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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1941
Page
4
Daily Treasury Statement shows July 1 1940 to May 20 hardship with expenditures totaling 10,830,867,697 and receipts 6,204,226,882. The deficit stands at 4,626,640,815.
The piece argues that President Roosevelt remains silent on repeal of the Neutrality Act amid pressure from Secretaries Stimson and Knox. It traces the Act’s history from 1935 to 1939, cites Hull’s opposition to repeal, and explains potential effects of repeal, including ships delivering war supplies to Britain and questions over naval transfers and convoy duties.
Idaho treasury holds 6.75 million on June first, up 243000 from May. FSA shows 4597 Idaho borrowers repaid 3062477 of 8215505 loaned, average borrower net income 1054 in 1940. Clemency list includes five murderers. courthouse notes cite a parking-ticket trick. Observers mock distilling proposal and state role in liquor, gas price fights, and a three-ring political fracas.
A letter from a reader covers birthday notices for James E. Wilson and others, then shifts to a strong push for a year round community swimming pool in Pocatello. The writer endorses a large, well heated, jointly funded pool with a school program and year round aquatic activities, plus praise for University of Idaho coaches and the push to direct Idaho high school graduates to state schools.
The Union Pacific Employes Booster League sells tickets for The Chief on June 12 13 with two films There is a plan to send the glee club to Los Angeles for the National Federation of Music Clubs meeting June 22 23 and for a June 23 national broadcast at the Ambassador hotel The effort aims to publicize Pocatello and Union Pacific with George Girard as general chairman and W T Ennis leading the campaign The note also recalls Victor E Vieira’s local ties and career path.
Victor E Vieira argues Idaho should build a four-year college in Pocatello and expand two major state institutions while keeping students in Idaho to educate the state. He cites loyalty to Idaho residents and praises alumni who studied locally, warning against sending youths to out-of-state schools. The letter cites Moscow opposition and warns of threats to Idaho’s two-university plan if attitudes don’t change.
Richmond city rat control director L L Friedman kept three rats for experiments and planned to kill Mazie and Agnes one by one. He postponed Agnes's death after discovering she had a litter of ten babies, reversing the campaign’s course.
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