Defense Fails In Attempt To Strike Testimony In Murder Trial
In Twin Falls on January 27 the state rested in the murder trial of Douglas Van Vlack of Tacoma for killing his former wife Mildred Hook. The defense challenged Sheriff Prater and Deputy Parker testimony about Van Vlack’s admissions, claiming his right to counsel was violated and the confession was coerced. The jury was removed as Van Vlack testified briefly about Thanksgiving Day and his mother Mrs. Carl Van Vlack and lawyer E V Larson.
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Twin Falls
Douglas van Vlack
Tacoma
Mildred Hook
E. F. Prater
A. C. Parker
Leo Teats
van Vlack
Carl van Vlack
E. V. Larson
Former Kaiser Wilhelm at Doorn Turns 77
Wilhelm of Hohenzollern former Kaiser of Germany reaches 77 at Doorn Netherlands. Birthday observance postponed to Friday in respect to King George of England's burial. The ex-ruler, now shrouded in seclusion, is seen rarely as he contemplates a rearming Germany from his Doorn house.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Germany
George
England
Doom House
Imperial Germany
Doorn House
Third Reich
Horse Goes Along To Help Mailman
In Schafer North Dakota on January 27 Herman Gierke, a rural mail carrier, combats snow and wind by using a truck with a horse and mail onboard. When drifts bog the road he unloads the horse, hitches it to the truck and pulls out, aided by the weatherproof team effort.
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Horse
Schafer
N. D
Herman Gierke
Gierke
Trunk find spurs hunt for Japanese friend in murder case
In Spokane Idaho coroner labels death of 24 year old waitress Dolores Naccarato as violent. Police seek Eitaro Higashi on suspicion after her disappearance followed by a hotel room trunk discovery and a $100 withdrawal days before she vanished.
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Spokane
Wash
Pacific Northwest
I. S. Collins
Dolores Naccarato
Kate Murphy
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Sheriff’s
Naccarato
J. P. Griffin
Eitaro Higashi
Collins
Idaho extension workers attend Moscow conference
A E Duke and Mrs Duke returned from Moscow where Idaho extension division workers met last week. Herman Hilficker newly appointed 4 H club leader for the county visited Boise en route home. The session featured heads of dairy soil agronomy and other departments outlining station progress. C B Smith assistant federal director of extension work and F Lee Johnson state commissioner of agriculture attended. Programs of operation for county farm planning aids were outlined for future appointments.
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A. E. Duke
F. Lee Johnson
Utah Weather: Pair Tonight and Tuesday Outlook
Pair of unsettled days with northwest portions showing little temperature change. The forecast calls for modest updates in temperature across the state as a system moves through.
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Utah
Northwest
Ten Thousand Pass King George V Bier Hourly
Mourners stream to Westminster hall for King George V lying in state with crowds peaking at 10 000 per hour and 600 000 through the hall by noon. Royal figures Edward VIII and King Carol of Romania attend the funeral period as London’s transit runs around the clock to service the long queue along the Thames.
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George
G. H. Anderson
Associated Press
London
Great Britain
George V
Westminster Hall
No. 10 Downing Street
Stanley Baldwin
Scotland Yard
Thames
Edward VIII
Buckingham Palace
Fort Belvedere
Carol of
Romania
Dover
Edward VII
Catafalque
Vauxhall Bridge
Borah Campaign Center Reported Formed in Washington
In Washington a Borah for President campaign committee was quietly formed under Carl G. Bachmann of West Virginia with plans for a February 1 candidacy declaration. Representative Fish declined to confirm details while noting organizing efforts and Bachmann’s influential role in Republican circles.
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BORAH
Capital
Washington
Carl G. Bachmann
W. Va
Iaho
Repubican
Bachmann
House of Representatives
Fish
N. Y
Pehmann
Senator Borah
Beauty Slain Mystery In Bucharest Case
Bucharest police say Miss Romania Tita Cristescu, crowned the country’s prettiest girl, was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Initial suicide ruled out after traces of a poison were found in her toothbrush and other bathroom items. The motive remains unsolved.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Tita Cristescue
Queen Marie Theatre
Bath house blaze does not disturb bathman
MILWAUKEE January 27 Angelo Sivilotti was bathing when a fireman shouted about a blaze at his house. He asked if the fire was bad and calmly finished his bath as firefighters extinguished the flames.
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Milwaukee
Angelo Sivilotti
Sivilotti
Three Bodies Found in House at Ogden
Police say sickness and family worries factor into the deaths of Mrs. Thelma Nelson and her children Mabel and James in Ogden. All three died of bullet wounds. a gun was found near Mrs. Nelson. Brother David Anderson reported the bodies. The children were ill with chickenpox. Mrs. Nelson was a relief client.
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Ogden
Thelma Nelson
Mabel
James
Nelson
David Anderson
Cold and Snow Grip Nation Amid Record Breaking Freeze
Frigid nationwide conditions persist with sub zero lows from Montana to Texas and rising deaths to 235. Icebound regions blanket the Rockies to the Atlantic as New York to Florida endure rare deep freezes and towns report record lows and frozen rivers. Niagra Falls marks a historic third straight day of freezing, while Devils Lake North Dakota records 28 below zero.
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Montana
Nashville
Tenn
Buffalo
N. Y
Niazaara Falls
Devil's Lake
N.D
Texand
Southland
Florida
Temperature Drops as Snow Falls in Idaho Regions
Idaho Falls reports a snow start after 7 am with temperatures dropping to five degrees below zero by midnight and nine below on Sunday. Blackfoot notes 15 degrees below zero Sunday morning, moderating to six below Monday, with about an inch of new snow after three days of sun.
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Idaho Falls
Blackfoot
Idaho snowstorm coats Boise area with fresh flakes
Caldwell reports a storm that began early today and eased by noon with temperatures around 21 degrees. Boise area received two inches of snow and flakes continued to fall as forecasters noted the weather spreading over southern Idaho and nearby states.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Boise
Northern Utah Weather Turns Crisp After Deep Freeze
Northern Utah remained crisp and clear as temperatures hit 28 above on Sunday and dipped to 9 above last night.
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Ogden
Utah
Mercury
Alviso Firemen Train With New Gear In Ranch Blaze
Volunteer firefighters in Alviso California tested their new equipment but ran out of gasoline during a blaze at the Gallagher ranch. Training runs had exhausted the department's fuel before the incident.
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Alviso
Cal
Gallagher Ranch
Air disaster in mid air leaves six dead in Honolulu
Army authorities seek information from Friday’s crash survivors Lieutenant Charles E. Fisher and Private Thomas E. Lanigan as Major Phillips Melville heads the investigating board. A third plane narrowly avoided impact, piloted by Lieutenant W. L. Travis, which had earlier touched the formation without damage.
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Honolulu
Army
Phillips Melville
Charles E. Fisher
Thomas E. Lanigan
Groups Meet at Caldwell in Idaho Farm Gatherings
Caldwell Idaho January meeting day brings farm producers together for annual sessions. Idaho Egg Producers Association and Western Idaho Protection Credit Association plan elections for three directors each. Terms expire for Larson Wilson and Allison. Thomas and Talboy also on the board. Reports from auditors, board members, and Manager Brockman slated alongside principal addresses by A B Roberts and A C Adams.
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Idaho
Archie M. Larson
Weiser
A. B. Roberts
Production Credit Corporsion of
Spokane
A. C. Adams
Spokane Bank For Cooperatives
Board of Directors
Earl H. Brockman
Woman Hurt In Wreck Near Blackfoot
Mrs. Percy Fisher suffered a badly fractured kneecap and shock after her car skidded from the highway west of Blackfoot early Sunday morning and struck a telephone pole.
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Blackfoot
Percy Fisher
Achway
Here
Ephone Pole
Eccles Heads Board as Federal Reserve Chief
President Roosevelt named six of seven members for the new federal reserve board to take office February 1. It will be headed by Marriner S. Eccles of Utah, the present governor.
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Eccles
Washington
Roosevelt
Oe New Federal Reserve Board
Marriner S. Eccles
Utah
Band Boondoggles At Boston Depot
Beginning today bands provided by the Works Progress Administration will give 90 minute concerts daily to entertain waiting commuters at Boston North Station. A bandstand has been provided by the railroad.
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Boston
Orth Station
Works Progress Administration
Highlights of new bonus law
Washington reports details of the new bonus law. Bonds issued in fifty dollar denominations payable at maturity in 1945, with cash for odd amounts. Bonds cover value minus loans and accrued interest before October 1 1951. Interest after is cancelled. Veterans may cash at local offices with limits, or hold nine years for 3 percent simple interest. Total appropriation about 2.49 billion dollars including convertible bonds.
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Washington
Tax Expert Aids Pocatellans In Free Assistance
Luther Car of Boise, deputy tax commissioner, arrives in Pocatello to offer free help with tax returns from room 407 in the Bannock hotel. He notes new complex schedules and will visit Idaho Falls and St. Anthony later in the week to assist taxpayers.
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Luther Car
Boise
State Income Tax Department
Poceelio
Bannock Hotel
Car
Idaho Falls
St. Anthony
Upper Valley
City of Portland Diesel Train to Resume Service
The Union Pacific announced the City of Portland will resume service between Chicago and Portland Oregon on Thursday February 6 under a 39 72 hour schedule.
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City of
Portland
Chicago
Union Pacific Railroad
City of Portland
Oregon
Rev Dr Jay Thomas Stocking Dies at 65
Newton Massachusetts January 27 1946 Reverend Dr Jay Thomas Stocking moderator of the National Council of Congregational Churches and Christian Churches died suddenly today of pneumonia at his Newton home.
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Newton
Mass
Jay Thomas Stocking
National Council of Congressional and Christian Churches
Roosevelt names Enzert as minister to Ethiopia
President Roosevelt appoints Cornelius Van H. Enzert of California as minister resident and consul general to Ethiopia. Enzert assumes duties for the American mission amid a broad reshuffle of diplomatic posts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Cornelius van H. Enzert
California
Ethiopia
Treasury Told to Find Money for Veterans Bonuses
President Roosevelt instructed the Treasury and Veterans Administration to implement the adjusted service certificate to bond exchanges promptly and accurately. He warned of a massive caseload requiring 2,500 to 3,000 extra staff for about six months and urged veterans to file promptly using regional offices and service organizations.
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Whitty House
Congress
Veterans’ Administration
Treasury Department
Congress Overrides Roosevelt on Soldiers Bonus Payment
The Senate voted 76 to 19 to override Roosevelt's veto, enabling immediate payment of the soldiers bonus. The House had already approved 224 to 61. The new law authorizes a $2,237,000,000 appropriation and makes $254,000,000 available, creating a potential $1,000,000,000 funding gap needing future taxes or measures.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury and
Veterais Administration
Senate
House
Treasury
Ten Injured As Two Chicago Cars Jump Rails
Ten persons were seriously injured and more than twenty others hurt when two cars of the Southside Express derailed on a curve near the stock yards. The incident occurred in zero weather as the Jackson Park express carried about 150 passengers toward 40th street. Motorman Alfred J. Totte, 48, was lightly hurt and could not explain the cause. Firemen helped evacuate passengers as the power was shut off and darkness followed.
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Chicago
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
Southside Express
Jackson Park
Indiana Avenue
40Th Street
Wabash Avenue
Alfred J. Totte
New Deal Spokesmen Attack Al Smith in Congress
In Washington on January 27, New Deal spokesmen immediately challenged Alfred E. Smith after his critical speech on Roosevelt policies. Rep Woodrum labeled Smith a "rubber stamp" and tied his 1928 and New York governorship record to alleged shifts toward socialism. House leaders predicted Roosevelt's re election agenda would prevail and Bit by bit outlined Smith's vulnerabilities. Liberty League notes favorable letters to Stephen Early, the president's secretary.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
New Deal
Alfred F. Smith
Congress
Roosevelt
New York
Rep
Woodrum
Virginia
Liberty League
Smith
Virginian
New Yorker
Burns
Rep. Bankhead
Alabama
Stephen T. Early
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Veterans’ Relief
United States
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Move
Idahoan
Pocatello
Rockies
Atlantic
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Boston Depot
Ultimate Co
Adjusted Service Certificate Fund
Pocatellans
Churchman
F.D.R. Action
D. Harold Oliver
AL Smith
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