Fire Devastates Colon in Panama Canal Zone
A wind driven blaze in Colon, Panama, scorched 16 blocks of tenements and left about 10 000 people homeless. US Navy sailors and Marines aided firefighting while Army engineers dynamited buildings path, relief tents were set up for workers displaced along Paseo del Centenario.
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Panama Canal Zone
Colon
Panama
Finafiahtare
Atlantic
Panama Canal
United States Army
New Cristobal
Cristobal
Port Administration
United States
United States Navy
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
Balkans Safe With Nazis Moving North
Rumors claim Germany plans a three front war as it concentrations forces in Poland and Norway. Analysts note the Norway invasion demands 45 000 to 75 000 troops and a wider battle could see German forces stretched from the Franco Swiss border to Arctic Norway.
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Germany
Berlin
Europe
Norway
Denmark
Hitler
Scandinavia
Sweden
West
Russia
Italy
Balkans
Poland
Safety Week Planned by Bannock County Council
Bannock county safety council prepares for a county wide Safety Week in May with events including a parade, contests, stunts and speakers from schools and churches. Days are Safety Sunday through Community Safety Day with committees led by S D Sanford and others coordinating publicity, parades, school speeches and safety lane activities.
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Bannock County Safety Council
S. D. Sanford
James H. Bowns
Jack Steir
Bob Gallefant
C. G. Billmyer
R. V. Teeples
J. Chastain
Bud Brown
C. Thomas
Spriggs
Lee Blackmer
John Halford
George Rice
A. L. Oliver
Church
Paul de F. Mortimer
W. P. Havener
C. D. Blair
Robert Kutterer
H. W. Zimmerman
Income Averages $515 in 1938 Nationwide per Capita
National per capita income averaged 515 in 1938, up from 376 in 1933 and down from 679 in 1929, with 1939 estimates likely higher. State figures ranged from 205 in Mississippi to 833 in New York, according to the commerce department report.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Mississippi
New York
Salmon Band Prepares for Rexburg Spring Music Festival
The Salmon high school band rehearses for a concert on Thursday April 18 and plans to send the marching band and baton class to Rexburg for the spring music festival. Grace Allen leads the nine member advanced baton class as drum major.
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Salmon
Salmon High School
Rexburg
Grace Allen
Track meet results at Laramie and Los Angeles
Idaho Southern 77, Wyoming 63 in Laramie. USC defeats Southern California Athletic Association 94 1 2 to 36 1 2 in Los Angeles.
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Laramie
Wyo
Idaho Southern
Wyoming
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Southern California Athletic Association
Sugar price rises 10 cents across major beet sugar firms
In Denver on April 13 major beet sugar companies led by Great Western American Crystal and Holly announced a 10 cent hike in basic refined sugar to 430 dollars per hundred pounds. The increase applies in areas west of Chicago.
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Denver
Great Western
American Crystal and
Holly
Chicago
Hen Rides Car Ten Miles in Chesnee
Mrs Harley Reynolds saw a hen dash across in front of her car on April 13 in Chesnee South Carolina. The hen squawked loudly then vanished from view. At home Mrs Kids found the chicken perched on the bumper after the car traveled ten miles unhurt.
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Chesnee
8S. C
Harley Reynolds
Idaho Utah 20 30 plans convention in Pocatello
Two hundred 20 30 plans and partners from Idaho and Utah will meet in Pocatello April 20 and 21 for the district convention. A Saturday banquet at the Whitman hotel opens events led by club president Robert Peterson. A charter for the Idaho Falls club will be presented Sunday at the Bannock hotel by Williard Menton of Provo.
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Idaho
Utah
Pocatello
Whitman Hotel
Robert Peterson
Bannock Hotel
Idaho Falls Club
Pocatello Group
Williard Menton
Provo
Idaho Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Idaho and Boise
A marriage license was issued in Salt Lake City to Noah Dearwood Oliver 21 of Hanson Idaho and Veda Martindale 19 of Burley Idaho. In Reno a license was issued to Charles Anderson 34 and Louise Moss 21 both of Boise.
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Salt Lake City
Noah Dearwood Oliver
Hanson
Idaho
Veda Martindale
Burley
Reno, Nev
Charles Anderson
Louise Moss
Boise
Lehrbas sees new war front as Germany moves on Norway
Lloyd Lehrbas AP foreign correspondent returns from Utah and California to discuss his Asia and Europe coverage during the past three years. He predicts the Denmark blitz and Norwegian advance will reshape the war, opening a vulnerable front and promising action as Germany seeks to hold its gains.
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Lloyd Lehrbas
Associated Press
New York
L. A. Lehrbas
Utah
California
Lehrbas
Asia
Europe
University of Wisconsin School of Journalism
Montpelier High School
Montpelier
Counties Get Road Funds
Senator D Worth Clark announced federal funds of 186373 for roads in Idaho state highway district No 1. The district covers Bear Lake to Jefferson counties with the Idaho state department of public works as sponsor. W P A official notes funds go through Gate City office and future work depends on labor quotas and sponsor funds.
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Washington
D. Worth Clark
Idaho
Work Projects Administration
Bear Lake
Franklin
Caribou
Bingham
Bonneville
Teton
Bannock
Power
Oneida
Madison
Jefferson
Fremont
Clark Counties
Idaho State Department of Public Works
Choir Plans Idaho High School Tour
Forty seven members of the Idaho Southern Acapella choir depart Monday for an annual tour of southeastern Idaho high schools under Rudolph F Goranson. They perform at Grace Montpelier Paris Preston Malad Soda Springs on Monday and at Blackfoot Firth Shelley Idaho Falls Rigby Rexburg on Tuesday and Wednesday. Soloists Evan Evans and Hal Mathews sing baritone parts while Grace and Josephine Hutchinson play piano duets and accompany a men’s quartet and women’s sextet.
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Idaho Southern Acapella Choir
Idaho
Rudolph F. Goranson
Grace
Montpelier
Paris
Preston
Malad
Soda Springs
Blackfoot
Firth
Shelley
Idaho Falls
Rigby
Rexburg
Evan Evans
Pocatello
Hal Mathews
Oakley
Josephine Hutchinson
Farmer Finds Meteorite Near Parma Idaho
M H Jenkins a farmer five miles south of Parma reports finding a four and a half pound iron and nickel meteorite while plowing The discovery was confirmed as the fourth meteorite found in Idaho and was dated April 2 Harry C Johnson director of the Brown Foundation at Walla Walla Washington informed the finder
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Parma
Idaho
M. H. Jenkins
Here
Harry C. Johnson
Brown Foundation
Walla Walla
Wash
Burley
Narvik action dominates Allied reports in war timing
The Associated Press notes Britain claims seven German destroyers sunk at Narvik harbor in a second assault. British forces led by Warspite damaged ships, while Norway receives promises of aid. Berlin says Germany’s position in Scandinavia is impregnable. King George VI sends assurances of continued support to Norway.
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Trondheim
Narvik
Bergen
Stavanger
Elverum
Hamar
Sweden
Great Britain
Associated Press
Norway
Narvik Harbor
Admiralty
Warspite
Rumbahsfjord
Oslo
Germany
Denmark
Berlin
Scandinavia
London
George VI
Haakon
Court Sends Johnston Back to Cell
Duncan M. Johnston former Twin Falls mayor was sentenced to life for first degree murder of George L. Olson a Salt Lake City jewelry salesman. The sentence was stayed as defense counsel filed for a probable cause certificate to appeal to the state supreme court. Johnston remains in Twin Falls county jail pending appeal.
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Twin Falls
Duncan M. Johnston
George L. Olson
Salt Lake City
James W. Porter
W. L. Dunn
State Supreme Court
Janiston
Supreme Court
Dunn
Johnston
Hitchhikers Race Across Country Ends in Salt Lake City
Evan McPherson of Fresno State College completed a 1,700 mile hitchhiking trek begun with Bill Ryan from their college. McPherson said he lost 12 hours sleeping in Wells Nevada and plans to return home, hoping to earn college credit in a publicity course.
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Salt Lake City
Evan McPherson
Fresno Calif
State College
Bill Ryan
McPherson
Wells
New
Park Alterations At Yellowstone And Glacier National Parks
Yellowstone plans demolishing Lake hotel and upgrading cabins as standard 3 day tours drop to 2 days. Many cabins will gain running water by season’s end. Glacier builds new Roe’s Creek tourist camp with central lodge, coffee shop, soda fountain, grocery and 50 cabins. Swift Current campground adds central lodge with coffee shop and lunch room facilities.
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Roe’s Creek
The
Park Service
Swift Current
Jittery Buyer Triggers Car Crash and Arrests in Pocatello
A Pocatello woman in a new car eyed for purchase collided with a salesman and another buyer on a sidewalk. Left front fenders and headlights were damaged in both vehicles. She was arrested for reckless driving and later for intoxication. she faces a justice court hearing Monday.
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Pocatello
Justice Court
Defendant Ernecke Dies by Suicide Amid Trial Threats
In Brooklyn a missing defendant from a 17-man plot case to overthrow the U S government was found dead in a basement after hanging himself. Claus Gunther Ernecke, 36, had feared life threats and the trial outcome. bail was forfeited and a bench warrant issued. The note near the body was not released. His attorney recalled his despair after a tense court appearance and witness distress.
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New York
Claus Gunther Ernecke
United States
Brooklyn
Ernecke
New York National Guard
Ben
Marcus B. Campbell
Den
Nis Healy
Leo Healy
Healy
Court Ends Session In Pocatello
Idaho's state supreme court closed its five day spring session in Pocatello after hearing 13 cases. Final matters included appeals from district court verdicts in a horse trampling at Bannock county fair and manslaughter convictions, plus civil and industrial accident cases.
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Pocatello
Idaho
State Supreme Court
Hannah Peterson
Bannock County
George Walters
O. A. Hints
Truck skids in rain, man narrowly escapes Sunrise express
In Scottsburg Virginia on Friday night Jack Harper’s truck slid off the road and became stuck in a ditch. He slept in the cab until dawn when a roar and crash occurred as the truck rested on the Southern railway tracks. The Sunrise express narrowly passed as Harper avoided a collision.
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Scottsburg
Jack Harper
Southern Railway
Harper
Sunrise Express
Express
Birthday greetings for local notables in Idaho Gate City
Best wishes go today to S. E. Brady and Car C. Christensen. Brady runs a top Gate City hotel and is active in the chamber of commerce and Rotary, a leading Idaho pioneer family member and well known citizen. Christensen, longtime Pacello attorney, serves Alameda village as attorney and is widely respected.
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S. E. Brady
Car C. Christensen
Brady
Idaho
Gate City
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Christensen
Pocatello
Alameda
College Baseball Atenver Defeats Regis 11 to 6
Atenver College defeated Regis College 11 to 6 in a college baseball game. Cole Wreeiay earned the win as Beate pitched strong innings to secure the victory.
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Atenver
Colorado College
Regis
Creety
Cole
Wreeiay
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