Jap Avoiding Fight With Pacific Fleet
After a week of maneuvers the Japanese fleet avoided surface battle with the U S forces guarding the Saipan invasion. Aslito airfield on Saipan is ready for operation after Seabees extended the runway. American forces pressed a four mile front across the island capturing the southern third including two airfields.
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Joint Expeditionary Force
Saipan
Japan
United States
Marianas Islands
Philippines
Marianas
Garapan
Mount Tapotchau
Magicienne Bay
Ashito
Bannock Tops Idaho Wheat Production State Record
Idaho 1943 wheat output reached 22,720,000 bushels from 899,000 acres planted and 837,000 harvested. Bannock county led with 1,820,000 bushels, followed by Idaho and Nez Perce. Average yield was 27.1 bushels per acre with winter wheat at 12,192,000 bushels from 608,000 acres. spring wheat totaled 10,528,000 from 329,000 harvested.
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Boise
Idaho
U.S Department of Agriculture
Bannock County
Idaho County
Nez Perce
Richard C. Ross
Frank L. Merrill
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Chandler Urges Auto Stamp Display Before July
W J Chandler deputy collector of internal revenue urged car owners to buy and display auto use stamps. Stamps go on all cars after July 1 and are on sale at post offices since June 10. Penalties will apply for un stamped vehicles after July 1 and stamps will not be sold after July 31 requiring applicants to go through the internal revenue office.
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W. J. Chandler
Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue Office
Chandler
Simplot Workers Earn Flag For Payroll Bond Participation
Caldwell report: Harold Ellsworth, plant payroll division manager at Simplot dehydrating plant, presented the treasury minute man flag to 2,000 employees for 100 percent participation in the payroll war bond purchase plan. Ellsworth said Simplot is the state’s largest firm to receive the flag and the only one to earn the army and navy 3B award and the minute man flag.
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Caldwell
Harold Ellsworth
J. R. Simplot
Treasury
Minute Man
Ellsworth
Simplot
Army and Navy
Eisenhower Extends Warning to Coast Fishermen
Supreme Headquarters reports General Eisenhower extended the seven day warning to fishermen at Cherbourg region. He told crews from Denmark Norway Holland Belgium and France to remain in port until 5 p.m. June 29. This marks the second extension of the original warning.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denmark
Norway
Land
Belgium
France
Supreme Command
Seaboard Homes Still Rely on Kerosene Lighting
The Atlantic coast features over two million dwellings using kerosene or gasoline for home lighting. In rail travel terms, the 1921 average passenger mileage stood at 32 miles per dollar, rising to 57 miles by 1941.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Rally caps $15,345 in war bonds at Pocatello event
At the fifth war loan rally in Pocatello John Smith urged patriotism beyond daily life as residents bought $15,345 in war bonds. Prizes included a $2,000 electric alarm clock and a $1,000 bond, with purchases by Min ute Maid Aletta Prinsen and others as music and troop displays accompanied the event.
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Marine
John Smith
Pocatello
Smith
F. E. MacKenzie
Danny Boy
Frankie Huff
Aletta Prinsen
John Hood
Ben McLaughlin
Crockett Baxter
Army Air Field Band
Idaho Declares July 3 4 as Double Holidays
Governor Bottelisen proclaims July 3 and 4 as legal holidays in Idaho urging residents to celebrate the nation’s freedom and renew effort in the war, noting Idaho citizens have worked with few holidays amid the war effort.
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Boise
Idaho
C. A. Bottelisen
Pocatello Merchants Seek July 3 Holiday Vote
The executive committee of the Pocatello Retail Merchants Bureau awaits wage stabilization director approval to grant a July 3 holiday. In a secret ballot, 73 merchants supported the extra day off while 16 opposed, said LeRoy Jones, bureau chairman.
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Pocatello Retail Merchants’ Bureau
WLB
Pocatello
LeRoy Jones
Bureau
Finns Facing Crisis As Reds Advance
Finnish peace cabinet already chosen as crisis deepens. An Associated Press report notes Svenska Dagbladet calling the Finnish government crisis de facto solved, signaling potential cabinet formation amid ongoing Red advances.
Soviet Resume of War Figures and Armistice Talks
The Soviet information bureau marked the third anniversary of the German invasion noting Moscow could seek armistice terms and that new offensives targeted the Murmansk Leningrad railway. It claimed German losses exceeded 7.8 million killed or captured versus 5.3 million Soviet losses, with German and Soviet artillery and vehicle losses listed.
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Net
Moscow
Soviet Union
Murmansk
Leningrad
Soviet Information Bureau
Russia
Eight Get Licenses Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
Marriage licenses were issued Wednesday by County Clerk Anna Keefe to Glen Morrison 27 of.
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Anna Keefe
Glen Morrison
Marriage License Grants Across Cities
Downey and Josephine Harris both of McCammon are tied to licenses with Robert V. Ball and Florence Riley of Pocatello. Thursday licenses were granted to Joseph Elwin Southworth and Virginia Holmes of Pocatello and to Lawrence J. Butler and Rose Mary Ober mueller of St. Louis.
Pocatello Man Becomes Lieutenant Colonel
Myron W. Gustin of Pocatello has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. He has been overseas since January and commands an engineer combat battalion in England. Previously he was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington for three and a half years.
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Myron W. Gustin
Charles Gustin
South Johnson
Gustin
England
Fort Lewis
Wash
Blackberry Jelly Recipe Promises Low Sugar Treats
Wash 3 quarts ripe berries and crush them to extract juice. Measure 314 cups of juice, add M C P pectin and lemon juice, then boil and stir. Add premeasured sugar, boil exactly 2 minutes, skim, and fill sterilized glasses with paraffin seal.
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