Fire destroys LDS welfare operation headquarters in Sugar House
A two story brick building housing the church welfare plant in Sugar House burned before dawn. Loss estimates ranged from 75 000 to 200 000 with hundreds of workers affected. Night watchman Charles L Johnson 64 was missing amid reports he may have been trapped in the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LDS Church Welfare Operation
Salt Lake City
Latter-Day Saints Church Welfare Plan
Sugarhouse
Ogden
Charles L. Johnson
Johnson
Total War Reality and the Bombing of Paris
The piece argues that World War II is a total war demanding hard choices like Britain’s bombing of Paris' industrial suburbs. It warns that an endless war risks mass death, disease, famine, and bondage, then notes the French reaction and the need to hear the French voice in these grim times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Britain
France
Roosevelt Signs Record War Bill for 142 Billion
President Roosevelt signed a record 32.8 billion appropriations bill to fund army needs lend-lease aid and the maritime commission. The total defense and war appropriations for 1941 42 43 exceed 142 billion with 23 billion for the army and 1.59 billion direct plus 2.35 billion for the maritime commission. The balance funds direct lend-lease and large shipbuilding programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
RAF Damage Seen in Daylight Photos of Paris Factories
The air ministry released daylight photos showing fires at Renault and other Paris area factories damaged by raids on Tuesday night. Despite bad weather delaying British flights, the RAF confirmed extensive destruction across the industrial zone. American industrialists warn France’s plants, now run near 24 hours daily, may triple output for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Air Ministry
Paris
Germany
Renault Motor
France
British Move Cuts Threat In North Africa
Oliver Lyttelton returned to London declaring the German threat to Egypt reduced by the British campaign in Cyrenaica. He said 50 000 to 100 000 tons of German ammunition were captured and praised American help, noting US officers and men cooperated closely with British forces. He avoided commenting on a new offensive in north Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Egypt
Cirenaica
Oliver Lyttelton
London
Mediterranean
Lyttelton
United States
Eritrea
Aneta
Java
NEI
Jagaskarta
Jury Convicts Nazi Agent Viereck in Foreign Agent Case
George Sylvester Viereck, once a contributor to national magazines, is convicted of violating the foreign agents registration act for using the Congress to spread Nazi propaganda. He faces two to six years in prison and a $3,000 fine. defense plans a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Sylvester Viereck
Congress
Viereck
United States
Nation Calls Men of 60 For War Duty
Australia moves to mobilize men up to age 60 for military service while Japan raids Australia and British forces in Burma hold key positions. Gen MacArthur’s air force claims a 30000 ton Japanese fleet impact at Subic Bay, and Chinese sources report Japanese naval losses near Yochow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
John Curtin
Canberra
Wyndham
Bicome
Darwin
War Department
MacArthur
Subic Bay
Bataan
Burma
Rangoon
Pegu
Sittang
Chinese Central Daily News
Yochow
Huan
Eastern Idaho Group Plans Development Association Meeting
An eastern Idaho resource development group to promote reclamation roads mining agriculture and industry will be discussed at a March 19 meeting. A committee formed by the Eastern Idaho Chamber of Commerce and Associated Civic Clubs drafted a constitution and by laws for a proposed statewide development organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Idaho
Eastern Idaho Chamber of Commerce
Associated Civic Clubs
Southeastern Idaho
Bannock Hotel
Palisades
South Fork
Snake River
Idaho
Ben B. Johnson
F. M Bistline
Pocatello
E. W Fanning
Idaho Falls
Milton Horsley
Soda Springs
Max D. Cohn
Arimo
John 8. Kelley
Shelley
Minnesotan Visits Roches ter Resident Three Weeks
Minnesotan visiting Mrs M A Hamilton of Rochester Minnesota has arrived for a three weeks stay with her daughter Mrs Bert Weston at 209 South Eighth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Hamilton
Rochester, Minn
Bert Weston
South Eighth
German U Boats Carry Bombers Air raids possible inland from shores experts warn
Chicago defense expert Hasbrook of the London auxiliary fire force says Germans now have submarines equipped with two bombing planes each. They could surface at night, assemble bombers in the hold, fly to targets inland and return to base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rudolf Hasbrook
London
Hasbrook
Japan Claims Special Naval Attack Sunk Pearl Harbor Fleet
Tokyo dispatch quotes Imperial HQ reporting that a two man submarine flotilla conducted a sea borne assault on Pearl Harbor on December 7, claiming 13 hours after the air raid and alleging no vessels returned. The broadcast notes nine officers promoted posthumously amid unclear U S accounts of the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Imperial
Pearl Harbor
United States
Officials Confirm Origin of Bombs Falling on Honolulu
Ordance experts verify fragments from bombs that fell on Honolulu outskirts were dropped by Japanese planes. Four bombs landed, doubling prior count, with one new crater found two miles from downtown. No casualties or significant damage. army planes responded promptly after detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor
Delegates Seek Smith for Idaho Falls Subdistrict Governor
A Gate City service group delegation led by Jack G Holt will push Rolland H Smith past president of the local club for subdistrict governor at a subdistrict meeting in Idaho Falls this Saturday. Delegates attending from Pocatello include Holt Smith and Frank Hough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello
Jack G. Holt
Priday
Gate City Service Organization
Rolland H. Smith
Idaho Falls
Holt
Smith
Frank Hough
Allies Predict Japan's Lethal Pacific Drive
Washington reports a predicted Japanese attack aimed at Darwin and the northern Australian coast to seal control of the southwest Pacific. Experts foresee intensified Burma action to close the China Burma Road and position toward India, while Allied counter moves by sea and air begin to unfold amid ongoing global war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Australia
Darwin
Japan
Southwest
Pacific
United Nations
Burma
China
India
Pearl Harbor
Payers Show Willingness to Pay Taxes in War Time
Treasury collectors across the nation report wartime tax mindset. A laundrywoman paid 54 cents then confessed she overreported welfare by 59 cents to owe 3 pennies. An Army Air Corps recruit chose to pay taxes to help feed himself rather than defer. Veterans showed pride in supporting the war financially. A father explained to his son that taxes are stiff and a New Englander rejected church refunds, saying he wants no Indian giver back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Treasury
Army Air Corps
Sam
Police hunt two suspects in Reich murder case
New York investigators hunt two suspects including a former model and a man named Eli Shonbrun in the strangling of Susan Flora Reich. Reich’s body was found bound and gagged in a hotel suite rented under fictitious names, with $2000 jewelry missing. Police say Leopold is believed to be Shonbrun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick J. Kinny
Eli Shonbrun
Susan Flora Reich
Battle in North Africa Shifts as Rommel Heads to Conference
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leaves North Africa for talks with Adolf Hitler as British forces and weather continue to stall operations in the Libyan desert. The German move follows reports of the Nazi attache leaving Ankara for the same conference on February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catro
Erwin Rommel
Libyan
North Africa
Adolf Hitler
Rommel
Turkey
Ankara
Tom Mooney Dies After Long Illness
Tom Mooney, 58, labor leader and 1916 Market Street bombing convict, died in St. Luke's hospital after a long illness and multiple abdominal operations. His sister Anna and brother John were at his bedside. Mooney, pardoned in 1939, spent 22 years in San Quentin and became a global labor icon amid legal battles and congressional scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Tom Mooney
St. Luke's Hospital
Mooney
San Quentin
Anna
John
Warren K. Billings
Market Street
Wilson
Billings
Labor
United States Supreme Court
California
Culbert L. Olson
Two Tankers Reach Port After Torpedo Attacks
Two allied merchant tankers arrived at an east coast Canadian port under their own power following separate torpedo attacks in the western Atlantic. One hull had a large breach but no crew loss. a gasolene-laden hold remained largely intact as the deck crew repelled a submarine with gunfire for an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Idaho Air Patrol Ready Formed
Organization of Idaho's civil air patrol is complete says Glale Aeronautics Director A. A. Bennett. The patrol will relieve military aircraft from routine scouting duties under certain circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Organization of Idaho
Civil Air Patrol
Glale Aeronautics
A .A. Bennett
Reds Drive Jap Forces From Java Plains In Early Battles
Allied forces reported a frontal assault near Bandoeng drove Japanese from the plains, while in other Java areas the battle favored Japan as Batavia fell under siege and Dutch defenses fought hard against overwhelming enemy numbers. Reports noted heavy bombing, naval base damage at Soerabaja, and open city status for Batavia as Dutch troops fell back into mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bandoeng
Java
Batavia
Reuters
Bandoengs
Aneta
Tokyo Radio
Soerabaja
Anda
Coppard Case Near End
Preston Idaho reports the trial of Grace Coppard 43 charged with killing Paul Tipton Jr. 62 in Soda Springs last August. R J Coppard the husband was recalled to verify Tipton's physique while defense seeks to prove Grace faced danger. The defense hints she may testify and the case may go to the jury on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
R. J. Coppard
Soda Springs
Priday
Grace Coppard
Paul Tipton, Jr
Deer Horde Stages Porch Visit in Salt Lake City
A local resident battles deer that browse shrubs and wander onto the front porch to reach tall vines, drawing the attention of state fish and game officials. The incident highlights property damage and wildlife control concerns in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
State Fish and Game
Also Mentioned on This Page
By DeWitt MacKenzie
Portland
England
High Command
Central American
Dutch East Indies
Miles
Netherlands East Indies
South Pacific
The
Group Plans Association
British Isles
Hitler and
Rommel Cenfer
Air Patrol
Jans
Heulets
Say
Reds
Staraya Russa
Rzhev-Vyarma
Yukhinov
Yukhnov
Ugra
Moscow
Vyazma
Smolensk
Information Bureau
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!