Idaho Calls 759 Men for June Selective Service
Idaho's June selective service quota is 755 men with 28 and younger volunteers and others accepted. The Spokane and Fort Douglas boards will process hundreds in Boise Pocatello and north Idaho areas, including 150 psycho neurotics and Japanese registrants at Hunt relocation center. Quotas by county include Bannock 23 Pocatello 20 Bonneville 52 Jerome 15 Twin Falls 25 Madison 21 and others.
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Boise
Idaho
M. G. McConnel
McConnel
Sald
Spokane
Wash
North Idaho
Fort Duglas
Utah
Pocatello
Spokane Board
Fort Douglas
Hunt Relocation Center
Bear Lake
Bingham
Butte
Caribou
Cassia
Clark
Custer
Fremont
Lemhi
Minidoka
Oneida
Power
Teton
Bannock
Pocatello City
Bonneville
Franklin
Jefferson
Madison
Lincoln
Elmore
Twin Falls
Farmers Build Labor Saving Machines for War Effort
Carrol Neider of north of Pocatello and John and Robert Hubbard of Grace invented two labor saving devices. Neider’s tractor operated manure loader moved 127 spreads in six hours, saving over 250 man hours this spring. The Hubbard brothers built a motor operated derrick lifting a ton at a time to stack hay, claimed to do the work of five men with three operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrol Neider
North of Pocatello
John
Robert Hubbard
Grace
Neider
John and
Dean W. C. Boyle
Bannock County Extension
Mr. Boyle
Hubbard Brothers
Court to Take Test Case on County Clerk Vacancies
Idaho Supreme Court will be asked to accept original jurisdiction in a test suit to decide if vacancies will exist next January in five county clerks offices Madison Fremont Canyon Twin Falls and Washington County clerks who resigned faced appointees serving the remainder of their four year terms Attorney General Bert H Miller ruled the appointees should serve the full term Atkinson said Boise attorney Z Reed Millar has been retained to file the suit for the Republican state central committee
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Boise
Idaho Supreme Court
Reilly Atkinson
Madison
Fremont
Canyon
Twin Falls
Washington
Bert H. Miller
Atkinson
Z. Reed Millar
Republican State Central Committee
Supreme Court
Wartime Stamp Validity and 1942 Church Membership figure
Book Four red stamps A8 to V8 are now valid indefinitely for meats and fats. Book Four blue stamps A8 to V8 cover processed foods. Sugar Book Four stamps 30 and 31 allow five pounds, and stamp 49 allows five pounds for home canning through Feb 28, 1945. Book Three airplane stamps 1 and 2 are valid indefinitely, and gasoline coupons 11-A cover three gallons to June 21, with B-3 and C-3 at five gallons each everywhere. Total U S church membership in 1942 was 68,150,186.
Consolidated Freightways Opens Idaho Terminal In Former Armour Building
Consolidated Freightways opens a new terminal in the former Armour building on South First in Pocatello to serve as an interchange point with P.I.E. for Salt Lake City and Ogden, Aberdeen Truck Line for Aberdeen, and Cotant and Lindley for the Salmon area. The $25,000 investment modernizes the facility to handle growing Idaho freight. Pocatello agent Herman Hovde notes the expansion aligns with serving Idaho shippers and boosting regional growth. Tom Bagan, Idaho division superintendent, calls the site a long-held company wish with great growth potential in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Freightways, Motor Carrier Company
Armour Creameries
South First
P.I.E
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Aberdeen
Cotant and Lindley
Salmon
Herman Hovde
Pocatello
Consolidated Freight Ways
Hovde
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
San Francisco
Chicago
Consolidated Freightways
Tom Bagan
Newspaper Constraint Limits Pages to Four
The short age of newsprint restricts regular English newspapers to four pages, impacting coverage depth and layout. Editors adapt by prioritizing key stories, brief items, and concise reporting to fit the reduced issue size.
Marine Speaks at Flag Day Services
Pfc Reed Waston of the Marine Corps will give the principal address at the Flag Day program Sunday at 3 pm in the Pocatello Elks temple. Lodge 674 BPOE sponsors the event with the Army Airfield band under Warrant Officer Crockett Baxter performing. A display of United Nations flags will be shown. public invited.
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Pfc
Reed Waston
Marine Corps
South Pacific
Pocatello
Gripsholm Docks With 51 Ill Soldiers at Jersey City
The Swedish liner Gripsholm arrived at Jersey City on Tuesday with 51 wounded or ill American soldiers marking a fourth exchange voyage between the United States and Europe. The War Department released the roster of personnel and next of kin, listing Clifford M. Conner of Idaho and Robert G. Anderson of Utah along with their familial addresses.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gripsholm
United States
Europe
War Department
Idaho
Clifford M. Conner
Armored Force
R. C. Conner
General Delivery
Richfield
Idahoan Wins High Praise for Allied Action Near Philippines
Idaho flyer Sgt Kenneth Sellers of Caldwell took part in an air strike that sank a Japanese destroyer about 300 miles from the Philippines. His plane scored a direct hit igniting the vessel. The bomber was hit by anti aircraft fire with one engine on fire but returned home on three engines after jettisoning gear.
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Advanced Allied Headquarters
New Giltea
Kenneth Sellers
Caldiwell
Philippines
Sellers
Sailors Battle U-Boat Crew in Desperate Boarding Attempt
Admiral Royal E Ingersoll said American destroyer crews repelled a German U-boat boarding by ramming the submarine and using improvised weapons including coffee cups. German sailors charged the deck but were driven back with the American crew suffering a bruised fist as the only injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Royal E. Ingersoll
Atlantic
U S destroyer sinks U Boat after depth charge and grenade attack
In a naval engagement a destroyer backs off and then attacks a submarine with depth charges. In a second strike an American seaman drops a grenade into the conning tower, causing the U boat to flame out and sink. About 175 US Army publications are edited and published overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Sugar Stamp Valid for Five Pounds of Sugar
The sugar stamp 32 in war ration book four becomes valid June 16 for five pounds of sugar. This action maintains sugar rations at the rate of five pounds per person every two and a half months.
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Washington
Idaho Soldiers Prisoners of War Named by War Dept
The War Department disclosed the names of six Idaho soldiers held as prisoners of war. Interned by Germany are Tech. Sgt. Robert J. Fanning, Tech. Sgt. Willard R. Sheppard, Lt. Kenneth R. Speas, Second Lt. Orrin F. Webb. Interned by Romania are Second Lt. Charles R. Lynch and Sgt. Maurice A. Schorzman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Idaho
War Department
Germany
Tech
Robert J. Fanning
Edward W. Fanning
West 16Th
Idaho Falls
Willard R. Sheppard
Ralph Thomas
Priest River
Kenneth R. Speas
Robert R. Speas
Shelley
Orrin F. Webb
Eleanora G. Webb
Grangeville
Romania
Charles R. Lynch
South Miller
Burley
Maurice A. Schorzman
Margaret G. Schorzman
Paul
New Arrivals Reported At Local Hospitals
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Lowrie of 1548 South Third welcomed a son born Tuesday in General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Harwood of 158 Roosevelt welcomed a daughter born Monday in General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Barrett of 320 North Grant welcomed a daughter born Tuesday in St. Anthony hospital.
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R. C. Lowrie
South Third
General Hospital
John E. Harwood
Roosevelt
E. F. Barrett
North Grant
St. Anthony Hospital
Poreigi Assets in United States Worth 13 Billion Dollars
Poreigi owned assets in the United States total about 13 billion dollars. The figure reflects the scale of the holdings across various sectors and regions within the country.
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United States
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England
France
The
Associated Press
Montgom
Freightways
Armour Building
Marine
Gripsholm Docks
Robert G. Anderson
Robert Anderson
Fountain Green
Robert
Republican
University of Idaho
Harvard Law School
Idaho State and
American Bar Associations
Idaho State Defense Council
Arta
Hills Bros
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc
Harrison Street
DR. Myron
Optometrist
B & G Jewelers
South Main
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