Stratosphere Balloon Flight Crashes at takeoff site
A National Geographic Society U S Army air corps stratosphere balloon collapsed during preflight checks near Rapid City South Dakota. Five workers jumped to safety as 375000 cubic feet of helium escaped. Captain Albert W Stevens blamed with no explanation for the mishap. Spectators reported the top opened like a paper sack and a blue haze formed from helium. Officials cite talcum powder as unlikely cause. No injuries reported.
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National Geographical Society
Washington
Governor Ross backs 2 percent sales tax in Idaho relief plan
Governor Ross says state needs the 2 per cent retail sales tax to fund relief for unemployables and their dependents, about 20,000 people, while federal works progress administration covers the employables. He notes monthly costs near 150000 for the unemployables and cites payments from sales tax receipts totaling 250000 to the cooperative emergency relief fund plus general fund borrows during tax implementation.
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Ross
Idaho Emergency Administration
Works Progress Administration
Harry C. Parsons
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Cooperative Emergency Relief Fund
Daily Baseball Scores From MLB Contests
Scores from four American League games in New York Boston Philadelphia and Washington with Cleveland beating New York 5 to 2 and St Louis defeating Philadelphia 9 to 7 while Chicago topped Boston 13 to 2 and Detroit failed to score in Washington. The National League game Philadelphia at St Louis was postponed due to rain.
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Local man held for rape in river park attack
Vernal Furniss alias Blane Brower a married plumber's helper of 1958 North Harrison was arrested on a rape charge after a July 4 incident near the river park by Memorial building. The 20 year old woman identified him. a preliminary hearing was set for 2 p. m. Monday with bond at 5000. Weather note: southeast Idaho tonight and Saturday slightly warmer.
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Incidents raise threat of Africa war in Ethiopia and Italy
A Rome communique reports the arrest of the wife of the Italian consul at Gondar and Italian staff in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian police detain staff and a local employee. prisoners released after protests. Additional arrests over food sales and cattle theft noted. London and Geneva sources seek a diplomatic path to avert hostilities while U N efforts continue.
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Utah Guardsmen head to California for annual training
Cedar City witnesses 700 Utah national guardsmen depart Salt Lake City in 71 army trucks for a San Luis Obispo camp. The drill moves this year from Jordan Narrows, drawing hundreds into the streets to see the arrival as California Nevada and Utah troops gather for the joint exercise.
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Utah National Guard
California
Salt Lake City
Jordan Narrows
Nevada
San Luis Obispo
Forest Fire Fanned by Lightning Near Yellowstone
About 135 CCC workers fought a forest fire on the Mirror Plateau near Yellowstone Park's eastern edge. Lightning started the blaze two days earlier and it had grown to cover roughly 250 acres by today.
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CCC
Mirror Plateau
Belgium to resume diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia
Brussels official communique states the Belgian government will reestablish diplomatic ties with Soviet Russia. The move signals a thaw in postwar relations and follows earlier tensions between the two states.
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Russia
Lawyers Propose Election System at Idaho Bar Convention
Hailey Idaho July 12 Nomination of judges by petition was discussed at the Idaho State Bar annual convention. Half the petitioners would be attorneys. A L Morgan of Moscow was named state bar commissioner. Resolutions urged insurance companies to appear openly in damage trials and table discussions covered county bar association roles.
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Hailey
Idaho
Idaho State Bar Association
A. L. Morgan
Moscow
Frank Martin
Boise
Boise Woman Heads Idaho State Business and Professional Women
Lucy Higgins of Boise elected president of the Idaho federation. The convention named Izetta McCoy as first vice president Celia Settle as second vice president Nanna Barker as corresponding secretary Glayds Swank as recording secretary and Anna Powell as treasurer The retiring and new boards list multiple members from Lewiston Boise Coeur d Alene and other towns with the national president visiting during the event.
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Lucy Higgins
Idaho State Federation of Business and Professional Women
Geline Bowman
Richmond
Idaho
Izetta McCoy
Twin Falls
Mary Porter Caldwell
Caldwell
Celia Settle
Payette
Nanna Barker
Estelle Gjelde
Orofino
Glayds Swan
Anna Powll
Blackfoot
Harriette Romine
Lewiston
Jean Campbell
Pocatello
Ruby Cooper
Sandpoint
Marie Steyer
Idaho Falls
Julia Steele
Coeur d'Alene
An Nelson
Preston
Witnesses Attack President In Washington Investigation
Will Rogers notes a pattern in hearings where witnesses exchange insults and name calling. He cites a mock exchange where a witness accuses the president of theft and calls others liars. The column mocks heated testimony and political rhetoric.
Woman shot and killed in Belfast rioting at Boyne anniversary
Riot in Belfast during the 245th Boyne anniversary left one woman dead and 19 others wounded by gunfire and stones. Police reported clashes as crowds gathered amid Ulster celebrations.
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Northern Ireland
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Capitol Rumor: Tax Bill Not Coming Up This Session
Rumors circulating in Washington claim the president's tax bill may not be enacted this session amid opposition by the Chamber of Commerce and Democratic leaders. A secret White House meeting reportedly postponed action while Republicans press for delay, as critics call the plan redistributive and harmful. Public utility executives are listed as spending over $300,000 to defeat the utilities measure.
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Ogden Officer Shot To Death
Ogden police officer Joseph Howard Quigley aged 35 was killed during a suspected gas siphoning raid. Quigley and two officers stopped a speeding roadster. three shots fired as he attempted to arrest two men. Quigley’s widow and four children waited nearby as the assailants fled. description of the suspects remains scant.
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Five Drowned in Colorado Flood Near Granada
Five bodies recovered and seven missing after floods caused by cloudbursts near Granada Colorado. The dead include Mrs Alzada Karn and son Leo Mrs Anton Eder and son Glenn and daughter Ruth. Karn and Eder families visiting on the ranch five miles south of Granada were among those reported missing along with six Eder children. Several other families may have been swept away by flood waters along Granada and Wolf creeks.
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Purvis Resigns as Chicago C Men Head
Melvin Purvis, longtime chief of the Chicago Bureau of Investigation and leader in the Dillinger pursuit, resigns from the office. His resignation has been accepted by the department, with new duties to be announced later.
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Trade Upswing Reported as Retail and Wholesale Recover
Dun and Bradstreet reports a trade upswing with stronger retail gains than a year ago and a marked wholesale recovery. Summer buying broadens, districts show 40 to 50 percent July gains vs 1934, with 10 to 30 percent countrywide. retailers place orders earlier and more confidently.
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New York
Dun & Brad Street
Business Review
Senator in speeders court on bill to repeal 45 mph limit
Chicago reports State Senator Thomas W. Smith faced a speeding charge after being summoned to court. He explained he was preoccupied with the speeders' bill and whether Governor Horner would sign or veto it as he was cited for driving 60 mph. The court noted the bill was vetoed and fined him four dollars and costs.
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Chicago
Speeders’ Court
Thomas W. Smith
John Gutknecht
Horner
Attorney demands guilty verdict in Weyerhaeuser kidnap case
U S attorney Owen P Hughes urges jurors to convict Margaret Waley under Lindbergh kidnap and conspiracy laws in federal court Tacoma. He accuses her of using Mormon religion to evade law while recounting the kidnapping flight, ransom talks, and a tense car scene with the hostage.
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Wash
Margaret Waley
U. S
Owen P. Hughes
George Weyerhaeuser
Heatwave Hits Pocatello as Temps Top 91 Degrees
Officials report the temperature rising to 91 at 2 p.m., eleven degrees above Thursday. It marks the second 90 plus day this year with no relief in sight as forecasts predict fair skies and slightly warmer conditions. Crops show moisture need while a July shower earlier this year was the only notable rainfall. Townspeople seek shade amid the scorching heat.
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