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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1945
Page
1
Allied aircraft destroyed thousands of German vehicles as they fled the Ardennes through the Siegfried line toward the Rhine. Concentrations on two highways near Prum and Diekirch were hammered for 90 minutes, signaling a sweeping rout that could immobilize part of Rundstedt’s mobile reserves.
The death of Harry M. Taylor about 55 at Salt Lake City Saturday night was reported Sunday to Russell Watson of Pocatello. Taylor formerly owned the Baseball cigar store and the Pocatello House and died after an operation after about two years illness. He was known as a sportsman and was former president of the South east Idaho Field Trial association. Survivors include his widow Edith a Milwaukee sister and Roy brother. services will be held Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
Two hundred Flying Fortresses bombarded a Sterkrade refinery in the Ruhr with 100 Mustang escorts. A prior raid hit Kassel, while American heavies from Britain targeted rail targets in southeast Germany and Italy-based bombers struck Austria.
Idaho Falls jurors summoned for Bennneville county grand jury gathering at the courthouse for the probe called by Judge C. J. Taylor to investigate certain alleged felonies. From 20 notified, 16 will be chosen to hear evidence.
Washington voters and lawmakers debate Henry A. Wallace's nomination as secretary of commerce. Republicans and southern senators challenge the transfer of authority from Jesse Jones while Jones and Wallace exchange letters amid the White House approval of a shift toward continued public welfare programs.
The article analyzes Nazi strategy as a long war, noting Soviet advances into Silesia and East Prussia. It argues Germany aims to retreat to a fortified eastern front along the Oder, bleed occupied lands, and endure hard fighting unless morale collapses.
Clyde P. Humphrey of Boise is elected president of the Idaho Society of Engineers succeeding Raymond J. Briggs of Boise. Other officers include James Reid of Lewiston as vice president, W. P. Eaton of Boise secretary, and H. C. Clare state sanitary engineer as treasurer. The group re endorsed a proposed state highway commission to operate under a merit system.
Idaho lawmakers introduced six bills in the House and Senate including a four year term for the mine inspector to align with a governor plan and emergency voter registration by county commissions. Two minor bills passed 54 to 0. one raises Lewiston’s tax limit to 22 mills and the other lets soil conservation board vacancies be filled by supervisors. Senate introduced two bills then adjourned. committees heard most business. Majority Leader Ed Gaffney urged focusing on major bills and hinted at a short session, while others expect a full 60 days. The interim education panel proposed reorganizing about 1100 districts into 105 to equalize costs and improve schools, with a bill forthcoming. Gov Gossett presented a tax commission bill drafted as a per diem body after a 1944 constitutional amendment.
A hospital train with about 150 wounded soldiers and sailors was saved from wreck at Brownson station Nebraska when a grader machine collided with the 70 mph passenger train. No passengers injured. the machine and locomotive damaged. driver H R Baumbach of Sidney critically hurt. Union Pacific holds Cheyenne county responsible for the damage.
Paris reports that Allied forces push toward Berlin as Eisenhower's armies advance through France. The Eastwall stretching from the Bohemian highlands to the Baltic Sea, similar to the Westwall, lacks evident natural barriers. Analysts warn it may not be as strong, and liaison between western and eastern fronts is limited.
The Associated Press reports a new war phase forming as Russian blows on the eastern front impact western strategy. Eisenhower’s and Stalin’s forces sit about 500 miles apart with Germans shifting to defend the Rhine and Ruhr while pending an anticipated spring offensive.
MacArthur announced Tarlac, a central Luzon city of 55,000, fell to American troops just hours after Japanese destruction. The seizure opens pathways toward Manila with two airfields captured, reinforcing air and ground pressure on Japanese positions and expanding the Luzon front.
Weather report from the Weather Bureau at Pocatello Airport notes a 24 hour period ending noon January 22 with a high of 28 and a low of 22. Monthly departure from normal is minus 18.1. Precipitation this month is 19 to date with normal 85. Sunset 6:29 pm sunrise 8:54 am. Forecast calls for mostly clear skies with some valley cloudiness tonight and Tuesday and little temperature change. Nearby stations report max and min temperatures.
Mrs. Clara Dahlquist Mathews, 80, died after a fall on the Oakley sidewalk. She suffered a fractured skull and collapsed outside her home one hour after the accident occurred Saturday.
President Roosevelt announced the nomination of William Clay Peebles for the postmaster position at Nampa Idaho. The action aligns with ongoing efforts to fill key federal appointments across Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.
The Western Front reports Allied planes pounding 3009 German vehicles retreating to the Siegfried line from the Belgian bulge as U S troops enter Wiltz and push toward St Vith and Vianden while the British extend the front near the German Dutch border. On the Eastern Front Polish operations drive toward Gniezno and Breslau as Soviets close on Breslau. Germany claims a southern push toward the Baltic. The Italian Front notes patrol raids amid heavy snow. The Pacific Front reports Americans near half distance from Lingayen Gulf to Manila after taking Tarlac, with two airfields seized. Tokyo says Formosa and Ryukyus raid.
Allied forces push toward Manila with advances from Tarlac within 60 miles as U S Sixth and Third Fleets strike across the Pacific. Islands capture tally rises with three more in the Philippines and Burma, while Japanese reports claim carrier air attacks and mixed losses including aircraft plants damaged in Osaka.
Soviet offensives under Zhukov push from Warsaw toward Poznan and Berlin, capturing Gniezno and Insterburg as Russian forces advance to within about 55 miles of Poznan and 182 miles of Berlin. Moscow reports praise for 40 generals and tightening civilian restrictions amid the drive.
German radio calls on every able body to fight in the Holy battle for liberty as Soviet forces advance toward Poznan and threaten Berlin. Berlin officials admit the capital faces danger while urging calm and reliance on official communiqués from the Fuehrer.
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