Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Preston Citizen in Preston, Idaho

We have 2,178,999 pages in Idaho

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Preston Citizen

Location

Preston, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1943

Page

8

Italy and Axis Collapse Shape 1943 World War II

A retrospective recounts 1943 turning points from Mussolini's resignation to Italy's surrender on September 8 and Kesselring's defiance. It notes Casablanca and Quebec plans, Allied campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Salerno, and Rome, and the Pacific push under MacArthur with battles in the Solomons and New Guinea.

AL Jedlicka Benito Mussolini Italy Duce Tokyo Dwight Eisenhower Winston Churchill Europe Churchill Quebec South Pacific Douglas MacArthur Solomons New Guinea Philippines Roosevelt Casablanca Bernard Montgomery Eighth Army Erwin Rommel North African Tunisian U. S Bizerte Tunis North Africa Montgomery El—Alamein Egypt Rommel Fox Desert Alexandria Morocco Algeria Sicily Salerno Eisenhower Pietro Badoglio Albert Kesselring Kesselring Naples Mark Clark Rome Victor Emmanuel Germany Stalingrad Sixth Army Fourth Tank Frederick von Paulus Orel Belgorod Ukraine Dnieper Kiev Krivoi Rog Cordell Hull Anthony Eden Vyacheslav Molotov Moscow China Japan League of Nations Hamburg Cologne Dusseldorf Essen Berlin London Southwest Pacific Bataan Corregidor MacArthur Salamaua Lae Finschhafen Munda New Georgia Island Kolambangara U.S Rabaul New Britain Pacific George C. Marshall

Hold the Line and Wage Fight Shape 1943 Home Front

President Roosevelt issued the Hold the Line order in April 1943 directing no food price ceilings unless needed by law and pushing subsidy cutbacks to lower consumer costs. John L. Lewis and 460,000 United Mine Workers pressed for higher wages, finally winning a $1.50 daily increase on November 3 after four pits closures and two mine seizures. Lewis then sealed the deal with U S Mine Custodian Harold Ickes.

Roosevelt John L. Lewis United Mine Workers Government Lewis U. S Interior Harold Ickes

Marines in LDS service photo draw wide letters of support

A World War II era Marine group photo shows Mormon Battalion members conducting a Sunday service led by Pvt. Howard Bennett. Parents nationwide identify their sons in the picture, including PFC Dan Auger and PFC Vergrown Hulse, with Mrs. Anna E. Watson sharing a heartfelt letter from California mothers grateful their sons serve.

Mormon Battalion Howard Bennett Thatcher West Coast PFC Dan Auger William H. Auger Vergwrong Hulse William Hulse Bennett Compton California Pacific Pvt Harold D. Watson States Phillippines

Track Buyers Must Show Essential Need For New Services

Bert Trask, District Manager of the Office of Defense Transportation in Boise, urges track buyers to prove war necessity before obtaining a certificate for new operations under a conservation order. The order, effective Octo ber 25, limits new services unless clearly contributing to the war effort or civilian welfare. Certificates require showing positive need and conservation of transportation facilities for vital war and civilian use.

Bert Trask Office of Defense ‘Transportation Boise Trask

Idaho Butter Declines in October Output

Idaho creamery butter production in October was about 2,695,000 pounds, down 7 percent from September and 7 percent below October last year. American cheese output reached 1,440,000 pounds, up 1 percent from September and 20 percent above October last year, and 88 percent above the 1932-41 October average.

Boise Idaho

Citizen Subscriber Seeks Renewal for Portland News

John A. Morrison of Portland Oregon requests renewal of his The Citizen subscription. He notes the paper usually arrives Monday afternoon and says he looks for the mailman on that day for hometown news.

The Citizen John A. Morrison Portland Oregon

Also Mentioned on This Page

U. 5 Rendova Island Nassau Bay Bougainville Aleutian Islands Kiska Attu Aggatu Naval Air Station Pearl Harbor Home Front St. Anthony N. 3Rd Anna E. Watson Life Insurance Mae Offlee Frankein County Hristmas Logan, Utah
Search Courier

Search the Preston Citizen Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Preston Citizen?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication