State to Call Fewer Men
Idaho conducted 3,348 preinduction physicals in April the largest ever. State director McConnel said the April call reached 2,949 with June and July projections. statewide rejection average 14.6 percent split regionally and navy army and limited-service acceptances totaled 1,049 681 141 with 337 unfit.
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Boise
Idaho
M. G. McConel
Selective Service
McConnel
Western Idaho
Pocatello
Spokane
Wash
Navy
Army
North Idaho
Savings Increase Amid War Boost Reported At $128 Billion
A Commerce Department official testified before the House Special Post War Planning Committee that overall savings reached 128 billion dollars, up from 10 billion pre war, with 95 billion held by individuals mainly in liquid forms like bank accounts and war bonds. Remainder includes insurance and other investments.
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Washington
Commerce Department
House Special
A. E. Taylor
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Thirteen Get Promotions in Senate Action
The Senate affirmed promotions for 13 high ranking officers while delaying Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr from permanent major general rank. Patton’s nomination, sent by President Roosevelt eight months ago, was shelved indefinitely by the military affairs committee amid reports of a hospital incident in Sicily last year.
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Washington
Senate
George S. Patton, Jr
Patton
Roosevelt
Military Committee
Shouts Save Crowd As Window Cleaner Plunges
In New York a window cleaner named Frank Pereiria 45 leaped from an eighth floor window and fell to his death after a bolt securing safety belts was found missing. Shouts from Pereiria warned bystanders to move, preventing additional injuries.
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New York
Frank Pereiria
Frontline bulletins from Frosinone to Pearl Harbor action report
Eighth Army watches Ferentino area near Fro s inone from high ground as Ferentino may fall without heavy fighting. Germany proclaims a Bulgarian puppet government led by Ivan Bagrianoff. Gen O R Gelliette, 99, last Confederate veteran in Caddo parish, dies. U S Pacific Fleet bombs Shumushu and other Kurile islands with moderate anti-aircraft fire reported. further raids target Marshall Islands garrisons and airfields.
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London
Hungary
Ivan Bagrianoff
Berlin
Associated Press
Sheveport
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
North Pacific
Kurile Islands
Shumushu
Navy
Ventura
Fleet Air Wing Four
Kuriie Island
Parimushiro
Matsuwa
Shimushiri
Mid- Pacific
Marshall Island
Idaho Ice Cream Production Up 20 Percent This Year
WFA administrator William P. Rowley reports Idaho will boost ice cream production by 20 percent due to greater milk supplies. Idaho output will reach 85 percent of 1941 42 levels, while nationwide production rises by 30 million gallons over last year.
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Boise
Food Administration
Idaho
William P. Rowley
WFA
Garlic Kettle Flavor Elevates Green Beans
Garlic cooked in the kettle with green beans gives them a new flavor. The method preserves the beans’ texture while imparting a garlicky aroma.
Yugoslav King Names Subasic to Form Coalition Government
King Peter of Yugoslavia commissions Dr Ivan Subasic to form a coalition cabinet and calls on Serbs Croats and Slovenes to unite for peace. Subasic, former Croatia governor, pledges government success with broad resistance support.
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London
Peter
Yugoslavia
Ivan Subasic
Subasic
Croatia
Balkan
Sailfish Awarded Presidential Unit Citation
The navy awarded the presidential unit citation to the submarine Sailfish for its tenth war patrol in Japanese waters. It struck enemy convoys and destroyed four vessels while inflicting heavy damage on another, despite hazardous weather.
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Washington
Navy
U S Losses in Italy Reach 9686 Killed
Secretary of War Stimson reported the Italian campaign from the invasion last September to May 27 cost 55,150 American casualties. Of these 9,686 were killed, 36,910 wounded and 3,554 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
Discipline Proves Fatal at Prospect Park Zoo
In Brooklyn Prospect Park Zoo a year old Indian black buck named Joey weighing 100 pounds teased his sister and was attacked by sire Black Rajah with 18 inch horns. Joey fled a 12 foot enclosure, broke both front legs and was euthanized after veterinary intervention failed.
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New York
Joey
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Idaho Farm Groups Plan 1945 Production Initiative Meeting
G. F. Geissler western regional director of the agricultural adjustment agency will meet with state AAA leader here next Tuesday to outline the 1945 program to boost Idaho farm production through farmer government cooperation. Drexel D. Watson says AAA district fieldmen and county committeemen plus district secretaries from five districts will attend.
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Boise
G. F. Geissler
The
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
AAA
Idaho
Drexel D. Watson
Sheriff Clears Driver In Bicycle Death Case
Sheriff Oscar Orstrom said no inquest will be held into the death of Kenneth Ray Brown eight, who was instantly killed Saturday when struck by a truck while riding his bicycle. Driver H. W. Mobley said the boy veered directly in front of his vehicle.
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Rigby
Oscar Orstrom
Kenneth Ray Brown
H. W. Mobley
Hull Plans Two Separate Vacations This Summer and Fall
Secretary of State Hull announced at a Washington news conference that he will take a week off in Hershey, Pennsylvania at the start of the summer, and another week off early in the fall.
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Washington
Hull
Hershey
Moon candidate for state treasurer tours Boise and Lewiston
Ruth Moon, a Pocatello businesswoman and Democratic candidate for state treasurer, left Wednesday for a trip to Boise and Lewiston. She plans to audit the Coeur d Alene city books before returning home, continuing her campaign activities after the death of her husband Clark B. Moon, a certified public accountant.
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Pocatello
Ruth Moon
Boise
Lewiston
Coeur d'Alene
Moon Helps Audit City and County Books Across State
Moon has conducted audits of city and county books throughout the state. Mrs Moon is the mother of two daughters with Marjorie named valedictorian of this year’s Pocatello High School graduating class.
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Moon
Marjorie
Pocatello High School
Beauty cream uses red ochre and mutton tallow by Navajo women
A preparation of red ochre and mutton tallow is described as a beauty cream used by Navajo women, reflecting traditional cosmetic practices within their cultural routine.
Tire Supply Shortage With June Increases Planned
The Office of Price Administration reports a 12.5 percent rise in new passenger tires for civilians in June due to high demand, while emphasizing continued conservation. Fewer heavy duty truck tires will be available in June than in May, with some idle trucks inevitable.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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