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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1943
Page
5
Eleven members and several visitors met at Tom Luxton’s home on Wednesday afternoon to discuss school problems. Mrs. Luxton assisted by Mrs. Harvey Denning. The November meeting will be at Mina Benedict’s home.
Algiers remains distant from front lines as war moved 650 miles away to Italy. Seven weeks since German air raids, civilians face shortages and rising prices under Allied occupation. French troops control transport and favor fresh food, worsening civilian scarcity. authorities plan rationing and steps to move supplies to cities. Local cosmopolitan community endures dismay and daily hardships amid war’s distant advance.
The excerpt describes shortages of clothing and shoes, rationing despite coupons, and scarcity of medicines as troops await homecoming in France. It notes severe suffering among French civilians and adds a Gaelic trench joke about competition for girls due to American uniforms.
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