29 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1943
Page
1
Washington AP reports new ration values for meat butter and allied products with 16 red A stamp points per person this week covering steak other meats and fats while processed fruits vegetables soups and baby foods use blue and other stamps. Unrationed items include game poultry fresh fish soft cheeses milk cereals fruits vegetables bread and more as supply stabilizes.
Military communiques from Tokyo claim two enemy cruisers and a destroyer damaged six days after the clash while a U S Navy report six days later says four Japanese heavy cruisers and four destroyers with two cargo ships were engaged at long range and driven off. The Japanese tallies note U S ships retreated east and claim success against raids near Oro Bay New Guinea.
Sergei Vassilievitch Rachmaninoff, 69, renowned composer and conductor, died of pneumonia and complications at his Beverly Hills home. A requiem was celebrated at the Los Angeles Russian Orthodox church, with a funeral mass planned for Tuesday. He became an American citizen on February 1 and was famed as a concert pianist second only to Paderewski.
A War Department record of POWs held by Japan lists two Americans: Pvt. Dean A A Meote of Idaho and Pvt. Wendell F. Hansen of Ogden Utah. The men are identified with last names and hometowns, tied to camps overseas. The listing notes the prisoners by name and residence, with no further details in the fragment.
The Army Air Base at Pocatello announced Major Darold G. Smith as commanding officer succeeding Major Leo J. Leeburn who moves to Gowen Field Idaho. Smith, Idaho native and University of Idaho graduate, will lead a key Second Air Force installation. He and his wife have two daughters and reside in Boise.
Major Leo J. Leeburn who commanded the Pocatello army air base has been relieved and reassigned to Gowen field Boise. Major Darold G. Smith of Casper Wyoming will succeed him at Pocatello as commanding officer.
In Oakland Jim Augustine markets mustang meat in a growing chain of shops. He reports 1,200 customers on Saturdays and about 500 pounds of horse hamburger daily. He experiments with corn beef style horse, while sourcing from his own slaughterhouse in Yerington Nevada.
Ensign Marion Holden of New York led the arrival at the U S navy training station in Farragut Idaho and will arrange quarters for the first contingent of WAVEs signaling more arrivals to come.
The class three commercial airport near Twin Falls will be Joslin Field. It sits eight miles from Twin Falls and two miles from Kimberly. Mayor J. K. Koehler announced a $761,000 allocation from the Civil Aeronautics Authority for the project in honor of a local youth killed in action.
Idaho supreme court convened in Pocatello with Justice Ben S. Dunlap joining the bench. Cases heard include the Nellie Cox Lea estate appeal from Fremont County and the American Mutual Building and Loan versus F. Clark Kesler matter from Bingham County. More hearings scheduled for Tuesday including D. J. Sweeney versus American National Bank and W. S. Meader versus the unemployment compensation division.
Oakland District Attorney Ralph E. Hoyt said uniformed policemen staged at least two holdups as he entered the grand jury to discuss the crime situation. He cited two downtown robberies early Wednesday and warned accountability hinges on department officials.
In Washington, 15 senior army and navy officers from Pacific theaters held meetings called by the joint chiefs of staff to discuss strategy approved at Casablanca. The group included Emmons, Kenney, Harmon, Spruance, Boyd, and Sutherland. They will return to overseas posts soon.
Adam Hutton pleaded guilty to giving an Indian a bottle of wine and drew 15 days in jail after time already served. Joseph Ray O'Daniel admitted the same crime and received 30 days. A writ of habeas corpus was sought for Robert Theodore Alderson, a probation violator from Shreveport, hearing set for Tuesday. Condemnation claims were granted in U. S. v. 3,959.59 acres near Coeur d Alene. Rolls, charged with selective service act violation, ordered moved to Lincoln jurisdiction.
Chester C. Davis was sworn in as wartime food administrator and began addressing production and distribution challenges in a series of conferences. He moves to coordinate efforts across agencies to ensure food supply during wartime.
British and American air forces renewed heavy bombardment Sunday night blasting the St Nazaire submarine base in a concentrated raid. Two bombers did not return. The weekend strikes hit Berlin Rotterdam Duisburg Rouen and other targets as German defenses reported losses and mass destruction. Major Sydney S Bartlett described Berlin as a hell of flame.
A scaffold collapsed at the navy gun plant north of Pocatello at 11 a m injuring several workers none fatally. One man suffered five broken ribs and another a broken collarbone. The wounded were taken to St Anthony hospital. Project manager J V Otter of Morrison Knudsen noted only 12 time loss accidents in over a year and a million man hours. Names of the injured were not released.
Sunday's high reached 72 degrees around 4 30 pm with a mean daily temperature of 58 degrees matching June 3 normal. The low was 43, the warmest day since October 9. At noon Monday the temperature was 65 and rain was forecast for tonight.
Soviet communique says Red Army checked two German efforts along the upper Donets, capturing four villages toward Senolensk. Germans report local fights south of Lake Ilmen and near Lake Ladoga. Russians claim gains near Smolensk with one village taken by a westward column and three by another. 100+ Germans killed. A Russian scout unit killed 70 Germans behind enemy lines. Germans lost 150 in a failed attack south of Bely. Over four days Russian air defenses downed 47 German planes.
A London diary notes Germany has taken over the Italian navy after talks between Doenitz and Riccardi. Doenitz is said to command the Italian fleet as Mussolini’s battle fleet may soon sortie for offensive use or to meet an Allied invasion.
Berlin dispatch warns that the use of counterfeit food cards dropped by RAF bombers will be punished severely, perhaps by the death penalty. The alert emphasizes harsh state response to illicit wartime scarcity.
Allied headquarters report Rommel’s Mareth line breached on a 25 mile front with Rommel’s forces fleeing northward. Montgomery’s troops and allied air and naval support crushed resistance around Gabes as Rommel abandons Mareth Matmata and Toujane in a sharp setback.
A Sunday open house at the Pocatello USO in Trinity Hall drew an estimated 1000 visitors. Army air base band and chorus directed by Warrant Officer Baxter performed, with Lions club quartet and local talent adding numbers. Captain Harrow announced Major Leeburn’s departure for Gowen Field and welcomed Major Darold G. Smith.
Tokyo dispatch reports Berlin radio described a plan to include boys aged 15 to 17 in a new aviation program. The Associated Press notes the program aims to train youths for military aviation as part of wartime efforts.
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