Zoot Suiters and War-Era Youth Disorder Debate
A Pacific coast psychiatrist blames society for the zoot suit clash among service members and youths ages 15 to 17, saying they lack wartime roles and recreation. The piece cites widespread street unrest in Preston and Franklin counties and urges constructive youth programs. It also cites a casualty report from Attu noting 1728 Japanese killed and 11 prisoners captured, reflecting wartime losses.
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Coast
Preston
Franklin County
Attu
Pacific War casualties and ideology clash in editorials
The piece contrasts 368 casualties including the wounded with views on Pacific battles, citing soldier attitudes and the Emperor’s honor versus American resolve. It then critiques federal overreach as seen in Jackson Hole monument designation and the Pend D Oreille dam plan, urging Idaho citizens to oppose such decrees.
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Pacific
West
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Bonner County
Pend D'Oreille
Pend D'Oreille River
Idaho
Ickes
Department of
Ickles
Franklin County
Drivers Licenses Renewal Urged by Sheriff Office
The sheriff urges all drivers and chauffeurs to renew permits by filling out the attached renewal stub. Current licenses expire June 30 with new permits required by July 1. Permits cost 50 grants for drivers and two dollars for chauffeurs, valid two years for drivers and one year for chauffeurs, issued only through the sheriff's office.
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Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Pranks and Punchlines in a Candid Fantasy
A fragmented humor piece mixes sharp one liners and dialect jests about parenting and danger. It includes a doctor lecturing on large broods and a man joking about hanging himself in a misread moment. The bride taunts a Tunisia honeymoon joke tied to a wounded soldier in war memory.
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Jim
Tunisia
Night thinking and fruit frost in Payette tale
A Payette reporter notes last week's hall storm did little harm as fruit had frozen ten days earlier. Harold Swift compliments the cakes while his child counts six. A reader seeks a book titled Who Is Your Principal, and Mrs Yester recommends Hoosier Schoolmaster.
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Payette
Free country promise: pay June income tax or face jail
A statement contrasts obligations in a free country with the choice between paying the June income tax installment or facing imprisonment. It emphasizes personal responsibility and consequence without local context or official action.
Humorous fragments mix pills poems and sailor jokes
A collection of light anecdotes and verses includes a tale of a sick man prescribed pills and whiskey, a bossy doctor firing an office girl, a playful Latin name query, and poems about June weddings and Navy leave. Also notes about Dayton mayoral divorce talk and Burley Lions convention attendance.
Theme Selected for Idaho PTA Cadence 1943 Program
Mrs. Virginia Kletzer retiring president outlines wartime PTA goals at Boise meeting. Idaho will implement 1943 program theme Build for Tomorrow Serve Idaho's Children Today to address juvenile issues teacher shortages and safety projects. New membership plan assigns district chairs and distributes cards via students. Community canning kitchens urged to support school hot lunch programs. State receives National PTA certificates of award. new state board members include Lillian Navratil and Louis Hammond.
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Twin” Falls
Idaho
Parent-Teacher Association
Virginia Kletzer
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Boise
Schol
Hugh Worthington
Vocational Agriculture Department
Statahouse
Vocational Agriculure
Julia Harrison
Parent Education
RR. L. Brainard
Wardner
State Board of Managers
Lillian Navratil
Louis Hammond
Ashton
Prelude to a One Liner: A Pun Amid Congregation
A preacher asks for sinners to stand in the church suddenly a Sister Virginia reveals her mishearing mistaking sin for gin. The room reacts to the lighthearted misunderstanding. The moment captures a playful clash of language and faith in a parish scene.
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Virginia
Sister Virginia
Treasureton Notes on Service Members and Local Visits
PFC Robert C Ward, stationed in the South Pacific with three major battles seen, spends a 30 day furlough at home in Treasureton. A farewell party June 4 honored him before his June 9 return to Camp Elliot California. Navy member Paul Johnson, kin to Eph Johnson of Preston, also saw South Pacific action. Local visits and gatherings include Mrs. Charles Shumway with Anona Huntsman in Idaho Falls, Darrell Workman’s return from Kuna Idaho, a shower for Ray Sant and gifts, and several Sunday visits among Shumways, Workmans, Bargers, and Carver.
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Robert
C. Ward
Elliot
Calif
BR. A. Ward
South Pacific
Paul Johnson
Eph Johnson
Preston
Navy
Charles Shumway
Anona Huntsman
Idaho Falls
Darrell Workman
Harold Pratt
Kuna
Idaho
Ray, Sant
Elizabeth Sant
Earl Shumway
Franklin
Dell Hymas
Lawrence Workman
Myrl Workman
T. J. Barger
George Sheppart
Bishop
George Carver
Ray Sant
Glencos
George Condie
Winder
Ledger Books On Sale At The Citizen Office
Local notice advertises sale of ledgers and account books including cash books and journals at The Citizen office. Sale aims to clear stock in preparation for new inventory. Enquiries directed to The Citizen for dates and pricing.
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Frankin County
Idaho State Editorial Association
George E. Burgi Insurance Agency
North
Ural
ELAS
Presto
Rastus
Harold Swift
Donald
Jane
Mink Creek
Marzle
Dayton
Burley
State.p
Treasureton
McCune Motor
Ford Service
Ford Automobiles
Allis Chalmers
Phil
Frank
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