Census Census shows Pocatello retail trade near ten million
The 1930 census reports Pocatello with 202 retail stores and total annual business of 9,911,004 dollars, payroll 1,173,486 dollars, and full time employment 791. Merchandise in stock at year end 1929 cost 1,729,524 dollars. Chains account for 25 percent of sales while single-store independents total 5,876,249 dollars. The automotive group leads in sales followed by food and general merchandise.
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Bureau
Automotive Group
Bill Abolishes Utility Rights in Idaho Senate
The Idaho senate committee on corporations introduced a bill to wipe out the public utilities commission power to grant franchises to utilities. It would remove sections governing certificates of convenience and necessity and prohibit municipal or county grant without consent, sparking debate over monopoly regulation and rate control. A memorial urged release of the Yellowstone boundary commission report and Idaho water storage plans.
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Boise
Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Senate
Committee On Corporations
Holden
Bonneville
Feo
Swanstrum
Fremont
Hoopes
Madison
Yellowstone Park Boundary Commission
Idaho
Yellowstone Park
Bechler Basin
Potter Graves Lease Tribune Printing Plant
In a move toward rapid expansion, the commercial printing department passes under the control of Russell J. Graves and E. J. Potter. The printing department will continue on Page Three.
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Potter, Graves
Tribune
the Tribune
Commercial Printing Department
Russell J. Graves
E. J. Potter
Jerome Diefendorf Named Commissioner of Finance
Ben Diefen dorf a farmer and deputy Jerome county auditor for years was appointed by C Ben Ross as commissioner of finance to replace E W Porter. The governor also named F T Halverson of Blackfoot to the Idaho state asylum board at Blackfoot to succeed J H Anderson who resigned to join the legislature.
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Boise
Ben Diefendorf
Jerome County
C. Ben Ross
E. W. Porter
Idaho
Kansas City
F. T. Halverson
Blackfoot
Idaho State Asylum
J. H. Anderson
Parliament takes up trade dispute in pivotal Liberal meeting
London January 20 liberal party conclave steals the show as government faces possible shift. The trades dispute bill gains momentum with second reading due Thursday and Liberal opposition could topple the MacDonald ministry in a key division.
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London
MacDonald Labor
Liberal
Idaho board to withhold junior college recommendation
Boise January 20 AP The board of education will not back proposals for junior colleges in Rexburg Boise and Coeur d Alene citing lack of data. A LDS church offered Rexburg site and building. The board also aims to clearly define duties of the state superintendent and the education commissioner to end ongoing disputes.
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Boise
Board of Education
Rexburg
Coeur d'Alene
Latter Day Saints Church
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Education
Myrtle R. Davis
Davis
Body of Enid Marriott Found in Colorado Canal
The 28 year old Wig gins Colorado school teacher Enid Marriott who had been missing since November 16 was found in the Bijou irrigation canal near Fort Morgan. Police say seven bullet holes were in the body and four bullets had penetrated it. Harry E. Moore charged with abduction was to be brought to the mortuary for confrontation with the body. Moore claimed no acquaintance with Marriott.
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Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Colo
Fort Morgan
Bijou
Rufus Johnston
Harry E. Moore
Moore
Miss Marriott
Irrigation War and Navy Ship Reconditioning Proposals
Boise January 20 AP. Idaho would fund naval yard work at Bremerton to recondition at least one battleship among Idaho New Mexico and Mississippi important to stabilize Puget Sound defense and jobs. Oregon Washington push similar memorials. Also debates on Lost River water voting rights, flood control funding upper Snake river, rip rap projects, potato grading rules, school tax levy vote thresholds, and protest tax actions with 60 day limit.
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Boise
Senate
Navy Department
Bremerton Navy Yard
Congress
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Idaho
New Mexico
Mississippi
Oregon
Washington
M. H. Woods
Baker
Custer
Gibson
Jefferson
Holden
Bonneville
Snake River
Madison
Commissioner of Reclamation
Agricultural Committee
Evans
Power County
Senate Judiciary Committee
Prohibition Change Split as Wickersham Board Reports
Washington AP An 11 member committee split over repeal or reform of the Volstead Act. Some urged repeal, others modification or continued trial with enforcement. the panel urged stronger prosecutions, clearer liquor content rules, and revised amendment language while opposing a government liquor monopoly.
Findings from Wickersham Prohibition Survey
The commission summarized its enforcement report noting opposition to repeal of the eighteenth amendment and to legalized saloons, and against government liquor business. It urges stronger state cooperation, improved enforcement organization, higher federal funding, and possible revision if enforcement remains ineffective.
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Congress
Monte M. Lemann
Louisiana
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Henry W. Anderson
Virginia
Sweden
Kenyon
Loesch
Mackintosh
McCormick
Pound
Anderson
Ada L. Comstock
Massachusetts
Frank J. Loesch
Illinois
Roscoe Pound
William S. Kenyon
Iowa
Paul J. McCormick
California
George W. Wickersham
New York
William Grubb
Alabama
Kenneth MacKintosh
Washington
Justice Department
Customs Bureau
United States
Commission
Law Enforcement Commission
Borah Presses Repeal Debate People Must Decide
Senator Borah says the issue is repeal or no repeal of the eighteenth amendment and that the decision lies with the people alone. He urges opponents to present alternatives and notes the Wickersham commission report will have no final impact as the repeal question continues to dominate the debate.
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Washington
Jan
Wickersham Report
Borah
Idaho
Supporters of Judge Clark Ask Court to Review Prohibition Ruling
Lawyers backing Judge Clark of New Jersey file a lengthy brief in the Supreme Court arguing the Eighteenth Amendment should have been ratified by state conventions, not legislatures, and that the people could grant federal power.
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Washington
Clark
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Wales and George Sail From Spain on South American Tour
The Prince of Wales and his youngest brother Prince George depart Vigo Spain for an 18 000 mile tour of South America after a night coast passage. They begin their journey amid formalities and expect stops across multiple countries during the long voyage.
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Vigo
Spain
Prince of Wales
Prince George
South America
Will Rogers Wires The Tribune on Government Aid Delays
Will Rogers satirizes Washington delays on food relief voting until February 9 in the Senate and house. He quips about possible shifts to coffins if Red Cross quotas lag and notes Wickersham's report could create an extra session after 234 stenographers lose their jobs.
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New York
N. Y
Washington
Senate
House
Red Cross
Wickersham
Congress
Pocatello Feed Cattle Count Shows Decline From Last Year
Idaho reports 29 000 beef cattle on feed compared with 35 000 a year ago and 25 000 in 1929. Regions north of Pocatello account for 8 300 head, south and east 1 100, Burley Bliss area 9 200, and west of Glenns Ferry 10 400. United States overall shows a tenth percent drop from last year.
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Boise
Idaho
J. H. Jacobson
Pocatello
Burley-Bliss
Glenns Ferry
United States
Dines Named President of Utah Oil Refining Company
Thomas A. Dines named president of Utah Oil Refining Company replacing the late John C. Howard who died after a six story fall. Dines, with Mid-West Oil Refining Denver, will serve on the board and maintain local management. M. J. Greenwood and A. N. Johnson named vice presidents. William R. Wallace continues as vice president. Idaho forecast: pair tonight and Wednesday with freezing temperatures.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas A. Dines
Mid-West Oil Refining Company
Denver
Utah Oil Refining Company
Dines
John C. Howard
Utah Company
M. J. Greenwood
A. N. Johnson
William R. Wallace
Jong
Hoover Sends Wickersham Report to Congress on Prohibition
President Hoover transmitted the Wickersham Commission report backing the eighteenth amendment while urging no immediate repeal. He called the document temperate and judicial, favoring better enforcement and possible revision only later, as Congress debated referrals to committees and potential dry-law revisions.
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Congress
Senate
House
Hoover
Idaho Proposes Tax Study as Legislature Debates Income Plan
Idaho lawmakers considering Governor Ross proposed income tax face questions over revenue measures. Roy Dodge presented a net revenue taxation plan backed by years of tax research. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee will study other states tax systems and review Idaho’s current framework for practicality.
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Boise
Ross
Dodge
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Representative Harsh
Idaho
Roy Dodge
Oklahoma City Oil Well Flow Checked
Oklahoma's wild well tamers are becoming proficient. The No. 1 Wespace of the T. B. Sick estate blew wild yesterday morning but was shut in less than eight hours after 1¢ began, as the great gusher was about to be opened for prorated flow. It lies within the city limits, a block and a half from the wholesale district.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
T. B
Bowles and Locks Defense Petition in Oregon Murder Case
Defense attorneys for Nelson C. Bowles and Irma Locks petitioned the circuit court to set aside a previous ruling and to appoint three physicians to examine injuries allegedly suffered by state witness Mrs. He Howard. The case concerns the murder of Mrs. Leane with various attacks noted.
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Ora
Nelson C. Bowles
Millionaire
Irma Locks
Leane
He Howard
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China
Wales
George
Will Rogers
Bowles
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