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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
5
British and Greek survivors of Crete say Nazi air power, not parachute troops, forced the island’s fall. About 10,000 Allied troops, including British, Australian, New Zealanders and Greeks, have landed in Egypt after heavy fighting and retreat.
Peter Rabbit travels from Green Forest to the Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool to visit Grandfather Frog and Redwing. He is startled by Longbill the Woodcock, who admits he fled first to assess danger, then returns to finish his meal with Mrs. Woodcock nearby.
Five new girls 4-H clubs organized in Bingham county with leaders Mrs John Marlow Mrs Howard Stevens and Mrs Ed Hansen. At Wapello Busy Busters and Wapello Sitchers led by Marlow, with 16 and 9 members respectively. Aberdeen clubs Careful Cooks Nifty Needlers and an unnamed clothing group total 27 members with officers named for each club.
Fourteen Idaho Southern University education students have been selected to teach next fall in Idaho elementary districts. Miss Ethel E Redfield, head of LSU education, notes those meeting requirements and receiving contracts include Enid Richards of Twin Falls teaching third and fourth grades and art in fifth and sixth at Inkom, and Irene Johnson of Preston teaching second grade music across all grades.
Preston Arflie Brady Arimo fifth and sixth grades Rigby Lucile Vance Idaho Falls first through fourth grades Dewey June Herbel Poca third grade Preston Pauline Richetts Idaho Falls elementary through eighth at Terreton Ruth Bronson Poca third through fifth Rose Elda Changnon Idaho Falls third Preston Mike Hodson Blackfoot third and fourth Terreton Dorothy Dean Wen dell first grade Gooding Mildred Chaffin Blackfoot first and second Firth Dorothy Hall Pocatello undetermined grades McCammon Reva Waite Arco first to eighth Darlington Howard Ellis Small first to eighth near Dubois
Swan Lake holds a community event at the L D S chapel honoring local men serving in the U S army or navy. Wayne Millard and Ray Henderson attended after answering the draft call. others listed include Roy Merrill, Forrest Beckstead, Jack Hadley, Ed Nordick, Vivian Hadley, Dean Hadley, and Guy Martin.
Reading by Nora Kay and a violin solo by Hazel Thomas open a program featuring a defense talk by William D. Petty. Songs by Belva Hadley Mildred Denny Alene Petty and Myrtle Petty close with a closing prayer by Bishop William C. Gambles. Honors go to R. J. Gibbs Duane Merrill Willard Hadley and Ed, with Gibbs as master of ceremonies.
District Scoutmaster Leo Roberts of Pocatello presented Eagle Scout badges to Lawrence Thomas and Lynn Benson at a Blackfoot district court of honor held Sunday night at Groveland. Other awards included second class to Neil Barrus Vernon Jensen and Drexel Yost first class to Ross Jensen Kieth Hill and Frank Howard merit badges to multiple scouts star badges to Harold Randquist Joe Anderson Parker Christensen and Elsdon Howard a life Scout badge to Murray Anderson and a bronze palm to Garth Belnap.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve 125 million dollars for defense related highway work. The request splits into 100 million for access roads and 25 million to strengthen bridges and widen key services. A federal works survey supports improving urban ingress and egress and base servicing.
A state beet growers meeting appointed district supervisors to aid growers and raise standards. Ed Stone will represent the association at Aberdeen in Bingham county. In Blackfoot J W Chaffin will supervise the east half and H M Wray the west half including Tyhee. Wray urged adherence to the U S Department of Agriculture labor scale.
Association officials say current labor scarcities will improve soon as many growers finish thinning due to early planting. The comment notes the tight labor market but expects a quicker rebound in production activities.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary E Coles 98 widow of Daniel Coles at the Doebdler chapel. She died May 24 at her daughter’s home in Dodgeville Wisconsin after long residence in Lemhi county. She was born in Oxfordshire England and married Daniel Coles in 1867. Survived by nine children including Herbert Jon Alice Gertrude Elizabeth Anna Neil Florence Ada and others. Burial in Salmon Cemetery.
Mrs. Marie Burtenshaw Scholz, 22, mother of two, died after a sudden illness on a westbound train to Idaho Falls. Struck near Green River Wyoming, she was taken by car from Pocatello and died in a local hospital. An autopsy is planned when her husband Wilton Scholz arrives from Chicago.
Eastern Idaho chamber of commerce leader W L Hansen of Ashton and secretary treasurer Charles R Cook discussed the June 9 Blackfoot meeting. Committees meet at 5 pm followed by a 7 pm banquet and a business session. Other officers include J A Stewart Blackfoot and Jack Atwood St Anthony.
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