Baltic coast under threat as Red Army drives west
Russian forces cut toward Kaunas and Riga with a 28 mile advance, encircling Wilno and pushing to 20 miles from Daugavpils. Units neared Landwarow and Pinsk while a southern push hit Lwueniec. over 500 localities reported in yesterday’s westward surge.
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London
Lithuania
Baltic
Old Poland
Bialystok
Pinsk
Romania
Iasi
Galati
Ploesti
Moscow
Wilno
Ivan C. Bagramian
Daugavpils
Kaunas
Riga
Latvia
Bagramian
Daugav
Occuet Santines
Brest- Litovsk
Warsaw
Slonim
Baranowicze
Pripyat
Luwieniec
Pri
Gunner Dies In Action Over Europe
Mr and Mrs R Henry Thomas of 1226 Bas Clark receive word their son S Sgt Walter J Thomas 27 was killed in action over Europe. He enlisted July 29 1942 trained at multiple bases and went overseas in March completing nine missions. Born June 25 1917 Boise he married Vera Williams Jan 1 1943 at Pocatello. He leaves three brothers and one sister.
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R. Henry Thomas
Bas
Clark
Walter J. Thomas
Europe
Thomas
Pocatello
Tyndal
Fla
Davis Mountain
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Clovisfield
N. M
Langley
Besid
Roscoe Thomas
Salt Lake City
Chris Thomas
Eugene
Ore
Eddie Thomas
8. H. Cobert
Bevan Promoted to Warrant Officer in Marine Corps
Warrant Officer Arthur R. Bevan, 19, son of Mrs. May Bevan of 147 South Eleventh Avenue, Pocatello, has been promoted to his present rank at Marine Corps Headquarters. Bevan has served in the Marines since 1941.
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Washington
Arthur R. Bevan
May Bevan
South Eleventh Avenue
Pocatello
Marine Corps Headquarters
Bevan
U.S. Loses 20-Year-Old Sub During Exercises
The Navy announced the loss of the submarine S-28 during Pacific training. It carried about 60 men under Lt. Comdr. Jack C. Campbell from Groton Connecticut. Depth prevents salvage and recovery hopes were abandoned for the missing crew.
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Washington
Pacific
Navy
Jack C. Campbell
Groton
Conn
Army Holds Passenger in Desert Flight Death
Second Lt. Dean C. Fundingsland and Second Lt. Howard E. Stittsworth faced court martial in Arizona over a June 22 air collision that killed Earl W. Nepple. Fundingsland was found guilty of neglect and property damage. Stittsworth, charged with murder, will be tried next at Moran Field near Tucson.
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Tucson
Fundingsland
Stittsworth
Highway 89
Earl W. Nepple
Los Angeles
Nepple
Utah
Soldier Wounded by Shrapnel in Biak Campaign
Pfc. James W. Scott 24, wounded in action on Biak islands, reports his arm was broken by shrapnel. A National Guard enlistee since April 1942, he serves with the 116th engineers. He is from Pocatello, Idaho, and his mother Mrs. John Johannsen resides at 435 South Fourth. Scott attended Grace trade school and McCammon high school.
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James W. Scott
Biak Islands
John Johannsen
South Fourth
National Guard
Pocatello
Scott
116Th Engineers
Johannsen
Grace A
McCammon
Temporary promotions for three Idaho officers
The War Department announced temporary promotions for three Idaho officers. Ralph Hough Hunt of Buhl moves from captain to major in the quartermaster corps, Paul Gardner Payne of Arbon from first lieutenant to captain in the air corps, and Melvin Lavon Rexburg from second to first lieutenant in the air corps.
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Washington
Idaho
War Department
Ralph Hough Hunt
Buhl
Quartermaster Corps
Paul Gardner Payne
Arbon
Air Corps
Melvin Lavon
Rexburg
Allied Troops Encircle Strong Point In Italian Push
Allied Fifth Army troops press northward in a broad enveloping advance toward Livorno as they bypass Lajatico and Pomaia and push toward the Gothic Line. The 100th battalion of Japanese American troops fights near Pomaja. Fierce counterattacks slow progress.
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Rome
Ligvorno
Leghorn
Fifth Army
Lajatico
Livorno
Pomaia
Castiglioncello
Pomaja
Casale
Women Convict Two Men in Ralph Bigelow Killing
An all-woman jury in Los Angeles convicted Merlin Smith of Twin Falls and William N. Dorman of a murder, kidnapping, and robbery tied to Ralph Bigelow’s killing after five days of deliberation. Sentencing is set for tomorrow with life terms recommended.
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Los Angeles
Merlin Smith
Twin Falls
William N. Dorman
Ralph Bigelow
Dorman
Smith
Bigelow
Idahoan Receives Air Medal for World War II Service
Staff Sgt. James Brown of Montpelier Idaho is among 24 field artillerymen awarded the air medal for meritorious achievement while flying liaison planes over enemy territory. They served with the Fifth Army in Italy and the Seventh in Sicily, directing artillery fire from low altitude behind enemy lines despite gunfire.
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Washington
James Brown
Montpelier
Idaho
Fifth Army
Italy
Seventh Army
Sicily
War Department
Americans Hit 40 Mile Front In Normandy Push
Allied reports describe a major 40 mile front assault in Normandy with heavy bombers and fighter units from Munich and Toulon. American air forces, joined by British Mosquitos, pounded Berlin and German harbor targets while weather hampered operations. Roosevelt signaled willingness to accept a fourth term if delegates and the people demand it, stressing war aims and veterans’ postwar plans.
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London
Munich
Germany
Italy
Toulon
France
Berlin
Rhone
Reich
Leipzig
Evacuation Orders Amid Rising Allied Bomb Threats
The Associated Press reports Tokyo ordered evacuation of metropolitan school children after a B-29 raid, signaling imminent bombing. Officials acknowledge sanctuary limits for Japan's 20 million in six major cities, with few civilians safely relocated and most families facing potential widespread destruction.
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Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Pocatellan Appears In Rome Newsreel
Corporal Donald MacBeth of the engineering division, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur MacBeth of 622 South Fifth, was chosen to represent his company on a Rome trip. Pictures of him driving a jeep through Rome will be shown in upcoming newsreels. He went overseas 23 months ago and has spent 21 months in combat in Italy.
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Donald
MacBeth
Arthur MacBeth
South Fifth
Rome
Italy
Idaho Secretary Curtis Visits Wallace in Seattle
Secretary of State George H. Curtis of Idaho met briefly with Vice President Henry A. Wallace during his Seattle stop en route home from China. The two have been friends for years and Curtis was in Seattle to test in a mining suit. He plans to return to Boise Thursday or Friday.
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Seattle
George H. Curtis
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
China
Wallace
Curtis
Tere
Boise
Idaho Supreme Court Recesses Until September 15
The Idaho supreme court recessed today and will resume hearings around September 15. Justices paused proceedings and adjourned for the interim.
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Boise
Idaho Supreme Court
Penney Sales Rise in June and Year to Date
The J. C. Penney company reports sales of 42,283,928 in June, up 3.2 percent from 1943. For the first six months of 1944 sales total 230,656,400, compared with 218,298,260 for the same period last year, a 5.7 rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. C. Penney Company
U.S. Forces Shell Guam and Press Attacks on Marianas
Admiral Nimitz announced light cruisers and destroyers shelled Guam while carrier planes hit shore installations on Guam and Rota. Tokyo radio claimed a powerful enemy fleet northwest of Tinian and raids on Guam Tinian and Rota continued as mop-up groups struck Saipan. MacArthur air units attacked Truk Woleai Yap and Palau in the Caroline campaign.
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Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Rota
Saipan
Tokyo Radio
Tinian Island
Tinian
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Carolines
Truk
Woleal
Yap
Palau
Farley Quits As Chairman
James A. Parley known as Smiling Big Jim bows out today as Democratic state chairman after 35 years in politics. Paul E. Fitzpatrick of Buffalo set to succeed him. Farley hinted at future party work but gave no hint on his role at the upcoming Democratic national convention or a possible stance on a fourth Roosevelt term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hannegan
Chicago
United States
Hudson River
Hannezan
Wallace
China
Wallace Oh
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James A. Parley
Big Jim
Farley
White House
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Buffalo
Edward J. Flynn
Parley
Railroad Trainmen Meet in Pocatello
Members of the general committee of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen hold their annual meeting at the Bannock hotel in Pocatello this week with representatives from Salt Lake City Ogden Montpelier Nampa and Glenns Ferry attending. The group will consider routine business presented by the committee chaired by George W. Hunt with FE B Gayhart H C Beckett J C Glenn E G Ferguson H W Wright J R Pepper George W Warren J D Herbel and J R Mooney among the attendees.
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General Committee of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Bannock Hotel
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
George W. Hunt
Ogden
Montpelier
Nampa
Glenns Ferry
Hunt
FE. B. Gayhart
H. C. Beckett
Caden
J. C. Glenn
E. G. Ferguson
H. W. Wright
J. R. Pepper
George W. Warren
J. D. Herbel
J. R. Mooney
Synthetic butter may cut part of dairy industry
James town Rotary club heard Charlies W. Holman of the National Cooperative Milk Producers' federation warn that postwar production of a margarine-like product from coal and petroleum waste could accelerate destruction of a large dairy segment. He noted Germans boast of such imitation butter and that it could be cheaper than dairy milks using vegetable oils, potentially reaching a billion pounds annually with synthetic vitamins.
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Jamestown
N.Y
Boise Navy Officer Held in California Murder Case
John M. Maloney, 27, a naval chief petty officer from Boise, Idaho, is held on suspicion of murder in the death of Mary Walker, 31, in San Diego. He allegedly said he struck her during a party and fell asleep, later learning she was dead. Donald Pinta, 26, a Los Angeles navy electrician, is detained as a material witness.
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Los Angeles
John M. Maloney
Navy
Boise
Idaho
Mary Walker
Melvin Walker
San Diego
Gomer Brown
Maloney
St Teresa's Academy
Mary R Maloney
Notre Dame University
Nampa
Larry Maloney
Idaho to Advertise Potatoes Onions This Year
Idaho advertising commission will start promoting this year's potato and onion crops within two weeks. Chairman R H Young says spending will total about 90000 dollars with half used for nationwide newspaper ads. The push focuses more on onions due to a larger expected harvest, while potato emphasis remains strong though yield may be slightly below last year's 43 million bushels.
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Boise
Idaho Advertising Commission
R. H. Young
Air Corps Reserve lowers enlistment age requirement
Fort Douglas Utah air corps enlisted reserve will enroll youths age 17 without a high school diploma. The sole requirement is passing a screening test, given by army recruiting or air forces examining boards, as announced at a conference with Lt Col Raymond Porter and eight metropolitan boards.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Air Corps Enlisted Reserve
Ninth Service Command Headquarters
Headquarters
Army
Army Air Forces
Army Air Force
Ninth Service Command
Raymond Porter
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Allied Push Near St Lo and Caen In Normandy Drive
Allied forces advance toward St Lo within two miles as U S troops and tanks push from Carentan and Vire river areas aided by heavy artillery. British and Canadian units strike near Caen and Orne river, with Germans putting up stiff resistance.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Orne River
Caen
Vaucelles
Orne
St. Jean de Cave
St. Lo
Doughboys
The
Meperee
Aucelies
Amitot
Omar N. Bradley
Luzerne
Mesnil- Roxelin
Cherbourg
U.S. Accepts De Gaulle Led French Civil Authority
President Roosevelt announced acceptance of the French national committee led by Gen Charles de Gaulle as the de facto civil administrator for liberated France. Eisenhower will supervise the committee and decide when cities or departments shift from military to civilian control as France moves toward self government.
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Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
Visits in Pocatello Mrs R W McCracken of Idaho
Mrs R W McCracken from Idaho arrived in Pocatello for a brief visit. She was greeted by local friends and family and plans a short stay touring city sights before returning home.
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A. R. Bevan
Prussia
Berg
Poland
Russia
Red Army
Ovsemirov
Naguyevichi
Lida
Swiecany
Braslaw
Druja
U.S
Idahoan
Pocatellan
Penney
Fleet
Ormer U.S
U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Marianas Island
Air Corps Reserve
Axis Junction
R. W. McCracken
Idahe
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