Germans Fall Short of 83 Day Moscow Push Benchmark
German forces failed to match Napoleon's 83 day timetable for the Warsaw to Moscow campaign. Soviet reports claim Red Army pincer actions near Smolensk inflicted heavy losses on the 47th German tank corps while asserting German advances westward stalled. Berlin hinted at possible future Nazi victories but offered no names or dates.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Red Star
Smolensk
Semeon Timoshenko
Tank Corps
Soviet Information Bureau
ID & BiNgis Tagegsezsue
Berlin
Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Kiev
Helsinki
Karelia
Petrozavosk
Roosevelt warns of possible shooting war with Axis
President Roosevelt orders the fleet to shoot on sight against axis raiders in defended waters while urging no war unless Germany chooses it. The piece notes Hitler’s avoidance of conflict so far and ponders a broader strategic choice including a potential new assault on Britain if Russia danger is reduced.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Roosevelt
America
Germany
Hitler
Berlin
United States
Elbréer
Britain
England
Panama Ship Montana Sunk by Torpedo En Route to Iceland
The American owned steamship Montana flying the Panamanian flag was torpedoed and sunk while sailing from Wilmington North Carolina to Iceland with lumber for the Iceland government. All 26 crew members were believed saved. 18 Danes, five Norwegians, one Greek, one Belgian, and one Spaniard aboard.
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Washington
State Department
Montana
United States
Iceland
Tery Department
Maritime Commission
Wilmington
N. C
Navy
Marine Operating Company of New York
Dedication Ceremonies Set For Seventh Day Adventist Church
Dedication of the Seventh Day Adventist church at Sixth and Lander will be held Saturday at 11 a m. Elder E L Neff of Walla Walla and Elder G W Belleau of Boise will officiate. The service focuses on prayer with a musical program. The building is debt free and includes rest rooms and a school room.
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Seven Day Adventist
Sixth and Lander
E. L. Neff
Walla Walla
North Pacific Union Conference
G. W. Belleau
Boise
Idaho
Navy to Shoot First Under Sharp Orders From Nation's Chief
President Roosevelt declares a no trespass policy in defensive waters and orders the fleet to strike first against axis raiders. He vows to protect American ships and bases, detailing past battles and a July 1941 submarine pursuit as corroborating incidents.
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Navy
Washington
Roosevelt
United States Navy
United States
Hitler
United States Army
Axis To Shoot In Defense Says Italian Spokesman
Italian spokesman Virginio Gayda said Roosevelt’s speech meant Italian and German ships must attack U S warships first for self defense if escape is impossible. Berlin later called Roosevelt’s contentions lies and labeled his policy hypocritical while a convoy raid continued.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Germany
Virginio Gayda
High Command
Berlin
Baseball score roundup from National League and American League games
St Louis edged by Brooklyn in a low scoring game while Pittsburgh broke through with six runs in two contests. New York defeated Cincinnati at home and Chicago split with Philadelphia. In the American League Detroit on the road beat New York 12 to 8, Boston and St. Louis split, Philadelphia topped Chicago 2 to 0, and Washington beat Cleveland with late runs.
Dust Storms Sweep City in Major Idaho Dust Event
A late afternoon dust storm swept Pocatello and southeastern Idaho, with winds around 43 miles per hour from the west. The storm obscured the sun, caused travel delays, broken windows, and damaged fruit trees, marking one of the region’s worst dust episodes. The day saw a high of 61 and a 36 low, with continued cool, partly cloudy forecasts.
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Pocatelo
Weather Bureau
Idaho
Burley
Ship Docks After 48 Days at Sea
A Navemar bringing 777 homeless Europeans reached New York from Bilbao after 48 days at sea. The passengers, including French, Poles, Czechs, Germans and Russians, endured overcrowded conditions with deaths aboard. The voyage carried mainly evacuees from concentration camps seeking a fresh start in America.
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New York
New York Harbor
Navemar
Bilbao
Five officers sentenced to death in Vichy France drives crackdown
Five officers were condemned to death and two non commissioned officers to life imprisonment as the regime intensified its crackdown in unoccupied France. State police and courts pursued actions against acts against the regime on September 12.
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Vichy
France
Mackay Prepares for Annual Free Barbecue and Homecoming
Mackay community mobilizes for the annual free barbecue and homecoming program with Governor Clark to speak at 2:30 p.m. in the park. Four H club kids host a 4-H call contest as 1800 pounds of beef and 300 gallons of coffee stock the feast.
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Mackay
Miing and
Cattle Center
J. D. Carr
Mackay Community Club
Idaho
Custer County
Carr
Clark
Robert M. Terrell
Porcatello
J. H. Anderson
Blackfoot
A. Rowley Babcock
Moore
Idaho Cattle Growers’ Association
Custer
Butte
Mackay High School
Main Street
Mackay Boy Scou
Craters of the Moon
Trail Creek
Sun Valley
Perk
Eagles Hall
Eight year old swallows fish by accident in Pennsylvania
In Hollidaysburg Pa on September 12 AP reports eight year old Kenneth Snyder admired goldfish and touched one with a kiss. The fish jumped and swallowed Kenny in an accidental incident.
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Hollidaysburg
Kenneth Snyder
CCC Spike Camp Near Central Opens In Portneuf District
LeRoy Olson announced that a CCC spike camp at Central Ban nock County is under construction in cooperation with the Portneuf soil conservation district. The camp will support conservation work in Gem Valley and serve as a side camp to the main Downey CCC camp, with occupancy expected around October 1.
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LeRoy Olson
Board of
Portneuf
Gem Valley
Olson
Portneuf Soil Conservation
Portneuf River
McCammon North
Soil Conservation Service CCC
J. L. Wursten
Soil Conservation Service
CCC
Central
Truck Accident Injures Pocatello Child
A four year old boy named Richard Takechi, son of Mr and Mrs Kazu Takechi of Okamura Gardens northwest of Pocatello, was run over by a truck wheel while playing in the yard. The driver did not see the child. he was transported to the General hospital with injuries described as not serious.
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Namco
M. Okamura
William Cavanaudh
Richard Takechi
Farming Accident Kills Lemhi Man
Salmon reports 64 year old William Joseph Wirthington of Leadore died after a sweep rake seat broke during hay harvest causing him to be thrown from the machine. The rake and horses then backed over him, breaking his spine. Wirthington was a Lemhi County native who had lived in the area all his life.
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Salmon
William Joseph Wirthington
Leadore
Lemhi County
Utah Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy Friday Night
Partly cloudy conditions grip Utah with a cooldown into Saturday. Friday night and Saturday will see cooler southeast portions, with slightly lower temperatures across the state.
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Utah
German U boats strike in North Atlantic convoy attack
German high command reports a major U-boat assault in the North Atlantic sinking 22 ships totalling 134000 tons. The convoy, likely carrying American war supplies to Britain, is under heavy guard as the attack continues.
Idaho Senator Says Roosevelt Speech Risked War
Senator John Thomas of Idaho, while en route from Washington to Twin Falls, said if the president's address was a step toward war he opposed it. He noted he did not hear the speech and would reserve opinion. He supported aid to England but did not want U.S. dragged into a conflict. His stay hinged on his brother Frank Thomas’s condition and congressional developments.
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John Thomas
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Portland
Gooding
Thomas
Washington
Twin Falls
Frank Thomas
Roosevelt
England
Congress
Boeing flies into Pocatello on weather stopover
Boeing, president of Boeing Aircraft, and Mrs. Boeing arrived in Pocatello by plane and tied up their ship overnight due to unfavorable weather north of the city. They were en route to Seattle from Louisville when a delegation of chamber of commerce members met with Mr. Boeing.
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W. ©. Boeing
Boeing Aircraft Corporation
Boeing
Pocatello
Seattle
Louisville
Chamber of Commerce
North Bannock county fair opens with large crowd
A large crowd attended the North Bannock county fair at the fair grounds north of Pocatello. Saturday events included judging, horse pulling, rodeo, Bennett Flying Service demonstrations, and evening dance with no admission charged. Weather was ideal and entries were strong across exhibits and home economics displays.
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North Bannock County Fair
Fair Grounds
Pocatello
Francis
Bennett Flying Service
Riots In Norway Reported By BBC Broadcast
The BBC said a German munitions depot in Norway was stormed by Norwegian patriots, with seven airplanes destroyed and many German soldiers killed at a nearby airfield. The NBC picked up the broadcast locating the scene north of Everking near Stavanger, where a freight train carrying food and supplies for German garrisons was sabotaged.
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Norway
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Everking
Stavanger
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