Allies Bombard Marshall and Admiralty Islands Coastal Air Campaign Grows
Allied air forces press the assault on the Marshall and Admiralty islands for the 21st day with 282 tons of bombs dropped on Japanese positions. Navy planes sink two ships near Eniwetok as air power targets Maloelap and Kwajalein. Four engine bombers also strike Admiralties while reports reveal prison camp abuses by Japan.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Admiralty Islands
Philippines
Bataan
Marshalls
Coral Islands
Hawaii
Solomons
Navy
Eniiwetok
Gilberts
Seventh Army Air Force
Maloelap
Mili
Jaulit
Kwajalein
Taroa
Admiraltys
Southwest Pacific
Truk
New Guinea
Bismarck Sea
United States
Britain
Tokyo Radio
Namoru Shigemitsu
Spain Faces Oil Supply Curtailment From United States
Washington reports the United States halted February oil shipments to Spain from the Caribbean, risking a severe economic impact. Secretary Hull to announce the move amid Spanish pressure to release interned Italian vessels, tighten controls on spies near Gibraltar, and cut war-material exports to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Spain
Germany
Francisco Franco
United States
Caribbean
Hull
Britain
Gibraltar
Argentina
Axis
Idaho advertising commission set meeting in Burley
State Agriculture Commissioner Harvey Schwendi announced a meeting of the Idaho advertising commission for February 4 in Burley to discuss further plans for advertising potatoes and onions. A night session on potato diseases is scheduled for the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Harvey Schwendiman
Idaho Advertising Commission
Burley
Waitress Wanted Ad Promises Free Meals and Pins
A Los Angeles restaurant window lists a waitress wanted ad offering good wages free meals and free bobby pins. The playful sign emphasizes perks beyond pay. No further details provided.
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Los Angeles
Snow Blocks Utah Roads as Points Change Hit Canned Goods
Snowbound areas in Utah slow travel and halt coal moves with Harmony blocked and Cedar City mines isolated. Prices and rationing shift as OPA cuts point values on canned vegetables and raises several fruits including peaches and pears, with a colder stretch ahead and Salt Lake City seeing 21 degrees above.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Harmony
Cedar City
Price
Catens Usah
Weather Bureau
Enterprise
Washington -P
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
News-Review Publishing Sues BOISE Press Association
Moscow Idaho based News-Review Publishing claims in U S district court that the United Press association failed to meet contract terms for sending news. It alleges late carbon copies, incomplete copy, and missing days, seeks dismissal and costs with a possible jury trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
United Press Association
News-Review Publishing Company
Moscow
Idaho
Press Association
U.S
No New Whiskey in 1944 War Production Board Says
The War Production Board announced there will be no distilling of new whisky in the United States in 1944. WPB chairman Donald M. Nelson cited ongoing war needs requiring full distillery facilities and increased industrial alcohol demand from synthetic rubber plants as key reasons for not resuming beverage spirits output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
United States
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Bobcat Attack Sparks Rural Feud Ends With Neighbor's Shot
Mrs. Asa Clements, enraged after a bobcat killed her prize chicken, pinned the animal with a pitchfork. She yelled for help for about an hour before a neighbor arrived and shot the marauder.
Search for four engine bomber spans Utah Nevada desert
Military crews comb the snow swept basins of Wendover Utah and eastern Nevada for a missing four engined Army bomber believed to carry six men. Base officials said clues are being checked as the search continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendover, Utah
Utah
Nevada
Wendover Air Base
Cadet Wardle Graduates Navy Pre Flight School
Cadet Vernal D. Wardle of Pocatello completes Navy Pre Flight School at St. Mary's College California as part of the 37th battalion. He advances to Liver Moré Naval Air Station for primary flight training after finishing the academic program in celestial navigation naval service and aerology and his military arts course in communications seamanship first aid and gunnery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
St. Mary’s College
Calif
Vernal D. Wardle
Pocatello
Navy
Wardle
Naval Air Station
Livermore
St. Mary's
Idaho Flyers Receive Meritorious Service Awards
At the RAF redistribution center in Santa Monica Col. William Lewis awarded Meritorious Service honors to two Idaho servicemen. Capt. Dale F. Tarbet of Idaho Falls received an Oak Leaf Cluster for destroying an enemy plane and 10 fighter sorties in the South Pacific during 1943. Sgt. Delbert C. Rhoads of Osborn earned an Oak Leaf Cluster for five heavy bomber sorties in the South Pacific in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
RAF
William Lewis
Idaho
Dale F. Tarbet
Idaho Falls
Oak Leaf Cluster
South Pacific
Delbert C. Rhoads
Osborn
Caldwell Gets Project For 60 Family Housing Units
Norman B. Plummer of the Federal Public Housing Authority in Portland says plans for an 180000 60 family housing project in Caldwell will be ready for bidders within 30 days.
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Caldwell
Norman B. Plummer
Federal Public Housing Authority
Portland
Official Optimistic of States Future
Governor C A Bottolfsen told Kellogg Junior Chamber banquet Idaho stands on the verge of industrialization likely to boost population. He cited war stimulated development and mica deposits in Latah county and tungsten in the Stoneite area as examples. He noted postwar water resources and dehydrating plants in southern Idaho as key to growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellogg
C. A. Bortolfsen
Idaho
Kellogg Junior Chamber of Commerce
Latah
Bottolfsen
City Changes Billing Plan for Water Bills
Mayor C D Moore announces a new billing system for Pocatello water users effective March 1. West side patrons will be billed on the first, east side on the fifteenth, spreading workload and easing office congestion while maintaining a 10 day delinquent period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Department
C. D. Moore
Pocatello
West Side
Water Department
East Side
Farmers to Confer on 1944 Goals in Idaho
State AAA officials led six meetings across eastern Idaho to discuss 1944 crop and livestock goals. Attendees include Milford J. Vaught and Jerome Evans, with L. F. Renstrom and L. P. Hatch. Schedule spans Salmon, Idaho Falls, Rexburg, Driggs, Blackfoot and Arco from Jan 31 to Feb 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Milford J. Vaught
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Idaho
Vauhgt
Jerome Evans
L. F. Renstrom
L. P. Hatch
Tetonia
AAA
Lemhi
Idaho Falls
Bonneville
Jefferson and Clark
Rexburg
Madison
Fremont
Driggs
Teton County
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Arco
Butte
Custer
Parolee in Custody for Burglary in Boulder
Samuel W. Franklin, a parolee granted a pardon on January 13 1944, left the Idaho State Penitentiary today under a hold order from Boulder Colorado. Warden Sam Pearch said Franklin waived extradition and will be taken to Boulder to face burglary charges. He started a two to 14 year term for forgery in Jerome County on March 5 1942.
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Boise
Samuel W. Franklin
Boulder
Colo
Colorado
Sam Pearch
Franklin
Jerome County
Students form victory army at Hanna two room school
Students at Hanna two room school eight miles northwest of here organize a victory army to support the fourth war loan drive. Buying a 10 cent war saving stamp earns the rank of private with promotions for further purchases. several four star generals already exist.
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Emmett
Hanna _ school
Here
Jail Fence Plan Aimed at Public Access Issue
Bridgeport sheriff Edward A. Platt seeks permission to erect a barbed wire fence around Fairfield county jail to keep out the public. He notes inmates stay contained but outsiders have slipped hacksaws and liquor through first floor windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward A. Platt
Pairfield County
Nazis Smash at Beachhead but Suffer Defeat Near Nettuno
Allied communique says German 10th Army driven back at Nettuno beachhead near Anzio ten miles north of Anzio and 21 miles south of Rome. German air losses total at least 50 planes in 24 hours over the beachhead and southern France. Fifth Army widened bridgehead and reports many German prisoners. optimism high as Allied supply lines widen north toward Anzio.
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Algiers
10Th Army
Nettuno
Carroceto
Via Anziate
Anzio
Rome
France
aMrseille
Montpellier
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Berlin Again Target of Allied Bombs
Hundreds of RAF heavy night bombers hit Berlin again in an operation described as a possible coup de grace to the Nazi nerve center. U S officers reported a military target in northern France blasted as part of the eighth big raid this month, with 34 aircraft lost across all operations.
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London
Berlin
H. H Arnold
Hitler
Europe
Atlantic Wall
U. S
France
Helgoland
North Sea Island
Germany
Sun Publisher Dies at 67 in New York
William T. Dewart longtime executive and president of the Sun Printing and Publishing Company died age 67 in New York. He rose from a $12 weekly office manager to leading publisher after Frank A. Munsey’s death in 1925. Dewart directed a network of papers and enterprises including Mohican Hotel in New London and Munsey Trust.
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New York
William T. Dewart
The
New York Sun
Dewart
Sun Printing and Publishing Company
Frank A. Munsey
Mohican
New London
Conn
Mohican Stores
Munsey Trust Company
Washington
Group Abandons Plan for Perrine Memorial Ranch
The Perrine Memorial association confirms the plan to acquire Blue Lakes ranch on the Snake River near Twin Falls for a memorial to I. B. Perrine is abandoned. R P Parry, chairman, says Burton Perrine of Boise declined to sell the ranch.
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Twin Falls
Blue Lakes Ranch
Snake River
I. B. Perrine
R. P Parry
Twin Fall
Perrine Memorial Association
Parry
Burton Perrine
Boise
North Side
Four Get Licenses in Salt Lake City Marriage List
Marriage licenses issued include Ronald Benson, 26, of Roosevelt Utah and Gwen Pack, 25, Idaho Falls, and Dee Lords Martin, 20, and Donna Lou Dayley, 19, both of Idaho Falls.
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Salt Lake City
Ronald Benson
Roosevelt
Utah
Gwen Pack
Idaho Falls
Dee Lords Martin
Donna Lou Dayley
Suit seeks nullification of Pocatello girl's marriage
Ottawa Illinois reports Maj. Glenn E Hagenbuch’s parents sue to annul the marriage of his widow Mrs Margaret Spaeth Hagenbuch. They claim she was already married to Jack Robertson of Idaho Center and later wed Hagenbuch in Battle Creek Michigan on Sept 11 1942.
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Ottawa, Ill
Pocatello
Idaho
Glenn E. Hagenbuch
Charles G. Hagenbuch
Ottawa
Superior
Margaret Spaeth Hagenbuch
Army Air Forces
Hacenbach
Battle Creek
Mich
Jack Robertson
Idaho Center
Foresters Reassign Idaho Forest Supervisors After Consolidation
Foresters announced shifts in Idaho as Boise and Payette forests merged into Boise forest while Idaho and Weiser forests formed Payette forest. Frank S. Moore becomes Sawtooth supervisor Hailey replacing Daugherty moved to Salmon forest. John G. Koach becomes Targhee supervisor St. Anthony succeeding Benedict on medical leave.
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Ogden 7
W. S. Rice
Idaho
Boise
Payette
Boise Forest
Idaho and Weiser National Forests
Payette Forest
Frank S. Moore
Sawtooth National Forest
Hailey
Charles I. Daugherty
Salmon National Forest
John G. Koach
Weiser Forest
Targhee National Forest
St. Anthony
W. S. Benedict
Eagles lodge official to attend Idaho district meeting
Robert W. Hansen national president of the Eagles lodge from Milwaukee will attend the southwestern Idaho district meeting in Boise this Sunday. Aaron Reese from Seattle northwest representative of the F O E will accompany Hansen.
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Boise
Robert W. Hansen
Milwaukee
The
Eagles Lodge
Idaho
Aaron Reese
Seattle
Northwest
Hansen
Jerome county agent resigns. Arndt named successor
Jerome county agent Ray QC. Peterson has resigned to accept a similar post in Canyon county. Peterson came here two years ago from Emmett. He will be succeeded, effective Jan. 8, by Chester Arndt of Pocatello.
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Jerome
Ray
Peterson
Jerome County
Canyon County
Emmett
Chester Arndt
Pocatello
Government Files Suit for Social Security Taxes
The government sues in federal district court to collect 571.33 from P. G. Batt of Wilder as the unpaid balance on 681.15 social security taxes for his employees in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Federal District Court
P. G. Batt
Wilder
Returns From East Ernest Lehman Trip
Lehman operator of the Paris company store returned Thursday morning from a three weeks buying trip to St Louis Chicago and New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Lehman
Paris Company
St. Louis
Chicago
New York City
Missing jewels fuel murder motive theory in Drake Hotel case
Two unset jewels a black pearl and aqua marine vanished from Mrs. Frank Starr Williams’s effects as investigators weigh robbery as a motive in the January 19 Drake hotel slaying. Daughters’ lie detector results indicated they told the truth about not knowing the killer.
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Chicago
Frank Starr Williams
State Department
Drake Hotel
Argentina upheaval prompts seven resignations in government
In Montevideo Uruguay Gen Arturo Rawson resigns as ambassador to Brazil amid Argentina's cabinet shakeup following the severance of diplomatic ties with the axis. Resignations include ministers Martinez Euviria interior Perlinger justice Mason agriculture Pertine Buenos Aires mayor and two regional officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Arturo Rawson
Argentina
Brazil
Rawson
Pedro Ramirez
Ramirez
Enrique P. Gonzales
Axis
Germany
Japan
Pamero
Buenos Aires
Gustavo Martinez Euviria
Justice
Luis Cesar Perlinger
Diego Mason
Basilio Pertine
Alberto Baldrich
Leon Scasso
Tucuman
Cordoba
Martinez Euviria
Perlinger
Weather Forecast for Pocatello Area
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with occasional light snow. High 28, low 28, mean 18. Departure to date 21.27. Snow trace or less, total month to date 0.44. Sunrise 8 49, sunset 6 37. data from United States Weather Bureau at Pocatello Municipal Airport.
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Pocatello
United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Ward Plans Ball Seventh ward Green and Gold ball
Beth Palmer named Gleaner Girls queen with attendants Gene Christiansen and Maxine Beck. Phyllis Empey named queen of the especial interest group with attendants Helen Lemmon and Jennie Hendricks. Ball set for 8 p m Friday.
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Seventh Ward
Gleaner
Beth Palmer
Gene Christensen
Maxine Beck
Phyllis Empey
Helen Lemmon
Jennie Hendricks
Beatings and Starving Report From War Prisoners
Secretary Hull announced the United States is gathering all possible information on the treatment of American and Filipino prisoners held by the Japanese to pursue war crime prosecutions after the conflict. He cited the joint army navy report on abuse and murder after Bataan and Corregidor and discussed prisoner exchanges and relief deliveries carried by Greece to a Japanese ship.
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Washington (P
Hull
United States
Philippines
Joint
Army Navy
Bataan
Corregidor
Japan
Red Army Pushes Germans Back Toward Leningrad Front
Soviet forces tightened their advance in northwest Russia driving German troops from positions near Leningrad. The Red Army retook Volosovo and advanced toward Narva while encircling enemy units northwest of Lake Simen. The siege of Leningrad was hailed as lifted.
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Moscow
Russia
Marva
Estonia
Luga
Staraya Russa
Leningrad
Volosovo
Tosno
Lyuban
Chudovo
Novgorod
Black Sea
Berlin
Ukraine
Pogrebische
Red Army
Narva
Pskov
Red Star
Varitsa
Lake Simen
Leningrad-Moscow
Court Salvage in Boise Includes Old Records
In Boise a ton of waste paper salvage contains court records donated by Justice of the Peace R. W. Adams.
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Boise
Justice of the Peace
R. W. Adams
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Velletri
Appian Way
Littoria
Via Casilina
Mt. Ceracoli
Cassina
Flyers
Sun
Suit
Ward
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