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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1945
Page
5
Boise reports show Idaho surpassing overall loan goals with a grand total of 30.75 million dollars or 106 percent of the 29 million quota. Series E bond sales lag at 72 percent of their 13 million target, despite a late surge credited to Saturday purchases.
Ralph R. Wolf, secretary of the YMCA, reports that his son Lieutenant John Deming Wolf CHC USNR received the Bronze Star Medal for extraordinary duty under fire during five major amphibious assaults. The award cites his courage and solace to wounded and his exemplary conduct amid battle. John Wolf is a Pocatello, Idaho native and a Navy chaplain student at Williamsburg, Virginia. He passed through Pocatello July 2 en route to Brise to join Mrs. Wolf.
Enrique Elgueta chief hydro engineer of Chile's Corporacion de Fomento arrives from Spokane to inspect the Boise project until June 27. He will then go to Burley for Minidoka and Snake River developments, visit Jackson Lake dam in Wyoming, continuing western tours since May 15.
The Washington Lemmon family thanks friends for kindness sympathy and flowers shown during their bereavement.
Thelma Stonebroker, 31, was cleared by a Cascade County district court jury after a trial over the April 2 killing of her husband George Stonebraker at a dinner party. Defense argued temporary insanity due to fear of a brutal husband. verdict came after 1 hour 45 minutes of deliberation. Stonebraker sobbed with relief, then fainted and was aided by a driver as she left the courtroom.
Cheri Ann Schlafke infant daughter of Mr and Mrs A G Schlafke of Mackay died Monday in a local hospital. Kathryn Jones 54 died Monday at 833 South Arthur after a lingering illness, born in England November 24 1890, married Harry R Jones in Salt Lake City 1909, resident of Idaho 35 years, survivor includes widower Harry R Jones and three children including Kathryn Watson of Los Angeles and Harrison C Jones of Pocatello.
Emmett area faces large losses as hundreds of pounds of late variety peas risk spoilage without sufficient pickers. D W Tolmie of the Justman Frankenthal company ranch says labor is three times scarcer than needed and ahead, the cherry harvest starts today, increasing demand for workers.
E. E. Barrett 71 longtime Pocatello resident died in San Francisco Thursday after a lingering illness. Born February 13, 1874 in Canton Ohio he worked for Union Pacific from 1904 to 1933 rising to chief clerk to the superintendent. He held supervisor posts in Salt Lake City Cheyenne and Pocatello and belonged to Pocatello Elks Lodge No. 674. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Persido chapel in San Francisco.
Tello and Howard V. Jones of the army in Germany, along with brother Edward Vincent of Salt Lake City, are named in funeral announcements. Hall Mortuary will issue full notices later.
Ted West of 466 South Garfield receives the 20 year Idaho Power service award this month. The June Idaho Power Current News highlights his early life in southeastern Idaho, from Bar Ox ranch to Pocatello High and the University of Utah electrical engineering program, and notes his later work as a foreman at Wagner Electric in St. Louis.
Ted West left St. Louis for Idaho, working brief stints at Idaho Power before rising to division electrical superintendent by 1929. He married Susan Miller, a former home economist with the company, and they have three daughters Sue Ann, Katherine Lee, and Celestia Nancy. His brother Tom West was an ISU instructor later serving in the armed forces.
Pvt Wayne C Busby of Pocatello Idaho promoted to corporal by Col A F E Key at Pyote Army Air Field Texas He entered service March 17 1944 after graduating from Pocatello High School In 1934 He worked in an automotive parts firm and is married to Florence Miller of Pocatello He is assigned to a maintenance outfit at the B 29 crew training base for Superfortress training toward action against Japan
Unofficial estimates place the damage at 105000 dollars after a fire swept the Wendover Army Air Base Officers' Club yesterday. The base fire department fought the blaze for an hour and a half. The fire started two hours after a dance ended and a board of inquiry was appointed.
Pvt. Norman H. Johnson, 31, of 355 South Fourth, is home on a 30 day furlough after 35 months in the European theatre. He served with the 815th engineer aviation battalion, landed in England in June 1942 with the first Army Air Force unit on British soil, and helped build and repair airfields from North Africa to Sicily and Italy. Johnson was a Union Pacific brake man before the service.
The 110th district of Rotary International will hold a meeting in Salt Lake City with reports from Gov Elect Cushman of Rexburg Idaho and Gomer P Peacock of Price Utah who is retiring. Ogden club president Le Roy B Young and Lee R Cooke of Nampa will speak at the morning session. Afternoon talks feature Dr H Aldous Dixon Weber College president Mayor David S Romney Ogden and R H Snyder Burley Idaho.
Army liberates prisoners of war in Germany listing include Charles E. Davis Pfc Wilder Johnson Reuben F Jr David K Mulliner Sgt Louis A Skinner Kay B Steele Robert E Webb Emil L Whitney Cole Charlie D Pfe Harold D Price with hometowns Caldwell Nampa Malad Boise Koos kin Delco Idaho Falls.
Mushrooms contain nitrogenous foods and are about ninety percent water, indicating high moisture with notable protein-related components suitable for dietary inclusion.
Max D. Cohn and his family relocate from Arimo to 355 South Arthur, Pocatello, after selling extensive livestock interests. A longtime eastern Idaho ranch pioneer and former Bannock County commissioner, he led the Idaho Horsegrowers association and chaired the Lava Hot Springs Foundation board.
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