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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1944
Page
1
Based on Roosevelt and Churchill talks at Frontenac, Allied strategy targets the Philippines Mindanao and surrounding Pacific theaters. commanders including Arthur and Nimitz map potential rapid operations with heavy air and naval power while supply remains a chief concern for Britain and the Allies.
Los Angeles report says bandleader Tommy Dorsey and his associate were indicted on assault charges after a balcony fracas at Dorsey’s Hollywood apartment. Jon Hall Norris and Allen Smiley named in the case as witnesses and defendants.
Russian tank forces and Romanian infantry battled for a major rail network from Timisoara, pressing toward Cluj and Arad as Malinovsky’s drive cut through lines built by Hungarians since 1940. Lomza in north Poland reported encirclement as German retreat intensified.
Independent airline operators at a CAB hearing urge denial of Western Airlines feeder route authority in the Rocky Mountain region. They argue Western seeks to control feeder operations and cite Braniff aiding new firms like Frontier Airways of Denver.
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie credits Allied triumphs in Europe to superior generalship. He cites decisive moments where Allied generals outpaced German leaders and notes German military skill, with Brigadier General Horace Sewell endorsing the view.
American doughboys captured Rotgen nine miles southeast of Aachen, penetrating Siegfried Line defenses beyond the town. Allied forces pressed from Eupen and near Trier, with thrusts toward Nancy and across the Moselle, as Berlin reported a west wall outpost loss and the offensive widened across the front.
The Seventh Army advancing from southern France has linked with the Third Army at Chatillon on the Seine River, 48 miles northwest of Dijon and about 125 miles southeast of Paris. Casualties and precise meeting point kept undisclosed by Allied headquarters.
The Omaha chamber of commerce directorate adopts a resolution opposing the Missouri Valley Authority bill. It argues the plan mirrors the Tennessee Valley Authority as a power project controlled by a small commission and urges development of the Missouri Basin through nine-state regional cooperation.
Herbert Giesel, a Highmore farmer, died after a fight with Leonard Pease and Ray Cole at a ranch 22 miles south of Highmore. Pease, who signed a statement admitting the assault, is in custody. A skull fracture was found at autopsy. his wife reported the sequence ending with her husband collapsing after an earlier injury. The scene showed overturned furniture and destruction. no gunshot wounds were found.
Allied Fifth Army forces near the Gothic line northeast of Florence reach Langnano and Poggio D Ella Dogana southwest of Futa Pass as combat tightens. In the Adriatic sector the Coriano San Savino positions hold while bombers strike deep along the front and air losses rise to 18 planes.
A fleet of about 3,000 American aircraft dropped over 5,000 tons of bombs on Germany, with Frankfurt Stuttgart and Berlin amid continuing raids. Eisenhower warned of round the clock high and low level attacks as 1,500 heavy bombers and Liberators joined 1,000 fighters to strike oil plants, an aircraft factory, and armored vehicles.
Gus Sonnenberg, a famed wrestler credited with popularizing the flying tackle, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland at age 44 after eight months of illness from leukemia. He served as a navy chief specialist at Great Lakes and Bainbridge and rose to prominence by defeating Ed Lewis in Boston.
Want ad notes a good used 24 inch hot air pipe furnace complete with pipes for sale. Calls to 940 or 3830, or Mr Ed Pugsley at 1142 Wisconsin Ave. 5 W. Also suggests using Want Ads to sell attic store-aways. Evening Huronite Want Ad Department at 751.
United States forces report major carrier and battleship strikes against Palau Celebes and Halmahera as operations across the southwest Pacific continue. Heavy bombing and rocket attacks damaged airfields, coast defenses and installations while Allied ships sank or damaged several vessels. Allied losses include deaths and prisoners as operations push toward the central Philippines and Dutch Celebes.
Washington reports no changes in gasoline rationing before the end of World War II in Europe. The Office of War Information says civilian supplies depend on army and navy needs after Germany surrenders, with truck and bus rations raised first for business users then for B card holders not receiving adequate amounts.
The French radio at Marseille said French forces of the interior had liberated La Rochelle U boat base 95 miles north of Bordeaux.
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