Pressure Grows in Ireland Over European Rivalries
DeWitt MacKenzie argues that Britain and Germany both seek access to strategic naval bases in neutral Ireland. He notes Britain needs Eire bases to counter the U-boat threat and a German occupation would open bases for attacks on Britain, while Eamon de Valera pledges neutrality and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt MacKenzie
Eire
Ireland
England
Germany
Britain
Navidom
Hitler
Eamon de Valera
Mr. de Valera
Atlantic
Irish Sea
France
Northern
Glasgow
Liverpool
Idaho and Utah lawmakers land key committee posts
Congressional delegates from Idaho and Utah win chairmanships and senior posts in the House and Senate. Rep Robinson of Utah chairs the public lands panel and sits on irrigation, insular affairs and other panels. Idaho’s Rep White heads irrigation and reclamation and serves on roads and coinage. Senate members include Idaho’s Clark on banking and currency and irrigation while Utah’s Thomas leads education and labor on the Senate side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Idaho
Utah
House
Senate
Rep. Robinson
Public Lands Committee
Rep. Granger
West
Rep
White
Public Roads
Dwarshak
Thomas
Senator Clark
District of Columbia
Irrigation
Patents
Post Office
Mines, Pensions
Murdock
Slippery Idaho Highways After Storm Warn of More Snow
A northwest storm left .22 inches of precipitation over Pocatello and a brief follow up, with more snow expected. Temperatures ranged from 27 to 35 degrees as highways reopened in southeastern Idaho but remained slick and chains were advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermountain
Northwest
Pocatello
Weather Bureau
Bureau of Highway
Idaho
Pocatello Trucker Leads Tax Fight
Boise January 15 Idaho truck operators promise a final battle over a bill to raise transportation taxes. J O Cotant of Pocatello president of the Idaho Motor Transport association says the group will not sponsor new truck legislation but warns they cannot prevent its introduction and urges the public to know association members are not responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
J. O. Cotant
Pocatello
Idaho Motor Transport Association
Cotant
Navy Seeks Authority to Build 400 Small Vessels
Navy officials told the House Naval Committee on January 15 that 400 small ships including sub chasers mine sweepers and torpedo boats are needed urgently with 280 vessels slated for completion within a year. Congress was asked for 310.46 million for construction and armament and 25 million for facility expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Congress
Samuel M. Robinson
Bureau of Ships
House Naval Committee
Great Lakes
W. R. Furlong
Coast to Coast Stores files attachment suit in district court
Coast to Coast Stores Central Organization Inc. sues C. L. Smith individually and as Coast to Coast, Pocatello. Plaintiff seeks $6,311.34 plus interest at 30 days after each purchase for goods sold and delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast To Coast Stores Central Organization, Inc
C. L. Smith
Coast To Coast, Pocatello
Window Peeping Report At Riverview Hotel
Police investigate a window peeper seen near the Riverview hotel over several nights. O. E. Quire reports sightings of a black male and earlier a white man, with descriptions furnished to authorities. Also notes a 25 years ago item about the Moowe raider seizure off Madeira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverview Hotel
O. E. Quire
Moowe
Appam
Madeira
Bills Seek Governor Power and Shorter Ballots in Idaho
Four bills dominate the 26th Idaho legislature forenoon session including a public welfare measure designating the governor as welfare commissioner and creating divisions within the department. A Senate ballot reform bill would standardize county ballots with grouped candidate listings and party designations, adding presidential and elector lines in election years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
House
Senate
Idaho
State Affairs
Ways and Mean
Department
Charitable Institutions
Public Health
Public Assistance
Bandits Kill Two Men in Midtown Shootout
Two ex convict brothers William and Anthony Esposito were indicted for murder after a $650 holdup in midtown Manhattan turned into a gun battle on Fifth Avenue. Police killed a patrolman and a civilian. a bank guard and a cab driver were wounded as Alfred Klausman, Kemp and Bentley general manager, was slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Midtown
Fifth Avenue
Thomas E. Dewey
William
Anthony Esposito
Edward F. Maher
34Th Street
Morgenthau cites Britain’s demand for 3 billion in aid
Secretary Morgenthau told Congress Britain would need 3 019 000 000 dollars to pay for American purchases from January first, 1941 to January first, 1942, with 1 464 000 000 dollars beyond British funds available. Idaho House meets briefly to hear four bills with retirement fund for firemen, motor liability for guests, juvenile sentence suspension, and election registrar political activity ban. Utah forecast: north snowy, south partly cloudy and cooler southeast tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Congress
Great Britain
Boise
Jan
Idaho House of Representatives
Light Snow Tonight With Snow Flurries Over Southeast
Forecast calls for light snow tonight with partial cloud cover and snow flurries in the southeast portion and mountains. Temperatures show little change and only a small chance of precipitation in the valley.
Manhattan Aground Off Palm Beach Holds 200 Passengers
The 24,289 ton liner Manhattan remained stuck on a sandbar at Palm Beach Florida amid a southeast wind with about 200 passengers aboard. Coast guard cutter Mojave wrecking tug Wilet and tug Solorina assisted as salvage operators prepared to pump 2,500 gallons of oil from the vessel into barges to lighten it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Manhattan
New York
San Francisco
West Palm Beach
Fla
Coast Guard
Vigilante
Palm Beach
Mojave
Wilet
Solorina
Price of Hogs Reaches $9
Chicago January 15 hog prices jumped 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight with a top at $9 the highest in over a year. Demand from consuming interests and defense program activity drove the rally as open market supplies remained tight and direct sales were limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Europe
Credit Unions Plan Annual Meetings in Antlers Hall
Two local employes' credit unions announced meetings to elect officers review 1940 activities and pay dividends. The Pocatello Kraft Employes' Credit Union annual meeting is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Antlers hall Elks temple. The Local U. S. Employes' Credit Union holds its fifth annual meeting Friday at 5 p.m. per Retiring President E. M. Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antlers Hall of Elks Temple
Pocatello Kraft
U. S
E. M. Knight
Burglars Blow Safe at Arco Courthouse
The sheriff’s office reports the safe in the Arco courthouse was blown during the night by three men suspected of involvement. No details on stolen items were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClaren
Butte County
Sheriff's Office
Arco
Nazi Conquest Costs Billion In Charges Against Czechs
Reports from Czech sources in Washington indicate Germany’s occupation of Czechoslovakia has cost the Czechs at least 1 billion dollars since March 1939. German war taxes and a customs union diverted billions in crowns into the Reich, with annual yields estimated around 100 million dollars from Bohemia and Moravia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Britain
Czecoslovakia
Bohemia and
Moravia
Slovakia
Protectorate
Reich
Greeks Smash Italians In Counter Attacks Near Berati
A sedan driven by Earl Ellis collided with a coach driven by John M. Bovas in Center Street Subway at 6 15 p m. Both vehicles traveled west and the Royas car stopped in traffic. Ellis admitted driving too fast amid the damage to both vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Ellis
North Harrison
John M. Bovas
Casa del Rio
Center Street
Royas
Ellis
Elis
Mendoza Seeks Fourth Try To Leave Uruguay Coast
Off Montevideo and Punta Del Este authorities watch for the French freighter Mendoza as it attempts to sail to France with food. The 8199 ton ship returned for the third time, with a British destroyer escort and a seaplane forced to land at Maldonado bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Uruguayan
Mendoza
France
Asturias
Punta del Este
Maldonado Bay
Navy Department
State waits on ICC in Idaho freight rate case
Informed sources say weeks may pass before the Interstate Commerce Commission issues a decision on proposed Idaho potato and vegetable freight rate changes. The Idaho Public Utilities Commission had petitioned for reductions and hearings were held last fall at Idaho Falls before an examiner. Union Pacific and others opposed the filing. The deadline for briefs was extended to February 15. After briefs, the examiner will make recommendations and parties may file exceptions before the commission rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Idaho
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Falls
Union Pacific
Commission
Idahoan Theatre Operators Elect Intermountain Directors
Paul de Mordaunt of Blackfoot Idaho was elected a director of the Intermountain Theater association at a Salt Lake City meeting. John Rugar of Park City Utah was re elected president with George Smith of Magna as vice president and a slate of directors including J J Gillette Tooele Utah J H Harris Burley Idaho E H Steele Nephi Utah and Walter Hull Ely Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Paul de Mordaunt
Blackfoot
Idaho
Intermountain Theater Association
John Rugar
Park City
Utah
George Smith
Magna
de Mordaunt
Rugar
J. J. Gillette
Tooele
J. H. Harris
Burley
E. H. Steele
Nephi
Walter Hull
Ely
Nevada
Flyer's Path to Private License Set at Western Air College
Richard McHan son of Mr and Mrs H L McHan of 217 South Arthur Pocatello earned his private pilot's license at Western Air College Alhambra. Instructor J M Smithers guided him as he remains five months for a year long aeronautical master mechanics training. He aims to begin further training immediately toward a commercial license and a flying instructor rating to pursue a career in aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard McHan
H. L. McHan
South Arthur
Pocatello
Western Air College
Alhambra
McHan
J. M. Smithers
Air Officers Address Local Club On Women in Flight
Greece reported repelling two Italian counter attacks as they moved toward Berati in Albania. British raids hit Norway while U boats sunk several ships near Ireland as Ethiopia and Sudan fronts see skirmishes and raids. Miss Jo Connor argues aviation offers vast careers for women as Western Air Express expands into western Canada and Alaska with new routes and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Greece
Klisura
Albania
Berati
Britain
Norway
Stavanger
London
Dover Strait
Nikos T
Ireland
New York
High Command
Canada
England
Brandanger
Midlands
Artill
Libya
Italy
Ethiopia
Rome
Khartoum
Haile Selassie
Jo Connor
Western Air Express
Pocatello
Miss Connor
Commissioners Leave For Boise At Annual Convention
Among those departing for Boise to attend the annual convention of the County Commissioners and Clerks association are W. H. Jensen and Mrs Jensen, Commissioner Jack Aljota and Mrs Aliets, Commissioner R. I. Hale, Anna Keefe county clerk and recorder, W. P. Havenor county engineer, and H. R R. Flint local manager of Hardesty Manufacturing. Havenor will also attend the Idaho Society of Engineers meeting set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
County Commissioners’ and Clerks’ Association
W. H. Jensen
Board of
County Commissioners
Jensen
Jack Aljota
Aliets
R. I. Hale
Anna Keefe
W. P. Havenor
H. R R. Flint
Hardesty Manufacturing Company
Havenor
Idaho Society of Engineers
Clubmen to Dine at First Gridiron Dinner
The First annual Gridiron dinner will be held January 30 announced by Ivan Gasser program chairman. John Taylor will serve as master of ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Gasser
John Taylor
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Pocatello Trucker
Peeper
Florida Coast
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Bulletins
Fair South
Max. Pree
Boise Coeesae
Clear
Denver
Dubois
Snow Pocatello
Portland
Rair
South America
Ministry of Economic Warfare
ICC
Idahoan
Scotland
East Anglia
Daily War Bulletin
Tobruk
Giarabub
Bardia
Lions Clubs
Yellowstone
Park
Kiwanis
Los Angeles
Los Ang Celes
Art Kelly
Kelly
Fils Company
Western
North American
Alaska
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