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Newspaper

The Pocatello Tribune

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1940

Page

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Idaho Southern university 228 graduates hear Cleare address

228 students officially graduate from Idaho Southern University in Frazier hall. Walter H. Cleare, a pioneer and business leader, urges graduates to act on good impulses as Gov. Bottolfsen and other dignitaries attend the 14th annual commencement.

Walter H. Cleare Pocatellan Idaho Southern University Frazier Hall A. Bottolfsen R. H. Snyder Albion Normal College J. H. Anderson Blackfoot Clancy St Bortolfsen John R. Nichols Cleare Academy of Idaho University Theodore Turner Academy Thomas A. Edison Cleave

Paris Admits Nazi Advances Across French Front

Paris admits German troops crossed the Marne near Chateau Thierry and pressed defenses north of Paris. The French high command said Germans pushed along the Seine toward Evreux and Pacy Sur Eure while French mechanized units and aviation claimed heavy enemy losses near Reims and between the Aisne and Meuse.

Paris Marne Chateau Thierry Persan-Beaumont Chateau-Thierry Seine Rouen Vernon Evreux Pacy Sur Eure Reims Mechanica Guetl Aisne Meuse

Bombings Linked to British Aircraft Hit Swiss Cities

Swiss authorities said bombs that killed four and wounded many around Lake Leman were of British origin. Four dead in Geneva area raids included two women. 18 hospitalized with serious injuries. Bombs struck a residential district, a rail station and a hotel in Renens. unclear bomber identity.

Bern Federal Government of Switzerland Lake Leman Geneva Renens Lausanne Saleve France Champel- Carouge

Italians Fire Ship Romolo Intercepted By Warship

Archie Cameron the Australian navy minister announced the Italian liner Romolo was set on fire by its crew in mid Pacific after being intercepted by a warship. The vessel left Brisbane June 5 carrying 5 000 bales of wool and various cargo. Crew abandoned ship in lifeboats.

Sydney Australia Archie Cameron mid-Pacific Brisbane Navy

Ambassadorship Grounds Turn Into Battle Zone North of Paris

Reports from Chantilly show fighting in the Senlis region surrounding William C Bullitt's chateau with U S embassy officials relocating to Tours while Bullitt stays in Paris The area lies about 20 miles north of the capital and the assault marks rising tensions in the region

Paris

Mercury Reaches 91 Degrees As Heat Record Falls

The thermometer hit 91 degrees at 2 p m marking a monthly heat record in the Gate City. The previous high was 87 set on Tuesday. Officials at the airport weather bureau forecast partly cloudy skies with possible thunderstorms over the mountains and moisture moving in. Overnight low was 50 with a 10 mph wind.

U. S. Weather Bureau

German front reports find plaque at Compiegne

German reports from the front say troops who captured Compiegne north of Paris found a French plaque reading the criminal arrogance of the German reich died here. The armistice of November 11 1918 was signed in Marshal Fochs headquarters in a sleeping car near Compiegne.

Berlin Compiegne Paris Marshal Foch

Britain Japan reach agreement on Tientsin issues

British officials say a settlement on outstanding local points at Tientsin China was reached with Japan. The dispatch notes emphasize an understanding on local matters. Weather in Utah shows little change with temperatures near prior levels tonight and Thursday.

London Britain Japan Tientsin China Utah

Work on Cutoff Progresses as Grading Nears Completion

Grading on the road from the railroad right of way to Second Avenue north of Ross Park should finish today. WPA crews will move next week to grade the opposite side. The route will link South Main extension with Yellowstone park highway at Wellersville, easing access to downtown Pocatello. Overpass funds are unavailable and crossing at Ross Park may be closed to permit a new cut off crossing. The project will transfer to the state highways department soon with oiling funded by the state.

Second Avenue Ross Park WPA W. P. Haveher Havenor Portneuf State Department of Highways Main Street

Allies Choke Italy Off In Red Sea Blockade

Alexandria Egypt June 12 The allies choke Italy off by blocking the Suez Canal to Italian shipping with a strong naval concentration. British raids on Tripoli Bengali and Libyan airfields and attacks on Italian Somaliland and Ethiopian frontiers followed. Grand Admiral Raeder was reported taking an active part in Italian naval operations.

Alexandria Egypt Italy Suez Canal Tripoli Bengali Libya Erich Raeder Germany

Japs Close Agreements With Siam and Britain Amid Talks

Japan signs a friendship treaty with Thailand to show peaceable aims in the South Pacific and reaches a bargain with Britain on the Tientsin dispute. Tokyo notes reports of possible Japanese American rapprochement but dismisses details and shows little enthusiasm for change.

Japan Thailand Siam South Pacific Tientsin United States Tokyo Foreign Office Washington

Schenck Denies Guit In Tax Case In New York

Joseph M. Schenck chairman of 20th Century Fox pleaded innocent in federal court to income tax evasion conspiracy perjury and false statements. Joseph H. Moskowitz story editor and bookkeeper also pleaded not guilty. Trial date set for July 29.

New York Joseph M. Schenck 20Th Century Fox Film Corporation Joseph H. Moskowitz 20Th Century Fox Schenck

Turkey Calls 200 009 to Bolster Army

Budapst June 12 Turkey calls 200000 additional reserves to join the colors signaling readiness to aid the allies if Soviet Russia stays out. Estimated total under arms about 600000 as Balkan states fear wider war amid Mediterranean flare. Diplomatic activity in Ankara and Athens as Russia Germany and Italy maneuver in the Danubian region.

Turkey Budapest Balkan Russia Europe Ankara Athens North Africa Britain Malta Mediterranean Germany Italy Danubian Balkans Josef Stalin Rome Moscow Stalin

Baseball Scores Delayed and Night Games Highlighted

National New York at Chicago postponed due to rain. Philadelphia and Brooklyn hosts night games with scores listed alongside R H E lines for each matchup. Detroit crushed New York 57 to 12 in one rout, Cleveland beat Boston 5 13, while Washington and St Louis played a low scoring contest.

National New York Chicago

Blue Ribbon dairy club organized in Grace

Bannock county forms its forty fourth 4 H club this week with Grace hosting the Blue Ribbon dairy club led by Jack Gibbs as club leader LaRue Smith as president Harold Smith as vice president Elmus Smith as secretary and Margaret Smith as club reporter.

Bannock County Grace W. H. Schoenfeld Jack Gibbs LaRue Smith Harold Smith Elmus Smith Margaret Smith

Polish Sub Orzel Reported Lost With 56 Crew

London reports the Polish submarine Orzel has been lost. Its complement was 56 men. The item appears in a June 12 dispatch dated in London.

London Orzel

Liner Washington Docks At Galway

The United States liner Washington with refugees aboard reached Galway bay at 6 35 p m local time after a German submarine halted its voyage from Lisbon toward Galway The submarine stopped the ship dawn yesterday and learned it was heading north toward Ireland German sources say Germany had been told only later that the liner would call at Ireland

Galway Ireland United States Washington Europe America Galway Bay M.S.T Lisbon Galway City Berlin Lnet Bordeaux France Germany

Burglars Fail To Enter Valley Drug Store

Burglars attempted to break into Ed Frederickson’s drug store in Valley Nebraska by prying a rear window and forcing a steel door but surrendered after failing to gain access. They did not attempt the front door which had been left unlocked.

Valley Neb Ed Frederickson Frederickson

Paris Frontbreaches Push Toward City as German Assault Advances

German forces pressed toward Paris within about 20 miles, crossing the Marne and attacking near Persan Beaumont while French troops defend historic battlegrounds. RAF bombers hit targets across Europe, including Turin and Genoa, as air operations support allied efforts to halt the German offensive.

British Isles Turin Genoa Italy Air Ministry Royal Air Force Germany Tinee Paris Cologne France Rouen

French Front On Marne and Seine Holds Strong

Dewitt MacKenzie reports the French poilus stand firm before Paris amid heavy odds. The high command plans a withdrawal to positions south of the Marne to ease defense while Generalissimo Weygand eyed the Seine as a western flank.

Dewitt MacKenzie Paris Marne River Generalissimo Weygand Strat Egy Seine

Parisians Flee As Nazis Press Drive Through Paris

Refugees pour into Paris as German advance continues. Citizens abandon shops and government offices, with dressmakers gone and city services scarce. Gare Saint Lazare crowded with evacuees, many carrying suitcases, bedding, and belongings while conditions grow dire.

Impact Kills Young Girl at Farm Crossing

In Shoshone Idaho on June 12 12 year old Beverly Johnson daughter of Rowe and Mrs Johnson Richfield farmers was killed by a Union Pacific engine at a private farm crossing while riding a bicycle. Engineer Roy Johnston of Glenns Ferry said the locomotive with no cars attached was moving slowly and investigators expect no inquest. He could not confirm if the bike was struck or if the child fell. The girl and a friend were en route to a swimming hole.

Shoshone Idaho Union Pacific Beverly Johnson Rowe Johnson Richfield F. H. Howard Lincoln County Roy Johnston Glenns Ferry Johnston

Three Babies Born in St. Anthony Not General Hospital

Three babies arrived in St. Anthony to families Mr. and Mrs. Charles Freeman Bullock of R. F. D. 1 Mr. and Mrs. J Earl James of 1618 S. Second and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boodry of 600 Mc Kinley. earlier Tribune report misidentified General hospital.

Charles Freeman Bullock J. Earl James Robert Boodry McKinley St. Anthony General Hospital Tribune

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