Congress Opens With Roosevelts Agenda In View
Washington news reports the 75th Congress opening as President Roosevelt faces labor, relief, neutrality, and wage policy issues. Vice President Garner and Clerk South Trimble signaled the session. Sam Rayburn tops the Democratic floor leadership while William Bankhead is re-elected as Speaker.
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Washington
Garner
Senate
South Trimble
House
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol
Roosevelt
America
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Borah
Ida
Glass
Trimble
Doughton
North Carolina
William Bankhead
Alabama
G.O.P. Pick Snell
Representative Snell
New York
Farmer-Laborites
Representative Schneider
Wisconsin
Bankhead
Graves defends Christmas parole plan after 15 fail to return
Alabama Governor Bibb Graves cites biblical reference to explain 15 of 494 parolees missing by the Jan 2 deadline. He notes 3 percent lateness and says remaining inmates may still report to prisons and camps. officials will excuse valid justifications if they return by tomorrow.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Graves
Iscariot
Army Fliers Hunt Lost Comrades in Bay Search
Nineteen army planes searched an arm of San Francisco bay and adjacent land for missing Reserve Lieutenant Herbert E. Knier and Sergeant Hartley Roberts. The plane vanished last night during a formation flight with six other craft after passing Vallejo, about 15 miles from Hamilton Field. None of the fellow pilots saw the loss.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Herbert E. Knierfem
Hartley Roberts
Vallejo
Loyalists Refuse To Turn Ship Cargo Over To Nazis
Bayonne France January 5 AP Loyalists for the Basque captors of a German freighter cargo announce Spain Valencia has refused a three day ultimatum from the German cruiser Koenigsberg demanding release of sequestered material and an interned Spanish passenger. The warning signals grave consequences from further German interference with Spanish shipping. Nazi Germany had set a Friday deadline for trade of the cargo for two ships in a warship flash ultimatum. Berlin reports the Koenigsberg told Valencia two seized Spanish merchantmen would be handed to Spanish insurgents for a settlement unless the Basques freed the cargo and passenger by 8 am Friday. London reports British warships secured a pledge of respect for British shipping in the Straits of Gibraltar amid an influx of Italian volunteers in fascist Spain.
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Bayonne
France
Valencia
Koenigsburg
Associated Press
Nazi Germany
Socialist
Spain
Berlin
Koenigsberg
London
Straits of Gibraltar
Story of Last Flight Is Told in Inquiry Record
In Burbank California officials disclosed the final moments of a December airliner crash that killed all 12 aboard. Co-pilot McLean radioed from five minutes from home before the craft surged, hit a tree on a right turn, and wrecked on a ridge with the landing gear wheels down.
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Burbank
Canf
R. W. Schroeder
Robert McLean
Union Air Terminal
Oliver West
Chicago
United Air Lines
Edward Blom
McLean
Mother of Idaho Attorneys Dead
The body of Mrs. Katy Orr Chapman, 79, will be taken to Twin Falls for burial. She was mother of two Idaho attorneys, W. Orr and Marshall Chapman, and died at her home in Newman California after a short illness. A daughter, Mrs. Manuel Marshall, resides in Gustine California.
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Newman
Calif
Katy Orr Chapman
Twin Falls
Idaho
W. Orr
Marshall Chapman
Manuel Marshall
Gustine
Kiwanis Club Installs Officers At Luncheon
Kiwanis club members installed officers led by President W F Howard at a luncheon with William Dunlap of Kiwanis International delivering the address. Willard Bowen administered the installations for Dr W F Howard Charles Kelley Ben Tandy Nate Block and others on the board. Musical numbers by Philip Fever and Marjory Smith accompanied guest Melvin Dean and Dr R V Rogers. Snow tonight and Wednesday with warmer east portion tonight.
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Kiwanis Club
William Dunlap
Kiwanis International
Willard Bowen
W. F. Howard
Charles Kelley
Ben Tandy
Nate Block
Ed Bogert
William Bowen
Ray Craven
William Curd
Ivan Gasser
L. E B. Glennon
Progress Seen In Kidnap Case As Hours Pass
Tacoma reports show the Mattson family moving toward the boy Charles Mattson's release. Authorities and relatives hint a breakthrough may involve the $28,000 ransom, though no payment or recovery details are disclosed. Police have paused active pursuit awaiting a satisfactory contact with the abductor.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
W. W. Mattson
Seattle Times
Mattson
Mable
Charles
Borah Opposes Stock Treaty Threat to Livestock
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho denounces the Argentine sanitary treaty as a menace to far western states live stock industry. He says it would repeal quarantine provisions against foot and mouth disease and plans to mobilize cattle states to block Senate passage. He notes past U S spending exceeds 250 million dollars to fight the disease.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
Oregon
Montana
Utah
Colorado
California
Nevada
Arizona
Senate
Beagle Bone Rescue Ends with Chewed Hero in Columbus
Emerson Hunt helped free a Beagle choking on a bone at Mrs. Leo O'Farrell’s home in Columbus. Police said Hunt reached into the dog’s mouth to remove the bone but was bitten.
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Columbus
Oct
Emerson Hunt
Leo O'Farrell
Hunt
Gate City Commander No 4 Meets At Masonic Temple
Gate City Commander No 4 will hold a meeting at 4 o'clock this evening at the Masonic temple.
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Gate City
Masonic Temple
Threat of General Strike Fails to Bring Auto Truce
The general strike threat against General Motors gathered no signs of settlement as 50,000 auto workers across 15 plants faced idling, with 85,000 more slated for joblessness. GM refuses to recognize a single union. UAW leader insists on recognition. Meanwhile strikes and walkouts affect battery plants, maritime workers, coffin makers, and casket firms, with broad economic costs.
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Associated Press
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Homer 8. Martin
United Automotive Workers of America
Cials
Minneapolis
Minnesota Casket Company
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Ohio
Snow piling up in Pocatello for 12th day of storm
Snow showering across Idaho as Pocatello reports a depth over 10 inches on the twelfth straight day. Roads remain open in parts while drifted county routes slow travel. officials warn of closures and urge caution on sections between Dubois and Monida. Temperatures dip with subzero readings in the region.
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Pocatello
H. R
Spike) Flint
Pebble
W. P. Havener
Idaho Power Officer Dies at 74 in Boise
Frank F P Johnson longtime Idaho Power chairman died after a lingering illness in Boise. Born Wisconsin November 15 1862 he came to Idaho in 1887 and to Boise in 1910. He married Marie Louise Giese in 1888 and is survived by a widow children and siblings. Funeral services tentative for January 7.
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Boise
Frank FP. Johnson
Idaho Power Company
Bank of North Idaho
Wallace
Farmers’ State Bank
Nez Perce
Idaho
Johnson
Shawano Wis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marie Louise Giese
Denver
Colorado
Pasco B. Carter
Albert Dorman Johnson
Lewiston
Ellsworth E. Johnson
San Francisco
Siiter
W. A. Jones
Minneapolis
Masonic Lodge
The
Elks Lode
Arrest Made in Gang Case Near Sioux City Iowa
Sheriff W R Tice reports that Harry Slim Reeves linked to a fatal dynamite explosion near Sioux City on New Year’s Eve killed Harold Baker and wounded Helen Sieler. Reeves says Nesbeth and Bradley fled after the blast as Baker and his companion were involved in a gunfight.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Jane
W. R. Tice
Harry
Slim) Reeves
Farmer's Garage
Harold Baker
Sioux Pulls
Tice
Reeves
Helen Sieler
Baker
Rees
Nesbeth
Paker
Bradley
Sieler
Poisoning Case Baffles Police
Twin Falls January 6 police puzzled by a mysterious poisoning in a trailer on the outskirts. W E Taylor 43 in critical condition at a hospital his wife 30 improving after neighbors found them writhing in agony in their trailer home.
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Kansas
Twin Falls
W. E. Taylor
Taylors
Hoxie
Kas
Bourbons Hold Caucus and Gatekeepers Join Idaho House
On the second legislative day Boise reports a morning caucus on organization items then a joint session heard Governor Barzilla W. Clark’s message. The House approved its staff including George A. McLeod returning as door keeper after 30 years. Senate progress was slow with committee appointments and minor attaches confirmed. adjournment set for tomorrow. Clark criticized Bert H. Miller's appointment as labor commissioner, signaling possible changes ahead.
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Boise
House
Senate
Barzilla W. Clark
George A. McLeod
Hailey
Blaine County
Troy Smith
D-Custer
C. C. Gossett
C. Ben Ross
Bert H. Miller
Labor, Immigration and Statistics
Miller
Clark
Ida
Pope Plans Academy Inauguration as Pontiff Seeks Message
Pope Pius. 79, plans to inaugurate a new pontifical academy on February 6 but will not attend in person due to paralyzed legs and neuritis. He hopes to send a personal message from his sickbed while Vatican sources say Cardinal Pacelli and Cardinal Rossi visit him. Pacelli has sent a condition note to President Roosevelt.
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Vatican City
Pontifical Academy
Pius
Holy Father
Vatican
Cardinal Pacelli
Cardinal Rossi
Consistorial Congregation
Roosevelt
Washington
Miner Pete Basich Dies After Ruptured Appendix
Pete Basich a 50 year old miner from Mackay Idaho died at a local hospital from a ruptured appendix. He was brought from Mackay yesterday and died soon after. Born in Austria he came to America in 1900 and spent most of his 36 years in Mackay. Survivors include widow Anna and sons Nick Donnie Francis and Martin all at home. The body will be taken to Mackay for burial with Downard's Funerals Home in charge.
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Pete Basich
Mackay
Idaho
Austria
America
Anna
Nick
Donnie
Francis
Martin
Downard
Funers
Roosevelt Jr To Go Home At End Of Week
Attending physicians said Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr will probably leave Massachusetts General Hospital by the end of the week. The president's son entered the hospital November 25 for a sinus operation and treatment for a streptococcal boat. The doctors reported his condition fine.
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Boston
Utah May Receive Sales Tax Tokens
Salt Lake City reports that Utah may start using two mill tax tokens before month’s end. State Tax Commissioner Irwin Arnovitz predicted the change, aiming to avoid excess taxation when the normal tax falls below one cent. Tokens would represent two mills, or one-fifth of a cent, replacing penny payments.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Irwin Arnovitz
State Tax Commission
Flu Epidemic Gets Serious in Denver and Britain
Denver reports 58 influenza and pneumonia deaths in the week ending yesterday as doctors and 11 city physicians handle 200 to 300 new cases daily. Schools closed, private doctors not required to report. In Britain an influenza epidemic sickens thousands, 5000 postal workers out sick in a week.
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Denver
City Health Department
Charles Hover
London
Great Britain
Elaine Barrie Chooses Career Over Marriage
Elaine Barrie, the 21 year old New Yorker and wife of John Barrymore, says her career comes first and she hopes Barrymore will return home. She explains they are living apart since New Year’s Eve after a quarrel at a cafe, while filing documents revoked her powers of attorney and his authority to Aaron Sapiro.
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Hollywood
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
John
Ariel
Barrymore
Prominent Idaho Resident Dies
BLACKFOOT Idaho January 5 Henry W Kiefer 85 prominent pioneer statesman of Idaho died today after long illness Born 1851 in Allegheny Pennsylvania he moved west at age 20 He held sheriff auditor and state senator posts in Bingham County and eight years as register of the U S land office He is survived by children Fred Kiefer Charles Kiefer Mrs Roy DeKay and Mrs F L Bradley and eleven grandchildren
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Blackfoot
Henry W. Kiefer
Idaho
Mr. Kiefer
Allegheny
Penn
West
Bingham County
U.S. Land Office
Man Dies in Early Morning Hotel Fire in Indianapolis
An early morning blaze engulfed a three story apartment and store building in Indianapolis. One man, Chester, age 30, died in his room after the fire was discovered. Four others were in serious condition from smoke inhalation as about twenty residents fled the building.
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Indianapolis
Chester
Ideath
Idaho Governor urges scrap of liquor setup in 1935 reform plan
Governor Barzilla W. Clark proposes replacing the 1935 Idaho liquor law with state wholesale control, distribution by heavily bonded private retailers, and enforcement by existing police agencies. He spoke to the 24th legislature in Boise on January 5, urging responsible government and warning against monopolistic interests.
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Boise
Idaho
Barezilla W. Clark
Clark
House of Representatives
Barzilla W. Clark
Rayburn Wins Leader Battle in Democratic House
Rep. Sam Rayburn won the post of floor leader as the 332-member Democratic majority pledges full cooperation with President Roosevelt’s program. The Texas veteran, 53 tomorrow, defeated Rep. John J. O’Connor 184 to 127 at a closed caucus and will chair the party through a five month session.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House
Roosevelt
John J.o’connor
New York
Tammany Hall
Rayburn
Congress
Interstate Commerce Committee
Rep
Lea
California
O'Connor
Funeral Rites for H. H. Totten Held in Salt Lake City
Funeral services for H. H. Totten who died from injuries in an automobile accident in Salt Lake City were held at the McHan chapel on South Arthur today at 2 p.m. Rev. John E. Spencer officiated. Friends viewed the body at his son Lloyd H. Totten’s home until 1:30 p.m. The cortege then proceeded to the chapel. Interment was in Mountainview cemetery. Pallbearers were L. W. Shira, Charles Hardie, J. W. Brick, Ted Wright, S. M. Ritchie, and A. Banyard.
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H. H. Toteten
Salt Lake City
McHan
South Arthur
John E. Spencer
Lloyd H. Totten
South Ninth
B. of R. T
Mountainview Cemetery
L. W. Shira
Charles Hardie
J. W. Brick
Ted Wright
M. Ritchie
A. 4.Banyard
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