Idaho sheep raisers open 48th convention in Pocatello
The Idaho Wool Growers association and about 400 sheep raisers gather in Pocatello for their forty eighth annual convention. M. C. Claar notes a favorable year ahead despite foreign factors. Gov. Chase A. Clark among speakers at the morning session in Recreation Hall.
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Idaho
Pocatello
M. C. Claar
Boise
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Bannock Hotel
Chase A. Clark
L. D
Recreation Hall
H. B. Soulen
Weiser
Paul de F. Mortimore
Pocatello Central Christian Church
Measure Proposes Substitute for Idaho Liquor Board
Death on his seventy ninth birth anniversary Saturday night ended the long career of Chris Paulsen, retired railroader who was a familiar figure in Pocatello for more than 40 years. He died in a local hospital of ailments incident to age. He was born January 11, 1862, at Copenhagen, Denmark. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in First Congregational church under direction of McHan mortuary.
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Chris Paulsen
Pocatello
Mr. Paulsen
South Harrison Avenue
Union Pacific
Copenhagen
Denmark
First Congregational Church
McHan Mortuary
Strike Threat Hits Montgomery Ward Stores West Coast
AFL unions including Teamsters warehousemen and clerks plan immediate, coordinated action against Montgomery Ward stores in eleven western states to pressure contract recognition. Picket lines will run at stores with union majorities starting Monday in San Rafael California as drivers refuse transport and the strike enters its fourth week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
AFL
Montgomery Ward
M. S. Vidaver
American Federation of Labor
San Rafael Calif
Bills Propose TB Hospital Location Split Idaho
Bills to create a $210000 tuberculosis hospital for Idaho gain attention in Boise with two options for site Lava Hot Springs or a location chosen by a special committee. Both plans call for $114000 state funds and $96000 federal funds while the Public Welfare Board backed the hospital plan in its biennial report. Four years earlier a law for a centrally located hospital on a railroad was struck down by the Idaho Supreme Court for lacking a true central site.
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Boise
Idaho
Lava Hot Springs
Public Welfare Board
Idaho Supreme Court
Couple to Wed in local marriage license issued
A marriage license was issued here to Ray E. Moore of Aberdeen and Rhoda E. Richardson of Salmon, marking upcoming nuptials for the couple.
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Blackfoot
Ray E. Moore
Aberdeen
Rhoda E. Richardson
Salmon
Incomes Pay Big Tax Incomes Pay Big Tax
Idaho reports 1939 income taxes totaling 1,674,091 with 2,197 corporations paying most of the levy. Mining led with 428 firms paying 408,114, while individuals contributed 666,908 and salaried workers 166,696. Retail and wholesale merchants paid 208,560 from 633 concerns.
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Boise
Idaho
Truman Joiner
Income Tax Bureau
Bertolfsen
Contractors Elect Pocatello Man
Approximately 500 members and guests of the Idaho Chapter of Associated General Contractors attended a banquet and dance ending their annual meeting in Boise. Henry Knippel of Pocatello was elected president. legislative matters of interest to contractors were discussed at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Associated General Contractors
Henry Knippel
Pocatello
WPA conference urges defense work priority in Idaho districts
WPA leaders from 16 eastern Idaho counties met with state director Dean Miller to press defense needs over peacetime tasks. The group endorsed accelerating projects at Pocatello and Idaho Falls airports and related armories, with 3005 January workers allocated to defense priority. Talks also covered potential national guard armory approvals at Rexburg and St Anthony.
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WPA
Idaho
Dean W. Miller
Boise
E. E. Scannell
Pocatello
Idaho Falls
Miller
Civil Aeronautics Board
Kenneth 8. Perry
Seattle
Max A. Donaldson
Virgil G
Harriman
Bannock
Bear Lake
Bingham
Bonneville
Butte
Caribou
Clark
Culver
Franklin
Premont
Jefferson
Lemhi
Madison
Oneida
Power
Teton
National Guard
Rexburg
St. Anthony
Pocatello Municipal Airport
Scannell
Nazis Raid London Fire Bombs Strike Continues
Nazi planes dropped incendiaries on London as hundreds of residents sheltered on rooftops and in streets for hours. Fire crews fought the blaze amid sirens and anti aircraft fire, with early reports suggesting lighter damage than prior raids.
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London
Associated Press
Harrington Named Manager of Twin Falls Cowboys
Andy Harrington becomes manager of the Twin Falls Cowboys after a cash deal with Boise club owner Hayden Walker and business manager Carl Anderson. Harrington, praised as a leader and second baseman, will organize players and plan spring training, with meetings to follow in Twin Falls. Local officials and Frank Magel express enthusiasm for a successful season.
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Twin Falls
Andy Harrington
Twin Falls Cowboys
Boise
Hadyn Walker
Carl Anderson
Cowboys
Frank Magel
Idaho
Magel
Walker
Harrington
Anderson
Idaho Governor Proclaims Potato and Union Week
Idaho Governor Chase A. Clark urges residents to observe Idaho Potato and Union week from January 17 to 25 in his first proclamation since taking office.
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Boise
Chase A. Clark
Boisee Contractor Jack Sharp Named State Building Superintendent
Boise contractor Jack Sharp was appointed by Governor Clark as state superintendent of building construction in Boise. He succeeds Melvin Stevens, the former Boise inspector, and Sharp has served as a state representative from Ada County.
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Boise
Jack Sharp
Clark
Melvin Stevens
Bottolfsen
Sharp
Ada County
Laurel Weds Fifth Time in Las Vegas Surprise Ceremony
Film comedian Stan Laurel, 50, remarried his fifth wife Virginia Ruti Laurel, 41, in a surprise Las Vegas ceremony at a wedding chapel. The pair, first married in 1934 and divorced in 1936, have faced multiple marital suits over the years. Laurel’s partner Oliver Hardy wed Virginia Lucille Jones in July.
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Las Vegas
Stan Laurel
Virginia Ruti Laurel
Beverly Hills
Calif
Albert C. Melton
Immanuel Community Church
Mexico
Laurel
Vera Tiana Laurel
Mae Laurel
Lois N. Laurel
Oliver N. Hardy
Virginia Lucille Tones
Diet of foreign objects case linked to ex patient
Boston report cites a Brattleboro physician describing a former mental patient who ingested 140 foreign bodies over years. Dr Wheeler notes three operations removed items weighing about 950 grams, including glass, needles, pins, and bottle caps, with no fatal complications.
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Vemont Hospital
New England Journal of Medicine
Philp H Wheeler
Brattleboro
Wheeler
Students Seek Four Year Terms and Revenue Plan
Idaho lawmakers debated a four year term for state and county officials and ways to raise 2.7 million dollars in added revenue asked by Governor Clark. Senator R G Bailey pressed for a regular session and four year university programs including Idaho Southern as part of the education expansion.
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Philip
Boise
R G. Bailey
Lewiston
Idaho
Clark
University of Idaho Southern
Idaho Southern
Planes Greet Open Field At Pocatello Airport
Fog at Salt Lake City kept transcontinental flights rerouted to Pocatello where ground crews reported ceiling and visibility at zero. A Western Air Express southbound to Salt Lake City and a northbound flight originating from Salt Lake City were affected, with forecasts predicting lift of the fog Sunday and continued mild midwinter temperatures in Pocatello.
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Pocatello Municipal
Salt Lake City
Utah Field
Pocatello
Western Air Express
Gate City
Utah Capital
United Airlines
Death of Alton G. Reay Department Manager
Alton G. Reay 37 of 4228 Ninth District died Saturday night after a several month illness. He was department manager for the Idaho Glass and Paint Co. Survived by widow and two children Jerry Ann and James Kent. Funeral arrangements in charge of McHan mortuary.
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Alton G. Reay
Mr. Reay
Idaho Glass and Paint Co
Jerry Ann
James Kent Reay
McHan Mortuary
Idaho House considers scrapping state commissions
Boise January 11 administration leaders pressed Governor Clark's program to abolish the liquor control board the public welfare board and the office of tax commissioner. Six bills with emergency clauses seek immediate effect abolishing these offices and creating a state liquor dispensary and a chief administrator. Nine measures were introduced with more expected Monday as committees work on proposals.
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Boise
State Liquor Control Board
Public Welfare Board
Office of Tax Commissioner
Idaho
House of Representatives
Clark
Liquor and Public Welfare Boards
Liquor Control Board
State Affairs Committee
Bobcats Beat Idaho State 25 23 In Two Game Series
Montana State staved off a late rally to defeat Idaho Southern University of Pocatello 25 to 23 in the second game of a two game basketball series. Greaves of Idaho kept to five points while Quinn and Brickley led scorers for their teams. Montana State will travel to Pocatello next weekend for a rematch series.
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Bozeman
Mont
Montana State
Idaho Southern University of Pocatello
Greaves
Idaho
Quinn
Jieven
Brickley
Bobcats
Pocatello
Bengals
Pocatello Grocers Plan Inauguration of Food Stamp Program
Grocers in Bannock county outline preliminary steps to launch the food stamp plan with an expected annual business return near 250000 dollars. A revolving fund and about 15000 dollars for stamp books will be discussed at a county meeting with grocers and the retail bureau of the Pocatello chamber of commerce. An estimated 3600 residents could participate, receiving stamp books monthly and channeling over 21000 dollars back into regular commodity outlets.
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Pocatello Grocers
Bannock County
Retail Bureau of Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
Hannels
Farm Security unit chiefs wrap three day Idaho meeting
Nine southeast Idaho counties ending a three day conference pledged to intensify efforts to aid poor rural families and disadvantaged farmers. Leaders cited rehabilitation loans debt adjustment and home production programs to raise living standards and participation in self planned solutions. Regional officials from Portland joined state directors and district supervisors in sessions on farm home plans and liberal home programs.
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Parm Security Administration
Idaho
Herbert M Peet
Portland
Farm Security Administration
Ronald W. Purcell
Beth Wiley
Lester
Pocatello
PSA
Sarah Case
Howard Nessen
L. K. Saum
Alvin Hobart
W. D. Staats
Boise
Valley Counties
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T. H. Gooding
R. C Rich
Robert Naylor
Wilbur Wilson
Fred Brailsford
T. C. Bacon
Forest and Taylor Grazing
A. J. Peavey, Jr
S. W. McClure
Idaho Liquor Board
Pocatello Man
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Viscount Halifax
Britain
United States
Hopkins
New York
Axis
Mediterranean
Portsmouth
Shir Toorak
Italy
Bardia
Libya
Italia
Cap Bardia
Egypt
Boiseau
Boston
Bailey
House
Senate
Alton Reay
G. W
Industrial Accident Board
Public Welfare
Public Assistance
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