Girl Recites Shocking Slaying Tales In L A County Case
In Los Angeles a 11 year old, Chloe Davis, described by police as cool and cruel, led officers through blood stained rooms with varying stories about her mother Lolita Davis and siblings. Autopsy finds Lolita died from loss of blood after slashing wrists. hammer blows accused for multiple deaths in the family.
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Los Angeles
Lolita Davis
Frank R. Webb
Chloe Davis
Paul de River
Joe
Edgar Edwards
Daphne
Deborah Ann
Marquis
Chloe
Edwards
Barton Davis
Scottish Rite Spring Reunion Planned in Pocatello
Officers and degree captains of Pocatello Lodge of Perfection plan the spring reunion opening Sunday afternoon. Fourth to fourteenth degrees will be conferred with specific directors for each degree. Dinner at 6:30 p m daily and a big Rose Croix Kadosh and philosophic degrees program follow through Wednesday night. Members urged to attend and assist. Ruth chapter serves dinners.
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Pocatello Lodge of Perfection
A. B. Scott
V. M
H. B. Dulaney
H. J. Fine
L. C. Johnson
E. L. Dale
W. S. Cornell
Job
R. F. Hamilton
Ruth Chapter
High School Assembly Featured Idaho Bankers Essay Winners
The J U G of Pocatello sponsored an afternoon assembly at 3 p m in the high school auditorium directed by Ruth Dana home economics teacher Principal George N Green awarded cash prizes to Idaho Bankers Association essay contest winners The program included Jewel Underwood Faye Lemmon Elaine Poole Jean Satterfield Colleen Coho Helen Archibald Barbara Brodt Barbara Brian Carl Belnap Margaret Comstock Louise Paige Dolores Paige Beverly Balderson Marjorie Egan in various performances
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J.U.G. of
Pocatello High School
Ruth Dana
George N. Green
Idaho Bankers’ Association
Jewel Underwood
Faye Lemmon
Elaine Poole
Jean Satterfield
Colleen Coho
Whistler
Helen Archibald
Idaho Proclaims National Employment Week in Idaho
Boise reports Governor Bertolfsen proclaimed May 18 as National Employment Week to boost public interest in restoring economic stability by returning workers from public payrolls to private industry. May 5 will be observed as Employment Sunday to support the effort.
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Boise
American Legion
Bertolfsen
Idaho
Bannock County Sets May Deadline for AAA Farm Plans
A. J. Gilbert announces Bannock county farmers must file signed farm plan and estimate sheets by May 1 to participate in the 1940 AAA farm and range programs. The cutoff date is April 30 for signing up, with requirements set by the county Triple-A office.
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Bannock County
A. J. Gilbert
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Gilbert
British Bomb Nazi Ships Near Wilhelmshaven
British aircraft bombed the Jade estuary near Wilhelmshaven damaging four German destroyers. Bomber command penetrated defenses and reconnoitered the naval base with no British casualties. An enemy warship near Wilhelmshaven was also attacked.
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London
Jade Estuary
Air Ministry
North Sea
Wilhelmshaven
Bomber Command
Professors Find Nothing Wrong With 1940 Census
University of Chicago scholar Dr Wayne McMillen summarized a 150 year view of census questions. He cited 1850 inquiries on disability and poverty, 1890 items on disease and service, and 1790 aims to count free and slave people for representation and taxation.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
United States
Wayne McMillen
Social Service Administration
McMillen
Nazi decree limits permanent residence near Siegfried line
Berlin April 5 The defense council orders that no one may take up permanent residence near the Siegfried Line without a special permit from local police. People already living in the area are exempt from permits.
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Berlin
The
Defense Council
Siegfried Line
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Johnston Murder Charge in Twin Falls
Judge Porter rejects defense motion to strike testimony and directed verdict as state finishes direct case in the Johnston murder trial. Witnesses include Mills and Groves detailing May 21 1938 events, a weapon, cash payments, and basement furnace irregularities connected to Duncan McD Johnston and the Olson death.
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Johnston
Walter R. Bottcher
Twin Falls
Porter
Duncan McD. Johnston
George L. Olson
Salt Lake City
William LaVonde
Olson
W. H. Mills
Supreme Court
Mills
W. P. Dunn
Larry Groves
Howard Gillette
Gillette
Bertha Campbell
F. C. Patterson
Claude Detweiler
Patterson
Detweiler
School heads form second county study group at Arimo meeting
At Arimo Thursday night Bannock county teachers completed the second county study group. Orin D. Wardle was named president and Mrs. Susie Goodnough secretary. Scott D. Lowe said the group discussed whether radical changes in education are needed and whether to align with industry and science or lead in that direction. He warned of rapid change ahead and the link between education, unemployment, crime, and social issues.
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Bannock County
Arimo
Orin D. Wardle
Virginia
Susie Goodnough
Portneuf
Scott D. Lowe
Lowe
Surgeon Named Acting Director of U S Mines Bureau
Secretary Ickes announced that Dr. R R Sayers, senior surgeon of the U S public health service, would head the United States bureau of mines as acting director. The post had been vacant since January 31 after Dr John W Finch resigned.
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Washington
Ickes
R. R. Sayers
U. S. Public Health Service
United States Bureau of Mines
John W. Finch
Houdes Observe 39th Year in Pocatello
Judge Edward G. Houde and his wife mark 39 years in Pocatello since arriving from Winnipeg Manitoba with three sons. Mrs Houde initially refused to stay citing rough conditions but the next day he started work at the old Pacific hotel near Center Street subway, run by Mr Gurney. The Houdes remain in Pocatello and are glad they came.
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Edward G. Houde
Pocatello
Mr. Gurney
Mr. Houde
Morris on Tour Visits Southeast Idaho To Meet Sportsmen
Morris state fish and game director and Boyle Pittman Robertson supervisor depart to inspect game in southeastern Idaho and plan to attend the Southern Idaho Fish and Game association meeting in Twin Falls on April 9. Edwin Wentworth fish culturist now serving at southeastern Idaho hatcheries.
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Boise
Owen W. Morris
John J. Boyle
Pittman-Robertson
Idaho
Southern Idaho Fish and Game Association
Twin Falls
Edwin Wentworth
Argentina to Tighten Seaman Detention After Graf Spee Disappearances
Buenos Aires reports Argentina weighs stricter measures for more than 1,000 interned Graf Spee sailors as several from inland provinces vanish. Graf Spee crew members were dispersed in groups of 50 to 100, while officers remain in the naval arsenal pending vow not to depart the country if released.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Admiral Graf Spee
Graf Spee
Girl Rescues 2 Children in Burning Salt Lake City
Thirteen-year-old Joyce Dibble rescued two children from a burning apartment in Salt Lake City as their parents left for work. The girl, hired to care for Richard Morr and his sister Clare Ann, shielded them when matches lit a closet. Richard briefly reentered the blaze seeking shoes before firefighters extinguished the flames. damage was about $1,400.
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Salt Lake City
Joyce Dibble
Joyce
Richard Morr
Clare Ann
Richard
William J. Hancock
Chamber Group to Meet for Report
The chamber of commerce activities committee will meet Saturday at the Bannock hotel for a report breakfast on the present drive to augment funds for special activities. Paul V Nash says the committee will report pledged funds by Pocatello merchants totaling 5250, with about 2200 raised so far. Funds will be allocated to Education affairs 2500 advertising 1500 inter community relations 1000 street and highway safety 50 reclamation 200.
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Chamber of Commerce Activities Committee
Bannock Hotel
Chamber
Paul V. Nash
Pocatello
Fred D. Hilliard
Birthday salute to Bill Hill Pocatello’s Buick town founder
Happy Birthday and twenty first birthday also mark William S. Hill's twentieth wedding anniversary. A noted Pocatello figure, Bill Hill once held inter city track records and earned comparisons to Bill Tilden. He supports tennis, golf, safe driving, Elks, Masons, Rotary, and the Chamber of Commerce. His wife Lillis Crane is Gate City’s musician. The Hills have four children. Paul M. Hill and Bill Hill run Gem State Auto, a thriving local business.
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William S. Hill
Pocatello
Bill
Bill Tilden
Intermountain
General Motors
New York City
Detroit
Elks and
Masonic Lodges
Chamber of Commerce and
Rotary Club
Lillis Crane
Gate City
the Hills
Russians Cross Border Fire Village Near Suifenko
Tokyo reports regular Soviet troops crossed the Manchoukuo border near Suifenko set fire to a small village. Both sides rushed reinforcements but Russians withdrew before Japanese arrival and no fighting occurred.
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Tokyo
Domei
Manchoukuo
Suifenko
Flood Crest Rises Across Susquehanna Valley Amid Rising Waters
The second flood crest in a week surged down the Susquehanna valley with headwaters still rising. Sayre, Towanda, Wilkes-Barre, Jamestown, and Olean reported rising levels and flooded streets as the river neared previous flood marks and authorities warned of further increases. In Salt Lake City, LDS youth conference opened with J Reuben Clark Jr urging chastity, mothers to guard youth, and a Grant message noting his illness and faith in recovery. Church finances showed 4,201,668 dollars raised in tithes and funds for maintenance and missions.
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Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna Valley
New York Dine
New York-Pennsylvania
Sayre
Towanda
Otis J. Pusey
Salt Lake City
Latter Day Saints Church
Petting
J. Reuben Clark, Jr
Clark
Heber J. Grant
Los Angeles
Grant
Mr. Grant
Joseph Anderson
Police Guard Witnesses In Brooklyn Murder Ring Probe
New York April 5 Special police guard witnesses in the Brooklyn murder ring investigation after District Attorney William O Dwyer charged that imported killers are coming east to kill those opposing the gang. He named two hired gunmen including an ace trigger man for Detroit s purple gang and a Los Angeles gangster. O Dwyer said out of town hoodlums answered the gang s call in exchange for past gun favors and death threats. He identified Harry Strauss as the real killer who pressured others to stay with the gang.
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New York
O'Dwyer
Harry
Pittsburgh Phil) Strauss
Bottolfsen Hints At Reelection Bid In Idaho
Ada county Republicans feel Governor Bottolfsen will seek a second term. In a Meridian speech he implied a reelection bid and expressed hope for more Republicans on state boards. He did not elaborate further.
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Meridian
Idaho
Ada County
Bottolfsen
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Meet in Salt Lake City
Members from Utah and nearby states gather in Salt Lake City for the semi annual meeting. A luncheon will discuss plans for the Pioneer Memorial building.
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Salt Lake City
The
Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Pioneer Memorial
Production Drops Across Regions in Early April
Production declines nationwide by nearly one percent last week due to cold weather east of the Rockies while the western region shows an uptick. Richard C. Ross, agricultural statistician, notes California and other areas contributed to the observed changes in butter output.
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Boise
Rockies
Richard C. Ross
California
French Lose 15 Soldiers in Saarlautern Skirmish
German high command reports 15 French soldiers killed in a skirmish with German shock troops raiding an enemy position near Saarlautern on the western front.
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Berlin
Saarlautern
Utah Weather Forecast Shifts to Showers and Flurries
The Utah forecast calls for a cloudy night with showers or snow flurries in the western portion. Saturday expects more showers or snow flurries with little temperature change.
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Utah
Idaho Weather Sunny spells and mountain flurries
Partly cloudy tonight with minor temperature change. Local areas may see flurries over the mountains tonight with little overall temperature shift into Saturday.
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Idaho
Autopsy authorized in Hardy death investigation
Charles E. Hardy 59 of 626 West Bonneville Street, district secretary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, died of a gunshot wound. Coroner Arthur W. Hall led the autopsy, with Dr. H. H. Hughart tracing the bullet path. Family sought the autopsy to clarify the death as police review every angle. Inquest set for Saturday at 10 a.m. Funeral services Sunday at the Elks temple, Mountain View cemetery, under B. of R. T. Pocatello lodge No. 98.
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Charles E. Hardy
West
Bonneville Street
The
Brotherhood of Railway
Arthur W. Hall
Bannock County
H. H. Hughart
Hardy
G. L. Tyler
Clarence M. Jeffery
Jarvis Roubidoux
the Elks Temple
William P. Whitaker
Mountain View Cemetery
Pocatello Lodge No. 98
B. of
R. T
Weather Forecast Proves Correct as Rain Arrives Today
The rain arrived as predicted with up to 0.07 inch fell by 1:30 p.m., bringing the month total to 0.24 inch. Temperatures fell from 46 F at 1:30 a.m. to 38 F, with a low of 36 F and winds around 18 mph.
Burglars Active In West Idaho
Burglars looted Boise valley business houses causing about 5500 in losses. Meehan Distributing lost over 100 from a safebox. box recovered by Sheriff Muir empty. Boise market lost about 1000 and a safe Tuesday. Two men in Canyon county jail charged with looting a Nampa store. losses around 4000.
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Payette
Idaho
Bureglars
Boise Valley
Meehan Distributing Company
Harry Muir
Payette River
Boise
Canyon County
Tennis Club to Elect Officers and Plan Season
Pocatello tennis club will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday in the Graves and Potter office to elect new officers and lay plans for the season. President Bill Smith says intercity matches are planned with Gooding Twin Falls Burley Idaho Falls Rexburg and Sun Valley this summer. All members and prospective members are invited.
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Pocatello Tennis Club
Graves and
Potter
Bill Smith
Smith
Gooding
Twin Falls
Burley
Idaho Falls
Rexburg
Sun Valley
Union Pacific workers fund iron lung for president
A drive to raise about 2600 for an iron lung to be given to Union Pacific president William M. Jeffers after 50 years of service. Nine thousand employees in the south central district including Ogden are invited to contribute 25 cents to 1. Jeffers, nicknamed the father of the Old Timers clubs, will be honored in Omaha next June.
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Ogden
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific
Railroad Boosters’ League
Salt Lake City
Jeffers
France Considers Stern Action Against Propaganda
Paris reports the new French government may draft a decree making dissemination of Communist propaganda a treasonable offense. The measure, prepared by Interior Minister Henri Roy and awaiting Premier Reynaud's signature, follows the outlawing of the Communist party on Sept 26 last year. The party once had millions of adherents and held 77 of 618 seats in the chamber.
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Paris
France
Henri Roy
Reynaud
Communist Party
Chamber of Deputies
People's Front
Twenty Years Ago Steamer Frye Survives German Raid
The schooner William P. Frye navigates the South Atlantic after a German raider, the Eitel Friedrich, attacks the ship Twenty years ago, the encounter marked a notable wartime incident at sea.
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William P. Frye
South Atlantic
Reider Pring Eitel Friedrich
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