Largest War Bond Drive Starts Today To Hasten Victory
Beadle County mobilizes for a 21 day war bond drive aiming to sell 1 110 010 in bonds with Huron’s share 457 500 as James Meaghan chairs the county committee. Citizens from schoolchildren to workers urged to contribute while farmers may aid with higher funds. parade opens with Huron High School band and pledge cards collected for bond headquarters.
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War Bond Headquarters
Italy Falls as Allies Drive On to Berlin and Tokyo
President Roosevelt announced Rome's unconditional surrender and urged resolve for tougher days ahead. He launched a third war bond drive of 15 billion dollars timed with Rome's fall, warning celebrations must wait as Allied forces prepare further advances on enemy coasts and in the air.
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World Events At A Glance Invasion And Frontline Updates
Fresh American troops land near Naples with reports of further Allied landings at Genoa Leghorn and Sardinia. Berlin claims German forces disarmed Italian troops and a national fascist government is formed under Mussolini. Hitler reportedly reinforced the Po River line as war councils meet. Spearheaded daylight bombing by U S Fortresses foreshadows invasion. Soviet dispatches claim Red Army near Germany’s Dnieper defenses as Nazis retreat. Tokyo says Italy surrenders with Japan vowing retaliation. Australian troops push toward Lee in New Guinea as 20 000 Japanese are said trapped.
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Hansen Resigns State Fair Board Post
Hansen secretary to the South Dakota State Fair board has submitted his resignation. Governor Sharpe said a meeting of the board will be held Saturday to consider a successor. Hansen was appointed to the board May 5, 1937 and as secretary January 3, 1939.
Iran Declares War on Germany in Global Conflict
Reuters report from Tehran states Iran has declared war on Germany. The country, allied with the Allies for months, has aided Russia by allowing supplies and operations within its territory. Tehran notes Iran's population around 12 million and its evolving role in wartime strategy.
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Red Pravda claims Russian blows sped Italian surrender
Pravda cites Moscow broadcast saying Soviet strikes disrupted Hitler’s summer offensive and weakened Mussolini. It asserts that Red Army successes in the Donets basin and at Orel and Belgorod opened favorable conditions for Allied forces to strike Germany, with hope of near total victory.
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Block Leaders Launch Citywide Canvass For Donations To Russia
Huron Civilian Defense Council leaders organize a 200 strong house to house drive for warm winter clothing for Russians facing harsh winter. A Sunday 9 am pickup plan aims to bundle items and deliver to storage, with donations including shoes socks underwear coats and blankets.
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Bank finds it’s still a small world in Sicily note
Pvt. Robert Hickey letters home say he enclosed a sugar cube wrap from the Delaware Hotel Cafe in Muncie Indiana. The note, written to his parents, mentions the army supply officer and a stamped wrapper from the Sicily posting.
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Sicily
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Muncie
Ind
Huron Blackout Proves Effective in Civil Defense Test
Defense officials report Huron conducted its third civilian blackout with nearly perfect results. G O Martin notes good cooperation and few minor infractions as wardens enforce regulations. Communications relied on a short wave system. turnout was excellent and lights snapped back on around 1 a.m. amid a citywide all clear.
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City Hall
Il Duce Spirited Away Says Nazis Broadcast
The Berlin radio report claims Benito Mussolini was dragged from the royal palace by force and taken by ambulance to Ponza Island after a coup led by King Vittorio Emanuele and Pietro Badoglio. A Zurich dispatch adds Mussolini was moved to La Maddalena to prevent rescue attempts.
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Coal Situation Bad Says Ickes in Press Conference
Secretary Ickes warned the U S coal supply is bad and will worsen due to increased military needs in Italy. He noted talks between northern Appalachian and Illinois coal operators with John L Lewis and United Mine Workers on a possible 48 hour week. He said U S and South Africa coal will be used to meet demand, with some impact on prices and supply.
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South Africa
Milk Dealers To Have Sales Quotas
Washington reports new quotas for milk dealers aimed at standardizing deliveries. The measure sets sales targets tied to production and regional demand, outlining enforcement and penalties for noncompliance.
Strongest Allied Day Raiding Force Hits French Coast
Allied daylight bombing raids led by American fighters struck western Europe, focusing on fortified French ports and Paris targets. British and American air units participated as amphibious exercises continued, with heavy anti aircraft fire and ongoing dogfights as Luftwaffe defenses were stretched.
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Italians Occupy Brenner Pass
London reports German broadcast says Italian troops occupied Brenner Pass on Tuesday a day before Pietro Badoglio announced unconditional surrender and acknowledged fighting Nazis in parts of Italy. Berlin claims key lines of defense remain in German or Italian hands as Badoglio orders non resistance to Allies continue.
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Brenner Pass
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Cease Resistance Ordered for Italian Troops in Balkans
Cairo dispatch reports Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson urging Italian garrisons in the Balkans to cease hostile acts and surrender equipment to the Allies. He warned Greek and Yugoslav patriots against premature uprisings and ordered Italian naval and merchant ships to move to Cairo and Haifa. Wilson cautioned guerrilla bands to await a general signal, urged Italians to return home, and warned of German attempts to sow civil strife. He also called Italians to seize German-occupied fronts in the Dodecanese.
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Wilson
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Palestine
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Yugoslavia
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Allied Forces Land at Naples Front Advance Northward
Allied troops led by Lt Gen Mark W Clark landed near Naples and pushed inland at dawn. German resistance was stiff as the Fifth Army moved toward the Italian interior. Simultaneous air strikes knocked out Italian and German targets, including Frascati, while new landings at Vibo Valentia signaled continued operations up the coast with light opposition reported along the Calabrian shoreline.
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Frascati
Siaome
Clark
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Headquarters War Bulletin
Vibo Valentia
Gulf of Enfernia
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Calas Coast
Russians Press Against Germans Across Ukraine Front
Soviet forces reported capturing Bakhmach and advancing toward Kiev as German lines faltered. Front dispatches said two Red Armies pushed from Donbas toward Dnieper with gains near Stalino and Mariupol, while the long front burned under autumn rains and German retreat continued.
Surrender of Italy Seen as Allied Christmas Gift
War Today notes Italy's surrender as expected, framing it as liquidation of Axis power and a major step in the Mediterranean theater. The piece portrays the event as a unifying, decisive achievement for the Allied effort.
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