Gem Boys' State closes after second Boise camp
One hundred fifty two boys, including Jay Jensen and Ralph Jones from Pocatello, wrapped up the Gem Boys State at Boise. The event featured student government takeovers, a bill on railroad crossing safety, Elks socials, and a rain-shortened softball plan, with late arrivals punished in playful chaos.
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Germans claim gains as Minsk and Lwow fall battles widen
German motorized columns advance into Minsk 20 miles inside the Soviet border and seize Luck 100 miles northwest of Lwow. Reports say Viipuri repelled, with fighting raging between Lwow and Luck toward Kiev as German panzer units penetrate Lithuania and Poland. Soviet communiqués report heavy attacks around Minsk and Lutsk.
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Finland
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Barents Sea
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Viipuri Front Claims Huge Nazi Losses
Dispatches from the Viipuri front report Soviet forces saying 300 Nazis killed in a single assault and the entire German landing party ashore near Viipuri wiped out in the engagement.
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Moscow
Viipuri
Sixteen Building Permits Issued in June 1941
June 1941 saw 16 new dwellings and several remodels with total permits reaching $87,380. New dwellings stood at 16, while 12 dwellings were remodeled and 2 new businesses were created. Service station remodels and private garage permits added to the month’s activity.
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Murder Trial Opens For Robertson In Cas to Slaying
A jury of farmers is chosen to try James Jefferson Robertson 69 for the April 19 fatal shooting of Stanley H. Casto during a dispute over a name call. Prosecutor R H Seeley says he will seek the death penalty. Judge T Bailey Lee presides.
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T. Bailey Lee
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USO Campaign Discussed in Pocatello Meeting
D C Brown elected temporary chairman as citizens and agency affiliates met at Bannock hotel to push for a USO quota of about 3000 dollars to be included with the community chest campaign in October. Delegation chosen to urge the board of directors at a July 9 meeting at the chamber of commerce office.
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Nate Black
Don Brown
E. Norman Vaughn
Ralph Moon
Nicholas Ifft
T. C. Evans
E. M. South
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E. R. Cody
E. T. Hill
Donald Richard
Darrell Parks
A. L. Baker
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Jewish Relief Association
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Pocatello
Nazis Admit Red Army Counterattack Fueled by Air Power
A German communique acknowledges a Soviet counterattack on the Polish front aided by air support. It claims 2,582 Red planes destroyed and 2,233 armored vehicles lost, suggesting a strong Soviet blow behind German lines.
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Committee Agrees To 7 Per Cent Tax On New Autos
Washington June 30 The house ways and means committee tentatively backs a 7 percent tax on the sale price of new automobiles expected to raise about 79.9 million dollars lowering the treasury proposed 15 percent levy after a spirited fight. A 10 percent compromise failed as chairman Doughton declined to release details and a full statement was promised later in the day. The panel may finish action on excise taxes the last unresolved part of the 3.5 billion tax program.
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Utah Congressman Seeks Grazing Service Move to Salt Lake City
Rep. Robinson of Utah after meeting with Secretary Ickes said Utah alunite could be used to make alumina for national defense and urged moving the grazing service headquarters to Salt Lake City. Ickes indicated a western relocation but did not promise the site. Previously Rep. Granger favored Ogden as the headquarters location.
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Utah
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Salt Lake City
Robinson
Granger D
Ogden
Gem Valley Dairy Tour showcases farm improvements and yields
Wm Dean Boyle reports the Gem Valley dairy tour near Grace and Grace area sites highlight modern barns six new structures at Delos Hubbard ranch. Milkyway 4 H Dairy club members and J R Maughn lead demonstrations on clean milk production cow testing and herd improvement.
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Gem Valley
Wesley Hubbard
J. A. Toone
Harris Mickelson
Kraft Cheese Company
Swiss Cheese Company
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Milton Hartvigsen
British Claim Success In Desert Fight
The London air ministry reported a series of 17 straight night assaults causing very large fires and great damage at Hamburg and Bremen ports. RAF raids also hit Bremerhaven Emden and Den Helder in the Netherlands, as part of ongoing desert theater operations.
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den Helder
Pope Pius XII urges faith amid war and hope for peace
In a worldwide Sunday message the pope attributed wartime suffering to divine providence punishing mankind but promised a fierce trial would yield a new era of peace. He urged Catholics to trust God and warned that God may permit apostasy and injustice for a time.
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Pius XII
Senators Preview Steps to Boost Domestic Mineral Supply
Senator Thomas of Utah said the plan to raise national supplies of strategic minerals is advancing. He noted a Senate subcommittee hearing on Tuesday where the Federal Works Administration will outline access roads to new mineral areas. Four roads have been approved, including one to tungsten deposits in the Yellow Pine district of Idaho.
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Thomas
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Federal Works Administration
Yellow Pine
Idaho
Heiress Marries John Simms Kelly in Quiet New York Ceremony
New York June 30 Brenda Diana Duff Frazier the 20yearold heiress and former football player John Simms Kelly wed today in the bride’s apartment. Unlike her public 1938 debut crowds only 36 guests attended the ceremony and 200 were invited to a Ritz Carlton reception.
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Brenda Diana Duff Frazier
John Simms Kelly
Ritz-Carlton
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