Card of Thanks for Kind Support After Loss
We extend heartfelt thanks to all who assisted and offered sympathy and floral tributes after the death of our daughter and sister. Mrs. J. L. Lacy and family.
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
We extend heartfelt thanks to all who assisted and offered sympathy and floral tributes after the death of our daughter and sister. Mrs. J. L. Lacy and family.
A mournful poem notes a mother’s death, a child’s grief, and a vacant chair in the home. It reflects faith that God guides souls to a rest beyond sorrow in a heavenly home.
The article notes Adolf Hitler's administrators governing from five European capitals as the war expands. It describes royalty in exile, including Leopold III in Belgium, King Christian X in Copenhagen, King Haakon VII in Norway, Wilhelmina in England, and Grand Duchess Charlotte in Paris, with various family displacements and political actions following recent surrenders.
Oscar Doty a longtime janitor at Washington School Twin Falls Idaho praises Hoyts Compound as the best medicine he has found. He reports relief from indigestion sour belching kidney troubles and constipation after use and credits Cook Drug Co and local druggists for selling it.
Senate panel backs a large relief bill worth 1.075 billion dollars while broad plans to align federal relief outlays with defense needs gain momentum. The measure authorizes 300000 youths in CCC camps for non combatant training and earmarks 25 million dollars to speed defense projects for the war and navy departments. General Marshall testifies CCC camps could aid mobilization and Col Harrington notes defense earmarks would facilitate airports barracks armories and roads.
In a war update, Italy states it will not let the United States aid Allied forces. the report notes divisions over shipping restrictions and mentions wartime coordination, including a conference involving German wartime food official Walter Darre.
Reports claim civilians flee Dunkirk in last evacuation as Italy prepares to secure supplies. Il Tevere hints France’s fate may be decided soon while Ettore Mutt could lead a volunteer parachute corps. French 75s reportedly blast tanks. census official George McCabe notes forthcoming town announcements amid Bannock county checks.
German forces plan a coastal offensive to seize Le Havre and form one arm of a pincer aimed at Paris, with another thrust toward the Ailette region. The move relies on rail routes to Paris and may include withdrawing French lines to occupy stronger positions as Weygand’s defense adapts. German tank losses cited as heavy as tanks run the depth line.
Pocatello public figures discuss a preliminary census showing 17,938 residents, with estimates suggesting the total could exceed 21,000 after potential corrections. Alameda reports 2688 residents, up from 1885. Nash notes the results are preliminary and may change as enumeration continues.
Four Rotarians spoke on The European War at a noon Rotary gathering. Ralph J. Comstock E Norman Vaughn Paul M. Bryan and R D Leach shared views on Hitler Germany Italy's possible entry and the need for vigilance while avoiding direct involvement. Leach predicted divine intervention in right versus might.
Richard Hack aged 24 of Pocatello and Fern Gibson aged 19 of Grace obtained marriage licenses. No births or divorces were reported in the week.
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