Arctic weather slams Midwest and East in deadly blizzard
A brutal wave of arctic cold and heavy snow spreads from the Northwest to the Southeast. Minnesota hits 40 below zero as North Dakota records 38 below. Kentucky is zero and Florida reaches 34 above. A milk shortage emerges in upstate New York amid drifts and fires cause substantial property damage.
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Rocky Mountains
South Dakota
Nebraska
New York
Atlantic
Canada
MacKenzie River Basin
Montana
Wyoming
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Minnesota
Pari Rapids
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Kentucky
Jacksonville
Fla
Upper
Il Duce warns of alliances amid Mediterranean crisis
Rome denounces Mediterranean security pacts among sanctionist powers as European peace at risk. Mussolini warns Geneva that Britain plus four powers breach League covenants. Badoglio reports complete Italian victory after a three day battle in the Tebien mountains.
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Associated Press
Rome
Il Duce
Geneva
Great Britain
League of Nations
Pietro Badoglio
Mussolini
Africa
Tembien Mountains
Coroner to Probe Slayings at Sidell Farm Home
Edgar County Coroner W. S. Jones ordered an inquest into the deaths of William A. Albers and his wife and five children at their farm near Sidell. Investigators believe Albers killed the family then set the house ablaze and shot himself, with authorities estimating the victims died about a week earlier.
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Danville
Ill
Edgar County
W. S. Jones
William A. Albers
Sidell
Here
Albers
John and
Wilford
Actress Marian Marsh Recovers From Appendix Operation
Marian Marsh, noted for her flaxen hair, is convalescing in Hollywood after surgery to remove her appendix. The film actress underwent the operation this week and is reported to be progressing well.
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Hollywood
Marian Marsh
House Refuses Approve Funds for Potato Control Act
Washington Jan 24 Without a dissenting vote the house declined to appropriate funds to enforce the potato control act. The body rejected $1 000 000 to gather and disseminate information on potatoes and defeated a $500 000 alternative. The measure was struck from the deficiency bill as the Woodrum motion carried.
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House
Warren
D-Nc
Woodrum
D-Va
Wood- Tum
Two Die in Auto Crash Near Kerrville in Texas
Two people were killed and four critically injured in a collision about 12 miles south of Kerrville on the San Antonio road. The deceased are Jim Berrien, 54, and his wife, 54, of Evergreen, Colorado.
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San Antonio
Texas
Kerrville
Jim Berrien
Evergreen
Colo
Thousands begin march past bier of late King George V
London crowds file past the black catafalque in Westminster Hall as King Edward VIII and the royal family observe four days of public homage before the Windsor service. Authorities anticipate a million mourners as 15 000 per hour pass the coffin amid rain and heavy crowds.
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George V
Palace
Westminster
Edward VIII
Windsor
Big Ben
Westminster Hall
Edward
Negro Shot by Officers in Scottsboro Case Incident
Birmingham dated report says Ozie Powell one of nine Scottsboro defendants was shot and critically wounded by officers after he attacked a state highway patrolman. Patrolman Blaylock wounded. Powell rushed to hospital as deputies guard Jefferson County jail to prevent violence.
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Birmingham
Ala
Fred H. McDuff
Cullman
Ozie Powell
Scottsboro
McDuff
Blaylock
Powell
Jefferson County
Truck merger predicted as railroads gain control
John Springer of San Francisco predicted at the National Woolgrowers association convention that truck lines will consolidate and come under single railroad ownership. He warned shippers to beware and called for a federal motor carrier act ensuring fair rates and uniform rules while noting railroad subsidies from government.
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Salt Lake City
John Springer
San Francisco
National Highway Users’ Conference
National
Woolgrowers’ Association
Springer
WPA Wage Schedules Stand as Idaho Delegation Seeks Increase
Jan 24 Boise. Roy Lane state WPA employment division director says federal wage schedules fixed by Congress cannot be raised. A Boise delegation of United Workers of Idaho asked to lift minimum wages from 44 to 55 dollars monthly on a 30 hour week basis. Lane mentions new payroll offices in Pocatello Coeur d Alene and Boise to speed check delivery. He notes Idaho quota of workers is exceeded and no extra employment per family can be granted. Supplemental relief cannot cover families with disability or sickness.
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Boise
Works Progress Administration
Idaho
WPA
Congress
Roy Lane
United Workers of Idaho
Lane
Pocatello
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho Agency For Co- Operative Relief
Dates set for Spring Reunion by Pocatello Lodge
At the regular meeting of the Pocatello lodge of Perfection Scottish Rite Masons the spring reunion was fixed for May 11 12 13 and 14. Officers will be elected in February and a special program will honor Washington’s birthday. A Rite family night is planned for March.
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Washing
Rite Family Night
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Life of Man On Trial For Slaying of Girl Outlined
Douglas Van Vlack faces murder trial in Twin Falls as his former wife Milred Hook is portrayed by Leo Teats of Taco as the product of a troubled life. The opening statement traces a pattern of head injuries and unstable schooling from boyhood through wandering years, ending with a neighborly romance and a fatal incident at Shell.
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Idaho
Douglas van Vlac
Milfred Hook
Leo Teats
Taco
van Vlack
Washington State College
St. Martin’s School
University of Washington
Orient
California
San Francisco
Tacoma
van Vlacks
Hooks
Mildred
Joseph C. Hook
van Vinck
Shell
Mildred Hook
Wash
Douglas van Viack
van Viack
Ida
Joseph Hook
Vincent
Iaho
Salt Lake City May House Wilcox Air Defense Base
Reported war department denial aside, a reliable source утверж says one Wilcox air defense base could be placed in Salt Lake City to utilize local air navigation facilities. An army spokesman noted an officers board is studying the plan, with no public timeline.
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War Department
Waly
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Salt Lake S
War Depa
Army
Seamey
Dern
Cold Weather Persists Across Regions
The article notes sub-zero readings in Ic Falls and near 8 below in other areas while Pocatello stays cold. In Pocatello the temperature rose to 26 at 10 p.m. Thursday then fell to 7 at 11 p.m. Snow flurries occurred in the morning and valley fogs are expected tonight. Eastern storms delayed west-bound trains.
Roosevelt Holds Record on Bonus
President Franklin D Roosevelt remains the only president to veto bonus legislation. The record details vetoes by Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Roosevelt, with House and Senate votes cited, including a May veto and subsequent overrides or failures.
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Washington
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House
Coolidge
Senate
Hoover
Sene
Idaho Hardware Association Disbands for New Group
Idaho Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers' Association reorganizes as Intermountain Hardware and Implement Dealers' Association with Boise headquarters. Delegates elect Frank Delay president, Sam Lund vice president, and seven directors to two- or one-year terms. Banquet at Bannock Hotel marks closing. convention hosts include S. H. I. P. and National Retail Hardware officials.
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Idaho Retail Hardware and Implement Dealers’ Association
Committee
Intermountain Hardware and Implement Dealers’ Association
Boise
Salt Ls
Frank Delay
Jerome
Sam Lund
Weis
H. C. Baldridge
Parma
H. Potee Jr
Twin Falls
G W. Charlesworth
Idaho Falls
Cally Nelson
Downey
Cer H. Butler
Calddwell
Coe Price
Wendell
Claude F
Pocatello
H B. Butler
Bose
Org
Idaho
Northwest Association
H.C. Baldridge
Sound
C. A. Harris
Rexburg
Bannock
C. C. Carter
National Retail Hardware Association
National Hardware Dealers Association
Carter
Spokane
Seale
Los Angeles
Cealers
B. M. Hiatt
American Insue
Pair Competition, Inc
Heavily Democratic House Overrides Roosevelt Veto
The 324 to 61 House vote overrides President Roosevelt's veto of the 2.49 billion dollar bonus bill. The measure moves to the Senate, where leaders expect passage over the president's opposition, with action delayed until Monday.
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Senate
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Clark D-Mo
Harrison
D-Miss
Finance Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
United States
Seven Killed As Train Hits Auto Near Grabill
Seven people died when a Detroit bound passenger train struck their automobile near Grabill Indiana on January 24. The McBride family comprising Mr and Mrs Marion McBride and five of their children were killed. two other children survived with injuries.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Grabill
Here
Marion McBride
Death closes stage career of William Robyne at 81
Los Angeles obituary notes William Robyne age 81 who spent a lifetime as a touring actor supporting famous stars in theater and film but never a leading role.
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Los Angeles
William Robyne
Sarraut Forms French Cabinet
Paris reports Senator Albert Sarraut formed a new 101st cabinet of the third republic. The transition government aims to run France until parliamentary elections set for April or May, as Sarraut, a veteran radical socialist, previously served as premier.
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Paris
Albert Sarraut
France
Sarraut
Radical-Socialist Party
Senate panel for farm bill seals plan but keeps details secret
A five member Democratic sub committee unanimously approved a revised farm bill to replace the AAA but will not disclose details yet. President Roosevelt framed agricultural productivity as the goal and hinted multiple constitutional ways to reach it. Wallace and Davis joined the briefing smiling as the group weighed amendments overnight.
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Senate Agricultural
AAA
Roosevelt
Wallace
Chester C. Davis
Smith
Senate
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