Idaho Killer Trial Enters Insanity Phase Testimony
Relatives of Douglas Van Vlack testified about alleged insanity as he stands trial for his former wife Mildred Hook's murder. His father and mother described peculiarities and troubled early life, while observers noted the proceedings and anticipated the trial wrapping up next week with closing arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Douglas van Vlack
Mildred Hook
Ray J. Bennett
Cortland
Carl van Vinck
Leo Teats
Bert H. Miller
Senate approves money for munitions inquiry amid debate
The senate contingent funds committee approved a $7369 request to finish the munitions investigation. Chairman Byrnes delivered the report, and an amendment barring future funding from private or public sources including WPA money was adopted, amid earlier criticism over funds used from work relief and a $10,000 offer from Rev. Charles E. Coughlin. Byrnes withdrew immediate action after sharp questions in the chamber.
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Washington
Senate
Byrnes
S. C
McKellar
D., Tenn
Munitions Committee
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Chamber
Pilot Kincannon Sacrificed To Save Five In Crash
In Denton Texas airmail veteran Ted Kincannon died after an American Airlines plane crashed during a forced landing in a snowstorm. He is credited with saving five passengers who escaped the wreckage, with one passenger William Littlewood of Chicago noting a carburetor heater may have caused the failure.
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Chicago
Coal Shortage Hits Illinois as Cold Weather Bites
Mine operators report Illinois and much of the middle west face an acute coal shortage due to recent subzero temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igftield
Ill
Illinois
Middle West
Roosevelt Pushes Action on Little Rivers Policy
President Roosevelt urged Congress to define federal state cooperation for soil and flood problems from little rivers. He cited a National Resources Committee report calling for tracing streams to sources and planning land use on farms and public lands to prevent floods and erosion and to preserve soil fertility for future generations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
National Resources Committee
Venire in Lamson Case Going Fast
In San Jose California the venire for the third Lamson murder trial neared exhaustion with only 19 of 250 names undrawn on the fourth day. Attorneys predicted a likely need for a special venire to complete the jury.
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Venire
San Jose
Calif
David A. Lamson
Oakland Woman Seeks Old Family Bible in Minneapolis Search
Mrs. Ella Faxon White of Oakland California asked Minneapolis Police to locate her old family Bible. The birth record inside the Bible would qualify her for an old age pension, and the Bible was left behind when the family moved in 1900.
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Minneapolis
Ella Faxon White
Oakland
Calif
Elk Herd Seen North of Mt Kinpori Near Poca Tello
An elk herd of about 60 was visible from downtown Poca tello ridge north of Mt Kinpori. Deputy Game Warden L A Lehrbas identified the animals to observers.
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City
Mt. Kinpori
Pocatello
L. A. Lehrbas
Finnish ship handlers seek U S compensation over 1918 seizures
Finnish ship handlers demand government action to obtain U S authorization to compensate for damages after 13 Finnish sailing ships were confiscated in 1918 by American authorities.
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Helsingspors
Finland
United States
Driver Held in Death of Mecklenburg County Mother
Walter Todd, a young Mecklenburg County farmer, was arrested in Charlotte on January 30 and charged with driving an automobile that ran over and killed his mother, 55 year old Mrs. G R Todd.
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Charlotte
N. C
Walter Todd
Mecklenburg County
G. R. Todd
Four Burned in Train Collision Near Boone Iowa
Four dining car employees were burned, one possibly fatally, when a Northwestern freight locomotive crashed into a westbound passenger train near Boone Iowa. The locomotive toppled several cars in the wreck.
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Boone
Iowa
Northwestern
Farm Problem Seen As Largely Monetary Issue
Washington January 30 The soil conservation subsidy bill to replace the AAA was sent to the senate floor with an agriculture committee statement calling the problem “very largely a monetary” one. The note, requested by Senator Thomas, argued price controls fail and that money supply governs prices while warning higher taxes or debt repudiation may follow.
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Smith
D-S. C
Thomas
Tomas
D-Okla
Supreme Court
Hearing on O Mahoney bill to license interstate firms
Senator Wheeler announced hearings soon on the O Mahoney bill to license all corporations in interstate commerce. The plan aims to regulate wage levels and unfair competition by expanding the trade commission power, setting minimum wages, and enforcing child labor and equal pay rules.
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Washington
Wheeler D
Mont
Senate
O'Mahoney
Interstate Commerce
Wheeler
Supreme Court
NRA
Body Located From Airplane on Mt Rainier Search
Delmar Fadden, a Seattle youth missing for over two weeks, was found 13 000 feet up Mt Rainier by an airplane survey. Omer Daiber, in charge of the recovery party, said Fadden lay head down at the top of an avalanche as climbers planned to bring the body to camp Garbo in Glacier Basin.
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Longmire
MT. Rainier National Park
Wash
Delmar Fadden
Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Fadden
Omer Daiber
Daiber
Camp Garbo
Glacier Basin
Steamboat Rock
Explorers Near Death from Tropical Diseases in Guiana
Tom Roch and Gustav Pacht, who sought the lost Paul Redfern in northern Brazil, are reported near death from tropical diseases. A letter to the American Legion in COLON Panama says both men are seriously ill in Paramaribo hospital. Roch has malaria and Pacht black water fever.
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Colon
Panama
Tom Roch
Gustav Pacht
Paul Redfern
Brazil
American Legion
Roch
Pacht
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Teeth Chatter On Cold Night
In Caldwell Idaho on January 20 a doctor faced the coldest hour of night as a patient summoned him to the country house. After calming the patient the physician prepared to depart when a distinct noise from a talking chestboard drew his attention. The patient explained that the sound was his false teeth chattering.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Followers push Governor Talmadge in Georgia rally
In Macon on January 3 followers of Governor Gene Talmadge launched a plan to back him as a possible presidential candidate. Hugh Howell led the Georgia Democratic committee in promoting a practical approach to appealing to the American public at the rally. The anti Roosevelt meeting endorsed Talmadge, while out of state critics noted lower attendance than expected.
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Macon
Gene Talmadge
Hugh Howell
Georgia State Democrat Committee
Talmadge
Roosevelt
Onvention Hall
John ‘Lenry Kirby
Texas Lamb
Tallidee
Howell
Potatoes Held by Growers Fall Sharply in 1936
The Agriculture Department reports a large drop in merchantable potatoes held by growers, dealers, and buyers across 37 states as of January 1. Total on hand: 92,777,000 bushels, down 25 percent from a year earlier and 3 percent below the 1930-34 average. About 23,560,000 bushels were unfit or lost. Food use or farm feed totaled 61,592,000 bushels, with 31,227,000 saved for seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Des Moines Judge Fines Man for Car Horn
Des Moines on January 30 Lester A. Muth was arrested for horn blowing to summon a friend. Police Judge Don G. Allen ruled the act disturbed the peace and fined Muth one dollar with the condition no more than a single toot in the future.
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Des Moines
Lester A. Muth
Don G. Allen
State Chamber Meeting Delegation Heads to Moscow
E C Manson president of the chamber and Mrs Manson Paul Nash secretary and Mrs Nash Dean John R Nichols of the university H B Thompson Union Pacific attorney and Alyson Smith Idaho Falls chamber secretary left for Moscow to attend the state chamber meeting aboard the Portland Rose which departed three hours ten minutes late.
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State Chamber
E. C. Manson
Chamber of Commerce
Manson
Paul Nash
Nash
John R. Nichols
The
University
H. B. Thompson
Union Pacific
Alyson 8
Utah Weather Summary: Pair Tonight and Friday
A mild weather brief notes a slight temperature change in Utah with a pair of periods tonight and Friday. Expect small shifts in high and low readings, keeping overall pleasant spring conditions statewide.
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Utah
Landon rails at wasteful New Deal in Topeka rally
Gov. Alf M. Landon assails political wasters of the New Deal as hindering recovery during a Topeka speech. He calls for direct action, condemns delayed prosperity and urges relief reform while Kansas Republicans back his potential presidential bid. The event solidifies support as party groups pledge votes and endorsements.
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Topeka. Kan
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Five Fugitives Fail in Escape from State School
Five boys escaped the State Industrial School at St. Anthony on a frigid night. Two were found in a barn three blocks away without shoes. A third trudged toward the Yellowstone river, heading south. A fourth hid in a local hotel lobby, while the fifth sheltered in a deputy sheriff’s automobile and was captured.
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ST. Anthony
A.c
Yellowstones
Woman Murders Then Kills Self Near Thompson Falls
A coroner's jury found Mrs Held shot her husband William Held and then killed herself near Thompson Falls Montana, about 45 miles west of town. Sheriff Phillip Johnson reported the verdict with no motive given. The couple were both about 45 years old.
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Thompson Falls
Mont
Smeads
Fata
Willam F. Held
Phillip Johnson
Here
Farm tax plan drafted as costs eyed for subsidies
Washington January 30 Attorney General Cummins says a day tax program for a new farm plan will be sent to Capitol Hill within a week The cost for one year of the soil conservation subsidy plan is estimated at 440 million dollars Officials say retroactive processing taxes from the AAA are under study as part of broader tax questions and the Rice millers case refunds queried by Wallace and other agencies.
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Washington
Cummines
Capitol Hill
AAA
Wallace
Agriculture, Treasury and Justice Departments
Supreme Court
Rice Millers
Idaho Liquor Profits Shared Among Counties and State Funds
Idaho's 1935 liquor profits totaling 211 273 were distributed 105 637 to counties and municipalities and 105 637 to the state general fund and public school income fund. Ada County led with 4 501, followed by Bannock at 3 711, as distribution aimed to reduce local taxes.
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Boise
Harry C Parsons
Idahoes
Idaho Liquor of Commission
Parsons
State General Fund
Deal and Persons
Ada County
Bannock
Prisoner Voices Loud Protests as Cow Causes Scene
In Coral Gables Florida on January 30 a jailed man lodged in the yard shouted loudly in protest while a cow, also confined for the day, bellowed near the theater entry. The incident drew local attention as a curious disturbance.
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Coral Gables
Hoffman Orders State Police Chief Reopen Lindbergh Case
Governor Harold G Hoffman directed a thorough and impartial search for anyone connected to the Lindbergh kidnapping and killing. He urged Col. H Norman Schwarzkopf to pursue additional suspects beyond Hauptmann, whose execution reprieve runs to February 15.
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Hoffman
Lindbergh
Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Schwarzkopf
Bar of Justice
Colonel Schwarzkopf
Cold weather keeps Idaho towns in deep freeze
Across Idaho temperatures remained well below freezing with Pocatello reporting 11 degrees below normal and a 6 p.m. low near 20 above then rising to 16 by afternoon. Snow flurries push January precipitation to 2.35 inches, while other cities log subzero or frigid readings amid forecasts of continued cold.
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Pocatello
H. H. Smith
A. S
Quiet Coast Fight Draws Federal Attention
Quiet prevailed in the Pacific coast maritime dispute as Gas players and wilun feeders awaited federal response. Shipowners and waterfront unions along with the International Seamen's Union and the California chamber of commerce urged investigation into alleged lockouts and restraint of trade. Leaders anticipate word from authorities soon.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Wilun
International Seamen’s Union
California State Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Engravers Face Tough Problem With Bonus Bonds Portrait
Washington officials mull which chief executive to print on 38 million dollars worth of bonus bonds. The Treasury hints it will not feature Roosevelt Harding Coolidge or Hoover, all of whom vetoed bonus legislation. The portrait will be chosen from engravings already in stock.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Moths Hit Nebraska Capitol Carpeting, Tax Funds At Risk
In Lincoln on January 30, Leo Swanson reported pests were chewing carpet fibers in the Nebraska capitol chambers. He cited a $200 monthly outlay for labor and poison to restrain the moths and protect state finances.
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Leo Swanson
Nebraska
Guardsman Trudges 14 Miles in 10 Below For Drill
Pvt. Melton J. Riedel of the national guard walked 14 miles in 10 below zero to attend drill with his artillery unit. He received $1.25 regular pay and a ride home in Capt. Harvey Kinzie s automobile.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Pvt
Melton J. Riedel
National Guard
Harvey Kinzie
Work Starts Soon on Nampa Subway Project
Work will begin within days on a $156,000 subway under the Oregon Short Line tracks that cross the trans state Oregon trail in Nampa.
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Nampa
Oregon Trail
Local offices report 17,891 cars handled in past year
George E. Booth, general agent of ley, stated in Burley Idaho that the local offices processed 17,891 cars during the previous year.
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Burley
Idaho
George E. Booth
Ley
Il Duce drafts new measures amid Ethiopian front threats
Italy's cabinet approved three war measures including wool requisition and mobilization of citizens as Rome ordered internal defense reforms. Addis Ababa said Graziani's forces retreated toward Neghelli after clashes and Ethiopian patrols moved in from the west. About 15,000 Italian natives faced danger while 15,000 white troops remained encamped southeast of Neghelli.
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Associated Press
Italy
Wadara
Rome
Addis Ababa
Rodolfo Graziani
Neghelli
Neghelll
Boy Dies While Saving Siblings in Wyoming Fire
Seventeen year old Robert Bundy of Border Wyoming died of burns he suffered saving his five brothers and sisters from a fire started by gasoline in their home. The parents were away when the blaze began and the boy aroused the others before succumbing to injuries. He was taken to Cokeville for treatment.
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Montpelier
Robert Bundy
Border
Wyo
H. C. Bundy
Robert
Cokeville
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