Cloudburst Floods East Side of Pocatello
A sharp cloudburst near Center street flooded east side streets and basements, depositing silt over gardens. Water reached six to seven inches in front of the Union Pacific depot, with damage extending north four blocks and south to near the university. The storm dropped 43 inches of rain, cooled temperatures, and caused sewers to fail to cope with the surge.
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Pocatello
Center Street
Center
University
First Avenue
Union Pacific
Caldwell Park
Courthouse
S. Garfield
Weather Bureau Today
Rifle Teams Named for Camp Perry Matches
Brig General M G McConnel announced two Idaho rifle teams for the national matches at Camp Perry next month. The civilian squad includes captains George W Van Natta of Pocatello and Vernon L Chapman along with riflemen from Pocatello Lewiston Wallace Boise and Preston. The national guard unit features a cavalry contingent and will be listed in full on the last page.
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George W. van Natta
Pocatello
Vernon L. Chapman
Hyrum L. Crane
Arthur H. Hoult
Fred FE. Dykes
James A. Dykes
Elbert E Jones
Walter F Engle
Ray B. McCann
John F. Ferris
Lewiston
Albert H. Pabst
Wallace
James A. Wade
Boise
Peter Jorgenson
Preston
National Guard
Western Shippers Rally to oppose 15 Percent Rail Rate
Mountain Pacific rate territory representatives from 11 western states meet in Salt Lake City on August 4 to adopt a plan for presenting evidence to state commissions to the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on August 24. The hearing will take public testimony from shippers opposing the 15 percent rate increase sought by the railroads.
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Salt Lake City
Mountain-Pacific Rate Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railorads
Utahn admits shooting boy in Salt Lake City
Harvey B. Wells a 40 year old lieutenant in the 413th infantry reserves surrendered and admitted shooting Harry Carlson 20 but denied a attempted attack on Carlson's 14 year old cousins Ada and Ada Carlson Wells claimed he was accosted near Liberty park last Sunday night and took Carlson and Lamont and the girls to a bootlegging joint where liquor was bought He said a subsequent ride to the park ended in an argument during which he shot Carlson and he later recovered memory Wells stated the youths left him at a military reservation and he started to take the girls home A collision en route and his wife and two minor children in Mountain Home Idaho were noted.
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Salt Lake City
Harvey B. Wells
413Th
David H. Clayton
Wells
Harry Carlson
Carlson
Ada
Ada Carlson
Clayton
L. E. Lamont
Liberty Park
Fort Douglas
Lamont
Mountain Home
Idaho
Julius Klein Sees Business Return
Washington report quotes Dr. Julius Klein assistant secretary of commerce stating the United States is emerging from a low mood and making progress toward preventing future declines. He calls for better data and research to sustain enduring prosperity and market stability.
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Washington
Julius Klein
United States
British Fliers Continue England to Tokyo Flight
Amy Johnson and flying instructor J Humphreys press toward Tokyo after a rest in Moscow. Moscow marks their fourth stop since leaving England Monday. The Berlin leg was completed in 12 hours with fuel stops at Koenigsberg and Velikie Luki.
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Moscow
Amy Johnson
England
Tokyo
J Humphreys
Berlin
Koenigsberg
Germany
Velikie Luki
Russia
Airways to Extend Lights from Salt Lake City Route
W E Kline district engineer of the airways division announces installation of lights along the Salt Lake City to Great Falls route. More than $20 000 will be spent in the coming months completing lighting on all airways from Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake office oversees 2900 miles of airway to be lit upon completion.
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Salt Lake City
Pocatello
Butte
Mont
W. E. Kline
Airways Division
Department of Commerce
Great Falls
Salt Lake
Department
Salt Lake Youth Burn Death in Shaft Accident
In Salt Lake City two boys, ages 11 and 9, entered a 12 foot concrete air shaft at a building under construction to play. A discarded inner tube caught fire after a lit match, causing flames to spread via rubbish. George Lollis escaped and alerted relief while Lawrence Manning died from burns and fumes.
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Salt Lake City
George Lollis
Lawrence William Manning
Unsettled Tonight and Thursday Weather Update
The forecast shows unsettled conditions tonight and Thursday with little change in temperatures. Expect possible showers and brief cooling, with mild, mostly dry intervals between systems.
Rain Coming to Utah Relieves Heat Wave
Rain in southern Utah and overcast skies in northern Utah eased the state’s heat wave. Parched crops in the south benefited from rainfall as Salt Lake City saw a temperature drop from 101 to 91, the first day under 94 since July 13.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Boise Weather Cools With Sunny Cloud Coverage
Boise sees a gentle 75 degree morning due to clouds, 15 degrees cooler than last week’s peak heat. Malad hits 99 as statewide temps ease with five to ten degree drops, while north Idaho cools less.
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Boise
Idaho
Governor Ross to Visit Pocatello and Lava Hot Springs
Governor C Ben Ross will arrive in Pocatello Monday August 3 and on Tuesday August 4 accompany Paul V Nash to Lava Hot Springs for the annual dairymen picnic. W P Havener is president of the dairymen association and C W Daigh is cooperating in arranging the event. A business meeting at 10 a m, lunch at noon, and speeches in the afternoon are planned for interested dairying leaders.
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Paul V. Nash
Pocatello
Texarkana Sheriff Killed in Distillery Raid
Miller county Sheriff Walter Harris is dead after being shot by a liquor still attendant during a raid near Boyd eight miles southeast of Texarkana. One or more suspects are being hunted by possemen as the violence of the distillery operation prompts a major manhunt.
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Texarkana
Ark
Walter Harris
Miller County
Harris
Boyd
Threatening Storms Bring Hope to Sun Scorched Regions
AP reports sweltering states expect relief as storms and cooler winds move in. Washington faces wildfires while grasshoppers devastate the midwest and Manitoba cropland suffers rust. Aberdeen South Carolina reports drought with near total crop loss amid hail and wind damage across Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Associated Press
North American
Washington
Middle Northwest
Manitoba
Alberta
Aberdeen
S. C
Saskatchewan
St. Paul- Minneapolis
New York City
Imperial Valley
Mercury
New York
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Albany
N. Y
Boston
Colonel Rogers Seeks Courage Through Eccentric Plan
A humorous letter from Will, describing Col. Rogers planning a mock rehearsal against Texas as Oklahoma battles Alfalfa Bill Murray's staff. He jokes about liquor and war, noting Texas in the finals and mocking Texas’ liquor.
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Hells
Cal
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Hisself
Kansas
Texas
Bill Hisself
Col. Rogers
Mexico
Tequilla
Lindberghs Prepare Tau Tokyo Flight From New York
Col Charles A Lindbergh and wife landed near Vinal Haven after a flight from North Beach New York ahead of their planned arc toward Tokyo. Graf Zeppelin sighting reported over Archangel at 2 p.m. EST. Edith Barrett dean of women Gooding College Idaho killed in car crash with sister seriously hurt. Joel Littlefield Elko Nevada won rifle contest 96 of 100 at Utah military camp. Ben Thomas Boise first in pistol 95 percent. Ralph Rossiter Jr. Pocatello led basic rifle section.
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North Haven
Charles A. Lindbergh
Island
Vinal Haven
North Beach
N. Y
Tokyo
Eugene
Ore
Edith Barrett
Gooding College
Gooding
Idaho
M. B. Gilmore
Salt Lake City
Joel Littlefield
Elko
Nevada
Ben Thomas
Boise
Ralph Rossiter, Jr
Pocatello
Baseball Scores From Today Across The League
National League games feature New York, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Boston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit and others with varied innings. Key pitchers include Walker Hogan Meine Os born Swetonic Phillips Phelps Shaute Lopez Brandt Spohrer Rhein Mancuso Benge Davis Warneke Hemsley Stewart Bengough Mahaffe Walberg Cochrane Faber Caraway Tate Pipgeras Dickey Uhle Grabowski Hayworth Russell Berry Hoesett Kline Durham Ruel Ferrell Sewell Marberry Hadley Spencer.
Corn Jumps Ten Cents On Market
Drought heat and grasshoppers pushed July corn up on the market with a 10 cent rise. Northwestern Iowa and other grain regions reported fires and peril for the crop while Oklahoma north saw temperatures near 100 degrees with no rain.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Iowa
Oklahoma
Wheat surplus disposal urged by federal official at regional outlook
R I Nowell of the farm board economics division urged hog feeding to dispose of western wheat surplus at a regional outlook conference in Salt Lake City. L C Gilman of Great Northern Railway said construction would start immediately on 25 miles of main line between Bend Oregon and Klamath Falls. Amy Johnson arrived in Kazan en route from England to Tokyo and planned to stay overnight.
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Salt Lake City
R. I. Nowell
Economics
Federal Farm Board
Agricultural Department
Seattle
L. C. Gilman
Great Northern Railway
Bend
Oregon
Klamath Falls
Moscow
Amy Johnson
England
Tokyo
Kazan
Pocatello Idaho Retail Sales Share by Food Stores
In Pocatello Idaho the food stores rank second in rental divisions of total sales per the census of retail distribution. They total 58 units with $1,997,145 in sales, representing 20 percent of total retail sales. Of these, 39 grocery stores sold $1,412,622 and 10 meat markets sold $435,528.
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Pocatello
Weather Outlook: Clearing Tonight With Mountain Storms
Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Thursday with isolated lightning storms in the mountains. A cooler Thursday is expected as a front passes, bringing cooler temperatures and drier air after the storm activity.
Smoke Screen Grips North Idaho as Firefighters Battle Deer Creek Fire
A large Deer Creek fire, about 30 000 acres, plus smaller blazes, darkens skies over north Idaho and western Montana. About 1 500 firefighters from Idaho and Montana work under difficult terrain as wind aids suppression efforts. Two fighters were injured by falling trees while trenching proves hard in mountainous country.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Montana
Deer Creek
Hell Roaring
Yank River
Clearwater Forest
Sandpoint
Missoula
Mont
Washington
Planes carry enough gas to remain aloft in trans Atlantic attempt
Two American teams Boardman-Polando and Herndon-Pangborn had flown 33 hours from New York with ample fuel. Herndon Pangborn’s red monoplane held 850 gallons for about 5500 miles, while Boardman-Polando carried 718 gallons for roughly 7000 miles. At 100 mph they could stay airborne for 22 and 70 hours respectively, aiming to beat the Coste Le Brix record of 4912 miles while observers tracked progress in Europe.
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Associated Press
Boardman
F Polando
Herndon-Pangborn
New York
Herndon
Boardman-Polando
Coste
le Brix
London
America
Europe
Ireland
Press Association
Dublin
U S Steel Cuts Annual Dividend After Mixed 1931 Quarter
United States Steel lowers the quarterly common dividend to 1.00 from 1.75, making annual payouts 4.00 versus 7.00 previously. The move follows weaker second quarter earnings with net income of 7.39 million, and unfilled orders at 3.48 million tons. Preferred dividends remain 1.75 per share.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wall Street
Council sets special session this Thursday evening
The aty council, at the request of Mayor T. C. Coffin, will meet Thursday at 7:30 PM in the west side council chambers to discuss pending matters.
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Aty Council
T. C. Coffin
West Side
Tizer Station
Floods devastate central China amid heavy losses
Vast central China areas were flooded with hundreds perhaps thousands dead. Food prices jumped about 30 percent in many cities as crops were damaged signaling famine. Wuhan region including Hankow Hanyang and Wuchang bore the worst impact as dyke breaches caused widespread deaths and refugees moved by boat.
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Shanghayt
China
Wuhan
Hankow
Hanyang
Wuchane
Changeha
Honan Province
Sage and Grouse Seasons Limited
Sagehen and grouse hunters from across Idaho will flock to limited counties for a 10 day open season starting August 1. Adams Cassia Gem Minidoka Twin Falls Valley Washington counties allow sagehen and all grouse. Lemhi allows 10 days for sagehens and a week for ruffed native and blue grouse. Owyhee begins August 1 for other grouse. sagehens excluded. Some counties will open August 20 for a week.
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Boise
Adams
Cassia
Gem
Minidoka
Twin Falls
Valley
Washington
Lemhi County
Owyhee
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Battle Line
Fontaine Fox
Utahn
Japan
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the Tribune
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Pittsburgh
Walker
Hogan
Meine
Osborn
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Phillips
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Phelps
Shaute
Lopez
Phila
Benge
Davis
Warneke Teachout
Hemsley
St. Louis
Stewart
Bengough
Mahaffey
Walberg
Cochrane
Faber
Caraway
Tate
Pipgeras
Dickey
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Uhle
Grabowski
Hayworth
Russell
Moore and
Berry
Hoesett
Kline Durham
Ruel
Cleveland
Ferrell and Sewell
Marberry Hadley and
Spencer
Henrietta Schmerler
Columbia University
White River
Arizona
Northwest
Geremany
Tempelhof
U.S. Steel
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