Japan Presses for Indo China Bases And New Moves In Far East
Far east dispatches report Japan has made sweeping demands for concessions in southern French Indo China seen as a possible springboard for action against Singapore. Reports say Vichy agreed and that Japan seeks use of airfields and naval bases in the region amid Western powers’ mounting warnings.
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Associated Press
Far East
Japan
Indo-China
Britain
Singapore
Washington
Reuters
Hanoi
France
Oriental
Knox
United States
Sumner Welles
Orient
Jean Decoux
Raisho Sumita
London
Berlin
China
Anthony Eden
Haiphong
Saigon
Camranh Bay
Shanghai
Pacific
Clark Pushes Cantonment for Pocatello Army Camp
Senator Clark of Idaho urges the War Department to build a 30 000 man cantonment at Pocatello Idaho. He cites transport links by rail and air and notes coast attack protection. Area surveyed spans about 75 000 acres northeast east and south of townships 5 6 35 36. The site would require ranges review fields and general training facilities including artillery and small arms ranges.
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Washington
Clark
Idaho
War Department
General Staff
Pocatello
Yaile
Army
Idaho Motor Vehicle Deaths Reach Sixty Three in Six Months
Boise July 23 Law enforcement Commissioner J L Balderson told Governor Clark that 704 Idaho motor vehicle accidents in the first six months killed 63 people, injured 412, and caused 126587 dollars in property damage. Of the deaths 47 were male and 16 female.
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Boise
J. L. Balderson
Clark
Idaho
Collision on Fifth After Ball Park Run In Road Crash
Tuesday night collision in the 200 block of North Fifth involved a sedan driven by 17 year old Ray Fowler and a sedan driven by Hank Knippel of R F D 1. Police say Fowler rear ended Knippel after Knippel stopped in traffic while returning from the ball park. both front and rear ends were damaged.
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Ray Fowler
Hank Knippel
North Fifth
Ball Park
Fowler
Knippel
Trial set for Metz and Ponza on battery charge
Chas. W. Hyde justice of the peace has set 2 p.m. Thursday for the trial of George Metz and Deatz Ponza charged with battery in a complaint signed by Carl Rhodes. The alleged incident occurred July 19 near the state liquor store per the justice.
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Chas. W. Hyde
Justice of the Peace
George Metz
Deatz Ponza
Carl Rhodes
Justice Reports
Two Arrests Reported in Idaho Falls Service Station Robbery
Police in Portland report the arrest of David Arthur Huss 17 and Don Odell 18 in connection with a July 16 early morning service station robbery in Idaho Falls.
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Portland
David Arthur Huss
Don Odell
Idaho Falls
Death of Charles H. Sell Jr. in Los Angeles
Charles H. Sell of 120 North Twelfth avenue died after being summoned by the death of his father in Los Angeles. A former Idaho contractor, he left Pocatello about 18 years ago and was formerly in the contracting business.
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Charles H. Sell
Twelfth Avenue
Los Angeles
Charlies H. Sell
Pocatello
Mr. Sell
Victory V signs spread to Pocatello campaign boost
Mrs. Edna Carlyle of 406 West Carson displays small cardboard posters with large V's as part of the V for Victory morale campaign. She urges posting the signs in prominent spots to remind Pocatellans of their role in the world crisis.
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Great Britain
Pocatello
Edna Carlyle
West Carson
Welfare Organization
Aluminum Drive Under Way In Pocatello Schools Help
Pocatello begins its aluminum drive for the national defense program with Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls collecting utensils donated by housewives. A large container on Center Street near Center and Main collects items as fast as they are gathered. A second container sits at the north side of the West entrance to the Center Street subway.
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Pocatello
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Center
Center Street
Japs Make Heavy Demand On French Indo China
Far eastern experts assess Tokyo aims to base forces near Dutch East Indies and Singapore. They warn that if Vichy capitulation delays, Japan may attack Indo China to expand its greater east Asia co prosperity sphere and threaten allied supply routes and China aid.
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Indo-China
Far East
Lloyd Lehrbas
Washington
Japan
Tokyo
Dutch East Indies
Britain
Singapore
France
Vichy
South Pacific
China
Burma
United States
Pacific
Greater East Asia
Yankees Hold Off Indians 3-2 For Nine-Game Lead
July 23 New York Yankees top Cleveland Indians 3-2 to widen their American League lead to nine games. Joe DiMaggio belted his 22nd home run and Charlie Keller his 23rd in the fourth inning, while Gerald Walker homered for Cleveland in the ninth.
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New York
Joe DiMargio
Charlie Keller
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Gerald Walker
Indians
Marius Russo
Files Forgery Charge Brought Against Two Bancroft Men
County Attorney C M Jeffery filed information in district court charging James Griffin and Lar ence Earhart with forgery. They allegedly tried to defraud Jack Baly of Bancroft by passing a 1125 check on July 16. The men were held to answer after arraignment July 7 before Justice of the Peace Martin Wistisen at Bancroft.
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C. M. Jeffery
District Court
James Griffin
Larence Earhart
Jack Baly
Bancroft
Martin Wistisen
RAF Raids Hit Nazi Centers and Axis Ports
RAF bombed south west Germany overnight targeting Frankfurt and Mannheim with high explosives and incendiaries. German reports claim minimal damage but note 15 British planes were lost. Other raids hit Dunkerque Rotterdam Ostend while ships and port facilities were struck along the English coast.
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Associated Press
Germany
Britain
Frankfurt
Mannheim
RAF
London Air Ministry
Dunkerque
Rotterdam
Ostend
Weather Ed. Leads Hectic Existence
The feature notes a July afternoon high of 84 and a morning low of 64 and recalls a year ago when the high was 98 and the low 52. It jokes about climatologists and forecasts while urging readers to avoid washing cars outdoors and to prepare for a 10 to 15 degree drop tonight.
Wife Sues for Divorce in Local District Court
Rose O. Hill files suit for divorce from John Leonard Hill alleging a cold cruel and inhuman disposition and striking her. They wed April 1 1940 at Pocatello. She says he called her vile and abusive names went out with other women and is mean and stingy.
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Charenne
Rose O. Hill
John Leonard Hill
Pocatello
Woodards Welcome Son at St Anthony Mercy
Mr and Mrs Walter Woodard welcomed a son at Idaho Southern University where Woodard is director of intramural sports and track and field coach. This is their second child.
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Walter Woodard
St. Anthony Mercy Hospital
Woodard
Idaho Southern University
German Drive Lags Under Resistance of Russian Forces
Dispatches reported German offensives against Russia waning amid strong Soviet defense. Smolensk remained in Russian hands as Luftwaffe losses rose while Allied air operations challenged Nazi coast targets. Attacks on Moscow and Kiev sector claimed heavy fighting with substantial casualties on both sides.
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London
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Dnieper
Associated Press
Germany
Russia
Smolensk
RAF
France
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St. Omer
Air Ministry
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Finland
Helsinki
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Ukraine
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Lake Ladoga
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Berlin
Polisk
Red Army
Polotsk
Zhitomir
Roosevelt
Bolivia
Welles Sets Postwar Aims For World Peace
Sumner Welles outlined American postwar objectives in a Washington speech at the Norwegian legation ceremony. He called for an association of nations to guarantee disarmament and equal economic opportunities, while warning that peace cannot exist until Hitler’s regime is destroyed.
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Sumner Welles
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Welles
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Hitler
Germany
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
Haakon VII
London
Martha
Norway
Constantine Dumansky
Congress
Association of Nations
League of Nations
Wilson
Coast Police Arrest Two in Portland Holdup Case
Detectives detained Fred E. Stewart of Charleston West Virginia and David A. Huss of Portland Oregon on an Idaho Falls Idaho complaint for holdup of a service station and attendant shooting. They denied involvement and await extradition decisions as authorities seek two hitchhikers. A Boise area incident follows a July 15 shooting at Levene Crockett’s station with Crockett wounded and hospitalized.
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Portland
Ore
H. J. McCormick
Fred E. Stewart
Charleston
W. Va
David A. Huss
Idaho Falls
Idaho
McCormick
R V. Daniger
C. A. Carlson
Daniger
Levene Crockett
Crockett
Japanese naval moves near Indo China threaten Singapore bases
CHUNGKING July 23 Adm Yang Shuen-Chen said 30 Japanese transports in three warships were seen near Hongkong on July 18 heading toward Indo China. London sources predicted a far east climax within 24 hours as Japan presses demands on French Indo China to set up bases challenging British sea power based on Singapore.
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Vichy
Indo-China
London
Japan
Far East
Germany
Italy
Soviet Russia
Chungking
Yang Shuen-Chen
Ferrien
Hongkong
Singapore
Gas Tank Installed at East Side Fire Department
A 4,000 gallon underground gasoline tank is being installed behind the east side fire department building in the 200 block on South Second Street. The tank will store gasoline for city motor equipment.
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East Side
South Second
Swimmer Drowns at Twin Falls Reservoir Near Winder
Talbot 22 drowned last night about 8 in the Twin Falls reservoir near Winder on Preston route 2 while swimming with friends. His widow Norma Gregerson Talbot and his parents Edward P. and Alice Talbot plus five sisters survive.
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Perce] Talbot
Twin Falls
Winder
Preston
Norma Gregerson Talbot
Edward P
Alice Talbot
Missing Child Found In East Side Motion Picture House
Police report locating 3 year old Deanne Mitton in an east side motion picture house late Monday after her grandmother Mrs Earl F Bates of 493 Park reported the child missing from home since 1 30 p m.
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Deanne Mitton
East Side
Earl F. Bates
Park
Fifth Ward Plans Observance of LDS Pioneer Day
The L D S Fifth ward will hold an Idaho bound Pioneer Day pageant The Cavalcade of the Pioneers at 8 p m in the stake recreation hall after an 11 a m Alameda park games program Plan details include committee chairs for games stage dialogue music costumes publicity and refreshments with park concessions available.
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L. D. S. Fifth Ward
Don C. Miner
Argument Ends Quietly After Store Dispute
Police were summoned by Henry L. Kelly of 619 North Main Street Monday afternoon after an argument with a tobacco company salesman at his store. Officers arrived to find the salesman had left without further incident.
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Henry L. Kelly
North Main Street
Tobacco Company
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