Solons Scrap Soil Program For Dead AAA
A senate agriculture sub committee abandoned the administration soil conservation substitute for AAA in favor of a plan based on “48 little A A As” in the states. Attorney General Cummings said new taxes to finance a farm program are in process. Chairman Smith said the group would draft a constitutionally framed bill to reward states for crop control cooperation.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Cummings
Justice Department
The
Treasury
Smith
D-5.c
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wallace
Agricultural Department
Senate
Mother and Five Children Killed in Farmhouse Fire
Danville J I A farm mother and five children were found dead, apparently murdered, after William A Albers killed himself as neighbors neared. He set the farmhouse on fire before shooting himself. Officials said Mrs Albers and the children had been dead a week or ten days. authorities believed he killed the others.
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Danville, J
William A. Albers
Albers
Reprieve Granted for Delbert Green in Utah Case
Governor Henry H. Blood granted a reprieve for Delbert Green who faced execution by firing squad tomorrow. The action follows advice from the state pardon board amid a plea from Green’s mother in Ogden. The reprieve lasts until the board’s next meeting on February 15 as Green seeks commutation and appeals remain in court.
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Salt Lake City
Henry H. Blood
Delbert Green
State Pardon Board
Green
Lillie May Alexander
Ogden
Pardon Board
State Supreme Court
Second District Court
Fermington
James Green
Air Base Going To Utah Say Washington Reports
An informant said Salt Lake City was chosen as a frontier defense air base over Pocatello Idaho due to its position on transcontinental air lanes and existing Bureau of Air Commerce equipment. The Wilcox act plans frontier bases in Alaska and along the Pacific coast, with official details pending.
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H. C. Hunter
Washington
Salt Lake City
Army Air Corps
Pocatello
Idaho
Utah City
Bureau of Air Commerce
D. Worth Clark
Pocatello Democrat
War Department
Army
Northwest
Dern
Clark
Abe Murdock
Beaver
Utah
Ogden
Frontier Defense
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Jury Selected to Hear Van Vlack Murder Trial
In Twin Falls Idaho, January 23, 1950, the jury for Douglas Van Vlack’s murder trial was accepted after a surprise move by defense. The panel includes W. S. McGowan and seven other married farmers and workers from Buhl Twin Falls and nearby areas with two alternates named. Judge Barclay noted the likelihood the trial may be prolonged.
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van Vlack
Twin Falls
Douglas van Vlack
Mildred Hook
Adam B. Barclay
W. S. McGowan
Buhl
Warren Starkey
J. C. Arnhart
George Fuller
Twin Fells
J. E. Pullen
Adolph Machacek
J. W. Moore
William P. Rude
Dewitt Weaver
L. R. Drake
Hansen
Ed Hersinger
McGowan
Starkey
Arnhart
Fuller
Canal Company
Barclay
Veto on Bonus Bill Expected In Congress Vote
Intimates say President Roosevelt will veto the baby bond bonus bill now on his desk after a sweeping House passage 346 to 59 and Senate approval 74 to 16. Officials speculate taxes to fund veterans payments and note bonds could cash next June 15. The president has ten days to act, with routine VA review underway.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Veterans’ Administration
Richard Bennett Reported Slightly Improved in Hospital
Veteran actor Richard Bennett, seriously ill at Harbor Sanatorium, was reported to be slightly improved today, according to officials.
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New York
Richard Bennett
Harbor Sanatorium
Confessed Slayer of California Girl Held Under Guard
Elton Stone, 30, a paroled convict, allegedly confessed to killing Mary Louise Stammer, 14, in Fresno. He was moved to Folsom Prison under heavy guard after admitting the shooting near the Stammer home to avoid lynching. District Attorney Ban Conway said Stone would face murder charges.
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Fresno
Cal
Elton Stone
Mary Louise Stammer
Folsom Prison
Stone
George J. Overholt
Stammer
Overholt
Stein
Walter H. Stammer
Hoover Talks Are Defended by Stanford Official
Pasadena Calif Jan 23 Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur says no one has answered former President Hoover's attacks on the New Deal. He notes Hoover warned of dangers to the nation and believes Hoover’s statements are serious and worthy of consideration.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Hoover
Huw
Kipling Buried in Westminster Abbey
Rudyard Kipling was buried today in Westminster Abbey beside other English literary immortals. His ashes rest in the poet's corner with inscriptions honoring Chaucer Spenser Johnson Macauley Tennyson and Browning. Kipling died in a London hospital last Friday night.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Westminster Abbey
Chaucer
Spenser
Samuel Johnson
Macauley
Tennyson
Browning
Cow causes barn fire in Crescent with lantern mishap
Jan 23 in Crescent Iowa a farmer reports his cow kicked over a lantern starting a blaze that burned a barn. He quips that Mrs. O Leary would have liked to skin her cow, reflecting inhouse humor about the Chicago fire legend.
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Crescent
Iowa
John Thomson
Hardware and Implement Dealers Open Annual Idaho Meeting
Carter of Carthage Missouri, president of the National Retail Hardware Association, addressed the Idaho Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers convention in Bannock, presenting data that hardware wholesalers spend only about one percent of revenue on advertising versus four point three five percent for appliance stores. He warned that low advertising could raise selling costs and slow turnover, increasing insurance and tax burdens. The program included further sessions by B M Hitt and H H, with a banquet and dance to follow.
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Carter
Cartha Mo
National Retail Hardware Association
Indianapolis
Idaho
Bannock Ho
Jance
Artement
B. M. Hitt
American Institute of Fair Competition, Inc
H. Was
Workers Find Another Body in Monarch Mine Disaster
Louisiville Colorado January 23 The body of Fireboss Steve Davis was recovered from the explosion torn Monarch coal mine today He died after a terroring slow suffocation rescue crews found his body one and a half miles from the main shaft near an airshaft where two mowers escaped He was the seventh victim removed from the mine with Joe Jaramie barn boss believed buried under debris Footprints in dust show he struggled toward air as lamp was extinguished
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Louisville
Colo
Steve Davis
Monarch
Joe Jaramie
Res Ue
Davis
King George V's Body Returns to London for Last Rites
King George V's body arrived in London from Sandringham for state rites. Edward VIII, now king, and three princes led the procession as mourners prayed in the ancient capital. The mournful journey contrasted with May celebrations, as the queen endured grief on the streets.
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London
George V
Edward
George
Remarkable Razor Pad Tradition Traced in Newton Atro
The Rev R R Shre establishes a family razor pad heirloom dating 168 years to his great great great grandfather. The item has passed from father to son through generations, with the pad reportedly used continuously.
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Newton
Kas
R. R. Shre
Haves Aly
Mercury Rises After Six Above Zero Record
A morning reading shows the temperature at six degrees above zero the lowest since January 8. Humidity dropped briefly then rose to 98 percent in the afternoon as clear skies and sun warmed the day. Snow flurries were forecast in north Idaho mountains with continued mild temperatures.
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North
Idaho
Heiress Goes to Court Over Sterilization Case
Ann Cooper Hewitt, 21, filed a $500000 damages suit in San Francisco municipal court against her mother Mrs Maryon Hewitt McCarter for alleged sterilization via appendectomy in 1934. The district attorney declined to press a criminal complaint. court action possible if crime found. Co defendants include Mrs Sealy psychiatrist and Mrs Tillman and Simic G Boyd.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Miss Hewitt
Maryon Hewit McCarter
Sylvain J. Karvarus
August Fournier
Afformaney
Uie
Mary Seally
City Health Department
Tilton T. Tillman
Simic G. Boyd
McCarter
Mss Hewitt
Durne
Treasury head to stay as Morgenthau questioned
Rumors swirl at the White House about Jesse Jones potentially replacing Morgenthau at the treasury. Democrats cite "authentic" sources as speculation grows amid cabinet-change talks and a Jones RFC Board renomination. Morgenthau and Stephen Early deny imminent resignations.
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White House
Jones
Sec. Morgenthau
Washington
Congress
Jesse Jones
Morgenthau
Treasury
Capitol
Jones-Morgenthau
RFC
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Teacher Insane Says Commission Orders Connell Commitment
In Gasgow Montana on January 23 a sanity commission ordered Helen L. Connell to be committed to the state hospital for the insane. Connell, accused of brandishing a gun to discipline rural pupils, faced an ouster suit by the school district trustees seeking her removal after parent complaints about the firearm incident.
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Gasgow
Mont
Fanity Commission
Helen L. Connell
State Hospital
Miss Connell
Rioting Continues in Beirut As Deaths Rise
In Beirut rioting by nationalists in Damascus leads to four deaths and a police crackdown with 150 arrests reported as authorities respond to a fresh outbreak of violence.
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Beirut
Syria
Damascus
Polce
Frigid Arctic Blast Kills Dozens Across Wide Area
Bitter cold from the Dakotas to the Atlantic left at least 43 dead in twelve states. Temperatures plunged to 56 below zero at International Falls with widespread subzero readings from the Rockies to New England. Snow and ice disrupted travel as a 69 mile per hour wind battered Washington and a Danish steamer ran aground near Baltimore.
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Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Dakotas
Atlantic
Midwest
International Falls Bridge
Minnesota
Rockies
New England
Tennessee
North Carolina
Ohio
New York City
Pennsylvania
New York
Nantucket Shoals
Massachusetts
Satan's Kingdom Pond
Connecticut
Michigan
Hell
Virginia Capes
Maryland
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Court reenacts Mae West style play in municipal courtroom
A January 23 court session turned theater as 14 cast members and Mae’s manager reenacted their indecent show Ladies by Request in front of Judge Leo T. Aggeler. The police vice squad had raided the December 30 production citing ribald content.
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Los Angeles
Mae
Jim Timony
Timony
Leo T. Aggeler
Oregon Short Line Must Run Raft River Branch
The Idaho public utilities commission ruled the Raft River branch must continue serving Ida Home and Malta. The Interstate Commerce Commission denied a hearing on the line's abandonment.
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Boise
Oregon Short Line Railway Company
Raft River
Idahome
Malta
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grazing Leader Praises Taylor Act As Great Congress Work
F R Carpenter federal director of grazing at the National Woolgrowers conventions in Salt Lake City called enactment of the Taylor grazing act the most statesmanlike action by Congress. He said the act addresses ranch problems and secures range for livestock and ranch value. Other speakers urged permanent federal administration, coordinated markets, and fair buying through organized seller groups. S W McClure, former NWA secretary, assailed reciprocal trade powers.
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Salt Lake City
Congress
F. R. Carpenter
Om Federal
Lemis —Ansation
O Wilson
Chienen
Ager
National Livestock Association
S. W. McClure
Bliss
Idaho
National Wool Association
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AAA
Clark and White
Murdock and Robinson
Bennett
California
National Organization
Times Square
King
Burdette Johns
Associated Press
Pat McCarran
D.-Nev
Ray Murphy
Frederick Greiwer
F.-Ore
A-Muther
J. T. Taylor
James F. Barnes
5.C
James van Zandt
Farley
RFC Board
Lalk
Atlantic Coast
Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Taylor Bill
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