Tax assessors face county fair value debate in Idaho
A Bannock county assessment cut of 1.5 million dollars is challenged by Oregon Short Line tax agent E M Sawyer and Ada county assessor C F Leonardson. They dispute farm lands and business lots valued at full cash value, citing Pocatello and Boise comparisons. The Idaho board of equalization plans to finish county hearings and tackle utility assessments next week.
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Boise
Bannock County
Board of Equalization
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Ada County
E. M. Sawyer
Oregon Short Line
Pocatello
Leonardson
Manley
Bannock Hotel
Indian Leader Holds to Fast in August 18 Report
Poona dispatch says Mahatma Gandhi enters third day of fast until death. Government announces readiness to liberate him if he abandons civil disobedience and incitements. Gandhi shows weakness but voice remains strong in Yeroda jail where he is held for disobedience.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Government of India
Mahatma
Yeroda
Blackfoot Restores Home Nursing With Returning Nurse
Blackfoot residents will again have home nursing as Alice B. Schollard returns after three years as public school nurse for Birmingham county, a program cut previously for economy reasons.
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Blackfoot
Alice B. Schollard
Bingham Countil
Four Slayers Pay Penalty In Electric Chair
Four killers faced justice in separate executions as lawmen closed in on fugitives across Arkansas Kansas and Oklahoma. In Texas R T Bennett a Dallas killer was electrocuted for strangling a woman with a silk stocking. In New York Sing Sing saw three men die at six minute intervals including Stephen Witherell who boasted I don’t rate the deal I’m getting. Police hunted Gene Johnson and Wilbur Underhill’s gang as posses chased Leroy Wright across the border states.
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R. T. Bennett
New York City
Stephen Witherell
Witherell
Arkansas
Gene Johnson
Kansas
Underhill
Wilbur Underhill
Light Rain Damps Idaho Sector Burns Relief Thin
A light rain fell in Idaho aiding firefighters with slight relief for drought wary crops. Less than a tenth of an inch was recorded early, with mountain areas expected to report later.
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Boise
Weather Bureau
Albany youth sentenced to hang for Arizona murder
George J. Shaughnessy, 18, of Albany New York confessed to killing Lon Blankenship Tucson automobile dealer. Superior Judge Charles L. Hardy set October 27 as the execution date after Shaughnessy admitted fatally wounding Blankenship during a robbery attempt while hitchhiking July previous witnesses testified he attempted to call for a doctor and asked a passerby to help him reach medical aid for the dealer.
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Nogales
Ariz
George J. Shaughnessy
Albany
N. Y
Lon Blankenship
Tucson
Charles L. Hardy
Shaughnessy
Blankenship
Western Loan and Building closes doors in Utah conservatorship
Western Loan and Building, with assets and liabilities of 26 035 725 68 as of 31 1932, is placed in the hands of Utah state bank commissioner to conserve assets for 21 000 shareholders in eight western states. California and other state departments cite heavy depreciation of major real estate, prompting a halt on new money and withdrawals while a reorganization plan is prepared.
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Salt Lake City
Western Loan and Building Company
Utah State Bank
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Oregon
California
John A. Malin
W. Richardson
Building and Loan Commissioner of
Japanese War Minister Defends Empire Policy
Lt Gen Sadao Araki, Japan’s minister of war, defends imperial policy and cites past clashes with China as justified. In a two part AP interview, he argues Japan’s actions in Manchuria and North China are historical responses, recounting struggles with China and European powers to protect national interests.
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Japan
China
Sadao Araki
Shanghai
North China
Gen. Araki
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
War Office
Gen Araki
Manchuria
Liaotung Peninsula
Russia
Germany
France
Man Pleads In Kidnap Case At Hansen
Twin Falls Idaho August 18 AP John Goertzen operator of a Hansen service station was to plead today in justice court to a kidnapping charge filed by P J Pringle Twin Falls land owner and investor in connection with an alleged attack on Pringle by farmers at Hansen last February He was arraigned yesterday and released on 2500 bond The alleged incident involved leading Pringle to an isolated brush area stripping part of his clothing forcing him to dig sage brush and applying tar to his body Differences over a farm contract with a Hansen man were cited as the motive.
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Twin Falls
John Goertzen
Hansen
Justice Court
P. J. Pringle
Pringle
Goertzen
NRA Urges Action Signing Code and Blue Eagle
R H Wells urges Bannock county employers to sign the presidents code now to display the blue eagle and pledge cooperation. He says delays show bad faith, promises increased business, and notes exceptions can be listed on compliance certificates as needed. Patriotism, not bloodshed, wins wars.
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R. H. Wells
Bannock County Nra
General Wells
National Recovery Army
Investigation of NRA Violations Begins in California
United States Attorney H. H. McPike announced that investigations into reported NRA agreement violations will start Monday. Federal and state authorities will conduct the probe, and actual violation cases will be prosecuted promptly, following a conference with George Creel.
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San Francisco
United States
H. H. McPike
George Creel
California
Nevada
Utah
McPike
Wallace outlines emergency hog buying plan in Chicago
Secretary Wallace described a government program to buy 5 million hogs for processing by specified meat packers and to distribute meat through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. Purchases cover 4 million pigs and 1 million sows, with prices 69 to 142 cents per pound and a $4 bonus for sows, with operations to finish by October.
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Chicago
Wallace
Farrow
Department of Agriculture
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Today’s Scores From Multiple Games
National and regional scores listed with teams such as Pocatello Miles City Chicago Boston Cincinnati New York Cleveland Washington Chicago Philadelphia Detroit and New York. Pitchers and batters credited include Black and Knowles, Nummer dor Gilmer, Rhodes Ferrell and Hartnett, Lucas Lombardi Fitzsimmons Mancuso, Mahaffey Barrett Cochran Sorrell Fisher Hayworth, Van Atta Dickey Hebert Hemsley. Weather and market notes report Idaho and Utah forecasts and New York silver prices.
Administration Warns NRA Will Enforce Codes Without Exceptions
The recovery administrator Hugh S Johnson vows no exemptions for any automaker as hearings on the code proceed. Henry Ford stays aloof while Johnson pledges to enforce the law with blue eagle insignia on products and fair treatment for all firms. AFL President William Green opposes wage and hour proposals, urging 60-cent hourly pay and a 30-hour week.
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Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
Henry Ford
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
Ford
Detroit
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
William Green
American Federation of Labor
State Hopes 10 Enlarge Board
Boise August 18 A recommendation to President Roosevelt to enlarge the Idaho committee promoting the NRA’s functioning in the state has been sent to Washington by current members. New members named include W L Robinson E A Owen B C Barber M F Cunningham W W Deal and H W Morrison. The board now has nine members representing labor and major industries with Will Simons of Boise as chairman.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
Boise
Roosevelt
Idaho
NRA
Washington
W. L. Robinson
Pocatello
State Federation of Labor
E. A. Owen
Idaho Falls
State Bar Association
B.C. Barber
Craigmont
State Bankers’ Association
M. F. Cunningham
Hailey
Idaho Editorial Association
W. W. Deal
Nampa
The
Grange
H. W. Morrison
Associated General Contractors
Will Simons
Trotzky Held on Idaho License Charge
R N Trotzky claiming relation to Leon Trotzky awaited trial in district court on practicing medicine without a state license. The offense carries up to a $1000 fine and one year in jail if convicted.
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Twin Falls
R. N. Trotzky
Leon Trotzky
Idaho
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Will Rogers reports from Washington on rumors and the Hoover building. He jokes about code changes and the persistence of headlines as he notes Oklahoma Johnson in control and the focus on policy and business in the capital.
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Will Rogers
Tribune
Washington
D. C
Chicago
J. P. Morgan
Hoover
Department of Commerce
District of Columbia
Virginia
Oklahoma Johnson
Papa
Legion Junior Game Schedule for Today and Saturday
Games today feature Pocatello versus Miles City at 1 30 p m and Woodburn against Walla Walla at 3 30 p m Saturday pits Friday losers at 1 30 p m and Friday winners at 3 30 p m
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Legion
Pocatello
Miles City
Woodburn
Walla Walla
Settlement of Havana harbor strike expected today
Havana reports a paralyzing harbor strike may end with shippers and some workers agreeing to halt the walkout. Dock laborers seek union recognition while longshoremen and stevedores hold out. Rumors swirl about exiled Machado allies and a government crackdown continues amid violence near the capital.
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John PF. McKnight
Havana
Joaquin Martinez Saenz
Secretary of the Treasury
Regan Executed for Murder in San Quentin
Joseph Francis Regan was hanged at San Quentin at 10:16 a.m. after a failed last-minute appeal to Governor Rolph. He and accomplice Jack D. Green, slated for Sept. 15, were convicted in the murder of Westwood police officer Hugh Crowley. Green’s parents sought mercy. Rolph refused both pleas.
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San Quentin Prison
Cal
Rolph
Joseph Francis Regan
Hugh Crowley
Westwood
Los Angeles County
Regan
Jack D. Green
Sacramento
Green
J. H. Green
Salt Lake City
Resin
Taylor Conway
Folsom
Wisconsin Student Missing After Taylor Peak Climb
Government rangers and conservation camp recruits searched the Rockies for Joseph Halpert a 22 year old University of Wisconsin student missing for two days after starting to climb Taylor peak in Estes Park Colorado authorities said.
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Estes Park
Colo
Rockies
Joseph Halpert
University of Wisconsin
Taylor Peak
Johnson presses aggressive NRA code stance after Ford absence
President Roosevelt's recovery administration presses ahead with the auto, steel, coal, and oil efforts. Hugh S. Johnson warns there will be no exceptions and says the code will be enforced without fear or favor. He notes possible licensing, fines, or jail if industries fail to join or comply.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Hugh 8
Johnson
NRA
Schall
Rminn
Mother pleads for son as child stays at state home
A Denver mother who once told a court she hated her baby visits the state home for neglected children daily to plead for the return of her infant son. Judge George H. Lerg will decide custody based on whether the parents prove they deserve custody to the trustees.
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Denver
Maynard Erkenbeck
Margaret
George H. Lerg
Dope Gang Indicted in Race Horse Doping Case
Ten race horse owners managers and staff were indicted by a federal grand jury for violating narcotic laws in horse doping. Named defendants include A A Baroni Jack Howard Hal Price Headley and Louis ville veterinarian Dr Nelson Southard and former jockey Ivan Parke. Bonds were set at five thousand dollars each.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
A. A. Baroni
Jack Howard
Benjamin Creech
Hal Price Headley
Lexington
Marvin Hardin
Nelson Edward Southard
Louisville
Ivan H. Parke
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