British MPs Worried Over U S Outpost Like Helgoland
In London on January 8 AP reports two Labour and Liberal MPs warning that Washington conferences threaten British sovereignty. Richard Rapier Stokes calls the United States a potential military center off Europe. Edgar Granville warns of a western outpost of totalitarian Europe or an eastern American dominated civilization.
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London
British Isles
House of Commons
Washington
Edgar Louis Granville
Europe
Chinese Trap Relief in Inland Boats
The Associated Press reports RAF bombers first hit Japanese targets in Bangkok, with fires burning for hours. Chinese claims of a Changsha victory are partially supported by a Japanese admission of withdrawing troops.Chinese forces say they halted a relief push toward 30,000 trapped troops, and estimate Japanese casualties at 35,000. The Chinese air force says it joined northern Hunan operations, while Australian forces destroy a seaplane. Japanese reconnaissance flights are noted over the Bismarck Archipelago.
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Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Domei
Burma
Chungking
Changsha
Hunan
Laotao
Yochow
Milo
Canton-Hankow
Japan
Royal Australian Air Force
Dismarck Archipelago
Australia
Mine Planter Drowns Eight Off Isles of Shoals
Eight crewmen die when the 98 foot mine planter Arnold sinks twenty miles off the Isles of Shoals. Only the ship's master survives. William H. Chasteen of Waterford, Conn., was rescued after the vessel capsized during towing operations amid heavy seas. The Arnold had been assisting the L-88 and was towed toward port.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Arnold
Atlantic
Isles of Shoals
Fort Constitution
William H. Chasteen
Waterford
Dutch Boat Scores In Mediterranean
The Netherlands admiralty announced that a German U-boat was sunk in the Mediterranean by a Dutch submarine operating with the British navy. Twelve officers and sailors were rescued and landed at a British port by the Dutch craft.
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London
Mediterranean
Netherlands Admiralty
Forest Service to Build Storage Warehouse Near Pocatello
Construction of a new storage warehouse for the forest service will begin once steel reinforcement materials are released. The 60 by 36 foot concrete and lumber building near the gravel pit north end overpass, about three miles from Pocatello, will serve as storage HQ for equipment, with fire fighting gear on the first floor lighter materials on the second, and a six door basement shop for heavy mobile units.
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Forest Service
I. N. Warner
Caribou Forest
Pocatello
Central Union to Conduct Meeting Postponed to Jan 22
The Pocatello Central Labor Union patriotic meeting has been postponed to Thursday January 22 in the Labor temple. In charge are Paul Gregerson Edward Curtis and August Rosqvist with programs including remarks by Howard Spencer singing by Karl Nilsson and a defense stamps report by Edward Curtis.
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Pocatello Central Labor Union
Labor Temple
Howard Spencer
Karl V. Nilsson
Paul de F. Mortimore
Ann S. Kincaid
Edward Curtis
J. P. Jones
Violeta Gregerson
W. L
Margaret Trenchard
National Youth Administration
Mr. Nilsson
W. M. DeLaMare
August Rosqvist
Reverend Mortimore
Paul Gregerson
American Flyer Dies in Cairo Air Battle
Sidney Muhart formerly of Lorain Ohio and Tucson Arizona died after a four minute flight in a blazing plane in Cairo. He reportedly died of heart failure caused by delayed shock after earlier being said to be out of danger in a Cairo military hospital. Muhart's Hurricane was hit by a cannon shot in the gas tank during a November fight with two Messerschmitt pilots.
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Cairo
Sidney Muhart
Lorain
Ohio
Tucson
Arizona
Muhart
Messerschmitt
Desert Force Advances 600 Miles in North African Campaign
British forces reportedly advanced 600 miles in North Africa, potentially reaching near Misurata on the Mediterranean coast or south of Agedabia while pursuing Rommel’s retreating armored corps. Axis forces fall back under a sandstorm as British columns attack flanks. Italian torpedo craft allegedly damage a Valiant-class battleship in Alexandria harbor.
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Associated Press
Misurata
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Siore
Agebadia
Erwin Rommel
Middle East
Agedabia
Italy
Alexandria
Nutrition Class to Open on Friday at YWCA
A new Red Cross nutrition class starts Friday at 2 PM in the YWCA club rooms on South Garfield Avenue. Mrs. Jess Swan will teach. Twenty lessons with one excused absence allowed. a certificate is awarded after completion.
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Red Cross
South Garfield Avenue
Jess Swan
Missing Navy sailor from Eagle reported in action
Theodore Roosevelt Stevens, 22, of Eagle Idaho, reported missing in action by the United States navy. Word reached Idaho Falls via his aunt Mrs. Joe Cuthbert. His mother Mrs. Prank Stevens now lives at Eagle, the family having formerly resided in Idaho Falls.
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Idaho Falls
Theodore Roosevelt Stevens
Eagle
Idaho
United States Navy
Joe Cuthbert
Prank Stevens
Ickes Says No Immediate Gasoline Rationing
Interior Secretary Ickes told reporters there is no immediate prospect of gasoline rationing as a war measure. He urged speed limits and rubber savings, announcing a 40 mph nationwide limit in national parks to conserve rubber and fuel, with governors asked to reduce highway speeds.
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Washington
Ickes
Berlin Crews Man Guns In London Amid China Sea Lord Privy Sea
Attlee told parliament that initiative has passed to the Russians and Hitler's plans are upset. London reports say SS troops have set up machine gun posts in Berlin to guard against a coup d etat while a British foreign office spokesman cautioned restraint on internal German upheaval.
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London
Clement R. Attlee
Churchill
Parliament
Hitler
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
European Tensions Reported by Senate Aides
Two members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee George of Georgia and Lee of Oklahoma said they detected encouraging signs of internal disruption in Germany. They described Nazi internal reports as nebulous but noted Hitler facing more serious home trouble than previously supposed though not near collapse.
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Washington
Jan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Lee
Okla
Germany
Hitler
Grueningdenounces 45 percent freight raise by Alaska Steamship
Gov. Ernest Gruening denounces as an outrage a 45 percent rise in freight and passenger rates by the Alaska Steamship Co. The Marine Commission authorized the emergency surcharge to cover wartime costs, and Gruening says every Alaskan should protest and he has wired the commission.
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Juneau
Alaska
Ernest Gruening
Alaska Steamship Company
U. S. Nuaritime Commission
Maritime Commission
Lindbergh Arrives in Washington After Army Offer
Charles A. Lindbergh arrives in Washington and declines to reveal plans after resigning his reserve commission. Inquiries at the War Department indicate no engagements. He had offered to serve in a letter to Lieut. Gen. H H Arnold.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Army
War Department
H H. Arnold
Air
Fresh Troops Press On As Red Army Advances
Reliable reports from London say new Soviet reserves bolster the front south of Moscow as jet troops push the Germans toward Smolensk. Soviet dispatches claim advances up to 40 miles along the Vyazma Broyan line with deep thrusts near the central front and camouflaged dugouts, while German high command admits continued Russian attacks in Moscow and Leningrad regions and notes air strikes on Feodosiya.
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Associated Press
London
Red Army
Moscow
Smolensk
Russia
Vyazma-Broyan
Leningrad
Feodosiya
Crimean
Speech Group Conference at Albion State Normal Jan 16 17
Annual Forensic Meet of the Southern Ida Speech conference set for Albion State Normal School January 16 and 17. Debate topic asks if nations should form a new federation after the war to establish eight Roosevelt Churchill principles. Oratory and extemporaneous contests planned.
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Albion
Albion State Normal
Wire System Opens Idaho Palls
Idaho department of law enforcement began operation of its new teletype system with stations in Boise Twin Falls Pocatello and Idaho Falls. The machine was installed in the local police station yesterday.
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Idaho Palls
Idaho Department of Law Enforcement
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Boise
Four Get Licenses in Boise and Salt Lake City
Marriage licenses issued to Dewight Cunningham Jensen and Areta Benson of Salt Lake City, to John Arthur Norman Wanstrom of Moore, and to Viola Page Guthride of Boise.
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Boise, Jan. &P
Dewight Cunningham Jensen
Areta B Benson
Sal Lake City
John Arthu
Norman Wanstrom
Moore
Viola Page Guthride
Boise
MacArthur's Forces Hold Despite Relentless Japanese Assault
In the Philippines theater Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports troops on Batan peninsula doggedly defending against air and land attacks as Japanese forces push a large scale assault. The war department says morale remains high while several towns and churches suffer deliberate bombardment.
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Associated Press
Philippine War
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
War Department
MacArthur
Manila
Fire Strikes At Wharf In Midtown New York
A five alarm fire tore through a Hudson river pier at 43rd Street in the coldest day in six years. Firefighters battled hoses that froze on contact. Two firefighters were hurt and one man was rescued from ice in the river. A separate four alarm fire broke out on the fourth floor of a brick warehouse at Thirteen Street and Sixth Avenue. Authorities say the origin is undetermined but the blaze did not reach nearby furniture warehouses.
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New York
Hudson River
43Rd Street
Thomas Brophy
Thirteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
College Students Urged to Stay in School for Draft
Caldwell January 8 Col lege and university students should remain in college until called for selective service rather than volunteer. Lieut Col Norman B Adkison told College of Idaho students that local boards will defer men whose draft numbers come up during a semester and defer upperclass pre medical students. He said we are opposed to taking college men out to dig ditches and that the college type of man is officer material.
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Caldwell
College of Idaho
Norman B
Adkison
Idaho
Snow Covers City in Heavy Storm
Snow blanketed Pocatello causing driving difficulties while city streets iced over. Western hills glowed in rosy dawn light as main roads remained passable. Local winter sports fans enjoyed the scene with potential for skiing and sledding as Idaho experiences heavy snowfall.
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Gate City
Pocatellans
Idaho
Pocatello
Japs Guessing On Location of U S Fleet
Tokyo renewed concern over the U S Pacific fleet as axis broadcasts spread vague reports. Japanese observers note a concentration of naval force near the Philippines suggesting prep for East Indies operations while seeking fleet details to time campaigns.
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U.S. Fleet
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
Pacific
Netherlands
U. S
Australia
Navy Department
Pear Harbor
Philippines
East Indies
High Command
Pacific Theater
Derailed Car Kills Two in Colorado Siding
In Rollinsville near the Moffat tunnel two Denver railroad men H. L. Tindall conductor and G. W. Knickerbocker brakeman were killed when a derailed car from the Flying Ute freight struck them as the east bound crew stood on the siding. The derailed car jammed but did not derail the main line. the Flying Ute continued to Salt Lake City after aid arrived.
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Denver
Jan
Rollinsville Siding
H. L. Tindall
G. W. Knickerbocker
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Tindale and
Knickerbocker
Salt Lake City
Tindall and Knickbocker
Rollinsville
Moffat Tunnel
Fire damages Rex Theater in St. Anthony
Officials probed a Sunday fire that caused several thousand dollars in damage to the Rex theater. The blaze began in the furnace room and spread to the stage and roof. owners are Paul DeMordaunt of Blackfoot and Hugh Drennen of Rexburg.
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ST. Anthony
Rex Theater
Paul DeMordaunt
Blackfoot
Hugh Drennen
Rexburg
Defense Line Forms Anew After Assault
British withdraw from Perak under heavy Japanese pressure and establish a new line south of the Slim river guarding Kuala Lumpur. Japanese tanks and artillery reportedly cross the river west of the city. British losses include 15 airdromes as air superiority wanes. Singapore reports a counteroffensive at Kuala Selangor while Japanese raids hit Amboina and Dutch Sumatra.
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Perak
Malaya
Selangor
Kuala Lumpur
Federated Malay States
British Malaya
Rome
Tokyo
Singapore
Kuala Selangor
Jaynese
Britain
Far East
Dutch Sumatra
Malacca Strait
Dutch East Indies
Amboina
Honey to Weekend Visit: Kerry Blue Terrier Heads to Twin Falls
Mrs. Marguerite Winn Ruffner of 232 South Garfield sends her Kerry blue terrier Honey on a weekend trip to Twin Falls to visit her son Joe Ruffner. Honey travels light with a comb brush and clippers though she fears train sickness.
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Honey
Marguerite Winn Ruffner
South Garfield
Twin Falls
Joe Ruffner
Lavans Move to Utah in Bright Family Move
Mr and Mrs T W Stites and family relocated from Lava Hot Springs to Salt Lake City this week where Mr Stites took a position with Remington Arms.
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Lavans
Utah
Lava Hot Springs
T. W. Stites
Salt Lake City
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Archibald Southby
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American Flyer
The
Lindbergh
U. S. War Department
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France
Greece
Crete
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Kuantan
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