Nazis Pour Reserves Into Kursk Fight
Moscow reports fresh Nazi reserves push through smoke toward Kursk plains to bolster the offensive as Soviet forces rack up small gains around Belgorod. German command claims mass tank battles and air superiority, while Russians say Belgorod area shows limited advances amid harvest behind the front.
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Moscow
Kursk Plains
Red Army
Belgorod
Hitler
Kursk
Orel
Berlin
Red
Associated Press
High Command
Hege
Marines Launch Sudden Assault At Viru Harbor New Georgia
Marines forced a rear attack on Japanese positions around Viru Harbor after a jungle march. They drove enemy forces off a cliff to the sea and sparked the invasion of New Georgia by landing at Segi on June 20. The assault, described by combat correspondent Sgt. Howard Biggerstaff, involved harsh conditions, including water scarcity and sporadic machine gun nests, with over 100 Japanese reported and sixty killed.
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New Georgia
United States
Singapore
Strategicairu
Uncle Sam
South Pacific
Segi
Solomons
Viru Harbor
Howard Biggerstaff
Cincinnati
Ohio
Biggerstaff
Viru
Air Pounding Continues Over Sicily and Sardinia
Allied air forces pressed their fifth straight day of heavy bombings targeting airfields and military sites in Sicily and Sardinia. Gerbini in eastern Sicily endured renewed assaults with Fortresses Mitchells and Marauders, as enemy fighters faded to a reduced threat and no Luftwaffe planes were reported after waves of bombing demolished Gerbini’s air dromes and dispersal areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sicily
Sardinia
Gerbini
ISU Enrolls 539 for War Session
ISU enrolls 539 for the 16 week term with 533 registrations the night before. Registrar Miss Ann B Capellen notes 444 in letters and science 74 pharmacy 15 engineering 64 business plus about 432 naval enlistees including 131 in basic prep for deck officers. The teacher refresher course was dropped due to insufficient applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Southern University
Ann B. Capellen
Division of Letters and Science
College of Pharmacy
Miss Capellen
Printers Return After Wage Dispute Halted Paper
The Providence Journal reports printers ended a strike over alleged high wages, resuming work after a war labor board order. The publisher consulted lawyers on possible civil damages and whether suit could be filed under common law or the War Labor Act. The Evening Bulletin had missed publication yesterday due to the boycott.
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Providence
R. I
Providence Journal Company
Evening Bulletin
New England War Labor Board
The
Journal
Secretary of Navy Praises Local Plant Staff during Eastern Idaho Tour
Frank Knox the secretary of the navy toured the Pocatello ordnance plant and Scoville proving grounds before a Mackay reservoir fishing stop. Captain Walter E. Brown cited high caliber mechanics and laborers as a standout in eastern Idaho projects. Knox continued by plane to Hastings and Chicago for inspections, praising the crew’s work and noting his fishing success on Mackay dam.
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Frank Knox
Navy
Idaho
Navy Ordnance
Pocatello
Mt Gun Proving Grounds
Scoville
Mackay
Walter E. Brown
Brown
Captain Brown
Mackay Dam
Knox
Berlin Warns Of Plans For Invasion Invasion Talk Amid Allied Bombing
Berlin radio warned of an impending allied invasion of southern Europe as heavy bombing hit Sicily and Sardinia. The report cited 44 infantry divisions and 15 to 20 tank formations between Morocco and Syria, with airborne troops prepared to form bridgeheads, while noting many Allied forces are tied down in Africa and the Middle East.
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Berlin
Europe
Sicily
Sardinia
Gibraltar
Associated Press
Morocco
Syria
Algeria
Palestine
Egypt
Cyprus
Eisenhower
China drives Japanese from Menating in Burma border clash
Chinese forces report driving the Japanese from Menating on the Burma-Yumnah border and beginning a general retreat westward. A high command communique says several hundred Japanese casualties occurred in a brisk counter attack last Saturday while retreating troops were ambushed.
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Chungking
Menating
Burma-Yumnah Province
Hanmer Named Postmaster at Salmon Idaho
President Roosevelt nominates Ferguson Hanmer for the Salmon Idaho postmaster position. The nomination appears in the Washington docket.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ferguson Hanmer
Salmon
Idaho
Thunderstorms Bring Cooler Air After Hottest Regions
The report notes Denver and Pocatello as the hottest spots yesterday while New York reached 69 and a 92 high with 51 low. The weatherman calls it near normal, with a forecast of minor temperature changes and scattered afternoon thundershowers.
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Denver
Pocatello
New York
Bannock Sportsmen Meet In Pocatello Preserve Plan
Bannock County Sportsmen association to meet at 8 pm in President John Dahlstrom hall. Agenda includes removal of elk and deer from the Pocatello game preserve and urges attendance due to vital discussion for local sportsmen.
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Pocatello
Bannock County Sportanens Association
John Dahlstrom
India Faces Critical Food Shortage and War Pressure
New Delhi reports a severe food crisis with 125 million Indians malnourished as prices soar and lootings appear. A national conference aims to mobilize emergency relief while policymakers watch for potential political instability amid pro Axis propaganda and dissident tensions affecting security.
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New Delhi
India
Welfare Members Discuss Program for Youth Recreation
Pocatello welfare council met at Probate Judge Willard Lund’s office to discuss a youth recreation center. Ed Quinlan of Power County described a hangout with soft drinks and dancing, Alameda plans for baseball teams, and Mayor C D Moore’s efforts to secure a public dances hall and a dance floor in the National Guard armory for community use. Ella Mae Walton presided, Mrs Albert Anderson was secretary.
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Pocatello Youth Welfare Council
Willard Lund
Ed Quinlan
Power County
Pocatello
Alameda
C. D. Moore
Adjutant General
National Guard
Ella Mae Walton
Albert Anderson
Mrs Roosevelt Visits Tumbling DW Ranch for Rest
Dove Wood, owner of the Tumbling DW dude ranch near Reno, says Eleanor Roosevelt has arrived for a week of rest and visits with personal friends. Wood notes the ranch is popular with the Reno divorce colony and that Mrs Roosevelt is not there for any other purpose.
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Reno
Dove Wood
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wood
Duerden Returns to Navy Base After Visit Home
Leland Duerden second class returned to his base in Alaska after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Duerden of 208 Washington. He enlisted in the navy in June 1941 and recently finished a two months training course at Mare Island.
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Leland Duerden
Alaska
C. H. Duerden
Washington
Navy
Mare Island
U S warships tally in Pacific clash near Munda and Kula Gulf
U S forces report nine to eleven Japanese ships sunk in the Kula gulf battle as American troops push toward Munda on New Georgia after fresh landings near Zanana and Rice anchorage. Helena cruiser lost. 800 crew saved. Australian troops seize Observation Hill at Salamaua in joint drive with Americans.
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U. S
New Georgia Island
Kula Gulf
Vila
Bairoko
Navy
Strong
Rendova
Associated Press
Munda
U.S
Helena
Adm
William F. Halsey
Douglas MacArthur
Viru Harbor
Zanana
Rice Anchorage
Gulf of Kula
Kolombangara Island
MacArthur
Observation
Salamaua
New Guinea
Court Okays Employment Of Relatives
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the University of Idaho and its board of regents are beyond legislative nepotism restrictions. The unanimous decision upheld a district court ruling denying Leona Dreps a salary increase after the board argued she is a relative of a board member by marriage.
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Boise 7
University of Idaho
Board of Regents
State Supreme Court
James F. Airshie
Latah County
Leona Dreps
University
Alfred Budge
Miss Dreps
J. F. Jenny
Justice Airshie
Vandals Strike L. D. S. Chapel in Perry Ward
Sheriff Alma Marley reported the Perry ward chapel between Thatcher and Cleveland suffered the worst vandalism of her tenure. Burglars entered Sunday night or Monday morning through a window, damaging Relief Society, Boy Scout and Primary rooms, scattering benches, song books, and communion cups. Deputy Ray Reynolds collected fingerprints and photos. The act involved breaking walls and walking on the communion table. Bishop Dan McGregor notified authorities.
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Alma Marley
Perry Ward
Thatcher
Cleveland
Perry
Dan McGregor
Relief Society
Boy Scout
Ray Reynolds
Veronica Lake Gives Birth To Premature Baby
Actress Veronica Lake delivered a three pound boy two months early. The infant remains in an incubator while both mother and child appear well, said Dr. Raymond D. McBurney. Lake, who tripped on a film set last Thursday, is married to Maj. John Detilie, stationed in Seattle.
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Hollywood
Veronica Lake
Raymond D. McBurney
Miss Lake
Maj
John Detilie
Seattle
Giraud Discusses Martinique Coup and Allied Look
Washington officials and Gen Henri Giraud reviewed a possible pro allied administration for troubled Martinique amid large demonstrations in Fort De France. The visit follows reports of Vichy break demands and U S naval interests tied to ships at Fort De France.
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Giraud
Martinique
Washington
Henri Honore Giraud
Committee of National Liberation
Fort - de - France
Vichy
United States
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Charles de Gaulle
Fort-De-France
Vive de Gaulle
Algiers
San Juan
Puerto Rico
John H. Hoover
U. S
Caribbean
Gerges Robert
Hoover
Robert
White House
Roosevelt
Bearn
Fort de France
Secret fighter planes join U S war production surge
Washington officials announced new super secret fighter planes are rolling off lines as part of an expanded allied aerial offensive. Charles E. Wilson of the war production board said details could not be disclosed, while Donald M. Nelson noted many changes slow the dollar value of output. Wilson forecast monthly production exceeding 10,000 planes at peak, not until 1944, with May output above 7,000.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
The
War Production Board
Wilson
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
House Tables Corn Bill
The House Agriculture Committee killed a Senate approved measure to raise the corn price ceiling from 1.07 to 1.40 a bushel Chicago basis in a 9 to 6 vote. The panel plans to reconvene to discuss alternatives to address the emergency without fixing a single commodity price. War Food Administrator Warvin Jones testified in executive session as lawmakers debated possible farmer reimbursement if ceilings rise.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Chicago
Congress
Senate
House
Warvin Jones
Hope
Kan
Food Administration
Fourth of July baby at St. Anthony's born to Lewis family
Mr and Mrs Lester Lewis of lTyhee welcomed a girl on the Fourth at St Anthony's hospital. A son was born to Mr and Mrs T J Mead of 310 Crescent Drive at St Anthony's. Other recent births at St Anthony's were reported.
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Lester Lewis
lTyhee
St. Anthony's Hospital
T. J. Mead
Crescent Drive
St> Anthony's
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Hanmer
By DeWitt MacKenzie
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Orient
Burma
Axis
Mrs. Roosevelt
Duerden Returning
Poltava
Russia
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Bryanski
Konotop
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Kurske
Kharkove
Miles
Petrovsk
Soviet Information Bureau
Mtsensk
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