Borah Objects To Edison Navy Power Claim
Senator Borah halted confirmation of Charles Edison as secretary of the navy to rebuke his proposal for granting the president power to commandeer factories ships and supplies in emergency. Edison’s plan was called startling and unconstitutional by Borah as a threat to constitutional government and democratic process.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Charles Edison
Congress
Edison
Navy
Secret talks in Vrsac between Romania and Yugoslavia officials
In Bucharest January 12 reports state King Carol of Romania and Regent Prince Paul of Yugoslavia held a secret conference at Vrsac near the frontier two days earlier. Crown Prince Mihai and Premier Dragija Cvetkovic reportedly attended to gauge Yugoslav support for Romania's postwar territorial revision with Hungary and for defense against a possible Russian strike. Italy and Hungary are said to back a defensive alliance and Yugoslavia may be asked to permit passage of Italian troops should Russia advance.
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Bucharest
Carol of
Rumania
Paul of
Yugoslavia
Vrsac
Mihai
Dragila Cvetkovic
Carol
Paul
Hungary
Italy
Balkans
Car Collisions Reported Near City Underpass and West Center
Early today Jack T Heyland of 858 West Bridger collided at the underpass west of the city with a machine operated by Gus Backer of Aberdeen. Little damage was noted by state police lieutenant H W Zimmerman. A separate collision involved Howard Tippetts with a Chevrolet sedan owned by Intermountain Chevrolet in the 600 block on West Center. Utah weather outlook calls for partly cloudy skies tonight through Sunday with mountain snow and little temperature change.
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Jack T. Heyland
West Bridger
Gus Backer
Aberdeen
H. W. Zimmerman
Howard Tippetts
Intermountain Chevrolet Company
West Center
Two Confess Murders In Oklahoma Farmhouse Fire
Fort Towson Oklahoma January 12 A farmer Hou ston Lambert 28 signed a statement identifying two prison camp convicts Frank Wellman and Floyd Carpenter as the killers of Mr and Mrs Elmer Rogers and their son Dean 4 whose bodies were found in their burned home New Year s Eve Lambert said Wellman who is serving 30 years for bride murder in 1926 was questioned ten days ago but cleared by Warden Jess Dunn Carpenter 33 is serving three years for burglary from Johnston County
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Fort Towson
Okla
Roy Harmon
Elmer Rogers
Dean
Harmon
Houston Lambert
Frank Wellman
Floyd Carpenter
Rogers
Wellman
Jess Dunn
Carpenter
Johnston County
Labor Rackets Under Fire As Chicago Starts Drive
Chicago launches a drive to end labor violence after the death of Marinus Hind, a garage owner killed December 28. A public-spirited committee, 56 leaders, and the Affiliated Garages of Chicago offer a $1,000 reward for killers. State and police investigate the Auto Livery Chauffeurs Drivers and Garage Helps union and its links to garage owners.
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Chicago
Marinus Hvid
Affiliated Garages
Hiid
Thomas J. Courtney
Auto Livery
American Federation of Labor
Garage Owners’ Organization
Patrick O'Connell
Town Hall
Marinus Hind
Hvid
William Crawford
Finnish marksmen thwart Soviet parachute assault on Karelian isthmus
Finnish riflemen reportedly shot at Soviet troops as they parachuted behind lines and some landed forces were rounded up at dusk. Tidningen cited near annihilation of 50-man parachute groups. Meanwhile Danish volunteers arrived in Finland as part of Nordic aid. four Swedish contingents had already joined.
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Copenhagen
Karelian
Stockholm
Tidningen
Scandinavia
Finland
National Tidende
Denmark
Oldest Old Woman Granny Geldin Solomon Dies at 127
Dallas reports the death of Granny Geldin Solomon aged 127 claimed as the oldest woman on earth. A hymn singer and quilter, she mothered 14 children and was born October 12 1812 on a Mississippi plantation to a slave father and an Indian mother. Her 141 descendants gathered after her passing.
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Granny Geldin Solomon
Mississippi
Missionary Presents Program at Pocatello LDS Meeting
The Pocatello LDS congregation will host a regular meeting Sunday evening January 14 at 6 30 with special musical numbers directed by Douglas K Nielsen. Reed Berr ett recently returned from the eastern states mission will be the speaker.
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The
Pocatello L.D.S. First Word
Douglas K. Nielsen
Reed Berrett
Eastern States Mission
Germans Bolster Forces Around Soissons In Heavy Fighting
Twenty five years ago today the Associated Press reports German troops being moved to the Soissons area as intense combat continues. The dispatch notes continued shelling and troop concentrations affecting the front lines.
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Associated Press
Soissons
25 Dead in Bartley No 1 Coal Mine Disaster
Rescue crews in Bartley West Virginia recovered 25 bodies from the blast torn No 1 mine, leaving 67 miners still trapped as rescuers reach the blast center 600 feet underground. Officials fear additional deaths as inspectors note widespread violence and consider all miners likely doomed.
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Bartley
W. Va
Bartley No. 1
G. J. Stallings
Pond Creek Pocahontas Coal Corporation
E. J. Chatfield
House Votes 264 Millions for Peace Time Defense
In Malad Idaho and Washington the debate over military funding heads to duels and a vast emergency defense appropriation of 264 611 252 dollars passes the House. The measure supports the army navy coast guard and FBI for the current fiscal year with cuts from the budget bureau and debates over neutrality patrol funding.
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House
Washington
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Schafer
Wisconsin
Appropriations Committee
Welles
Sumner Welles
Senate
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Representative Taber
New York
South
Taber
Britain presses air war against Helgoland stronghold
The Associated Press reports Britain tests air power over Helgoland, Germany's sea threshold. Helgoland guards Kiel canal approaches and German ports, forming a key bulwark of sea and air defense near Britain. The clash of accounts underscores air warfare’s pivotal role in the war.
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Britain
Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Helgoland Bight
Germany
Helgoland
Sylt
Second Storm Hits City in Early Morning Snowfall
A second storm after an 11 day storm hit Pocatello just after midnight and by noon left an inch of snow. The weather bureau places precipitation at .07 inches, raising January totals to .17 inches above normal for the month. Unsettled conditions with light snow are forecast, while snow and fog cover the Rocky Mountain region. Butte Montana recorded 11 degrees below zero and Salt Lake City topped 42 degrees. Fog and rain dominated the Pacific coast with snow in parts of Washington and Oregon.
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Pocatello
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Butte, Mont
Salt Lake City
Main Roads Open in County as Snow Drifts Persist
County engineer W. P. Havenor reports all main roads are open and snow removal equipment is active in all three districts. A Lava Hot Springs school bus was held up by snow drifts today.
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W. P. Havenor
Commissioners
Lava Hot Springs
Job's Daughters to Meet in Pocatello Saturday
Dorothy Dean past honored queen of Wendell Idaho Bethel of the Order of Job's Daughters will preside at Pocatello Bethel No. 1 regular meeting Saturday at 2 pm in the Masonic temple. A social hour and covered dish luncheon follow. all members urged to attend.
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Dorothy Dean
Wendell, Idaho
Order of Job's Daughters
Pocatello Bethel No. 1
Masonic Temple
Snow Blanket Covers Utah State in Widespread Storm
Utah digested a rapid shift from drought to flood as fresh snowfall and rain boosted January precipitation to 3.28 inches, near the 1918 wet record of 3.89. From Oct 1 moisture reached 5.34 inches while 10 inches fell at Soldier Summit and roadways across central Utah grew slick and treacherous.
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Weather Bureau
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Soldier Summit
Spanish Fork Canyon
Price Canyon
Man Falls 60 Feet Then Lands On Car Top
Henry Grabowski, 20, fell 60 feet from a fifth story window in Pittsburgh and landed on a car roof. X rays showed no broken bones, but he stayed in a hospital overnight as a precaution. He said a window sash broke and he began to fall backward before hitting the vehicle.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Grabowski
Grabowski
Thompson Sues for Divorce in District Court
Rain D. Thompson files for divorce from Maude M. Thompson in district court alleging marriage on January 24, 1914 in Rainer Oregon and three children aged 25 21 and 19. He says she left around October 25, 1934 while they lived at Klamath Oregon and moved in with an "A. M." The couple later moved to Pocatello with the children.
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Rain D. Thompson
Maude M. Thompson
Rainer
Oregon
Plaintiff
Klamath
Ore
A. M
Pocatello
Idaho Weather Sees Unsettled Skies Tonight Into Saturday
Forecasters warn unsettled conditions in Idaho with snow flurries expected across the southeast and mountain regions. Temperatures dip slightly tonight as conditions persist through Saturday.
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Idaho
Britain Loses More Ships in German Raids
German bombing planes over British ports on January 12 conducted a fourth straight raid, while Goering marked his birthday. The Keyne s 1,706 ton steam er was sunk after two attacks with five direct bombs. crew of 17 landed safely. Mines claimed three additional ships off the English coast including Granta, El Oso, and Traviata.
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London
Thames
Suffolk
Yorkshire
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Germany
Helgoland Bight
Keynes
North Sea
L. Fisher
Granta
el Oso
Traviata
Jap Official Steps Down
Premier General Nobuyuki Abe announced his resignation, signaling a possible fall of his government if the United States does not react favorably to Japan reopening the lower Yangtze to third power trade. Cabinet unity is weak and a stop gap cabinet is anticipated. Nomura may be reappointed given progress with the United States.
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Tokyo
Nobuyuki Abe
United States
Yangtze
Kichisaburo Nomura
Japan
Nomura
Washington
Abe
Aged Waitress Doris Mattis Dies at 110 in New Jersey
Doris Mattis, who served dinner to the Austrian emperor 93 years ago in Vienna, died today in Paterson at age 110. She kept a gold coin claimed as a gift from Emperor Ferdinand and Crown Prince Franz Josef after working as a waitress in 1847. Born in Austria on June 13, 1829, she came to the United States in 1879. Her mother died at 115 and her father at 108.
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Paterson
N. J
Doris Mattis
Vienna
First marriage licenses issued since January 5 by county clerk
The first licenses since January 5 were issued Thursday by the county clerk to Herman Steady 23 and Bessie Fisher 19, both Indians and residents of Bannock Creek, and William L. Troescher 26 and Selma Humphreys 27, both of Pocatello.
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Herman Steady
Bessie Fisher
Bannock Creek
William L. Troescher
Selma Humphreys
Pocatello
Plane Lands On Ice On Rock River In Illinois
United Air Lines sleeper plane en route from New York to San Francisco forced to land on a ten inch ice stretch of the Rock River near Moline Illinois after one engine failed Chief Pilot Charles E Wheeler steered to safety guiding the craft to river ice The aircraft slid hit a retaining wall and broke apart four passengers and two pilots suffered minor injuries while five passengers and crew of three were saved by skilled piloting and motor aid
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Moline
United Air Lines
Rock River
New York
San Francisco
Iowa City
Iowa
Charles E. Wheeler
Oak Park
Ill
False Fire Alarms Bring Sentence
John Magee twenty year old son of a retired battalion fire chief was sentenced to ninety days in jail on seven counts of disorderly conduct for turning in false fire alarms. Deputy Police Chief John J Underwood said Magee admitted he did so to watch fire engines speed through Jersey City streets.
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Jersey City
N. J
John Magee
John J. Underwood
Magee
Three Men Die in Utah Copper Mine Blast
Three workers Teofilo Martinez Giusseppi de Marechi and Nikola Tomas died in a dynamite explosion at Utah Copper open-cut mine in Bingham Utah. Mine Inspector E A Hodges said the blast was caused by careless handling of primers and heat triggering the charges. Rescue teams recovered Tomas after four hours and the other two bodies after twelve hours of digging.
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Bingham
Utah
Utah Copper Company
E. A. Hodges
Teofilo Martinez
Copperfield
Giusseppi de Marechi
Nikola Tomas
Highland Bay
Hodges
Tomas
Kings speech outlines voluntary military drills for citizens
In Oslo the king opened the storting and announced a defense ministry program for voluntary drills for citizens who wish training. Observers wonder if many will train to serve in Finland as tensions rise. Paris reports Spain Italy and southeast Europe ship war materiel to embattled Finland and volunteers are en route.
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Oslo
Haakon VII
Storting
Defense Ministry
Finland
Paris
Spain
Italy
France
New Swim Suits Debut With Stretch Fabric In 1920s Style
New York reports a playful trade display of rubber woven into swimsuits that stretch in one direction and not the other. Models in blonde and brunette looks show off star studded eyelet gowns while observers note slide fasteners replacing hooks and eyes.
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Denver
George N. Peek
American National Livestock Association
Wallace
Hull
Hubbard Russell
Los Angeles
Russell
Association
Little Nation
Chicago Association of Commerce
Annie Laurine Dodge
Daniel D. Dodge
Mathilda R. Wilson
Alma College
St. Thomas, Ont
Dallas
Fishtrap Road
Hall
Big Man
Majority
W. Scott Hall
Malad
J. W. Taylor
Tam
Taylor
C. A. Bottolfsen
Pacific Coast
Job
Francisco Franco
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