Supreme Court Hears Petition on Sale of Beer
The Idaho Supreme Court heard a habeas corpus petition in the Speer case over whether near beer may be classified as intoxicating under state law. W Orr and M Chapman, Twin Falls lawyers, argued that current interpretation of section 18-102 Idaho Code is correct, while Sae Speer remains jailed on a misdemeanor charge for selling near beer to a customer. Arguments also covered Irene Page vs Idaho Falls S D 8 hospital and other cases. Utah forecast notes colder weather tonight and Friday.
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Pocatello
Idaho
W. Orr
Marshall Chapman
Chapman & Chapman
Twin Falls
Speer
James W. Davis
Jerome County
Jerome
District Court of the
Eleventh District
Heber N. Folkman
Harry Beethan
Lockman
Boise
District Court
Irene Page
Idaho Falls S. D. 8
Industrial Accident Board
Supreme Court
Benedict
Idaho Falls
Dillon
Rosa
Devingenzo
Bannock
Gordon
Kerr
W. Orr Chapman
Idaho Supreme Court
J. Howard Speer
Townend Runs Independent For Mayor In Pocatello
Archer Townend filed as an independent candidate for mayor with Elmer Smith and Henry Lessing for city council. Townend backs Smith’s platform for tax reduction, economy, and home-labor wages, condemning what they call an unfair Democratic convention.
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Elmer Smith
Henry Lessing
Archer Townta
Smith
Lessing
C. A. Carmack
L. D. S. Stake
Townend
the Tribune
Pocatello
F. M. Bistline
Bistline
Dust Storm Ravages Texas Panhandle and Nearby Regions
A severe dust and sand storm swept the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma and Kansas, with wind up to 50 mph. Meade Kansas reports show wheat fields bare and livestock affected. northwestern Oklahoma cites several inches of soil removed from new fields. Perry Oklahoma notes a 25 year worst sand storm with 36 tourists stranded. precipitation forecast for much of the area.
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Kansas City
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Kansas
Meade
Kas
R. L. Bon Trebra
State Experiment Farm
Garden City
Perry
Senate balks at Roosevelt farm measure in relief bill
In Washington on April 13 the Senate defeated a cost of production guarantee by six votes 47 to 40. A cross‑party bloc backed the Simpson Norris plan enabling the agriculture secretary to secure a fair price and reasonable profit for farmers. The vote marked the first record approval in the Senate on any section of the farm program.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rainey
Secretary of Agriculture
Farmer- Laborite
Shipstead
Minnesota
Test Flight of Macon Postponed
Akron Ohio April 13 AP The first test flight of the U S S Macon to determine navy acceptance was postponed after Lieutenant Commander Alger H Diesel studied weather. Lakehurst N J April 13 AP Lieutenant Commander H V Wiley sole surviving officer of the Akron may travel to Akron next week to join test flights as part of the inspection board.
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Akron
Ohio
Macon
Alger H. Diesel
Lakehurst
N. J
H. V. Wiley
U. S. S. Akron
U. S. S. Macon
Wiley
Community Chest Holds First Meet
A Community Chest board meeting at the Bannock hotel formed a three member committee to draft and negotiate budgets with each agency. D C Brown chair, with S E Brady and H D MacCosh as members.
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Community Chest
Bannock Hotel
D.C. Brown
S. E. Brady
H. D. MacCosham
Akron Court of Inquiry to Conclude Akron Disaster Testimony
The naval board investigating the Akron disaster and the J-3 blimp loss said the hearing at the air station would likely finish Saturday and resume next week in Washington. Lt Cmdr Ralph G. Pennoyer noted the joint congressional inquiry would call witnesses in Washington, with testimony today on the Akron destruction and tomorrow on the J-3 crash in which two lives were lost. Lieut F A L Dartsch described weather chart prep for April 3, the day the Akron departed, noting conditions made a J-3 flight inadvisable.
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N. J
Naval Board
Akron
Washington
Ralph G. Pennoyer
Secretary of the Navy
Service Board
Washington Navy Yard
F. A. L. Dartsch
Dartsch
Henry V. Butler
Court of
Ralph C. Pennoyer
Associated Press
Charles J. Maguire
Naval Station
District Fair Is Cancelled After Board Vote
Eastern Idaho district fair directors from Bonneville Bannock and Bingham counties met at the courthouse to decide not to hold a district fair this fall due to a deficit around 3700. The fair property was turned over to Bingham county for management until 1934. Funeral services for G G Wright were held in Idaho Falls with business leaders and L D S church officials in attendance. Wright died in a Yellowstone highway automobile accident. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
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G. G
Wright
Idaho
Blackfoot
Eastern
H. Stufflebeam
Bingham County
Fair Board
Idaho Falls
G. G. Wright
Utah
L. D. S. Tabernacle
Jesse H. Nielsen
Yellowstone Highway
Downey
Levi Edgar Young
Heber J. Grant
L. D. S. Church
Professor Young
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Santa Monica Cal April 13 Will Rogers comments on Chicago teachers beer bootleggers and a world’s fair while predicting Chicago’s future as a major world city Capone’s release and Bernard Shaw’s lecture are noted Will’s own boat voyage and a forecast of a rising but freezing temperature at the Idaho Fair tonight and Friday
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Santa Monica
Cal
Chicago
America
Capone
Bernard Shaw
South Pole
Idaho
Permission to Shoot Woman in Cincinnati Court Opinion
Henry La Mara, a 64 year old Black man, was granted probation after pleading for shooting Eva Bell in an arm. Judge Stanley Struble delayed sentence, joking that after 64 years without trouble the man deserved a breach, and warned probation would last 64 years.
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Cincinnati
Henry la Mara
Eva Bell
la Mara
Stanley Struble
Postponed MLB Games Highlight Snow Impacts and Mixed Results
National baseball scores show New York at Boston postponed due to snow. Other games include Cincinnati overcoming a deficit to beat a foe, St. Louis and Chicago sharing low totals, and Brooklyn Philadelphia Washington and Detroit contests featuring various pitchers and batters such as Hallahan Wilson Andrews Shea and Hildebrand.
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National
New York
Boston
Roosevelt Proposes Permanent Federal Home Loan System
President Roosevelt backs a bill to create a permanent federal savings and loan system with a $100 million government subscription and a $2 billion emergency corporation to refinance mortgages. The plan would allow mortgage refinancings through bond-backed deals, lowering debts to $5,000 with terms up to 15 years and potential moratorium options.
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Washington
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Congress
Roosevelt
Home Loan Bank Board
Union Pacific reports traffic ahead of last year
Carl Gray president of the Union Pacific said reports from the west show traffic running ahead of recent volumes and the year over year decline shrinking. He cited higher commodity prices lifting freight, improving wheat and potato markets, and stated the railroad is not seeking rails.
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New York
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
Mr. Gray
Nebraska
Kansas
Mother of Woodin Dies in New York
Mrs. C. R. Woodin, mother of Secretary of the Treasury William H. Woodin, died in New York at age 85. Funeral services will be attended by family, interment in Berwick, Pennsylvania. Born Mary Dickerman Woodin in 1847, she was married to Clemual Woodin in 1865 and is survived by a brother Payson Dickerman.
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New York
C. R. Woodin
Hartford
Clark Dickerman
Clemuela Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
Payson Kingsbury Dickerman
Milton, Pa
Judge's Watch Stolen During Court in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas on April 13 during a theft trial County Judge McGee left the bench for a water break. After a five minute recess he returned to find his watch missing from the bench area. The incident interrupted court and prompted a search for the missing timepiece.
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Fort Worth
Texas
McGee
Two British Engineers Face Off in Moscow Espionage Trial
In Moscow on April 13 two Metropolitan-Vickers engineers, William H. MacDonald and L. C. Thornton, faced court. MacDonald pled guilty to gathering military, economic, and political information on Thornton’s instruction and claimed coerced statements by Russian police. Thornton denied prior confessions, later saying his initial statements were not true. The trial featured thrusts of responsibility as prosecutors pressed Thornton for admission.
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Moscow
Willam H. MacDonald
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Company
L. C. Thornton
England
MacDonald
Thornton
Leningrad
Zlatoust
China and Italy to Send Delegates to Washington Talks
China and Italy notified the state department they will be represented at the Washington economic conversations, bringing the number of participating nations to eight. Ambassador Augusto Rosso said Guido Jung would represent Italy, while Premier Mussolini sent regrets. Alfred Sze of China said a representative would be named later.
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Washington
China
Italy
State Department
Augusto Rosso
Guido Jung
Benito Mussolini
Alfred Sze
Navy Buries Two Airship Victims
The U S Navy laid to rest Commander Frank C McCord skipper of the Akron at Arlington cemetery with full honors after funeral services at Chevy Chase Presbyterian church where he was married The same day Admiral William A Moffett chief of aeronautics was buried with an aerial flower escort and planes dropping blossoms over his grave
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Navy
Frank C. McCord
Akron
Arlington Cemetery
William A. Moffett
McCord
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Moffett
Roosevelt proposes mortgage refinancing bond to aid small homeowners
President Roosevelt asks Congress for legislation to refinance existing mortgage debts on small homes and to allow postponement of interest and principal payments in extreme need. He proposes a bond issue guaranteed by the treasury to fund the plan, aiming to stabilize home ownership and relieve distress for owners and investors. Bills were introduced in both houses to carry out these recommendations.
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Congress
Senate
House
National Treasury
Blackfoot mayoral race narrows after withdrawals
In Blackfoot yesterday J K Smith was nominated for mayor on a second ticket but today withdrew his name. This leaves only Mayor Edward Thoreson as a candidate for the office. The bulletin notes ongoing local political maneuvering in the municipal race.
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Blackfoot
J. K. Smith
Edward Thoreson
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