14 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1943
Page
1
German forces report breakthroughs around Kharkov as Soviet communique notes heavy tank and infantry assaults. elite SS units claim to shattered enemy resistance and reach the main railway station while Paris radio speaks of near occupation. Soviets admit multiple withdrawals amid intense street fighting and counterattacks north and south.
Railroad labor and management opened hearings before two emergency boards amid a long dispute over wage scales and working conditions. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen seek changes from weight on drivers to horsepower for diesel operators and base pay on total locomotive weight. Non operating unions represent about 900,000 workers seeking 20 cent hourly increases with a 70 cent minimum. Both sides expect lengthy sessions and promise expeditious progress.
The labor ministry said 3000 healthy Mexican field workers will be sent to the United States in the coming weeks. Assistant Labor Minister Manuel Palacios noted that selection prioritizes health and ability, as about 5000 workers are already in the United States.
Milwaukee report says Max W. Babb, 68, longtime chairman of the board of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing company, died Saturday after about a month of illness.
Idaho airmen have been active in Gen. MacArthur's air war in the southwest Pacific. Maj. Clarence E. McPherson of McCall piloted a Flying Fortress against a Japanese convoy, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and oak leaf cluster posthumously. Sgt. Guy E. Reynolds Emmett and Lieut. Ritchie B. Gooch Blackfoot are also noted for valiant service with multiple honors.
New York officials reported 22 checks above $1,000,000 as part of a record first quarter income tax collection. Returns were 25 percent higher than last year and 156 percent above 1942. The top check neared $10 million. a Bronx taxpayer paid 44 cents on an 87 cent bill.
American naval aviators flying avenger torpedo planes raided the Japanese air base at Munda in the Solomon Islands on Friday night and set installations afire. A submarine duel sank a Japanese patrol ship, while two battleships previously claimed sunk at Guadalcanal were later corrected. One American plane failed to return, and the sailor Andrew Calcaterra was fatally wounded aboard the submarine.
The west coast lumber commission orders a 74 cent hourly wage rise for 27 000 pine workers in Idaho Oregon Western Montana Washington and northern California. About 2 000 000 in back wages would be paid in war bonds and stamps. The move has War Labor Board approval and goes to the OPA for final action. The commission refused a union demand for a uniform minimum wage and set regional scales.
Ada County Coroner William McBratney reports 22 year old Carol H. Jones of Corvallis Ore died Saturday in a collision between his car and a logging truck on highway 30, about 18 miles east of Boise, at Mountain Home air base area.
The eighth biennial federated music contest in Pocatello at Fra zier hall is postponed to Sunday April 4. Mrs. Charles W. Haggett, president of the Pocatello Music club, cites Idaho contestants requesting dates closer to reduce travel. State and district events, sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs, will still be held in Pocatello with participants from Idaho Utah and Montana.
Mr and Mrs J W Wright of 16 North Hayes receive notice from Adjutant General Ulio that their son Corporal Wilford D Wright has been awarded the Purple Heart posthumously for wounds received in action. Wright born 1917 in Ogden grew up in Sterling and Blackfoot High School graduate. Indicted December 1941 he trained at Fort Knox then went to Ireland and Africa with an armored unit. Parents also received sympathy letters from Senator D Worth Clark and Governor C A Bottolfsen.
The War Production Board outlined how to obtain ammunition for predatory animal pest control and rodent control in Salt Lake City. Applications proceed through state ammunition rationing boards, with law enforcement access by board permission. State board members listed include Idaho Falls’ Leon Cantor, Salmon’s George Howell, Challis’s Merle L. Drake, Malad’s J. H. Dredge, Paul, D. Sid Smith of Shoshone, Soda Springs’ H. L. Finch, Sugar City’s Epic Ricks.
London reports the RAF dropped over 1000 tons on Essen during Friday night and Saturday. American heavy bombers targeted rail installations behind the French coast including Amiens and Rouen vicinity, focusing on key rail junctions in the offensive.
The March 29 start marks rationing for pork beef lamb mutton fats oils cheese and canned fish with red coupons in No 2 Book. Fruits vegetables soups baby foods use blue coupons. No 1 sugar coupons cover limited pounds through March and mid May. Coffee and shoes coupons set through late March and June. Gasoline No 4 A book coupons valid through March 21.
In Pueblo Colorado two glass display counters were shattered and display cases toppled as women shoppers rioted inside a store. Clerks were shoved and police exercised control as a 30 dozen pairs of nylon hose were advertised for sale.
The nonferrous metals commission of the War Labor Board announced on Saturday that 15 companies received approval to raise wages for a total of 2,368 workers.
OPA chief Prentiss M Brown pledged that meat rationing will ease when possible as two developments brighten the food outlook. Remote-area shoppers will receive ration coupons for canned and dried foods while Ickes expands producer aid to boost supplies. He warned full effect will take a week or two to distribute nationwide.
J P Morgan, 75, banker whose name symbolized wealth and power, died at 1 15 am in Boca Grande after three days in a coma from coronary thrombosis and related complications. His passing caused no upheaval in Wall Street or in the House of Morgan, the firm he helped shape.
British foreign secretary Anthony Eden met with President Roosevelt at the White House for dinner and talks on war and postwar security. John G. Winant attended, after Eden conferred with Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia ministers. Eden warned of a long road ahead but expressed a united push to defeat the enemy.
The Idaho capitol interior undergoes annual spring cleaning with a dozen workers, displacing Governor Bottolfsen from his office for the day. Mel Stevens, state public works building superintendent, oversees the cleaning of marble hallways and state offices. Exterior sandstone cleaning occurred four years earlier.
A hazy advisement on income taxes blends with a weather note. The forecast calls for light showers, mid temperatures around the mid 40s, and daylight from 7 44 to 7 35. A cautionary, period tone appears in a fragmentary tax and climate blend.
Allied reports from North Africa say German and Italian forces in Tunisia are doomed as three breakout attempts fail. Front patrols persist while heavy air strikes hit Sousse Enfidaville and Tunis. Montgomery promises renewed offensive after the Mareth line.
Swiss dispatches report German authorities assuming control of youth labor for war industry and defense work. In Haute Savoie gunfire echoed from nearby France as 800 mobile guards move to crush guerrillas led by a French army officer. Younger Frenchmen flee forced labor, while Germans recruit 18 to 50 from Bordeaux and Paris offices into Todt camps.
Allied warplanes attacked a Japanese convoy 40 miles northwest of Wewak, damaging an 8,000 ton transport and hitting a 4,000 ton cargo ship amid anti aircraft fire and fighter opposition. Two additional convoys were sighted northeast of Manus Island, origin possible from Truk or Rabaul as storms shielded the approach.
Goebbels quoted on Berlin radio affirming Hitler is healthy and directing the war. He said Goering and Ribbentrop are in good health but need rest after the war. The broadcast disputes rumors of Hitler’s illness and predicts German air strength to strike Britain.
A Preston lumber company manager was knocked to the pavement by an auto but sprang to his feet unharmed. He was quickly surrounded by a first aid class that bandaged him from head to toe.
A Cotant truck, hauling army supplies, lost two tubes on the highway near Inkom Saturday. O A Myhre reported the incident while the shipment from Denver to Chicago was in transit for transshipment at Cotant facilities.
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