Telephone firms win Boise court round in rate case
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. wins a key ruling in Idaho rate case. Judge Charles Winstead overrules demurrers and maintains the company’s motion for a permanent injunction against the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
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Boise
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Idaho
Charles Winstead
Telephone Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Collision at Roosevelt and Elm Injures Two Drivers
Two cars damaged in a Monday collision at Roosevelt and Elm in Alameda. Drivers William Sheperth of 324 S Main and James R. Fogg of 1885 Yellowstone Ave were involved. Investigating Officer Norman Fordyce said both drivers tried to cross the intersection simultaneously. No arrests were made.
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Roosevelt and
Elm
Alameda
William Sheperth
S. Main
James R. Fogg
Yellowstone Ave
Norman Fordyce
Bannock County
CropSmudge Succeeds At Fairfield
Seven teen aircraft broke frost at Fairfield at 3 30 a m lowering ground temp from 28 degrees to protect 80000 acre Camas prairie grain. An 18 degree rise was observed on one plane after 90 minutes. Cleon Rowe said old tire smudge cleared fields successfully. Ed Vogel crash landed but unharmed.
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Fairfield
Camas Prairie
Cleon Rowe
Rowe
Ed Vogel
Buhl
Ship Lightning Adrift Off Okinawa During Typhoon
The American freighter Lightning, 8591 tons, carrying a cargo of Siamese wildlife including eight elephants 700 monkeys 12 bears and long snakes, sent an SOS and sought refuge in Buckner's Bay Okinawa as a tropical storm raged. The ship, operated by Pacific Far East lines, left Hong Kong June 16 bound for the United States.
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Hong Kong
Lightning
United States
Okinawa
Marine Office
Buckner’s Bay
Pacific Far East Lines
Colonel's Wife Claims Kidnaping in Mexico for Three Months
Mrs. Cynthia Kernan, wife of a retired U S Army colonel, told reporters she was kidnapped near her Durango home on March 17 and held in two adobe houses in interior Mexico for about three months before fleeing with a stolen jeep. The U S embassy in Mexico City reported no record of her disappearance. Her husband was traveling to McAllen to bring her home to Durango, Mexico.
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Mcallen
Tex
Mexico
U. S
Mexico City
Cynthia Kernan
Wool Stolen From Arco Warehouse Worth 350 Dollars
Butte County sheriff reports a 300 pound sack of wool stolen from the Little Land and Livestock Co. warehouse in Arco. The value is 350 dollars. Thieves may try to sell the wool in Pocatello or Idaho Falls. The bag bears the brand JL.
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Butte County Sheriff's Office
Pocatello
Little Land and Livestock Company
Arco
Idaho Falls
Boy in Lobby Wears Sunsuit at Downtown Theater
Memphis observers recall a curious scene as a young boy appeared in the lobby of a downtown movie theater wearing only underwear while clutching his sunsuit. His mother reportedly made him remove leggings before entering the auditorium during the winter months.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mission Calls Glen Briscoe
A farewell testimonial was held at the seventh ward LDS church for Glen Briscoe who leaves Sunday for a two year mission in the central states. Headquarters will be Roanoke Virginia. Briscoe is the son of Mr and Mrs F W Briscoe of the area north of Pocatello. He is a Pocatello High School graduate with a junior certificate in engineering from Idaho State College.
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LDS Church
Glen Briscoe
Central States
Church
Roanoke
Virginia
Briscoe
F. W. Briscoe
Pocatello
Pocatello High School
Idaho State College
Mine Owners Break Off From Southern Coal Producers
Virginia coal operators pull out of the Southern Coal Producers Association in protest of how negotiations with United Mine Workers Chief John L. Lewis are being handled. George H. Esser, president of the Virginia Operators association, says the group is dissatisfied but they will be represented when talks resume at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Bell claims iron-bar alibi in cab robbery case
Chicago charge against 26 year old James D. Bell for robbing a cab driver of 40 dollars unfolds with Bell asserting he was in jail that day. In Providence, Rhode Island AFL bakery workers approve a new contract granting 1.50 extra weekly overtime while adding duties of donning and doffing bakery clothes. A Indiana University quote from Dr Thurman B Rice remarks on a man over 50 who believes he can captivate women.
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Chicago
James D. Bell
Providence, R.il
Rhode Island
AFL
Dr. Thurman B. Rice
Indiana University Medical School
Teen-Ager Plunges To Her Death At Cathedral High
A 15 year old Dorothy Donner, described as bright by teachers, leaped from a Cathedral High School washroom window moments before her geometry Regents exam. Police say she recently received psychiatric treatment at Bellevue Hospital.
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New York
Dorothy Donner
Bellevue Hospital
Cathedral High School
Swift to face preliminary hearing before Probate Judge Reid
Saunders said a large amount of liquor was confiscated during the incident. The preliminary hearing will be held before Probate Judge Don C. Reid.
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Swift
Don C. Reid
Saunders
Two Escape In Crash Near Burley
Two Utah men Merrill Glenn and Roger Damron of Brigham escaped without serious injury after a truck they were in overturned five miles west of Burley. The vehicle slid 138 feet, left the highway, dropped 117 feet into a borrow pit, then vaulted 51 feet, landed on its right side and rolled onto its top trapping them about 30 minutes. Glenn said he dozed at the wheel.
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Burley
Utah
Here
Merrill Glenn
Roger Damron
Brigham
Darwin Oliver
Glenn
Snake Drops From Illinois State Journal On Porch
Mrs. Letha Edgeman reported a garter snake fell from her Illinois State Journal while she unwrapped it on the front porch. The incident surprised her and prompted a call to the newspaper to share the odd delivery mishap.
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Springfield
Ill
Letha Edgeman
The
Illinois State Journal
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L. M. Hurt
American Veterinary Medical Association
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University of Idaho
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Tulane University
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Victor Anderson
Ricks College
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Aaa
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