Strikes Close 3 Major Rubber Firms in Akron
Three big rubber companies halted production Tuesday as CIO stoppages rose to 49,000 amid a war labor board wage dispute. Pickets formed a barrier at Goodyear No. 1 plant gates as crowds gathered on Akron’s east side. Guards allowed only supervisors and workers inside. 18,000 CIO United Rubber Workers were idle across Goodyear plants.
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Akron
Ohio
CIO
War Labor Board
War Department
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
No. 1
Goodyear
CIO United Rubber
Describing Japanese raids in China near Doolittle raid
Father George Yager, a Vincentian missionary, recounts brutal Japanese operations in northeastern Kiangsi in 1942 as they sought Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle and his men. He describes widespread killings, torture of civilians, arson of Yukiang and its hospital, and the cannibalism claim, based on accounts from area residents and escaped victims.
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George Yager
China Mission
Vincentian Order
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Father Yager
United States
Epeesrnee Ie Torre
Kiangsi
Deliveries Curtailed as Defense Agency Sets Northeast Limits
The office of defense transportation ordered strict limits on wholesale and retail deliveries across 13 northeastern states and DC to ease a gasoline shortage. The measure, effective at 12:01 a m Thursday, bans certain luxury items and requires route rearrangements to avoid duplication.
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Washington
East
Atlantic
Office of Defense Transportation
District of Columbia
Governor Proclaims Monday Holiday in Idaho
Governor Bottolfsen proclaims May 31 a full state holiday since Memorial Day falls on Sunday. The proclamation urges observance of Monday with rites to honor those who died in past wars across Idaho.
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Boise
Idaho
Bottolfsen
Men Survive 141 Days Lost in Northern Australia
Grady Gaston of Frisco City Alabama survived 141 days wandering in northern Australian wilderness after a bomber forced landing. He and four others endured hunger and hazards while two fellow crew members were found days after the crash. three others perished. Gaston describes eating snakes fish and raw meat and surviving until rescue.
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Vern Haugland
Australia
Grady Gaston
Frisco City
Ala
Gulf Country
Gaston
Commonwealth
Norman Crosson
Cincinnati
Loy Wilson
Arthur Speltz
Albert Lea
Minn
John Dyer
Boston
Dale Grimes
Grimes
Dyer
Speltz
Fall in Park Kills Ten
GREAT FALLS Mont Ten members of a four engined army bomber died when it crashed near Yellowstone park on a routine flight. One parachuted to safety Lt William McDonald bombardier sole survivor. Names of the dead include Sergeants McCune Medlin Thorn Rice Underwood Jurkowiski and Lieutenants Highley Brast Edwards and Edwards among others.
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Great Falls
Mont
Yellowstone Park
John C. Lloyd
Great Falls Army Air Base
Lloyd
Army Satellite Air Field
Lewistown
William McDonald
Buffalo
William 8
McCune
West Orange
N. J
Lawrence
Medlin
Chattanooga
Tenn
Leo E. Thorn
Lake Charles
Donald W. Rice
Henrietta
N. Y
Gilbert E. Underwood
Alexander Jurkowiski
Brooklyn
Roy E.oe
Mount Pleasant
James Jerome ‘Highley
Oklahoma City
Okla
George Andrew Brast
Roosevelt
Robert Kenneth Edwards
Philadelphia
Worker Carries On After Walking 19 Miles To Work
Decatur Illinois reports Tom Mathias, a plant worker at Grideit, endured nightly 19 mile commutes to and from work as his family earned a steady income. He walked more than 9,000 miles in total before recently acquiring a car.
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Decatur, Ill
Grideit Company
Tom Mathias
Mathias
Chinese survivor tells of 131 day Atlantic raft ordeal
Poon Lim, 25, Chinese steward, spent 131 days adrift after his British ship was torpedoed on Nov 23, 1942. Rescued April 3 off Brazil by a fishing boat, he credited a bent nail as a fishhook and a flashlight as bait for catching fish to survive. He reached Miami last night.
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Miami
Fila
Poon Lim
Atlantic
Brazil
Allied Units Join for Heavy Blows on Rabaul
Allied air forces pummeled Rabaul on New Britain with 16 tons of explosives and incendiaries from Flying Fortresses and Liberators. B-17s struck three airfields at dawn, while Libs hit the seaplane base and nearby targets. Gasmata and Lae also faced heavy bombardment during the same operations.
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Australia
Tte
Ra‘baul
New Britain
Rabaul
Blanche Bay
Truk
Pacific
MacArthur
Vunakanau, Jr
Rapopo
Sulphur Creek
Gasmata
Prinoei
Koepang
Timor
Boston
Lae
New Guinea
Liberators
Finschhafen
Governor appoints two to Lemhi county board
Governor Bottolf appointed two new members to Lemhi county selective service board No 1 both residents of Salmon George Oliver succeeds Edgar Smith as re employment committeeman and Thomas R Benedict replaces E C Smith who resigned all from Salmon Idaho © Boise Idaho.
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Boise
Bottolfsen
Lemhi County
Selective Service Board No
George Oliver
Edgar Smith
Thomas R. Benedict
E. C. Smith
Salmon
Tire officials meet in Salt Lake City to discuss rationing
Tire dealers and government officials from Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Utah will meet in Salt Lake City on Friday to iron out tire rationing and recapping regulations. Utah Association chair W. Brewer said the conference aims to resolve issues and standardize rules across states.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Co. W. Brewer
Utah State Tire Dealer Conservation Association
Edsel Ford in Detroit In Critical Condition
Edsel Ford 49 year old president of the Ford Motor Company remains in a critical condition with undulant fever at his Lake St. Clair home. He has led Ford Motor Company for 24 years as son of founder Henry Ford.
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Detroit
Edsel Ford
Ford Motors Company
Ford
Henry Ford
Lake St. Clair
Summer Arrives In Pocatello With Warm Spell
The Pocatello calendar confirms spring warmth as seven appears on western hills. A high of 73 and low of 44 yesterday matched a mean near 58, with noon today at 71. Last year’s high was 82. Forecast calls for little temperature change.
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Pocatello
Baseball Scores National League No Games Scheduled
A brief league roundup notes no American or National League games on the schedule today with no results or standings to report.
Allied air assault pummels Sardinia targets in major raid
American air forces sent more than 300 planes against nine key Sardinia defenses, with Pantelleria hit hard again. Twelve enemy aircraft fell and shells pounded docks and ships, while Allies sustained minimal losses and kept up relentless high altitude bombing.
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North Africa
Sardinia
Italy
Pantelleria
Cap Bon
Cairo
Malta
Sailor Interrupts Debate On Poll Tax Bill In House
A young sailor climbed onto a gallery ledge during a vote on the anti poll tax bill and challenged lawmakers with the question why should a man pay a tax to vote. Rep Bulwinkle rapped for order as attendants and police moved in. The sailor identified by cap as E. O. Jones was wrestled to safety and removed.
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Washington
Bulwinkle
D-N.c
Capitol
E. O. Jones
Government Moves for Summary Judgment Against AP
The government asked a three judge court for summary judgment against the Associated Press without witness testimony in a Sherman act anti trust case. It seeks an injunction forcing AP to provide news and pictures to any newspaper paying a proportional share of costs. Twenty five affidavits supported the motion filed in federal district court.
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NEW York 7
Federal Court
Associated Press
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Biddle
Kiwanis Clubs Offer VF Awards in Idaho Utah
Kiwanis clubs in Idaho and Utah plan victory farm awards for rural residents who meet agricultural production goals. Verner O. Hewlett district governor outlined the program and noted awards will be given in late summer with local clubs to set detailed rules.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Utah
Victory Farm
Verner O. Hewlett
Japs Tighten Hold on Chinese Area
Intensification of Japanese military actions near the Yangtze port Ichang suggests a push to consolidate territory along the river and possibly strike toward the Chinese provisional capital Chungking. Observers warn rich agricultural provinces would be at stake if the capital falls, though current evidence does not confirm that Chungking is involved.
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Ichang
Yangtze River
Chungking
Yangtze
Chiang Kai Shek
Chiang
OPA Officials Defend Food Price Control Amid Criticism
Administrator Prentiss M. Brown defended the OPA program after a House hearing, backing federal subsidies to cut meat coffee and bread prices by 10 percent. He asked for funds for 1 400 inspectors and 5 000 clerks to support 5 500 local ration boards while denying mass resignations in the food price division.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Prentiss M. Brown
House Appropriations Committee
Brown
OPA
Capitol Hill
Lyons to be installed ISDA president at 24th convention
Dr Vaughan D Lyons of Pocatello heads Idaho State Dental Association as president elect and will be installed at today’s closing business meeting of the 24th annual convention. In Washington the War Labor Board rejects a basic wage hike for 450,000 soft coal miners but suggests other concessions and returns portal to portal pay to bargaining with approval of reasonable sums.
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Twin Falls
Ida
Vaughan D. Lyons
Pocatello
Idaho State Dental Association
Washington
War Labor Board
War labor board orders Akron strikers back to work
The War Labor Board called upon striking Akron rubber workers to return immediately, saying it will not act on a union petition for rehearing of the wage decision that triggered the walkout. The board cited the workers as being in violation of their no strike pledge.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Akron
Four Japanese Bombers Escape Attu Air Raid
U S navy reports 16 bombers entered the Attu area with seven probably destroyed and five initially listed as definitely destroyed. Remaining four escaped west with no damage to American ships as Army Lightning fighters engaged. Attu operations continued amid sleet and rain.
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Washington
Navy
Attu
Aleutian
North Pacific
Army Lightning
Navy Department
United States Army
United States
Kiska
South Pacific
Shortland Island
Liberator
Consolidated
Navy lists 952 marines held by Japan including Idahoans
Washington reports the Navy identifies 952 prisoners of war held by the Japanese, including 10 men from Idaho. Names include Sidney Christensen of Pocatello, Lester De Mouth of Pocatello, Raymond Charles of St Maries, Albert Fawcett of Buhl, Sidney Punk of Weiser, Kenneth Mercer Payette, Charles Naslund Salmon, Leo Ostermiller, Charlies Scott of Coeur d Alene, among others. Most prisoners are in the Philippines.
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Washington
Navy Department
Philippine Islands
Navy
Sidney Myron Christensen
Mary L. Russell
Pocatello
Lester Jacob de Mouth
Musa I. de Mouth
YWCA
St. Maries
Pfc
Albert W. Fawcett
Amos W., Fawcett
Buhl, Corp
Sidney Earnest Punk
William N. Funk
Weiser
Tech
Kenneth Oliver Mercer
Anna Mercer
Payette
Charles Edward Naslund
Charles K. Naslund
Salmon
Leo Glenn Ostermiller
Henry P. Ostermiller
Charlies Francis Scott
Orland A. Scott
Coeur d'Alene
Water Use Starts at American Falls Reservoir
A Snake River water report states storage water use at American Falls reservoir began last week as watermaster Lynn Crandall notes future storage charges if the reservoir fills again.
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Idaho Falls
American Falls
Snake River
Lynn Crandall
Lull Prevails Except for Aerial Fights on Russian Front
Sporadic artillery fire and scouting continued along parts of the Russian front as a lull persisted. Both German and Soviet forces pressed transport and communications targets while preparing for summer campaigns, with the Red Army holding new lines near Lishchansk and northeast of Novorossiysk in the Kuban. Continuous reconnaissance indicated caution against a surprise major assault.
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Moscow
Red Army
Donets River
Lishchansk
Novorossisk
Kuban
Russians Get Majority Of Lease Aid
President Roosevelt revealed lend lease totals through March 31 showing the Soviet Union received 1.041 billion dollars in fighting equipment including planes tanks and vehicles, more than Britain in actual gear. UK benefitted 881 million while total aid since March 1941 reached 7.105 billion, excluding 700 million in planes and ships.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Soviets Union
Congress
Berlin
Tokyo
United Nations
United Kingdom
Britain
Soviet Union
Convention Hit By Flood Delays in 1903 St Louis
The National Association of Credit Men held its 1903 St Louis convention during the year of a great flood. Delegates arrived late and some traveled by river steamer. Four decades later the group returned as the area faced its worst flood in a century.
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Louis
National Association of Credit Men
St. Louis
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