Grower Threatens Strike to Starve Out Nation in Wheat Quota Fight
Dayton July 17 AP I E Baker former state senator and Farmers Protective association president warned the group would strike and starve out the nation if the government won two suits challenging Wheat Marketing Quota authority. He urged farmers to refuse to sell or raise crops feeding the nation as suits contesting AAA quota powers proceed in federal court. Louis Bromfield meanwhile formed a 700 farmer group to protest quotas but opposed any strike.
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Dayton
Ohio
E. Baker
Farmers’ Protective Association
Baker
Germantown
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
Mansfield
Louis Bromfield
Bromfield
Farmers Protective Association
AAA
A. D. Baumhart, Jr
Churchill to Reply to Many Critics
London July 17 Prime Minister Churchill plans another House of Commons debate on war production amid claims he has concentrated power. Critics foresee a parliamentary crisis and possible division of powers with Lord Beaverbrook gaining control over production issues.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
House
England
Lord Beaverbrook
Beaverbrook
Labor
House of Lords
John Anderson
Council
Ernest Bevin
Anthony Eden
Greece
Crete
Russia
Germany
Idaho Postal Men Elect Idaho Chapter Leaders
In Caldwell 75 postmasters voted with Frank C. Walker noting postmasters will push defense bonds and stamps. Elections named A. J. Boyle president of the Idaho chapter and Marie McCarty as secretary treasurer, with several vice presidents and national directors selected to represent various class offices.
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Idaho
A. J. Boyle
Blackfoot
Marie McCarty
Plummer
Clare G. Zimmerman
Emmett
A. T Combs
Kellog
F. L. Cruikshank
Monttpelier
John B. Cato
Meridian
A. H. McGuire
Pocatello
Bruce Hersey
Lenore
Starch Plant Heads Named for Idaho Potato Starch Co
Stockholders elect the board of directors and name Ralph E. Gale as president and general manager. Wilfred Olsen becomes vice president. J H Andersen secretary. An executive committee includes Olsen, Cox, and Stewart. Machinery orders already placed and remodeling of the Collins siding cellar underway for completion by October 1. Warehouses and farmers to contact the executive committee for August potato deliveries.
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Blackfoot
Idaho Potato Starch Company
Chamber of Commerce
Ralph E. Gale
Wilfred Olsen
J. H. Andersen
C. C. Cox
J A. Stewart
Andersen
Collins Siding
Idaho and Utah to share in Roosevelt power plan
Washington reports federal power commission proposes a nationwide expansion costing about 1 billion dollars over five years. Utah Power and Light would add 25 000 kilowatts at the Jordan plant by 1943 and 24 000 by 1944, plus 50 000 at Provo, while Idaho plans hydro projects of 50 000 kilowatts on Payette river and 30 000 on Snake river by 1946.
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Washington
Utah
Idaho
Roosevelt
Federal Power Commission
Utah Power and Light Company
Jordan
Provo
Payette River
Seriver Creek
Anderson Ranch
Snake River
Mortimore Calls Local Groups to Form Scrap Aluminum Drive
Rev. Paul De F Mortimore named Bannock county civilian defense council chairman invites representatives from service clubs civic religious and other groups to meet at Bannock hotel room 210 at 730 pm Friday to organize the aluminum scrap drive for Pocatello and Bannock county Dr E Arney Idaho civilian defense state coordinator reports three residents Nellie Cline Steenson Richard H Wells of Pocatello and Dr C A Rich of Lava Hot Springs will join Mortimore on the council
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Paul de F. Mortimore
Bannock County
Richard H Wells
Pocatello
C. A. Rich
Lava Hot Springs
Mortimore
Clark backs bigger army but opposes longer service plan
Senator Clark of Idaho criticizes extending selectees beyond one year and calls for a professional army of 1,000,000 technicians. He urges repeal of the draft and a volunteer system with higher pay to attract skilled soldiers and create an expert force, arguing the current method is flawed.
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Washington
Clark
Idaho
Congress
Senate
Idaho Project May Wait in South Fork Proposal
District Watermaster Lynn Crandall said the South Fork dam project in Idaho would require at least four years of construction before power could be generated. The $21 million plan would yield about 40 000 kilowatts, suggesting a delay if immediate power is needed. John E. Kelley urged Idaho congressmen to allocate $100,000 for surveys of the local Grand Valley project.
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Idaho
Lynn Crandall
South Fork
John E. Kelley
Grand Valley
Louisiana Veterans Win Back Pension Payment
Louisiana mails back pension checks to 769 Confederate veterans and widows after a $6.145 million state appropriation ends six years of litigation sparked by James H. Morrison. About 1,808 claims were filed in 1935. 743 widows and veterans remain to await further court action.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
James H. Morrison
Morrison
Laundry Picnic Plans Sixth Anniversary Event
One hundred twenty National Laundry employees and guests are expected at the sixth annual anniversary picnic at Rosspark Friday at 7 p.m. Fergus Briggs, manager, will preside as host. Committees include Finance Julia Olsen entertainment Margie Walker Sid Palmer Dorothy Maloney Carrie Williams refreshments Roy Christiansen Roy Hawkinson Maxine Simpson Helen Haie.
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National Laundry
Rosspark
Fergus Briggs
Julia Olsen
Margie Walker
Sid Palmer
Dorothy Maloney
Carrie Williams
Roy Christiansen
Roy Hawkinson
Maxine Simpson
Helen Haie
Caldwell Calls Meeting of Church Board
Fred G Caldwell chairman of the board of trustees of the First Congregational Church calls a meeting for Friday at 7 30 pm. The gathering will be held in the church parlors and all trustees are required to attend.
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Fred G. Caldwell
First Congregational Church
Lottery Sets Second Draft Group Call for 750000 Men
Washington July 17 Navy Secretary Knox will draw the second selective service lottery to determine the call order for about 750000 men aged 21 who registered July 1 The process uses a historic glass jar and assigns Sequence numbers across districts with safety numbers set for those abroad or late registrants
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Washington
Navy
Knox
Stimson
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Sparrows Point
Baltimore
Washington and Detroit Develop Scoring Tale in Rain
Washington and Detroit played a rain affected game with late scoring by Hudson Kennedy and Early Trout Sullivan. National League games list Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati New York with multiple delays and postponements due to rain.
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Washington
Detroit
Hudson
Kennedy
Early
Trout and Sullivan
National League
Chicago
Philadelphia
Page
McCullough
Podgajny
Warren
Navy Patrols Worldwide Highlight Towers Testimony
Rear Admiral John H. Towers told the House Naval Committee that United States Navy planes are performing patrol work across widespread areas. The Senate Military Committee then unanimously approved a compromise bill authorizing the President to requisition military or naval equipment, tools, supplies, and machinery needed for national defense.
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Washington
John H. Towers
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
House Naval Committee
United States Navy
Senate Military Committee
Firemen Volunteer To Receive Donations of Metal
Local firemen have volunteered to collect old aluminum to aid national defense. Donors may leave metal at the fire station or call 316 for pickup. Boise officials announced that Coeur d Alene Pocatello and Boise are designated scrap aluminum collection points for Idaho. Aluminum gathered July 21 to 29 will be sent to these cities for relay to national defense authorities.
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Sam
Boise
Clark
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
National Defense
Coeur d'Alene
Pocatello
Idaho
Nazis Thrust Threatens Smolensk And Moscow Route
German forces push toward Smolensk cutting the Stalin line near the strategic railway hub. A mechanized spearhead advances within about 119 miles of Moscow while Bolshevik resistance remains uncertain about exploiting the setback.
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Smolensk
Moscow
Bobruisk
Car Collision Injures Two In Arco Near Fort Hall
Two Arco residents suffered minor injuries in a two car crash one mile south of Fort Hall at 10 30 am. Yoshio Kumagae 18 of Fort Hall and his father were in one car while George E Walker 70 and his wife were in the other. Walker and his wife were taken to General hospital for treatment. The Kumagae car was about 20 mph and the Walker car about 45 mph at impact.
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Arco
Fort Hall
Yoshio Kumagae
Elmer Terry
George E. Walker
Walker
General Hospital
Harold Hughart
Thomas
Rabbits Roar Through Idaho Farmlands Prompt Aid Appeal
Boise July 17 Farmers appeal to Governor Clark as jack rabbits overrun fields in Dietrich and Sho shone areas. Fire-blackened deserts push rabbits into crops. federal and state agencies seek wildlife survey funds for predator control.
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Boise
Federas and Wildlife Survey
Ida
Departments of Agriculture and Public Works
Dietrich
Shoshone
Clark
Fish and Midlife Survey
Utah Weather Outlook With Showers and Thunderstorms
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected Thursday afternoon into Friday with moderate to heavy rain in the southwest. Temperatures unclear due to fragmented text but indicates lingering unsettled conditions. Continuous coverage of regional weather patterns and implications for travel.
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Utah
Nazis Claim Breakthrough Along Stalin Line Near Smolensk
Nazi dispatches report a 90 mile break through the Stalin line center with Smolensk captured and Kiev sector under pressure. German claims of swift advance clash with Soviet reports of heavy fighting near Smolensk and Leningrad while RAF strikes target axis shipping.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Hitler
Moscow
Smolensk
Polotsk
Stalin Line
Gulf of Finland
Black Sea
Vitbsk
Berlin
Schnell Truppen
Gorodische
Zhitomir
Berdichev
Soviet Ukraine
Kiev
Ukraine
Starters May Get Prison Terms for Firebugs in Idaho
Idaho law enforcement chief J L Balderston vowed a crackdown on firebugs after incendiary fires burned about 25000 acres in early July. Arrests and jail terms from 20 days to a year were announced for saboteurs, with several blazes near Barber and scattered fires across Boise National Forest and grazing lands under control.
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Boise
Idaho
J. L. Balderston
Bailderston
Balaerston
National Forest and Grazing Service
Kelso Newman
Barber
Boise National Forest
Emmett
Andrew Little Ranch
Weiser
Army to Take More Young Men in Draft Selective Lottery
Washington July 17 The army expects a larger share of the 750,000 registrants drawn in tonight’s draft lottery to be inducted than from the 16,500,000 registered overall. Officials cite younger ages and fewer deferments among the new cohort, with last year’s group including ages 21 to 36 and more dependents. Current totals show 16.5 million registered, 8 million remaining to be classified, 8.5 million classified, 7.5 million deferred, 1 million considered available before exams, 400,000 rejected as unfit, and 60,000 currently serving. Idaho weather partly cloudy with little change, possible thunder storms over mountains.
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Washington
Army
Selective Service
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Goulf
Bjelaja
Polotsk-Vitebsk
Pioesti
Rumanian
Idaho Project
Caldwell
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
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Cincinnati
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By DeWitt MacKenzie
Terry
Ano
Damas
Leningrad
Pskov- Porkhoy Setor
Minsk-to-Moscow
Kishiney
Bessarabia
English Channel
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Pskov
Nsegrad-Volynski
Borbruisk
Dnepr
Rogachev
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