Ross Exceeds Farewell Eulogy For City Leader
Pocatello officials and residents gathered at Bannock hotel to honor C Ben Ross governor elect and six year mayor with a banquet. Thea council president presided as Riley Dixon presented a silver service from city employes. Mrs Ross replied with thanks. The event praised Ross for cooperation and city welfare achievements amid plans to move to Boise.
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Pocatello
Bannock Hotel
C. Ben Ross
Riley Dixon
Ross
Boise
Thelma Dixon
I. B. Masters
Cliff Curtis
Police Department
Lewis Objects to Camera Man at Nobel Banquet
Nobel winner Sinclair Lewis and his wife faced two photographers who entered their bedchamber as guests brought coffee in bed. Lewis reacted by throwing one photographer out, later attending a banquet with 400 Swedes and Americans where he remained wary and silent.
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Stockholm
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Lewises
Sweden
Young farmer admits slaying entire Haven family
Charles Bannon a 22 year old farmer from Williston ND confessed to his attorney that he killed the Haven family of six last February after a farm chores quarrel. The admission followed two days of questioning as investigators pursued the disappearance of the Haven family.
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Williston
N. D
Charles Bannon
Bannon
A. J. Knox
Albert E. Haven
Knox
Film Actress Weds Son of Magnate in Las Vegas
Dolores S. Salazar the 22 year old film actress married John R. Holmes 21 son of late Payton R. Holmes Minneapolis flour magnate in Las Vegas yesterday District Judge Willam E Orr performed the ceremony The couple had announced an engagement last spring after she won 17000 damages from Ferdinand Penny Earle for alleged breach of a prenuptial agreement The pair later denied the engagement Mrs Payton Holmes and the groom also denied the engagement while residing in Minneapolis where Holmes studied at the University of Minnesota
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Las Vegas
Dolores S. Salazar
John R. Holmes
Payton R. Holmes
Minneapolis
Willam E. Orr
Miss Salazar
Young Holmes
Ferdinand Pinney
Affinity) Earle
Paris
Payton Holmes
University of Minnesota
Dog saves master as bull gore kills faithful hound
In Moultrie Georgia on December 13 Byrd Franklin survived a bull attack after his dog, a fearless bulldog, sprang to grip the animal’s nose to shield him. The dog died from injuries while Franklin was badly hurt but expected to recover per doctors.
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Moultrie
Byrd Franklin
Franklin
Pranklin
Churches Agree To Unite In Teaching Religion at U. I. B.
Idaho churches agree to unite in religious teaching at the University of Idaho and its southern branch at Pocatello. Commissioner W D Vincent says Latter Day Saints officials have allowed other denominations access to seminary courses with university credit in Bible history and literature. The plan aims to expand this system to Albion and Lewiston normal schools.
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Boise
Idaho
University of Idaho
Southern
Pocatello
W. D. Vincent
Latter Day Saints
Vincent
Board of Education
Albion
Lewiston
Latter Day Saints Church
Aged North Carolina man claims long life and large family
Reidsville report says Isam Gwyn, a 101 year old Negro, has been married seven times and is father of 40 children, youngest 14. At a recent reunion his family feasted on beef, hog, poultry, and bread from three barrels of flour while he says he has never used tobacco or strong drink.
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Reidsville
N. C
Isam Gwyn
Doesnt Pay to Prey on Veterans
Washington reports major William Wolff Smith says vigilance by Veterans Bureau officials saves almost a million dollars yearly for veterans. Guardian embezzlements totaled 1.6 million in 1927 with 794 thousand recovered. For the latest fiscal year recoveries reached 285 thousand of about 400 thousand spent. Over 3 million recovered to date. Losses reclaimed benefit widows and children through attorneys fees reductions.
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William Wolff Smith
Veterans Bureau
Bureau
Guardian
Six Inches Of Snow In Pocatello Saturday Storm
Pocatello endured the season’s heaviest storm with about six inches of snow in five hours tying up planes and hindering traffic. The National Parks Airways planes faced winds 20 to 25 mph at Idaho Falls as blizzard conditions extended through Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and northern Utah.
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Pocatello
Idaho Falls
National Parks Airways
Aged woman testifies for defense in Shepard murder case
In Kansas City, Kansas, 86 year old Zenana Curtis of Los Angeles, grandmother of Major Charles A. Shepard's late wife, testified that Mrs. Shepard drank heavily and expressed a wish to be dead. She said Mrs. Shepard lived with her before and after marriage and favored hard liquor.
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Kansas City
Kan
Zenana Shepard
Charles A. Shepard
Zenana H. Curtis
Los Angeles
Army
Fort Riley
Idaho Officials Seek Share of Reclamation Highway Funds
Boise officials press for a larger federal share of reclamation and highway funds under Congress action. J. D. Wood and George N. Carter travel to Washington to press Bechler Basin Michaud Flats and Twin Springs projects while seeking Colton-Oddie bill modification to allow funding across mixed public and private lands.
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Boise
J. D. Wood
George N. Carter
Washington
Congress
Carter
Bechler Basin
Michaud Flats
Twin Springs
Boise Valley
Governor’s Defense Council
Idaho
Department of Public Works
Baldridge
Bechler River
Yellowstone Park
Blackfoot Reservoir
Highwaymen Stop Car Near Portneuf Rob Occupant
Marius Hanson of Ogden was held up by two young highwaymen near Portneuf siding as they forced him to surrender thirty dollars a Farm Bureau card and calling cards. They damaged his distributor wire and fled south in an old model T Ford. Police searched the area but found no clues.
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Marius Hanson
Ogden
Hanson
Pocatello
Farm Bureau Organization
Pocatello Lawyer to Speak in Utah
Lawyers from across Idaho gathered for the Utah State Bar convention in Salt Lake City. Joseph H. Peterson, former Idaho attorney general, spoke on the Idaho bar incorporation method as officers were elected and a banquet closed the gathering led by Wade M. Johnson of Ogden.
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Salt Lake City
Utah State Bar Association
Joseph H. Peterson
Idaho
Utah Bar
Wade M. Johnson
Ogden
Missing Evanston Girl Fleeing After Dentist Visit
Hazel Martin a 15 year old from Evanston disappeared after a Chicago dental appointment when she reportedly jumped from a window to flee the clinic. Authorities describe her as still missing and the incident involved a charitable group bringing children for care.
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Chicago
Hazel Martin
Hazel
Charitable
Evanston
Barber released on bond in Memphis jewelry slaying case
Salt Lake City police say Jean Doyle 21 denied killing Sam Frank in the hotel room robbery but confessed complicity in the crime. Phil Guinin, barber, arrested as an accessory, pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was released on 3000 bond posted by two local bondsmen. He encountered Doyle outside the city jail as she met with her attorney.
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Jean Doyle
Sam Frank
Memphis
Tenn
Salt Lake City
Phil Guinin
Barber
Guinin
Frank
Jenkins Widow Reveals Family Enmity at Bishop Trial
In St. Anthony Idaho on December 13, Mrs. Mary Jenkins testified during cross examination in the Jennile Bishop murder case. She described enmity between her late husband John Jenkins and David R. Jenkins who was killed a year earlier. Bert Miller, defense counsel, questioned the widow after she had testified earlier in the day.
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ST. Anthony
Idaho
Mary Jenkins
Jennile Bishop
John Jenkins
David R. Jenkins
Bert Miller
Jenkins
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune
Beverly Hills, Calif. Dec. 13. Will Rogers notes Germany bans the film All Quiet on the Western Front for showing Germany losing the war and plans a new finish. He jokes about disarmament conferences in Geneva ending without action and urges an end to talks to stop fighting.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Germany
Geneva
Will
Man Dashes Into Flames Twice To Save Friend In Utah
In American Fork Utah George Waters a Pittsburgh itinerant dashed into a burning railroad car three times to rescue his friend Philip Morgan a 54 year old man. Both suffered severe burns to the head and arms from a stove fire that ignited nearby gasoline.
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American Fork
Utah
George Waters
Pittsburgh
Philip Morgan
Waters
Morgan
Robbery Hits McKee Post Office. Safe Stolen
Postal authorities report burglars robbed the McKee post office during the night and escaped with a safe containing money orders saving certificates and stamps. The incident occurred in Bakersfield California with authorities investigating the break in and seeking leads.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Mckeittock
Pocatello Men Are Suggested For Elevation
Democratic county leaders from across Idaho convene in Boise to discuss nominees for state offices. The Caldwell chairman T. A Walters will oversee compiling recommendations for Governor-elect C Ben Ross, with potential candidates for public affairs commissioner among those named and rumored.
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Boise
T. A Walters
Caldwell
C Ben Ross
Lst
Fifth Avenue Riot as Communists March on French Consulate
On December 13 a crowd of about 100 communists marched up Fifth Avenue toward the French consulate, denouncing imperialism of France Britain and the United States. Police charged between Fifth Avenue and the consulate, using clubs to break up the protest and tear down signs.
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France
Britain
New York
Fifth Avenue
Soviet Russia
Russia
Daily Worker
United States
Great Britain
Consulate
Girl Sandbagged at Football Game
Eleanor Burroughs an 18 year old spectator from Marysville was struck by a football and attached sandbag released from a low flying plane during a charity football game between Sacramento Junior College and College of the Pacific. She suffered a slight concussion and was treated at Emergency hospital as Sacramento won 20 to 0.
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Sacramento
Cal
Eleanor Burroughs
Marysville
Sacramento Junior College
College of Pacific
Price of gas lowered at Boise by independent dealer
Dec 13 Boise. The independent Maitland Firestone Tire Co cut gas price by three cents to 23 1/2 cents a gallon including 5 cents state tax while other companies held firm though some planned announcements for next week. Maitland said oil would come from Oklahoma fields and hinted another one cent cut tomorrow.
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Boise
Maitland Firestone Tire Company
Oklahoma
California
Maitland
Heads fall among faculty in Cuba report
Forty professors at the Provincial Institute were dismissed today by a presidential decree for encouraging sedition among students. More heads were expected at the National University as suspension of constitutional guarantees remained in effect. One clash between students and police occurred at Guanatanamo.
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Havana
National University
Republic
Guantanamo
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Cecil S. Fife
Weather Bureau
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Wyoming
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Portneuf
Mazel
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Will Rogers
Tribune
Lehrbas
Dillon
Masters
Cuba
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