Congress Sets New Record Appropriates 11 Billions For Year
Congress authorizes 13.11 billion dollars for the new fiscal year, up 1.749 billion from last session, citing fixed costs such as old age pensions and debt interest. President Roosevelt criticizes increases, noting parity payments and surplus disposal. Expansion of army and navy drives the rise, with navy construction peaking next year. Totals by department include Agriculture 1.19B, Navy 773M, War 508M, Treasury 1.70B, Relief funds 825M for 1939 and 1.756B for 1940.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Agriculture Department
House
Navy
Montanan Sets Pace in 288 Mile Yellowstone Swim
Clarence Giles of Glen Dive Mont hoped to finish a 288 mile nonstop marathon swim from Billings to his home city before sunrise. He battled rain rough water and injuries with an eye swollen, noting the feat would be hard for the next swimmer to surpass.
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Zero
Mont
Yellowstone
Clarence Gills
Glendive
Billings
Benz
Frank Hyde
Giles
Buffalo
Terry
Forsyth
Charles Zimmy
Hudson River
Pedro A. Candiotti
Parana River
Airbase Work Starts Leon
The War Department moves quickly to expand air defenses by adding bases and planes. A new $8,000,000 project at Ogden Arsenal is planned alongside private contractors, with Roosevelt signing an $292,895,547 emergency defense bill mainly for aircraft.
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Washington
War Department
Ogden
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Senate
Ogden Arsenal
Works Progress Administration
Officer to Return Confessed Killer to East
Sheriff D Pace of Cassia county said Prosecutor Howard Eastwood would depart Holly New Jersey to bring Charles W Quigley to the East for trial on his mother’s 14 year old killing. Quigley allegedly confessed to placing gasoline in a can that exploded to kill his mother and to plan the explosion to kill a man named McIntosh when he was 15.
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Burley
Idaho
D. Pace
Cassia County
Howard Eastwood
Holly
N. J
Charles W. Quigley
Quigley
George Bray
McIntosh
Aged Man John H Reynolds Dies in Idaho Home
John H Reynolds aged 88 widower of Clara S Reynolds died Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs J P Neff 535 S Hayes residence. Born February 5 1851 at Sidney Ohio he moved from Keokuk Iowa to Utah in 1961 living in Mt Pleasant until 1932 then relocating to Pocatello with his daughter. Survived only by his daughter, services planned for Mt Pleasant Utah Wednesday with body to be sent Monday evening to Utah for interment.
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John H. Reynolds
Clara Slingerland Reynolds
J. P. Neff
S. Hayes
Sidney
Oho
James
Margaret Osler Reynolds
Utah
Keokuk
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant
Pocatello
Neff
Hall Funeral Home
Baseball Scores From Around the League
American League in Detroit saw Cleveland fail to score with Detroit winning 1 0 remaining. Feller and Hemsley faced Tebbetts and McKain. St Louis hosted Chicago where Chicago triumphed 2 3 with Marcum Tresh Harris Lawson Spindel. Chicago hosted St Louis where St Louis won 1 0 and Chicago 2 0 with Cooper Howman Padgett Owen Lee Hartnett. Only game scheduled.
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Detroit
R. H. E. Cleveland
Feller
Hemsley
McKain
Tebbetts
St. Louis
R. H. E. Chicago
Marcum
Tresh
Harris
Lawson
Spindel
Chicago
R. H. E. St. Louis
Cooper, Howman
Bomb Kills Three at Haifa Arab Cafe
In Haifa Palestine a blast destroyed a large Arab cafe and nearby shops killing three Arabs and wounding 17, seven seriously. The explosion tore through the premises causing extensive damage to the building and surrounding area.
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Haifa
Palestine
Idaho Marks Statehood Day Without Ceremony
Boise July 3 Idaho observed its 8th birthday as a state with no public celebration. The 1850 act admitting Idaho to the union had long since passed through Congress, but officials closed state offices and other government divisions under proclamations making the day a holiday due to its closeness to Independence Day.
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Boise
Idaho
Congress
Three Drown Together In Youghiogheny River
Three sisters Ele nore Mirella 18 Ann 20 and Louise 22 from Collinsburg leaped from a sinking skiff on the Youghiogheny River and drowned as Margaret Skrjane 20 swam to shore. Firemen searched the river all night with grappling hooks but found no trace of the victims.
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West Newton
Youghiogheny
Margaret Skrjane
Pennsylvania
Elenore Mirella
Ann
Louise
Collinsburg
Squalus Salvage Work Proceeds Near Portsmouth
Tug boats from the Portsmouth navy yard carried seven large salvage pontoons to the lower harbor for the Squalus operation. The subs flooded after dive May 23 lie in 240 feet of water with 26 bodies aboard. Five pontoons will lift the after section, two will lift the buoyant forward section, 33 crew saved earlier. Salvage continues daily weather permitting over the holiday.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Squalus
Navy Yard
Miles
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Meeting at Fort Hall
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid gathers at the home of Mrs. Ray Davis in Fort Hall on Wednesday at 2 30 p m.
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Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Ray Davis
Fort Hall
Indian in Fort Hall wounded after resisting arrest
Raymond Meeks, 21, Fort Hall Indian, was shot by Captain A L Oliver of the Poca police after allegedly resisting arrest during a 2:45 a m incident in the 100 block on North Second Avenue. He is in General Hospital in fair condition. Meeks faces assault and battery disturbing the peace and resisting arrest charges.
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Raymond Meeks
Fort Hall
General Hospital
Fair
North Second Avenue
A. L. Oliver
Pocatello Police Department
Meeks
Oliver
H. H. Hughart
Ben C. Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Juanita Kaka Meeks
Victim of Local Crash Was Woodrow Holmes
The body of Woodrow Wilson Holmes 25 an auto mechanic and race driver killed in Sundays derby will be taken to Paris Texas this evening unless a coroner s inquest is ordered Holmes died in a local hospital about four hours after being injured in a crash on the Bannock County fair grounds track He was born March 17 1914 at Fort Towson Oklahoma and was a former resident of Malad where a surviving brother Arthur A Holmes resides
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Woodrow Wilson Holmes
Paris
Texas
Holmes
Bannock County Fair Grounds
Fort Towson
Oklahoma
Malad
Arthur A. Holmes
Meteor Blast Shakes Coast Rocks Portland
A bright meteor exploded over Portland and southwestern Washington at 7 58 am injuring property and startling residents. J Hugh Pruett of the University of Oregon led a search for meteorite fragments while witnesses from Eugene to Arlington reported a sky fireball and a loud rumbling lingering about 30 seconds.
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Portland
Ore
Science
Washington
Arlington
Columbia River
J. Hugh Pruett
University of Oregon
Oregon
American Meteorological Association
Pruett
Ford Hand
Eugene
Williamette Valley
Celebration Kills 211 in Independence Day Holiday
The nation’s Independence Day celebration, spanning a weekend starting Saturday, has cost at least 211 lives with over half from traffic accidents. Auto and motorcycle crashes caused 110 deaths, with 64 drownings, eight fatally wounded in other incidents, and three in plane or train mishaps.
Forest Fire Danger Rises Over Fourth of July
The forest service warns of growing fire risk in Utah and Idaho during a three day July fourth period. A new poster from the American Forestry Association promotes prevention and is being distributed nationwide. Kinney urges visitors to be careful to protect timber watersheds and scenery. Firecrackers are banned by law and rangers will enforce the rule.
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Utah
Idaho
Forest Service
John N. Kinney
American Forestry Association
Kinney
Major Legislation Before Congress
Washington July 3 status of major legislation before Congress at the start of its seventh. Lending President's 3.5 million lending program self liquidating projects before committees. Neutrality House pass measure containing arms embargo which administration opposes senate still to act. Monetary House appropri continuance of president emergency powers senate Wednesday. Social Security Extension of system awaits senate acts after house passage. Politics Hard bill to curb political activity by federal workers passed by senate house acts soon. Labor Relations House votes soon on proposal to invest labor board action on amendments to Wagner act in draft.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Senat House
C. Labor Board
Waner Sues Radio Over Alleged Slander
Paul G. Waner outfielder for Pittsburgh States filed suit in Folk County Superior Court seeking 50000 damages for alleged slander in a chain of New England radio broadcasts. The complaint claims the broadcasts falsely criticized his play and damaged his reputation, exposing him to public hatred and contempt.
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Dedham
Mass
Paul G. Waner
Pittsburgh
Folk County
New England
Broadcas
Pittsbur
Weather Still Warm as July Fourth Cool Expected
The day stayed warm with a 87 degree high at 2 30 p m as clouds and a breeze cooled conditions. Forecasters predicted cooler weather for the Fourth of July and noted the weather bureau crew enjoyed holidays on Monday and Tuesday.
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Weather Bureau
Danzig Crisis Spurs British Warning of Possible War
British Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Germany showed intensive military measures in Danzig and a rising number of German visitors. A Heimwehr style defense corps was alleged in Danzig while officials denied active German troops. The coup rumor kept Europe tense as Chamberlain sought Churchill’s cabinet inclusion to reinforce warnings to Germany.
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Danzig
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Free City
Helmwehr
Heimwehr
Europe
Associated Press
Senate
Danziz
King George
Buckingham Palace
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Germany
Tetonia Man Reveals Names of Old Stage Stations
Judge Samuel Swanner of Tetonia Idaho submits a list of stage stations from sixty years ago. The names span Utah Idaho and Montana including Ogden Warm Springs Willow Creek Box Elder Deweyville and more. He notes locals could identify exact locations.
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Tetonia
Samuel Swanner
Idaho
Paul W. Nash
Chamber of Commerce
Ogden
Warm Springs
Willow Creek
Box Elder
Deweyvile
Hampton's Bridge
Square Town
Utah
Malad
Devil Creek
Carpenters
Robbers Roost
Blackrock
Pocatello Creek
Ross Fork
Blackfoot
Corbett Station
Cedar Point
Eagie Rock
Big Bend
Market Lake
Sand Holes
Camas
Hole In the Rock
China Point
Beaver Canyon
Pleasant Valley
Burnt Station
Pine Butte
Spring Hill
Shallenberger
Phyne Canyon
Monida
Twin Bridges
Prickly Pear
Helena
Montana
Judge Swanner
Woman Kills Common Law Husband in Salt Lake City
Police complete investigation into the fatal shooting of Alphonse Beauvis, 47, reportedly by Bertha L. C. Bundy, 38, who admits firing the shot. Officers say Bundy claimed the man became violent. her son Robert Mikesell, 15, witnessed the incident at 410 South West Temple Street. The case will go to the county attorney for possible charges.
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Salt Lake City
Alphonse Beauvis
Bertha L. C. Bundy
C. T. Smith
Harvey L. Burton
Girl Bride and Mother Seeks Divorce in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa on July 3 a 14 year old girl once married and became a mother within the same year two years ago obtained a divorce from her 51 year old railroad switchman husband on grounds of cruelty. The court awarded custody of their son and arranged support.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Everett Brickey
Poles Warn Hitler On Strength of British Assurances
In Warsaw the Wieczor Warszawski prints a bold warning to Hitler claiming Britain will back Poland against any move on the Free City of Danzig. The paper says Germany is warned and that war remains unlikely to favor Nazi forces if Britain joins Poland.
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Hitler
Warsaw
Danzig
Wieczor Warszawski Today
Britain
Poland
Free City
Germany
Former LSU Proxy to Fight Charge
Dr. James Monroe Smith former LSU president said he would fight an indictment charging embezzlement of 100.00 from the university. He claimed innocence and planned to return to address the affair as police prepared to bring him back from Brookville Ontario. His wife faces charges of harboring and assisting him as the couple had fled Louisiana after his resignation.
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Brookville
Ont
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Sportsmen Lead BLACKFOOT After Big Win In Snake River League
The Sportsmen topped Rockland 17 to 1 to vault to the league lead, their fourth straight win over Snake River teams. Blackfoot, building on a spring takeover after the Black Sox era, beat Rockland with strong pitching and a 19 hit showing, as Ralphs Tisher Chad burn Smith Seamons and Peterson fueled the attack.
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Blackfoot
Black Sox
Snake River Loop
Rockland
Grandview
Fort Hall
Declo
Ralphs
Tisher
Chadburn
Smith
Seamons
Peterson
Newspapers Observe Fourth Holiday in Idaho Towns
Pocatello will observe the national Fourth of July holiday with local business activity suspended and Tribun staff taking a day off. The Tribune will not publish Tuesday afternoon, and similar suspensions occur in Blackfoot and Idaho Falls along with other Idaho communities. Only sports events like a bicycle race and golf plus theatre programs proceed. Utah weather outlook: partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday, cooler in the southeast, warmer in the north.
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Pocatello
Tribune
The
Journal
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Utah
British Press Frames Danzig as Key to Poland and Empire
London reports cite British and French warnings and a "war of nerves" over Danzig. Analysts say Hitler seeks Danzig to threaten Poland and enable further dismemberment of Czechoslovakia, fueling a British preparedness narrative.
Murder Trial Under Way in Burgunder Case
In Phoenix the murder trial of former college sophomore Robert Burgunder opened with his ideas on murder read to the jury. County Attorney Hareless introduced Burgunder’s outline from a Tempe public speaking class to show his frame of mind, while defense counsel argued instability.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Burgunder
Jack Peterson
Richard Hareless
Burgunder
Arizona State Teacher College
Tempe
Peterson
Ellis M. Koury
Robert M. Burgunder
Seattle
Merle Ansberry
Farm Security loans boost Idaho families net worth
The Farm Security Administration reports in Boise that supervised credit raised the net worth of 4,930 Idaho families by nearly 600 dollars each. Walter A. Duffy of Portland notes loans aim to let borrowers supply most food and livestock feed on farms while cutting cash expenditures. About 1.686 million of 5.4148 million Idaho loans have been repaid.
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Boise
Farm Security Administration
Idaho
Portland
Bottolfsen
Walter A. Duffy
Rotary club president to report on Cleveland convention
Hugh McCosham newly elected Rotary president will report on the International Rotary convention in Cleveland during the regular Thursday luncheon. Me Cosham and other officers will be installed at the meeting and Finis Bentley will deliver a financial report.
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Hugh McCosham
Rotary Club
International Rotary Convention
Cleveland
Clas Me
Cosham
Finis Bentley
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