May weather in Pocatello and town notes
The May climate in Pocatello was unusually moist with mean 50 degrees, highs to 84, lows to 32, and 0.81 inch precipitation. Froze on 20 and 22, winds mostly west at 7,250 miles, 15 clear, nine partly cloudy, seven cloudy days. Local items include a beer theft, Doc. John Woods gun scare, new drug store by H H Whittlesey, twin babies born to Mr. and Mrs. Pat Moon, and volunteer fire department officers elected. County plans for a Bannock courthouse and a new public school building were announced, with bids to be opened in July. Additional notes cover frost damage in Grace and Bancroft, police activity in May, and various local moves and marriages.
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Pocatello
Bannock County
George Brough
Psalm Verse Warning Cited in Cautionary Note
A religious reference warns that a speaker’s words reveal deceit and mischief, citing Psalm 10 7 to emphasize moral danger and self-harm themes.
Meat that Caesar Feeds On and the Crete Battle Myth
Public prints debunk claims that German troops in Crete were fueled by stimulants or tricked into frenzy. Army officers dismiss such tales as propaganda meant for the unaware public. The piece argues Hitler used calculated shock tactics at weak points, not chemical surges, and predicts ongoing outcomes until the British mount a decisive offensive.
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Crete
Poland
France
Greece
Hitler
Germany
Labyrinthine hog buying figures in wartime Britain aid
Paul Mallon notes the agriculture department pays high prices for pork to Britain while Canada supplies hogs to the United States for that purpose. In four months Canada exported 10 450 hogs to the U S versus 18 last year. Britain buys the pork with lend lease funds and the United States ships it on credit, expecting repayment later as in the last war.
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Agriculture Department
Britain
Paul Mallon
Washington
Canada
United States States
London
United States
United States Federal Marketing Administration
Invention blocks car horn at stops, aims to quiet neighborhoods
A new patent claims to prevent horns from sounding when a car is stopped, letting only motion trigger vibration based humming. The piece questions adoption and envisages street-wide effects on privacy and neighborly peace, noting potential backlash and irritated onlookers.
Pepper warns of encirclement by Axis and allies in fearmongering
U S Senator Claude Pepper of Florida asserts the nation is surrounded by Axis forces and spying threats. He claims disguised German troops head for Dakar West Africa and Russian forts are near Alaska while Japan eyes the Pacific for loot and conquest, with Germany undermining Latin American goodwill.
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U. S
Claude Pepper
Florida
United States
Dakar
West Africa
Alaska
Japan
Pacific
Germany
Latin America
Washington defense policy shifts to aggressive stance
The article argues that Washington is switching from a cautious amber signal to a bold green light for defense industries, urging rapid action to outpace adversaries. This reflects a strategic push to accelerate production and innovation in the defense sector.
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Washington
Defense Industries
Mathematics taught today questioned by educator
An educator argues much current mathematics instruction is unnecessary warning that students spend time on topics with little real world value. The piece critiques focus on abstract skills over practical understanding and notes excessive defense cost implications.
Western Descriptions Sparked By Arid West Term
The phrase arid west appears in discussions of climate and landscape descriptions. commentators note the term reflects drought conditions and the dry regional image used in reporting.
Idaho News Roundup Signals Local War Efforts
Idaho lamb shipments reach market from Mountain Home and Rogerson with prices about 25 percent higher than last year. Gov. Chase Clark tours North Idaho for university and highway talks, carpools back Tuesday as an extra session may be debated. Idaho adopts cash basis spending and aims for a million dollars in revenue in sixty days. A mill accident near Orofino claims a man’s life when struck by a lightning bolt. Boise drives fund to aid air corps and army camps totaling 500 dollars. Boise high school launches summer session enrolling about 200. A youngster swallows a slug near Emmett. surgery removes it with no lasting harm. Debate over extra legislative session continues amid gas price policy talks with Ickes. Methodist conference warns of rising alcohol use post prohibition. ROTC graduates from University of Idaho ordered into extended active duty with the army, with most sent to Vancouver and Salt Lake City for further training.
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University of Idaho At
Vancouver
Ronald Harris
Idaho Falls
Herman Humphreys
Parker
Rollin Jones
Malad
Leonard Kingsford
Grace
Legrand Pendrey
Paris
Eugene Prather
Gooding
Army
Idaho Cadets
WPA Labor Call Narrow in Idaho District Shows Small Shortages
E. E. Scannell, WPA manager for the Pocatello district, reports only a few counties face beet field labor shortages and Bingham county alone requires suspending WPA work for private employment. Aberdeen unit closures occur in Bingham, with reductions in sewer disposal, county need, and school projects. District quota is 2,189 versus May’s 2,434.
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E. E. Scannell
WPA
Pocatello
Bingham
Scannell
Aberdeen
Bingham County
Scannel
Peter Rabbit Evades Reddy Fox in Bulrush Chase
Peter Rabbit visits Mrs. Redwing and learns of a hidden nest and danger. When Reddy Fox appears, Peter escapes into an old hole under a Big Hickory Tree, pursued but safe for now as roots block the digger. The Redwings wait and sing while the danger passes.
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Peter
Brier
Peter Rabbit
Mrs. Redwing the Blackbird
Mrs. Redwing
Redwing
Reddy Fox
Johnny Chuck
Reddy
Mr. Chuck
Mrs. Redwin
Idaho Dairies Launch Nationwide Sale Drive
National dairy sales push opens in Idaho and across the country during June. Gov. Chase A. Clark proclaims the campaign, with over 200000 outlets promoting milk cheese ice cream and other dairy products to boost health national defense and farm purchasing power for Idaho's 35000 dairy families. Retailers use ads displays and promotions to spur demand.
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Idaho
Chase A. Clark
W. L. Hendrix
Idaho State Dairymen’s Association
Idaho Chain Stores Association
Western Air Lines Launches First Alaskan International Air Mail
Western Airlines will fly the first bags of air mail over the international boundary into Lethbridge Alberta Canada on June 12. This completes a 170 mile extension bridging Nome Alaska to Chile and Australia, a key link for first flight cover collectors and philatelists seeking international covers.
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Western Air Lines
Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Nome
Alaska
Chile
Australia
Fire losses in 1940 reach 306 million dollars in U S
The national board of Fire underwriters reports property damaged or destroyed by fire in the United States in 1940 totaled about 306 million dollars. The lyre bird of Australia, famed for its lyre shaped plumage, is nearing extinction.
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United States
National Board of Fire Underwriters
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Eagles
Eagles’ Nest
Doc
John Woods
John
Stephens
Dee
H. H. Whittlesey
Eldredge
East Center Street
Whittlesey
A. L. Cook
O. B. Steely
Lavn
Pat Moon
Pat
Ben Joseph
George Brinson
A. L. Higson
WH. Price
J. E. Mackintosh
D. J. Elrod
Mrs. W. J. Ingling
Mexico
Louis Worth
L. C. Carter
Oxford
John Priest
Elizabeth Hewett
Logan
J. G. Robosser
L. S. Pond
Gentile Valley
Grace and
Bancroft
Turner
Mike Condon
John Scott
Bannock Coun
Trie
Condon
A.W. Fisher
Salt Lake City
Pocatello Mercantile Company
Buffalo
M. D. Rice
Ethel
Lima
Dillon
Frank Gooding
Republican State Committee
Shoshone
John Stoor
Mary Wineberg
Henry
Mr. Perry
Mrs. C. T. Henderson
Dick Douglas
Dairy Creek
H. O. Harkness
McCammon
McCammon Mills
H. C. Haderlie
Freedom
Salt River
Wyoming
Mr. Haderlie
Flo Smith
Charlotte Sperry
Miss Smith
Chicago
Miss Sperry
Beatrice, Neb
D. H. McDoneld
McDoneld & Co
W. N. McCarty
McDoneld
Sunday Tribune-Journal
Pocatello Tribune
Idaho State Journa
Pocatello, Idaho
the Tribune-Journal CO
G. Nicholas
William ] Cady
Associated Press
Caesar
Mountain Home
Rogerson
Chase Clark
North Idaho
University At
Moscow
Lewiston
Boise
Myrtle Eaking
David Niman
Orofino
Niman
Boise Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross
the Elks
U. S. Air Corps
Boise High School
Ike” Masters
Kansas
Clark
Charles Oliver Howard III
Emmett
Charles
Boise Air Base
Idaho Air Corps
Secretary of
Interior Ickes
Ickes
Methodist Church Conference of Idaho
Twin Falls
Loren M. Edwards
Colorado Springs
Ries" Tat
Pepsi-Cola
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N.Y
K. & T. Beverage Co. Distributors
Idaho Coal & Ice Co
Dairies
Link’s School of Business
Sonnenkalb Bldg
North Main
Zenith
Arnes Music CO. CA
Zenith Bad
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