Idaho House proposes nonpartisan state superintendent election
Idaho lawmakers consider removing the state superintendent from politics and extending the term to four years. A companion measure would create a department of public health, with a commissioner to be heads the new agency. both changes await further action as debates begin in Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department of Public Health
Education Committee
H. E. Powers
Twin Falls
Dunshee
Commissioner of Public Health
Senate
Surgeon General
United States Public Health Service
L. Burtenshaw
Adams
Council
James Just
Bingham
Burtenshaw
Delegates Register for 44th Annual Woolgrowers Meeting
Delegates open registration for the Idaho Wool Growers Association 44th annual convention with sessions Friday and Saturday. Includes a Friday banquet with Governor Barzilla Clark as principal speaker and a full program of lectures, reports, and musical events at the L D S Recreation Hall in Pocatello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Wool Growers’ Association
John T. Caine
Chicago Union Stockyards
H. J. Plumhof
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Ed Pettygrove
Hansen
Idaho Vegetable Producers, Inc
Snow and wind threaten to close Idaho and Utah roads
Snow and strong winds create drifts and multiple highway closures across Utah and Idaho. Roads in Logan-Pocatello and Malad-Pocatello areas face drift risks while the Snowville cutoff remains open but drifting. Temperatures vary with Bear Lake at 3 below, Salt Lake City at 25 above, and Boise at 14 above.
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Associated Press
Utah
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Pocatello
Boise
Bidaho Falls
Snowville
Tremonton
Twin Falls
Weber Canyon
Uintah
Brighton
Ogden Canyon
Salt Lake Valley
Bear Lake
Idaho Falls
Nampa
Blackfoot
Cedar City
Lund
California
Deep South
New Orleans
Miami
Charlotte
Atlanta
Ruling on Relief Asked at Boise
Boise January 14 Senator Fred Snook urged a one year county residence as a prerequisite to county relief to curb intra state migration. The Idaho county Democrat said officials in thicker settled counties fear indigents from outlying sections relocate. He proposed a public assistance clause requiring county residence.
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Boise
Fred Snook
Idaho County Democrat
Taxpayer presses Bernalillo tax office in Albuquerque
Mrs. Anna M. Seibert wrote three times requesting her county tax bill from Bernalillo county. After no reply she appealed to police in Albuquerque, stating she has paid taxes in Bernalillo county for a long time and wants to know how much she owes this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Anna M. Seibert
Bernalillo County
Giant bomber flies from Cheyenne toward Fort Leavenworth
A giant army bombing plane commanded by Maj. J. D. Corkhill departed Cheyenne Airport early today on a flight from Seattle to Dayton with a stopover planned for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Seattle
Dayton
Ohio
J. D. Corkhill
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
France agrees to meet Nazis halting halfway in talks
France moves to stop volunteers for Spain and seeks legislative powers to curb French volunteers abroad as Mussolini and Goering meet in Rome. Italy and Germany renew ties while Britain acts to keep troops home. Madrid parade honors fascist prisoners and Basques execute two fascist spies. German destroyer fleet resumes activity.
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Associated Press
Italy
Germany
France
Spain
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Great Britain
Madrid
Britain
Leon Blum
Reich
Nazis claim church peace as Hitler youth clash lingers
Berlin reports say peace reached between the church and the Hitler Youth, yet an antisemitic Gospel version to St John provokes anger among church leaders and neopagans. Baldur von Schirach announces the end of the four year struggle with church authorities as neo-pagans split over the anti bible push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hitler Youth Movement
St. John
Gunney
Weildemann
Bremen
Bar
Bank Clearings in 22 Cities Rise to 5.05 Billion
Report from Dunn and Bradstreet shows bank clearings in 22 leading cities totaled 5.047 billion dollars for the week ended January 13, up about 4.0 percent from the 5.662 billion in the same week last year. The week before showed a 2.7 percent drop from the 1935-36 comparison.
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New York
Dunn & Brad
Idaho House Acts to Tighten Kidnapping Laws
The Idaho House unanimously approved a resolution allowing Gov. Barzilla Clark to offer a reward for information leading to the arrest of the Mattson kidnapper. Legislators, led by Orval Hendricks, urged drastic action amid the Tacoma case, while the Senate prepared to vote on bipartisan anti kidnapping measures.
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Senate
Boise
Idaho
Justice Department
Charles Mattson
Tacoma
Wash
Idaho House of Representatives
Barzilla W. Clark
Mattson
Hendricks
Orval Hendricks
Bannock
House
Charles H. Walker
Ada
Ralph Whitten
R. Boise
Whitten
Wheeler charges Van Sweringens used public funds for private bailouts
Senate investigation chairman Senator Wheeler charges the late Van Sweringen brothers used public funds to support their private firms after the 1929 crash. Records show General Securities sold 600000 shares to Cleveland Terminal Building at 1.2 million above market, financed by a 30 million note issue that cost the public 15 million. An underwriter testified the funds were used to move securities among Van Sweringen companies without trustees knowing.
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Washington
Wheeler
Mont
Senate Railroad Investigation Committee
van Sweringen Brothers
General Securities Corporation
van Sweringen
Cleveland Terminal Building Company
Joseph Swan
The
Guaranty Company of
New York
Oregon Feels Wild Weather Across Regions
Snow blanketed eastern Oregon while northwestern areas faced mixed precip and fog. Portland saw sun in some parts, and La Grande endured 16 inches of new snow—the heaviest in years as Astoria froze under ice and Bakersfield reported four inches pushing totals to six.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
la Grande
Astoria
Baker
Settlement in Auto Strike Fails to Reach Basis
Gov. Murphy's peace conference between General Motors representatives and United Automobile Workers leaders recessed without a settlement. 114,000 GM wage earners remain out of work as talks continue. Union counsel charged Genesee county prosecutor Joseph R. Joseph with bias, which he denied. Two GM units in North Tarrytown will close by Monday. National Guard troops reach Flint to aid civil authorities amid the strike.
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Lansing
Mich
Frank Murphy
General Motors
United Automobile Workers of America
Murphy
Harry Davidow
Joseph R. Joseph
Genesee County
Michigan
Flint
Davidow
Joseph
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
North Tarrytown
N. Y
National Guard
Rail workers seek wage increases across five unions
A five union sub committee in Chicago on January 14 proposed raises for about 300000 workers. President J A Phillips said the group would present its wage demand to 400 union representatives, but no specific amount was set. The panel includes conductors and locomotive crews and other rail roles.
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Chicago
J. A. Phillips
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhoods of
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Solon Fearful of False Economy
Boise story quotes Senator J P Atwood of Fremont warning that government economy can be carried too far and leaves departments inadequately equipped to perform their functions. Atwood, president of the St Anthony Chamber of Commerce, argues such false economy harms public service.
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Boise
Jan
J. P. Atwood
Fremont
Atwood
Bt. Anthony Chamber of Commerce
Four Children Die In Fire In Ogdensburg
In Ogdensburg New York a small frame house burned early today four Petrillia children Violet 15 Rita 11 Jean 7 Martha 3 died. A 10 year old son Bobby escaped after being carried to safety by neighbor Nina Williams. A fireman was seriously injured when he fell from a ladder.
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Ogdensburg
N.Y
Violet
Rita
Jean
Martha
Adam Petrillia
Bobby
Nina Williams
Ace Americans Called by Jury
Bert Acosta and Gordon Berry, ace American aviators who fought for the Spanish government forces in the civil war, were served subpoenas to appear before a federal grand jury upon their return aboard the Paris. Assistant Attorney John Dailey had been investigating U S recruiting for Spain and would question them about enlistment details. Acosta claimed no contract to fly for Madrid and said he would only say he helped leave Spain. he stated Madrid owes him and Berry $6,500 each.
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New York
Bert Acosta
Gordon Berry
Federal Grand Jury
Paris
John Dailey
Spain
Acosta
Berry
Lewis E. Landis
Madrid
Valencia
Red stains found on deserted car linked to Everett boy case
In Tacoma authorities probe an abandoned automobile near Everett where Charles Mattson’s body was found. Blood evidence and a lipstick point to possible female involvement while investigators seek the killer. A federal warrant named the kidnapper and officers pursue clues across multiple sites.
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Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Justice Department
Vicetim
Everett
Charles
Jacqueline Matott
Verne
William of
John Doe
United States
Federal inspectors target danger zones after Newhall crash
Federal investigators focus on removing danger zones from western air routes as 11 survivors fight to recover from the Salt Lake City to Los Angeles transport crash near Newhall pass. Coroner announces witnesses will be questioned after all injured recover. two victims named.
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Los Angeles
Western Air Express
Salt Lake City
Newhall Pass
Martin Johnston
James A. Braden
Cleveland Ink Company
Frank Nance
R. W. Schroeder
Air Line Inspection
Department of Commerce
United Air Lines Transport
James Kinney
Questio
Kinney
West
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T. C. Bacon
Robert M. Terrell
Emma R. Yearlan
Lemhi
T. Secon
M. C. Claar
John T. Caine III
Chicago Union Stock Yards
James F. Morrell
Idaho Motor Transport Association
J. T. Edwards
State
Lady Wool Growers’ Association
Lady Wool Growers
Progress of Transportation
Albert M. Day
Washington, D. C
R. C. Rich
National Wool Growers’ Association
Otto Stabell
Passaic
N. J
Botany Worsted Mills
L. D
Ball
R. H
Dick) Wells
Neilson
Il Sheepford
Ellis’ Temple
University Orchestra
Ariel
Caliban
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Miss Barrie
San Francisco
Jerome Lawler
New Mexico
Solon
George E. Boysen
Flint Alliance
United Automobile Workers Union
Boysen
Federal
A. L. Loomis
Omaha
Clifford P. Owens
Glendale
Calif
R. T. Anderson
Buellton
Earl Elwen Spencer
Ischinen Stromae Aes
O. K
Daneer
W. W. Lewis
Stewe Ardess
Esther Jo Conner
H. H. Hulse
la Salle
J T. E. Tillinghast
Hartford
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