Japanese Push 500 Miles Into China Through Yunnan Gap
Japanese forces drive up the Burma road from Lashio toward Wanting in Yunnan with Chinese defense holding around Wanting. Tokyo dispatches claim air raids into Yunnan with nine planes destroyed while Chinese spokesmen vow scorched earth if necessary as Rangoon falls and Stilwell’s line is pressured.
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Associated Press
Madagascar
Sinbad the
Battle of
Burma
Lashio
Mandalay
Pmhinn Menanman
Yungchang
Mekong River
Tokyo
Asahi
Rangoon
China
Wanting
Sashio
United States
Joseph W. Stilwell
Chungking
Music Event Opens Here On Thursday Festival Sections Split
A regional music festival shifts to two sites Idaho Falls plans split with Pocatello staging Thursday and Friday events. About 1400 musicians from northern Utah southern Idaho and western Wyoming expected in Pocatello for a four day program featuring a mass parade of 25 bands at Idaho Southern University stadium and a patriotic concert. Judges J Forest Cline and Clarence Hawkins oversee events with detailed schedules for Thursday and Friday at multiple venues including high schools and churches.
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Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Utah
Idaho
Wyoming
Idaho Southern University
America
J. Forest Cline
Greeley
Colorado
Clarence J. Hawkins
Salt Lake City
Cline
Irving Junior High School
Hawkins
Emery Epperson
Epperson
Congregational Church
Barlow
Gerrit de Jong
First Ward
Clair Johnson
Weber College
Ogden
War Production Board Orders 90 Day Halt on 400 Common Goods
General conservation order M-126 directs thousands of plants to stop using metals for guns and planes within 90 days. The ban affects over 400 everyday products from bath tubs to cash registers and novelties, with exemptions for repair and hospital items. Violations become crimes with fines or imprisonment.
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Washington
War Production Board
Allied Planes Hit Invaders In World War II Battle News
Allied air forces struck invasion bases at Lae in New Guinea and Rabaul in New Britain. Port Moresby repelled a Japanese raid, with 5 planes down from 19. Tokyo claimed Dansalan fell on Mindanao. Corregidor faced 13 air strikes as Wainwright’s forces held Manila Bay. Chinese raids expanded to 15 occupied cities, including Shanghai and Nanking.
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Presa
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Lae
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Port Moresby
United Nations
Philippines
Tokyo
Dansalan
Mindanao
Manila
Minanao
Manila Bay
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor Island
Chinese Central News Agency
Shanghai
Nanking
Wuhu
Amoy
Hangchow
Nanchang
Ningpo
Red Army Attacks German Bases Across Ukraine
Red forces pound three key German bases in Ukraine near Kursk Kharkov and Tagenrog as Leningrad defense stiffens to break the siege. Marshal Semeon Timoshenko commands a large offensive across a 300 mile front from the Sea of Azov toward Moscow amid a message to occupied Ukraine that liberation is coming.
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Associated Press
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Ukraine
Kursk
Kharkov
Tagenrog
Leningrad
Timoshenko
Sea of Azov
Moscow
Red Army
Bishop Richards Improves After Heart Attack in Grace
LeGrand Richards, presiding bishop of the Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, was reported very much improved Tuesday after suffering a heart attack Sunday during the Bancroft stake conference in Grace. He was cared for at M. Ezra Sorenson’s home. Mrs. Richardsaid he would likely be home in about a week.
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Grace
LeGrand Richards
Sal Lake City
Latter-day Saints Church
Richards
Bancroft Stake
M. Ezra Sorenson
Stake
Montana Gets Base Costing 3 Millions
Senator Wheeler and Representative OConnor announced the War Department authorized construction of an air force installation in Montana costing over 3 million dollars. The Fort Peck district office of the corps of engineers will supervise the project. No further details were provided.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
O'Connor
War Department
Fort Peck
Corps of Engineers
Allies Boost Morale By Taking Island
The Madagascar occupation by British forces with US backing lifts Allied morale. The move blocks a key Indian Ocean shipping lane and signals decisive action against Vichy forces. Laval faces Washington’s warning and potential backlash if he pursues hostilities. The French public largely supports the Allies despite some anti-British sentiment.
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Madagascar
United States
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Hitler
Washington
United Nations
Laval
Britain
England
Lavall
Africa
Indian Ocean
Cape of Good Hope
Baseball scores from Today's Games National and American Leagues
In National League action New York beat Cincinnati 10 to 0 as Schumacher and Danning led Walters and Lamanno. Boston defeated Pittsburgh 1 to 0 with Wallace and Kluttz plus Dietz Lam ning and Lopez contributing. Brooklyn and St Louis played to a scoreless tie while Philadelphia edged Chicago 2 to 0 with Podajny Warren and Passeau McCullough. In American League Chicago beat New York 2 to 1 as Rigney Turner Lindell Borony Dickey and Eisenstat contributed. Cleveland won 1 to 0 behind Kennedy Eisenstat C Brown and Desautels with Chase Peacok. Detroit defeated Philadelphia 9 to 0 with Trout Tebbetts Christopher Wagner. St Louis nudged Washington 3 to 0 with Harris Swift Wynn Early.
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New York
Cincinnati
Schumacher
Danning
Walters
Lamanno
Boston
Pittsburgh
Wallace and Kluttz
Dietz
Lanning
Lopez
Brooklyn
St. Louis
French
Owens
Pollet
Cooper
Phil'delphia
Chicago
Podajny and
Warren
Passeau and McCullough
Rigney and Turner
Lindell
Borony
Dickey
Cleveland
Kennedy
Eisenstat
C. Brown
Desautels
Chase and Peacock
Detroit
Trout
Tebbetts
Christopher and
Wagner
Washington
Harris and
Swift
Wynn
Early
Burns Kill Child in Trailer Cabin Fire
Salt Lake City reports four year old Carol Lee Comstock died Monday night from burns after a trailer cabin she slept in burned April 26. Her brother Frank Marshall Comstock age 3 and cousin Charles Edwin Comstock age 11 were injured in the blaze.
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Salt Lake City
Carol Lee Comstock
Frank Marshall Comstock
Charles Edwin Comstock
Mexicans Celebrate Independence Day Dance in Rainbow Hall
Pocatello residents of Mexican heritage will mark Independence Day with a Tuesday night dance in Rainbow hall. Genaro Mena, head of the local Mexican society, leads the program with Elvira Aljala helping with arrangements.
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Pocatello
Rainbow Hall
Genaro Mena
Elvira Aljala
RAF Broad Night Raids Hit Skoda Works and Other Targets
British bombers pounded the Skoda armament works at Pilsen and attacked Stuttgart while raiding Nantes docks and shipping off Holland and Norway. Vichy reports say incendiaries sparked but France says propaganda flares. German raids hit England's south coast. Four German planes were shot down as RAF losses remained low.
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Skoda
Pilsen
Czecho- Slovakia
Vichy
France
Stuttgart
Germany
Bosch Electrical Works
Daimler and Benz
RAF
Clermont- Ferrand
Nantes
Holland
Norway
Cowes
Eastbourne
British
Air Ministry
Prayer for Fair Baseball Weather
A regional weather note asks for good baseball weather after a chilly spell. It recalls Monday’s rain with a 44 high and 34 low, requests sun without a sunset blackout, and notes Tuesday sunrise at 6 17 with official sundown at 8 36.
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Edna Harker Thomas
Funeral services will be held Wednesday in Salt Lake City for Edna Harker Thomas 61 wife of Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah. She died Wednesday in Washington. Speakers include David O McKay Alma O Taylor and Dr H L Marshall.
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Salt Lake City
Edna Harker Thomas
Elbert D. Thomas D
Utah
Thomas
Washington
David O. McKay
Latter-day Saints Church
Alma O. Taylor
LDS
Tokyo
H. L. Marshall
University of Utah Health and Physical Education
Epartmel
First Battle of Season Opens at Halliwell Park
Pocatello and Ogden open the season with a 7 45 p m game at Halliwell Park on Tuesday. Mayors Terrell and Peery, League President Halliwell, and officials from Pocatello and Ogden attend opening ceremonies with Commissioner Wood. Gov Clark might not attend. forecast calls for sun and a large crowd.
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Pocatello
Ogden
Halliwell Park
Robert M. Terrell
Harmon Peery
Jack Halliwell
William Wood
Oxyden
Peery
Harold C. Hinckley
Chase Clark
Terrell
Father Kills Young Son in Oakland Drive Home Tragedy
Police say Lyndon Beal confessed to dashing his three year old son Lyndon Jr. against a rock then again at a granite culvert during a quiet family drive. Beal, 30, an Oakland welder, faces first degree murder charges as details emerge from the mother Virginia Allison and the official account.
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Oakland
Calif
G. W. Pratt
Lyndon Beal
Pratt
Beal
Virginia Allison
Lyndon, Jr
Melvin
Lyndon
Pocatellans Enlist In Marine Corps
Several Idaho youths from Pocatello enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on Monday. Listed are LeRoy F. Koonz 17 Richard Van Baldwin 17 Mark Porter Hansen 17 William Albert Lapacek 17 Gordon Duane McNeil 19 Oren Wasten Jeppson 20 and other locals from Roberts Lorenzo and Blackfoot.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
United States Marine Corps
LeRoy F. Koon'z
Richard van Baldwin
Mark Porter Hansen
Pocatello
William Albert Lapacek
Roberts
Gordon Duane McNeil
Lorenzo
Wasten Jeppson
Blackfoo
British Troops Land On Madagascar to Protect Supply Route
British troops landed on Madagascar to guard a supply route. German setbacks appeared as reports claimed offensive operations and heavy Soviet counteractions amid a global war update.
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Madagascar
Local Chorus To Sing At High School Music Week Night
High school program begins at 8 15 featuring H L Fawson as chair. Pocatello L D S stake 400 voice male chorus to sing four numbers amid Schubert B minor symphony and A Capella choir, band, and orchestra with multiple pieces.
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H. L. Fawson
Pocatello L.D.S. Stake
Star Spangied
Pocatello High School
Strauss
Shhubert
Schuetky
Jesus
Cain
Lewandowski
Lorodina
New World Symphony
Dvorak
Thomas
M.I.A
Mom of Beauty
Sibelius
Romberg
Bullard
British forces advance on Madagascar near Diego Suarez
British troops reported to have driven to within less than four miles of Diego Suarez and six miles from Courrier Bay on Madagascar. The naval base area remains a focal point as operations continue with light casualties so far, while a southeast coast town endured a bombing and machine gun attack resulting in several casualties.
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VICHY
Madagascar
Tondrakaka
Diego Suarez
Courrier Bay
London
Admiralty
War Office
Couple Wins Marriage License In Boise
Charles Joseph Goff and Anna Mary Curtis of Salmon obtained a marriage license in Boise. The record notes the couple as applicants and the filing location.
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Boise
Charles Joseph Goff
Anna Mary Curtis
Salmon
British Attack Madagascar Base Diego Suarez in World War II Operation
British commandos marines and infantry stormed the Madagascar base at Diego Suarez from the rear as warships and aircraft attacked the harbor frontally. Reports say Vichy forces defend the island, with Roosevelt pressuring Laval and American support claimed.
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Associated Press
Diego Suarez
Madagascar
Long Island
East Africa
Indian Ocean
Vichy
Pierre Laval Sax
Roosevelt
France
Laval
Generals Pressure Hitler Over 1942 Russia Campaign
A London source reports Adolf Hitler faced blunt pressure from generals led by Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch. They allegedly threatened an alternate German order if the Russian campaign failed, while Hitler kept direct command and retained Brauchitsch on the supreme command.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Walther von Brauchitsch
Fuehrer
Russia
Germany
Hitler
von Brauchitsch
Supreme Command
Moscow
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Magazine Quits Washington Post Ban Ends Seditious Weekly
The national weekly Social Justice ceased publication after being banned from the mails as a seditious magazine. Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, who founded it, accepted responsibility for the action and telegraphed that it would not be published again. Assistant Postmasters General met to review Biddle’s espionage act charges alleging axis propaganda mirroring.
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Washington
Social Justice
Charles E. Coughlin
Frank C. Walker
Francis Biddle
Axis Propagands
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Lashie
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