24 Jul 1934
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1934
Page
1
U S Senator William E Borah spoke at St Anthony praising western pioneers and challenging monopoly defenders to debate openly He warned that monopoly undercuts purchasing power and opposes the New Deal urging a rise in buying power and a stand against fascism nazism and communism.
The Associated Press reports a prolonged heat wave across the United States with 616 deaths attributed to extreme temperatures. Chicago hit a noontime high of 103.2 degrees, the hottest in Weather Bureau history, while Missouri led in fatalities with 175, Illinois 131, and other states showing multi‑digit counts.
Rain halted the United States and Australia interzone final as Sidney Wood Jr. led Jack Crawford two sets to none with 15 love in the third set when play was postponed to tomorrow. Wood had won the first two sets 6 3 and 9 7 though rain interrupted earlier.
A compilation of recent results shows St Louis, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and others losing or winning by varying margins. Notable items include Pittsburgh’s 9-12 loss in Philadelphia and Cincinnati's big 7-3 win over Boston. A Kentucky marriage note reports Bugg Murray and Ellen Roberts tying the knot after a college football season.
Delegates from Idaho sections and from Bozeman Ogden Salt Lake City Helper Kemmerer Spokane gathered in Pocatello for the seventh annual Idaho State Moose association convention. Senator James J. Davis spoke at the opening session and the James J. Davis class was initiated.
In McCammon Idaho two Onyx youths were badly hurt when a motorcycle crashed into a residence after Mose Obray halted traffic. Driver George Marcham 23 and Sam Andrew about 20 were unconscious awaiting transport. Andrew in dying condition.
Radio operator at Malola relays word of Dillinger's capture and the speaker muses on influence of cinema. He jokes about Armistice day and asks for confirmation of the film seen, hoping it was his.
Idaho's young Republicans plan a state convention August 18 in McCall after an executive committee meeting. Several primary winner candidates will join the speaking program. Committee members include William S. Holden Idaho Falls Maurice Greene Z Reed Miller Stewart Maxey Boise M C Robinson Twin Falls Paul Thomas Driggs Kenneth Ridgeway Pocatello Walter Rubey Caldwell.
Houston police report E H Stuart confessed to drowning his four year old daughter Dortha after she was taken from his car by kidnappers. The body was found in Cypress Creek 17 miles north of Houston. An insurance policy of 400 dollars on the child reportedly was delivered to Stuart the day before.
John Dillinger Jr. gazed at his bullet-ridden son in a Chicago undertaker, as crowds gathered outside. Federal agents ponder the informer who allegedly “put him on the spot” while a $15,000 bounty loomed over the outlaw’s head.
Divers plan to drag the Islander from 365 feet to shore by August with 70 men believed dead and 4 million dollars in Klondike gold aboard. The 1600 ton ship struck an iceberg on August 14 1901 and sank in Bravender Passage. salvage has lasted two years and cost half a million.
Ranking church dignitaries and laymen of the northwest will attend funeral services for Rt. Rev. William F. Faber, 74, bishop of the Montana diocese, at St. Peter's pro cathedral in Helena. The rites will be conducted by Rt. Rev. H H Fox of Billings, with Dean Henry M Daniels assisting. Burial likely in Lockport, New York beside his wife who predeceased him.
In San Francisco on July 24 jurors heard defense attorney Harry McKenzie and his brother Edwin conclude a nine hour argument for acquittal of Millard Hickman charged with the murder of Louise Jeppesen. Prosecutor Peter Mullins prepared to resume a lengthy plea for the death penalty, with a forecast of not more than 24 hours.
Two prisoners in Port of Spain attempted to flee a vessel bound for Devil's Island by cutting a cabin hole and leaping overboard. They shed clothing, but a guard noticed the escape in time and recaptured them.
A strike by the Livestock Commission Men union Local 519 shuts the Chicago stockyards with 1,500 workers off duty. Officials rush emergency feeding for 75,000 cattle as drought shipments flood yards and some animals must be shot to prevent suffering. Federal judge aid is sought to resolve wage disputes amid hot, crowded conditions and halted shipments.
A Treasury official said many dry-state police are apathetic toward federal efforts to curb the liquor trade, hindering Uncle Sam's enforcement. He cited Atlanta’s beer sale ordinance amid Georgia’s prohibition and noted limited federal assistance in several states.
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