President's plan to name Jackson Chief Justice provokes debate
Washington observers regard a July 1 retirement of Chief Justice Hughes as opening a path for Attorney General Robert H. Jackson to become chief justice after Senator Byrne's confirmation. Critics say the move reflects New Deal bias and sidelining Stone and Frankfurter, sparking concerns over judicial independence and anti Semitic prejudice.
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Connally Threat Highlights Defense Debates in Senate
Centered on Senator Connally’s charge that the Office of Production Management failed to speed armament, the piece accuses President Roosevelt of refusing to grant full authority and of political hamstringing by labor leaders. It questions who bears fault and whether action will follow against the White House or leadership in defense plants.
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Idaho WPA Grant and Idaho License Renewal Headlines
A WPA grant of 8242 dollars for Sugar City water works is approved by the president, per Senator John Thomas. Idaho drivers must renew licenses within three weeks, licenses valid July 1 1941 to July 1 1943, cost 50 cents. Clancy St Clair of Idaho Falls receives an honorary LL D from the University of Idaho. Alumni elect William Hawkins of Coeur d Alene president and R R Brashears of Boise vice president. Idaho Southern building program approved including a 230000 pharmacy and vocational building and Frazier Hall repairs. Ezra R Whitla and Emma Cloucheck named to GOP committees. Idaho aids to the national chairman.
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Old Idaho items and local notices from nam pa to Moscow
Earl Ryan of The Owl's Club Nam pa pleads guilty to unlawful sale of hard liquor. Hugh Bundy gets continuance on a liquor to minor charge. Union Pacific spends 75000 to improve Nampa yards with two new 5000 foot tracks and extended icing. A log building on Main street Challis is razed to make way for a store. University of Idaho Moscow grants degrees to 488 seniors and 104 graduates. Idaho Falls chamber asks federal protection against irrigation water and power sabotage. Lee S Vader of Hagermai Valley marks 90th birthday recalling Idaho career.
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Idaho Sturgeon Question Sparks Legal Debate
The sturgeon issue in Idaho hinges on whether it is a game fish. An Attorney General opinion says it is not, but laws remain unchanged until a court resolves the matter. Fishing remains limited by tackle rules, with a relatively small annual catch and calls for possible legislative action.
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Local notes voice cake celebrations and political debate
The column recalls birthdays and cakes for Clyde Bowen Herbert Poynter Agnes Knowles Toston and Paul Rider. It notes booing at Lindbergh screenings and reflects on Darkness at Noon. A reader urges support for a scout horse program and criticizes a wartime asset seizure bill pushing national control. The piece ends noting a 1941 defense program context.
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Herbert Poynter
Agnes Knowles Toston
Idaho Southern Branch shines in Intermountain Track history
Walter Woodard's teams at Idaho Southern Branch excel in the Intermountain Track and Field Championships. Holt set the 9.6 second hundred dash record in 1937, Humbert Smith won the high jump at 6 feet 358 inches, with Burrell Vollmer Lair and a relay team scoring in various events. The program hopes to host next in Pocatello and continues to earn recognition for sportsmanship.
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Ambassadors Visit Signal Turning Point in War
Capital Gleanings notes the decisive stage of the war with Ambassador Winant’s mission viewed as crucial. Rumors claim Hitler may offer Britain peace terms, possibly prompting US entry. London papers express disappointment over Crete reverses and Atlantic losses as peace federation talks loom.
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Defense spending swells as Senate acts on sugar quota
The piece details a defense spending surge in 1941 and beyond, with a 50 billion dollar two year defense program and calls for further production and funding. It notes the Great Lakes Seaway project request and Senate action on the Adams-O Mahoney sugar bill amid a projected large deficit. Henry Dworshak, Idaho congressman, is cited.
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Nine Bingham county selectees to leave for induction
Nine men from Bingham county depart Monday night June 16 for Salt Lake City to be inducted into the U S army, bringing June total sent from the county to 27. An additional ten men will depart June 25. Named selectees include William Howard Murphy and Franklin Bill Redd among others.
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Girth
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Point Barrow Closer to Berlin Than New York Says Report
The remote Alaska town of Point Barrow is described as the northernmost city in North America and noted to be geographically closer to Berlin than to New York City. The remark highlights surprising global distances from a far northern locale.
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