Bowen Chosen to Fill Place in LDS Church
Albert E Bowen, 60, was appointed to succeed the late Alvazo A Hinckley on the Council of the Twelve Apostles, aiding President Heber J Grant. The church outlined a security program guiding 750000 members, with plans for a back to the farm movement and resettlement as the 1937 general conference closed.
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Preas Salt Laxe
Alvazo A. Hinckley
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Albert E. Bowen
Hinckley
Bowen
Heber J. Grant
Conoe
Priest to Aid Denver Youth In Murder Case
A mid dle aged priest from Omaha says he will offer 15 year old Billy Meagher a chance to begin life anew in a boys home he founded if district court approves custody. The youth is on trial for patricide in a shotgun slaying and sought aid after writing to the priest. The district attorney was present as the case moved through the Denver court.
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Denver
N. 6
Billy Meagher
E. F. Flanagan
Omaha
Neb
Billy
John A. Caroll
Mysterious Youth Found Wandering With Candle in Waterbury
A young man, unable to identify himself, was brought to the Waterbury police station at noon. The desk sergeant named him Diogenes Doe as he wandered the town center holding a lighted candle.
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Diogenes Doe
Waterbury, Conn
Two Texans Shot In Dallas Affair
In Dallas a 43-year-old man William E. Winstead shot and killed Irene Anderson 20 and wounded Grace 23 before killing himself in an advertising display company office. Justice of the Peace W. J. Stovall reported there was no known motive and a coroner’s inquest will be held.
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Dallas
Texas
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Stovall
William E. Winstead
Irene Anderson
Grace
Justices of the Peace
Spring storm batters city with ongoing moisture
A spring snow storm hit Pocatello delivering rain sleet and snow over nine days with wind at 26 mph. Temperatures ranged 33 to 36 degrees as ground moisture rose to .12 to .46 inches, while travel suffered from poor visibility and grounded air service.
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Pocatello
H. H. Smith
U. S
National Parks Airways
Salt Lake City
Butte
Senate Plans Strike Policy Declaration for Sit-Downs
Senate Majority Leader Robinson announced a declaration of policy on sit-down strikes. A Democratic group agreed at a morning conference on a modified version of Senator Pittman’s resolution to be brought to the Senate for swift action Wednesday. The measure condemns sit-downs as contrary to sound public order and critiques the industrial spying system used by some employers.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Ark
Pittman
Neb
DIES IN TEXAS SAN ANGELO
Local obituary notice reports the death of P C V Holland aged 74 in San Angelo Texas. The veteran is described as a former resident with ties to the area and forthcoming funeral arrangements.
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Texas
San Angelo
C. V. Holland
U S Declared War on Germany Twenty Years Ago Today
The report recalls the 1917 declaration of war on Germany, contrasting the mass public march with a small private dinner of aging lawmakers and a white-haired woman. It notes 56 dissenters, including Rankin, whose antiwar vote was not influential amid the era’s upheaval.
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U.S
Germany
Bisgest
Serele
Demnaestte Rankin
Compromise Court Contest Sparks Senate Edges Toward Amendment
Washington April 6 supporters debate constitutional amendment as alternative to Roosevelt court bill. Wheeler would back two thirds rule if needed to strike statutes. O Mahoney signals encouragement while Pittman weighs joint proposal. Burlingham denounces the bill as a shabby enterprise and urges change. Attorney General Cummings criticized for resistance to the plan.
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Washington
Wheeler
Mont
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Supreme Court
Pittman
D-New
Charles C. Burlingham
New York Bar Association
Judiciary Committee
Burlingham
Labor
Burke
D-Neb
Starving in War Siege at El Cabezo Mountain
In Andujar Spain April 6 two insurgent officers seized control of El Cabezo top as 1,500 residents including priests civilians and 21 births endure hunger amid a siege. Three deserters report 460 are combatants. aerial blockades and government bombing continue as talks falter.
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Andujar
Spain
el Cabezo
Luger Nuevo Palace
Cortes
Ruano
Jaen
Potato Shipment Shows Increase in 1938 Idaho Falls
Idaho and Maine potato shipments compared in a state agriculture report. Idaho shipped 23,644 carloads of 1938 potatoes this year, up from 19,724 a year ago, while Maine sent 37,899 this period versus 31,756 previously. No. 1 Russets sell around 1.75 dollars per 100 pounds to dealers in Idaho Falls.
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Idaho Falls
Maine
Idaho
Department of Agriculture
U. S
Negro Hunted as Murderer in Brickbat Attacks
Police checked parole records for a 25 year old, 175 pound, six foot suspect in a string of brickbat assaults against housewives. Victims Edna Worden and daughter Marguerite Worden were bludgeoned to death. robbery was noted as a possible motive.
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Los Angeles
Burt Wallis
Edna A. Worden
Marguerite
A. F. Wagner
Worden
Christian Science Monitor
Raymond A. Worden
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cabin Scene Described in Vosper Disappearance Case
At a coroner inquest in Eastbourne a steward testified about the Paris liner cabin of Muriel Oxford Miss Great Britain 1936. He described finding Oxford and Peter Willes on a divan at 2 45 am and Vosper missing from a veranda five minutes later. The jury returned an open verdict stating Vosper drowned but without determininig how he went overboard.
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Eastbourne
Eng
Paris
Muriel Oxford
Great Britain
Frank Vosper
Charles Carbon
Carbon
Miss Oxford
Vosper
Bresnahan Probes Idaho Mining Laws for Publication
Boise April 6 Leo Bresnahan former state attorney general studied Idaho mining laws today and compiled the statutes for publication. The legislature appropriated 2000 dollars for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Leo Bresnahan
Idaho
London Paris May Line Up Balkan Help
British and French leaders considered coordinating with the Balkans to oppose Italy if Mussolini abandons the hands off Spain pact. A Paris source cited insurgent claims of government losses near Durango and Bilbao as tensions rose over non intervention.
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London
Paris
Balkan Help
Associated Press
Great Bitain
France
Balkans
Italy
Mussolini
Spain
Durance
Bilbao
Bourbons Gain in State Vote
Detroit April 6 Related returns from Michigan off-year election indicate Democratic gains in state offices. Van Wagoner as highway commissioner leads with over 81,000 votes and a statewide trend shows Democrats contesting supreme court, agriculture board, and university regents seats as precincts report results.
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Detroit
Michigan
Murray D. van Wagener
Supreme Court
State Board of Agriculture
Board of University Regents
Supreme Bench
Thomas F. McAllister
Walter H. North
Louis H. Fead
Walter I. McKenzie
van Wagoner
Charles M. Ziegler
County Agents Map Soil Plans for Conservation Effort
Southeastern Idaho county agents joined federal experts to speed the 1937 soil conservation program. They drafted uniform work sheet methods and early farmer funding options. Attendees included C. E. Carter and Dean E. J. Iddings with J. H. Reardon leading the group. Utah weather prospects: snow or rain tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change.
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Idaho
C. E. Carter
Northwest States
G. KE. Farrell
Western Division Conservation Service
Wash
D. C
Dean E. J. Iddings
Moscow
J. H. Reardon
Utah
Liner That Couldn't Sink Remembered On 25th Anniversary
A report recalling the Titanic tragedy marks 25 years since its sinking after hitting an iceberg at 2 20 a m on April 18. The White Star liner was deemed unsinkable amid ongoing distress calls and the final plunge into the North Atlantic.
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Dale Harrison
New York
North Atlantic
Strikes Idle Thousands Across Nation Amid Labor Turmoil
Reports from Associated Press describe widespread work stoppages with more than 125,000 workers idle nationwide. Chrysler talks near resolution for 89 600 workers while coal miners near Knoxville face possible long layoffs. Clashes over wages and hours ripple through Ohio retail, Indiana hospital staff, and other industrial zones.
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Chrysler Motor Corporation
Acalea Iat
Knoxville
Tenn
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Pittsburgh Terminal Cay) Corp
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Chrysler
Hudson Motor Car Co
Reo Motor Car Co
Committee For Industrial Organization
Akron
Barberton
Ohio
Terre Haute
Ind
France Buys Bathtubs. U S Withholds Details
The April 6 7 report notes France is in the market for pressed steel bathtubs but the Commerce Department provides only a terse statement and declines to disclose specifics. An information officer jokes about a potential French bathtub cult while stressing data are for American dealers only.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
France
Commerce Department
la Belle France
Uncle Sam
Gordon Lectures Continue Tonight at Idaho Meetings
Doctor J King Gordon of Montreal delivers a highly praised talk on A Pattern for World Politics to students at the University of Idaho and to a radio audience. He discusses the liquor traffic for the W C T U and plans further talks on Today's Faith Tomorrow's Democracy with lectures at eight o'clock each evening.
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Pocatello
J. King Gordon
Montreal
Canada
Doctor Gordon
John R. Nichols
University of Idaho, Southern
Gordon
Congregational Church
Former Buhl police chief to join Idaho Highway Patrol
W K Barron, who resigned as Buhl chief of police, prepared on April 6 to assume duties as a member of the Idaho state highway patrol.
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Idaho Patrol
Buhl
W. K. Barron
State Highway Patrol
Rescue flier spots wrecked airliner near mountain in Arizona
A search plane near an eastern Apache Reservation peak sighted wreckage believed to be the New York bound twin motor airliner that disappeared last Saturday with eight persons aboard. Snow and fire damage hinder survival hopes as crews mobilize from Winslow Springerville and nearby towns.
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ST. Jouns
Ariz
Arena
Airound
Winslow
Springerville
A D. Smith
Transcontinental and Western Air
Glen Moser
Burbank
Calif
New York
Slayer Tells Attack Story in Chester County Court
Alexander P. Meyer testified about killing 16 year old Helen Meyer and attacking a friend, Jennie Waterson, in Chester County Pennsylvania. He had pleaded guilty to murder and faced a possible death sentence as testimony outlined prior assaults and the motive given to render victims unconscious.
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West Chester
Alexander P. Meyer
Helen Meyer
Meyer
Hearne
Chester County
Jicdoes Butler Windle
Ernest Harvey
Coatesville
The
Commonwealth
Raymond B. Reid
Philip Reilly
Miss Meyer
Reid
Jennie Waterson
Jennie
Wilmer Allison Retires From Big-Time Tennis
Wilmer Allison, longtime Davis Cup player, announced in Houston on April 6 that he is retired from major tennis at age 32. He cites age, a shift to golf, and a desire to allow the United States team to regain the Davis Cup as reasons for stepping away from the sport.
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Houston
Wilmer Allison
United States
Seamen Aid Pei An Aground Near Whampoa China
British battleship Seamen rushed to aid the steamer Pei An after an appeal for help against pirates near Whampoa. Whampoa lies about 50 miles up the Canton River estuary amid many islands where pirates operate.
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San Francisco
Pei An
Whampoa
China
Globe Wireless Company
Canton River
Film Actress Adrienne Ames Wins Divorce From Bruce Cabot
Adrienne Ames, film actress, obtained an interlocutory divorce from Bruce Cabot in Los Angeles after detailing a volatile marriage marked by his drinking threats and furniture damage. It was her second divorce from Cabot within a year amid renewed separation since January.
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Los Angeles
Adrienne Ames
Bruce Cabot
Cabot
New York
Miss Ames
Minor Moore
Unsettled Night with Snow Showers Forecast
Weather notice reports unsettled conditions with snow showers in the southeast tonight. Wednesday remains cloudy with little temperature change and light local frosts expected.
Mad triple killer hunted in Manhattan by police
Detectives searched East Fifties rooming houses for Robert Irwin a 29 year old sculpture student and ex inmate of the insane asylum linked to the murders of Veronica Gedeon and two others Authorities say he reenacted revenge for a thwarted romance Diary entries reveal love for Ethel sister of Ronnie Gedeon and a previous psycho analysis Irwin was last in Canton New York and had resigned from St Lawrence University misfit with alleged motive of jealous passion.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Robert Irwin
Veronica Gedeon
Art
Gedeon
Haven
Chunky
St. Lawrence University
Canton
N. Y
St. Lawrence
Irwin
Ethel
Ronnie
Gedeons
Rockland State Hospital
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Mount Baldy
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John Nunn
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Manhattan
Mad Triple Killer
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