Stalin Won't Visit USA Despite Invitations and Excuses
The piece notes Joseph Stalin twice declined President Truman’s invites to visit the United States. It argues his doctors deter travel and reflects on U S views of Soviet political system. It recalls prior meetings at Tehran and Potsdam and suggests an American audience would welcome Stalin if he visited.
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Josef Stalin
Russia
United Nations Organization
Truman
United States
Stalin
FDR
Casablanca
Cairo
Iran
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
Pather
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Details Roosevelt War Policy
Congress wraps up a Pearl Harbor inquiry focusing on President Roosevelt's Pacific and Atlantic posture. Evidence suggests Roosevelt aimed to enter the European war earlier, with Japan possibly aware, and that the November 28 war cabinet discussed intervening if Japan moved against South Asia. Stimson notes the policy to defend the United States, but no formal announcement was made without Congress approval.
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Congress of
United States
Japan
Roosevelt
Pacific
Atlantic
Hull
Stimson
Navy
Knox
George C. Marshall
Harold R. Stark
Pearl Harbor
South Asia
War Cabinet
Philippine Islands
Congress
Army orders court martial officers over waste
An army order to court martial any officer responsible for waste has been issued. A similar but less stringent navy order is noted. The commentary links waste to civilian outrage and highlights 500 million people in famine zones during the world war era.
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Army
Navy
Unexpected Pay Raise Brightens Daily News
A cheerful note highlights a surprise wage increase alongside a gardener’s delight discovering the first violets by the back steps. The juxtaposition underscores small joys in ordinary life.
Pennsylvania Wife Seeks Divorce Over Coal Bin Incident
A Pennsylvania woman files for divorce after her husband allegedly tried to lock her in a coal bin. A separate item notes a gas station sign offering an unidentified item found blown in, with owner to claim by identification.
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Pennsylvania
Optimist Tax Image and Housing Debate Highlighted
Fragmentary OCR notes show a commentary on optimistic attitudes toward housing solutions and tax income forms, with a note about candidates responding to a fat shortage and a remark on political rhetoric.
Pocatello Rail Center Spotlight in Idaho Power Bulletin
The May Idaho Power bulletin honors Pocatellans and industries. It highlights Pocatello as a major Union Pacific rail hub, with 22,500 residents and growth potential, detailing rail yard activity, annual payroll, and large machine shops. It notes Fort Hall heritage and streets named after explorers, plus power supplied by Idaho Power.
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Idaho Power Company Bulletin
Pocatellans
George C. Young
Pocatellan
Pocatell
Salt Lake City
Boise
Paul Nash
Pocatello
Union Pacific
Idaho
Gem State
Northwest
Snake River Valley
Fort Hall
Oregon
Great Britain
United States
Nathaniel Wyeth
Lewis and Clark
Sublett
Jim Bridger
Captain Bonneville
Eagle Rock
Idaho Falls
Big Round House
Idaho Power Company
Idaho attorney general bid candidate questions state authority
Idaho Democratic candidate E G Elliott argues the Idaho legislature lacks power to create a four year university at Pocatello and urges the attorney general to seek a supreme court ruling. The piece also notes Senator Glen Taylor’s call for nationalizing key industries to ensure labor peace and mentions local Civil War veteran themes and Idaho water rights concerns over CVA and water condemnation.
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E. G. Elliott
Boise
Idaho
Idaho Southern University At
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Giys
Pocatello
Frank Langley
Supreme Court
Your Child and His Problems
A guide on handling criticism within families, schools, and organizations. It argues loyalty to ideals over punitive disloyalty, urges listening to critics, and endorses humility in leadership. It cites Dr Patri and advertises his booklet Your Child and Other People No. 304 with mail-order details.
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Patri
P. O
Station G
New York 19
New York
Bully's Bluster Bites Back in Feathered Tale
A crude Bully the English Sparrow confronts Bob White in a playful fable about courage. Bully boasts and bluffs to scare others, but Bob White proves to be brave and steadfast, revealing that threats can backfire on aggressors.
Theatres listings at ORPHEUM and Rialto
Today at the Orpheum features Rainbow Over Texas with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and Joe Palooka Champ from the comics. Monday also shows The Drunkard from San Francisco with Tuesday through Friday Club Havana and Saddle to a Star with Hoosier Hotshots. Saturday offers The Stork Club with Betty Hutton and Vincent Price and Leave Her to Heaven. The Rialto runs Janie with Edward Arnold and Ann Harding, plus Zorro’s Black Whip chapters, other Westerns, and Don Juan Quilligan. Afternoon showings include shorts.
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Orpheum
Texas
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Hayes
Joe Palooka
Champ
the Drunkard
San Francisco
Havana
Tom Neal
Margaret Lindsay
Ken Curtis
Jeff Donnell
Don DeFore
Barry Fitzgerald
Gene Tierney
Cornel Wilde
Jeanne Craine
Vincent Price
Rialto
Kirby Grant
Don Juan Quilligan
William Bendix
Joan Blondell
Lon Chaney, Jr
Brenda Joyce
Sparrows Fight and Scatter at Farmhouse
Bob and Bully clash leaving Bully knocked over twice and Sparrow crowd badly beat, feathers lost and coats torn. The flock flies to the henhouse roof while Farmer Brown’s Boy investigates the ruckus and discovers the Bob Whites still on the doorstep scavenging grain.
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Bob
Bully
Farmer Brown
Brown
Pronunciation Debates Spark Civic Letter Page
Readers offer varied takes on names and words from Deb or ah to double U. The exchange includes guidance on Pagliaccio versus Pagliacci and Deborah’s Hebrew meaning, with a note on standard English pronunciation for W.
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Monrovia
Deborah
Kansas City
How the letter W Got Its Name and Pronunciation
In Anglo Saxon times wen represented the w sound. After the Norman Conquest the double V or VV/UU formed W. Over time yy merged into W, still pronounced double U. This 1946 Pronunciation Test promises to test your pronunciation IQ with a 100 score.
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Frank Colbyy
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GAR
William E. Walsh
Idaho Reclamation Association
Columbia Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
U. S. Supreme Court
CVA
Bob White
Loz
Rospomic
MEM. CO
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Mew
Frank Morgan
Fabulous DR. Tweedy
Frank
CAFE
East Center
Covington
America
Edward Arnold
Ann Harding
Janie
Santa FE
Johnny Mack
Zoreow
Golor
Roy
Gabby Hayes
Alec Templeton
Chase & Sanborn Presents
KSEI
Pocatello Cardinals
Twin Falls Cowboys
Halliwell Park
Pancho
Chicago
Colby
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Etaoin Shrdlu
Drame
Everett Sloane
Doubbay
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Gis
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Pina
McDonald Sisters
Rod Kurry
Tadeo
Barbara Bogart
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Kermit Nelson
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