Davis Charges Mud Slinging And All Time Low Mark In Idaho Politics
Ben W. Davis the Democratic state chairman of Pocatello accuses Republican Senator W Scott Hall of establishing a new all time low in Idaho politics by threats of horse whipping state officials He says the campaign of intimidation has begun and calls on Republicans to cease the mudslinging and dishonesty accusations amid fall election rhetoric.
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Davis
Idaho
Ben W. Davis
Pocatello
W. Scott Hall
Conming
House Asks Peace Fund for Defense as Peace Program
Washington January 11 The House urged approval of President Roosevelt's request for 267 million dollars for emergency defense outlays framed as a peace program not a war effort. Representative Woodrum defended the plan, saying the funds are for peace and not preparation to fight. Congress weighs 1941 spending near Roosevelt's 8.424 billion estimate as lynching bill fate looms amid filibuster threats.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Woodrum
House Appropriations
United States
America
Congress
Senate
Masons to Meet in 1940 First Lodge Session Tonight
Scottish Rite Masons are reminded that the first meeting for 1940 will be held tonight at 7 30 o clock. Important business matters are to be presented with reference to degree plans. An educational program has been prepared and a treat awaits attendees. Degree workers in the Lodge of Perfection are especially urged to attend.
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Lodge of Perfection
Seeks His Mother From Portland Boy After 16 Years
The sheriff's office received a note from Joe Albany Kessler of 3616 North Commercial Street Portland asking that effort be made to locate his mother whom he last heard from 16 years ago in Pocatello. He states he was seven years old at the time.
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Sheriff's Office
Joe Albany Kessler
North Commercial Street
Portland
Pocatello
Bargain Carriage: 16-Year-Old Auto Survives on $40
Chicago reports that Uchtman, Deerfield fire chief, bought a $1,500 car 16 years ago for $40 from Edward Osterman who paid $1,500 in 1924. The wheels have not turned since Osterman fell ill. The speedometer shows 45 miles. The car, old lines and all, remains a thriftable relic.
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Chicago
Conrad Uchtman
Edward Osterman
Uchtman
Deerfield
Finland Captures Stalin's Secret Armored Ski Tank
Copenhagen report says Finnish troops seized a sled tank on the Soumussalim front described as Stalin's secret weapon. The craft has an armored body on skis propelled by an airplane propeller with machine guns and a light cannon. It is said to be fast over snow but weak in armor and difficult to steer in broken wooded terrain.
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Copenhagen
Soumussalim
Moscow
Mikhail M Kaganovich
Finland
Helsinki
Red Army
Lake Kianta
Pit Explosion Kills Miner Near Utah Copper Mine
At the Utah Copper company's Bingham pit three miners died after a rock mass and an explosion possibly from premature dynamite buried a crew at about 4 p m yesterday. Nikola Tomas 24 Teofilo Martinez 27 and Giusseppi de Marchi 38 died in the rescue effort.
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Bingham
Utah
L. Buchman
Nikola Tomas
Highland Bay
Teofilo Martinez
Copperfield
Giusseppi de Marchi
Tomas
Utah Copper Company
Bingham Canyon
Stana Tormas
Helen
Nikola
Sam Narich
John Bizjek
Local Youth Held On U S Charge in Cross-State Case
James Robert Sedam, 19, of Pocatello, was arrested on federal charges of violating the white slave traffic act for allegedly taking a 16 year old Idaho Falls girl to Utah and Los Angeles. Bond set at 3500, he waives preliminary exam and will be held in American Falls pending Salt Lake City hearing. The girl is en route home from Los Angeles. Sedam, once a prominent local football player, is married with a four month old child. Utah weather forecast: partly cloudy tonight with light snow or rain, Friday generally fair.
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Idaho Falls
Harry Meppen
Bonneville County
James Robert Sedam
Pocatello
Sedam
Utah
Los Angeles
U. S
Harrison Dennis
American Falls
Salt Lake City
Meppen
Nazi Raiders Appear Off East Coast of Great Britain
German raiders appeared off the Firth of Forth in Scotland and the Humber and Thames estuaries in eastern England. No bombs were dropped as British fighters and anti aircraft batteries repelled the raids. The air ministry noted busy RAF activity with several German planes shot down or forced to land.
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London
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Humber
Thames
England
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Sylt
North Sea
Denmark
Allied High Commands
Tyneside
Norfolk
Newcastle-on-Tyne
South Shields
Tyne
Sweden May Keep Peace in Speech on Finland Aid
King Gustaf V in a throne speech said Swedes show humanitarian aid to Finland but offered no military help. He stressed neutrality while Sweden defends its independence. The budget includes 800 million kronor for military defense next year, creating a deficit, with ordinary expenses at 1.457 billion kronor.
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Stockholm
Gustaf V
Finland
Russia
Sweden
Riksdag
Gardner's death ends troubled ex convicts career
Roy Gardner, a famed mail robber and self proclaimed escape artist, died by inhaling toxic fumes in a San Francisco hotel bathroom. He had been released from Leavenworth prison in 1938 and spoke of an unbridgeable gap between ex convicts and society.
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San Francisco
Roy Gardner
Gardner
Worth
Federal Penitentiary
Arizona
Super Taxes Could Fund Defense Effort
President Roosevelt backs a 10 percent "super-tax" on income to finance emergency defense costs. The plan would apply retroactively to 1939 and 1940, with the levy added after the standard income tax. Officials emphasize its simplicity and ability to raise about $460 million in two years.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
New York
Treasury
Officials Fear 87 Dead in Virginia Coal Mine
Rescue crews fought through debris at Bartley No 1 mine as they reached within a few hundred feet of the remaining 65 to 70 miners believed trapped after a blast. Company officials and miners' families waited in cold sleet for final word on the fate of 87 men.
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Virginia
Bartley
W. Va
Bartley No. 1
Pond Creek
Roy Evans
Roy Hyatt
Charley Moffitt
Evans
R. E. Salvati
Salvati
Idaho Falls Park Gains WPA Approval
Idaho Falls Mayor Chase A. Clark announced approval of a $55,000 WPA project to improve Highland Park, home field of the Idaho Falls Pioneer baseball league entry. The city covers about $10,000 while WPA provides $45,000 in labor and material. work to start within 10 days.
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Idaho Falls
Highland Park
Chase A. Clark
D. Worth Clark
WPA
Clark
Hunger Leads to Jailing of California Suspect
In San Francisco on January 11, Raymond W. Mugford, sought since Saturday for the murder of his 67 year old aunt and benefactor, was jailed after asking a former employer for food and a shave. He told police his aunt Louise Mugford Brewer would have harmed him if he had not acted. Brewer, who had helped win his release from Ukiah asylum two months earlier, was found dead with a butcher knife wound and blunt force injuries in her home.
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San Francisco
Raymond W. Mugford
Mugford
William Potter
French Break German Line Near Kreuzberg Readied
German news agency reports a French surprise assault broke the Kreuzberg line east of Forebach near Saarbrucken, then a Nazi counterattack drove them back. The DNB notes French dead wounded and a few prisoners taken. German air forces claimed two Allied planes shot down in air battles with one German loss.
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Berlin
Today
Kreuzberg
Forebach
Saarbruecken
DNB
High Command
Weather Eyes Forecast Storm After Clear Day
After eleven days of stormy weather in the region, Pocatello saw sun today but federal observers warned a low pressure system off the coast could bring more storms by tomorrow morning. Cheyenne reported snow, Butte a light fog, with Butte dipping to nine below zero and Dubois at zero last night. Pacific coast rainfall reached 2.31 inches in Fresno, California.
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Pocatello
Rocky Mountain
Cheyenne
Wyo
Butte
Mont
Mercury
Dubois
Pacific Coast
Fresno
Calif
South African forces march on Swakopmund 1915
Twenty five years ago today January 11 1915 the Associated Press reports South African union forces marching on Swakopmund in German southwest Africa indicating a key phase in the South West African campaign during World War I.
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South African Union
Swakopmund
German Southwest Africa
J Reuben Clark to Speak at Lincoln Day Banquet
J Reuben Clark a Salt Lake City figure and former U S ambassador to Mexico is slated as principal speaker for the Eastern Idaho Lincoln Day banquet in Pocatello likely February 8. Milton Horsley of Soda Springs leads the association with George Ambrose of Mackay as speaker chair. Jess Hawley of Boise will be toastmaster.
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Bannock Hotel
J. Reuben Clark
Salt Lake City
United States
Mexico
Idaho
Pocatello
Joe Stewart
Bingham County
Milton Horsley
Soda Springs
House of Representatives
George Ambrose
Mackay
Jess Hawley
Boise
Fence Torn by Auto Crash Near Portneuf Station
Clarence Stephenson of 324 South Pith avenue was in a Tuesday crash near the Portneuf checking station. His machine slid on the snowy highway, tore out 81 feet of fence, and struck a utility pole, which was toppled. Vehicle damage was about $50.
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Clarence Stephenson
South Pith Avenue
Portneuf
Dean Barlow
Stephenson
Open Road Assured for Jackson as Pass Cleared
Wyoming officials pledge to keep the Teton pass open as long as possible this winter. About 200 Jackson Hole residents, some with pistols, cleared the 2 mile Tetons pass to Victor Idaho using borrowed plows. state officials warned cost limits may force closure if conditions demand costly rotary equipment.
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Jackson
Wyo
Wyoming
Teton
Jackson Hole
Tetons
Victor
Idaho
Nels H. Smith
Highway Commission
Harry Barker
Highway Department
Bill Sutton
Gineer
Burglar Promises Diamond After Robo Warns Wendy Barrie
Santa Monica California January 11 Wendy Barrie the 27 year old screen actress was awakened by a burglar in her home. He forced entry and sat on the bed for 20 minutes before leaving promising to mail her a diamond. He spoke of Beverly Hills thefts and claimed a $14000 haul from Richard Barthelmess. Police were alerted immediately.
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Santa Montca
Calif
Wendy Barrie
Beverly Hills
Richard Barthelmess
Hitler Mussolini Rift Tests Axis Unity Amid Balkan Strain
The article details growing Italian hostility to the Moscow Berlin axis and shifting alignment toward Britain and France against Germany’s Russian ally. It notes Italian Hungarian mutual aid signaling a warning to Moscow and Berlin to keep out of Italian interests in the Balkans, with potential actions in Finland or southeastern Europe.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Fuehrer
Stalin
Moscow
Berlin
Balkans
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