Ross denies politics in Idaho CWA program
Boise Governor C Ben Ross says civil works foremen and timekeepers were chosen on recommendations of local officials with no political bias. He cites Ada and Bannock counties as largely Republican appointees and says inspectors will correct any discrimination. Two Boise registrars had complained of favoritism toward friends and supporters.
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Boise
C. Ben Ross
Federal Land Bank
Spokane
Kootenai County
Den
Ada County
Boise City
Eleven Western States Back Drive to Make Silver Basic Money
Governors of eleven western states endorse a coordinated push to make silver a basic money metal. George W. Malone leads a new silver committee formed at Boise, pledging no political scheming and support for a feasible plan by executive order or Congress. The move marks a historic broad coalition for silver.
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Carson City
George W. Malone
Boise
Malone
Congress
Services Set for Accident Victim Elma Nokes
Funeral services for Mrs. Elma Joan Nokes 40 killed in a automobile mishap north of here Saturday will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Hall chapel with Bishop James Quinn officiating. Interment in Mountainview cemetery. She is survived by her husband three children Hilda Orvil and Eunice and four sisters and a brother in the east.
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Elma Joan Nokes
Hall Chapel
James Quinn
Mountainview Cemetery
Doctor offers to operate on jaw in Milwaukee
A 17 year old girl with a bone disease that may lock her jaws permanently has parental consent for surgery. Dr M N Federspiel, a Milwaukee surgeon, volunteers to perform the operation and provide hospital facilities free of charge, aiming for before Christmas.
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Milwaukee
M. N. Federspiel
Rebels Lose Hold at Villanueva Barracks in Spain
Government troops stormed the Villanueva barracks, once a convent, capturing the stronghold after hours of bombardment. Seven rebels died in the assault bringing rebel fatalities to eighty five in the central and northeastern Spain fighting.
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Rex Smith
Associated Press
Madrid
Villanueva
Spain
Utah Girl Takes Life With Poison
A 24 year old Springdale woman Miss Mary Gifford died from self administered poison after obtaining medicine at a St George drugstore. She became ill en route to a hospital and died at St George. A coroner jury found the poison caused the death after she was accompanied by Miss Verda Humphries and Ray Whiting. Her parents and nine siblings survive.
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Springdale
Utah
Mary Gifford
St. George Hospital
Latter Day Saints Church
D. A. McGregor
St. George
Miss Gifford
Verda Humphries
Ray Whiting
Civilian Conservation Corps
Zion National Park
John Gifford
Aviators Save Lives In Leap From Airships
In a snowbound stretch of the Alleghenies two Transcontinental and Western mail planes crashed in heavy weather. Pilots Gene Burford of Columbus and Harold G. Andrews of New York bailed out with parachutes and survived. Burford delivered mail from the wing to Portage post office before reaching ground near Roaring Springs. Andrews reported reaching ground after bailing out near Cresco. Storms halted passenger flights earlier, and heavy wind and ice hampered rescue efforts.
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Portage
Transcontinental & Western Air Lines
Allegheny
Gene Burford
Columbus, O
Harold G. Andrews
New York
Roaring Springs
Burford
Columbus
Pittsburgh
Andrews
Cresson
Unsettled Utah Weather To Bring Rain Or Snow
Utah remains unsettled tonight and Tuesday with likely precipitation in the northern region. Temperatures are expected to vary little as the system moves through.
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Utah
The
Mercury
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Santa Monica Cal December 11 Will Rogers comments on Sunday papers showing real gains without gimmicks or government programs He argues about evaluating the dollar and value while comparing bankers financiers and a preacher to a dollar worth its value and use
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Santa Monica
Cal
Roosevelt
Will
Parks Heads Idaho Labor Federation in Boise
R H Parks of Boise former president of the Idaho State Federation of Labor was appointed by the executive board to fill the unexpired term of W L Robison. He will preside over the convention sessions and serve until January first when elected officers take over. The gathering at the Labor Temple will continue through Wednesday with speeches by J Wesley Holden W W Deal and B A McDevitt and a mass meeting at 8 pm.
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R. H. Parks
Boise
Idaho State Federation of Labor
W. L. Robison
Labor Temple
Parks
Boise Typographical Union
J. Wesley Holden
Idaho Falls
NRA
W. W. Deal
Nampa
State Grange
B. A. McDevitt
Bannock County
Pocatello
Charles Brown
Ire A. Pelton
Pocatello Central Labor Union
Plane Narrowly Misses Buckingham Palace
A nearly uncontrolled airplane roared twice over Buckingham Palace during the changing of the guard today as the king and queen watched. The craft diverted and made a forced landing in Hyde Park with no injuries reported. crowds reacted with awe and fear.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Hyde Park
Son is Freed
The charge that Earle Wynekoop was an accessory to the murder of his wife Rheta was dismissed today. The state admitted no evidence substantiating the charge and Judge Jay A. Schiller wiped it out, leaving Dr. Alice L. Wynekoop to face murder charges in January.
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Chicago
Earle Wynekoop
Rheta
Charles S. Dougherty
Jay A. Schiller
Earle
Alice L. Wynekoop
Jury to Begin Lynch Probe
In St Joseph Missouri a grand jury is to investigate the lynching of Lloyd Warner a 19 year old accused attacker. Judge J W Gaddy says any mob leader or participant is guilty of first degree murder and should be indicted. Five alleged mob members are held for grand jury action. Aaron Levin and John Zook charged with murder while Jess Davison Raymond Young and William Garton face malicious destruction of jail property.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Lloyd Warner
Warner
Aaron Levin
John Zook
Jess Davison
Raymond Young
William Garton
Daily News Summary Washington floods and farm relief drive policy
Domestic wire reports show the government launching a broad inventory to locate missing business assets. Washington state endures severe floods that overwhelm land, displace farmers, and close highways. The gold price remains 34.01 dollars per ounce. President Roosevelt addresses the Farm Bureau, urging support for administration programs. Reno mayor E. E. Roberts dies of pneumonia. International items note Nazi prisoners’ escape, Vienna bombings, Dollfuss Christmas truce, Belgrade welcomes Bulgarian royals, Geneva discusses League reform, London commentary on slums and rebuilding, Moscow targets faulty industrial goods, and Insull trial efforts continue. Currency shifts report the dollar rising against the pound and franc, with euro and German marks values listed.
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Seattle
Washington State
Chicago
Roosevelt
American Farm Bureau Federation
Reno
E. E. Roberts
Nevada
Vienna
Dollfuss
Belgrade
Borie
Joanna
Bulgaria
London
Prince of Wales
Moscow
All-Union
Athens
United States
Samuel Insull
Paris
Berlin
Snow Covers Idaho as Balmy Weather Ends
Cold front breaks a spell of warm Idaho days. Record lows hit New York area while stormy conditions sweep the Midwest. In Boise, officials note heavy snows in the region as a Pacific Northwest winter pattern spreads across the nation.
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Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
Plains States
Rocky Mountain
New England State
Ohio River Valley
New York City
New York
Owls Head
Saranac Lake
Malone
Buffalo
Midwest
Utah
Idaho
Former Seattle Woman Recovers From Whit Church Fire
Mrs J H B Rodney who was seriously injured in the Whit church fire that killed her husband and destroyed Mr and Mrs Leander J McCormick home is reported in satisfactory condition at Royal Hampshire hospital Winchester. She spent a comfortable night and underwent surgery for a fractured spine while her husband died after leaping from a burning building. The Rodneys were guests of the McCormicks. the blaze also killed Duke de la Tremouille.
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Winchester
Eng
J. H. B. Rodney
Leander J. McCormick
Whitchurch
Royal Hampshire Hospital
Domestic Quarrel Ends in Shooting in Montana
In Great Falls Montana Byron D Booth 27 killed himself after shooting his wife during a quarrel. Police found both bodies in the bathroom. The woman about 26 was semi conscious and in critical condition from injuries.
Idaho Benefits From PWA Jobs In Four States
Public works reports show 509 highway projects in Utah Idaho Oregon and Washington with 22 520 000 allotted. 206 projects worth 9 539 000 are under construction employing 7082 men. 19 Idaho projects worth 72 000 use day labor employing 1192 men. Utah and Idaho mix day labor and contract work. Oregon and Washington rely on contracts.
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Washington
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
PWA
Public Works Administration
Berle Says Brain Trust Is Obsolete
Swarthmore Pa December 11 AP Adolph E Berle youngest member says Roosevelt's Brain Trust vanished the day he took office. He told at Swarthmore College the five man advisory group arose during the campaign and had gone out of business before newspapers named it.
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Swarthmore. Pa
Adolph E. Berle
Roosevelt
Brain Trust
Berle
NRA
Swarthmore College
Floods Bring Severe Devastation Across Washington State
Washington communities faced extensive flooding as four feet of water covered highways near Seattle and Tacoma while rural areas in eastern Washington flooded. Dozens of families were marooned and evacuations occurred by boat. Two deaths were directly linked to the floods and weather continued to drive travel disruptions across the region.
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Seattle
Washington
Walter Dimmock
CCC
Snoqualmie
Redmond Falls City
Dimmock
Pacific Highway
Tacoma
Puyallup River
Grays Harbor
Montesano
Yakima
Loneview
Cowlitz
Auburn
B. P. Thomas
Puyallup
White River
John Corbett
Renton
Mary Berry
Cascades
Longview
Aberdeen
Williams Ballard and Koonce Certified for Fairfield Postmaster
The Civil Service commission today certified George W. Williams Claude Ballard and Leonard P. Koonce as eligible for appointment as postmaster of Fairfield Idaho.
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Washington
The
Civil Service Commission
George W. Williams
Claude Ballard
Leonard P. Koonce
Fairfield
Idaho
Young cowboy held to curb mob violence in Oklahoma case
Tack Wisdom, 26, claimed to have helped kidnap and kill Wichita couple Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pritchard. Detectives say he blamed a man named Buck Smith, a device for lynch fear, with bodies found along routes through Wellington and El Reno. Governor Landon warned the National Guard if mobs form.
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Kas
Tack Wisdom
Senate State Reformatory
W. ©. Lyle
Wichita
Harry Pritchard
Lyle
Buck Smith
A. Moanmnené Pawhau
Smith
Wisdom
Wellington
Pritchard
Bison
Okla
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Enid
Kingfisher
el Reno
Beker T Yyewe Tee Peer
Reformatory
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
National Guard
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