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Newspaper

The Pocatello Tribune

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1932

Page

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Pocatello Council Boosts Old Pay Scale May First

After executive budget sessions the Pocatello city council plans to restore department head salaries to their pre-cut level effective May 1. Savings mainly come from department supplies, with an estimated $38,860.85 saved next year. No decision yet on repairing worn streets. councilors to report on street improvements at the next meeting.

Pocatello City TY. C. Coffin Elmer Smith J. P. Halliwell

Senator King to Trim Indian Bureau Salaries

Senator William H. King urged a $2,000,000 cut in Indian bureau salaries as part of the $45,000,000 Interior supply measure. He called the bureau incompetent and unfair, and complained salaries consumed about half of the department’s appropriations. He planned salary limitation amendments in the Senate.

Washington William H. King Indian Bureau Utah Democrat Senate King

Apprentice Kills Noted Specialist in Vienna Street Shooting

On April 12 in Vienna a renowned car specialist Professor Gustav Alexander was shot three times and killed. The assailant, a tailor's apprentice, was captured as police work to determine a motive for the attack.

Vienna Gustav Alexander United States

Andean eruptions threaten world wide volcanic wave

Mendoza residents face 80 000 evacuation risk as Andean eruptions send ash 14 inches deep over regions of central South America. Weather officials warn of a potential global volcanic wave amid active volcanoes and dust belts stretching toward Chile and Argentina.

Buenos Aires Mendoza Argentina Central South America Martin Gil Vesuvius San Francisco Valparaiso Chile Malargue

Wife guarded by jealous husband in divorce suit

Mrs. Carl W. Peters filed for divorce in St. Paul charging her husband placed toothpicks on the door to signal visitors. She says he locked her in the house for days during his absence due to jealousy. They wed in Altoona Wisconsin in 1916.

ST. Paul Carl W. Peters Peters Altoona Wis

Two More File for Idaho State Offices in Primary Run

April 12 report shows Myrtle P. Eaking Gooding county auditor and Bert H. Miller Idaho Falls filed declarations with the secretary of the state. Filing fees total now 1203 dollars, equal to one percent of the office salary minus one dollar. Eaking seeks the Democratic nomination for state treasurer and Miller seeks the Democratic nomination for attorney general.

Boise Secretary of the State Myrtle P. Eaking Gooding County Bert H. Miller Idaho Falls

Will Rogers Wires The Tribune

Will Rogers comments from Beverly Hills on Wall Street’s long coma and a Senate autopsy to uncover the truth about the financial collapse. He quips that the deceased died from overgorging while the gorge was gorgeous, offering his peppy sententious critique.

Beverly Hills Cal Wall Street U. S. Senate Will Rogers

Wisconsin saved banks story tells LaFollette plan

The 1932 AP report details Governor Phillip F. LaFollette guiding Wisconsin through a harsh winter without bank suspensions. He cites facing facts and telling the public the truth as core steps, with ties to the LaFollette political family as he travels from New York to Madison.

New York Phillip F. LaFollette Wisconsin LaFollette Bob" LaFollette Robert M. LaFollette Madison Wis Boston

Pioneer Woman Mary Trimming Dies at 84 in Pocatello

Mrs. Mary Trimming 84 widow of John E. Trimming died after a long illness at her home 218 S Johnson Ave Pocatello She came to the Gate City in 1887 born February 1848 in Arkansas Survived by two daughters Mrs Clarence Rainey and Mrs Nora Verley 14 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren Funeral 8 P M Thursday Hall mortuary chapel Rev I Q Wood Interment Mountainview Friends may view the remains

Pocatello Mary Trimming S. Johnson Avenue Trimming John E. Trimming Gate City Arkansas Clarence Rainey Nora Verley Oregon City Oregon Hall Mortuary I. Q. Wood Mountainview

Prohibition Leader Calls Saloonless Policy Best Yet

Nampa April 12 Oliver W. Stewart vice chairman of the Allied Forces for Prohibition told a noon audience that prohibition at its worst is better than the old saloon at its best. He spoke on the policy's value in curbing vice and improving public morals.

Nampa Oliver W. Stewart Allied Forces For Prohibition Prohibition Bette

Lodge Talks With Spirit Of Son In Libel Suit

Sir Oliver Lodge testifies in a libel case against a newspaper stating he communicated with his son Raymond, killed in the war. He recounts the spirit’s reply and claims the other world exists in space around us with multiple grades of existence.

London Oliver Lodge Raymond Oliver

Kiwanis Club Welcomes Reverend Joseph Chester

At the Kiwanis meeting Gaylord Sanford led music and Marion Henderson played two violin solos. Reverend Joseph Chester spoke on India's path to self government, noting independence will come gradually through evolution. Guests included C. D. Thomas of Twin Falls and Joe Jenkinson from the Elks club.

Kiwanis Club Gaylord Sanford Marion Henderson Joseph Chester India C. D. Thomas Twin Falls Joe Jenkinson Elks Club

Ex Husbands Traded in Quirky New England Divorce Tale

In Poughkeepsie on April 12 the Parrott and Smith families, once neighbors, swapped husbands after both women secured Mexican divorces. All four traveled to Sharon Connecticut where the exes were traded, and the couples honeymooned together.

Poughkeepsie N. Y Parrots Smiths Malcolm E. Parrott

Plea on 2.4 Billion Bonus Payment Before House Panel

Washington reports advocates for a 2.4 billion dollar cash bonus for veterans pressed their case before the House Ways and Means Committee despite opposition from administration and Democratic leaders. Father Charles Coughlin urged that government payments to soldiers would boost domestic demand and commerce, arguing a revenue revaluation would follow.

Washington Congress House Ways and Means Committee Charles E. Coughlin Detroit Patman D. Tex Coughlin

Senate okays promotion of judge who sentenced Capone

Late wire reports say a senate judiciary sub committee approved promotion to the circuit court for Judge James H. Wilkerson who sentenced Al Capone. Borah supported the approval amid labor protests over his federal judgeship record.

Washington Circuit Court James H. Wilkerson al Capone Senate Judiciary Wilkerson Borah

Nevada Senator Loses Bid on Hoover Dam Funding

Senator Od die of Nevada failed to amend the interior department appropriation bill. The attempt would raise Hoover Dam funding from 6 million to 10 million dollars, reflecting a partisan clash over the project.

Washington Oddie Republican Nevada Senate Interior Department Hoover Dam

Trial aims to show abduction in Kahahawai case

Honolulu April 12 The prosecution began presenting witnesses in the Kahahawai lynching trial linking Mrs Granville Fortescue and three navy men to the abduction and to a car rushing toward Koko Head as the body was moved to be disposed of.

Associated Press Granville Fortescue Thomas H. Massie Joseph Kahahawai Thalia Massie Honolulu Navy John C. Kelly Kahahawai Koko

Mayor Argues With Council Over City Expenses

During a closed executive session Mayor T. C. Coffin challenged council members to approve his city related expenditures. The disputed items include a 41.54 Newark telephone bill, 25 hall rental for Barzilla Clark, Boise trip costs, 140 for Portneuf building storage, and a 95.41 tax refund for Mrs. J. P. Neff. The bill coincided with Ignace Blaustein’s arrest in a Lindbergh kidnapping case.

T. C. Coffin Okeh Newark New Jersey Barzilla Clark Idaho Falls Boise Public Utilities Company Pocatello Portneuf J. P. Neff Garfield Avenue Ignace Blaustein Lindbergh

Barber Shop And Cafe Wiped Out In Idaho Falls Fire

A basement water heater explosion at Harold Brightton barber shop in Firth sparked a blaze that destroyed the barber shop and the Ed Brightwizer cafe in Idaho Falls late Monday night. The frame structures burned around 10 pm as five firemen fought the fire with Shelley volunteers aiding to prevent spread. Adjoining buildings suffered smoke and water damage. loss estimates were unavailable.

Idaho Falls Harold Brighton Firth Ed Brightwizer Shelley

Author Gamaliel Bradford Dies at 69 in Massachusetts

Gamaliel Bradford, 69, renowned biographer and author, died last night at his Wellesley Hills home in Wellesley Massachusetts. The noted writer, widely read for biographies and literary criticism, passed away surrounded by family.

Wellesley Mass Gamaliel Bradford Wellesley Hills

Prohibition Campaign Speakers In Pocatello Tonight

The Allied Forces for Prohibition announce tonight events in Pocatello with Colonel Raymond Robins at 8:00 P.M. in S. C. 8 Recreation Hall. Miss Norma C. Brown speaks on Prohibition and civilization. Dr Ira Landrith headlines a 2:30 p.m. mass meeting. Oliver W. Stewart and Claude Richmond comment on education and mobilization for victory.

Pocatello Raymond Robins S. C H. W. Henderson Norma C. Brown Bannock Chamber of Commerce Oliver W. Stewart Allied Forces Recreation Hall Ira Landrith Frazier Hall Stewart Claude Richmond Presbyterian Church

Ruth Hits First Season Home Run in Phillies Game

Babe Ruth launched the first major league homer of the season in his New York Philadelphia meeting, adding a second round-tripper in the fourth. Byrd also homered twice as Gehrig and Foxx joined with one each. St. Louis and Chicago game scores were disrupted by rain and cold weather across multiple matchups.

Philadelphia Babe Ruth Byrd Gehrig Foxx

Greenwich bakery clue stirs Lindbergh kidnapping note hunt

A Greenwich bakery proprietor reports a $20 bill from a $50,000 ransom used in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Police chase a green town car tied to a fleeing woman seen near the Lindbergh home, amid theories of an estranged kidnap gang member still holding the baby.

Jhovewell N. J APJ Hecame & Quarry Lindberg Greenwich Lindbergh Sourland Mountain Charles A. Lindsbergh, Jr Colonel Lindbergh

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