Hitler Seeks Grand World Conquest Plan With Japan
A foreign source says Adolf Hitler offers Japan a grand scheme for world conquest to extend their empire, including attacks on India and East Africa and a Mediterranean offensive. The plan envisions cooperation with Japan to cripple Allied supply lines and a later invasion of the United Kingdom while managing U.S. strength from Pacific bases.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Africa
Germany
Japan
Europe
Far East
Hitler
Russia
Indies
Vichy
Madagascar
Burma
India
East Africa
United Nations
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean
Middle East
Indian Ocean
Rommel
Libya
Atlantic
England
Iceland
United States
Pacific
War Lottery Drawings Open Tuesday
Secretary of War Stimson will draw the first number from a goldfish bowl in a nationwide draft lottery to set the order of call for men aged 20 to 44 who registered February 16. Some 7 000 capsules begin at 6 p.m. eastern war time and continue through the night to minimize wartime disruption.
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Washington
Stimson
National Selective Service
Jensen Wins District Speech Event
Jay Jensen of Pocatello won first place in the sixth district American Legion oratory contest held Saturday in the Idaho Southern university theater. Ree Montgomery of Blackfoot took second. other competitors were Dean Huff Montpelier and Wilma Blackburn Soda Springs.
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Jay Jensen
Pocatello
American Legion
Idaho Southern University
Jensen
Moscow
Ree Montgomery
Blackfoot
Dean Huff
Montpelier
Wilma Blackburn
Soda Springs
James C. Bangs
Java Battle Fierce Bloody Says British Commander
Admiral Sir William James, head of Portsmouth naval base, called the Seas of Java battle the fiercest and bloodiest known. He said it was the most tremendous clash against great odds with too few ships and resources. He noted Dutch British and American sailors fought to the last gun amid dire choices between guns and butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
England
Java
William James
Portsmouth
Gas Tank Drops in Center Underpass
A gasoline truck tank fell at 7 p m Saturday in the east end of the Center Street underpass, breaking and spilling 150 gallons. Traffic in the subway was halted for 75 minutes while firefighters washed gasoline into the sewer. Driver Leo Cur zon, 21, of 1103 Poplar Street was involved.
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Center Street
Leo Curzon
Weather offers cautious optimism as spring hopes rise
The Gate City clears from brief snow storms with mild Friday weather. Pocatellans eye spring despite rumors of rough periods ahead. Friday's stats show a high of 40, low 19, mean 30, with a 7 degree departure and 42 degree monthly deficit. Sunrise is 7:42 and sunset 7:36.
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Gate City
Pocatellans
Three Arrests in Intoxication Case At Local Bar
Clara Lockyere alias Pat Keller William J McKee and J Thomas Bodamer arrested by police Saturday on intoxication charges. The woman was arraigned in police court last Thursday and given a floater. The two men were taken in charge after it is alleged they created a disturbance in a bar.
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Clara Lockyere
Pat Keller
William J. McKee
J. Thomas Bodamer
Ward Choir Rehearsal Call for Pocatello First Ward
Members of the Pocatello First ward choir are urged to meet director H. L. Pawson at 5 30 p m Sunday in the First ward chapel for rehearsal. All chorus members and potential joiners should attend promptly.
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Pocatello
First Ward Choir
H. L. Pawson
First Ward
To Visit Daughter Mrs Dietrich Sunday Evening
Mrs Harriet Emilie McCall 63 mother of A C McCall of Ogden and T L McCall of Nampa Idaho died in Salt Lake City. The obituary notes she was the mother of two Idahoans and mentions upcoming family visit as another detail.
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F. S. Dietrich
Nicholas
South
Garfield
Salt Lake City
Harriet Emilie McCall
A. C. McCall
Ogden
T. L. McCall
Nampa
Idaho
March Crisis Deepens as Axis Struggles in Russia Pacific Theaters
Axis forces face intensified pressure on the central Russian front with the 16th German army near Moscow and Smolensk Vyazma Rzhev triangle. In the Pacific, vague signals of spring offensives loom as Japanese raids target islands near Australia while Allied bombers hit a Japanese air base. Burma sees only patrol skirmishes as March proceeds.
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Moscow
Smolensk
Vyazma
Rzhev
Crimea
Associated Press
Far Pacific
Axis
United Nations
Australia
Thursday Island
Torres Strait
New Guinea
Philippines
War Department
Washington
Burma
Elks Lodge Judges District Contest in Blackfoot
Harold Hinckley secretary of Pocatello lodge No 674 BPO Elks travels to Blackfoot to judge the ritual contest between Idaho Falls and Blackfoot lodges at 11 a m The Blackfoot Idaho Falls winner advances to face Twin Falls and Boise district champions en route to the state contest in Boise in June with north Idaho winners for the final stage.
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Harold Hinckley
Pocatello Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
Blackfoot Iil
Idaho Falls
Blackfoot Lodge
Twin Palls
Boise
North Idaho
Cake Auction Aids Family After House Fire
At the Eagles lodge a cake auction raised 35 dollars for Mrs. Merathy Blanken ship and her seven daughters left homeless when a March 9 blaze destroyed their home at 628 South. The event raised the total sum.
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Eagles Lodge
Merathy Blankenship
Wilow
South
War Production Board Orders 12 Hour Gasoline Use
The War Production Board directed over 10 million motorists on the eastern Seaboard and Pacific Northwest to limit gas station operations to 12 hours daily and 72 hours weekly starting March 19. Director Nelson announced the measure on Ickes recommendation as an interim step before rigid rationing cards. Pacific areas affected include Washington and Oregon.
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Washington
War Production Board
Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Ickes
Atlantic
Pacific
Oregon
Clark Opposes Idaho Lands Sale to Japanese Evacuees
Idaho Governor Guyot Clark urged property owners to refuse selling 3000 acre Mesa orchards near Weiser to American born Japanese evacuees amid fears of Japanese settlement. He warned Idaho could be overrun if sales proceed and called for keeping evacuees under guard. Reports linked talks to 50–100 Japanese families from California.
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Boise
Adams Coun
Idaho
Japan
Pocatello
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Nisot
California
Mesa Orchards
Weiser
Air Activity Mounts In Battle Areas
In the east Nazi forces face mounting RAF pressure from the west as bombers hit the Ruhr Kiel and Cologne targets with heavy destruction. RAF fighters claim ten German planes shot down with no British losses. In the Mediterranean air power dominates as exchanges occur at Libyan bases and a British liner bound for North America is reported torpedoed in the South Atlantic.
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Ruhr
Kiel
Rhineland
Cologne
RAF
Engish Channel
Mediterranean
Libya
Italy
Rome
Araventine
South Atlantic
Falkland Islands
Wallace Sees Allied Win
Vice President Henry Wallace told a national audience that democracies will win the war. He framed the conflict as a fight for prosperity and dignity of the common man and urged Americans to boost production of essential materials to save lives and shorten the war. He spoke before farmers and urban listeners in Omaha and warned of a final Axis push by 1942.
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Omaha
Henry Wallace
Hitler
Japan
Axis
United States
Nose Injury Reported After Rear-Impact Collision
Mrs Blanche Atkinson wife of Eugene Atkinson of 155 Washington suffered a nose injury Friday at 8 p m when the Atkinson coupe was struck from the rear by a car driven by Dave Lusk of Ar bon on the Oregon Trail highway near Michaud State Officer Elmer Terry said Atkinson was turning to return to Pocatello at the time of the crash Terry estimated damage at 50 to the Lusk car and 25 to the Atkinson vehicle
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Blanche Atkinson
Eugene M. Atkinson
Washington
Atkinson
Dave Lusk
Arbon
Oregon Trail
Michaud
Elmer Terry
Pocatello
Terry
Lusk
Local Youth Missing Ends Up At Utah Rumor
Mrs. Hugh M. Curtis of RFD 1 reported Saturday that her son John Curtis age 12 is missing from home and may have gone to Utah. The search involves local authorities and family seeking information on his whereabouts.
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Hugh M. Curtis
RFD 1
John Curtis
Utah
Cat Causes Damage in Milton Car Crash
A cat bolted in Milton, Massachusetts, scattering a black Pi-A cara in front of Robert C. Kine’s car. The vehicle lost control, struck an electric light pole, punctured the gas tank, sparking an outage for an hour. Firefighters extinguished the fuel spill and Kine was hospitalized with slight injuries. The car escaped unharmed.
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Milton, Mass
Robert C. Kine
Milton
King
Milton Hospital
War Effort Draws Aid Of Graziers
Idaho regional grazing service directs all divisions to support the war program at Pocatello summer range conference. About 100 pieces of equipment may be turned over to the army. Fire control and prevention will be a major grazing service task with crews recruited locally. About 2,000,000 head of livestock will graze Idaho lands this summer as range work focuses on maintenance and limited new construction. Attendees included K. P. Newman Boise F. H. Miller Salmon Jack Keith Shoshone L. R. Nadeau Pocatello and M. W. March Burley.
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Idaho Regional Grazing Service
Pocatello
Grazing Service
J. E. Stablein
Army
Armed Service
Stablein
Idaho
K. P. Newman
Boise
F. H. Miller
Salmon
Jack Keith
Shoshone
L. R. Nadeau
M. W. March
Burley
Court OKs Increases for Boise Mayor and Four Twin Falls Officials
Idaho Supreme Court ruled Saturday that Mayor Joe Koehler and four Twin Falls councilmen were justified in receiving 1940 salary boosts based on Boise population growth. The decision, written by Justice James F. Airshie, also confirmed the 1940 census took effect April 1. Koehler’s salary rose from 600 to 1290 dollars and councilmen’s from 450 to 900 as Boise moved to the 10000-15000 class, with H L Cannon later appealing the city’s attempt to reclaim the raised amounts.
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Boise
Joe Koehler
Twin Falls
Idaho Supreme Court
James F. Airshie
Koehler
Paul R. Taber
Carl E. Ritchey
Lionel A. Dean
Leonard F Avant
Idaho
H. L. Cannon
James W. Porter
Cannon
Chamber officials head to Chicago for small business conference
W C Carnes chairman of the retail bureau of the Pocatello chamber departs for Chicago to attend the Small Business Men's conference at the Hotel Stevens March 16 19. Paul Roberts is also chosen to attend but has not decided as of Saturday and if he goes he plans to fly.
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W. C. Carnes
Retail Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Pocatello Chamber
Hotel
Stevens
Paul Roberts
Chamber
Toll Includes Cruiser and US Destroyer
The navy reports the loss of 12 allied warships with a thirteenth possibly lost as Allied forces fought to keep Java secure and escape a Japanese trap. Among the missing are the cruiser Houston and destroyer Pope, with Dutch, British and Australian ships also sunk or damaged.
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Washington
Java
Houston
John D. Pope
Soerabaja
Bawean
Koertenaer
Electra
Exeter
de Ruyter
Jupiter
Perth
Pope
Encounter
Evertsen
Stronghold
Yarra
Politicians Ration Campaigns Ahead of Illinois Primary
Wartime restrictions pinch 1942 Illinois campaigners as car travel and speeches decline. Democrats and Republicans field two-man races for the U.S. Senate seat held by C Wayland Brooks. Voter crowds range from 200 to 800 in big towns, with many voters too busy to listen.
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Chicago
Illinois
C. Wayland Brooks
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Vichy France
Great Wild Island
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United Nation
Cape of Good Hope
Egypt
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Good Hope
Rangoon
Diego- Suarez
Tulcar
Associate Press
Poland
Clark
Wallace
Allied
Albert H. Rooks
Colton
Wash
Seattle
Welford C. Blinn
Sparta
Ohio
New Smyrna
Fla
Navy
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