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The Pocatello Tribune

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1940

Page

5

Body of Boise Man Believed Recovered From Payette River

Ada county coroner and Idaho state police announced a body found six miles south of Banks may be John S. Young, 26, Boise mechanic who drowned March 10 when his car went over an embankment into the Payette River. The discovery was made by Marvin and Sam Holbrook and Charles Olberding of Emmett while roadside repairs were underway.

Boise Idaho Clyde Summers Payette Banks John 65. Young Marvin Sam Holbrook Charles Olberding Emmett Summers Howard M. Carlson Earl Conn Idaho State Police Carlson Ada County John S. Young George Young Kuna Mildred Griffin McCall

Somme Line Holds Against German Drive On Paris

German forces press toward Paris after hammering Dunkerque and the Somme front. British commander Lord Gort vows renewal of struggle as Italy moves troops and a vast air war rages over France and Dunkerque. Berlin claims ships sunk while Allied losses mount alongside U S rearmament and a new 35 000 ton battleship Washington launched in Philadelphia.

France Rhine Basel Switzerland Rhone Lyon Paris Somme Dunkerque England H. Taylor Henry Associated Press Berlin Nelson High Command Escape Britain Abbeville Amiens Hitler Genoa United States Manhattan Lord Gort Flanders Germany English Channel Washington Philadelphia Federal Bureau of Investigation National Defense Investigation Unit Ligurian Corsica Italy Florence Adolf Hitler Dino Alfieri

Mission Farewell for Elder Jay Eggleston Tonight

To Serve Mission Farewell for Elder Jay Eggleston departing soon for the Southern States mission will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the L D S first ward chapel. Program features Leola Olson vocal solo Edna Eggleston remarks Lucille Pack reading LaVell Ward talk Rampton Barlow remarks Willard Lund and an address by Elder Eggleston Benediction by Maroni Fredrickson.

Jay Eggleston Southern States Mission L. D. S. First Ward Chapel Leola Olson Edna Eggleston Lucille Pack LaVell Ward Rampton Barlow Willard Lund Eggleston Maroni Fredrickson

Romania Names Ion Gigurtu Foreign Minister

Ion Gigurtu, long a friend of the German government and minister of communications, was appointed Romania’s foreign minister today replacing Grigore Gafencu. Gafencu cited ill health for his resignation, though diplomatic circles view it as German pressure and recognition of German arms gains. Gigurtu is to seek better relations with Berlin and Moscow per King Carol’s mandate.

Bucharest Ion Gigurtu Romania Grigore Gafencu Gafencu Gigurtu Carol Berlin Moscow

Slayer Gains Reprieve in Idaho Murder Case

Boise June 1 Clifford Albert Zipse, condemned to hang July 1 for the murder of a Grangeville schoolmate, won a reprieve to July 3 for pardon board review. Governor Bottolfsen cited a medical inquiry recommending life imprisonment. an application for commutation to life is anticipated. Zipse was 16 at sentencing.

Boise Clifford Albert Zipse State Prison Idaho County Idaho Pardon Board Bottolfsen Medical Board of Grangeville Pardon Board J. W. Taylor George Curtis Zipse Idaho Miles 5. Johnson Lewiston Wesley Curtis Curtis Bortolfsen Taylor

President Seeks Authority to Call Guard to Duty

President Roosevelt seeks congressional authorization to mobilize the national guard for defense duties amid war talk. Senators debate urgency while officials say current law already allows guarding actions against invasion or insurrection. Other items include anti‑Communist legislation, arms aid to Allies, and a new national defense unit.

Congress War Department Rep. Dies Texas Communist Party Bund Moscow Berlin Roosevelt Pepper Dfla United States Europe Army Navy Federal Bureau of Investigation National Defense Investigation Hull Wallace Red Cross France Woodring

Italy Prepares for War as Sanctions Debate Deepens

Britain leads sanctions pressure over Ethiopia crisis as Italy intensifies war preparations. Some diplomats question the delay before any military action, fearing Italy may soon test resolve.

Britain Italy Ethiopia

Mussolini to Force Peace With War Threats

Analysts expect Mussolini with Hitler's aid to press a peace move via a war threat. Some see recent Italian posturing as stage setting, but others fear a genuine ultimatum. Allies unlikely to accept if it admits defeat, forewarning further demands.

Mussolini Hitler Italy Britain France

Blackfoot Boy Earns Scholastic Honors

SALT LAKE CITY June 1 Sixteen University of Utah seniors were initiated tonight into Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity. They included Basil C. Smith of Ogden and Jack Bills of Blackfoot Idaho.

Salt Lake City University of Utah Phi Beta Kappa Basil C. Smith Ogden Jack Bills Blackfoot Idaho

Hitler's Blitzkrieg Plans Borrowed from U S

Article claims Nazi wartime mobilization mirrored American plans from 1935 including census and allocation of industry fuel and power. It likens Austria annexation and early campaigns to U S mobilization methods and stresses an exact timetable for war.

Germany Austria

Man Struck by Lightning Finds Sole Hole in Shoe

WINDOW ROCK Ariz June 1 A J C Duerksen was knocked out by a bolt of lightning while walking home. He expects to be fine once he has his shoe repaired. Upon regaining consciousness he found only damage was a hole in the sole of his right shoe.

Window Rock Ariz J. C. Duerksen Dick Clayton Pocatello

Uruguay’s Torpedoed Union Ship Hit by Enemy Action

Informed sources report the first ship flying an American republic flag to be torpedoed was the Uruguay. It sailed under allied convoy with a grain cargo for Limerick Ireland and carried the Ave geniine flag. Protest seeks material compensation and satisfaction for injuries.

Uruguay Limerick Ireland

Protest Sinking of Argentine Freighter Uruguay

The Argentine government protested to Germany over the sinking of the freighter Uruguay, 3,425 tons, by a Nazi submarine in the Atlantic off Spain last Wednesday. The protest was delivered by the Argentine embassy in Berlin.

Buenos Aires Germany Freihter Uruguay Atlantic Spain Berlin

Cardinal Advises U S Isolation

Philadelphia archbishop Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, 74, urged American isolation from Europe's turmoil as Pennsylvania Catholics gathered for a large outdoor homage. On the eve of his golden jubilee mass, he said Americans should mind their own business and avoid entanglement in European rivalries.

Philadelphia Dennis Cardinal Dougherty Europe Pennsylvania Municipal Stadium Catse Pawnm International

Endowment Funds for Colleges Fall 3 Percent in 1938-39

Endowment funds across colleges declined by three percent in the 1938-39 period, reflecting tighter endowment performance and differing donor activity during the year.

Notice of personal debt responsibility from Stanley Williams

Stanley Williams states he will not be responsible for debts contracted by anyone other than himself after this date.

Stanley Williams

Sales Representative Wanted for Southern Idaho Territory

Thirty-eight-year-old National Corporation seeks a Sales Representative or Distributor for Southern Idaho. Candidate must be neat, own a car, and willing to work long hours. Since merchandise is consigned, a $500 cash reserve is needed for training and startup. Interviews by Division Manager within a week in Pocatello. Box 99, Tribune-Journal Co.

National Corporation Idaho Territory Pocatello Tribune-Journal Co

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