Italian naval gamble fails in Mediterranean clash
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that 100000 Italians suffered a major axis setback as Allied forces under British command delivered a stunning blow in the Mediterranean. Hitler’s gamble to strike at the British failed, leaving the Axis prestige damaged while the British suffered no damage to their fleet.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Mediterranean
Hitler
Axis
Rome
Yugoslavia
Balkan
England
U.S. weighs crackdown on food speculators amid lease lend aid
The administration considers measures to curb profiteering in food amid domestic and Allied supply needs. A broad program to ensure adequate food for the U.S. and foreign aid was outlined in White House talks with Secretary Wickard and Leon Henderson.
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Washington
Great Britain
White House
Agriculture Wickard
Leon Henderson
National Advisory Defense Commission
Two Yugoslav liners sunk by mines in Adriatic
Bulletin reports two large Yugoslav passenger liners hit mines in the Adriatic near Obrovac and sank almost immediately. Other items include Eritrea being abandoned by Italy, a German crew sabotage indictment in Boston, Yugoslav leader Macek linked to war danger, Germany protesting U S seizure of axis ships, John L. Lewis opposing wage dispute mediation, a one day strike settled in Buffalo, and prospects of a large winter wheat harvest in the U S with regional abandonment in Missouri and Nebraska.
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Belgrade
Adriatic
Obrovac
Chicago
U. S
Missouri
Nebraska
CCC To Entertain Chamber At Anniversary Program
One hundred eighty reservations have been made by Pocatello chamber members and their wives for a chicken dinner at 7 o clock tonight at Bannock camp CCC south of the city. The eighth CCC anniversary program will feature talks by Maj. Hugh Dorien I M Warner and J L Craig Jr with songs by Ned Grossman Beverly Ashton and the Three Trumpeters. Camp officials include Lieut Walter Guinn Lewis Daniels Don Ross Elden Ottosen Charles Righter and Elmer Stinson.
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Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Bannock Camp
Civilian Conservation Corps
Marie Howard
CCC
Maj
Hugh Dorien
Pocatello District
I. M. Warner
Caribou
J. L. Craig, Jr
Pocatello
H. L.fawson
Pocatello High School
Ned Grossman
Newell Fever
Beverly Ashton
Grant Simmons
J. Slaughter
Joe Trujillo
Faye Lemmon
Walter Guinn
Lewis Daniels
Don Ross
Elden Ottosen
Charles Righter
Elmer Stinson
Sasse Named Director of Athletics at Pennsylvania Military College
Chester Pa April 2 Lieut Col Ralph I Sasse former Army coach at West Point is named director of athletics and assistant to the president of the Pennsylvania Military College The 51 year old veteran recently resigned from active duty after nearly 31 years in the Army.
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Chester
Ralph I. Sasse
United States Military Academy
Pennsylvania Military College
Army
April Showers Bring May Flowers and Measur es
An Idaho town records .09 inch of rain for the month, forecasts showers tonight and Thursday with little temperature change, and notes a sun rise at 6 08 and set at 6 57. Local quips reference a fresh paint job on Center street subway and university pro bo sci efforts.
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A. B
Pocatello
Center Street
Hungary Will Not Engage In War Says Former U S Minister
New York April 2 Former U S minister to Hungary John Montgomery arrived aboard Pan American's Dixie clipper and said Hungary will not participate actively in the war unless Germany forces it They have little choice but will do as little as they can They do not want war Montgomery who served eight years resigned recently due to his wife's health.
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New York
Hungary
Germany
John Montgomery
U. S
Pan American
Montgomery
Utah Weather Outlook Requests Patchy Clouds and Showers
Partly cloudy conditions persist Wednesday night in the northwest portion. Thursday brings mainly cloudy skies with showers and little temperature change across the state.
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Utah
Itn
Idaho Retail Coal Dealers Set Annual Meeting
Fifteenth annual meeting of the Idaho Retail Coal Dealers association will be held April 6 through 8 in Boise. S. F. Hartman of Boise, the association president, announced the gathering. Delegates from Idaho and dealer groups from Chicago and San Francisco are expected to attend.
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Boise
Idaho Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
S. F. Hartman
Chicago
San Franciso
Idaho
Two Confession Notes Linked to Johnston Murder Case
Twin Falls police say the two confession notes differ in origin despite similar printed text. W K Barron notes dissimilar handwriting on the mailing envelopes and forwarded the second note to Washington for fingerprint analysis. Johnston remains in a life sentence for the 1938 murder of George Olson found in his locked car near a local hotel.
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Twin Falls
Duncan McD
Johnston
W. K. Barron
Barron
State Department of Law Enforcement
Boise
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
George L. Olson
Salt Lake City
State Supreme Court
February dairy production in Idaho tops previous records
The federal agricultural marketing service estimates Idaho February butter output at 2,575,000 pounds, 61,000 more than February 1940 and larger than any prior February. American cheese production stands at 740,000 pounds, about 35,000 more than February 1940 and 55,000 more than February 1939.
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Boise
Federal Agricultural Marketing Service Today
Idaho
Idaho forestry board members reappointed by governor
Boise April 2 Four members of the Idaho cooperative board of forestry have been reappointed by Governor Clark. They are E. F. C. Rittiz of Lewiston North Idaho Timber Protective Association Harry C. Shellworth of Boise South Idaho T. P. A. Sid Smith of Shoshone livestock representative and C. K. McHarg of Coeur d'Alene forest service.
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Boise
Idaho Cooperative Board of Forestry
Clark
EF. C. Rittiz
Lewiston
North Idaho Timber Protective Association
Harry C. Shellworth
South Idaho
Damaged Train Sparks Panic. Utah Students Injured
A Bamberger Railroad electric train with 225 passengers bound for Davis County high school jolted at a crossing near Farming ton causing panics and several injuries. Seven or eight riders were hurt including Shirley Pack 15 Lillian Davis 16 Inez Ingle 14 and Eda Bruno 17. The train reached Kaysville 45 minutes late after fire department checks found no fire.
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Davis County High School
Shirley Pack
Woods Cross
Lillian Davis
Bountiful
Inez Ingle
North Salt Lake
Eda Bruno
Hubert C. Burton
Davis County
Farmington
Davis County Fire Department
Kaysville
Rates Face Probe by Federal Communications Commission
The FCC ordered an investigation into Bell System long distance rates. AT&T and 21 associated companies must justify why rates should not be reduced. The order targets state governors and public utility commissions, citing AT&T net income rising from 20,160,763 in 1938 to 27,217,438 for the year ending January 31.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Companies
Marriage license filed for Vear Filis and Loraine Stander
Salt Lake City April 2 marriage license application on file for Vear R. Filis 20 and Loraine Stander 19 both of Blackfoot Idaho Regency area.
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Salt Lake City
Vear R. Filis
Loraine Stander
Blackfoot
Potato Processing Plant Aims for Pocatello Idaho
Frank H. Adams of Twin Falls promotes a new Idaho potato product Dri-Spuds after besting a process by Orville Gano. He says the diet conscious army navy and grocers show interest as three laboratories and plants are planned in Southern Idaho including Pocatello Twin Falls and Blackfoot with potential statewide expansion to 15 or 20 plants.
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Frank H. Adams
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Idaho
Mr. Adams
Orville Gano
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Burley
Army
Navy
Adams
Blackfoot
Idaho Shares Millions In Airport Fund
The Civil Aeronautics Administration told the House Appropriations Committee that airport construction and improvements would total over 500 million dollars. For Idaho, proposed 1941 and 1942 costs include Boise 256000 and 34375, Burley 49160 and 100000, Idaho Falls 37300 and 248705, Pocatello 100000. Oregon and Utah projects also listed.
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Idaho
Airport Fund
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
House
Donald H. Connolly
Civil Aeronautics
Congress
Budget Bureau
Works Projects Administration
Boise
Burley
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Oregon
Astoria
Baker
Eugene
Klamath Falls
LaGrange
Pendleton
Portland
Salem
Dalles
Utah
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City-Omaha
Boise and Twin Falls Nominate Mayors and Officials
Boise voters selected incumbents in council and mayoral races with Griffin trailing Walker for the council seat while Whitlock and Harris led mayoral polls and face a run off on April 15. Twin Falls nominated Koehler Chapin with Williams eliminated. council candidates Avant Coleman Taber Greenhalgh include incumbents Avant and Taber.
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Boise
Twin Falls
Sam S. Griffin
Austin A. Walker
Walker
Griffin
H. Westerman Whitlock
J. Elmer Harris
Whitlock
Harris
Joe EK. Koehler
Lem A. Chapin
Reese M. Williams
Councilmanic
Leonard F. Avant
O. H. Coleman
Paul R. Taber
Truman T. Greenhalgh
Avant
Taber
Coleman
Mrs Lena Lawson 90 Dies at Salt Lake Home
Mrs Lena Dahlquist Lawson aged 90 died at her Salt Lake City home yesterday. She was mother of Mrs Amos Harkey of Shelley.
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Salt Lake City
Lena Dahlquist Lawson
Lawson
Amos Harkey
Shelley
Axis tensions rise as Britain traps Italian troops in East Africa
AP report tracks British advances in East Africa with Massawa and Asmara at stake. Italian forces of about 60,000 to 100,000 are said encircled or in retreat as Eritrean and Ethiopian campaigns press toward Addis Ababa. Mussolini’s regime touts stiff resistance while Japan’s stance on China unsettles allied powers.
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Associated Press
Great Britain
East Africa
Germany
Balkans
Tokyo
China
Cairo
Red Sea
Massaua
Eritrea
Butler
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Rome
Adolf Hitler
Il Duce
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Actin
United States
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Matsuoka
Belgrade
Asmara
Cheren
Ethiopia
Diredawa
Addis Ababa
Duke of
Aosta
Awash River
London
Massawa
Bertram Rickmers
Fallen Asmara
North Africa
Archibald P. Wavell
Hitler
Agedabia
Fights at Dearborn Ford Rouge Plant Spark Police Action
Scattered clashes injure more than 20 as state police are ordered by Governor Van Wagoner to restore order at the Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn Michigan where a CIO strike began last night. Pickets and workers clash near the plant fences. 250 officers stood ready to act.
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Associated Press
Ford Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
Murray D. van Wagoner
Eagles to Meet in Regular Session for Film on Alaska Salmon
Eagles Serie No 119 will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 8 pm with a short business portion followed by a motion picture about the Alaska salmon fishing industry. The county superintendent of schools office sponsors the event and all members are urged to attend.
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Alaska
County Superintendent of Schools
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