Senate debate and potential overseas impressions. Sen Pepper objects to early votes, seeks stronger language on military force, and calls the Connally measure ambiguous and unhelpful to Hull.
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Washington
Connally
Hull
Moscow
Senate
Connolly
Texas
Mutt
Foreign Relations Committee
Conference of Foreign Ministers
Pepper
Florida
Ration Symbol Boosts Cereals In Dallas Area
The Office of Price Administration reports heavy cereal purchases in Dallas due to the wheat symbol stamped in ration book 4. The symbol is a government prompt to promote cereal consumption, though the wheat symbol is symbolic of food in general.
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Dallas
Tex
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Shift Duties Of State Tax Men As Three More Quit
Pierre Oct 28 Tax Director Roy A Nord announced resignations of three more tax department fieldmen and a reorganization of the tax and licensing departments to save conservatively an estimated 20000 a year in salaries and travel expense. The plan raises salaries for 16 fieldmen by 10 a month, while consolidating duties so each man handles sales and use tax liquor gas collections refunds and license tax. Flannery Geisler Yahner Holm resignations noted. four gas tax refund field men and 12 tax department men retained. A Rapid City sub office will close Nov 15 leaving Sioux Falls as the only sub office.
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Nord
James G. Flannery
Pierre
Tax Department
L. B. Geisler
W. F. Yahner
Aberdeen
George T. Holm
Morristown
Liquor Department
Nard
Rapid City
Sioux Falls
Lights Return After Anti Sub Victory on Coast
Washington report states that on November 1 lights will be turned up along all coasts as the United States ends the dimout. The end of restrictions follows a victory over enemy submarines and introduces a voluntary brown out to conserve power.
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Washington
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
War Production Board
Office of Civilian Defense
Atlantic
Pacific
Guilt
Gulf
WPB
Soldier dies as Army truck overturns near Hartsville
Public relations officers of the Second Army announced the death of Pvt. Leonard A. Mohr, 25, Hosmer, killed Tuesday near Hartsville Tennessee when an army truck overturned. He was attached to a field artillery battalion. Survivors include his father, Fred Mohr, Hosmer.
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Pyerre
Second Army
Tennessee
Pvt
Leonard A. Mohr
Hosmer
Hartsville
Tenn
Fred Mohr
War Trims State Patrol Roster By Nearly Half
The state motor patrol will operate with fewer men until the war ends as Director W. J. Goetz notes nearly half of the original 24 officers have leaves or resigned. Names listed include Don Sheppard Dean Banes Harold Moncur Mark Quinn Jack Beaird and many others with stations in Pierre Rapid City Hot Springs Yankton Sioux Falls and Brookings among others.
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VYV Vy
Don Sheppard
de Pierre
Carl Berry
Rapid City
Harold Moncur
Miller
Ross Easton
Garden City
Mark Quinn
Bridgewater
Jack Beaird
Hot Springs
Harvey Scharn
Watertown
Garland Dennis
Harold
Lorenso Brookings
C. E. Thomas
Gettysburg
G. Gelhaus
Lester, Engle
John Dutch
Loren Ewing
Loyal Hoffman
Tadman
Pierre
Dean Banes
Rap City
Albereilson
Bil Zeitner
William Tilton
Chamberlain
Jeff
Scott
Yankton
al Staine
Sioux
Falls
Evan Morgan
Mitchel
A. J. Markuson
War fund drive in Huron targets 21 causes
More than 100 Huron women from the WCA and Girl Scouts conduct an intensive house to house canvass for the city war fund. With a third of the 18 350 goal reached, the drive enters its final three days as Hedblom urges enthusiasm and comprehensive coverage of all homes and businesses.
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WCA
Art Scouts
City War Fund
H. HL. Hedblom
Huron
Hedblom
Bert Edwards
House Ways And Means Rebuffs National Sales Tax Plan
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected all national retail sales tax proposals and moved on to other tax measures. The panel kept its eyes on revenue goals, approving a higher corporate excess profits tax and increased postal and excise rates, while resisting broad sales tax changes.
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House
Ways and Means
Washington
House Ways and Means
Une
Treasury
Rumor of Allied Italy Invasion Circulates In Europe
Stockholm dispatch says Eisenhower plans new amphibious operations against central Italy. Allied transports and warships concentrate off Italy’s west coast while Corsica massing signals a fresh attack. Gaeta figure among Italian targets as Germans fret over a Rome-Leghorn corridor. Rommel assumes Italian sector command.
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Stockholm
Svenska
Dagbladet
Switzerland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Italy
Corsica
Gaeta
I Catte
So Far So Good at Moscow Three-Power Talks
The October session opened with Hull Eden and Molotov presiding as American British and Russian experts converted earlier agreements into written form. Stalin remained in close contact with talks as London broadcasts reported Eden meeting with the Russian Premier yesterday.
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Moscow
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
Threepower
Joseph V. Stalin
London
Eden
Nazis Annihilate Jews Of Pole City Leon
Polish telegraph agency reports the Jewish population of Leon destroyed by German forces. The Ghetto razed. fleeing Jews slain in streets. Remaining Jews, except 4,000 sent to a concentration camp, placed in gas chambers. Underground Polish paper cites 35,000 Jews at start of year.
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New York
Polish Telegraph Agency
Leon
Poland
Leow
Red Cross Executive Board Meeting Chooses Treasurer
Beadle County Red Cross Executive Board met for the first of a winter series. Morris Gilbert elected treasurer while J A Conner has moved from the city. Frances McKinns, Junior Red Cross field representative from St Louis, spoke on Junior work. All committees reported.
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Red Cross
Beadle
Red:Cross
Morris Gilbert
J. A.’ Conner
Frances’ McKinns
VEW Buys Building Here For Visiting Servicemen Center
The Forrest McMullen Post No 1776 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars announced today that it will purchase the building at 113 Third Street Southwest to serve as a recreation center for visiting servicemen and as the post meeting hall. The seller is Mrs Rose Axelrad, Chicago widow, linked to Adolph Axelrad, pioneer Huron furniture dealer.
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Third Street
Forrest McMullen
Veterans “of Foreign’ Wars
Arthur Feick
Rose “Axelrad
Chicago
Adolph ‘Axelrad
Huron
Mount Faces Shortage Of Ration Books In Portland
James Mount, district OPA rationing official, handles distribution of 1,500,000 ration books but cannot obtain a No 4 book as his No 3 book has not been validated, leaving him without a needed supply.
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Portland, Orc
James Mount
OPA
Mount
War Work Panels Windup PTA Meet
The winding up of the Parent Teacher convention sessions this Wednesday featured two panel discussions on war service and schools in a patron at war. Mrs Gertrude Flyte Mitchell led the war service panel with Red Cross work by Mrs Robert D Busk of Huron and Nellie Me Laughlin on home service and nutrition. Other participants included J J Verschoor Sioux Falls OPA program J F Hines state superintendent Theodore Nick isch on food distribution Huron hot lunch H A Billion war production board Sioux Falls WPS work and R P Harmon civilian defense. The Schools Today panel was led by Fred J Plachy dean of Huron College with George Bell Huron High School EH G Mosby Sioux Falls Hale Aarnes Vermillion and Dr John Headley Sioux Falls participating. Seven new board members were added to the board of managers Supt E B Bergquist Rapid City chairman of character and spiritual education Thora Sanger Mitchell. See CONVENTION, Page Two.
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War Service
Gertrude
Flyte
Mitchell
National Art
Jce
Red Cross
Robert D. Busk
Huron
Nellie Me~Laughlin
Miler
J. Verschoor
Sioux Falls
J. F. Hines
Theodore Nickisch
Food Distribution Administration
H. A. Billion
War Production Board
WPS
R. P. Harmon
Office of Civilian Defense
Fred J. Plachy
Huron College
George Bell
Huron High School
EH. G. Mosby
Hale Aarnes
Vermillion
John Headley
E. B. Bergquist
Rapid City
Thora Sanger
World Events At A Glance Russia Italy Pacific China Burma
Russians push 18 miles and claim Krivoi Rog near collapse as German front folds to the Sea of Azov. American Fifth Army drives a deep salient in central Italy while British Eighth Army breaches Trigno River. Tokyo says U S warship sunk and air war cripples Raoul and other bases. Allied air forces strike Haiphong and shipping.
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Associated Press
Russia
Zaporozhe
Sea of Azov
Moscow
Krivoi Rog
Italy
Fifth Army
Germany
Eighth Army
Trigno
Allied
South Pacific
Tokyo Radio
Mono
Treasury
Shortland Island
U. S
Rabaul
China-Burma
Haiphong
Indo-China
Hainan
Farm Bloc Split On Butter Margarine Row
The farm bloc divides over butter and margarine taxes and restrictions as a House Agriculture committee member forecasts action to remove federal controls. Southern members push repeal while Northern dairy state representatives oppose the proposal brought by the committee chair from South Carolina.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
South Carolina
Lewis Rejects WLB Compromise Plan for Miners
Washington Oct 28 John L Lewis rejected the War Labor Board compromise plan for a minimum 1.12 for the Illinois model contract as a wage cut in effect. Wildcat strikes spread in soft coal fields with more than 57 000 miners idle after a prior estimate of 48 000.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
War Gabor Board
Worl
United Mine Workers
UMWA
WLB
Illinois
War ‘Labor Board
Attempt on Mussolini Reported by Radio France
Radio France in Algiers quoted a frontline report saying an attack was made on Benito Mussolini’s life. The broadcast stated a plane planned to visit Hitler’s headquarters was found sabotaged but offered no additional details.
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Mussolini
London
Radio France
Algiers
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Allied Forces Push Through Italian Front By Trigno River
American troops driving a deep salient into German lines northwest of Raviscanina as Eighth Army engineers bridge the Trigno under heavy shellfire. British troops secure a crossing head at the Trigno amid intense bombardment. Fifth Army advances include Torella Del Sannio and Cazastelmauro amid German resistance, with efforts to expand inland road toward Isernia.
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Alfiers
Volturno
Raviscanina
Eighth Army
Trigno
Adriatic
Bernard L. Montgomery
Torella del Sannio
Montecilfone
Berlin
London
Reuters
Montemuro
Cazastelmauro
Palata
Bojano
Isernia
Doctor Freed In Narcotics Trial
SIOUX FALLS October 28 Dr Eugene M Stansbury 61 Vermillion was acquitted of narcotics act violations after a three hour jury deliberation in a federal court trial that began nine days earlier. Indicted last May at Pierre on seven counts the doctor faced accusations of unlawfully selling drugs to two informers and a narcotics agent posing as a gambier partner in August and September 1942. The informers testified they were drug addicts seeking relief for pain and the agent testified to accompany one informer to the office for a prescription. Stansbury said he prescribed in good faith to relieve pain as the patients appeared to be suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux-Falls
Eugene M. Stansbury
Vermillion
Stansbury
Pierre
Roy W. Faulk
War Today assesses German retreat in the Dnieper bend
DeWitt Mackenzie weighs Nazi withdrawals as battles rage along the Dnieper bend. He notes grim prospects for Berlin, with Soviet forces pressing to trap large German forces and force a strategic withdrawal across a vast front. The outlook remains cautious, stressing uncertainty about the final calamity.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Dnieper
Stalingrad
Hitler
Maxis
Berlin
Charlie McCarthys
Moscow
MacKenzie
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Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
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USO
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War Prisoners’ Aid
United China Relief
British War Relief Society
Greek War Relief Association
Friends of Luxembourg
French Relief Fund
United Yugoslav_Relief Fund
Belgian War Relief Society
United Czechoslovak Relief
Queen Wilhelmina Fund
G. R. McArthur
W. ©. Nielsen
A. Gehm
Milo Schultz
L. Oberbeck
Hartley
Pers Vollenweider
WAR Fund
CLO
Robertson
Virginia
Randolph Paul
George
Georgia
Senate Finance
Pole City
VEW
Servicemen’s Center
Lewis
Trigno River
Driva
Mark W. C. Clark
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