Russians Reach 75 Miles From Rostov in Caucasus Drive
Russian forces under Lieut. Gen. Constantin Rokossovsky push 50 miles beyond the Don river bridgehead at Tsimlyansk and roll toward Bolshaya Orlovka, nearing Rostov and threatening the Nazi Caucasus flank as German positions retreat.
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Moscow
Red
Lower
Don
Rostov
Caucasus
Constantin Rokossovsky
Don River
Tsimlyansk
Bolshaya Orlovka
Sal River
Astov
Sea of Azov
Red Cross Institute Draws Idaho Delegates to Bannock
Delegates from 21 Idaho counties attend the Red Cross Institute at Hotel Bannock. The event runs through Friday with talks on war fund and public information, first aid, water safety, and voluntary services. An evening dinner features informal remarks, a Red Cross film, and a GI Six orchestra from the air base.
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Idaho
Red Cross Institute
Pioneer
Bannock
Institute
Pacific Coast Area
Lois Goodman
Red Cross
Forrest Stewart
Boise
Dale Roe
W. H. Kimbrough
Katherine Sexsmith
G. I. Six
Gene Caster
John Flacco
Senate Move to Probe Hopkins Lend-Lease Headed by AP
Bulletin reports a Senate inquiry into the lend-lease administration led by Harry Hopkins was launched Thursday. At the same time Republican Leader Martin said he expected a House inquiry into Hopkins' public and private activities.
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Washington
Senate
Harry Hopkins
Martin
House
Hopkins
Dempsey Seeks Absolute Divorce from Hannah Williams
Lt Com Jack Dempsey the former heavyweight champ seeks an absolute divorce from his wife Hannah Williams a supreme court paper on file in White Plains New York shows. In Washington Senator Vandenberg introduced legislation to terminate Rexford Tugwell’s tenure as governor of Puerto Rico and give Senate authority to reject his renomination.
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White Plains
N. Y
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Supreme Court
Washington
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Senate
Puerto Rico
Vandenberg
Michigan
Army tightens overseas package rules for soldiers
Secretary of War Stimson announced new Army postal regulations to curb overseas shipments. Beginning January 15 no package may be sent to a soldier abroad unless it contains an item requested by the soldier and approved by his commanding officer.
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Washington
Stimson
Army
Rotary Club Discusses Revenue Act of 1942
Rotary members hear Willard Bowen explain the Revenue Act of 1942 calling it the most complicated tax bill in U S history. The program also features John Fever solo numbers with Mrs T R Neilson as accompanist. Guests include Kent Blackhurst and others from Seattle Salt Lake and Blackfoot with naval reserve plans.
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United States
Rotary Club
Willard Bowen
Idaho-Utah District of Kiwanis
John Lund
John Fever
T. R. Neilson
Kent Blackhurst
Bryan Blackhurst
Naval Reserve
Radio School
San Diego
Seymour Young
Seattle
R. L. McKean
Salt Lake
Stan Brown
Blackfoot
Nazi morale sagging under heavy strain across Axis satellites
The piece notes rising war weariness and unrest in Romania Hungary Italy and Finland as Axis cohesion wanes. It cites Rome broadcasts on declining spirit and warns that loss of confidence in Hitler amid mounting costs foreshadows further strain on German allied states.
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Hitler
Europe
Switzerland
Sweden
Romania
Hungary
Rome
Finland
Germany
Italy
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Africa
Russia
Rumania
Road Meeting Opens With Officials In Ogden
Governor Bortolf met Thursday with W. B. Rice and Lane Shanks assistant regional forester of Ogden and with B. J. Finch of the U S public roads administration in Ogden. They discussed road and highway maintenance in Idaho including snow removal and related matters.
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Boise
Bortolfsen
W. B. Rice
Lane Shanks
Ogden
B. J. Finch
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Idaho
Drivers Urged to Check Tires Before Jan 31
Boise reports warn Idaho motorists to have tires inspected immediately per government orders. OPA administrator Walter T. Lockwood says many have not yet been checked and stations may be overwhelmed in the final two weeks. Also noted is a Pocatello Medical Society dinner at St. Anthony's Hospital honoring Dr. George O. A. Kellogg of Nampa.
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Boise
Idaho
Walter T. Lockwood
OPA
Lockwood
Pocatello Medical Society
St. Anthony's Hospital
George O. A. Kellogg
Nampa
Idaho State Medical Association
E. N. Clothier
Pocatello Society
Lodge Installs New Officers Friday
Syringa lodge No. 400 will meet Friday at 2 p m in WOW hall for installation of new officers.
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Syringa Lodge No
Wow Hall
Movie Star Seeks Annulment Over Ill-Fated Marriage
Lana Turner filed for annulment of her marriage to Stephen Crane in Los Angeles court under her name Julie Jean Crane. The suit says Crane had not secured a final divorce from Carol Kurtz before their July wedding after learning his first wife did not obtain an interlocutory decree until last month. Turner, 22, and Crane, 27, eloped to Las Vegas prior to their July nuptials.
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Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Stephen Crane
Superior
Julie Jean Crane
Crane
Carol Kurtz
Miss Kurtz
Indianapolis
Ind
Miss Turner
Las Vegas
Nev
Bannock Sets MW Day and Quick Session in Idaho
Idaho lawmakers finished organization quickly and approved emergency appropriations totaling 735 040 for early 1943. The 27th session aims for a shorter 60 day run with Robins named senate state affairs chair and Barlow head of finance. Neale to chair agriculture. Young education. Harn fish and game. Gillette highway.
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Boise
Idaho
Senate
C. A. Robins
Benewah
Robins
K. C. Barlow
Cassia
Senate Finance Committee
Floyd W. Neale
Twin Falls
Senate Agricultural Committee
James H. Young
Payette
Harry Harn
Clark
Fish and Game
F. C. Gillette
Teton
F. L. Manwill
Japs Enlarge Fleet for New Invasion
Allied reports say Japanese forces are expanding in the southwest Pacific as a large armada grows near Rabual and Bougainville. U S aircraft attacked transports off Shortland Islands and bombed airfields on Bougainville and New Georgia while bombers in the Aleutians hit cargo ships near Kiska.
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Associated Press
Japan
Solomons
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Southwest Pacific
Shortland Islands
U. S
Kahili
Buin
Bougainville Island
Munda
New Georgia Island
Aleutians
Kiska
U. S.owned
Pribilof Islands
Dutch Harbor
Rabul
New Britain
Rabat
Melbourne
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Former Idahoan Amanda Campbell Wells Dies in Salt Lake City
Amanda Campbell Wells 79, sister of Elmer Campbell Caldwell Idaho Lila Grey Cleveland Idaho and Thos Wilson Ogden, died Tuesday. Born in North Ogden she lived in Bear Lake and Star Valley Wyoming before moving to Salt Lake City several years ago.
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Amanda Thebo Ia
Campbell Wells
Elmer Campbell
Caldwell
Idaho
Lila Grey
Cleveland
Thos. Wilson
Ogden
North Ogden
Bear Lake
Star Valley
Wyo
Reform Club Demands Local Gambling Devices Removal
A petition to remove all slot machines marble and pin ball games and to close night clubs beer halls and theaters at midnight was submitted to the city council by A Satterfield Heber C Snell and Rev Paul DeF Mortimore. The Allied Civic forces presented the petition containing about 14 pages of names. Police Chief R J Roubidoux said midnight closing has been enforced for over a year and the city has banned slot machines with marble and pin ball machines recently removed by owners.
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A. ¥. Satterfield
Heber C. Snell
LDS Institute
Paul Def. Mortimore
Central Christian Church
German sub up Mississippi near New Orleans tale
London radio claimed a German submarine traveled 90 miles up the Mississippi to within a few miles of New Orleans to destroy a bridge but no independent confirmation exists. In New Orleans the navy declined to comment on the broadcast and officials said they knew nothing of the raid.
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London
United States
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
James G. Stahlman
Eighth Naval District
Cupid Drives Marriage Licenses Rise in Bannock County 1942
Statistics by deputy county clerk Sarah E. Devaney show Pocatello bases boosted Cupid activity in 1942 Bannock County issuing 603 marriage licenses, up from 477 the year before. The 126 increase is largely due to marriages contracted by men in military service stationed in Pocatello.
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Pocatello
Bannock County
Sarah E. Devaney
Weather Note From Thursday By W E M
The report describes a gloomy day with a low ceiling optimal for instrument flying. It notes no precipitation despite possible snow or rain, and a bright sun above clouds. Temperatures ranged from a high of 32 to a low of 22, with noon at 25 and little anticipated temperature change.
Bannock County Republicans Meet With Merrill to Preside
E J Merrill, Bannock county Republican central committee chairman, will preside at tonight’s Bannock county Republicans meeting at the Bannock hotel at 8 o clock. Patronage appointments made to date will be announced. Attending were Mrs Merrill Twayne Austin Bannock county Republican state committeeman and Mrs Austin A C Cordon legal counsel Ida ho Farmer Bureau Federation and L E Glennon from Pocatello at Governor Bottofsen inauguration ceremonies.
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E. J. Merrill
Bannock County
Republican Central Committee
Bannock Hotel
Merrill
Twayne Austin
Austin
A. C. Cordon
Idaho Farmer Bureau Federation
L. E. Glennon
C. A. Bottolfsen
Judge Protests Avery Death Sentence in 1941 Ogden murder
Judge Lewis V Trueman of the second judicial district formally protests Walter Robert Avery’s petition to commute his death sentence for the February 1941 murder of Ogden police detective Hoy L Gates. Avery seeks life imprisonment, while Trueman requests the board deny the petition and carry out the judgement.
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Ogden
Lewis V Trueman
Second Judicial District
Walter Robert Avery
Hoy L. Gates
Avery
State Pardons Board
Salt Lake City
Trueman
Rotary club to observe 25th anniversary in February
Plan announced by T. R. Neilson, president of the Pocatello Rotary Club, for its 25th anniversary Thursday February 11. A special committee of Past Presidents Finis Bentley, Richard Wells, Dr. E. N. Roberts, Claude Bistline and Arthur Petersen will oversee arrangements.
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T. R. Neilson
Pocatello Rotary Club
Finis Bentley
Richard Wells
Dr. E. N. Roberts
Claude Bistline
Arthur Petersen
Axis recaptures hill positions near Mateur in North Africa
Allied reports say German forces recaptured hill positions on both sides of a key crossroads west of Mateur, 20 miles from Bizerte, after British and commandos earlier took the heights. U S Rangers may have joined the attack while a Nazi broadcast claimed American parachutists attempted to blow a bridge. The Cairo communique notes ongoing North Africa battles.
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Reuters
North Africa
Mateur
Bizerte
U. S
Cis
London
Sky
Tunisia
Cairo
Highlights of Roosevelt War Message to Congress
President Roosevelt delivers a state of the union style address noting 1942 as a crucial year. He cites Axis powers' urgency and asserts Allied production strengths with figures for tanks guns ammunition and a growing armed force abroad.
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Washington
Congress
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
America
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