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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
8
The agriculture department warns rationed foods will cover 1943 but unrationed supplies look tight for fall. Egg and cereal stocks may run low, fruit crops suffer from freezes, and vegetable output trails last year by about 13 percent. Butter and cheese remain plentiful.
Lieut. Commander Henry McGinnis stationed at the naval gun plant spoke to the Forty and Eight at the Memorial building in Pocatello. A WWI veteran, he described three major Solomons engagements as a code officer aboard a flagship, noting one ship destroyed and another crippled. He spent a month in a Seattle hospital.
More than a thousand Potlatch Forests mill workers at the Clearwater plant resume operations after a weeklong strike by Lumber and Sawmill Workers Local 2584 ends. Commissioner Oliver Goodwin of the federal conciliation service brokered an agreement identical to terms reached earlier, with E M Toops noting the union won all conceded points. Three men were disciplined for alleged insubordination, cited as the strike trigger.
Germans appear to have mounted a major push toward Paris as Berlin and Allied communiques note American troops for the first time. German press boasts of submarine raids off the American coast.
Rear Admiral E L Cochrane testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the navy plans a new ship construction program totaling 3 922 637 400 dollars emplacing 480 000 tons of vessels from small boats to aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers. The program envisions 600 ships of all types to be completed in the coming fiscal year starting July 1 and uses 2 987 228 400 dollars for construction and 935 409 000 dollars for armament. Work on the program would begin after the next fiscal year and no appropriation was included in the navy supply bill of 24 850 000 000 dollars.
Idaho Progressive Society of the Blind plans mail elections for seven officer posts. Nominees include Dan Black and Miss Aldine Gartin of Boise for president, Alice Emerson and Gerald Yearsley of Malad for vice president, Mary Siddoway of Teton City, Harold Forbash of Pocatello as corresponding secretary, Alberta B. Toner of Boise as recording secretary, and J. I. Gulock of Idaho Falls with Melba Roberts of Boise as treasurer.
Mrs. Thomas W. Cooke 80 of Wilson Utah died at a daughter’s home on Monday. A native of England she had lived in Utah over 60 years. Surviving Idaho residents include sons Jacob O. Cooke Franklin James H. Cooke Kimberly and Lawrence Hill Pocatello and daughter Mrs. George Staker Rupert.
Boise Idaho John D On chairman of the state salvage program received a meritorious certificate from Donald M Nelson chairman of the war production board and Governor Bottolfsen as representative of salvage workers statewide who helped Idaho rank near the top in state collection efforts.
A list of births in area hospitals includes a son born to Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall in the General hospital, a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roberts of Blackfoot in St. Anthony’s hospital, and a son born to Mrs. Gaylan Richards of Poca. Other items report theft of a Polar bear rug, military orders for Stacy Smith, and various local civic and civil service updates including sheriffs, hospital maintenance, and plans for a university pool.
Fort Hall superintendent C. L. Graves invites officers and directors of the Pocatello chamber and mayors of Pocatello American Falls and Blackfoot to the June 15 Indian ceremonial at Buffalo Lodge honoring Governor Bottolfsen and last session lawmakers who created Idaho Indian day observance. Service flags will be presented to Indian families with service members. An informal 6:30 p m dinner at Bannock hotel is planned. Also reported: 100 pairs of women’s hose and a case of gooseberry wine stolen from a Burley store recovered by three boys. several marriages licenses issued to residents of Portland Pocatello Boise Rockland American Falls Chicago St Louis and military dependents. Lieut. Lloyd Cooper entertained at Whitman hotel en route to Hollywood for a Canadian bond program broadcast.
The Montana state police and Idaho officers met Lieut Cooper at Monida and he traveled to the Idaho Utah line then to Salt Lake City where he boarded a Western Airlines plane for Los Angeles. He stayed overnight with President and Mrs Johnson at 355 South Eighth before the war he was active with the British Broadcasting Association.
R A Kane announces a Wednesday 8 p m court of honor at Sixth ward church Pocatello district with Troop 12 in charge. Merit badges and advancement awards totaling 55 go to 30 boys from multiple troops including 1 2 3 12 13 14 15 and 17 with leaders listed.
Judge Charles A Brown disposed of intoxication cases with Homer Williams fined 50 dollars after a brief jail release. Bill Jones Joseph Vigil Mrs Joseph Vigil and Cecelia Smith were fined 15 dollars each. William Myers posted 15 dollar bond later forfeited. Traffic violators Sylvia Jacobsen Jim Treasure forfeited bonds on illegal parking. John Arnold double parking and Howard Grooms parking against traffic also forfeited bonds. Speeding Vern C Fincher forfeited 20 dollars after police report showed 35 mph in 20 mph zone and 65 mph in 30 mph zone near El Rio club.
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