Memorial Day Observance In Pocatello Honors Freedom Spirit
Judge Jay L. Downing led Memorial Day ceremonies at Mountainview cemetery praising freedom as the enduring ideal. A large parade included city and county defense councils, bands, and various war-time groups, with services on Center street bridge and at the monument.
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Jay L. Downing
Fifth Judicial District
Soldier and Sailor Monument
Mountainview Cemetery
Pocatello
Downing
United States
Spain
Home Guard
Center Street
Portneuf
Navy
Marine Corps
Edward Kump
John E. Trimming
Edmund R. Cody
Paul de F. Mortimore
the Legion
Idaho Department
Logan
H. R. Flint
Alfred Thaxton
Marvis Green
Texans vow to avenge Houston volunteers rallying in Texas
President Roosevelt swore in more than 1,500 Texas volunteers in Houston memorial ceremonies promising to repay the debt for the loss of the U S cruiser Houston. Rear Admiral Glassford read the message urging resolve and national unity with the new recruits.
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Houston
Texas
Texas Volunteers
U.S
Roosevelt
Houston Volunteers
William A. Glassford, Jr
Southwest Pacific
U. S
Java Sea
America
Mexicans Authorize Declaration of War
In a split report from SAN JUAN and MEXICO CITY the war crisis widens as Mexico’s senate unanimously authorizes President Avila Camacho to declare war on Germany Italy and Japan and grants extraordinary powers to mobilize the nation. The upper chamber’s vote followed the deputies and sets the stage for Mexico to formally proclaim hostilities, with a defense council and reinforced coast defenses outlined.
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Mexico City
Senate
Avila Camacho
Germany
Italy
Japan
Chamber of Deputies
Roosevelt
Mexico
Salvador Sanchez
Supreme National Defense Council
East Central Idaho Mining Men Elect Leaders
C A Dye of Tenday heads the Eastern Central Idaho Mining association after election at a Mackay meeting. Officers include W B Swigert Challis vice president for Custer county Roy Haviasey Howe vice president for Butte county Ed Payson Blackfoot for Bingham county Albert W Amonson Salmon for Lemhi county George L Ambrose state senator Mackay secretary Otto H Tschanz Mackay treasurer. Meetings will be held soon in Arco Blackfoot Idaho Falls Challis Salmon and Hailey to rally prompt financial aid for mining development in the eastern central area with known huge deposits.
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MacKay
C. A. Dye
Tenday
Idaho Mining Association
W. B. Swigert
Challis
Custer County
Roy Haviasey
Howe
Butte County
Ed Payson
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Albert W. Amonson
Salmon
Lemhi County
George L. Ambrose
Otto H. Tschanz
Ducks Tie Up Traffic In Boston Parade Of Ducklings
A wild duck and her 14 ducklings roam the Charles River bank every day guiding many pedestrians as they cross busy streets to the public garden lagoon. Two ducklings fell into a street catchbasin blocking traffic until rescue workers freed them.
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Boston
Animal Rescue League
Trolley Crash Injures Forty in Suburban Westgate Hills
Forty hurt when two high speed interurban trolley cars collide head on on a curved single track. Eight are seriously injured as war workers and holiday travelers ride the trolleys. Ambulances firemen police and civilian defense units rush to the scene within a four mile radius. Twenty five victims receive treatment on lawns at one point.
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Philadelphia
Westgate Hills
Idaho Retail Food Distributors Meet at Sun Valley
Ralph Burbaker of Carnation Milk and Dr. Adam S Bennion aide to the president of Utah Power & Light will speak at the Idaho Retail Food Distributors Association annual convention at Sun Valley on the 22nd and 23rd.
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Boise
Ralph Burbaker
Carnation Milk Company
Dr. Adams. Bennion
Utah Power & Light Company
Idaho Retail Food Distributors Association
Sun Valley
Pioneer League Scores Narrow Basketball Contests
Salt Lake 6 12 5 defeated Switzer and Settle 7 8 2. Pocatello 4 6 1 lost to Idaho Falls 5 98 2. Boise 1 7 0 fell to Twin 3 8 1. Fields Fredricks Paulson Paria Rowden were noted as lineups.
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Salt Lake
Switzer and
Settle
Orella
Woods and Stagg
Boise
Fredricks
Paulson
Paria
Rowden
Beet Growers Need Help in Idaho Shortage Warned
A United States Employment Service survey shows a deficit of 2500 workers risking sugar beets and other war crops in Idaho. W L Robbins of Pocatello says local offices must convert civilian non defense workers, including unemployed women and children, into emergency farm labor to save crops amid migration to defense industries and drafts.
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Idaho
United States Employment Service
A. J. Tillman
W. L. Robbins
Pocatello
Robbins
Local Woman Elizabeth Albany Dies at 50
Mrs Elizabeth Albany 50 of 1208 South Third died in a local hospital late Friday. The body will be taken to Heber City Utah for services and burial. Arrangements are in charge of McHan mortuary.
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Elizabeth Albany
South Third
Heber City
Utah
McHan Mortuary
War Industry Hums on Memorial Day
Memorial day findings show US war industries in full tilt as steel mills and aircraft plants operate for the fight. Brig. Gen. Doolittle signs a note to Hamilton Standard propeller workers praising propeller work for bomber planes. Washington hosts a large wartime parade reviewed by President Roosevelt amid memorial services at the Unknown Soldier tomb. Sumner Wells and Robert P. Patterson stress peace aims and expansion toward 4.6 million troops. London observances mark the day with wreaths at the Cenotaph, Lincoln statue, and Ulster graves. New York sees a solemn Riverside Drive parade with 650000 spectators and full hotel occupancy.
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America
Hamilton Standard
United Aircraft Corporal
East Hartford
Conn
Tokyo
James H. Doolittle
Washington
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Robert P. Patterson
Bowdoin College
Brunswick
Maine
London
John G. Winant
American Legion
Abraham Lincoln
Westminster
Northern Ireland
Ulster
New York City
Riverside Drive
Bartley Leaves Boise as Army Captain Heads to Anacostia
Leland L. Fillmore of Spokane succeeds J. L Bartley as investigator in the Idaho division of the federal alcohol tax unit. Fred Chase is investigator in charge. Bartley has been commissioned a captain in the army and will depart Tuesday for Anacostia field near Washington D.C.
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Boise
Leland L. Fillmore
Spokane
J. L Bartley
Idaho
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Fred Chase
Barley
Army
Bartley
Anacostia Field
Washington, D.C
Allied air strike hits Tulagi seaplane base and nearby targets
Melbourne dispatch reports the allied air force attacked the Japanese held Tulagi seaplane base in the Solomon Islands, destroying fuel supplies wharves and buildings and starting fires visible for 80 miles. Bombers also destroyed an enemy flying boat and silenced anti-aircraft guns at Tanamboga and Gavutu.
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Bulletin
Melbourne
Australia
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Tanamboga
Gavutu
Taylor May Add Excitement To New Senate Campaign
Idaho political scene heats up as Glen Taylor seeks the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. The Boise entertainer known as Cowboy promises a campaign with new pageantry while recalling his 1940 bid and his earlier runs for the second district. Dora Taylor and their son Aro joined him in past campaigns, living in a truck and singing for voters.
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Taylor
Senate
Boise
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Dora
Aro
OPA to Interview Applicants for Idaho Office Posts
Albert Rosenthal of Denver regional OPA official will visit Boise Tuesday and Wednesday to interview candidates for executive posts in the Idaho office. D C Stansberry assists in staffing the Boise office expected to hire 75 under civil service. Area offices will open in Pocatello and Lewiston.
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Boise
Albert Rosenthal
Denver
OPA
Idaho
D. C. Stansberry
Seattle
Stansberry
C. C. Anderson
Pocatello
Lewiston
Death claims Barrymore at age sixty in Hollywood
The actor Barrymore, aged 60, died after a life on stage and screen. In his final moments he whispered to his brother Lionel Barrymore, This is wonderful, a dramatic farewell to a career marked by a zest for life and entertainment.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Barrymore
Kauffman to Chase Subs in Gulf Caribbean Command
Rear Admiral James Laurence Kauffman is named head of the seventh and eighth naval districts governing from Jacksonville to the Mexican coast and the northern Caribbean. He will lead anti submarine efforts after serving as commandant at Teeland and earning the Navy Cross for WWI service aboard the USS Jenkins. Submarine activity and ship losses rise in the Gulf area as 17 attacks are reported this month.
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Miami
Fla
Navy
Gulf- Caribbean Sea
Washington
Navy Department
James Laurence Kauffman
Jacksonville
Mexico
Kauffman
Teeland
North Atlantic
U. S. S. Jenkins
Caribbean Sea
Gulf
Florida
Union Vote Narrowly Backed at Crescent Mine
Employees at the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating company Crescent mine voted 353 to 327 for representation by the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers after an NLRB ordered election.
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Kellogg
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Company
Crescent
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
CSO
National Labor Relations Board
Next 90 Days May Decide War Outcome
A sweeping World War II update weighs Kharkov and North Africa with heavy casualty figures. It notes diverging Russian and German claims, British counterattacks in Libyan deserts, and looming questions about a possible western Front. The piece also covers actions in the Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and the broader global theater as Memorial Day observers reflect on the war’s uncertain near future.
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Orient
Russia
Mertin
Viea
China
Atlantic
Mediterranean
England
European
Kharkov
North Africa
Tobruk
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hacheim
Suez
Iraq
Iran
Tripoli
Italy
Hitler
Rommel
Officers Cancel Idaho Peace Officers Convention
The Idaho Peace Officers association cancels its 1942 convention in Wallace citing wartime travel restrictions. Sheriff A J McPhail says officers elected in 1941 will hold over for another year, keeping all law enforcement officers at home during the war emergency.
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Wallace
Idaho Peace Officers Association
A. J. McPhail
McPhail
Crash Kills Pilot at Fort Lewis
An army fighter plane crashed at Fort Lewis reservation at 8:30 am Saturday killing the pilot 2nd Lieutenant Peter A Trick of McChord Field. Survivors include his widow of Everett and his mother Mrs Agnes Trick of Chicago.
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Tacoma
Wash
Fort Lewis Military Reservation
Peter A. Trick
McChord Pield Army Air Base
Everett
Agnes Trick
West 63Rd Place
Chicegh
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Blakely, Ga
Pioneer League
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McConnell
Springer
Ferrerra
Mulcahy
The
Associated Press
Philip Hearing
Libya
Gestapo
Rostov
Reinhard Heydrich
Czechoslovakia
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