25 Aug 1942
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1942
Page
1
A radio column warns that Stalingrad’s fall or resistance will decisively affect the war. It notes the Volga’s strategic role and the Caucasus defense, urging clearer, closer reports on fighting to boost American morale and understanding of the global conflict. It hints at continued battles and a continuation in coming weeks.
German forces drive northeast toward Stalingrad from Don region and northwest, with 80 to 100 divisions swarming the Don and Caucasus fronts. Dive bombers, parachutists, and antitank units threaten Soviet lines as Grozny oil fields lie within reach and Berlin boasts the fate of Stalingrad may be decided soon.
Aboard the Gripholm, Morris J. Harris and James D. White report 21,000 stateless Jewish refugees in Shanghai endure cold, hunger, and poverty as relief from New York and Shanghai NGOs dwindles. Funds have dried since Dec 8 1941, leaving 4 000 cases most in need, including elderly and ill, with little hope for winter.
United States heavy bombers reached Le Trait on the Seine near Rouen for the fourth raid in eight days, all aircraft returning. Two escort planes missing, Canadian gunners claim two Focke Wulf 190s. RAF struck western Germany as Axis moves heighten North Africa focus and Trans-Caucasus hopes loom.
Britain awaits word on allied plans after Churchill met with war cabinet members in London following talks with Stalin. Churchill's Iran Egypt Iraq tours sparked rapid moves including a new Iraqi Iranian command and Alexander replacing Auchinleck in the Middle East.
Finnish war communiqué reports Helsinki hit by six waves of Russian air raids Monday night. Five killed and ten injured as anti aircraft fire repelled the attack. Probing the Kronstadt force and Finnish gulf islands, the raid aimed to defend Leningrad.
The Marine Corps announced heavily armed raiders organized into raider battalions are fighting Japanese in the Solomons and carried out the August 17 attack on Makin Island in the Gilbert group. James Roosevelt Jr. served as second in command for the Makin raid. The force targets air and naval centers, communications, stores, and defences while gathering enemy intelligence for future operations.
In Chicago the Phillies top the Cubs 5 to 1 as Podgamny and Livingston drive in runs while Olson and Scheffing contribute. Brooklyn visits St. Louis and other night games include Boston at Pittsburgh and New York at Cincinnati. In New York the Cubs win 3 to 0 with Humphries Turner and Breuer on the mound. Cleveland and Boston split a doubleheader, and St. Louis visits Washington for a twilight doubleheader with one game remaining scheduled for the day.
Dr. James V. Poley head of Bannock county health unit said examinations of men drafted under the selective service act found 1 to 2 percent infected with syphilis. He added the rate was between a third and a half as high as the national average.
William Wallin, retired Pocatello businessman and former president of The Pocatello Tribune publishing company, collapsed Sunday at his North Main Street apartment and was admitted to General Hospital in critical condition. A lifelong Pocatello resident since 1892 and active in Elks fraternal life, Wallin reportedly became unconscious Monday afternoon as doctors treat a severe influenza and pneumonia infection.
The German ship Gripsholm bearing 1451 Americans from Japan reached the New York pier at 9 am Tuesday as the first neutral passenger vessel to enter the port since the war began. Passengers faced strict inspection by state justice army and navy agencies with the pier closed to the public until clearance. Attorney General Biddle warned that precautions would prevent any enemy agents from entering the country.
Disease in 19 Idaho and five Wyoming residents baffled officials. Director L J Peterson of Idaho health laboratories to conduct final tests upon return. preliminary work in Pocatello ruled out hoid fever per Dr. E L Berry.
Boise Pilots manager Jim Keesey will be honored at Airway Park Friday night. Melvin J. Smith, Boise Merchants bureau president, said the event recognizes his service and contributions to local baseball.
In Blackfoot Idaho probate Judge Earl W Cory bound Marcus E Cox 33 a Shelley farmer charged with murder in the shotgun slaying of his wife to the fall term of district court opening November 16. The victim Mrs Lottie Melvina Russell Cox body found in Danskin canal July 17.
The senate voted 28 to 25 to amend pending legislation allowing members of the armed forces to vote by mail in primaries and general elections.
W M Smith faced battery charges in a complaint by Willard Drown. Drown alleges Smith struck him with a club after a dispute over property at the city dump grounds. the hearing was held Tuesday afternoon before Justice of the Peace William J Ryan.
A forecasted celestial event details a dimming of the moon during an eclipse tonight in Pocatello with a predicted start at 7 02 pm and total obscuration at 12 34 am Wednesday. The article notes uncertain weather and lists temperatures and sunrise sunset times for the day.
Edward E F Bomar notes the German advance toward Stalingrad with armored spearheads crossing the Don River and threatening the Volga city. He cautions against premature conclusions while acknowledging the perilous strategic shift and guarded German language on the outcome.
A Tuesday blaze destroyed part of the Utah Clay company plant at 1078 South Poiret West, with 40 000 square feet largely intact. Fire Chief Hanson put damage at 100 000 to 125 000 dollars as gas line sparks and collapsing walls hampered crews. The fire drew FBI interest due to war industry production and was under control after about two hours.
Washington AP reports a large sea and air clash in the Solomon Islands as American forces strike Japanese carriers and a battleship while repelling a counterattack. Navy says 21 Japanese planes shot down, several enemy ships hit, and Tulagi occupation suggested. The action continues with carrier based aircraft in combat and Guadalcanal operations ongoing.
Chinese dispatches report Japan's invasion armies withdrawing from Chekiang and Kiangsi to launch another thrust possibly toward Siberia Australia or India. Generalissimo Kai-shek's capital declares a major revision of Japanese plans prompting retaking Linchwan and near Nanchang as Chinese forces push back in Kiangsi and Chekiang.
SAN FRANCISCO The army shifts permit duties for German and Italian aliens to the Ninth regional civil defense office. Col Karl Bendetsen announces the wartime control agency will handle exemptions from curfew travel limits in the western defense command starting August 28, while prior work by the United States Employment Service ends.
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