Capital Gleanings on War Policy and Fiscal Moves in Congress
Observations on administration plans to confront Hitler with a new international supervision framework and hemispheric defense. Notes debates over a wartime emergency declaration, the revenue bill, and defense spending through 1942, including lease lend funding and calls for extended service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
Sumner Wells
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Wells
Germany
Congress
War Department
House
Defense Activities
Woodrum
Britain
Harry Hopkins
England
Churchill
Conference on air gunnery range and defense highway funds
A July 23 conference at R H Rutledge's office with War Department reps Idaho delegates and three Idaho stockmen led to a tentative agreement to establish an aerial gunnery range in South Central Idaho subject to field survey for stock damage. Congress approved the Defense Highway Act, allocating 320 million dollars with Idaho about 1.544 million. News from Buenos Aires hints at dairy tariff talks with Argentina and Uruguay and potential changes to beef imports from hoof and mouth disease areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Rutledge
War Department
Idaho
Air Corps
Senate
House
Congress
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Uruguay
Britain and U S Fatalities Compare in War and Peace
London reports 41,900 killed and 652,678 hospitalized in Britain from 1940 to mid 1941 due to war violence. In the United States 51,760 killed and over a million injured in peacetime traffic accidents in the same period, with an estimated five billion dollar economic loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
W. Mabane
Ministry of Tionie Security
House Commons
United States
Safety Bureau
J. L. Balderston
Department of Law Enforcement
National Defense Program
Congress
America
Community Notes from Sharon Area
Local briefs recount visits by Ted Jensen of Ovid and Rolla Orrant’s children of Soda Springs. Mrs O W Hymas and Beth return from Washington to visit Julia Carlsen. May gatherings included a 24th Paris outing with fireworks and a Fish Haven dance. Eph Miller and daughter join from Moscow after summer school. Ray Hymas and Reed Hymas visit Salt Lake to see brother Charles recently operated on.
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Paris
Fish Haven
Ray Hymas
Reed Hymas
Salt Lake
Charles
Strength of the U S Army by component
The breakdown shows regular army 510,800 national guard 282 900 reserve officers 63 200 and selective service trainees 611 000. The total strength at 4 470 900 meters appears as a historic or typographic artifact in the record.
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U.S. Army
Regular Army
National Guard
Bloomington News: Local Visits and Travel Notes
The report lists residents and visitors around Bloomington including Thelma Ratemin returning from Salt Lake City, Mary Parker home for the weekend, Weldon Payne and wife visiting Albert Payne’s family, and several church activities. It notes travels to Idaho Falls, Sacramento meetings, and visits from Jack Hunter’s California trip, Ydaho Falls employment, and other local arrivals and home missionaries.
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Thelma Ratemin
L. D. S. Business College
Salt Lake City
Mary Parker
Weldon Payne
Albert Payne
Marie Haddock
Roene Price
St Charles
Thelma Mateman
Olivia Price
Velma Painter
Joseph Price
Idaho Falls
Montpelier Boy Injured In Street Accident
Gary Miles four year old son of Mr and Mrs Harold Miles was run down Saturday by a car driven by Mrs Brenson on Jefferson Street in front of the Miles home. He was admitted to Bear Lake hospital in critical condition with a fractured lung. Mrs Paul Tipton and daughter visited in Montpelier while Mrs Edward Reynolds of Aberdeen Washington formerly LaJuan was a resident of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Miles
Harold Miles
Brenson
Montpelier
Miles
Jefferson Street
Garry
Bear Lake Hospital
Paul Tipton
Soda Springs
Montpeler-Tuusdury
Edward É. Reynolds
Aberdeen
Washington
LaJuan
Roosevelt rejects California bid on alcohol fuel for defense
President Roosevelt disavows the California Legislature’s plan to convert surplus farm products into alcohol for motor fuel. He notes no proven national defense need and cites ongoing studies at Peoria’s Northern Regional Research Laboratory to gather essential data before any pilot plant proceeds.
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Rooh
California
United States
Department of Agriculture
Peoria
Illinois
Montpelier Notes of Visitors and Engagement Plans
Fackrell of Montpelier visits at Miss Gwen Burgoyne's home. Mrs. Katherine Hurley announces the engagement of her daughter Eilene to Lawrence Edward Coogan of Portland with a August wedding in Montpelier. Numerous locals vacation, visit, or travel to Jackson, Salt Lake City, Ogden, Pocatello, and Bear Lake Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilene
Lawrence Edward Coogan
Portland
Oregon
August Stir
Montpelier
Bewe
Soda-Springs
Erma Hirschi
L. D. S. Hospital
Idaho Falls
Bill Hirschi
F. M. Williams
Washington
Idaho
Erma Passey
Richard
Alexander
Montpeter
Fred Nantz
Rulon Kunz
Jackson
Wyoming
Vivian Michaelson
Joe Spidell
Ogden
Utah
Ray Davis
Salt Lake City
Ruby McKilwain
Tyree
Glenn
St. Anthony
Jacob Kunzler
Ontario
Ore
Alfred Stoner
Trig Swenson
Pocatello
Katherine Rice
Ida Peteriet
Winslow Swenson
Bear Lake Hospital
Valene Evans
Kaysville
Gordon Ashley
Henry Jenkins
Winnifred Kunz
Provo
J. C. Moore
Caldwell
Clair Barret
V. C. Dixon
Virgilia
Denver
Colorado
Perl Parker
Brigham City
Grant Teuscher
Logan
Ross George
Will ‘Hall
Ruth
Las Vegas
Nevada
George Quinney
A. J. Powell
Fish Haven
Don Wilcox
Conda
Montpellier
Urge Civic Lunches For Illfed Children
The Surplus Marketing Administration urges summer lunch programs to feed ill fed children nationwide. Local sponsors must organize food reception and preparation with WPA and NYA support, adding community help to provide nutritious meals through schools, churches, or centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Department of Agriculture
WPA
NYA
SMA
Idaho
Parent-Teachers Association
Mothers’ Club
Surplus Marketing Administration
Denver
C. E. Biggs
Bose
Willard F. Walter
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Yates
Bolse
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Paris Post
Bear Lake
Ida
Keith F. Warner
Bear Lake County
Rich County
Henry Dworshak
Ways and Means Committee
Finance Committee
House Rules Committee
Cuba
SCO Ee
Sharon News
Ted Jensen
Ovid
Rolla Orrant
O. W. Hymas
Beth
Julia Carlsen
Eph Miller
Moscow
Eph
Jacobs
Huw
Tovai
Bya
Clarcr
Bloomington
George Painter
Yvonne Christenson
Carol Cranney
Oakley
Marion Beck
Archie Parker
Sacrament Meeting
National Defense
Army
Navy
Bell System
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
FD. R
W. Smith Hoge
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