Americans Regain Wake Island Symbol of Marine Courage
Wake Island was returned to U S control with the flag raised at 1 50 p m local time after Rear Admiral Sakaibara signed surrender aboard the Levy Brig Gen Lawson Sanderson and 75 officers watched as Marines honored the moment The Japanese garrison suffered heavy losses and surrendered 1 200 troops amid malnutrition and exhausted supplies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake
Wake Island
Levy
Lawson Sanderson
Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing
U.S
Shigematsu Sakaibara
James P. S. Devereux
Marine
Devereux
Wake Marines
China
Sakaibara
Train Wreck Kills Five In California
Five people died and about forty injured when two locomotives and seven cars of a 16 car Santa Fe California Limited derailed near Arcadia California near the Santa Anita track. Victims listed include Rev Victor Hugo Schroeder J G Holeman Nobuo Itano and engineer W L Lyons with one unidentified Japanese. Rescue work halted by wreckage and wreckage debris as army surgeons and service men aided passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Calif
Santa Fe Railroad
California Limited
Santa Anita
Victor Hugo Schroeder
Barstow
J. G. Holeman
National City
Nobuo Itano
la Habra
W. L. Lyons
San Bernardino
Santa Fe
Ace R. Nelson Dies at 48
Ace R. Nelson 48 of 446 North Eleventh longtime Pocatello police officer died at home Tuesday after a lingering illness. World War I veteran and former traffic officer survived by wife Ethel and a daughter Marjorie Utic with four steps, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. Funeral plans to be announced by Hall Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace R. Nelson
North Eleventh
Pocatello
Ethel Smith Nelson
Ogden
Charles
Lucinda Beckstead Nelson
Nelson
Grace
Pocailo
Virginia Laakso
A Gilbert
Marvin
Kenneth Smith
U.S. Navy
Guy Nelson
Will Bybee
Logan
Lydia Hawker
Soda Springs
Hall Mortuary
Conda Man Advances in Army Promotions
The War Department announced temporary promotions for Idaho officers. Robin Bowe Reynolds Jr of Boise moves from second lieutenant to first lieutenant in the AC unit and George Wilson Jenkins of Conda advances in the Inf unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Idaho
War Department
Robin Bowe, Reynolds, Jr
Boise
George Wilson Jenkins
Conda
Fires Rage Across North Idaho and Montana Forests
Massive fires in northwestern Montana and eastern Idaho burn thousands of acres as winds hinder efforts. Firefighters, volunteers, and hundreds of soldiers from Geiger and Gore fields battle multiple blazes in the Sun River Valley near Augusta and in the Nez Perce and Flathead National forests. The Sun River fire, man caused, threatens summer homes as 40 mph winds complicate containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Sun River Valley
Augusta
U. S. Forest Service
Geiger Field
Spokane
Wash
Great Falls
Gore Field
Forest Service
Sun River
Fred Fite
Nez Perce National Forest
Geiger
Salmon
Snake
Flathead National Forest
Kalispell
Lewis and Clark Forest
Identity Of Drowning Victim in Snake River
Idaho Falls officers identify the man found in the Snake River as Charles Leet of Montana. Sheriff Dean Wilkie says a laundry tag in his coat and a suitcase found at the local bus station aided identification. Investigators seek a friend named on the suitcase and believe the death occurred last August.
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Idaho Falls
Snake River
Here
Charles Leet
Montana
Dean Wilkie
Billings
Mont
Jap premier admits losses forced Japan to surrender
Premier Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni told the diet that enormous military losses and home-front exhaustion compelled Japan to surrender. He cited bombings, blockades, and a collapsing overseas empire, with Emperor Hirohito deciding to save millions by accepting Potsdam terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Naruhiko Higashi-Kuni
Japanese Diet
Japan
House of Peers and Representatives
Soviet Union
America
Britain
Three Jail Escapees Sought After Bannock Getaway
Police report no clues on the whereabouts of Robert Vernon Mace Bill Birt Hall and George Frank Smith who escaped Bannock county jail Monday night after locking deputy Wardle in the tank They hid in a trusties room and fled taking a .38 Smith and Wesson The trio remains believed to be in the Pocatello area with a possible freight train escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Vernon Mace
Bill (Birt) Hall
George Frank Smith
Bannock County
W. V. Wardle
Chas. W. Hyde
Tribune
Wardle
Leland Coffin
B. A. McDevitt
Coffin
Mace, Hall and Smith
Trusties
Smith & Wesson
Pocatello
Poca
Texans Tell Of Deaths In Jap Camp
Survivors of the 131st Texas field artillery regiment describe horrors in Japanese prison camps in Burma and Thailand. They state 20,000 of 56,000 Allied prisoners died from starvation and disease, with 3,500 dying on a 140 mile death march. Lt. Roy E. Stensland cites capture on Java in 1942 and 64 deaths in his camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Houston
Texas National Gu Field Artillery Regiment
Libera
Burma
Thailand
Roy E. Stensland
Salinas
Calif
Java
Wage Ceiling Set for Apple and Prune Picking
The Idaho wage stabilization board established a 10 cent per standard box ceiling for apple picking and a half cent per pound ceiling for prune picking in seven southwestern counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho Usda
Vaught Announces Post Steady for AAA Structure
Boise Iowa Milford J. Vaught AAA chairman says his new state director role for production and marketing will not alter AAA operations. State and county committees remain, while E. M. Wilson becomes assistant state director, shifting duties to the new USDA production and marketing administration office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Milford J. Vaught
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
AAA
Vaught
E. M. Wilson
Wilson
Office of Supply
Office of Production and Marketing Administration
USDA
Peacetime hiring to loom as war jobs fade
The War Manpower Commission reports peacetime openings will surge in retail, construction and agriculture. By October about 200000 more sales and store staff are needed, with a larger Christmas season boost. farming will hire around a million August to October, then slump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Japan
WMC
U S Cavalry Advancing Into Tokyo Occupation
Allied commander announces Tokyo occupation begins Saturday with the First Cavalry dismounted division entering the bombed capital from Yokohama. General MacArthur plans to move HQ to the U S embassy as forces disarm Japan and set up occupation across Honshu and southern islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Tokyo
U.S
U. S
Manila
Santo Tomas
MacArthur
United States
Allied Powers
First Cavalry
Japan
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Honshu
Hokkaido
Eichelberger
Shikoku
Kyushu
Walter C. Krueger
Kanova
Kagoshima Bay
Korea
Freeze on Trains To End Sept 16
The wartime freeze on railroad passenger schedules will end September 16, 1943, as announced by the Office of Defense Transportation. Restrictions on special trains and cars will end then, leaving only two limits: reservations capped at five days and no sleeping car service between points 400 miles or less apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Defense Transportaton
Injured Star Susan Peters Returns to Acting
Susan Peters, the actress paralyzed by a gun wound last New Year’s Day, returned to work in a radio drama with Van Johnson. She appeared in a wheelchair carried from her car by husband Richard Quine, and described taking about eight steps in leg braces as she resumes her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Susan Peters
van Johnson
Susan
Coast
Miss Peters
Weather Summary for Pocatello Area September 5
U S Weather Bureau reports for Pocatello Municipal Airport: 24 hours to noon September 5 high 82, low 58, mean 70. Averages show normal 63 with 0.26 inch month to date. Forecast: few thunderstorms, partly cloudy, cooler. Nearby stations Idaho Falls 79/50, Salt Lake 89/66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pocatello Municipal
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Pteee Ag
Cape
Salt Lake
Army hints discharge of more men
The Army indicates it expects to discharge within a year all enlisted men 34 and older or with 45 points as of May 12, with few overseas moves for those groups. About 1,000 will still be sent abroad, and the policy targets those with limited service remaining before discharge. Exceptions apply to certain units. overall aim is to reduce overseas deployments and improve career appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Capitol Hill
House
Japan
War Department
Pacific
House Military Committee
Furniss to Appear In District Court
Clyde Furniss charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Walter C. Mott at a Blackfoot beer parlor waived a preliminary hearing before Judge Earl W. Corey and will be held to answer in the district court next term. He admitted slapping Mott with an open hand at the coroner's inquest after which Mott died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Furniss
Walter C. Mott
Blackfoot
Earl W. Corey
Bingham County
Furniss
Mott
Railroads report higher July net income
Washington data shows class one railroads earned an estimated net income of 63.5 million dollars in July, up from 57.36 million dollars in July 1944, per the Association of American Railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Truman seeks $3.5 billion in civilian war cutbacks
President Truman urged Congress to cut $3.5 billion from civilian war agency appropriations and trim $2.76 billion in war related fiscal year 1946 funds across 28 agencies. He warned these are initial steps not covering military department needs and will be followed by further recommendations. The formal message will be delivered soon and may be lengthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Barkley
McKellar
D.e Tenn
Senate
Japs to Sign In China Within Week
General Leng Hsin in Nanking says the formal surrender of Japanese troops in China will occur within a week and a ceremony is expected Sunday. He outlined post surrender dispersal plans and noted disarmament districts for Nanking. He cited 78,000 Japanese troops and 7,800 civilians in the city, plus puppet forces and 400,000 Chinese civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Leng Hsin
China
Petentiow Ts
Leng
Sixth Army
Cashkiang
U. S
North Burma
Chinkiang
Yangtze River
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Hun Province
Wave Sisters Marry Marines in Double Ceremony
Eileen Arechabala seaman first class Winnemucca Nev and Clara Arechabala seaman first class Hobbs N M exchanged vows with Corp Warren D Richins Gridley Calif and Pfc Hubert C Morgan Hobbs N Mex in a Lexington Memorial Chapel double ceremony officiated by Lt Comdr C C McHale senior chaplain at Pareoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parragut
Lexington Memorial
Naval Center
Eileen Arechabala
Winnemucca
Ney
Corp
Warren D. Richins
Gridley
Calif
Clara
Seaeman
Pfc
Hubberte C. Morgan
Hobbs
N. Mex
C. C. McHale
Chapelain Corps
Pareoo
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Conda Man
Ofuna
Luther P. Johnson
Portland
Maine
Ensign John Chapman
Los Angeles
Washington (P
New Guinea
Inouye
State Department
Byres
Europe
Byrnes
Hull and
Stettinius
Acheson
Grew
Philippines
U.S. Cavalry
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