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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
5
In sixth war loan drive Idaho E bond sales edged up to 4.24 million, described as lagging by Campaign Director Theo Wegener. State goal is 9 million for small investors while federal total nears 16.37 million against a 23 million target. Wegener urged continuing focus on E bonds to lift overall sales.
Pfc. Elzo Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Johnson, completed one year of overseas duty with a field artillery battalion in the South Pacific. A Fielding High School alumnus and former Southern Pacific employee, he trained at Camp Roberts and earned the good conduct medal. He participated in the Hollandia operation and is joined by brother Pvt. Ora L. Johnson in the Pacific.
Puneral services will be held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Hall mortuary chapel. Bishop Ben Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in Mountainview cemetery. Pumeral services for Ariah Lysander Brower will be held Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Fourth ward LDS chapel. Bishop Ben Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Mountainview cemetery.
Eliza Jenkins Ellis dies at age unknown and services are planned Friday at 2 p.m. at the Sixth Ward L D S Church with Bishop Arnold Reddish officiating. Burial will be in Mountainview Cemetery.
In Congress the fight centers on whether to extend the current social security program automatically or keep the rate frozen for another year. Proponents seek broader coverage to include 20 million more workers and new protections, with costs estimated around six percent of pay. Senator Vandenberg supports the freeze citing ample reserves and current benefit use.
Thornock born January 20 1907 in Bloomington Bear Lake county. He lived in Blackfoot for 16 years and married Helen Gardner June 5 1929 in Salt Lake City temple. Survived by widow six children and siblings Ralph Ross Edna. Funeral planned 2 pm Sunday at Rose L D S chapel with Bishop Marvin R Harper presiding. Burial Grove City cemetery Blackfoot.
Sgt Gene E. Christensen, 22, son of Mr and Mrs John Christensen of 904 North Harrison Pocatello is a control tower operator with a B 24 Liberator group in Italy. The unit has flown over 370 combat missions and earned the European African Middle Eastern theater ribbon with six stars, good conduct medal and a distinguished unit badge.
Former Pocatellan Chick Goranson now working at the Lockheed plant in Los Angeles is in town visiting his father Bruce Goranson of 346 South Johnson.
The Master of Portneuf Annual meeting elected Roy F. Miller as worshipful master succeeding Melvin D. Smith. John Peterson and Ray Hunter named senior and junior wardens, with Leroy E Jones as treasurer and C. D. Clay as secretary. A dinner precedes the installation on December 13 at 6:30 p.m.
The War Department announced that three Idaho members of the Eighth Air Force received the Distinguished Flying Cross. They are Lt. Joseph G. Andreasen of Shoshone Tech. Sgt. Ammon H. Powell of Lewiston and Staff Sgt. Milo D. Klinsky of Sandpoint.
Three Idaho women of the Womens Army Corps wrap up a year abroad. Cpl. Helen Jones of Boise S/Sgt. Charlotte Landry of Twin Falls and Cpl. JeNeil Brown of Pocatello complete overseas service with a WAC battalion in Italy. Brown, a Civilian bookkeeper, serves in the adjutant general’s office.
A typist who served in the Wae since November and arrived overseas in August is noted. The report cites her wartime service timeline and recent return, followed by a separate line stating that one hundred laying hens drink about five gallons of water daily.
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