Fire Alarm Fires Raze Barn On North River Bank
On Monday around 11 a.m. a fire started in W. C. Custer’s barn on the north side of the river. The building hay and harnesses were destroyed in an incendiary blaze worth about five hundred dollars with no insurance. Within thirty minutes a second alarm followed at J. W. Saylor’s residence. the fire department arrived quickly and prevented greater damage, keeping losses near twenty five dollars. Savler and family commend the firemen for their speedy and efficient response.
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Shoshone
W. C. Custer
Custer
J. W. Saylor
A sad bereavement over Brush family loss
The friends of T B Brush and wife learned on return from Boise hospital that their five year old daughter died there from measles complications. The remains were taken to Clear Lake for interment. Deep sympathy from Shoshone and Richfield communities follows this double tragedy.
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T. B. Brush
Mr. Brush
Boise Hospital
Clear Lake
Brush
Shoshone
Richfield
Delay in publishing final chapter of Over There war story
Readers waited for the last chapter of the war story Over There author note explains delay due to space constraints. The remaining portion will appear shortly in upcoming issues.
Conservationism in a wartime fuel crisis praised
The piece argues that U S conservation policies keep coal and oil, water power, and phosphate locked away though needed for war. It likens government procurement to a burglarproof safe with no key, praising Gifford Pinchot as the conserver of national resources while warning fuel famine looms.
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United States
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Auto Tr
Gifford Pinchotte
Free Business Education Advocated By Téaho Technical Leader
Prof Norman B Adkinson of the Téaho Technical school in Pocatello spoke in Shoshone urging youths to pursue schooling at home and, if leaving, to choose state schools where instruction equals the best and tuition is free. He stressed maintaining quality education without expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman B. Adkinson
Téaho Technical School
Pocatello
Adkinson
Holl
Germans Find Us Too Rough for Liar
Washington Aug. 12 An official who studied German reports before the declaration of war provides an extract noting Americans are rough if called a liar. It says Americans do not argue like German gentlemen but brutally knock you down and that Americans have no kultur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Library Board appoints new member and officers
At the Library Board meeting on Thursday evening August 30 Mrs Gilbert White was appointed to succeed retiring member Leah M Burnside Bert Howler was reappointed to represent the council Officers elected include President Mrs F Grosse Vice President Mrs Paul Haddock Treasurer Bert Bowler Secretary Mrs Gilbert White The board praises the Library and Reading Room and lauds Mrs C Wheeler for faithful and efficient service as Librarian
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Library Board
Gilbert White
Leah M. Burnside
Bert Howler
F. Grosse
Paul &. Haddock
Bert Bowler
C. St. Wheeler
School Opens Monday In Town With Strong Attendance
Next Monday the city school opens for the year despite many high school boys in the army. Families have moved into town to secure school advantages and there is little to no vacant housing remaining as the town expects good attendance.
Hay Stackers and Wires Pact for Idaho Harvest Season
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company offers to move hay stackers through its lines at no charge with ample notice and a line man to cut and repair wires. The company calls ranchers and neighbors partners in maintaining service while enabling rapid harvest amid high demand.
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Idaho
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Asmuch
Telephone Company
Artisans Meet at K P Hall September 11
United Artisans announce a social gathering at K P Hall on September 11 advising all to attend. A light editorial mix mocks wartime politics and social roles, urging Americans to focus on national business and traditional domestic duties.
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United Artisans
K. P. Hall
Dietrich Doings Show New Pastor and Local News
Rev Neson A Pierce and Mrs Pierce return from Emmett Conference. Pierce stationed at Downey Idaho. Dietrich praises two years of service. Students and staff assignments listed. schools reopen with Principal P C Smith. Music trio forms as Kershner, Hamilton, and W Patterson plan concerts. Local families recover from illness. hospital visits noted. Shoshone and Dietrich unite for coming year under Rev J I Crow due to wartime pastor shortage.
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Neson A. Pierce
Pierce
Emmet
Dietrich
Mr. Pierce
Downey
Bannock County
Idaho
Bannock
Glenn Kershner
Dill's Hospital
Shoshone
Josie Kershner
Dooley
C. W. Dooley
Rupert J. Hill
Wendall
Hil
P. C. Smith
Mrs. Smith
Bertha Patterson
W. EB. Patterson
C. H. Grant
Smith
Leslie Eddie
Boise
Charlotte
North Carolina
Dwicht le Grande
Ibwa
Mrs. Joy
W. ©. Hamilton
A. C. Kershner
James McClure
McClure
Myron
J. W. Patterson
Emmett
McCammon
Pocatello
Rey Jay L Clow
Rey
Lester Bickett
Lester
Apple Valley
Crow
India
Gooding
Record for Patriotism in Larue County Kentucky
The Courier Journal reports Larue County Kentucky set a wartime draft record with 182 men drafted, 132 to physical exams, 132 passing, and 122 not seeking exemptions. The piece notes county pride and references future generations, with strong language about national and regional identity.
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Louisville Courier Journal
Courier-Journal
Kentucky
Larue County
Wilhelm II
Mr Brush Returns From Hospital In Good Health
Friends report Richfield druggist T H Brush has returned from the hospital after the soda fountain tank explosion caused loss of his left leg above the knee. Despite the serious injury, well wishers say he looks and feels fine and hope for a prosperous recovery.
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Brush
Richfield
Mr. Brush
Bote
Red Cross Workshop Moves to Parish Home
The Red Cross sewing group has relocated from the high school to the parish home. Working days are Tuesday through Friday each week. Assistance is welcomed as the Shoshone Chapter sent out another completed box last week.
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RED Cross
Fed Cross
VROOMAN ON NATIONS FOOD SUPPLY
Carl Vrooman, secretary of agriculture, after a Midwest tour, warns of a reckoning with food supply manipulators. He singles out impractical theorists, pacifists, unscrupulous business interests, and disloyal Americans. He says immediate action is needed to avoid serious trouble beyond bread riots.
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Carl Vrooman
Adrmant
Middle West
Lme
Republic
New York
Taft Grows Thin as Security Tightens at Government Halls
An Elisha Hanson cartoon notes postwar paranoia about infiltration of high offices. A large visitor, claiming to be Taft, is challenged at the gate of the state war and navy building, highlighting strict passes and guards. The piece ends with a quip about fear of getting caught.
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Taft
Elisha Hanson
Cartoons Magazine
Josephus Daniels
Pansy” Baker
T. W. H. Taft
United States
Yale
Farewell Dance Honors Soldier Boys at Shoshone
Shoshone citizens held a farewell dance at K P Hall for soldiers departing to American Lake. McTiveen Brothers provided music, with refreshments by Mrs. Frank Disney and Mrs. Heckett. Attendance from many county towns plus one guest from American Falls. Net receipts reached 64.15 after expenses, presented to the honored guests as a small expression of appreciation.
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Shoshone
K. P. Hall
American Lake
McTiveen Brothers
Pufch
Frank Disney
Mra
Tt. Heckett
American Fala
Turer
Mrs Morse Returns From Salt Lake Millinery Sale Stop
Mrs Chas R Morse returned Friday from Salt Lake where she purchased a fine line of millinery for fall and winter trade. A few show styles will be displayed in the Morse Store window and the shop carries a large stock of salts. Morse stopped in Poco Teffe on her return trip to visit daughter Mrs W L Harmon.
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Chas. R. Morse
Salt Lake
Morse
Twenty Two To Nothing School Board Election Result
The annual school election held last Tuesday elected EE Wallace and BG Lane to the school board. The tally shown above reflects the victory.
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EE Wallace
BG Lane
Let Nothing Go To Waste On Union Pacific Line
The Union Pacific Railroad uses old ties and bridge timber as fuel and fire guards along its right of way. Owners of nearby farms receive ties for plowing parallel furrows to stop spark fires. Displaced car wood and wrecked car components are salvaged for fuel and other uses. President Calvin leads the program “Let Nothing Of Value Go To Waste.”
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Calvin
Union Pacific Railroad
Baptist Church Service Preacher to Lead Sunday
Rev. W. H. Swarts and wife Mrs Fletcher plus Hev. Swartz visit from Sioux City Iowa to sing as the Baptist church holds morning and evening services Sunday.
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W. H. Swarts
Fletcher
Hev. Swartz
Sioux City
Iowa
Save Waste Paper Aid Drive by Mrs Dill for Red Cross
Mrs Dill has arranged to collect all waste paper for the Red Cross. Notify her and she will call for newspaper magazines wrapping paper and any kind of paper to be saved for the drive.
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Dr. Dill
The
Red Cross
Journal Ready Print Misses On Time Train 19
The Journal with four pages of ready matter was due Thursday on Train 19. Last week four miscarried and had not yet arrived by 4 p m. Priday, forcing printing on poster paper and causing wetting and delay. General news items were omitted.
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J. H. Rice
Bronstrup
San Francisco Chronicle
Ghod Tuehue Warren
Vrooman
Mrs. Morse
Union Pacific
Baptist Church Service
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