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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1942
Page
1
Price Administrator Leon Henderson warned 30 eastern and midwestern states to prepare for fuel oil rationing as winter looms. He urged residents to switch from oil to coal, noting oil supplies will be tight and homes heated to about 65 degrees during average weather. Rationing could begin around October 15 once forms are ready.
Eastern Defense Command announced a small raft found on Long Island near the Hamptons around 10 p m. A patrol with police and Coast Guard searched the area and found nothing unusual after a shot fired to deter a prowler. Authorities checked motorists and trains across eastern Long Island.
London reports state massed RAF bombers unleashed a major night raid on the Ruhr industrial heart with fires burning widely. Dusk attack on Wiesbaden preceded the strike. 39 British planes lost in the two forays, with a claimed 800 planes involved in the Ruhr assault.
Beadle County records show August births at 41, seven more than last year, while deaths held at 18. Marriages declined to seven from twelve, divorces fell to one, and delayed birth records rose from 63 to 71, per S P Glanzer, clerk of courts.
Reuters dispatch from Istanbul quotes Belgrade reporting the Germans killed all male residents in four Yugoslav villages and sent women and children to concentration camps in reprisal for a German military convoy bombing.
Wide World War Analyst DeWitt Macken reports on sensational claims of Japan planning aggressive moves toward Siberia. The piece analyzes if Tokyo would reveal covert aims to mislead opponents as part of a broader East Asia war strategy.
Washington dispatch reports Republican senators gathering to shape policy on an administration price stabilization bill. Some members back wage and farm price stabilization, while others seek October deadlines and counter proposals.
Thousands of Beadle County farmers and other residents will gather in downtown Huron next Tuesday for the old fashioned Harvest Jubilee. The event celebrates bumper crops with contests, balloon descents, and prize drawings including a $25 War Bond.
A munitions plant blast injures fifteen workers. Doctors report extensive internal injuries and burns. Winchester works manager Thor Boak confirms the blast remnants and arson possibility while investigators search the scorched facility.
A garbled wartime style note from London references a governor and terms amid a struggle over the fate of Madagascar. The text hints at political contention and the push to conclude or redefine Madagascar's governance.
Allied and Japanese forces clash as Japan presses toward Port Moresby on New Guinea. MacArthur reports eight mile advance with heavy fighting in Owen Stanley Mountains while U S planes sink enemy ships near Guadalcanal and attack Kiska in the Aleutians. American marines repulse another Guadalcanal Japanese attempt as patrols search inland.
The rationing of new farm machinery becomes effective this year to assure maximum contribution to the food for freedom program. Wickard says sales will be controlled for 1942 with later rules for 1943 and steel restrictions shape the supply for 1943 equipment. Sean S Wallace leads national war board action with state committees to administer the rationing system.
Mrs. Gertrude McHarg found her car missing after leaving a hairdresser in Albany New York. Police recovered the vehicle in a public garage where mechanics had taken it for a customer car causing $15 in repairs including ignition system overhaul.
In Indianapolis on September 17 the Grand Army of the Republic concluded its 76th encampment with John S. Dumser of Oakland California chosen unopposed as commander in chief. George A. Gay of Nashua was named senior officer and Charles H. Percy of Minneapolis was elected junior vice commander.
Russian headquarters acknowledge German siege forces broke into the northwest outskirts of Stalingrad and fight rages house to house. Soviets report heavy losses for the attackers and stubborn defense holding the southwest approaches as German reserves move up. Farther front lines show renewed clashes from Leningrad to the Caucasus with thousands of German casualties and Soviet counterattacks across multiple sectors.
The high command announced that an Italian submarine was lost in war operations. Time and location details are not provided.
A fragmentary San Francisco dispatch recounts the sinking of the carrier Yorktown after stubborn resistance. It praises 13 year old commander Captain Elliott Buckmaster for saving a Negro mess attendant as crew members perished, with notes of others dying and the ship tipping, as witnesses describe the aftermath.
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