Milan and Berlin Hit by RAF Bombers in Third Night
British heavy bombers attacked Milan for the third time in as many days, aided by moonlight, with air ministry reports stating several enemy fighters were destroyed. Mosquito raids on Berlin continued, with Britain confirming ten bombers lost, and Milan’s outskirts described as heavily burned and militarized amid mass evacuations.
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London
Milan
Berlin
Air Ministry
Die Tat
Zurich
Quebec War Conference Begins With Roosevelt Meeting
Prime Minister Churchill returns to Quebec for the war strategy talks with President Roosevelt and Allied leaders. The four point agenda includes European warfare, Pacific conduct, immediate political issues from expanded action in Europe, and long range post victory political questions involving all United Nations, including Russia.
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Quebec
Churchill
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
England
Europe
Pacific
Continent
United Nations
Russia
Milk supply fears rise in Bannock County
Eugene C. Leonard the Pocatello city chemist warns a milk shortage may hit next winter. He notes no large users are increasing consumption despite higher demand as dairymen struggle with feed costs and hay supply while herds level or shrink.
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Eugene C. Leonard
Pocatello City
Bannock County
Russians Cleared Karachev Cutting Last Escape Lines
Soviet forces pressed from Karachev on the road to Bryansk after seizing the town and halting the main German escape route in the Orel salient. Pravda said four divisions stormed fortifications, then pursued Nazis into burning streets as Tsass reported Kharkov fighting climax and Desna defenses were reinforced.
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Moscow
Karachev
Bryansk
Orel
Communist Party
Pravda
Desna
Tass
Kharkov
Purebred Sheep Sale Set for September 14
The first annual Eastern Idaho purebred sheep sale will be held at Idaho Falls on September 14 in the Idaho Livestock Auction company’s sale pavilion. The event, sponsored by Idaho Purebred Sheep Breeders, features a large selection of registered ewes and pens for buyers including 4-H and club members. Entries close August 25. blanks available from extension agents or Box 346, Idaho Falls.
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Idaho
Idaho Falls
Idaho Livestock Auction Company
W. H. Elkington
Army Navy May Make Use of Lava Hot Springs
Boise reports a Lava Hot Springs Foundation meeting with state health officials and Army officers from Pocatello to discuss converting the resort into a health center for injured service members. Rumors of a military takeover have circulated for some time.
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Army
Navy
Boise
Lava Hot Springs Foundation
State Department of Public Health
Pocatello
Max Cohn
Arimo
Foundation
Occupation Key To Draft Status Under New WMC Rules
The war manpower commission issued new rules prioritizing occupation over family status for 18 to 38 year olds. A 149 critical occupations list grants deferment. 23 more activities join nondeferrable jobs. Fathers may face induction if hardship on dependents cannot be shown. Transfers to essential war work are encouraged. Lawrence A. Appley hopes these orders curb a labor draft.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
Two Fires Extinguished In City Today
A grass fire in the 600 block of South Hayes was extinguished by a booster line at 12 20 p m according to Fire Chief A A Girard. A second fire at 2 26 p m damaged a Dodge pickup behind Southeast Furniture on East Center. Cushions burned. truck owned by John Stirling. cigarette likely caused both incidents.
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South Hayes
A. A. Girard
Southeast Furniture Company
East Center
John Stirling
Yankee Ships Knock Down 48 Japlanes
Allied air forces in the Southwest Pacific shot down 48 Japanese aircraft, including 23 bombers, with five Allied planes lost and up to three pilots. The Sunday tally, reported from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters, reflects a 10 to 1 victory ratio and underscores air power's decisive role in the campaign. The same weekend, Allied planes attacked Balikpapan on Borneo, flying a roundtrip of over 2,500 miles to start large fires.
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Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
MacArthur
Balikpapan
Borneo
CAP Squadron Meetings Promote Cadet Training in Pocatello
The Pocatello Civil Air Patrol squadron, led by Lt. Robert Bevans, held a Tuesday meeting with terrain familiarity testing, map reading drills, and military drill. A film on aeronautical combat fronts followed, drawing many new applicants. Meetings run 8 to 10 pm in the Armory, with plans for further events and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Robert Bevans
Army Air Force
Pocatello Squadron
CAP
Open city trick claims spark British doubt over Italy
British papers question Premier Badoglio's Rome open city pledge as a ruse to shield Rome from bombing. The London Daily Express and Daily Mail cite Italian and German hints that officials fear weakened southern lines, while analysts say Rome's open city status may move the war capital north.
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London
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Great Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
London Daily Express
Italy
Badoglio
Stamp Style Change Affects Gasoline Ration Books
Washington says all old type B and C gasoline ration books will be recalled for re issuance. After August 31 motorists must use new Mileage Ration B or C coupons to stop expired or counterfeit coupons. Old books may be exchanged by August 23 at local ration boards. expiration and stamp counts stay the same.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Office of Price Adm
Condition Improves for T. M. Vicker and Daughter After Salt Lake City Stay
T. M. Vicker of 988 East Center and his daughter Mrs. Lucile V. Bailey have returned from Salt Lake City where he received two weeks of medical treatment. His condition is reported as considerably improved.
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T. M. Vicker
East Center
Lucile V. Bailey
Salt Lake City
Mr. Vickers
Condition of Harry Wilson remains serious in Mayo Hospital
Word from Rochester Minnesota confirms Harry Wilson, manager of the Pargo Wilson Wells firm, is in unchanged serious condition after his recent operation at Mayo Hospital.
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Harry Wilson
Pargo-Wilson-Wells Company
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Palm Leaf Circle 19 NOW Luncheon Meeting Notice
Palm Leaf circle 19 NOW will hold a covered dish luncheon at 7 p m Tuesday and a business meeting at 8 o clock in WOW hall.
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Palm Leaf Circle 19
Wow Hall
WMC Demands All Fathers Move to War-Related Jobs
In Washington an editor’s note introduces a three story sequence on draft rules. The War Manpower Commission requires all men of military age including fathers and childless married men to transfer to war related work or be placed first in line for induction by local boards. The piece discusses a father with two children and a wife in a non essential job and the implications of the regulations.
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WMC
Ada County Commissioner Predicts State Recall Election Cost
Boise reports Maurice Adkins estimates a recall election would cost Ada County about 10000 dollars and the state 100000 dollars. He notes recalling Gov Bortolfsen and lawmakers who repealed seniors grants act faces opposition from old age pension groups seeking recall.
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Boise
Ada
Maurice Adkins
Quick Action Necessary For Invasion
As Roosevelt and Churchill plan in Quebec, timing and weather could decide whether Allies can strike Hitler before the Russian front cools. A French invasion demands vast forces, ships, transports, air fleets, and months of preparation, testing feasibility and readiness.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Messrs
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Hitler
Fuehrer
France
Bombers strike six French airfields including Le Bourget
British and American forces report heavy bomber raids by USAAF and RAF on six French airfields, among them Le Bourget, as part of a joint campaign. Roane Waring of the American Legion warns against sentimentality and urges a hard line in war, including possible actions in Italy.
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London
USAAF
RAF
Ventura
France
le Bourget
Paris
San Francisco
Roane Waring
American Legion
Rome
Tokyo
Berlin
Legion
California Department
Waring
Italy
Allied push in Sicily nears Messina as Milazzo falls
Allied forces advance along Sicily's east coast toward Messina. U S Seventh Army and British Eighth Army break inland between Milazzo and Taormina while German retreat accelerates. Taormina falls as Barcellona and Castiglione come under joint assault amid collapsing Axis resistance.
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Messina
U.S
Seventh Army
Eighth Army
Taormina
Castiglione
Kagel
Sicily
Gifts Pouring in To Aid Allies In Defeating Axis
Washington reports a flood of wartime gifts from citizens to Roosevelt and the treasury. Donors have sent autos, ambulances, rifles, typewriters, coins, a seven-dog team, watches, medical gear, and cash totaling nearly 4.5 million dollars. Gifts come from nearly every town and come in varied forms and handwriting.
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Axis
Washington
Office of War Information
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
OWI
OWT
Eleven Flyers In Crew of Crashed Ship
A four engine bomber based at Pocatello army air base crashed in the Teton mountains about 17 miles south of Dubois Wyoming during a routine training flight. Eleven men were aboard, official sources confirmed. next of kin and case values awaiting notification. A board of army officers will investigate the accident.
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Pocatello Army Air Base
Dubois
Wyo
Ben F. Rogers, Jr
Twogwotte
Teton Mountains
Ben F. R
Thé
thé'Po‘ukno Anny Air Base
Wyoming
Army
County Valuation Rises 2.2 Percent, Bannock County Report
County assessor Mark Manley reports Bannock County total real and personal property valued at 15 305 388 dollars, up 328 339 or 2.2 percent from last year. Exemptions total 453 488. statewide personal and rail property value 294 146 879.64 with about 2.4 percent gain. Livestock value rises while merchandise stocks fall. Union Pacific shows roughly two percent gain. Idaho Power and Mountain States telephone gains expected. Utah Power & Light reorganization causes some reductions.
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Mark Manley
Boise
State Board of Equalization
Manley
Bannock County
Union Pacific
Idaho Power Company
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Utah Power & Light Company
Swedish Anthropologist Accepts Indiana Teaching Post
Dr Sven Liljeblad of Upsala University Sweden has accepted a teaching position at the University of Indiana connected with army training. He has spent two years at Idaho Southern University on a fellowship studying the Shoshone and Bannock Indians of the Fort Hall Reservation. He had planned to return to Sweden when transportation allowed but now considers remaining in Indiana before returning to Idaho to continue his studies.
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Sven Liljeblad
Upsala University
Sweeden
Idaho Southern University
Fort Hall Reservation
University of Inediana
Liljeblad
Sweden
Idaho
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Munich
Germany
Lawrence A. Appley
Winston Churchill
Canada
London Daily Mail
London Express
Woodcraft
James Marlowe
George Zielke Washington
Bulletins
New York
CBS
Bern
Switzerland
Chiasso
Algiers
Milazzo
Essina
North Africa
United States
Barcellona
NBC
George S. Patton, Jr
Cape
Indiana
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