Recruiting Labor In South Dakota For Harvest Needs
South Dakota farm labor shortage prompts statewide recruitment to finish threshing in northern areas. Watertown needs 360 workers, Aberdeen 300, Huron 115. The Employment Service expects demand to rise, urging workers to report to offices or volunteers to be referred promptly to critical shortage zones. Workers should avoid aimless travel to maximize harvest productivity.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Watertown
Aberdeen
Huron
W. Mall
Bulletin
Sunday Double Pay Abolished
Roosevelt signs order ending payment of double time for work on weekends and holidays to promote weekly rest. The change removes day-specific wage identity though seventh consecutive days can still earn double time. The White House did not specify emergency powers cited and the Wage Hour Act rule on over forty hours remains unchanged.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Douglas Gets Five Years On State Bond Bribes
William G. Douglas, former state treasurer, was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary and fined 5000 by Circuit Judge Van Buren Perry for three counts of personal profits on state funds and accepting gratuities related to state bond deals with broker Phill T. Aberdeen. Hugh Ager announced an appeal to the state supreme court. Douglas faces parole eligibility in 15 months, with a maximum possible sentence of 14 years and 11000 in fines. In the same session, Judge Howard Babcock said Burns, tied to the embezzlement case, would be sentenced later. other named officials were acquitted or charged in related matters. County figures show expenses of about 5302.25 so far, with minor outstanding claims.
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Aberdeen
William G. Douglas
van Buren
Perry
Phill T. Aberdeen
Hugh Ager
Willow Lake
State Supreme Cour
Douglas
Howard Babcock
Burns
Earl Hammerquist
A. J. Moodie
Dougls
Twin Edges Scrap Drive To Begin In State Friday
South Dakota children and newspapers will intensify scrap collection in twin drives starting Friday. Publishers meet at Huron to discuss a statewide contest based on the Nebraska plan as schools with radio facilities tune in to a national drive speech by Dr John W Studebaker. York Sampson, state salvage director, notes a 2 pm CBS broadcast will open the drive. J F Hines, state superintendent, pledged teacher cooperation statewide.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Huron
Nebraska
York Sampson
CBS
John W. Studebaker
Washington
U. S
Sampson
J. F. Hines
Pierre
War in Stalingrad Rages As Winter Approaches
Reports from Moscow describe Nazi and Red Army assaults near Stalingrad as the battle peaks in ferocity. Von Bock drives a massive offensive toward a quick victory while mud and approaching winter threaten operations. Meanwhile Red counterattacks at Novorossisk attempt to halt Hitlerite gains along the Black Sea.
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Stalingrad
Moscow
von Bock
Fai
Bushfield to Seek Free State Fair Promise
Gov Harlan J Bushfield told about 1 000 4 H Club members and 800 guests at the Marrell barbecue during the South Dakota State Fair that his final acts as governor would include asking the next legislature to fund a free State Fair. He praised the 4 H Club and cited Kansas as a successful model. Hundreds of pounds of barbecued beef were served.
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Bushfield
Harlan J. Bushfield
Bashfield
Kansas
South Dakota
Scrap drive plan outlined by implement officials
Sampson said the implement branch houses representatives promised all out help in a preliminary meeting here and called a general meeting of implement officials and Blackmen for September 15 to enlarge on the program.
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Sampson
British Open New Madagascar Attack
Vichy Sept 1 Reuters says the British opened a general offensive along Madagascar west coast at dawn attacking Majunga Ambanja and Morondava with planes and 18 warships. Concentrated shelling marked the start, renewing hostilities on the island after Britain seized Diego Suarez May 8. Warships pounded Majunga harbor as shelling continued, signaling preparations for a landing.
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Vichy
Madagascar
Majunga
Ambanja
Lorondavia
Indian Ocean
Pia
Diego
Suarez
Majunga Harbor
Two Biggest Days Planned At South Dakota State Fair
Crowds gather for Veterans Day as the 58th South Dakota State Fair prepares for what officials expect to be the two largest days. Friday marks newspapermen's day with free rides for typewriter operators and an afternoon program featuring Jimmie Lynch and the Death Dodgers. Saturday, the other thrill day and children’s day, offers five cent rides until 6 pm, along with the ongoing livestock judging and horse racing. Gov. Bushfield and Rep. Mundt spoke at last night’s Morrell 4-H barbecue, where the governor announced plans to seek a free state fair funding in the next legislature. The Crippled Children’s Clinic and livestock judging continued as speed laps of the fairgrounds.
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South Dakota
State Fair Board
C. B. Hansen
Jimmie Lynch
Death Dodgers
Lynch
Harlan Bushfeld
Karl Mundt
Bushfield
Fifth District
Crippled’ Children's Clinic
South
College Students Face Call At 20
Secretary of War Stimson announced that college students in the Army Enlisted Reserve will be called to active duty as soon as they reach 20, the legal age for service. He said the policy to allow finish college is no longer feasible due to war needs. Several thousand regular Army Reserve and National Guard members will also be called in October and November, with dependents supported by Congress. Stimson said other reservists deferred will be honorably discharged by December 31 and placed under Selective Service. He also noted the Air Transport Command opened to women with an experimental unit of women pilots for domestic ferrying duties.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
War Department
Regular Army Reserve
Corpa
National Guard
United States
Congress
Air Transport ‘Command
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge Trails in Atlanta Race
Reported amid campaign chatter in Atlanta that Eugene Talmadge lags behind rival Attorny General Silas Arnell and Governor candidate Silas Arnall, with yesterday’s polling data showing him far behind. The fragmented OCR text notes Bent Apps and Gentea references, and hints at a political setback for Talmadge in the current race.
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Talmadge
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene
Silis
Arnall
1942 Fair Events Schedule and Attractions
A listing of activities across the day includes 9:00 clothing judging and 4-H sales, 1:00 Be Better Consumer program, Qur Rationing and Work Clothes for Women in the Upstairs Building, 1:30 Thrill Show with Jimmie Lynch, 2:30 Midway dance, and an all-evening Barnes-Carruthers Band revue featuring Edna Ales Co and multiple acts.
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Jimmie Lynch
Japanese push toward Port Moresby across Owen Stanley range
General MacArthur's headquarters announced Japanese troops have fought their way over the Owen Stanley Mountains in New Guinea and are pressing down the southern slopes within 44 miles of Port Moresby. Allied air units bomb and machine gun the invaders as Australian forces defend a narrow trail amid hard conditions. The size of the Japanese force was not disclosed. the advance has covered about 18 miles since Kokoda.
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MacArthur
Australia
Owen Stanley
New Cuinea
Port Moresby
Kokoda
Nazis at Gates of Stalingrad face mud and sustained assault
German storm intensifies around Stalingrad as tanks and planes clash with Red Army. Soviet forces claim to have overrun two villages west of the city while defending every inch of land. Reports say 59 Soviet tanks destroyed yesterday as cold rains roll in and preparations for a major attack continue.
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Stalingrad
Berlin
Great Volga
Fedor von Bock
Daily Bulletin
Caucasus
Central Caucasus
Adolf Hitler
von Bock
Ionn
Police Kill India London Incident Revealed
A terse dispatch from Reuters reports a fatal police action in London tied to an incident in India. The brief notes authorities opened an inquiry and no further details were provided.
Navy recruit becomes officer candidate after draft notice
Oklahoma City report notes William G. Mackey read his draft board notice to appear for examination and joined the Navy as a seaman. The clerk informed him that he had been accepted as a volunteer officer candidate, altering his planned Army private path.
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Oklahoma City
William G. Mackey
Navy
State Falls Behind August Bond Quotas
War bond purchases in South Dakota for August totaled 1 634 946 dollars, 715 054 dollars short of the quota set by the U S Treasury Department. Total sales since May reach 7 678 044 against a quota of 7 860 200. Dutch saboteurs shot in Utrecht. Eight Netherlanders accused of calling for sabotage of German war industry were executed.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
U. S. Treasury Department
State War Savings Staff Office
London
Holland
Utrecht
Aneta
Roosevelt Eyes Rapid Action On Synthetic Rubber Plan
President Roosevelt said he would implement a seven point synthetic rubber program to secure vital supplies, including nationwide gasoline rationing and strict civilian driving limits. The Roosevelts special committee led by Baruch Conant and Compton warned of military civilian collapse unless corrective steps are taken.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robert Horton
OPA
Horton
Exon Says GOP Lawmakers Oppose More Time for Soldier Votes
Exon, SD Democratic chairman, reports 44 replies from 110 legislators on absentee ballot reform. Of those, 20 favor a special two day session, 15 oppose, nine undecided. Some responders cite Minnesota and Iowa practices, while others urge adherence to existing timeframes and accuse federal payroll claims.
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Lake Andes
John J. Exon
Democratic
Exon
Legis
Ceck
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