Two Tie for Highest Honor In Perfect School Records
Dorothy Booth and Margaret Briggs share valedictorian honors at Pocatello High School after achieving perfect four year averages and perfect attendance. The National Honor Society assembly announced the top students and led to a banquet honoring members, with Booth as editor of the Red and Blue and Briggs as associate editor of the yearbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello High School
Dorothy Booth
Margaret Briggs
Miss Booth
Beverly Ashton
Hazel Benson
Dee Bogert
Elizabeth Burton
Thelma Carter
Marilouise Davis
Pat Downing
Helen Flint
Dahil Foreman
Dorothea Foss
Orland Garritson
Martha Gilbert
Louie Owen
Keith Hadley
Lauriel Hansen
Huldah Hanson
Merline Harrison
Jewel Hawkley
John Higginbottom
Virginia Holmes
Dorothy Huldahl
Jay Jensen
Boise Faces Jury Probe of City's Vice
Law officers pledged action after a trial jury requested Ada county grand jury consideration to probe night club conditions and enforcement of laws in Boise. Indications suggested the alleged vice involving girls under 21 might be settled without a grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Ada County
Sam Gimpelson
Alfred Bock
Boisegrocer
Gimpelson
Ginger Gimpelson
Charles F. Koelsch
A. A. Walker
Russians Cut Nazi Lines
Moscow radio reported Soviet troops landed from Red Fleet ships behind German lines near Murmansk in a bold northern move. Russians claim sea air forces cooperated with ground troops and caused great German confusion while repelling a 66 plane Luftwaffe raid with 11 shot down over Murmansk port.
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Moscow
Red Fleet
Murmansk
Arctic
United States
Britain
Funds Fight Posts Insect Pest Control Budget Item
The House appropriations bill tabbed $1,665,000 for combatting grasshoppers and other insects, $185,000 less than the Budget Bureau’s figure. The committee said with unobligated prior funds, $2,179,700 would be available for insect pest control work in the 1942 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Budget Bureau
House Appropriations Committee
London Bulletin Reports Hess Under Medical Supervision
AP dispatch from London says unconfirmed reports spread Hess, former deputy leader, is under close medical supervision amid fears a current bout of melancholy may lead him to attempt suicide.
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London
Rudolph Hess
Mexico and United States sign lend lease military pact
Washington reports that Mexico and the United States signed a lend lease agreement to deepen military cooperation. The accord follows ongoing security talks and aims to streamline materials and support for defense efforts.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Unification of Army and Navy Submarine Warfare
Washington reports the unification of army and navy anti submarine warfare on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts under naval sea frontier commanders. The move consolidates command and coordination of anti submarine operations across major theaters.
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Washington
Army
Atlantic
Pacific
Naval Sea Frontier
Chinese Reinforcements Reach Toungoo Burma
Chinese reinforcements have reached Toungoo in Burma and fighting is underway in the city’s western southern and northern outskirts according to a Chinese communique.
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Chungking
China
Toungoo
Burma
Senate Confirms Langer as North Dakota Senator
The senate voted to seat William Langer a Republican as senator from North Dakota. He had been elected in November 1940 and fills the vacancy in the chamber.
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Washington
Senate
William Langer
North Dakota
Woolen goods see broad price increase order issued
Washington AP reports the office of price administration granted a general price increase on all woolen products. The order covers wool from sheepskin to worsted yarns in one of its most comprehensive price actions to date.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Violin Educator Arthur Uhe Dies at 49
Arthur Uhe longtime Bethany College violin head and Bethany Symphony Orchestra director died Thursday night in Spokane Washington. He also led the Whitworth College music department in Spokane.
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Lindsborg
Kan
Arthur Uhe
Bethany College
Bethany Symphony Orchestra
Spokane
Wash
Whitworth College
Army imposes curfews on aliens and Japanese nationwide
The army orders an 8 p m to 6 a m curfew for all enemy aliens and Japanese on the Pacific coast and parts of the interior. 200000 people must stay home with no exceptions, facing fines or imprisonment. FBI to enforce. Proclamation cites military necessity to curb espionage or sabotage.
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San Francisco
Pacific Seaboard
FBI
Brazil Cracks Axis Spy Ring in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian officials moved swiftly to stamp out a Nazi spy network centered in Rio de Janeiro after arresting 200 alleged agents and seizing four high powered radio transmitters. Police said the ring relayed military information to Berlin and operated largely independently of Axis diplomats in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Berlin
Filinte Muller
South America
Weather Planning Spring Offensive in Pocatello
Local observers note signs of spring as mild optimism grows in Pocatello. Weather officials report a high of 29 degrees Thursday, a low of 18, mean 28, and 12 degrees below normal with a sunset at 7 51 and sunrise at 7 19 Saturday.
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Office of the Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal Airport
Courtesy Backfires
Springfield report shows insurance collector Fred Golden and Clustomier missing, a note left promising return at 9 p m. On return he faced an armed assailant who grabbed his wallet containing thirty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Fred Golden
Finding & ClustoMier
Civil Air Patrol Elects Officers in Pocatello Squadron
The Pocatello Civil Air Patrol named J. Kelly Kinnersley as commander succeeding George Cook and Glenwood Davis as executive officer replacing Benjamin A. Brown. Kinnersley said the unit will encourage aviation participation for all, stressing need for technicians, observers, radio operators, clerks, and pilots. The CAP also emphasizes training in first aid, radio, meteorology, mechanics, and related fields.
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Pocatello Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
J. Kelly Kinnersley
George Cook
Glenwood Davis
Benjamin A. Brown
Kinnersley
CAP
Besdes
Bulgaria May Aid Axis Said to Break With Russia and Send Troops
Reports from Berlin quoted by the London press claimed Bulgaria would sever relations with Russia under German pressure and supply 200,000 troops to Hitler. Bulgarian divisions were said to move toward the southern frontier near the Maritza valley, signaling tension for Turkey and Southeast Europe. In North Africa, British desert patrols advanced toward Halegh el Eleba, while Rommel’s forces remained near Tobruk amid a stalled counteroffensive.
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Associated Press
Europe
Hitler
London Daily Mail
Berlin
Boris
Bulgaria
Russiia
Maritza
Turkey
Balkan
Greece
Yugoslavia
Halegh el Eleba
el Mechill
el Mechili
Tmimi
Erwin Rommel
Tobruk
Roosevelt PTA Elects Officers
Roosevelt Parent-Teacher Association elected officers at its Thursday meeting. Mrs. L. C. Poulsen became president, Mrs. T. H. Barnhart was chosen vice president and state convention delegate, Mrs. Britt Hargraves second vice president, Mrs. Alton Reay secretary, Madge Pierce treasurer, and Mrs. E. L. Davidson press reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Parent- Teacher Association
L. C. Poulsen
T. H. Barnhart
Nampa
Britt Hargraves
Alton Reay
Madge Pierce
E. L. Davidson
Friday Births Report From Local Hospital
Friday morning at General hospital a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Paul Robinson of 1205 South Third and Friday afternoon a son was born to Mr and Mrs K G Curry of 1045 South Third. Friday births also include a son to Mr and Mrs David H Gibbons of 827 North Harrison and a son to Mr and Mrs Orrin Bell of RFD 1 south.
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David H. Gibbons
North Harrison
Orrin Bell
Rfd
General Hal
Paul Robinson
K. G. Curry
St. Anthony Hospital
Malta Downs 50 Planes in Axis Blitz Over Island Stronghold
Malta, famed as the most bombed island, reports axis losses of at least 50 planes and heavy explosives since March 1. German raids hit northern Egypt railway lines while a cruiser and five merchant ships were damaged in Valletta harbor. U boats east of Iceland sink allied ships and escorts. Italian high command says a destroyer and two ships, including a tanker, were sunk in a Mediterranean convoy. Italian submarine loss confirmed.
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Malta
Mediterranean
Axis
High Command
Egypt
Iceland
California Institute Blast Injures Several Including Likely Fatality
In Pasadena at a California Institute of Technology laboratory an explosion Friday injured at least five people. H B Roby of Taft was blown from the building with clothes burned off and is in very critical condition. Other victims include Charles Cummins of Pasadena with a fractured knee, Eleanor Steer burned and cut, Albert L Harris with a sprained knee, and Stanley Snowden burned on the face and arms. Cause of the blast is not explained.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
H. B. Roby
Taft
Charles Cummins
Eleanor Steer
Albert L. Harris
Alhambra
Stanley Snowden
Driver kills one as car hits drilling column of soldiers
Bergenfield New Jersey. An automobile rear ended a drilling column of 100 soldiers Thursday night. Prosecutor John J Breslin said one man died and 14 were injured. Charles Mordaunt, 35, was booked on manslaughter by automobile and drunken driving charges.
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Bergenfield
N. J
Bergen County
John J. Breslin
Breslin
Charles Mordaunt
Cop Nabs Kit Carson at Dodge City Traffic Stop
A Dodge City officer stops a traffic violator who identifies as Kit Carson, the great-grandson and namesake of the famous Indian fighter, and takes him to the station.
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Dodge City
Kan
Kit Carson
Deadly Easton Blast Kills 31 Workmen. Cause Unknown
A Pennsylvania blast at the Lehigh Portland Cement quarry near Easton killed 31 workers and injured many others. Investigators doubt a known cause, noting witnesses are dead, as 21 tons of dynamite were traced from a New Jersey plant. Homes and a school district suffered broken glass and shock waves reached Philadelphia.
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Easton
Priday
Pennsylvania
Thomas Quigley
State Bureau of Mines and Quarries
New Jersey
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Soviet Forces Gain Ground Amid Kiev Fortifications
A British dispatch reports German defenses around Kiev strengthened while Red Army spearheads near 200 miles away. Guerillas operate near the city as Russians say they killed hundreds of Germans to retake a central front town and capture four districts in Smolensk province.
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Kiev
Dnieper
Ukraine
Red Army
Smolensk
Kharkov
Orel
Taganroc
Stockholm
Gzhatsk
Moscow
Vaughn Endorses Easter Seal Drive for Crippled Children
E Norman Vaughn, superintendent of Pocatello schools, endorsed the Idaho Society for Crippled Children Easter seal sale. He praised the organization’s program, citing handicapped youths helped to return to earning capacity and urged unanimous community support for the fundraising effort.
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Vaughn
Idaho Society For Crippled Children
E. Norman Vaughn
Pocatello
War Production Board Cuts U S Tea Consumption In Half
The war production board ordered a 50 percent reduction in U S tea consumption to stretch dwindling supplies. The move targets stocks on hand at January 1 and aims to cover a full year, though January February imports from the far east could offset the restriction as ships return with military supplies.
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Washington
War Production Board
Far East
WPB
Western Pacific
RAF Bombers Hit Krupp Works in Ruhr Heavy Raid
RAF four engined four engine bombers estimated 250 strong carried two ton payloads smashing at Krupp munitions works and other Ruhr plants in one of the war’s heaviest raids. Fighters repelled a German response over the southeast coast as bombers struck Holland Ghent and Le Havre docks. The air ministry reports 13 RAF aircraft lost while German sources claim 16 fighters shot down.
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Germany
Krupp
Ruhr
RAF
English
Air Ministry
Essen
Holland
Ghent
le Havre
France
Hich Command
Western
Adolf Hitler
Rock Kills Miner Near Park City Utah
In a Park City Utah mine accident E. Leroy Tinney 21 was killed by a falling rock while working in the Judee unit 1500 level at the Utah Consolidated Mines. Partner Joe Leatham a mucker escaped. another worker helped extricate Tinney but he died before rescue.
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Park City
Utah
E. Leroy Tinney
Judee
Park Utah Consolidated Mines
Joe Leatham
Leatham
Tinney
Idaho Cattlemen Plan First Spring Auction
Boise hosts the Idaho Cattle men's association first annual spring sale featuring sixty head of beef stock including fifty purebred range bulls and ten heifers. A R Babcock of Moore president and R V Swanson of Poca tello vice president and sale chairman are set to attend.
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Boise
Idaho Cattlemen's Association
A. R. Babcock
Moore
R. V. Swanson
Pocatello
Graziers to Discuss Stimulating Mineral Production
In Salt Lake City a meeting Saturday will gather ten regional graziers with R. H. Rutledge grazing service director to discuss methods to boost strategic mineral production. A representative from the federal bureau of mines will explain how the grazing service can aid the effort.
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Salt Lake City
R. H. Rutledge
Grazing Service
Rutledge
Federal Bureau of Mines
Japan Seeks Edge in Burma as War Push Expands
Japanese fleet movements in the Indian Ocean signal a broadened assault aimed at Burma to cut the Allied line to China and India. In the Philippines, Yamashita’s forces pound defenses on Manila Bay as Quezon and MacArthur reunite in Australia amid a coordinated anti submarine push and shifting war signals.
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Japan
Indian Ocean
Australia
Burma
China
India
Douglas MacArthur
East Indies
Tokyo
Sumatra
Washington
Philippines
War Department
Yamashita
Amtrican
Manila Bay
Bataan
Manuel Quezon
Philippine War Cabinet
Quezon
Freight Cars Leave Track Near San Luis Obispo
A southbound Southern Pacific freight train derailed on the Santa Margarita grade north of San Luis Obispo injuring three crew members, one seriously. The derailment affected the 867 car train near the rear, likely due to equipment failure, with coastal service Los Angeles to San Francisco potentially restored by evening.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Santa Margarita
San Luis Obispo
Los Angeles
Axis Campaign Rolls Along On Rubber Denied to U S
Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold urged a senate committee to require registration and full explanation of all cross border agreements between American and foreign industries. He cited the Standard Oil New Jersey and I G Farben cartel as an example that hindered U S synthetic rubber development and called for stronger laws to educate the public on these relations.
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U.S
Washington
Thurman Arnold
Senate
Arnold
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
I. G. Farben
Germany
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Brazil
Earney
Roosevelt Pta
Malta Downs
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Driver
Philadelphia
James A. Gish
Soviet
Russia
Graziers
Cenfer
Nippon
Corregidor Island
U. S. Army
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