William Wallin Dies After Week's Illness
William Wallin 76 retired Pocatello newspaper publisher died Friday at 5 am after a weeklong illness. Born April 23 1866 in Wisby Gotland Sweden he came to Ogden in 1882 and settled in Pocatello in 1892. He held many lodge and fraternal posts including Elks Rotary Masons and Scottish Rite. Survived by brother Gus Wallin and several sisters. Funeral Monday 6:30 pm at Elks temple with Mt Moriah burial.
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Soviets encircle German troops on approaches to Stalingrad
Soviet dispatches report swarms of Red Army infantry closing in from all sides to block German forces marching toward Stalingrad. The battle for the city intensified as German armored spearheads advanced from the rear, while Allied air attacks continued against Nazi targets in occupied Europe.
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Bomb Strikes Vichy Crowd During National Assembly Meet
A bomb exploded at a Vichy suburban gathering of Marcel Dent’s national popular headquarters, killing one and wounding 22 as the crowd of about 1,200 gathered. The attack came on the eve of the anniversary of Paul Colette’s assassination attempt on Death and Premier Pierre Laval, who were wounded. A prior bombing hit Tours, targeting Death, who escaped injury. The national popular assembly was formed by Death in Paris opposing fascist mass movements.
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Scores From Today’s Baseball Games
Cleveland and New York split a doubleheader with wins and losses in tight early games. Chicago and Boston posted figures against Philadelphia and Detroit as pitching and fielding shaped the results. National League notes include Brooklyn’s mound work and a Philadelphia victory over St Louis in the first game.
Staley to Leave Boise Pilots After Final Friday Game
Gerry Staley popular pitching ace of the Boise Pilots will hur l his final game Friday night before leaving to join the army. He has been a top hand this and last season, winning about 40 games and leading the league in 194?.
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Boy Suffers Injury In Powder Blast
Ten year old Richard Nash son of Bishop and Mrs D Ariel Nash Linrose is treated for a severe gunpowder wound after a supposedly empty shotgun shell exploded while he and cousin Jack Nash played with shells on Wednesday. He lost the last joint of his right finger and sustained arm burns and deep cuts to his left arm with severed nerves and a near miss on a main artery.
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Chinese forces retake Chuhsien airfield in Chekiang
Chinese dispatches report reinforcements reentering Chuhsien western Chekiang and reclaiming the airfield vital for bombing Japan. The recapture follows Japanese attempts to destroy the base as they retreat, with Lishui also entered amid fierce fighting and about 200 miles of the Chekiang Kiangsi railway back under Chinese control.
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Bear's Attack Proves Fatal
Mrs Martha Hansen, 45, nurse supervisor at Twin Falls general hospital, died from mauling injuries after a black bear attack near Old Faithful in Yellowstone park. She faced two operations failed to save her life as her body was shipped to Grand Island Nebraska for funeral services.
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Slayer Dies By Lethal Gas
John A. Kramer, 64, a pipefitter, was executed in Nevada by gas for the 1939 slaying of waitress Princes Jones on a downtown Ely street. He declined last meal protests and walked to the chair at 5:35 a.m., the 12th inmate to die in Nevada’s gas chamber since 1924 after four prior stays granted by court action.
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War Review Section marks third anniversary of war
The Sunday Tribune Journal features a commemorative War Review Section on August 30. It covers three years of conflict from Poland’s invasion to the anticipated second front with pictures maps and text. Reserve extra copies for history.
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Idaho G O P and Demos Set Platforms in Boise and Pocatello
Idaho Democrats meet in Boise to shape a platform with an anti isolationist plank and support for a senior citizens relief plan. Republicans plan a Pocatello platform session facing a chairmanship contest and pension issue, with J Edgar Chenoweth as a keynote speaker and C A Bottolfsen championing governor candidacy.
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WPA trained workers shift from rolls as war effort ends
Boise report says eight of 1,884 WPA trainees on rotational war production programs remain on the rolls. Dean Miller states the value of skilled workers for peacetime construction and private employment as the nation focuses on victory in war.
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Costs Rising On Farms
Idaho farmers face higher wages and labor shortages as dry land harvests begin and irrigated areas prepare for gathering. The U S Bureau of Agricultural Statistics reports July 1 wage scales from 50 to 85 dollars with board and 70 to 105 without board, averaging 68 with board and 88 without. Labor shortages have not yet caused significant produce losses as exchanges and longer hours keep harvests on schedule.
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RAF Bomb Blasts German Centers In Long Range Raids
London reports the sixth war raid by United States Flying Fortresses hitting a Meaulie aircraft factory near Albert after a night of RAF attacks in Germany and former Poland. The RAF also launched twin raids on Kassel and the Baltic port Gdynia, flying over 1,500 miles round trip to strike Nazi war production across Germany.
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British Planes Join U S in Anti Submarine War Effort
The Royal Air Force coastal command has joined U S naval and army aircraft in anti-submarine patrols in the western Atlantic and has engaged the enemy. A Norwegian merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk off the northern South American coast. survivors reached a U S east coast port. A small British merchantman was sunk after a collision, with five survivors reaching a New England port after 15 days of hunger.
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Idaho taxes urged to shrink further and costs kept down
Boise delegates heard George Donart urge wartime economies and further tax cuts while limiting government expenses. Cairo reports RAF torpedo planes attacked the Italian cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi near Antikythera and hit a second enemy vessel nearby in the same night.
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Texans Fight Tax Items Amid Pacific War Updates
Allied forces report heavy combat in New Guinea as MacArthur confirms a critical struggle near Milne Bay and Buna. Washington cites mixed results in the Solomons while Senator Connally moves to curb taxes on community property estates.
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Bistline Files $1406 Campaign Expense
M Bistline unsuccessful Democratic U S Senate candidate filed with the secretary of state an expense ledger showing $1406.14 spent in the primary campaign.
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Clark County Holds Old Fashioned Horse Thief Search
Three men were arrested in an old fashioned horse theft pursuit. Sheriff McLerran of Butte county said one man was captured near Leadore while two others armed with pistols were nabbed in Clark county. They had stolen two horses from John Dietrich of Howe Idaho and fled toward Birch creek.
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Idaho and Utah Share in War Plant Contracts
The War Production Board reports that of 80.3388 billion dollars in major war supply contracts let through early June, Idaho received 54.001 million and Utah 408.118 million. The bulk of contracts went to seven eastern and midwestern states and California led with 7.41714 billion, New York 6.980332 billion, and California 6.944119 billion. Excludes awards under 50 thousand dollars and foodstuffs.
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