Idaho Moves To Create Winter Jobs For Needy
Idaho joins nationwide effort to aid the unemployed during winter. Timber firms adopt a week on and off schedule to employ more workers. Railroad unions plan monthly labor days for extra board workers. State expects federal highway funds over a million dollars for construction. Boise reports 30 to 50 more unemployed than normal, with city projects and snow work sustaining some families.
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Boise
Idaho
Pocatello
Fair and Cold for Gate City
Weather observer A R Teeple predicts continued cold with sunny intervals. Temperatures drift from below zero toward highs around 13 above then fall again with overnight lows near two below to start. Local records show Christmas Day 1924 at 12 below, while today’s readings vary through the early morning hours.
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A. R. Teeple
Youth confesses extortion attempt in Kansas City case
A youth who police say tried to extort $25,000 from lumberman R. A. Long admitted the scheme after being trapped by two misspelled words. He was arrested Wednesday and confessed last night. Detectives used a decoy package to nab him as he stepped forward to collect the payoff. He planned to plea guilty before Judge Latshaw, who set the maximum Missouri sentence.
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Kansas City
R. A. Long
Charles Duncan
Latshaw
Missouri
British Troops Move to Quell Burmese Rioting
British soldiers with machine guns deployed to the Tharawaddy district north of Rangoon after two days of resistance rioting that left more than a score killed and four police dead with several wounded. insurgents remain at large.
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Rangoon
Burma
Tharawaddy
Here
Thran
Cap
Auto Men Forecast Increase of Labor
Willys Overland officials in Toledo predict a 50 percent rise in factory employment next month driven by the winter automobile shows. The plant has produced 8,000 cars this month and now employs 8,500 people five days weekly ahead of new models to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show January 3.
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Toledo, O
Willys-Overland Company
Notable Obituaries and Crimes From Wires
Short bulletin led by Hoisington attorney J B Prose death in Great Bend. Embezzler Gilbert Beese myer jailed 10 to 100 years in San Quentin. Hyde seeks full 45 million drought aid. Utah tax ruling on intangible property upheld. Lewiston Utah opera house fire causes 30 thousand loss. Poincare physician reports progress and delayed consultation. Rushville jail captures of bank robbers Domnisse and Cook confirmed.
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Los Angeles
Gilbert H. Beesemyer
Guaranty Building & Loan Association
Superior Court
San Quentin
Lewiston
Utah
Lewiston Opera House
Lincoln
W. C. Condit
R. M. Bruce
Rushville
Neb
Harold “Spike” Domnisse
Forest Cook
Alliance
Weather Forecast for Saturday at Sea UTAM
Fair and continued cool. generally fair tonight and Saturday with little change in temperature. Small craft advisories may be in effect for coastal waters.
Christmas Day Accidents Kill Hundreds Across the Nation
AP reports more than 200 deaths from fires drownings hunting tragedies poisonous liquor and especially car crashes on Christmas Day coast to coast. Midwestern fatalities run high with 80 percent of deaths. fires trap lodgers in Whiting Indiana killing seven. gun fights kill five in the South. poison liquor claims several in New York. drownings in California. bridge collapse in Missouri. gasoline kitchen fire fatal in Montgomery Pennsylvania. freezing deaths in Indiana and Pennsylvania. Hundreds injured.
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Middle West
Whiting
Ind
New York
California
Missouri
Montgomery
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Norris rejects third party bid for president
Senator Norris, in Washington, says he will not seek the presidency as a third party candidate. He will push in the next Congress a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college to allow an independent candidate to run without party backing. He notes such a move would require vast money and organizational effort across every district.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska Republican Independent
Estranged wife of Howard Gould dies in Virginia
Katherine Clemmons Gould 66, estranged wife of Howard Gould, died at Blue Gap Farm near Lynchburg Virginia after months of illness. They had lived apart since 1907. Born Viola Katherine Clemmons she was an actress, author of a novel and contributor to periodicals with stage ventures backed by William F. Cody Buffalo Bill.
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Lynchburg
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Blue Gap Farm
Here
Gould
Viola Katherine Clemmons
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Year’s Final Reviews Pageant of Leading Events
Charles E. Honce of the Associated Press surveys 1930’s top news breaks and the stories that most interested American readers. The piece notes how yesterday’s headlines fade as fresh murders and disasters dominate today’s papers.
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Charles E. Honce
Associated Press
Noted artist and humorist Kin Hubbard dies
Kin Hubbard humorist creator of Abe Martin died suddenly in Indianapolis at 62. Born in Bellefontaine Ohio he moved to Indiana and entered journalism. Survived by widow Josephine son Tom daughter Virginia brother Horace sister Adah. close friend of Will Rogers and Chic Sale. The obituary notes his impact on sports and culture with references to his famous Abe Martin character.
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Kin Hubbard
Will Rogers
Chic Sale
Indianapolis
Ind
Abe Martin
Mr. Hubbard
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Brown County
Indiana
Frank McKinsey
Campbell May Race in Utah
Captain Malcolm Campbell eyes a run on Utah shores for a potential new speed record with the Blue Bird. Salt Lake official W D Rishel doubts a suitable long course exists on Great Salt Lake shores, citing saline wasteland near Salduro and seasonal soggy ground.
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London
Malcolm Campbell
Daytona Beach
Sir Henry Segrave
Daytona
Campbell
Great Salt Lake
Utah
American Automobile Association
Salt Lake City
W. D. Rishel
Utah State Automobile Association
Rishel
Salduro
Apartment Ads Offer Cozy New Year Rentals
The Tribune Want Ads invite readers to browse today’s apartment column for steam heated rentals and pick options that sound appealing.
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The
Tribune
Fifty Thousand Wet Prisoners Seen in Prohibition Crackdown
The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment blames dry laws for federal court congestion and rising prisoner counts. A pamphlet estimates 50 000 people are jailed under prohibition across federal, state, and county institutions, noting most violations lead to misdemeanors not felonies.
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Washington
Association Against the Prohibition
The
Association
Hoover
Five Day Week Gains Support Says Senator Robinson
In Arkansas Senator Joe T. Robinson urged considering a five day work week to balance labor supply and demand. He noted unemployment rising and machinery replacing hand labor, saying the change would be permanent rather than temporary.
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Robinson
Little Rock
Ark
United States
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Congress
Mil Nona
Helen Doherty to Make Debut Tonight in Washington
Helen Lee Eames Doherty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Doherty of New York, will debut at a grand ball in Washington tonight. The event follows Christmas and showcases silk hats, ermine wraps, jewels and diplomatic decorations in a society premier.
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Washingiton
Washington
Henry L. Doherty
New York
Helen Lee Eames Doherty
Will Rogers Waxes The Tribune Bethlehem Jest
Will Rogers jokes about Beverly Hills Christmas compared with Bethlehem in a humorous Los Angeles Times style piece. He notes local weather and resources outdo the biblical scene and quips about staging modern Bethlehem with promotions and tickets.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Los Angeles
Bethlehem
Judea
Christ
Chamber of Commerce
Wethichem
Flying Colonel Talks Aviation
Col Charles A. Lindbergh discusses aviation progress from 1925 to 1929 to present, noting faster speeds higher loads and expanded passenger travel. He sees no concrete plans for a South American air tour this winter.
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Lindbergh
South America
Christmas Dinners, Dividends and Odd Tales Across Nation
A collage of brief items: Turkey dinners at a Missouri cafe for a dime and cigars. a $9,080,000 Midwest Refining dividend going largely to one shareholder. a Oklahoma divorce remarrying cost details. Speaker Longworth seeks a replacement stopwatch. Harvard scrubs gifts for Christmas from alumni. wage and legal contrasts surface in Cambridge. a Florida family receives a curious Santa gift in Palm Beach as neighbors react.
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Denver
Midwest Refining Company
Standard Oi! Company
Indiana
Midwest
Severe Midwest Weather of 1930 Causes Heavy Losses
The 1930 climate onslaught battered the Mississippi and Great Lakes valleys with heat and cold waves, drought, floods, and tornadoes. Crops and property suffered vast losses, livestock perished, and deaths numbered in the hundreds from exposure and storms as Lake Michigan disasters claimed lives.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Midwest
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Texas
Minnesota
Lake Michigan
Dixile
Northwest
Hatfield
Wis
Indiana
Illinois
Wabash
Veteran 0 8 Conductor Dies in Blackfoot
Walter E. Chubbuck oldest Motana division conductor of the Short Line died at 9 10 AM in General hospital after 49 years with the railroad He would have qualified for retirement next year Survived by widow and four children Funeral services pending arrival of relatives Born July 21 1861 Suspension Bridge New York He began as a brakeman at Pocatello April 20 1891 promoted conductor August 25 1891 and served until death Active in Blackfoot lodge No 33 A F and AM and Grove City chapter No 23 A F and AM His body moved to Blackfoot for services
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Walter E. Chubbuck
General Hospital
Chubbuck
Blackfoot
Mackay
My. Chubbuck
Suspension Bridge
New York
Pocatello
Agust
Walter Carroll Chubbuck
Eden
Idaho
Helen Chubbuck
A R. Thompson
Las Vegas
Nev
George Powell
Phoenix
Ariz
Jean Chubbuck Blackfoot
Blackfoot Lodge
Grove City
Monaco Prince Dissolves National and Municipal Councils
Prince Louis of Monaco dissolved both national and municipal councils elected last January and suspended some constitutional guarantees. Upon his return from Paris, about seven thousand people gathered at the station to protest his prolonged absence and political developments prompting widespread discontent.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Lous
Paris
Jury discharged in St Anthony murder trial
The jury in the trial of Miss Jennie Bishop, accused of killing David L. Jenkins, was discharged by District Judge C. J. Taylor after reporting they could not agree due to credibility questions about several witnesses.
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Gate City
Bobby Jones
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Pluto
Great Bend
J. B. Prose
Hoisington
Bess Clark
Wichita
Helen Williams
Hyde
Attorney General's Office
Roscoe E. Hammond
State Board of Equalization
Raymond Poincare
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Ike
Slnodbergh, Jr
Planet
Flagstaff
Helen Doherty
Aviaton
Roosevelt Field
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Mail de Havilands
Sedalia
Fred Kueck
Okmulger
Okla
Coet
Jie
Lucy McNac
Justice of the Peace
Longworth
Sea Island Beach
James J. Tunney
Howard E Coffin
Sepelo Island
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
West Palm Beach
Fla
Santa
Loren Rowley
Loren
Walter Chubbuck
Montana
ST. Anthony
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