Ethiopians claim Italian forces routed on southern front
The Ethiopian government said a battle on the Web river last week routed Italian Somali troops and one officer, with six tanks lost. Ras Desta Demtu led about 60,000 Ethiopians in a thrust against 43,000 Italians in the Rift valley, while Egypt and Sweden protested Italian bombings of cities and medical units.Sweden and Egypt protest bombings as Ethiopia seeks League inquiry into Italian crimes.
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Associated Press
Web
Rift Valley
Ras Desta Demtu
Haile Selassie
Egypt
Ethiopia
Sweden
Fuad
Cairo
Italy
Red Crescent
Daggah Bar
Ismail Daoud
Dolally
Prince Daoud
Red Crescent Organization
Red Cross
League of Nations
Nichols Addresses Idaho Horticultural Convention
Delegates at the Idaho State Horticultural Association convention in Boise heard fruit grade standards. Dr. John R. Nichols urged farmers to rely on cooperative organizations for economic recovery and warned against overreliance on legislation. The three day session resumes this afternoon with committee reports and officer elections.
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Boise
Idaho State Horticultural Association
Idaho
F. Lee Johnson
John R. Nichols
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
California
Arizona
Higgins Chosen to Represent Blackfoot Potato Growers
R B Higgins of Groveland was elected to the Idaho Vegetable Producers association board of directors for the first district. The meeting in Blackfoot also named Carl Delong of Twin Falls as acting executive secretary as the organization forms to combat misrepresentation of Idaho potatoes in eastern markets and solve grower problems.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
R. B. Higgins
Groveland
Idaho Vegetable Producers Association
Carl Delong
Twin Palls
Utah Weather Unsettled With Snow or Rain Northwest
Unsettled conditions in Utah with snow or rain likely in the northwest portion tonight and Saturday. Cooler air moves in from the northwest as a system affects the state.
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Utah
Hauptmann Won’t Face New Jersey Prison Board
Governor Hoffman's office announced the clemency court will meet at the executive offices, not at the state prison, denying Hauptmann a personal appearance. Hauptmann offered to answer questions but stuck to his Flemington account of receiving Lindbergh ransom money via Isidor Fisch. The fate of Hauptmann hangs on clemency a week before execution.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Harold G. Hoffman
State Prison
William S. Conklin
Hauptmann
Hoffman
Mark O. Kimberling
Flemington
Isidor Fisch
Democratic Convention Chooses Philadelphia for 1936 Meet
The Democratic party, buoyed by a $200000 cash haul from Philadelphia Jackson Day dinners, selects Philadelphia as its convention host. The June 23 meeting follows a tight bid with rival offers including free hall space. The vote also signals a strong eastern campaign, while one dissenting voice from Gov. Eugene Talmadge of Georgia frames loyalty to Roosevelt.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Democratic Party
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Farley
S. Davis Wilson
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Births Outpace Deaths in Bingham County Report
Blackfoot January report from County Statistician Mrs. W. E. Patrie shows 452 births and 216 deaths in Bingham county, with 2386 total excess births. Indian births and deaths are itemized. causes include heart disease 41, paralysis and old age 40, pneumonia 32, TB 14, accidents and injuries 14, and other illnesses.
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Blackfoot
Bingham County
W. E. Patrie
Pingree
Sterling
Aberdeen
Idaho Hospital
South
Naval Parley Near Collapse as Japan Face Choice
London officials say if Japan withdraws from the international naval conference the parley could survive as a six power talks with Germany and Soviet Russia. US and Britain plan to discuss Japan's demand for naval parity while observers doubt approval. Admiral Nagano predicts imminent collapse of the talks.
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London
Japan
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
Far East
Roosevelt
Osami Nagano
Tokyo
Junior Townsend club meets at county building
The Junior Townsend club met Thursday evening at the county building and heard C. M. Larsen. Marvin Rupp sang a solo. Plans were made for a party at Beverly Aldous home, 735 South Third, this evening. Next meeting is January 17 at the county building.
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Junior
Washington Solon Taken By Death
Representative Wesley Lloyd of Tacoma died at home in Washington at age 53 from a heart condition. He served in the seventy-second and seventy-third Congresses and was assistant to the Democratic whip for the fifteenth regional district including Eaton Oregon and California. He leaves a widow and three children.
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Washington
Wesley Lloyd
Tacoma
Wash
Lloyd
Eaton
Oregon
California
Snowstorm Closes Roads and Schools Across Southern Idaho
A mild spell reduced heavy snowfall but slick roads persist across southern Idaho. Six inches fell in many areas as blizzards snarled travel from Blackfoot to Pocatello with road closures and school cancellations into the week. The upper Snake River valley saw five inches of moisture laden snow aiding water storage.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Monida
Mont
Milford
Utah
Mountain Home
Mountain Ranges
Wyoming
Snake River
Blackfoot
Idaho and Utah Weather Roundup January Snow and Rain
Caldwell reports driving rain and temperatures around freezing while Idaho Falls records over eight inches of snow from Thursday’s fall. Salt Lake City sees melting snow as temps rise into the 40s with a 30 degree low.
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Caldwell
Idaho Falls
Sal Lake City
Utah
Dozen Hurt in Cuba Bombings
Dozens were wounded in a series of bomb explosions in Santiago de Cuba as elections approached. A bomb damaged the Maranista party office of Dr Ceasar Camacho Coyani and a political agent was gravely wounded. Police seized four bombs in a downtown cafe as authorities tightened security with 2,000 soldiers and sailors posted and all police and firemen on continuous duty. Miguel Mariano Gomez, son of a former Cuban president, led the Liberal Nationalist Marianista bloc against Gen Mario G Menocal, who had backing from the Menocalis.
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Havana
Santiago
Cuba
Santisco
Ceasar Camacho Coyani
Maranista
Bauta
Provisional Government
Miguel Mariano Gomez
United States
Burglary Case Goes Before Judge Hinckley
J A Williams charged with burglary had a preliminary hearing this afternoon before Justice William Hinckley. Williams, recently arrested in Salt Lake City, is alleged to have entered a bunk house at the L T Gucker ranch near Tyhee on December 16 and stolen two guns, a bedding roll and other articles.
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J. A. Williams
William Hinckley
Williams
Salt Lake City
L. T. Gucker Ranch
Tyhee
Actor John Gilbert dies at 38 in Hollywood fortune near a million
John Gilbert once dubbed the silent era’s great lover died of a heart attack at 38 in Beverly Hills. His fortune neared 1 million, earnings from a Metro contract and stock losses in 1929. Private services were planned with friends and relatives attending by invitation.
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Hollywood
John Gilbert
Metro-Goldwyn-Maryer
Beverly Hills
Gilbv Os
Charles Greene
William Spencer Ho
Los Angeles
Olivia
Ell
Mar Ae T. Morgan
Phoenix
Aoss Joy
Four Die In 18 Minutes In Ossining Execution Scene
In Ossining New York four young men were executed in rapid sequence for the murder of Patrolman James Killie during a New York robbery. The four named offenders were Amerigo Angee 20 Thomas Gilbride 20 Jay Orley 21 and Raymond Jr son of Major Newman Raymond from Alexandria Virginia. The eldest Raymor was the first to die as his father watched in the yard.
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Ossining
N. Y
N. York
Newman Raymond, Jr
Newman
Ravn SF
Alexandria
Raymor
Amerigo Angee
Thomas Gilbride
Jay Orley
James Killie
New York
Nelson Clark
iSetts
MacCosham Attends Planning Board Meeting in Boise
H D MacCosham traveled from Boise for a state planning board meeting. The discussion covered the development of the great oil deposits lying in eastern Idaho The report notes his report on the topic and the ongoing planning session.
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H. D. MacCosham
Boise
State Planning Board
MacCosham
Roosevelt unveils new farm program plans discuss soil conservation
President Roosevelt outlined new directions for farm policy emphasizing soil conservation and potential domestic allotment payments to farmers. Chester Davis indicated conditional payments could be allowed under the AAA ruling as a means to curb overproduction while supporting farm income. An Indiana delegate, William Settle, was elected temporary chairman as delegates urged a prompt, AAA-like plan adaptable to current court decisions.
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NRA
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Chester C. Davis
Davis
AAA
Liect
William Settle
Indiana
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Wallace
Gold Reserve Act extended by presidential proclamation
President Roosevelt signed a proclamation extending the Gold Reserve Act stabilizing fund of 2.9 billion dollars for one year. He said the purpose is to maintain the fund amid ongoing international financial unsettledness and foreign exchange pressures. Morganthau was asked about stabilization prospects and the attorney general about legal use of the current hold evaluation basis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morganthau
Budget Committee Sets Agency Meeting Schedule
The Community Chest budget committee met at the chamber of commerce and designated next Tuesday evening to meet with Camp Fire Girls Girl Scouts YMCA and Boy Scouts representatives. Members listed include E Norman Vaughn A L Merrill John R Nichols B E Brady and Mayor R M Tesyell.
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The
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Camp Fire Girls
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
E. Norman Vaughn
A. L. Merrill
John R. Nichols
E. Brady
R. M. Tesyell
Benefits of Bonus Provisions for World War I Certificates
Washington report explains how a new house passed bonus bill affects holders of $1000 World War I certificates. Calculations show cash options, maturation values, and interest rules through 1945, with timelines including April 6 1937 and July 1 1940.
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Washington
United States
Morgan Defends Bank Against Senate Charge Over 1915 Panic
Jan 10 1915 Morgan testifies to the Senate muni tions committee denying involvement in a foreign exchange panic to coerce Wilson. Senator Clark cites documentary evidence of Morgan backing the British pound to aid war trade, while Lansing notes policy limits on loans but faces pressure to invest U.S. capital abroad to balance trade.
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Washington
J P. Morgan
Bie
Woodrow Wilson
Senate Muniions Committee
Clark
DMO
Morgan
America
Wilson
House of Morgan
England
New York
Robert Lansing
Lansing
William Innings Bryan
United States
Todd Investigation May Close Today
Los Angeles reports that county grand jurors may conclude today the carbon monoxide death inquiry into Thelma Todd. A majority believed the December 15 death accidental, with a chemical analysis confirming no drug or poison. police cite automobile engine fumes in a beach garage.
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Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Comedienne
Miss Todd
Crow hunting plan ends with empty trap in Tulsa
A. D. Aldrich and M. Moffeet in Tulsa announce a revised crow hunting method using an elaborate trap baited with liver and lights. Their initial try caught three hounds and a bird dog, not a single crow.
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Tulsa
Okla
A. D. Aldrich
Martin Moffeet
Bonus bill clears House for immediate WWI veterans payout
The House passed a measure to pay cash bonuses totaling 1 to 2 billion dollars to about 3.5 million World War I veterans. The vote was 365 to 59, with strong backing from the American Legion and other groups. President Roosevelt opposed full payment now, and Senate action was expected to consider amendments. Utah Democrats Murdock and Robertson supported the bill.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Burns
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Roosevelt
Robinson
Ose
Representatve Treadway
Rmass
Murdock and
Robertson
Utah
Borah to Get Idaho Beans in 1936 Run
Idaho officials mobilize to supply Senator William E Borah with beans after he complained about no beans in his bean soup in Washington. L F Parsons urged agriculture commissioner F Lee Johnson to coordinate Idaho growers to send Borah varieties of beans to support his presidential bid.
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Boise
William E. Borah
Washington, D. C
Statesman
L. F. Parsons
Idaho State Chamber of Commerce
Parsons
F. Lee
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Gooding
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