Temperatures Ease Across Much of Nation as Heat Lingers Midwest
The Associated Press reports near relief from heat nationwide except for Indiana, western Ohio and north Kentucky plus a larger region covering Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. Heat deaths reach 20 in several states. humidity and drought fears persist. storms cool some areas as winterlike conditions appear in the Northwest.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
City Council sets 7:30 special session to veto oiling plan
A special meeting of the city council is called for 7:30 p m at the council chambers to consider overriding Mayor T C Coffin s veto on the oiling program. The session may also address buying 150 acres near Mink Creek valve house for watershed protection, a proposal opposed by some council members.
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T. C. Coffin
Mink Creek
Sportsmen to Consider Birds Season Closures
Eastern Idaho Sportsmen's association meets at Pocatello to decide whether to ask the state game department to close upland bird season. Dry weather has birds congregating at watering places and several counties already closed. The Weiser National Forest near Adams and Washington counties closed to hunting, halting sagehen and grouse season as forest fire risk rises.
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Idaho Falls
State Game Department
Eastern Idaho Sportsmen's Association
B. A. McDevitt
Pocatello
Bose
Weiser National Forest
Adams
Washington
Idaho
Retail sales ranks Pocatello Idaho in 1930 census
The general merchandise group ranks third in Pocatello with 10 million dollars in 1930 retail volume. Nine stores in the category report 1,413,366 dollars in sales, employing 157 people full time and paying 144,570 dollars in salaries. Department stores account for 955,871 dollars from three outlets. one dry goods store, two general stores, and three variety stores add 457,495 dollars.
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Pocatello
General Merchandise
Finance plan nears finish in Germany as Bruening eyes release
Berlin July 30 Finance plan aims to curb Germanys economic crisis with cabinet sessions nearing completion. Swiss French and Dutch creditors seek guarantees before credits are released. A settlement on guarantees could come by tonight or tomorrow. Normal bank payments to resume Monday with payroll withdrawals allowed for certified payroll.
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Berlin
Bruening
Germany
Assassins Fail to Kill Chiang Kai-Shek in China
Reports from Nanchang say Chiang Kai-Shek escaped an assassination attempt as shots were fired from a wooded park. Bodyguards returned fire but caused no injuries. Suspects arrested near Chiang's headquarters confessed they were sent from Canton, where rebels oppose Chiang's regime.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-She
Nanchang
Chiang
Canton
Joe Smith Ill After Gift From Al Smith
New York says Joe the monkey given by former Governor Al Smith to Central Park zoo is very ill with rheumatism. Friends have stopped chattering and jumping as concern grows.
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New York
Joe
al Smith
Central Park Zoo
Scores From Today Baseball Games Across Cities
Today’s games show St Louis and Philadelphia in a tight matchup with late runs. Cleveland and Washington produce a low scoring contest while New York and Pittsburgh clash with a nine run rally by Pittsburgh. Grimes Wilson and O’Farrell French Grace provide key hits for the visitors.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Morell
Chaplin
Schmacker
Hogan
O'Farrell
French
Grace
Idaho Falls Withholds Payment on Power Tax
Idaho Falls city officials advised by City Attorney Ralph Albaugh to withhold about $5,000 representing half mill state kilowatt tax on power from municipally owned plants. The tax, tied to a state law, was deemed unconstitutional as power from city plants is exempt. No payment until voter approval of a tax amendment. Plants generate about 10 million kilowatts annually.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Ralph Albaugh
Albaugh
Three Men Found Guilty in Poca Tellio Meat Case
W A Remay Thomas Smith and Charles Campbell were found guilty of selling meat in an unsanitary condition without a license in police court. All three were fined $15 on the first charge. The meat had already been sold at Rigby. Walter Anderson represented the defendants and Ralph Jones the city. Anderson has filed notice of appeal. They were arrested Tuesday by police officers.
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W. A. Remay
Thomas Smith
Charles Campbell
Pocatello
John Carver
Rigby
Walter Anderson
Ralph Jones
Anderson
City Employes Clear Streets After Cloudburst
News notes widespread damage after a midweek cloudburst in Pocatello. City crew cleared debris unblocked sewers and repaired Clark street sewer while rainfall affected rail lines and telephone service in the wholesale district. Local gardens and property suffered inundation south of the city.
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Center Street
Clark Street West Side
Pocatello
Yellowstone
Mackay and
Ketchum
American Falls
McCammon
E. P. Calph
Capone Seeks Plea Change In Federal Case
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson deferred ruling on Al Capone's bid to withdraw guilty pleas to income tax and prohibition charges. Attorney Michael Ahern argued an agreement with the government could yield leniency, with correspondence shown to the judge from the Department of Justice.
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Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Scarface al" Capone
Wilkerson
Michael Ahern
United States
U. S
George E. Q. Johnson
Department of Justice
Washington
Farmers Convert Hoppers to Food in Colorado Fields
Farmers around Lamar Colorado fight grasshoppers by guiding them into troughs in front of cars. First they used water kerosene and gasoline mix to trap and burn them. now they use clear water to wash them then dry the insects for feeding to chickens next winter.
Justine Bangs Dies in Colorado Accident
News from Pagosa Springs Colorado states C Justine Bangs former Pocatello resident was killed and his wife injured in an accident. Telegram from Bangs mother Mrs T L Cox confirms death and injuries. Relatives here include Mrs Della Quinn and Mrs Harry Hewitt. Surviving children include a boy and a girl.
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Colo
C. Justine Bangs
Pocatellan
Bangs
T. L. Cox
Della Quinn
Harry Hewitt
Lynn Gelling
Rupert
S. L. Payne
American Falls
Frank Payne
Blackfoot
Pocatello
Los Angeles
Pocatello Spokane Airline Route Asked For Cooperation
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce officials have been contacted by Spokane residents asking for cooperation in establishing a Spokane to Pocatello air route. The transportation committee will consider the matter at its next meeting, per secretary Paul V. Nash.
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Spokane
Washington
Poactello
Transportation Committee
Paul V. Nash
Eskimo Women Prepare Huts for Lindbergh Visit
Flashes of Life from Barrow Alaska describe bustling scenes as Eskimo housewives tidy huts to welcome Mrs Anne Lindbergh and her husband. The piece notes Ida May Berg, once paralyzed, learned to swim and at age 14 completed her first ten mile swim in under three hours.
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Alaska
Anne Lindbergh
Philadelphia
Ida May Berg
Divers Probe Adriatic Submarine Wreck Fate disputed
Divers search the Adriatic seabed near Portorecanati for a WW II era submarine whose nationality and sinking cause are unclear. The navy says a destroyer sank it while escorting a troop ship whereas the air corps claims a bombing plane caused the loss.
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Italy
Adriatic
Navy
Air Corps
Peoria Council Bans Street Vendors Shouting Hot Tamales
Peoria officials curb heat harassment by banning street vendors from shouting hot tamales in residential districts, aiming to ease resident discomfort during high temperature weather.
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Peoria
Corn Prices Drop After Heat Sparks Bumper Crop
In Kansas City sweet corn sells for one cent a dozen as hot dry weather floods markets with ripe produce. One grocer bought an entire field at low cost and can profit at 12 sara for a cent, reflecting a sudden market glut.
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Kansas City
Flyers Seek New Air Record
The Associated Press reports a sequence of leg events as flyers pursue a new air speed record. The itinerary includes departures from Floyd Bennett Airport in New York and Molye Grove, arrivals at Movlegrove and Croydon Airdrome in England, then onward to Moscow with a stop at Tempelhof in Berlin.
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Associated Press
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Movlegrove
Molyegrove
Croydon Airdrome
England
Croydon
Moscow
Tempelhof Airdrome
Berlin
Idaho Sheep Clip Increases Across State
Idaho’s 1931 wool clip is estimated at 19,909,000 pounds by J. H. Jacobson, up from 18,768,000 last year. Fleeces number 2,118,000 with an average weight of 9.4 pounds, ranking Idaho third in the nation behind Wyoming and Washington. The U S clip totals 367,455,000 pounds, up from 342,667,000, with a national average fleece weight of 7.8 pounds.
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Boise
Idaho
J. H. Jacobson
Wyoming
Washington
United States
Graf Zeppelin Returns After Arctic Cruise Landing at Templehof
Lindberghs wire Ottawa that they landed at 4 22 p m Ottawa time. Graf Zeppelin completed a six day Arctic cruise and touched down at Templehof airdrome at 6 38 p m local time.
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Berlin
Arctic
Templehot
Bookmaker Big Tee Named as Gunmen Target in City Shooting
New York detectives reported Anthony Buzzone known as Big Tee admitted he was the intended target of gunmen who wounded five children, one fatally, on Tuesday night. He provided a list of men who might have carried out the attack.
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New York
Anthony Buzzone
Big Tee
State Supreme Court Denies Rehearing on Billboard Cigarette Ad Ban
The Utah Supreme Court voted 3 to 2 to deny a rehearing of the case that upheld the law banning cigarette advertisements on billboards.
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Salt Lake City
State Supreme Court
Utah ends sage hen and grouse season for year
Salt Lake City state game and fish commissioner Newell B. Cook announced there will be no open season this year on sage hens and grouse in Utah. The decision affects hunting opportunities and conservation rules for the region.
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Salt Lake City
Newell B. Cook
Utah
Government to probe cigarette price surge
Indications from the anti trust division of the justice department today point to an investigation into the simultaneous rise in prices of popular cigarette brands. The inquiry signals possible measures to determine if price fixing or other anti-competitive practices occurred.
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Washington
Anti-Trust
Justice Department
Sudden Cool Wave Relieves Heat in Pocatello
Mercury readings show noon temperatures collapsing from 90 to 65 degrees as a cloud burst brings relief to heat weary residents. Forecasters predict fair weather tonight and Friday with mountain lightning, and a cool weekend ahead after the longest stretch of extreme heat since 1901.
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Pocatellans
Transatlantic flight record set as Boardman Polando land in Istanbul
Russell Boardman and John Polando landed at Istanbul non-stop from New York, claiming a new world nonstop distance record of 49 hours 20 minutes. The event followed Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon’s Wales to Tokyo round-the-world effort as Lindbergh prepared a Maine departure for Japan.
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Europe
North Atlantic
America
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John Polando
Istanbul
Turkey
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Hugh Herndon
Boardman
Polando
Wales
Charles A. Lindbergh
Maine
Japan
Cape Cod
Floyd Bennett Field
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Joseph C. Grew
Alps
Paris
China
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Berlin
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Temepelhof
O Don
England
Pangborn
Moscow
Dry Agents Raid Nevada Resorts
Prohibition agents raided Reno and Cal Neva resort Tahoe area, arresting three individuals. They entered one speakeasy after prior warning and seized large quantities of liquor at Cal Neva and Majestic club in Reno.
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Nev
Cal-Neva
Lake Tahoe
Majestic Club
Idaho Oils 171 Miles Of Highway This Year
Idaho is oiling 171 miles of highway with about 200 miles planned by year end according to the bureau of highways. Work progresses in hot weather aiding oil and crushed rock mix, with about 500 miles more slated for next year though funds may limit expansion. Detours are provided as needed on routes including Old Oregon Trail and Yellowstone highways near Lava Hot Springs American Falls Preston and the Utah line.
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Boise
Idaho
Bureau of Highways
Oregon Trail
Lava Hot Springs
American Falls
Yellowstone
Preston
Utah Line
Ashton
Mack's Inn
Malad
Actress Bennett Hurt After Fall From Horse
Hollywood July 36 Joan Bennett screen actress suffered hip and spine fractures when thrown from a horse during a film scene. She spent a restless night but showed improvement, with no permanent injury expected. hospital confinement estimated at eight to 12 weeks as Barbara Bennett and their mother traveled from New York.
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Cal
Joan Bennett
Miss Bennett
Barbara
New York
Idaho Weather Forecast For Mountain Storms
Idaho forecast shows fair tonight and Friday with local lightning storms in the mountains and no change in temperature. The pattern remains through the weekend with possible storm initiation in elevated areas.
Canals and Calm in Nicaragua Earthquake Aid
Beverly Hills notes Col Dan Sultan and his crew aided by marines during the Nicaragua quake. He explains the army survey of a new canal project while praising the work of doctors and troops. The speaker jokes about funding a canal network costing 700 million and suggests digging more canals.
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Cal
Dan Sultan
Nicaragua
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