Armies Pressured as Axis Fights Raging in Tobruk and Sevastopol
Allied and Axis forces clash across Russia and North Africa. U.S. bombers claim 35 direct hits on Italian naval units in the Mediterranean, sinking and damaging several ships. In Tobruk and Sevastopol, British and Soviet troops brace against intensified Axis assaults with mixed reports on prisoner captures and frontline gains.
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Libyan Desert
United States Army
RAF
Mediterranean
United States
Alfred F. Kalberer
Kalberer
Lafayette
Ind
British Deny Convoy Loss Of 53 Vessels
London asserts an Italian naval squadron in the central Mediterranean was too battered to contact the Tobruk bound convoy. British statements call German and Italian claims of 53 ships sunk "fantastic" while acknowledging limited success of recent deliveries to Malta and Tobruk at a cost in ships and men.
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London
Mediterranean
United States Army
R.A.F
Malta
Tobruk
United States
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Mussolini
Pacific
Middle East
RAF
Bund Officer Kills Self in Indiana Train Station
George Froboese Jr., 42, a Milwaukee German American Bund executive, ended his life at the Waterloo Indiana station by lying on the rail as a train began. An inquest ruled suicide as he headed to testify before a New York federal grand jury. FBI would not comment on the case. Froboese had spoken at a Madison Square Garden rally on Feb 20, 1939 and testified at Fritz Kuhn’s trial on Nov 17, 1939.
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Frobeese
New York
Stobeese
Madison Square Garden
Fritz Kuhn
Fascist Purge Looms in Italy Report
A German radio broadcast said discussions are underway in Italy to purge the fascist party of members considered ballast. The topic began with the education minister and is echoed by the fascist magazine Gerarchia which claims many joined without inner conviction and mass admissions burden the party.
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New York
Italy
Balast
Gerarchia
Two Get License SALT LAKE CITY
A marriage license was issued Wednesday to James Basil Manwaring and Edna Adams, both of Blackfoot Idaho.
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Salt Lake City
James Basil Manwaring
Edna Adams
Blackfoot
Idaho
FBI plans to fingerprint 48 million people nationwide
The FBI disclosed to the House appropriations committee that 48 million fingerprint cards are on hand and 60 000 records arrive daily as war industry and military demands drive universal fingerprinting. Officials warned Congress may mandate fingerprinting for all citizens later this year.
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House Appropriations Committee
S. A. Andretta
Department of Justice
F.B.I
Army
Navy
F.bi
Andretta
Actress Seeks Custody Change in Parochial School Plan
Barbara Bennett Downey filed in Bridgeport Superior Court to modify the custody arrangement with ex husband Morton Downey. She seeks custody during the school year and wants the children enrolled in a parochial school approved by Downey near his home while she maintains visitation in sobriety.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Barbara Bennett Downey
Morton Downey
Singer
Downey
Miss Bennett
German Gets Term for Insubordination of Soldiers
BAY CITY Mich. Chris tian Loeffier a 64 year old Clare Mich tailor convicted of urging insubordination of American soldiers has been sentenced to six years in prison by Federal Judge Arthur J Tuttle. Loeffier a German national who admitted denial of United States citizenship due to liquid law violations was found guilty by a jury of telling Negro soldiers en route to Fort Brady Mich that they were foolish to fight for this country and that Hitler will free the colored race
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Bay City
Mich
Christian Loeffier
Clare
Arthur J. Tuttle
Loffier
United States
Fort Brady
Hitler
Ship Rescues 24 Prisoners
A naval craft reached port with 54 survivors from two merchant ships sunk in the Caribbean, one Panamanian and one Honduran, both victims of the same axis submarine. Forty one seamen died, including two navy gun crew members. One raft group drifted away und rescued. The Panama flag vessel sank May 31 with 17 known dead. Survivors from the second ship, 35 in number, drifted six days after 24 were lost on June 6.
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Caribbean
Panama
Bureau Fixes Low Acreage For 1943 Wheat Allotment
The Agriculture Department announced a 55 000 000 acre national wheat planting allotment for 1943, the minimum under the farm law, with a call to divert some of the allotment to other war essential crops. State allotments include Idaho 874 061, Montana 3 353 215, Oregon 783 010, Utah 213 753, and Wyoming 272 954 acres.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Wyoming
Department
AAA
Clark Introduces Armory Reimbursement Bill
Senator Clark of Idaho introduces a bill relieving Idaho from any obligation to reimburse the United States for loss of government property destroyed in a fire at the national guard armory in Pocatello. Dated Sept 21, 1939.
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Washington
Clark
Idaho
United States
National Guard
Pocatello
Curtin Warns of Three Allied Fronts Threat to Australia
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin warned that three Axis thrusts threaten Australia including North Africa where Rommel gains prestige, the Soviet defense alliance with Russia, and a high intensity submarine blockade. He said losses risk opening the Suez and India gateway. MacArthur reported continued Japanese air raids on Darwin with 13 Japanese aircraft lost against six Allied planes.
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Associated Press
Australia
John Curtin
Hawaii
North American
Curtin
Japan
Axis
United Nations
North Africa
Libya
Rommel
Russia
Middle East
Suez
India
Indian Ocean
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Darwin
Brazil doubts rubber processing future in Brazil
Dr. A. A. Bitancourt of the Biological Institute of Sao Paulo told the Pacific division AAAS meeting that Brazil cannot become a major natural rubber producer. He noted synthetic rubber in the United States will surpass any Brazilian gains, and Brazil lacks cheap labor and dense rubber regions. He cited current Brazilian production at about 15 000 tons annually, far from the 600 000 tons the United States would require.
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Salt Lake City
Brazil
A. A. Bitancourt
Biological Institute
Sao Paulo
Bitancourt
American Association For the Advancement of Science
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Weather Fine For Robins But Poor For Worms
Weather story notes robins thrive when worms emerge after a warm day. Tuesday’s high reached 73 with a 42 low and mean 57. Sunrise is 5 50 and sunset 9 12 with a forecast for warmer conditions.
Hotels Reduce Comforts At Three State Conference
SALT LAKE CITY hotelmen across Idaho Nevada and Utah were told by Harry Gowman of Seattle that a 65 degree standard will likely be required next winter to meet health rules. He warned that services must be cut back with no new silverware and reduced sugar coffee and tea. Fuel oil use would drop to half and rent controls could raise operating costs since 1941. He stressed the continued need for hotels to stay in business.
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Salt Lake City
Harry Gowman
Seattle
American Hotel Association
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Polish government reports mass Nazi raids in Warsaw
The Polish government in exile says the Gestapo seized more than 1,000 people in a Warsaw street raid led by a Blackshirt detachment around Napoleon Square. It notes a prior roundup of 5,000 and reports a public hanging in Poznan as intimidation linked to Heydrich’s assassination fears.
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London
Warsaw
Napoleon Square
Britain’s War Levy Tops Fourty Billion Pounds
London officials report the House of Commons approved a new 1 billion pound credit for war purposes at Sir Kingsley Wood’s urging. The chancellor said total authorizations reach about 10.05 billion pounds as government spend climbs to roughly 84.25 million pounds weekly.
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London
House of Commons
Kingsley Wood
Britain
Kingsley
President Approves Bill Raising Service Pay for Troops
The Roosevelt signature enacted a measure boosting base pay to 50 dollars a month for military personnel up to second lieutenant and ensign, retroactive to June 1. The act also raises rental allowances and targets dependents aid while Congress debates home stability and selective service policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Burns Claim Man's Life In Yard Bed Fire
Robert French about 38 or 39 years old died from severe burns after a mattress in the trailer behind Mrs. A J Coleman residence at 544 South Fifth caught fire. Police found the bed covered and a small money bag nearby. cigarette stubs and prior leg injuries noted.
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Robert French
A. J. Coleman
South Fifth
L. W. Cox
Police Department
Mr. French
French
Union Pacific
Ashton
Cox
Nazis Call Workers in Baltic States for Labor Service
Berlin announces that all men aged 21 to 29 in Latvia Estonia and Lithuania are called for a year of labor service in Germany. The three Baltic states were absorbed by Russia in 1940 and are now occupied by German forces.
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Bern
Switzerland
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Berlin
Baltic States
Russia
Retailers Form Victory Bond Campaign Plan at Bannock
Merchants in Pocatello met at the Bannock hotel to organize the retailers for victory drive for war stamps and bonds. They scheduled stores to close at 4 pm June 29 and a patriotic program at the high school auditorium. A mothers emblem of honor committee was appointed to collect names of families with four or more service members.
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Pocatello
W. C. Carnes
Steve Plovads
F. E. MacKenzie
Robert Purrington
Mothers
C. G. Billmeyer
Art Young
Bud Molinelli
Ivan Gasser
M. L. Dean
Frank Birrell
Ernest Lehman
John Stirling
Leroy Jones
Reginald Cleave
Claude Bistline
Robert Watson
Fred Quinn
F. D. Hilliard
W.S. Hill
Miss Bertha Atkin
Women's Retail Volunteer Corps
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results include New York at St Louis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 for the Mets? Melton Danning and Cooper hurled. Cincinnati and Boston split games with Derringer Lamanno Starr Hemsley provided the offense. Chicago and Brooklyn split a low scoring affair. Pittsburgh played Philadelphia at night. American League shows Detroit topping New York 5-1. St Louis beat Boston 2-1 and Chicago edged Philadelphia 2-0 while Cleveland silenced Washington 9-1.
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New York
St. Louis
M. Cooper
W. Cooper
Melton and
Danning
Two Idaho Boys State Judges to Address Thursday
The Gem Boys State at Idaho Southern University will hear two Idaho Supreme Court justices, William M. Morgan and Raymond Givens, in the morning session and G. Nicholas Ifft will lead a propaganda forum. Afternoon activities include a Lava Hot Springs swim and picnic.
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Gem Boys’ State
Idaho Southern University
William M. Morgan
Raymond Givens
Idaho Supreme Court
G. Nicholas Ifft
Lava Hot Springs
Boys State
F. M. Bistline
State House
Idaho Southern
Robert Farley
Pocatello
House
Boys’ State
Clair Anderson
Blackfoot
John Cotant
Girl Receives Prison Term in Tennessee Slaying
In Morristown Tennessee Mattie Pearl Manning 14 was sentenced to 20 years for second degree murder in the pistol slaying of her 35 year old husband Damon Manning. Her father Frank Morgan 50 was also sentenced to 20 years for aiding and abetting. Mattie Pearl testified she shot after fearing for her life during a breakfast table dispute over paint stained trousers.
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Morristown
Tenn
Mattie Pearl Manning
Damon Manning
Frank Morgan
Mattie Pearl
Trunk Killer Burns Body Found in Brooklyn Trunk
A burned and smoldering young man, about 25, was found in a homemade trunk placed in a vacant Brooklyn lot. Rags and fuel odor suggested arson and car involvement. Dr. Manuel E. Marten noted extensive blunt trauma before the body was concealed in the trunk. A taxi driver located the grisly scene.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manuel E. Marten
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