House Committee Approves New Revenue Bill in Split Vote
The House Ways and Means Committee formally approves a $275 million tax bill endorsing President Roosevelt’s wealth distribution plan. Speaker Doughton aims to bring the measure to the floor soon amid Republican plans for a minority report criticizing its impact on the budget.
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House
Clarence M. Wright
Associated Press
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
Roosevelt
Congress
Ways A No Means
Roosevelt designs half cent coin with doughnut motif
President Roosevelt sketches a half cent piece with a hole in the center and a square one mill coin. Secretary Morgenthau says both designs are liked and states that the coins may aid states with sales taxes. Substances discussed include copper zinc and aluminum but no decision is yet made.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Morgenthau
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
Highway officials meet Boise on works relief program
J H Stemmer director of highways in the state department of public works presided at a Boise gathering with Idaho district engineers to discuss the federal works relief program as it affects Idaho. Attendees included A D Stanley of Pocatello and other district engineers.
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Boise
J. H. Stemmer
State Department of Public Works
Idaho
A. D. Stanley Pocatello
Lynching Of Axe Slayer By Southern Mob Near Louisburg
Swet Ward, 25, described as crazy, was seized from officers and hanged to an oak tree half a mile from the murder site. State patrols and NC National Guard attempted to intervene but Ward was killed before authorities arrived. Body riddled with gunfire. unclear whether shots preceded or followed the hanging. Governor Erbinghaus ordered patrols and guardsmen mobilized.
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Louisburg
N. C
Ward
C. J. Stokes
Franklin County
National Guard
J. T. Moore
Stokes
T. P. Bean
J. C. B. Erbinghaus
State Highway Patrol
120Th Infantry
North Carolina National Guard
Farm Secretary Tours Utah With Forest Service Officials
Secretary Henry A accompanied by a party of forest service officials toured Utah inspecting flood and erosion control projects in the southern part of the state. The secretary spoke of an indefinite itinerary into the southwest and noted prior visits to erosion control sites and meetings with local officials. Postmaster General James A. Farley traveled from here en route to Honolulu on vacation, stopping in Reno, Nevada, before continuing.
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Salt Lake City
Henry A
Forest Service
Uath
James A. Farley
Honolulu
San Francisco
Reno
Ney
Six Fishermen Bag 153-Pound Alligator in Oklahoma
In Okla on July 30 six fishermen hauled a 153 pound alligator caught near Muskogee after two hours of chasing it with a rifle. The men then carried the animal to prove the tale.
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Oktaha
Okla
Cresk
Muskogee
Colonel Knox Attacks Democrats in California
Colonel Frank Knox charged President Roosevelt aimed to weaken the constitution and judiciary during a California swing with Hoover, while Democrats anticipated a return of James Farley to discuss 1936 campaign plans. He urged a Republican bid on a platform opposing planned economy and defending constitutional limits.
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San Francisco
California
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Chicago
James A. Farley
Farley
Knox
Herbert Hoover
Honolulu
Colonel Knox
Hoover
The
Republican Assembly
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Utah Inspectors Take Automatic Pistols
Utah liquor commission inspectors, empowered by the state act, were armed with .38 caliber pistols as part of a crackdown on liquor violations. Commissioner Adam Patterson Jr. suggested monthly target practice and possible police instructor help as inspectors target smugglers moonshiners and bootleggers.
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Salt Lake City
State Liquor Commission
Utah
Adam Patterson
German Newspaper Man Released in Chinese Camp
Dr. Herbert Mueller a German newspaperman was released by bandits after three weeks of captivity near Kalgan Inner Mongolia reaching Paochang. His companion Gareth Jones remains in captivity and authorities work to contact the abductors amid a ransom deadline.
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Kalgan
Inner Mongolia
Herbert Mueller
Paochang
Here
Gareth Jones
Manchester Guardian
David Lloyd George
Henry Ford Turns 72 On Lake Superior Vacation
Henry Ford celebrated his 72nd birthday at his cottage on the Huron Mountain grounds near Big Bay Michigan. He arrived with Mrs Ford aboard a freighter for a yearly vacation while Ford plants paused for a two week shutdown. He avoided interviews and any birthday ceremonies, and the secluded retreat lacked telegraph or telephone lines.
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Big Bay
Mich
Henry Ford
Huron Mountain Clubs
Lake Superior
Ford
Ford Place
Thirteen Held by Nazi Police Despite Order
In Halle seven Jews and six gentile women were arrested for alleged violation of racial principles. The report notes local officials sometimes exceed their authority, while high Reich leadership seeks to curb ultra radical activities. It also cites measures against Jews and political Catholicism in Germany. The piece discusses Nazi shifts toward communism abroad and domestic public opinion. Idaho-Pair tonight and Wednesday shows a temperature change.
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Guenther O. Beukert
Associated Press
Berlin
Halle
Germany
Bertrai
R+cklinghausen
Congregation of
Brothers of Mercy
Marie Lindenhof
Reich
Hitler
United States
Propaganda Ministry
Voelkischer Beobachter
Diplomats Head to Geneva as Italian Troops March
Italian diplomats travel to Geneva to engage in League of Nations talks on the Italo Ethiopan crisis while Italy dispatches 500 troops from Naples to East Africa. Ethiopian sources report a revolt by Somalis in Italian Somaliland and large scale troop movements under Dadjarmatch Haptemikael toward Eritrea.
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Geneva
Charles H. Guptill
Associated Press
Rome
Italy
East Africa
League of Nations
Naples
Abbazia
Addis Ababa
Italian Somaliland
Addis Bn
Gama
Phillies and Giants split doubleheader with mixed scoring
Philadelphia and New York games produced a split in the doubleheader as pitchers and hitters mixed results. Notable performances feature Todd Parmelee Stout and Danning for Philadelphia and Jorgens Mancuso and Schumacher contributing for New York amid uneven scoring across innings.
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Phila
New York
Bowman
Todd
Parmelee
Stout
Danning
Phila'phia
Jorgens
Bivin
Schumacher
Mancuso
England sweeps Davis Cup ties in five matches
Great Britain defeats the United States in the Davis Cup challenge round at Wimbledon. Fred Perry beats Wilmer Allison and H W Bunny Austin topples Don Budge, giving England an 5-0 sweep and clinching the trophy as the spectators note the ceremonial presentation near center court.
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Wimbledon
Eng
United States
Fred Perry
Wilmer Allison
H. W. “Bunny” Austin
Don Budge
Great Britain
France
America
Australia
Sam
England
John Bull
U. S
Perry
Austin
George Patrick Huches
Raymond Tuckey
Allison
Johnny van Ryn
Budge
Flier May Start Trip Tomorrow
Lieut. Felix Waitkus, after a week waiting on weather, may set off on a nonstop flight to Kaunas Lithuania. James H. Kimball advised that a low pressure area along the route is clearing, and the path from here to Newfoundland looks good for the projected voyage.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Felix Waitkus
Kaunas
Lithuania
James H. Kimball
Metecor
Newfound
British bid to press Italy on peace efforts at Geneva
London and Geneva reports say Anthony Eden will press Italy to pursue every peaceful channel before war. Britain seeks a full council debate at the League of Nations, while critics worry Mussolini will delay by negotiations and limit the council’s reach.
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Anthony Eden
League of Nations
League Council
Geneva
Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
London
Croydon
Paris
Britain
League of Nations Council
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League
Trauce
Heat Persisted as Clouds Offered Little Relief
A brief 3 p m shower gave minor relief from a heat wave that saw 92 degrees at 1 pm and rising. July rainfall was only 0.7 inches, far below normals, as temperatures hovered near the high 80s and low 90s with hourly readings listed from 2 pm onward.
Will Rogers on Mussolini’s Army and Native Ingenuity
Will Rogers riffs on Mussolini’s forces, Abyssinians diverting a stream, and waterless campaigns. He jokes that natives often outsmart armies, cites Geronimo and the Boers as examples, and says he’d choose the most civilized foe to fight. He signs off with casual wit.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Geronimo
Cortez
Mexico
DERRICK ACCIDENT KILLS THREE AT TWIN FALLS SITE
A heavy derrick at the Idaho Power construction site near Twin Falls collapsed killing three workers and injuring seven. Names of the dead are Fred Raber, F. E. Hawkes, and J. A. Anderson. injured include H. W. Anderson and Ray Granley, all from nearby Idaho towns. The six month project employs about 200 men for the million dollar plant at the Snake River canyon. Chief engineer H L Sanger was sent to investigate the incident.
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Twin Falls
Snake River Canyon
Here
Idaho Power Company
Fred Raber
F. E. Hawkes
Shoshone
Idaho
J. A. Anderson
Hagerman
H. W. Anderson
Ray Granley
John W. Mabe
H. O. Everett
H. E. Powell
Buhl
A. W. Williams
Kimberly
J. C. Howard
EB. A. Woodhead
Shoshone Falls
Kidnap Theory Weakening In Bobby Rush Case
In Coeur d Alene on July 30 a dwindling group of woodsmen patrolled Sage Creek as 2 year old Bobby Rush remained missing for nine days. Deputies said belief in a revenge kidnapping is weakening and no new clues have emerged. A postcard claiming the child is okay kept the parents hopeful, while sheriff H H Haner cautioned against guessing.
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Coeur D’alene
Sage Creek
Bobby Rush
A. W. Rush
Athol
O.K
H. H. Haner
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