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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1933
Page
1
The world economic conference steering committee approved a report listing discussion topics such as silver and central banking cooperation while omitting the full original program. The gold bloc praised the decision as a victory, while monetary questions were urged to wait until the dollar stabilizes.
Rep Mead warns post office subsidies will drop to 12.5 million for 1934 with further reductions possible. Proposed eliminations cover Omaha to Watertown, San Francisco to San Jose, Dallas to Los Angeles, Phoenix to San Diego, Great Falls to Salt Lake City, and St. Paul to Duluth. Public relations head Ferguson says no plan to discontinue Great Falls line exists.
In Reykjavik Iceland 24 Italian seaplanes bound for Cartwright Labrador and then Chicago were postponed amid fuel supply problems. General Italo Balbo led the airmen who had just returned from Vajangardar Bay after a failed attempt to lift off from the bay and headed back to the buoy.
Washington July 11 Associated Press Farmers face the prospect of their smallest grain and corn harvest in decades due to drought heat storms and pests. Farm officials plan through cooperative action under the farm adjustment act to reduce output raising prices toward prewar levels while continuing the 30 cents per bushel wheat processing tax.
Bolivian forces opened a heavy dawn attack along the Alihuata to Gon dra Nanawa front in the Gran Chaco, as fighting raged between Bolivian and Paraguayan troops. In Blackfoot, Congressman T C Coffin of Pocatello will headline a chamber of commerce dinner on July 25 at the parish house.
William E. Johnson, known as Pussyfoot Johnson, tells the Binghamton Press that the nation faces a five year drunk era after returning from a northwest speaking tour. He criticizes beer legalisation and laments reform efforts as futile while recounting dry speeches and worsening conditions.
A report to the world economic conference ranks Frenchmen as the top per capita wine drinkers in 1932 with 145.9 liters each. Italians are second at 107.5 liters, Algerians third at 75.5 and Portuguese fourth at 70.7. Russians consume the least at 0.03 liters.
President Roosevelt forms a recovery council with cabinet members and administration leaders to meet weekly at the White House. The move follows an agreement with lumber firms on higher wages and shorter hours as hearings begin July 20 on a proposed code of fair competition. The code would set 40 to 48 hour weeks, pay from 22.5 to 42.5 cents per hour, and ban child labor while pursuing wage hikes to boost employment and purchasing power. Secretary Wallace warns mayors in about 50 cities to guard against unwarranted bread-price increases.
The Cambridge Weekly News Reporter staff joins the army at Fort Douglass in Salt Lake City. Linotype operator, pressman, reporter, editor, circulation and advertising manager enlist under 19 year old John R Scofield who runs the paper from his hometown near Boise. His father R M Scofield teaches journalism at Washington State College.
Tonight and Wednesday stay generally fair with little temperature change. An unsettled pattern remains in the southern portion tonight, bringing some clouds and possible light showers while northern areas stay drier.
Washington July 11 Employment on class one American railroads rose by 20,200 workers in June versus May. The Interstate Commerce Commission reported 957,330 rail workers in June up from 937,103 in May, excluding switching and terminal company staff. Most gains were in train and engine service, up 1.39 percent.
Blackfoot July 11 The state officers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union meet in Twin Falls to discuss anti repeal campaign plans and the WCTU state convention in Buhl October 4 5 and 6. Mrs Lee C Brady presides with officers from Boise Nampa Idaho Falls and American Falls. An institute in American Falls July 18 will feature Brady presenting campaign plans.
Boise July 11 AP Governor Ross says ten to fifteen foremen and superintendents in conservation camps have been released amid a dispute over alleged Republican favoritism toward Democrats. He will meet with Rep T C Coffin to discuss the issue and defend the changes as a response to the controversy. Coffin, speaking in Twin Falls, urged Democrats to back the president’s program and warned of friction over reforestation control.
Doty Lewis a 50 year old Fort Hall Indian testified in federal court on the sixth day of his murder trial over alleged confessions. The defense contends the statements were dictated by officers after long questioning and threats. Officers Nelson and Smith testified earlier about conversations with Lewis at the Portneuf jail and station.
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh faced unfavorable flying conditions in NORTH HAVEN Me delaying plans to depart for Halifax on the second leg of their Greenland flight. Drizzle and low clouds kept winds from clearing as Lindbergh made minor repairs to his aircraft.
The article notes that postmaster general Farley pushes a southern drive as Alabama Arkansas vote July 18 and Tennessee July 15 to repeal the eighteenth amendment. It lists states and dates for repeal referendums through late 1934 and options chosen by governors in Florida Missouri Montana Utah with Nebraska and South Dakota set for November 6 1934.
About 159 Bannock county skilled laborers who applied for Civilian Conservation Corps work will undergo physical exams and be enrolled Wednesday at 1 pm in the Federal building. McDevitt said enrollees from R F C rolls must accept forest assignments or have their names dropped. selected men will fill quotas across southern Idaho camps except Mink Creek and will be dispatched Thursday.
The forecast shows a cool trend tonight followed by a continued drop Wednesday. Expect lower evening temperatures with daytime highs returning to near normal by midweek.
Three men are held after unexplained abductions. Lieut. John D. O'Connell Jr. of Albany, a New York National Guard member, was taken July 7 in Albany with a $250 000 ransom. John Factor of Chicago, a stock speculator, was abducted July 1 in Chicago for about $100 000. Luer, 78, a banker from Alton Ti, was abducted yesterday with no ransom demand yet reported.
A bank official in Alton was seized by a woman and two men in an audacious daylight incident. Police launch search for the trio as investigators study surveillance and interview witnesses. The motive and aftermath remain under investigation.
Alton banker Alton Luer, 77, semi invalid, has been abducted from his home by a comely young woman and two men. Relatives fear for his life as a ransom of 250000 is demanded. Police search across Alien and neighboring cities yields no trace of the automobile. The family and authorities monitor coded ransom notices and public ads for contact lists.
W J Patton of Pocatello forfeited a $28 bail bond after missing his probate court appearance on a fishing without a license charge. Patton was arrested last Friday by Deputy Melvin Barrus and posted cash bond.
National league games include Boston at Pittsburgh with solid hitting by Zachary Spohrer and teammates. Philadelphia and Cincinnati split, while Brooklyn and Chicago remain scoreless. Detroit and Boston clash in a tight contest as Frasier and Hayworth lead on offense.
Jimmie Mattern, missing 16 days after a crash near the Anadyr river in northern Siberia, endured cuts and hunger. He built a crude hut and hunted small game while awaiting help, after his Century of Progress aircraft failed and was damaged during the June 14 flight from Khabarovsk to Nome.
A Navajo conference in Santa Monica decides to dispense with about 25 white officials once used to supervise them to save money for the white man. The note ends with a wry jab about future meetings and continued supervision.
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