Lava Springs Man Guest At Bushnell
Pfe Kenneth W. Hobson 22 son of Mr and Mrs John W Hobson of Lava Hot Springs Idaho admitted to Bushnell General Hospital as the 25 000th patient since opening in October 1942. The 45th Division rifleman wounded March 15 lost his right leg below the knee after stepping on a land mine. Hobson, a 1941 Lava Springs high school graduate, served since Jan 5 1943 and arrived in the US May 26 1945. He holds the ETO ribbon with bronze star Purple Heart Good Conduct and Combat Infantryman badge. He and cousin Lieut Grant T. Facer greeted each other in the ward.
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Bushnell General Hospital
Brigham City
Utah
Pfe
Kenneth W. Hobson
John W. Hobson
Lava Hot Springs
Idaho
Plain City
Faceroy Willard
Grant T. Facer
Pocatello
Hobson
45Th
Thunderbird
Saarbruecken
Seventh Army
Rhine
Pfc
France
United States
Stark General Hospital
Charlestown
D. C
Bushnell
Lava Springs High School
Grid
Army
Clearfield Naval Station
Air Corps
Firm Urging Farm Safety
C J Strike president of Idaho Power urges rural customers to move hay derricks away from high voltage lines and to level booms fasten ends and avoid wet rope or metal chains. The company will send a representative at no charge if reasonable notice is given to assist safe moves toward an accident free 1945.
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Idaho Power Company
C. J. Strike
Strike
Doolittle Back From Florida Visit Heads to Los Angeles
Lt. Gen James Doolittle commander of the Eighth Air Force returned to Washington after more than a week of rest in Miami Florida. He traveled with Mrs Doolittle and is to be honor guest at a Los Angeles celebration this weekend before rejoining his command.
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Miami
Fla
James Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
Washington
Doolittle
George 8
Patton
Los Angeles
Non
Yugoslav Claims to Carinthia and Venezia Giulia Rise
Marshal Tito asserts Yugoslav sovereignty over Carinthia Austria and Venezia Giulia Italy. Pro Yugoslav groups form in both regions arguing Slovene populations justify joining Yugoslavia. Venezia Giulia includes Trieste Fiume Pola and key rail center Gorizia plus offshore islands and Zara harbor.
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Washington
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Carinthia
Austria
Venezia Giulia
Italy
Trieste
Fiume
Pola
Gorizia
Cheroso
Lussine
Ante
Zara
Austria-Hungary
Venezia
Guilia
Istrian
Istria
Capodistria
Pirano
Rovigno
Venice
New York
Split
Friuli
Isria
Scobba
Isonzo
Idaho Farm Income Hits New 1944 High Amid War Shifts
The Idaho extension service reports cash income from cattle marketings at 249 million dollars in 1944 and notes rising farm costs offset much of income gains. Temporary unemployment is expected as workers shift from war industries to lumbering and other labor-short activities. Farm labor wage rates rose more than threefold during 1944.
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Boise
University of Idaho Extension Service
Idaho
Tech
West Plenty Tough PUEBLO Rider Is Thrown From Horse
James Pruitt of Denver rode a rented horse north of Pueblo and let the horse run wild. As the animal neared a moving streamliner, Pruitt tried to jump clear but was dragged along the ground after being unseated. He suffered severe bruising as the horse collided with the train’s path.
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Pueblo
Colo
James Pruitt
Denver
Pruitt
Taylor Praises Truman Before Ada County Young Democrats
Idaho Senator Glen H Taylor told Ada county Young Democrats that President Truman is so good he has Republicans worried about the next election. He urged support for a bill to create a Columbia Valley Authority and said he would like to see Henry Wallace return to the vice presidency.
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Boise
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Ada County
Trumsz
Taylor
Commerce
Henry Wallace
Columbia Valley Authority
Icebound Atlantic Collision Damages Twenty Two Ships
A Lloyds list reports 22 ships damaged after a convoy met icebergs in dense fog in the north Atlantic on May 27. Nationalities include eleven American seven British two Norwegian and two Dutch. Ships were struck by ice or collided with others.
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London
Lloyds List
North Atlantic
Tough Customer in Buffalo Market Escalates Butcher Standoff
A Buffalo butcher faced a stubborn customer as she insisted two chops were taken. He claimed they were the last. she struck him with an egg in frustration. The scene occurred in a downtown market as street chatter hinted at broader food shortages.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Four Idaho Falls youths admit burglary spree
Four Idaho Falls juveniles aged 17 confessed to a crime wave that hit Idaho Falls and Rigby and Blackfoot. They admitted stealing about $200 in cash and a $600 cash register from Covey's Lodge and Coffee Shop Excelsis Beauty Shop Crockett's service station Sunny's Super service Black's store in Rigby and a location in Blackfoot.
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Idaho Falls
Rigby
Blackfoot
Fev
Covey’s Lodge
Excelsis Beauty Shop
Crockett’s
Sunny’s
Black's
Youths arraigned after Snake River cash found near bridge
Perrin places the cash register at the Snake River bottom near a bridge. Two youths appeared before Probate Judge Sam W. Dennis and pleaded guilty. They were bound over to district court.
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Snake River
Perrin
Sam W. Dennis
Tax Commission Meets As Idaho Cigarette Tax Launches
The Idaho state tax commission met to review the operation of the new two-cent per package cigarette tax law that took effect about a month ago. Chairman B D Baird said hearings will begin on equalizing state property taxes at meetings later this week.
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Boisep
State Tax Commission
Idaho
B. D. Baird
Railroads Report April 1945 Income Figures
Washington notes show Class one railroads earned an estimated $54,300 after interest and rentals in April 1945, with total income reaching $44,033,277 for the month. The report highlights the scale of earnings across major lines and reflects postwar demand and operating revenues.
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Comine
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