14 Sep 1941
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1941
Page
1
The piece notes Italian naval movements through the Dardanelles aimed at a Black Sea assault. It discusses Nazi Russia campaign woes, with Hitler facing stubborn Soviet resistance that stalls gains near Smolensk and threatens Moscow’s fall. The analysis compares Nazi advance to Napoleon’s 1812 march.
The Eastern Idaho State Fair runs Sept 15 to 19 in Blackfoot and is expected to draw a record crowd. Monday is Governor's Day with governors from California Colorado Utah and Idaho anticipated. Governor Maw of Utah will lead a caravan of Salt Lake City and Ogden dignitaries and be honored at a 10:00 a.m. breakfast by the Blackfoot chamber of commerce.
The administrative committee for the potato marketing agreement in Idaho and Malheur county Oregon met in Pocatello on Saturday. It organized and requested the secretary of agriculture to prohibit shipments of calls, make compulsory inspection of shipments effective September 22, and set an assessment of 50 cents per car or truck load to fund the committee's operation.
Louie Fossum aout 50 years old a former railroad employe and Pocatello character died Friday night at the city jail after being found asleep in the back room of the New Deal bar on East Center street. Coroner and police investigation note he was intoxicated and had been seen earlier with a beer at Nick's, and with his employer paying him $15 in wages. Fossum survived by two daughters and was widely known in the area.
Harry C. Goggins of 531 South Tenth reported his home ransacked while his family were away. Luella E. Caruthers of 155 South Hayes reported the cash register at a grocery store was rifled.
The Bannock county fair rodeo is repeated today at 2 PM at the fairgrounds after strong crowd interest. Harry Hart, a former national champion, and other local riders compete in bulldogging cow riding saddle bronc bareback calf roping pony race events with top finishes listed for each.
George Panapolas owner of the New Deal bar at 227 East Center was arrested Saturday night by Officers Herb Williams and Gene Barnard on a charge of selling whiskey.
Idaho reclamation association directors in Twin Falls debate the proposed Columbia River Authority to control the river and its navigable tributaries. They take no formal action but discuss guidance for Idaho's delegation to the Phoenix reclamation convention. Governor Clark to name Idaho's 10 delegates from a state association submittal.
Rep. J Sparkman of Alabama defended military buildup as the fastest in history saying excess and waste exist but cannot save time and money at once. He noted money must be sacrificed for speed as acting chairman of the House military affairs subcommittee inspecting construction.
The weather has improved after a period of chilly dust bowl conditions. High Saturday reached 68, low 40, mean 54, seven degrees below normal. Forecast calls for partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with little temperature change.
Boise Idaho September 13 Attorney General Bert H Miller issued an opinion that could erase 1942 current expense levies in 27 of Idaho's 44 counties and reduce levies in others by requiring county commissioners to consider available cash surpluses when setting taxes Surpluses in 27 counties total near or above estimated needs and all counties hold some surplus The opinion leaves open questions about enforcement and possible taxpayer actions if boards neglect surplus in levy decisions
A tropical storm with gale force winds moves west-northwest in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to strike the Texas coast tomorrow. The disturbance, near Morgan City Louisiana, travels about 15 mph with 50 to 60 mph winds at its center and 30 to 40 mile squalls north of it. forecasts place inland impact on the upper Texas coast near the Louisiana border, potentially affecting Army maneuvers near Lake Charlies.
The Farm Security Administration will establish a portable camp near Rupert to house 300 migratory farm workers during the late harvest. The facility will be maintained for 30 days.
The $75,000,000 Massachusetts, a 35,000-ton battleship built at Bethlehem Steel in Quincy Massachusetts, will launch September 23 and be commissioned as the fleet’s 19th capital ship seven months early. It will have no portholes and carry catapult aircraft, with keel laid July 20 1937.
A collision on the Crewe Manchester line near London today left several dead and 30 injured. Air raid precautions workers organized rapid rescue using buses and private cars to rush the injured to hospitals.
Sunday partly cloudy in the west and showers in the east. Monday turns fair with increasing clouds in the northwest and warmer conditions in the east.
AP notes 129 years after Napoleon reached Moscow in 1812 his march took 85 days. Today Hitler’s invasion date last June 22 sees his forces about 200 miles from Moscow, with followers claiming he equalled Napoleon after rapid campaigns in France and the Low Countries.
About 125 head of purebred Idaho bulls will be offered by around 20 breeders from across the state at the second annual purebred bull sale October 24 in Pocatello. Idaho bred and owned entries only. An after sale banquet is planned for October 25 with Lawrence Mollin of Denver as principal speaker to outline the American National Livestock association convention in Salt Lake City January 8 and 9.
Mrs Mary Borah widow of the Idaho senator Mary Borah suffers severe lacerations from glass wounds to both arms after slipping while opening French windows in her sun room. A maid summoned medical aid and she plans to visit Moscow Idaho and Portland Oregon after temporary sublease of her Washington apartment.
Mrs. Gilbert G. Williamson of Los Angeles says a husband should not be tied at home. She sent her Texas-born husband of 59 years on a stag party with friends to celebrate his first birthday away from home.
Rupert announces its fourth annual fall festival and potato picking contest set for October 4. Local organizers promote family events and community participation during the autumn celebration.
A British and German clash over Atlantic convoys unfolds as Bulgarians buy ships allegedly to route Italian warships into the Black Sea. Reports claim Italian vessels may reach Odessa by sea via the Dardanelles, with Turkey blocking belligerent ships. The German high command boasted heavy U boat losses while the British admiralty said most of the convoy escaped damage.
The Pocatello YMCA board accepted the resignation of Ralph E. Titus as president and named a committee to nominate a successor and fill three director vacancies. Titus will move to Salt Lake City as general superintendent and a membership drive is set for October 27 to November 3 with Watts as new physical director arriving from Palestine, Texas.
The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation invites Claude R. Wickard Secretary of Agriculture to visit Idaho to inspect its natural resources. The invitation is extended by federation president J. L Dayley and secretary treasurer Jed L. Asiton after a meeting at the Bannock hotel on Saturday to finalize details for the coreg 2 sale in Mat.
Milwaukee reports two leading American Legion figures Senator Bennett Champ Clark and Rep Hamilton Fish accuse President Roosevelt of steering the U S toward undeclared war. The rally at Milwaukee Auditorium drew police to control disturbances as Clark and Fish pressed for a formal declaration and public accountability on defense zones.
Fairfield Idaho residents were shaken when a suspicious device found under a bench near the Camas county courthouse turned out to be a dud. Sheriff John L. Hirsch took the contrivance to Twin Falls for investigation with FBI help. The object had been packed with sand and pebbles. After the discovery, area children were dismissed from the nearby grade school until the grounds could be cleared and inspected.
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