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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
4
The piece asserts that after tax changes revenue from income and excess profits taxes will fall. It notes 1943 profits for large industrial firms, after tax, were near 20 percent below 1941 despite higher volumes. It laments tax shifts will shift costs to small taxpayers while government expands in business affairs.
The piece argues farmers now work nights with headlight equipped tractors to beat adverse weather. It notes long hours and clashes with man-made rules, highlighting politics in agriculture. It contends farmers do not strike, unlike industrial labor, and warns strikes would harm production.
RIC JOHNSTON says state and city appeals for federal public works funds should fade as they generally can finance their needs. A Chicago ASPO official urges federal state aid to fulfill postwar plans for New York City. The Wall Street Journal notes cities risk relying on the tin cup and warns that without local financing the nation may face higher taxes and inflation.
Ashington reports high army officers worry over Attorney General Biddle’s push to use troops to seize Montgomery Ward. The order allegedly came from above, exposing rifts between Stimson and Congress and alarming officials over the army’s role in civilian affairs.
A fragment notes Lillian Smith's new novel Strange Fruit has been banned in Boston by the Watch and Word society. The group objects to a four letter Anglo Saxon word appearing in the text and protests its printing in Emerson Adams and James town.
The article criticizes the possibility of appointing a woman to lead the Weather Bureau, arguing for merit over gender in the agency amid concerns about changing weather conditions and leadership.
A satirical note ponders how much worse life could be if women behaved as frivolous as their millinery. The piece contrasts fashion with broader social expectations, hinting at gender norms of the era.
Ing plans a multi part history of Pocatello by Robert L. Wrigley from the Pacific Northwest Quarterly. The column also notes readers should check registration for election day and urges support for a municipal swimming pool with cement and hauling help offered by Idaho Portland Cement and Bernard Wheeler, pending War Labor Board approval. The piece comments on summer dress and old customs as it shifts from sockless to warm weather wear.
Staff Sergeant Glade G. Sibbett returns home on 25 days leave after 40 air missions in Sicily and Italy, earning the air medal with eight oak leaf clusters. Gerald Ross Toomer earns West Point appointment after Cornell prep. he attended Fort Benning in 1943. Idaho’s Governor notes growth, with population 526,000 and 360 million income, 5,000 trainloads of farm products, and over 14 million in fighting equipment. Idaho reports 3,346 pre induction physicals in April, the state’s largest monthly total, with Navy and Army acceptances, and notable scholarship winners at the University of Idaho. Vehicle registrations total 134,237 with revenue gains despite fewer farm trailers, and overall 1944 registration income rising.
The piece recalls an ancient maxim about pleasing everyone and notes its relevance to contemporary candidates. It emphasizes the futility of pleasing all and the enduring value of clear positions in public life.
In the Green Forest silver-barked beech trees drop ripe three sided nuts. Beady eyed animals rendezvous for the annual beech nut picnic led by Peter Rabbit with Buster Bear hoping for a fat winter. Creatures arrive and spar as Jack Frost opens the husks.
Farmer William Peterson attempted to lift himself by his bootstraps after tossing a roll of wire from his truck into an irrigation ditch. The roll caught in his trousers and pulled him into the ditch, leaving him soaked and amused.
Western Air Lines President William A. Coulter was elected president and chairman of Inland Air Lines at a Cheyenne meeting. The action follows civil aeronautics board approval of Westerns 83 percent stake in Inland and signals the first step toward consolidation. Western officials Leo H. Dwerlkotte Paul E Sullivan and J J Taylor joined the Inland board as former directors resigned.
The AP reports ration program updates: Meats Fats and processed foods Book Four red stamps A8 to V8 remain valid indefinitely, Sugar Book Four stamps 30 31 cap five pounds, Stamp 40 for five pounds for home canning through Feb 28 1945. Shoes Book Three airplane stamps 1 2 valid indefinitely. Gasoline 11-A coupons cover three gallons through June 21. B-3 and C-3 coupons cover five gallons everywhere.
Pfc. Harold D. Garbett son of Mr and Mrs R B Garbett 955 North Tenth Avenue graduated last week from the AAF training command aerial gunnery school at Harlingen Army Air Field Texas He received gunner wings and a promotion at brief exercises and will join an aerial combat team if not retained as an instructor
The national park system of the United States totals 21,613,543 acres, including recreational areas monuments cemeteries and parks.
The text argues prevention of misbehavior is easier than correcting it, using examples like limiting garage visits to curb swearing and controlling errands to stop pilfering. It also stresses facing facts with children, supervising them around machines, and teaching safety rules. It ends with health guidance and a note about Angelo Patri’s booklet on eating habits.
Oregon's 15 Republican delegates declined to pledge for Thomas E. Dewey before the May 19 presidential preference primary but indicated readiness to support a Dewey bid. They tabled a motion to announce support for Dewey, stressing the move was not a rebuke of the candidate.
This fragment discusses Latin ad infinitum usage and Swift influenced jingle pronunciation. It traces ad infinitum from classical satire to Augustus de Morgan and notes common mispronunciations of hauteur and the French origin. It ends mid sentence discussing NAPE.
The text explains correct usage for words like cape and nape and corrects common errors. It notes Berserk derives from a Scandinavian mythic hero famed for furious battlefield charges without armor and wolf-like howling, and offers a free grammar pamphlet by mail.
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan reportedly disbands as a national group. Atlanta national headquarters are vacant. imperial wizard James A. Colescott has sold his home and left the city. Colescott says the suspension was decided at a secret convention held in Atlanta on April 23.
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