Trial to Oust Prosecutor Begins Today
In Bannock county case Ken Roundy v C M Jeffery, the plaintiff seeks to remove the county prosecutor for alleged failure to enforce liquor laws. The opening featured Judge T Bailey Lee and attorneys for both sides with witnesses detailing lists of federal liquor stamp holders.
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Ken Roundy
C. M. Jeffery
Bannock County
Idaho
U. S
T. Bailey Lee
Builey
Walter H. Anderson
B. W. Davis
O. R. Baum
Lee
W. H. Witty
Anderson
Witty
Wage Case Examines Potato Shipments Wage Hikes
Idaho Falls wage hearing questions 5 and 10 cent hourly raises granted last fall to potato shippers and dealers amid perishable produce and labor shortages. Four firms Idaho Pot Growers Holden Brothers Barry OBrien faced alleged stabilization violations. WLB hearing first in regional district. Large turnout of southern Idaho shippers and dealers.
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Idaho Falls
War Labor Board
Bonneville County
WLB
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Idaho Poto Growers, Inc
Holden Brothers
Barry O’brien
Snake River Valley
Twin Falls
Mussolini Reaffirms Resistance In Sicily And Sardinia
The Morocco radio quoted Premier Mussolini meeting fascist leaders to vow continued resistance in Sicily and Sardinia to the end. It said defenses would be strengthened with more anti aircraft batteries and enlarged bombed airports. The report noted potential invasion threats and axis preparations in the Med theater amid reports of attack on allied invasion craft at Bizerte and Sousse harbors.
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London
Mussolini
Sicily
Sardinia
Morocco
Mediterranean
Bizerte
Sousse
Eden vows relentless Allied bombing of Germany and Italy
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced from Portsmouth that Germany and Italy would be bombed until the defeat of the Nazi and fascist regimes. He said Italy lies open to air attack and that bombing will be pressed with all means, while defending Britain from U boats as the war continues.
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Portsmouth
England
Anthony Eden
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Eden
Mussolini
London
British carrier Formidable sails toward Mediterranean
AP dispatch reports from London that the 23,000 ton British aircraft carrier Formidable and four other destroyers departed Gibraltar bound for the Mediterranean. The move comes as other world notes unfold across the wire.
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London
Berlin
Formidable
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Idaho Girls Enlist in Marine Corps Reserve
Two Idaho girls have enlisted in the women’s marine corps reserve. Capt Henry H Hale commanding officer of the marine corps office said today the enlistees are Helen Loux of Pocatello and Rhea Johnston of Ashton.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Women
Marine Corps Reserve
Henry H. Hale
Marine Corps Office
Helen Loux
Pocatello
Rhea Johnston
Ashton
Heat Ahead as A V W Hints at Warm Week
Weather notes indicate temperatures staying high with a warm trend. Lows near highs of last year suggest hot conditions. forecasts show little change with a 74 degree noon reading and sunset at 5 55. Citizens urged to prepare for heat and store vitamin D.
Optometrists Host Two Day Idaho Convention at Bannock
The Idaho Optometric Association and women's auxiliary plan a two day convention at the Bannock hotel in Pocatello starting Sunday. Dr. Jerome Heather of Chicago will address professional advancement of optometry. Monday features committee reports and officer elections. Some speakers will not attend.
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Idaho Optometric Association and Women’s Auxiliary
Bannock Hotel
Pocatello
Jerome Heather
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
Ill
E. F. Miller
Jesse H. Burgess
Moscow
Claravial Burlew
Weiser
G. P. Salle
Nampa
Orgaization
J. E. Holmes
St. Anthony
Public Health
Miners Favor Negotiated Contracts Over Strike
CHEYENNE Wyoming Malcom Candie Rock Springs field rep for district 22 United Mine Workers says miners prefer negotiating a wage contract with operators rather than striking. He notes many miners have sons in the armed forces and want to support them on the home front. Candie says the wage demand was approved at the national UMW convention and accuses Mr Lewis of executing those orders, blaming wartime tensions for the dispute.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Malcolm Candie
Rock Springs
The
United Mine Workers
Condie
Lewis
Byrnes Takes Direction of U.S. Front
President Roosevelt creates a new Office of War Mobilization to be directed by James F. Byrnes. The office will coordinate production, procurement, distribution and transport for military and civilian needs and unify federal agencies under presidential control. Fred M. Vinson will head the economic stabilization function.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
America
Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
United States Circuit of Appeals
District of A
Chief Responds to Letter on Soldier Case in Park
Chief A L Oliver stated today that the department appreciates the steps by George Luker and a friend in aiding the apprehension of a soldier accused in a park incident with an 11 year old girl. The army is conducting court martial proceedings and the case is not dropped. He also denied rumors of a rape, a girl’s death, and a fatal clash with police as unfounded.
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A. L. Oliver
Ing
George Luker
Department
Strong Fleet Pounds at Nazi Targets
The RAF launched a heavy night raid on Essen and other Ruhr targets using a large bomber force, with 23 bombers lost in the Essen attack. Earlier Mosquito bombers struck German war industries at Jena. British crews also mined enemy waters as bombings continued and the Moehne and Eder dam raid earned broadcaster notes.
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London
Essen
Ruhr
Jena
Krupps
Dusseldorf
Dortmund
Duesseldorf
Raiders Down 13 Planes Over Mediterranean Air War
Allied air forces struck Villacidro Decimomannu and Pantelleria in Sardinia. Thirteen enemy fighters were destroyed in Decimomannu combat and many aircraft were damaged on the ground. A 18 minute air battle left seven enemy fighters downed by Marauders and six by P-40 escorts. one American Warhawk was lost but the pilot was rescued. One Junkers 88 was destroyed over the Aegean and two small enemy vessels off Greece were sunk or left sinking.
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Decimomannu
Italy
North African
Middle East
Cairo
Aegean Sea
Mediterranean
Greece
Strategy Meeting Closes Marks End of War Planning
Roosevelt and Churchill announced complete agreement on future war plans after a summit with Allied leaders. The statement hints at a final phase with broad offensives in Europe and the Pacific, while few details were released as actions unfold.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
United Nations
Europe
Pacific
Six Alarm Blaze Strikes Oakland Warehouse District
A six alarm fire in Oakland's warehouse district burned over a square city block near Moore Drydock shipyards. After a three hour effort, damage was estimated at 450000 dollars with one firefighter injured as equipment from all stations fought the blaze amid wind. the blaze affected a lumber mill, Western Paper and Box yards, and Grandma Baking warehouse at Fifth and Magnolia.
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Oakland
Calif
Moore Drydock Company
Manning Busch
Western Paper and Box Company
Grandma Baking Company
Fifth and
Magnolia Streets
River Crests At New All-Time High on Mississippi
The Mississippi River reached a record 42.4 feet at Cape Girardeau Missouri. The 1844 crest 42.19 feet had stood as the previous high. Floodwaters receded slowly as Army engineers warned some land would not be tillable for another month.
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Cape Girardeau
McClure
Beardstown
Mlinois
St. Louis
Mississippi
Memorial Day Parade To Start At 2 P.M Sunday
Parade chairman J P Jones says the Memorial day parade will begin at 2 PM Sunday from the Memorial building. The march goes south on Johnson to Center then to the bridge and Fifth Street before ending at Mountainview cemetery for the war memorial address by Homer Hudelston of Boise.
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J. P. Jones
Memorial Building
Johnson
Center
Center Street Bridge
Fifth
Mountainview Cemetery
Homer Hudelston
Boise
War Memorial
Stamps Expiring in May in Salt Lake City
Red stamp K in ration book No 2 becomes valid May 30 for meats butter and fats. Stamp J effective May 23. Stamps E F G H used this month expire May 31 at midnight.
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Salt Lake City
OPA
Yankees Press Attacks On Attu Island Jets Continue At Kiska
U S troops report major gains on Attu island as they target Japanese positions south of the Chichagof corridor and ridge lines near Lake Cornes. Army air support with B 24s B 25s and P 38 fighters aided ground operations while Kiska was bombed in separate strikes by Mitchells and Warhawks.
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Washington
United States
Attu Island
Lake Kories
Navy
North Pacific
United States Army
Chichagof
Lake Cornes
Kiska
Burk on Furlough Sees Twins First Time
Tom Burk a former Tribune-Journal pressman now in the signal corps on furlough from Camp Shenango Pa visits his wife and twin children here with his mother Mrs E G Burk and his wife at 1256 East Clark Their twins born six months ago today are receiving their first sight of their father Burk has three brothers in service Fred in Alaska Jack in California and William in the Navy He was stationed at Camp Crowder Mo and attended Teletype Corp school in Chicago before being stationed near Pittsburgh His leave runs until June 7.
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Burk
Fred
Alaska
Jack
California
William
Navy
Sharp Battle Raging in Delta Region
Reports from Moscow say the Kuban delta is active with land and air combat as German broadcasts claim a Soviet force of 150000 seeks an all-out push to the Kerch Strait. Communiques provide no confirmation on the Novorossisk sector where Germany says Russian divisions and tanks counterattack under heavy air cover.
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Moscow
Kuban
Germany
Kerchstrait
Novoorossisk
Chinese Bombers Hit Ichang Port and Base
Chinese bombers escorted by fighters attacked Ichang on the Yangtze river, damaging military installations. The report said all planes returned safely and that Chinese communique claimed heavy Japanese losses east and west of Ichang with 1,000 killed and supplies seized.
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Chungking
Ichang
Yangtze River
H Province
Japan
Hedy Lamarr Weds Again In Private Beverly Hills Ceremony
Hedy Lamarr quietly married John Loder in Beverly Hills at the home of Mrs. Lilly Veidt. Justice of the peace Cecil D. Holland officiated a small ceremony with four guests present. Lamarr, 28, had two prior marriages to Fritz Mendl and Gene Markey.
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Hollywood
Mia
John Loder
Hedy LaMarr
Beverly Hills
Calif
Lilly Veidt
Conrad Veidt
Cecil D. Holland
Deferment Dads Bill Killed in Senate Committee
The Senate Military Affairs Committee, with no dissent, laid the Kilday bill on the table. It would have set state wide selective quotas, created induction categories with fathers last, and overridden McNutt's work or fight order. Chairman Reynolds warned most tabled bills are never revived.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Kilday
McNutt
Chaiman Reyenolds
D-Nc
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Kansas
Arkansas
New York
American Red Cross
Optometrists
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Villacidro
Decimomanna
Pantelleria
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D.A.R
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Us.w.v
War Mothers
Navy Mothers
Service Mothers
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
V.F.W
V.F.W. Auxiliary
D.A.V
D.A.V. Aux
Red Cross
Fort Hall
Yankees
Pish-hook Ridge
Chichagof Harbor
Navy Department
Royal Canadian Air Force
Dionne
Callander
Ont
Oliva Dionne
Yvonne
Annette
Cecile
Emelie
Marie
H. LaFrance of
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China
Tihsien
Hedy
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