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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
1
Baseball score notes and lineups across multiple games in early 1930s season. Teams include Pittsburgh New York Boston Cleveland Detroit Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis St. Louis and others with varied box scores and pitching matchups.
In Pocatello the state’s case against C Earl Scott and Clifton Curtis began with a conspiracy claim and juror influence accusations in opening statements. The jury selection proceeded with two panels, naming six jurors for service as the first trial proceeds in district court.
In three days four girls and two boys were born at St. Anthony and General hospitals in Pocatello. The General hospital recorded a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Lester D. Pope at 3 50 a m. St. Anthony hospital reported three births today for the Spear family 349 Jefferson Holmberg 325 Park and Savage Aberdeen Idaho a daughter. Wednesday births at St. Anthony included a son for Ernest B. Chase 1710 East Wyeth and a daughter for Fred Monroe 697 Park avenue.
DeWitt MacKenzie reports from Batavia on H. J. Van Mook delivering a reply to Japan's trade demands through Kenkichi Yoshizawa. The Dutch pledge oil, rubber, tin and copra sharing with Britain and the United States, while restricting Germany’s access, a stance amid a wartime East Indies crisis with implications for the second world war.
Senator McCarran disclosed a national defense highway plan to authorize building landing strips along highways for emergency landings by bombers and air liners. Gen. Brett urged widening crossroads to create 400 satellite airdromes with a 20 million outlay. The government would cover costs.
This brief notes warmer conditions with a 62 degree high this year vs 56 last year and a 40 degree low vs 45 last year. It forecast occasional rains with cloudiness tonight and tomorrow with a 12 mph wind as the rains came.
Stah Weather reports mostly cloudy conditions Friday with added rain showers Saturday in western and northern portions. Temperatures show little change across the period.
San Francisco June 6 Safeway stores announce the resignation of M. B. Skaggs founder and chairman. He began with a small American Falls grocery in 1915 then expanded through mergers to over 3700 stores before a policy shift to larger locations with parking. No successor chosen. W L Harrison named a director to oversee buying.
Senator Murdock of Utah chaired the Senate session during the sugar quota bill debate at the request of Vice President Wallace. It marked the second time he has presided over proceedings.
The 43rd annual tri state convention of the United Commercial Travelers ends with a banquet at Bannock hotel and a Shamrock club floor show. Supreme Counselor John M. Bailey of McCook Nebraska speaks on Americanism and Fraternalism. New officers include J M Vincent Salt Lake City grand counselor A H Swisher Billings Montana past grand counselor and others. Strawberries donated for breakfast by N H Graham and Harry Heal of Provo Utah.
Thomas D. Gilmore 65 of 950 North Hayes avenue died after a brief illness and a heart attack. He came to Pocatello 50 years ago to work for Oregon Short Line railroad, rising from messenger boy to machinist and airbrake foreman. He served as city clerk 1907-1909 and was active in Knights of Columbus and Elks. Survived by sisters Miss Margaret Gilmore and Mrs Michael Derham, nieces Margaret Reilly and Virginia Derham, nephew William Derham. Funeral Monday at St Joseph's Catholic church. rosary Sunday at 7:30. Interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
The inaugural 4-H Forestry club in American Falls organized with 13 members. Officers elected: President Dale Terry, Vice President Doyle Dodge, Secretary Lee Hatley, Reporter Kelly Crowde. Atlas Crowder and W S Kelly named leaders. County agent Mr Ball outlined expectations and program. Kelly Crowder was absent on business.
Hollywood dispatch reports Barbara Bennett en route to Mexico to wed Ad dison Randall a Western film star, three days after Morton Downey divorce. Downey retains custody of Bennett’s five children. Barbara’s marriage would be her second, with siblings having multiple marriages.
Washington June 6 7 administration leaders say the war department property seizure bill cannot pass in its current form and a new measure is likely. Senator Byrnes predicts a draft of objectives without dictatorial powers while Connally proposes an amendment to the selective service act to authorize plant seizures if needed.
In Batavia June 6 the Dutch delivered a reply to a Japanese trade delegation led by Kenkichi Yoshizawa. The response, described as polite but unfavorable, faces possible rejection if it does not meet Japan's demands for rubber oil and tin. Van Mook declined to comment after the hour long session with Yoshizawa.
A marriage license was issued today to Glenn Cluff Bean of Sugar City and Wilma Kay Sumne of Rexburg in Salt Lake City on June 6.
The senate military affairs committee approved an amendment to the selective service act authorizing the president to defer induction of draftees who have reached age twenty eight.
Belleville ML June 6 bid close for furnishing 150000 pounds of reinforcing steel. Award goes to the lowest bidder whose price is merely three thousandths of a cent per pound under the second place finisher.
President Roosevelt rejected peace talk rumors tied to German propaganda and Dutch Japanese talks. Ambassador Winant returned from England with no peace offer. Dutch-Japanese negotiations stalled over Indies imports, while Britain and the Middle East face intensified air action and naval threats.
President Roosevelt signed emergency legislation allowing the government to seize and operate about 80 idle foreign ships in U S waters including those in the Philippines and Canal Zone. Authority covers requisition purchase or charter for the emergency period with fair compensation held for potential debts. Excludes vessels owned by foreign governments at the outbreak of war except for two ships.
Former heavyweight champion Max Schmeling, now a nazi parachute trooper, is in a hospital ward near Athens recovering from a stomach disorder and Crete fighting. CBS’s Harry W. Flannery reports Schmeling hopes the war ends soon and plans leave to join his actress wife on a Berlin farm.
In Cordele Georgia on June 6 a local farmer showcases a plant he calls topete featuring roots with potatoes and foliage bearing tomatoes. He describes the stem as a tomato plant with potato leaves.
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