03 Jul 1944
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1944
Page
1
Allied troops enter Siena supported by French and American armor after heavy fighting with German defenders. Civilians cheer with silk flags and a Palio celebration. Osimo falls near Ancona as Cecina is captured after fierce street fighting. German casualties and mine booby traps reported.
Three more German generals were reported killed in action in the battle for White Russia, raising total general officer losses to 19 in under a month. The article notesGermany’s manpower strain amid three front warfare and cites Allied estimates of German casualties since the three front offensive began with Italy. It mentions generals Pfeiffer and Martinek among those killed and notes broader German casualties in France and Italy.
Volunteers used milk and whey to douse a blaze that destroyed two upstairs apartments and damaged the Nelson Ricks Cheese company in Richfield after a water main break cut water service. The fire began from a furnace broom and burned from noon until 4 PM.
In California Mrs. L. E. Rails reports a victory garden payoff as she unearthed a $10 gold piece while harvesting vegetables in her yard. The find highlights the wartime gardening effort and the unexpected rewards local households discovered.
The Idaho fish and game commission will meet Saturday to set seasons for big game hunting game birds and trapping.
German troops press large scale operation in Dordogne to crush underground resistance amid reports of a civil war directed from abroad. Danish patriots in Copenhagen continue general strike despite German radio appeals. About 50,000 foreign prisoners have escaped after Allied invasion of France, under alarm in Madrid reports.
At Payette lake a 35 foot yellow creature with humps on its back was seen near shore by resort owner Walter Bowling and guest Mrs. George Van De Steeg. Sightings of the legendary lake monster have occurred over 10 years, drawing interest from locals in a mountain resort area.
The Idaho state amateur golf tournament reduced the field to four at noon after the second round. Newt Carter beat C Carlson one up, Ben Peterson beat Walt Herris 3 and 1, Jules Droz beat Dale Blomquist 5 and 4, and Walt Cosgriff beat Norm Shultz one up. Third round flights were set for completion today with consolation flights arranged. finals scheduled Tuesday with large galleries anticipated.
Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, dies at Hot Springs Virginia of a cerebral hemorrhage. A Tennessee native who became a Cuban banker by 35, he later served as ambassador at large for disarmament and peace. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday in Alexandria. President Roosevelt praised his long career of humanitarian service.
Alfred Brown Stephens longtime Blackfoot leader dies at 71 after 18 years on the city council and service as city executive during World War I. He was a former mayor of Blackfoot.
Stalin announced the Third White Russian front and First White Army captured Minsk, a 240000 strong German stronghold, by flank and assault. The fall opens routes toward Warsaw Wilno and Riga as Moscow ordered a 24 salvo salute.
The Fourth of July weekend death toll reached 177 with 80 from auto crashes, 48 drownings, and 49 misc deaths. Idaho reported four fatalities including 1 year old Richard Campbell who drowned in a ditch near St Anthony and Alice Dickerson killed by lightning at Salmon.
Allied air forces from England bombed Nazi oil storage and rail and locomotive facilities in Romania Hungary and Yugoslavia with 500 to 750 aircraft including Liberators and Flying Fortresses. Targets included Belgrade area Shell plant Giurgiu Danube port and Malaxa works near Bucharest. Weather limited sorties and limited Normandy support.
Chet Crowley of the El Monte Club joined Ogden’s hole in one club today after carding his first ace on the 167 yard par three No. this Sunday using a five iron.
Jerome resident R E Shepherd 83 national reclamationist financier of the northwest died in a Santa Barbara hospital after a March operation and a recent stroke He helped promote the American Falls reservoir project and served as president of the district He leaves three daughters a sister and four grandchildren along with numerous affiliations and a long career in public service
Mrs. Robert Hronek of 149 Randolph learns her brother Pfc. Herman Longhurst entered his wife Clair Lloyd’s photo in a camp beauty contest in England. Among over a hundred contestants she won queen of the post and Longhurst received two tickets to a nearby town.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of condition of all national banks as of close of business Friday June 30. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued a parallel request for a report on the June 30 condition.
Richard Lee Campbell aged year old son of James E and Clara Pulley Campbell of Egin Beach accidentally drowned Sunday evening in an irrigation ditch near the family home. He was missing for 10 to 15 minutes before being found about 7 30 p m Fremont county officials said no investigation would be made. He was born May 24 1943 at Egin.
A contemporaneous outlook praises Allied momentum in World War II, noting Hitler’s weakening on three fronts and urging sustained effort. The piece cites Stalin’s praise for the Normandy invasion and a parallel Soviet land offensive as demonstrations of Allied military strength and strategic scale.
The U S O dedicated a new building at Mountain Home air field for personnel. Mrs L F Fesser chaired the USO council management committee and led the ceremony. The renovated hall previously housed an American Legion post and community volunteers oversaw the project.
Mrs. Margaret Sarah Davis aged 85 mother of Mrs. Margaret Thomas of Blackfoot Idaho died yesterday in Lehi Utah where she had lived since 1882.
Allied forces launch a dawn attack along a 40 mile front on the Cherbourg peninsula. American First Army advances up to 2.5 miles, capturing St Jores as Bradley redirects toward Granville and the lower Cherbourg area amid rain and mud. British troops widen the Odon bridgehead near Caen.
The U S chairs the conference steering committee and the fund planning commission while Great Britain leads the world reconstruction bank outline group and Mexico handles international cooperation efforts. N S Stepanov of Russia becomes first vice president. Delegates praise Allied efforts and seek a new era of world cooperation. Senator Tobey asserts success could pave permanent world peace.
Pocatello prepared for the glorious Fourth with a two day observance proclaimed by Governor Bottolfsen. Most businesses and city county offices were closed today and will remain so tomorrow while war production tied industries stayed open. Ross Park drew crowds for leisure and the state golf tournament, the second largest entry in Idaho history, drew many. Fishing streams were busy as locals enjoyed a quiet civic observance amid a lack of past week’s noise. There was one fatal accident reported in the vicinity.
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