Colorado Governor halts farm workers in draft action
Governor John C. Vivian ordered an immediate halt to inducting Colorado farm workers into the armed forces. He cited section 603.11 of the selective service regulations and said 22 farmers among 58 recent inductions in Delta County are essential to farm operations. The governor clashed with Senator Johnson over who must manage farm drafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
John C. Vivian
Colorado
Harold H. Richardson
Selective Service
Vivian
State Selective Service
National Selective Service Act
Deita
Richardson
Washington
Johnson
D-Cole
Ivian
Yanks Hold Line Against German Tank Assault in Tunisia
US infantry and anti tank units halted a major German drive near El Guetar after knocking out more than 30 tanks including Mark VI and Mark IVs. German 88 mm artillery pounded the ridge as American troops endured fierce bombardment and a dawn seven mile surprise advance was repelled.
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Associated Press
United States
el- Guetar
United States Army
Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Death Benefits
The Idaho industrial accident board decision denying death benefits to Mrs. Edith M. Linder of Payette was upheld by the state supreme court. Mrs. Linder had petitioned for benefits after her husband Lloyd F. Linder, injured at Payette, drowned on Sage Hen reservoir on June 14, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho Industrial Accident Board
Edith M. Linder
Payette
State Supreme Court
Linder
Lloyd F. Linder
Sage Hen Reservoir
Paye
Page
Bombers Hit Messina in Daylight Fire Raids
United States air force attacked Messina Sicily by daylight leaving railroad yards and ferry terminal areas ablaze and fires near naval storage tanks. Bombers returned safely after being attacked by enemy fighters in which one fighter was destroyed and another probably destroyed.
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United States Air Force
Messina
Sicily
United States
Federal housing law extended for immigrant workers in Idaho
Harry Whittier, director of the FHA in Idaho, says Roosevelt signed a measure extending the immigrant worker housing program to July 1, 1944. New houses can be built with private capital and rented to workers employed by the government in Pocatello defense plants and a railroad. Army officers and some contractors are excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Harry Whittier
Federal Housing Administration For
Idaho
Roosevelt
Pocatello
Oakland War Ride Program Expands With Car Sharing Plan
Oakland and east Bay cities launch a share-the-ride initiative as worker population rises by about 150,000 in ten cities. Drivers receive placards and numbered cards to indicate routes, aiming for an average of three riders per car to reduce traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
John F. Slavich
East Bay
San Francisco Bay Cities
John Marr
Oakland Civilian Defense Council
Marr
Russia Urges Allies to End War Quickly
Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky told a London luncheon that the United Nations must push hard now to end the war soon. He said Britain and the United States should maximize efforts, noting Germany has suffered defeats but is not beaten and stressing the aim to crush Hitler and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ivan Maisky
United Nations
Britain
United States
Germany
East
Hitlier
Banker Aids Boise Junior College Board
J L Driscoll vice president and general manager of First Security Bank of Idaho named to Boise Junior College board of trustees to fill vacancy after O O Haga's death. E D Baird former Ada county senator named board chairman. Driscoll previously on Boise school board helped establish the junior college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
J. L. Driscoll
First Security Bank of Idaho
Boise Junior College Board of Trustees
O. O. Haga
E. D. Baird
Ada County
Driscoll
Boise School Board
State Slices Expenses Show Idaho Budget Savings
The Idaho Legislature cut general fund appropriations by 1 216 355 over 24 months and 538 779 in general funds in a new report from the budget bureau and state auditor. Speaker Milton Horsley released a breakdown comparing 1941-42 and 1943-44 two year periods, noting major savings in special funds such as Highway department general administration 106 100 law enforcement 221 930 state liquor control administration 112 239 and state insurance fund 29 300.
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Boise
Idaho
Budget Bureau
State Auditor's Office
Milton Horsley
House of Representatives
Highway Department General Administration
Law Enforcement
State Liquor Control Administration
State Insurance Fund
Army Facing Heavy Loss in Tunisian Campaign
Secretary of War Stimson said U S forces face heavy casualties but expect favorable progress in Tunisia. He credited Allied bombing raids for forcing Germany to defend vast airspace while American ground troops press Rommel’s forces with dominance in the skies. He warned the decisive work remains on the ground.
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Washington
Stimson
Germany
Tunisia
Rommel
Mrs Fall Dies Wife of Former Interior Secretary
Mrs Albert B Pall widow of the Harding era secretary of interior died at 79 after a paralytic stroke. She supported her husband through his long legal fight over the Daheny bribery conviction tied to Elk Hills naval oil reserve. Born in Clarksville Texas she was the daughter of Simpson H Morgan a Texas lawyer and Confederate congress member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Albert B. Pall
Interior
Harding
Fall
Clarksville
Tex
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hills
Calif
Naval Oil Reserve
Simpson H. Morgan
Texas
Confederate Congress
British Show Strength in Push at Mareth Line
General Montgomery’s forces pierced the Mareth line in southern Tunisia under Rommel’s counterattack, gaining a decisive early advantage. A British flanking column threatened El Hamma near Gabes, keeping Rommel in a tight spot despite his renewed resistance.
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DeWitt Mackenzie
Montgomery
Mareth
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Rommel
Mareth Line
el Alamein
Egypt
el Hamma
Gabes
Germans Fire When Italians Surrender in Tunisia
In Maknassy area near Central Tunisia US forces report Italians surrendering to American troops were immediately fired on by a German unit. An American officer called the incident highly significant. Over three days, about 1,000 Italians and only a few Germans were captured in heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Cenral
Tunisia
Makinassy
Maknassy-El Guetar
Altrusa Clubs Support War Effort Nationwide
Dr Nina Fay Calhoun of Dallas Texans led Altrusa members in Boise describing Red Cross work army club hosting OCD consumer information centers rationing education nutrition and first aid classes blood bank donations totaling 41 percent of members. She tours Idaho Oregon and Washington.
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Boise
United States
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Nina Fay Calhoun
Dallas
Texas
International
Altrusa Clubs
Red Cross
OCD
Calhoun
Idaho
Oreigon
Washington
Stamp Value May Rise During April
Washington reports April canned goods ration stamps became valid but housewives will likely hold them for a week amid hints from OPA that values will rise next month. Officials and the American Institute of Food Distribution foresee reductions in point values for processed fruits and vegetables effective April 1 with wholesale revision on May 1.
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Washington
OPA
American Institute of Food Distribution
New York
Institute
Raid Strikes At Scotland
London reports a German air raid on Scotland breaking a long period of quiet. British defenses shot down four of about 25 attackers and the separate raid over northern England caused some casualties. The heaviest strike killed at least 12 in southeast England. Allied fighters also attacked railway targets in northern France and Mosquito bombers hit northwest Germany with one aircraft lost.
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London
Scotland
England
Britain
France
R.A.F
Germany
Cattlemen Plan Sale At Idaho Western Idaho Fairgrounds
The Idaho Cattlemen's Association will hold its annual spring bull sale Saturday featuring 60 purebred Herefords. A Friday grading process will classify animals into three classes, led by C W Hickman of the University of Idaho and Dick Richards of the Oregon State Extension. Auctioneer Col E O Walter of Filer will preside, with Ray Swanson of Pocatello as manager, opening at 11 a m.
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Boise
Idaho Cattlemen’s Association
C. W. Hickman
University of Idaho
Dick Richards
Oregon State Extension Station
Union
Eite
Western Idaho Fair Grounds
Col. E. O. Walter
Filer
Ray Swanson
Pocatello
Nice Spring Day to Buy for Rationing
A spring day prompts careful buying for the last feast of suckling pig and roast beef with baked ham. The piece notes unfrozen fish and convoy provisions, as spring brings rationing and garden planning. Weather figures show 59 high, 34 low, mean 46, with near normal temps. sunrise 7 48, sunset 7 22. forecast signals little temperature change.
Allied Aircraft Pound Japanese Lines in New Guinea and Solomons
Allied forces conducted 44 bombing and strafing runs at Mubo and Salamua guarding Japanese New Guinea approaches firing 30 000 rounds from cannons and machine guns. Planes hit shipping and airfields in islands north of Australia while a Wewak air duel ended with enemy losses. Kahili raid sparked fire on the ground with unconfirmed results as U S aircraft returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General MacArthur
Mubo
Japanese New Guinea
Salamaua
Australia
Wewak
New Guinea
Oro Bay
Milne Bay
Berlin
Associated Press
New York
Chittagong
India
Navy
Kahili
Solomons
Shortland Island
United States
Buin
Bougainville Island
Guadalcanal
Paper Advertising Outranks Others Despite Curtailment
New York 1942 ad expenditure fell 5.2 percent from 1941 with newspapers declining 5 percent. Dr. L D H Weld of McCann Erickson reports total advertising investment at 1.82 billion, newspapers totaling 560 million, maintaining dominant value among media despite curtailment and auto ad reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
L. D. H. Weld
McCann-Erickson, Inc
Preston Woman Dies in Utah Funeral Services Planned
Mrs Earl Davis, 39, of Preston died Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be held in Preston.
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Salt Lake City
Earl Davis
Preston
Mareth Line Battle Rages with Heavy Artillery Duels
Allied forces under Gen. Montgomery fend off fierce Axis counterattacks in a Mareth line salient in southern Tunisia. American patrols gain locally near Maknassy while Mezzouna and Sfax airfield targets face intensive shelling and air action. French air units bomb Sfax airport as operations continue along the Chott salt district.
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Associated Press
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Soutern Tunisia
Mezzouna
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maknassy
Gafsa
Mareth
Gabes
Sfax
Chott
Sea
Mine Cave-in Damages 80 90 Homes
A mine cave-in in Pittston Pennsylvania damaged between 80 and 90 homes a $400000 high school building and streets causing thousands in damage. The event sparked evacuations with Red Cross and civil defense units on site as inspectors warned of further pulls.
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Pittston
Pennsylvania
Daniel Connolly
John J. Reilly
War time telephone terms and freight rate critique
Bulletins discuss household telephone terminations for war use, TVA report faults U S freight rates hindering national trade equality, Jack Benny seeks recovery in Phoenix from pneumonia, and concerns over women draft causing immorality linked to juvenile delinquency increases in Philadelphia area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Roosevelt
TVA
Washington (P
Senate Military Committee
Austin-Wadsworth
Mildred Scott Olmsted
Moylan
Philadelphia
Pocatello school district asks for extra mills vote
Polls close at 6 PM as Pocatello Independent School District No. 1 weighs a proposal to levy an additional 5 mills for operations and 1 more mill for gymnasium. The board says the levy preserves current school term length, else seven months. Charles Bohrer notes a loss of 5 mills could shorten the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Indepent
Board of Trustees
Charles Bohrer
Raid Cripples Axis Base
United States Eighth Bomber Command reports a daylight raid on Vegesack shipyards and rail centers crippled key facilities for an extended period. General Longfellow says March Hamm raid demonstrated heavy direct hits and improved daylight precision bombing as forces build for further daylight raids.
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United States
Eighth Bomber Command
England
Vegesack Marine and Shipbuilding Yards
Newton Longfellow
Longfellow
Ira C. Baker
Vegesack
Hamm
Gersmany
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Russia
W. J. Hottie
San Mateo
North Africa
U. S. Army
Banker Aids College
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Mehri Zebbeus
el Guetar Oasis
Pagnott
Heart of
Ghe
Farea
Bulletins
Phoenix
Ariz
Jack Benny
Chicago
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