Americans Lose Troop Ship and Casualty Toll Surges
Allied forces report Clark Field in American hands as the Pacific war widens with heavy troop losses announced by Secretary Stimson. The casualty total for the armed services climbs to 701,950, with 616,951 army and 84,999 navy casualties since Pearl Harbor.
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Stimson
War Department
Mediterranean
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Coolidge
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Idahoan Labels Theorists Blame for Meat Spoilage
Senator Thomas of Idaho blames OPA rationing rules for meat spoilage and cold storage glut. He cites testimony at a hearing on limiting rationing to top grade cuts and says blanket price ceilings drive waste and hurt by products like sausage.
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Washington
Thomas
Idaho
OPA
Solons to Observe Lincoln Birthday
Idaho state senators and representatives will meet February 12 in the house chamber to honor Abraham Lincoln. Senate chair W Stewart Geddes and House chair Howard Hechtner will lead the observance with A. S. Sen. Taylor invited to speak. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address will be read and a chorus will sing.
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Boise
House
Abraham Lincoln
W. Stewart Geddes
R.franklin
Rep
Howard Hechtner
D.-Nez Perce
Senate
A. S
Sen. Taylor
D.-Idaho
Lincoln
Roosevelt nominates Col Elliott Roosevelt for brigadier general
President Roosevelt names his 34 year old son Colonel Elliott Roosevelt for brigadier general in the army air forces. The nomination follows controversy over air priority that favored a dog over three servicemen and now goes to the Senate Military Committee for review.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Senate
Army
Senate Military Committee
England
Blaze
Memphis
Faye Emerson
Hollywood
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
United Kingdom
France
325Th
European Theater
Snow and skirmishes on Italian front amid wintry cover
Snow and sleet blanket the Italian front as patrols stay active on the fifth and eighth army fronts. Small scale clashes occur at several points with a booby trap discharge near Monte Cerere south of Bologna noted in official reports.
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Monte Cerere
Bologna
Nazis Push New Drive in North Alsace Front
German forces open a fresh offensive across a 20 mile front from Haguenau toward the Vosges while British Second Army advances close to the Roer. Seven towns near Dusseldorf fall to advancing troops as Allied air power targets German traffic. First Army reports 300 Nazis captured and hundreds of trucks and armored vehicles destroyed. The Alsace push seeks to blunt Allied momentum as Ardennes fighting continues.
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Paris
Alsace
Supreme Headquarters
France
Haguenau
Vosges
Moder
Second
Roer
Dusseldorf
Ardennes
Germany
First Army
Reich
Wallenrode
Ambieve
St. Vith
Haguenau - Sarregue
Seventh Army
Hermann Balck
Ardennes Salient
Second Army
Roer River
Siegfried Line
U .S. Ninth Army
Linnich
Duren
Metals Production Declines in Western States in 1944
A Bureau of Mines report shows western states had lower metal production in 1944 due to a manpower shortage. Idaho’s output fell seven percent to about 40.39 million dollars with gold down over 19 percent, silver 15 percent, copper 19 percent, lead 16 percent, and zinc one percent. quantities include 24,800 fine ounces of gold and 161 million pounds of lead.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Idaho
Col W W Brothers Home on Leave From France Duty
Lt. Col. W W Brothers prominent Pocatello physician and surgeon in the army medical corps is home on a 30 day leave. He entered service after Pearl Harbor and served in North Africa Italy and England. A World War I veteran and member of the Pocatello post of the Legion.
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W. W. Brothers
Pocatello
Army Medical Corps
Allied Supreme Headquarters
France
Colonel Brothers
Col. Brothers
Pearl Harbor
Northwest
North Africa
Italy
England
Pocatello Post
Legion
Bulletin roundups from dispatches across nations and politics
The report notes John Hood's critical condition in Pocatello with family by his side. London reports German officials leaving Berlin for Berchtesgaden with records. Washington discusses banking power control and RFC lending probe. Salt Lake City notes the army taking over the Bingham Gar railway. U S First Army Belgium cites German air force redeployment to the Russian front and a captured captain remarks on morale.
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U. SS. First Army
Belgium
Germany
Russians Capture Gleiwitz and Oels in Silesia Drive
London AP reports Marshal Stalin announced Russian armies seized Gleiwitz and Oels, two Silesian cities guarding Breslau’s approaches, as Red Army troops push through the broken Oder line and threaten East Prussia from the Baltic toward Danzig, isolating German forces there.
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London
Gleiwitz
Oeels
Silesian
Breslau
Stalin
Red Army
Oder
East Prussia
Baltic
Ddazig
Collision Fatal Near Payette Claims Farmer's Life
Clarence Edwin Earl, 35, a Payette area farmer, was killed Tuesday night when his car and another vehicle driven by Mike Collis of Emmet collided. The sheriff's office reported the fatal crash occurred as both cars tore through the windshield area.
Yanks Reach Clark Field Front in Luzon Advance
American forces drive toward Clark Field on Luzon as 14th army corps moves to seize airfields and Bamban is crossed. MacArthur reports 6,449 Japanese dead, 657 Americans killed, with 7,200 wounded and 2,301 missing in two weeks of fighting.
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MacArthur
Luzon
14Th Army Corps
Clark Field
Manila
Lingayen Gulf
40Th Division
Bamban
Mabalacat
Clarkfield
Capas
Pampanga Province
Oscar W. Griswold
Fort Stotsenburg
America
Philippines
United States
Lugton
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Japan
Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Bataan
Rosario
43Rd
Douglas MacArthur
Axis Strategy Off Balance as Russia Presses Front
Washington military authorities question how long Germany can hold out under the Russian offensive. Some estimate the war may end sooner may recently change outlook from late summer. Unconditional surrender or prolonged guerrilla resistance are possible outcomes, with no signs of an immediate German capitulation. Diplomatic rumors persist in neutral capitals but carry little significance.
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Washington
Hitler
Germany
Army High Command
Utahns Strike in Copper Line Walkout at Bingham
A strike by 37 enginemen and firemen on the Bingham and Garfield line, a Utah Copper subsidiary, halts ore transport from Bingham canyon to Arthur and Magna mills and threatens a major copper supply disruption. The dispute centers on adding firemen to three light switching engines.
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Salt Lake City
Bingham and Garfield
Utah Copper Company
Copper Company
Bingham Canyon
Arthur and
Magna
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Pocatello Soldier Promoted in Fifteenth Air Force
Sergeant Herbert R. Booth of 1003 South Fourth Pocatello was promoted to staff sergeant in the Fifteenth Air Force Flying Fortress unit in Italy. A 19 year old B 17 assistant engineer gunner with five combat missions, Booth joined the AAF in 1943 and earned gunners wings in March 1944 after graduating from Pocatello High School.
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Fifteenth Aaf
Italy
Herbert R. Booth
South Fourth
Pocatello
Fifteenth Air Force
Sat. Booth
AAF
Kingman
Ariz
Pocatello High School
War at a Glance Across Fronts In World War II
Western front reports German attack along a 20 mile Alsace front while Allied air raid pressure targets German transports fleeing Ardennes. British advance toward the Roer as Americans push, Ardennes centre near obliteration, and Colmar pocket faced French offense. Russian front claims East Prussia cut off, Baltic coast reached, Oder advance in Silesia, Breslau near fall, Poznan battle developing near 137 miles from Berlin. Pacific front notes Clark Field siege near Manila as Luzon defenses fall, Bamban River crossed and town taken. Italian front records patrol action.
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Associated Press
Clark Field
U.S. Philippines
Clark
China Coast
Japan
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Sumatra
Singapore
Osaka
Canton-Hankow
Burma
Mandalay
Rangoon
Corregidor
Manila Bay
China
Philippines
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Mindoro
Batangas
Alsace
Ardennes
Roer River
Colmar
Berlin
East Prussia
Baltic
Oder
Silesia
Breslau
Poznan
Idaho House approves expense pay for lawmakers amid broader salary raises
In Boise the Idaho house voted 37 to 21 to pay legislators 5 dollars a day in addition to 5 dollar daily salaries. A companion 30 thousand dollar bill to fund the per diem expenses was expected. The body also advanced multiple measures on tax, governance and salary hikes, with fiscal issues dominating floor action as 12 bills were introduced.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
Congress
National Congress
Senate
House
State Department of Agriculture
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Gossett
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Twin Falls
U. S
Sen
Bandelin
D-Banner
Thompson
D Boundary
Russians Seal Off East Prussia Front and Cities
London AP dispatches report Soviet forces breaking the Oder line in southeast Germany and advancing toward the Vistula estuary. Encirclements and pushes near Konigsberg and Elbing threaten East Prussia as German defenses falter and key industrial towns like Krakow and Gleiwitz fall to the Russian advance.
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London
Oder River
Germany
East Prusssla
Moscow
Berlin
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Baltic
Ernst von Hammer
Junkers
Frische Haff
Elbing
Vistula
Cold Sets New National and Regional Subzero Records
The Northeast and mid Atlantic endure a brutal cold snap with subzero readings. New York state faces lows to 32 below zero, Buffalo and Albany report historic cold, and January 25 becomes the coldest on record for New York City. Four deaths linked to the weather occur in northern parts of the state.
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Seaboard
Carolinas
New York State
Maryland
District of Columbia
Weather Bureau
Cowlesville
Buffalo
Albany
New York City
Stilwell to Take Over Command of Army Ground Forces
Secretary Stimson announced Gen Joseph W Stilwell will command the army ground forces replacing Lt Gen Ben Lear who becomes deputy commander in the European theater. Stilwell, a Palatka Florida native, led U S forces in the China Burma India theater and holds the DSM DSC and French Legion of Honor among other decorations.
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Washington
Stimson
Joseph W. Stilwell
Army
Ben Lear
Lear
Stilwell
Palatka
Fla
United States Army
China-Burma-India
Pocatello Weather Summary From U S Weather Bureau
The Pocatello area reports for the 24 hour period ending noon January 25 a high of 30 and low of 9 with mean 20 and normal 23. Month to date precipitation is 0.00, with 0.19 normal for the month. Sunset 6 38 PM, sunrise 8 51 AM. Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness especially in valleys with little temperature change. Nearby stations report max and min temperatures as noted.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Pocatello
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Henry A. Wallace
RFC
Jesse Jones
Jones
Commerce
Bingham and
Garfield
Luzon Island
Prize Flying Base
Pocatella
Tex
Stresbourgs
Okla
Geneva
Tark
ALA
Penn
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Chicago
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Fce
Oels
Oel & Communications Center
Denburg
Beuthen
Chrzanow
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Krakow
Poland
Che
Max, Minne Falls
Burley
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