Allies Strike Swift, Seize Initiative in Syria Lebanon
British and Free French forces press a multi pronged advance in French mandated Syria and Lebanon driving toward Beirut and Damascus. French loyalist garrisons resist while desertions grow as Allied columns push from Palestine Trans Jordan and Iraq narrowing access along the coast and inland.
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Britain
Syria
Lebanon
Hitler
London
Berlin
Mediterranean
Vichy
Beirut
Damascus
Palestine
trans-Jordan
Iraq
Valley of the
Euphrates
Syrian Desert
Tripoli
Franklin County Opens USO Drive
Franklin County sets a fund quota of 800 dollars or about eight cents per capita to support USO aims by July 3. Campaign chair T. R. Bowden leads a team including Weldon Nash and Glen Petterberg to establish 339 service clubs near camps naval stations and defense industries linking communities with armed forces.
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Clifford Forsgren
Nowlin Hale
L. V. Merrill
David G. Eames
Maurice Tingey
U.S.O
United States
Tri-State Hotel Men Gather For Sun Valley Convention
Sun Valley Idaho hosts the Tri state hotel convention at the Sun Valley Lodge June 14 15 and 16 with Utah Idaho and Nevada attendees and expected out of state participation from Montana Oregon and Washington Speakers include Dan London vice president of the California State Hotel Association 8S W Thurston president of Western Hotels Inc and Charles A Hartworth managing director of the California Hotel Association.
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Tri-State
Sun Valley
Idaho
Sun Valley Lodge
D. J. Elrod
Whitman Hotel
Pocatello
The
American Hotel Association
Utah
Nevada
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Dan London
California State Hotel Association
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
W. Thurston
Western Hotels Inc
Charles A. Hartworth
California Hotel Association
Colorado speaker named regional orator in FFA contest
Alex Weimer of Fort Morgan Colorado won the western regional finals of the Future Farmer of America oratorical contest speaking on Agriculture and National Defense. He advances to the national finals in Kansas City Missouri October eighteenth. Roger Levy Richfield Utah Gerald W Jones Overton Nevada James Clements Grenville New Mexico were other regional finalists.
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Salt Lake City
Alex Weimer
Fort Morgan
Colo
Future Farmer of America
Kansas City
Weimer
Roger Levy
Richfield
Utah
Gerald W. Jones
Overton
Nev
James Clements
Grenville
N. M
Public accidents claim about fifteen thousand five hundred lives in 1940
Public accidents in 1940 killed approximately 15,500 people in the United States, highlighting the high fatality toll of everyday hazards and safety gaps across the nation.
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United States
Siebrand Bros. circus to visit Pocatello six days starting June 16
Miss Tara, renowned body control star with Siebrand Bros. Piccadilly Circus and Carnival, will perform in Pocatello for six days starting Monday June 16 at grounds east of the baseball park. The event, organized with the Pocatello Junior Chamber of Commerce, features ten rides and a three-ring circus with acts by the Stewart Sisters and other aerialists.
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Tara
Siebrand Bros
America
Carnival
Pocatello
Piccadilly Circus
Baseball Park
M. J. Poster
Stewart Sisters
Valene
Aerialetas
Maxine LeTourne
Supreme
Your Child and His Problems
A reflective piece on the variability of a child’s character shaped by family, environment, and daily experiences. It argues that no single label fits a child as factors from grandfathers to teachers influence behavior and that a specialist often cannot provide quick solutions.
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Guardian
Idaho Governor’s Comfort Bed Ends Long Drives
Idaho Governor Clark rides in a car with a full-length bed installed in the rear sparing fatigue on lengthy state trips. The exclusive feature allows the governor to rest during journeys, keeping him alert for duties after travel. The report notes the device’s presence during state travel.
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Boise
Sugar quota rises on increased demand for 1941
The agriculture department raised the 1941 sugar quota after increasing its estimate of national sugar needs by 273,672 short tons to 7,125,561 tons. Adjustments boosted quotas for producing areas including Continental beet, Louisiana and Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Philippine Islands, and Cuba. the 1937 sugar act directs further adjustments by Secretary Wickard.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Louisianna
Florida
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Utaha Dies After Rail Accident
Ogden June 10 Harvey Gaines 21 of Ogden died from injuries after his right leg was caught under wheels of a fruit boxcar at the rail yard. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition after the accident earlier today.
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Ogden
Harvey Gaines
The
Rail Crossing Tragedy Involving Major Western Lines
A fatal accident at a railroad crossing between the Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Utah Idaho Central railroads left a man dead about an hour after the collision. His right leg was amputated below the hip at the scene.
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Utah-Idaho Central Railroad
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Oswald Delisle Bush
County
William Lane
Ernest Sewell
Margaret Main
Detroit
Belle Isle
Joseph P. Wolff
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Armor Foot Sox
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Oscar
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
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Dad
Radio
New Bed
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