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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
4
A succinct editorial argues that steadfast loyalty to local communities and their institutions benefits society without personal cost. It highlights the reciprocal trust, civic engagement, and long term stability generated by supporting local schools, churches, and civic groups.
A retrospective contrast of Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison, tracing Cleveland’s 1889 unsympathetic rise and 1893 return to power, their public perception, policy stands, and the era’s economic distress amid looming war threats, culminating in a wondered moral about honesty and political fate.
A congressional committee heard that the regular U S Army numbered 227000 with plans for 280000 more and a peace time target of 400000. Only about 75000 could be fielded as a mobile force, anti aircraft gear was lacking, no 16 inch guns were recently produced, and the Army Air Corps had just 2700 planes with no modern combat aircraft on April 30.
The Up-To-Date Man notes life insurers hire doctors to inspect the public while he jokes about preferring to scuttle his doughnuts in coffee. The item mixes critique of industry oversight with a light, period tone.
In Emmett valley Idaho more than half the cherry crop, about 30 carloads, hung on trees Wednesday and suffered irreversible damage due to ten days of intense heat. The Lamberts were scorched, while Bings sold for 7 to 10 cents, netting some growers little. Cherries remain edible but cannot be shipped to eastern markets without refrigeration.
A visitor laments tire vandalism at the Pocatello ball park and urges action to stop prank damage before local baseball suffers. Respondents say police inside and outside the park may help, and discuss broader local governance issues and voter involvement.
A newspaper man’s account of customs checks and travel anxieties as he and companions depart a ship, noting fair treatment when honest, and musing on world turmoil and the hope to keep America free from entanglements. He reflects on leaving the Tatua Maru and meeting diverse passengers including a Spanish minister to China and a Portuguese attache.
Louis J. Tabor, master of the national Grange, handed the Republican platform committee a set of proposals urging the party oppose crop control, back full military preparedness to defend all U S possessions, a two ocean navy, and strong Monroe Doctrine support.
Three Republicans in Lemhi county filed for primaries in Salmon. Russ White and George Oliver of Salmon seek district one county commissioner seats and Mrs Maxine Fannin filed for superintendent of public instruction. In other news Alexandria harbor handles over four thousand trading ships yearly.
Checks totaling 2540.85 will be mailed Wednesday to about 50 farmers who delivered hogs for the weekly pool of the Bingham county livestock marketing association. H G Hilfiker reports the pool was sold to American Packing of Ogden, top hogs at 5.30, total shipment 242 hogs weighing 51090 pounds.
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