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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1944
Page
2
A biblical verse from Revelation 7 14 describes those who come out of great tribulation washing their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. An elder asks who these are and the speaker replies that they are those who endured tribulation.
The piece discusses Cherbourg as a key Allied port, the corridor cutting off the German base, and questions whether Cherbourg can be taken by assault or siege. It notes Churchill's optimistic forecast of ending the European war soon, and predicts Le Havre's fall and Paris for the Allied advance.
Robert E. Wilson of Pan-American Petroleum argues that since 1918 U S oil production reached 23.5 billion barrels with proven reserves over 20 billion barrels. He cites dramatic gains in crude oil gasoline and natural gas due to technology and research, urging optimism over future discoveries.
A historic note on corn cobs once seen as useless now valued for nitro cellulose and plastic fiber production. Distilled purfural and synthetic rubber are linked to cobs. high octane fuels may follow. Farmers receive payments per ton. industry projects 16 million tons annually worth about 48 million dollars.
A Georgian man experiences his first train ride after an 83 year wait stirring nostalgia and memories of the long-ago railway era. He remarks that the journey feels like waiting for a train he believed would never come.
Louisville hosts over 250 major war plants expanding in three main hubs with distillers switching to alcohol for war needs and new factories for airplanes shipyards and synthetic rubber. Du Pont builds a powder plant as wartime manpower shifts up local registrations and politics show a GOP uptick amid a Democratic history.
Lewiston ships cherries by carload lots and Payette prepares for harvest starting with Royal Anns. Idaho cherries in season. Sergeant Albert Whelan of Beverly Mass died after a fall in Boise. Army to investigate. Governor Bottolfsen remains at work in Boise. Weiser ships lettuce. Idaho lettuce area grows. Through June 18 Idaho shipped 37798 potato carloads, up from last year. Clark County Attorney Holden inducted into Navy. Dubois lacks attorney. WFA sets pea wage ceiling at 60 cents per bushel for Ada Adams Canyon Gem Owyhee Payette Valley Washington counties. Probate Judge Lund urges better street and restaurant conduct for youth. Jerome plans $100000 recreation park with pool and courts. $22000 already available. Lieutenant Robert Jones, 31, from Shoshone, missing then killed in action over Hungary. brothers Darwin in India and Paul at Fort Sill.
An editorial urges keeping 17 year olds in high school to build citizenship. It argues youth require education to develop body, mind, and character and that schools must tailor courses, speed up work, and connect home and school to foster future usefulness. It cites Angelo Patri and promotes his booklet on habits.
The term barbarian derives from Sanskrit barbara imitating foreign speech. It passed to Greek barbaros and Latin barbarous, reflecting contempt for nonnative tongues. Ancient writers like Richard Puttenham noted Greeks and Romans viewed other languages as rude.
The text notes Luke’s use of bar barous to describe natives of Malta in Acts twenty eight and argues Melita was civilized then. It suggests the word reflects social contrasts rather than actual savagery.
The notice invites readers to obtain a free revised pamphlet explaining phobias such as claustrophobia panthophobia and others. Requests a stamped 3 cent self addressed envelope to Prank Colby in care of the paper.
Gateway Stores Inc paid its president and treasurer Lingan A Warren 125919 during the past fiscal year. Safeway paid Magowan Co 113132 for real estate brokerage services Braun & Co 63973 for public relations and marketing consultants and John Francis Neylan 50073 for legal services.
A birthday notice for Elaine Ecklund of 737 North Garfield appears as a brief celebratory item in the local column. The entry records a personal milestone with a short birthday acknowledgment.
Lt. Col. George C. Kenney awarded a bronze oak leaf cluster to Tech. Sgt. Ward W. Solterbeck of Payette Idaho for meritorious achievement on sustained operational flight missions in the southwest Pacific. Missions included bombing enemy airdromes and installations and attacks on ships with hostile contact probable.
Lt. Ervin N. Miskin Acon Lt. Wilby N. Calderwood Irwin and Second Lt. Ethelbert B. Roberts Rupert are named. The fragment lists officers with ranks and surnames. Further context on unit or destination is not provided in the readable text.
Col. Joseph H. Hicks will leave Spokane to head the Warner Robins air service command in Georgia. Col. B. Schannep succeeds him in Spokane.
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