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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1929
Page
1
Detroit January 2 crowd at Ford Motor Company employment office estimates show 39 to 50 thousand men seeking work as Ford plans to hire 30 000 more by March 1. Officials say 600 to 600 will be added daily until full roster, allowing six day operation while keeping a five day week for workers.
Uruguay informs Secretary Kellogg that it is prepared to appoint a judge to the Pan American arbitration conference and to the international consultation court in the Pacific dispute. The move ensures Uruguay will hold three of the five panel seats, with appointments to be made by the conference.
Salt Lake City Jan 2 police and sheriff officers press for clues in the brutal slaying of 13 year old June Nelson whose body was found in a shallow water canal. A city council session offers a reward for information to aid in tracing the kidnapper who abducted the girl from near her home Monday and cast her body into the canal after assault. A pink radio appeal and public help are urged while witnesses and suspects are questioned. The missing hat gloves and galoshes were not found with the body and may help trace the slayer.
Frank O Lowden advised farmers to hold their relief demands until Herbert Hoover takes office. He called for action at the special session after inauguration and urged support for Hoover’s agricultural program while avoiding changes during the current Congress.
A boy, son of Mr and Mrs Prea Glaser of Stanton, returned home late from New Year celebrations and died eight hours later. He had been named on the All Star Northeast Nebraska football team last fall.
Chicago report says total auto fatalities in 1928 may slightly exceed December 1927 and that eleven months show a high toll. The AP summary cites 1838 December deaths and an overall 96,800 automobile fatalities for 1927.
W R Hearst through his newspapers today offered a 25000 prize for the best plan to repeal the eighteenth amendment and substitute a more liberal measure. He argues prohibition cannot be enforced and predicts a Democrat president if attempts to enforce it continue. He says the public rejects liquor interests and bone dry zealots and calls repeal the only practical path.
The United States plans its first overseas airlift with a C 3 transport flight from Wright Field Ohio to France Field Panama Canal Zone. Lieutenants George C McDonald and Dwight J Canfield are en route in Panama to be formed for the mission by Major Paul Bock. They will stop at Miami January 8 and Havana January 9 before continuing to Panama.
Blaine M. Tuxhorn planned an endurance flight from Marshall to set a new record using a synchronized in-air refueling catapult. He and Leonard Rhiner faced delays for mechanical issues and noted missing ice protection gear. They hoped to stay aloft beyond eight in the evening with a 25 gallon fuel load for seven to eight hours.
J R Mott treasurer reports gross contributions to the national and state committees from June 24 to December 3, 1928 totaling 6 614 748 dollars. The figures were presented to Chairman Lehrbach of the house committee on campaign expenditures.
Public health officials warn against optimism as influenza shifts, with 90,000 new cases reported in 24 states and New York City for the week ending December 29, while many western states show declines. A possible second, more virulent wave is anticipated later in the winter.
Governor Bilbo refused to order an investigation into Charley Shepherd's lynching, saying he lacked time and funds to probe two thousand protests. District Attorney Arthur Jordan considered a grand jury inquiry as the coroner ruled Shepherd died from unknown causes. his burned body was buried at the prison farm cemetery after hours on the pyre.
Hoover arrives in Washington to start cabinet talks with Republican leaders from across the country. He plans conferences with vice president elect Curtis and key senators and representatives, but will delay cabinet decisions until after his goodwill tour and meeting with President Coolidge. He will also map his simple inauguration program and arrange personal affairs in the capital.
A Christmas tree flame swept a private dormitory on the Oregon Normal School campus in Monmouth last night, trapping six others who escaped by leaping from the porch. Victims were Evelyn Ohman of Portland Florence Graham of Newport and Margeret Hemmere of Gresham. Minnie Mack owner of the building was seriously burned.
Oregon defeats Hawaii in a college football game with a final score of six to zero. The contest features a defensive showdown and a decisive late stand by the Ducks.
Proponents of the Kellogg peace treaty push for a vote ahead of the naval construction bill. Senate leaders expect quick action with possible executive sessions to keep the treaty before the chamber, while assurances are sought from rivals of the naval measure.
Chicago and surrounding areas faced near zero temperatures with a 6 am reading of 3 degrees above zero. One man died of a heart attack likely caused by the cold while two others were hospitalized in unconscious condition. The city awaited relief as cloudiness and a low near 14 degrees were forecast.
Mrs. Sarah Louisa Northcott confessed in a telegram to her son Gordon Northcott’s alleged crimes. She wrote from Los Angeles to lawyer Norbert Savay claiming she would take responsibility for all crimes tied to his case. The confession follows her life sentence for Walter Collins murder at Wineville.
At Metropolitan Airport the Question Mark air refueling endurance plane completed its first 24 hours in the air after taking off to attempt a world sustained flight record. The crew’s menu for the 24 hour mark includes breakfast cereal bananas toast milk lunch tongue sandwiches fruit salad milk and dinner chicken soup roast chicken potatoes asparagus celery bread ice cream and cake.
James Dallas Burrus 82, first Black bachelor of arts graduate south of the Mason-Dixon line, died December 5 in Nashville. His will leaves about 100 000 dollars to Fisk to fund teaching endowment and a faculty apartment house on the Fisk campus. Burrus, a Fisk alumnus, was a pioneer graduate of the college.
President Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge arrived in Washington today after spending Christmas on Sapelo Island off the Georgia coast. Secretary Kellogg was among those greeting the president at the station.
London reports Evangeline Booth refused permission to visit her ill husband General William Booth. The Salvation Army leader’s wife cited the danger of upsetting him amid fragile health. A Staff at international headquarters offered little clarity on his condition as Commissioner Catherine Booth received a note requesting to see him.
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