25 Jan 1937
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
1
Ohio river valley faces fire flood and disease hazards as rising waters displace hundreds of thousands. Cincinnati endures the worst fire in 143 years while Louisville mayor urges evacuation and power, water shortages worsen conditions across the region.
Cincinnati faces a severe water shortage with 750000 residents urged to use water only for cooking and essential needs. River floods 28 feet over flood stage. 103000 homeless and eight dead. Power cut to about a seventh. fires threaten Walnut Hills and Mill Creek district as crews battle blazes with no water. Stores and eateries stay open as crest nears 80 feet.
Germany and Italy promise to embargo foreign volunteers in Spain once other powers act. They aim to halt the flow of international fighters as measures are decided, joining Britain France and Soviet Russia in a broader check on volunteers amid the Spanish conflict.
A packed courtroom in American Falls heard opening remarks as the state selects its direction in a high profile case. The morning session featured defendant statements and juror questions as the legal process began.
Preston Church president dies in an unexpected event reported from Prankiinotske. Details remain unclear as the brief notes a notable local figure connected to the church and community.
A fragment notes payment related to a meal and several court costs. The incomplete text implies a judicial action affecting expenses and potential reimbursements or allocations tied to the meal. Further details are not provided in the readable fragment.
Weather page snippet notes unsettled conditions across the region. A trough brings scattered showers and cooler air, with highs near the mid 60s and overnight lows in the 40s. Forecasters warn of gusty winds and brief downpours in coastal and inland areas.
On January 25 Rudy Mdivani a former Soviet commercial attaché at Paris faced trial as a Trotzkyist conspirator in a plot to undermine the Soviet Union. He testified that exiled Leon Trotsky issued the sabotage order The more human victims the better.
Rioting convicts in the flooded Kentucky State Penitentiary at Frankfort left at least a dozen feared dead as guards evacuated marooned inmates. Water filled yards and blocks, sparking shootings and chaotic escapes while Gov. Chandler inspected conditions from boats.
A Sunday evening community forum at the Methodist church debated the Community Chest’s necessity. E Hovencamp, director of the local drive, led discussion on merging chest functions and labor’s stance, noting labor’s view of militaristic overtones and calls for direct relief.
Bannock county commissioners outline a tentative 1937 budget of 614722.95 including salaries for three commissioners at 200 per month and total anticipated revenue of 151500. The plan compares 1935 actuals and 1936 figures across departments such as current expenses road and bridge indigent and fair facilities with final adoption set for February 8 at 10 a.m.
A 13 inch snow cover settled over Boise valley the deepest in seven years, with the region seeing moderating temperatures after a frigid night. Roads remained open and federal forecasts showed similar conditions across the state as reservoirs reported lower than last year. City temperatures ranged from 6 to 18 with cloudy conditions, while Chicago Denver and Pocatello posted clear or cloudy skies and varying precipitation.
Rinks at Mest Center and North Harrison were cleared of snow and being flooded this afternoon per Joe Call regional recreation director. They expect the rinks to be ready soon. West Pocatello rink will be cleaned and flooded Tuesday.
The report notes temperatures climbed to 16 degrees in Pocatello in the early afternoon, rebounding from a low around minus 6 at 9 p m Sunday. Widespread snow was forecast with daytime highs near 10 to 15 degrees and an average around 16 degrees.
Three men died in Utah yesterday in separate incidents. Orrin F. Ferrin, 34, a street-bus driver for the Utah Rapid Transit Company, was struck by two cars in Ogden and died en route to a hospital. A coasting accident near Oak City fatally injured an unnamed man, with a girl, Emily, aged 13, and Weldon, 18, involved. A fourth man was shot to death near Oak City, also in the central area.
In Boise on Jan 25 the Idaho legislature paused noon duties to honor T Dan Connor the Twin Falls senator who died last week. House members Powers Atkins and Cavanagh and senators Neil Bingham and Just Bingham were absent for Connor's funeral. The Ricks college bill passed the House 30 24 and goes to the Senate education committee. The House also approved two measures and a resolution to form a joint committee to study a state tubercular program.
Carl R. Prescott 52, of 352 McKinley avenue, Union Pacific Railroad electrician, died Sunday night when 70 tons of coal buried him at the power plant hopper. He suffocated after attempting to clear ice and frozen coal. rescue workers uncovered his body after 8 p m. funeral at Downard mortuary.
A Florida motor bus from Tamiami Trail Tours plunged into an Everglades canal trapping 12 to 15 feet underwater. Of 31 aboard only 15 survived with several seriously injured. Rescue teams pulled victims from the water as witnesses described a high speed rollover and lapsed time on a watch.
Louisville mayor's flood emergency committee unanimously appealed for federal martial law and troops to save 230,000 homeless from pestilence panic and starvation. Other cities report refugees moved, rivers rising, and large flood threats across Ohio River region.
Fragmentary OCR text offers few readable details about weather or regional events in Idaho. No concrete names, dates, or organizations present to summarize into a coherent card.
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