Winnie Ruth Judd Escapes Gallows by Insanity Verdict
In Florence Arizona a 12 juror panel found Winnie Ruth Judd insane for the killings of Egnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson. She is committed to the state hospital for the insane, delaying execution planned for April 28. The verdict, nine to three, followed 1 hour 57 minutes of deliberation amid cheers.
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Florence
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Egnes Leroi
E. L. Green
Mrs. Judd
William C. Judd
State Hospital
H. J. McKinnell
Tech Phoenix
Will C. Truman
Florence, Ariz
Agnes Lerol
Associated Press
Branch Tigers Shine at Utah Meet Highlights
Jim Lindsay of Beaver High School won the all around title with 5575 points, breaking his own record and becoming the first prep athlete to win twice. Southern Branch Idaho University dominated the junior college division, winning six events led by Hammond and Thomas who tied in the mile.
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Provo
Utah
Jim Lindsay
Beaver High School
Brigham Young University
Lindsay
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Hammond
Thomas
Southern Branch
Stanger
Bennett
Varney
Brown
Streifus
Barber
Shaw
Relief Agencies Set Monday Meeting For Forest Work Quotas
Fremont and neighboring counties will gather at the chamber of commerce at 1 pm Monday to assign reforestation worker quotas. Parker Carver will distribute application forms and final instructions for recruiting the army of forest waters. Unmarried men aged 18 to 25 are eligible with priority to those helped by relief agencies or with dependents.
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Fremont
Clark
Teton
Madison
Jefferson
Bonneville
Butte
Bingham
Bannock
Caribou
Bear Lake
Franklin
Oneida
Power
Custer
Chamber of Commerce
Parker Carver
C. Ben Ross
Carver
Army of Forest Waters
Hugh D. MacCosham
Idaho's 1000 man reforestation quota set
One thousand unemployed men in Idaho will be enrolled soon on reforestation projects per Hugh MacCoshan of the local RFC committee. Parker Carver of Boise will call district meetings to determine quotas and enlistment rules with Governor Ross’s secretary plans pending Washington approval.
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Idaho
Hugh MacCoshan
Parker Carver
Boise
C. Ben Ross
Loan Applications Available for Farm Crops in Idaho Counties
Farmers in Bannock Lemhi Power Custer and Butte counties can obtain federal crop production loan blanks from listed local offices and stores in Pocatello Downey Lava Hot Springs Bancroft Grace American Falls Arco Mackay Challis and Salmon. Loans capped at 300 dollars with a 30 percent acreage reduction on cash crops required.
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Bannock
Lemhi
Power
Custer
Butte Counties
M. M. Bush
Pocatello
Downey State Bank
Downey
Lava State Bank
Lava Hot Springs
Toolson's
Bancroft
Equity
Grace
American Falls
U. 8
Arco
Mackay
Court House
Challis
Ross Soward
Salmon
Idaho Falls
Central
Burley
Blackfoot
Midway
St. Anthony
Soda Springs
Malad
Shelley
Oakley
Aberdeen
Ammon
Driggs
Georgetown
Hamer
Hollister
Thomas
Gooding
Spencer
Paul
Dietrich
McCammon
Montpelier
Victor
Moreland
Moore
Heyburn
Franklin
Malta
Hazelton
Sugar City
Rupert
Castleford
Preston
Murderers sought in Oregon couple slaying near Portland
Police seek four suspects after Jimmy Walker 42 and Edith McClain 38 were found fatally shot on a St Helens road. Walker had earlier wounded Frank Kodat, owner of a nightspot, in a quarrel over McClain. Kodat may die. witnesses linked a four‑man car and a rooming house owner Jake Silverman to the crime scene.
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Portland
R. Helens
Ore
Jimmy Walker
Edith McClain
Walker
Frank Kodat
Speakeasy
Kodat
McClain
Jake Silverman
Silverman
Blackfoot Adopts Occupational Tax
Blackfoot city council meets on April 22 to pass a peddlers ordinance requiring payment of an occupation tax for all businesses and a license fee for itinerant merchants. Cemetery work proceeds with added lots and plantings. mayor invites public cemetery tour next Sunday. A cleanup committee is named to liaise with the chamber of commerce.
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Blackfoot
George Dore
Edward Thoreson
Paul DeMordaunt
William Tomlinson
Chamber of Commerce
Utah Weekend Weather Roughly Fair with Slight Temperature Shifts
The statewide forecast notes Sunday and Monday in Utah to be generally fair with little change in temperatures. Weather officials expect mild conditions across most regions with no major storms on the horizon.
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Utah
Major Hoople Set for Jump Over Pocatello Event
Major Hoople arrives in Pocatello for the American Legion show near the Memorial building. He will jump from a Fokker aircraft over the park beside the Portneuf River, landing with a five dollar bill for the first person to shake hands. He plans to depart for the north after today's air survey and return next Thursday.
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Major Hoople
Memorial Building
Pocatello
Fokker
Scenic Airways, Inc
Portneuf River
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills April 22 Will Rogers writes that there is little to report except gold and cites the uncertain outcomes of economic policy. He recalls a campaign promise about money and notes the nation is amid an unusual mood while acknowledging the potential for a lasting effect.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
America
Pocatello Contestants Rate High in Music Contests
The Pocatello band led by drum major Eddie Hartman won the final marching contest at the University of Idaho with 11 bands in the district competition. Over 1,300 students from southern Idaho competed, judged amid enthusiasm, with Pocatello taking top honors in several solo and ensemble classes.
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Pocatello
Hutchinson Field
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Eddie’’ Hartman
Meexourg
Shelley
Dean Garrett de Jong Jr
Fargo-Wilson- Wells Company
District Music Association
T. R. Neilson
Idaho
University of Idaho Campus Day to Draw 1342 Visitors
The University of Idaho plans its campus day on May 5 with a projected turnout near double last year as 1342 visitors from eastern Idaho communities register by April 28. Last year 967 attended, with registration sums listed by town across Idaho.
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University of Idaho
Idaho
Weekend Weather Outlook Sunday Cloud Patch Briefly
The forecast shows fair skies with occasional cloudiness on Sunday and Monday. Temperatures remain moderate with mild daytime highs and cooler nights.
Heads of Two Nations Work on Problems
In Washington on April 22 President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald held a two hour White House meeting with aides to discuss currency stabilization and a return to the gold standard. They agreed on the currency issue as central to world trade and instructed advisers to continue tomorrow, aiming for action at the next world economic conference. MacDonald praised Roosevelt as quiet, forceful and courageous, noting millions seek work and relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. MacDonald
Mac Donald
White House
Couple Married in Salt Lake City Monday
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Ruth Wood and George Given in Salt Lake City on Monday April 17. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Wood of Hazelton Idaho, is a graduate nurse from Pocatello General Hospital class of 1931. The groom works at Cook's drug store. They returned to Pocatello and reside at the Stafford apartments.
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Ruth Wood
George Given
Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Givens
M. L. Wood
Hazelton
Idaho
Pocatello General Hospital
Cook
Stafford Apartments
Japan halts North China offensive as front reports clash
Tokyo reports the war office halted the North China offensive though front dispatches describe heavy fighting south of the Great Wall. Major General Tadashi Kawahara attacked southwest of Kupeikow as Chinese forces, including Chiang Kai-shek regulars, countered near Miyun, 35 miles northeast of Pieping.
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Tokyo
War Office
China
Great Wall
Tadashi Kawahara
Kupeikow
Pieping
Ringo
Rengo
Kawahara
Miyan
Miyun
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lawn
Russia halts British trade over alleged hypnotism claim
London reports that Russian secret police allegedly used hypnotism on Allan Monkhouse during interrogation of six British engineers. Britain vows an 80 percent embargo next week unless engineers W. L. MacDonald and L. C. Thornton are freed. The correspondent cites a 17 hour Ogpu exam with a persistent hypnotic impression.
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London
Allan Monkhouse
Great Brita
Russia
London Daily Sketch
England
W. L. MacDonald
L. C. Thornton
Ogpu
Secret Police
Monkhouse
Democrats Strike Back Against GOP Inflation Plan
Congressional Democrats launched a counter drive against Republican anti inflation critics. Senator Thomas said passage was likely by next Wednesday with about 60 votes, while Reed predicted no vote before then and Rainey accused bankers tied to Mellons and Harrimans of opposing reforms. Rankin blamed Mellon and Mills for the current crisis.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Thomas
D Okla
Reed
Snell
Luce
Mass
Rainey
Mellons
Harrimans
Mitchells
Representative Rankin
Mississippi
Andrew W. Mellon
Orden Mills
Miller Rules On Searching Miller Rules On Searching
Idaho Attorney General Bert Miller rules on the legality of searching automobiles for intoxicating liquor. W A McGill says officers need a warrant. Carroll and Husty allow searches on probable cause for federal officers. Abe Goff notes criticism of local sheriff over limits on searches entering Idaho from Washington.
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Bert Miller
Idaho
W. A. McGill
Prohibition
the Tribune
Tribune
Associated Press
Abe Goff
Latah County
Washington
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