Briton Sets World Mark for 48 Hours
Capt. George Eyston of Britain shattered the 48 hour world record at Bonneville Salt Flats driving the Speed of the Winds. He averaged about 136.354 mph and reportedly covered 6 545 miles in the run before checks.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
George Eyston
Perrot
Dhome
Girod
Delahaye
A.A.A
Malcolm Campbell
Eyston
Bert Denly
Euston
French
John Cobb
London
Cobb
Scores From Today’s Baseball And Basketball Games
Today’s scores show Washington 102 over Detroit 101 in a tight finish and Philadelphia 130 over amassing 74. The National League highlights include Chicago edging New York 14 to 1 with Schumacher and Coffman sharing duties. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 29 to 0 as Kowalik and Bowman led the batteries.
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Washington
Thomas
van Atta
Hemsley
Newsom
Boston
Detroit
Philad'pha
Auker
Kimsey
Myatt
Kelley
Hayes
Wmidebrand
Gatehouse and Sullivan
W. Ferrell
R. Ferrell
Chicago
R. H. E. New York
Schumacher
Coffman
Mancuso
Spencer
C. Davis
O'Dea
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Kowalik
Bowman
Atwood
Landon Gets Backing For Northwest Victory
Former Idaho Senator John Thomas said Governor Alf Landon has a fine chance to carry the northwest states. He and E G Bennett of Utah, visiting Landon, praised his understanding of regional problems and his administrative ability. Bennett also called Landon’s nomination a splendid selection. Tomorrow Col Frank Knox was to meet with campaign planners.
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Topeka
Kan
John Thomas
Idaho
Alf M. Landon
Northwest
Thomas
E. G. Bennett
Utah
Northwest States
Bennett
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Marriner G. Eccles
Federal Reserve
Temperature Rise Ends Pocatello’s Cool Spell
Pocatellans recalled recent cooler days that yielded .75 inch of moisture as the temperature rose above 90 degrees for the first time since July 7. The 2 pm high reached 92, with a 61 degree low. A shower added .03 inch, tightening July’s precipitation to within .02 of the normal .77 inch.
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Pocatellans
Navy officer Farnsworth faces speedy trial for spying
Farnsworth a former U S Navy lieutenant commander pleaded innocent to transmitting a confidential naval publication to a Japanese agent. Bond was set at 10000 as he was ordered to Gallinger hospital for treatment amid a nervous condition. The case links to prior secrecy surrounding his alleged contact with a Japanese operative and contrasts with the Thompson spying verdict.
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Washington
Johns
Farnsworth
United States Navy
Navy
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Needham C. Turnage
Turnage
Roger Robb
United States District Attorney
Gallinger Hospital
Robb
St. Louis
State Department
Justice Department
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Harry Thomas Thompson
Los Angeles
LDS Leader and Agents Plan Alaska Trip
Salt Lake City July 14 Mr and Mrs Heber J Grant will depart tomorrow for a two week Alaska trip. The Latter Day Saints church president will join a group of insurance agents on the vacation jaunt.
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Salt Lake City
Heber J. Grant
Alaska
Latter Day Saints Church
Gasoline Tank Explosion Hurts Utah Boy
In Salt Lake City on July 14 Lavar Huff 14 struck a match to see fuel in a car tank. The blast sent Wayne Johnson 13 of Draper to the hospital with critical injuries.
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Salt Lake City
Lavar Huff
Wayne Johnson
Draper
City Championship Baseball Game Highlights Railroad Week
Pocatello Athletic Club Indians face Pacific Fruit Express Bannocks of the Yellowstone league at Overland Park for the city championship game on Railroad Week’s second day. Rail employes rivalries, a velocipede race at Union Pacific depot, and a large parade with 161 participating firms mark the locals’ celebration of the railroad industry.
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Pocatello Athletic Club Indians
Pacific Fruit Express Bannocks
Overland Park
Pocatello
Union Pacific
E. C. Manson
Walter H. Cleare
Manson
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Hurley Grove
Western States
Ross Park
Union Pacific Railroad
Bridger Street
Telephone Company
U. P. Mechanical Department
Cai
Wes Empire
C.D. Clay
Sioux City
Iowa
Shrine White Horse
Hutchinson Ld
Joe Louis Accused of Doping by Relative in Chicago
Mrs Eulalia Barrow Gaines the Detroit sister of Joe Louis claims the boxer was given a shot of dope the day he was KO'd by Max Schmeling on June 20 at Yankee Stadium. An sworn affidavit sent to John L Phelan NY Athletic Commission alleges Louis was needle charged and signed by Sherman A Bruseax head of a private detective agency.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Max Schmeline
Chicago Evening American
Eulalia Barrow Gaines
Detroit
Police Brand Story A Hoax Or Real Threat?
In Washington on July 14, 23 year old Jean Bell denied her tale of being branded and attacked by a killer ring. After 16 hours of questioning by seven detectives, authorities pursued leads about a possible link to a newspaper article intended to free Charles Luciano and related slayings investigations sparked by Florida cases.
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Washington
Jean Bell
Bernard Thompson
New York
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Florida
Lakeland
Fla
Kiwanis speaker touts Union Pacific rail progress
R A Pierce of the central division of Union Pacific was the principal speaker at the Kiwanis meeting today. He highlighted improved railroad service, safety features, and railroads’ role in U S industry noting railroads use one fifth of the country’s timber. Bill Spillman sang a solo. Guests included Tom Edwards of Missouri and Le Stanley of Berkeley California.
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R. A. Pierce
Central Division
Union Pacific
Kiwanis Club
Oday
Bill Spillman
Vito Petrone
Tom Edwards
Missouri
le Stanley
Berkley
Calif
One Billion Dollars Drought Crop Loss
The 1956 drought caused losses exceeding one billion dollars with over half from damage to growing grain in the midwest and northwest. Hay and forage crops, livestock, and garden produce also suffered, while grain prices rose aiding some producers.
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Franklin K. Mullin
Associated Press
Chicago
Northwest America
Religious practices roil Idaho divorce case over runaway daughter
In Bonners Ferry Idaho July 14 religious fanaticism accusations arise in a divorce suit between Jessie Dobbins and Sebastian Dobbins. Martha Adams defends John Quincy Adams for beliefs cited by the runaway youth, while Dobbins testifies cult rules include sleeping clothed and dream interpretations. Harrison Yates Jr. notes strict conduct. Adams claims lineage to a former U.S. president.
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Bonners Ferry
Idaho
John Quincy Adams
Martha Adams
Jessie Dobbins
Sebastian
Dobbins
Adams
Harrison T. Yates, Jr
Missing dentist Dr George Stiehl sought in Salt Lake City
Police searched for 70 year old Dr George Francis Stiehl a dentist who disappeared after leaving his office last Saturday. He is described as five feet nine inches tall about 140 pounds with white hair and a bald patch. He wore a grey suit and carried a grey raincoat.
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Salt Lake City
George Francis Stiehl
Stiehl
Soda Springs Announce 17th Henry Stampede Dates
Soda Springs prepares for the 17th Annual Henry Stampede with sold concession space, a bright midway, a towering ferris wheel, ride shows, a high dive, and dangerous bronco and bull riding acts promising a high energy western spectacle at a fast pace.
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Soda Springs
Court House
Colborn
Drought News Across Regions Amid Heat and Relief Efforts
The dispatches report drought straining the north central states with forecasts of cool rain and mounting death tolls, crop and bread price pressures, and government relief moves. Washington outlines soil erosion work and drought relief plans. Tugwell heads to North Dakota for drought administration. farmers face high costs and possible crop losses.
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Washington
WPA
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Bismarck
N. C
Los Angeles
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Colo
Henry A. Wallace
Milwaukee
Superior National Forest
Minnesota
Rochester
N. Y
Times- Union
National Grange
Louis J. Tabor
AAA
Des Moines
Iowa
All-City Girls Contest Opens Wednesday at Senior High
The department of recreation sponsors the all-city O Leary contest for girls at the senior high school Wednesday at 0p. Winners from seven district playgrounds advance to the finals. District tourneys end Tuesday night. top four from each district qualify. District three winners are Mar Dean Carver first, Faye Haberer second, Shirley Nelson third, June Hutchinson fourth. Caldwell park district winners are Coleen Bowles first, Dorothy Marley second, Marian Marley third, Betty Willard fourth.
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O'Leary
Department of Recreation
Mar Dean Carver
Faye Haberer
Shirley Nelson
June Hutchinson
Caldwell Park District
Coleen Bowles
Dorothy Marley
Marian Marley
Betty Willard
UAH WEATHER Pair Tonight and Wednesday
A UAH weather note forecasts little change in temperatures for tonight and Wednesday. No significant precipitation or windy conditions expected.
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UAH
Zioncheck Warns Against The Menace Of Psychiatrists
Rep Marion A Zioncheck speaking at the People's Forum in Seattle denounced psychiatrists as a menace, calling sanitariums worse than penitentiaries. He criticized the mental health system, said jail work is better, and remarked he may run for office with three weeks to file. He dodged a Roosevelt vote question and jabbed at James A Farley.
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Seattle
Marion A. Zioncheck
Maryland
Congress
People's Forum
Zionbheck
Psychiatrsts
Zioncheck
Roosevelt
Farley
James A. Farley
Marvin McIntire
White House
Zionbeck
Cool Weather and Rain Sweep Across Central U S
Weather forecaster J R Lloyd predicted a cool rain mass moving southeast to Midwest states including Minnesota Iowa Missouri Nebraska Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Ohio Michigan bringing relief from heat. Drought losses exceed one billion dollars and many stations logged 100 plus degrees before showers lowered temperatures.
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Chicago
ST. Paul
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Michigan
Central States
J. R. Lloyd
Lloyd
Middle America
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio
Northwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Aberdeen
Grand Forks
Williston
Jamestown
Bismarck
Fullerton
Minot
Fargo
North Dakota
Fergus Falls
Minn
Colorado Springs
Henry A. Wallace
Third CCC Man’s Body Recovered From Arrowrock Reservoir
In Idaho City on July 14 the last of three CCC workers d drowned when their car left a mountain road and sank. Joseph Edgar 22 of Underwood North Dakota was recovered near the car in eighty feet of water. Earlier recovered were Lieut H D Leslie 30 of Belle Fourche South Dakota and Gordon Neilson 20 of Washburn North Dakota.
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Idaho City
Arrowrock Reservoir
CCC
Joseph Edgar
Underwood
N. D
H. D. Leslie
Belle Fourche
S. D
Twin Springs
Gordon Neilson
Washburn
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U.ss. Navy
Capt. Eyston
Salt Flats
France
Tokyo
Rail Week
B. W. Snow
Snow
Jerry" Simpson
Bob’ la Follette
Pocatello Tribune
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