Army Faces Pause in Expansion to 500,000 Troops
Washington reports counsel against expanding beyond 500,000 in the near term as the War Department weighs a 750,000 to 1,000,000 plan. Gen. George C. Marshall says current forces and trained units should remain the focus, with manpower expected to reach about 335,000 by September. An air corps boost of 40,000 awaits pilot training and new planes.
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Washington
War Department
House
General Staff
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Air Corps
Obituary for Jacob Schild 63 of Pocatello area
Jacob Schild aged 63 died at his farm home five miles northwest of Pocatello after a lingering illness. Born in Russia on March 19, 1877, he came to the United States in 1902 and lived in Kansas before moving to Idaho in 1909. Survived by his widow Mary Elizabeth Schild two sons Henry and Jacob and three daughters Mrs. E J Weatherford Mrs Paul Scott of Pocatello and Mrs C N Jones of Twin Falls and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives and will be announced by McHan mortuary.
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Jacob Schild
Pocatello
Mr. Schild
Russia
United States
Kansas
Idaho
Mary Elizabeth Schild
Henry
E. J. Weatherford
Paul Scott
C. N. Jones
Twin Falls
National Defense Focused Idaho War Vets Convene
United Spanish War Veterans arrive in Idaho Falls for their thirteenth Idaho department convention. Commander George Roullard urges aiding Britain with credit and arms to counter Hitler, rejecting isolation. About 300 veterans and auxiliaries expected. memorial services and public sessions planned with Mayor Clark welcoming delegates.
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Idaho Falls
United
Idaho Department
George Roullard
Charles A. Kingcamp
United States
Great Britain
Roullard
Chase A. Clark
Allen Sentenced 30 Days for Petit Larceny in Ryan Court
Leonard M. Allen faced petit larceny charges after being transferred from police court to Justice William Ryan. He was sentenced to 30 days in county jail. Police records mention prior thefts including socks and items from Pocatello stores and his request to be floated again, which the judge rejected.
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Leonard M. Allen
Court of Justice
William Ryan
Allen
Pocatello
Ryan
Local man fined for permit violation and stop sign offense
Lee Richardson paid 5 dollars for driving with no permit and 2.50 for running a stop sign at Main and Hayden. Ivan L. Hewett Don Nelson and Elzumer Scott forfeited dollar bonds. Mrs Maude Turner's car overturned at Bluffton Indiana. A doctor treated a woman observer overcome by shock.
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Lee Richardson
Main and
Hayden
Ivan L. Hewett
Don Nelson
Elzumer Scott
Maude Turner
Bluffton
Ind
Power Survey Ready Connect Utah Power Lines
George M. Gadsey president of Utah Power and Light announced two transmission routes near Utah and Idaho were surveyed for possible connections to Montana Washington and Oregon. Surveys covered 500 miles of photographed terrain but he declined to name the routes.
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Salt Lake City
George M. Gadsey
Utah Power and Light Company
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Gadsby
Expert Urges Federal Ownership of Railroads
SWAMPSCOTT Mass June 27 William J Wilgus renowned engineer and transportation expert urged that the nations railroads be taken over by the federal government for national defense He warned private ownership of financially strapped railroads is doomed and called for amalgamation under federal auspices to rehabilitate and coordinate transportation in the public interest.
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Swampscott
Mass
William J. Wilgus
Exper
American Institue of Electrical Engineers
Langer Selected by North Dakota GOP for Senate
North Dakota Republicans nominate William Langer for U S senator after a primary victory. He defeats Lynn J Frazier and Thomas Whalen as Charles Vogel Farze secures the Democratic nomination. Langer led with 51 217 votes from 1 852 of 2 257 precincts. Whalen and Frazier trailed. Congressman Lemke and Burdick hold leads in re election bids. Lieut Gov Jack Patterson wins the Nonpartisan gubernatorial nomination to face Gov John Moses in November.
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Lynn J. Frazier
Senate
Thomas Whelan
Charles Vogel Farze
Langer
Frazier
Whalen
Lanzer
North Dakota
Nonpartisan League
William Lemke
Asher L. Burdick
Jack Patterson
Patterson
John Moses
Bottolfsen Defends Profit System at Rails Meet
Governor Bottolfsen praised railroads for Idaho’s development and urged preserving the profit system to sustain private enterprise and government. Speaking to the West Coast meet of locomotive firemen and engine men, he warned against national decline without profits and noted wartime uncertainty and Nazi threat.
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Sun Valley
Bottolfsen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
West Coast
Idaho
Railway Labor Executives Association
United States
Work Starts On Big Ship Iowa Keel Laid For Dreadnought
The United States laid down the keel of its first 45,000 ton super dreadnought Iowa at the Brooklyn navy yard. At the same time the Export-Import Bank granted Argentina a 20 million trade loan as Nazi activity rises in South America. The navy ordered three more ships to the South Pacific and plans moved to finance Latin American rubber production. The national defense commission pursued talks with Packard for mass aircraft engine production amid collapsed negotiations with Henry Ford.
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Iowa
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
South America
Argentina
Navy
South Atlantic
South Pacific
National Defense Commission
Packard Motor Company
Henry Ford
Whch
Common Sense to Keynote Idaho Lawyers Conclave
Idaho State Bar begins a three day convention with the theme national defense and common sense. President Walter H Anderson of Pocatello notes speakers will warn against mob emotion mirroring World War I era errors. Anderson retires. nominees Glennon and Baum of Pocatello compete to replace him. Abe Goff of Moscow to become president. C W Thomas of Burley named a third commissioner.
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Idaho
Idaho State Bar
Walter H. Anderson
Pocatello
Anderson
Bar Commission
L. E Glennon
O. R. Baum
Abe Goff
Moscow
Northern Idaho
C. W. Thomas
Burley
Tunis Emerges as Mediterreanean Port in 1893 Channel
The value of Tunis as a Mediterranean port was established in 1893 by the digging of a 6.2 mile long channel. The city dates back to the Carthaginian era.
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Tunis
Idaho Falls Russets Sign Albany Pitcher Roy Pitter
Lou Garland business manager of the Idaho Falls Russets announced he has taken an option on Roy Pitter, 16, a pitcher from Albany high school Berkeley California. Pitter has joined workouts and is expected to play in the second Boise Idaho Falls game Saturday night. He has been signed by the Binghamton New York club of the Class A Eastern league.
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Idaho Falls
Lou Garland
Idaho Falls Russets
Roy Pitter
Albany High School
Berkeley
Calif
Pitter
Garland
Binghamton
N. Y
Chief Urging GOP to Act in Idaho Legislature
Governor Bortolfsen urged Jerome County Young Republicans to back well qualified candidates for all offices on the ballot. He warned the coming legislature faces fundamental cabinet changes and court influenced issues, urging careful revisions of Idaho's fundamental law while cutting government expenses to meet national defense needs.
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Jerome
Idaho
Bortolfsen
Jerome County
Supreme Court
Play Advances in City Golf Tournament in Pocatello
The Pocatello city golf tournament moves toward finals with quarterfinals completed and semifinals set for Saturday afternoon. Championship flight matches include Art Schultz versus Ben Peterson and Eddie Harper versus Arnold Peterson. First flight matchups feature Bryan Blackhurst versus Jack DeLatour and Frank McKinnon versus Bud Liston. Second flight pits J Gregerson against another opponent.
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Ao Pocatello City
Art Schultz
Ben Peterson
Eddie Harper
Arnold Peterson
Bryan Blackhurst
Jack DeLatour
Frank McKinnon
Bud Liston
J. Gregerson
Local Tennis Card Draws Matches by Flights
The report lists matchups in a local tennis event including third flight Ernie Lehman against H. R. Brown and Earl Carr against Ivan Gasser, plus fourth flight C. G. Scott versus W. H. Kunz and Joe Marshall versus L. D. Wright. It also notes W. Dellinger and W. Schoenfeld versus F. Burgess.
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F. Burgess
Ernie Lehman
H. R. Brown
Earl] Carr
Ivan Gasser
C. G. Scott
W. H. Kunz
Joe Marshall
L. D. Wright
Dealers Must Take Stock Inventory In Idaho
Boise June 27. All Idaho cigarette dealers must take an inventory of cigarettes by June 30 to prepare for new national defense taxes. Internal Revenue Collector John R. Wiley warned that President Roosevelt signed the bill providing a floor stock tax of 25 cents per thousand on regular cigarettes and 60 cents per thousand on those weighing more.
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Boise
Idaho
John R. Wiley
Internal Revenue Bureau
Roosevelt
Tax levy targets manufacturers wholesalers and retailers
A new levy applies to inventories as of June 30 and is collected from manufacturers, with earlier stages such as wholesalers and retailers affected by the rule. The tax bases on the value of stock and will be remitted by manufacturers moving forward.
Oldest Western Hemisphere Institution Shown
The University of San Marcos in Peru is identified as the oldest institution of higher learning in the western hemisphere. It holds historic status and long-standing influence in Peruvian education.
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Western Hemisphere
The
University of San Marcos
Peru
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