Property Owners Sue City And Baseball Club Over Nuisance Claim
Adolph and Ada Reichert sue the city of Pocatello and the Sacramento Baseball club alleging an illegal contract and nuisance from night baseball at Cardinal Park. A show cause hearing is set for Aug 10 1939 in Bannock county court to determine injunctions on park use and abatement of the nuisance affecting the Reicherts Rainbow Cabin camp near block 225 north of Young Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E. McDougall
Bannock County
Adolph O. Reichert
Ada L. Reichert
City of
Pocatello
WPA Halts Dismissal of Employes Pending Action
Washington July 29 The WPA stopped dismissing long term workers pending final congressional action on a relief act amendment. Colonel F C Harrington said about 650000 non veterans would face dismissal by September 1 unless acted on. The amendment by Senator Murray would prevent dismissals if workers cannot find other jobs or if projects would be impaired. House action needed for law.
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Washington
WPA
F. C. Harrington
Harrington
Senate
Murray
D-Mont
House
Congress
Thunderstorms Bring Cool Air to Pocatello
A cool spell spread over Pocatello as weekend thundershowers helped push temperatures down from 93 to 84 degrees. The city logged a trace of rain with little effect on monthly totals while the forecast called for partly cloudy skies and local showers.
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Pocatello
Weather Bureau
Record Wool Auction Opens in Denver
More than 4,000,000 pounds of wool from eight western states will be auctioned in Denver in a four day sale starting Monday. The auction is the largest single sale ever held in the city and covers production from 748 growers across South Dakota Nebraska Utah Arizona New Mexico Montana Wyoming and Colorado.
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Denver
South Dakota
Nebraska
Utah
Arizona
New Mexico
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Indian Prisoner Moves From General Hospital to Fort Hall Agency
Raymond Meeks an Indian shot weeks ago while escaping Captain A L Oliver of the police department has recovered sufficiently to be moved from the General hospital to the agency hospital at Fort Hall for further treatment and care.
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Raymond Meeks
A. L. Oliver
Police Department
General Hospital
Agency
Fort Hall
Irish flee to coast as IRA suspects evade law
A large group of Irish republicans flee England to Ireland using trains and boats. Six IRA suspects were escorted by Scotland Yard through holiday crowds at Euston station, with one tied to the King's Cross blast. Dr. Donald Campbell, an Edinburgh lecturer, was killed in the blast.
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London
England
Scotland Yard
Britain
Irish Republican Army
Ireland
Euston Station
King’s Cross Station
Donald Campbell
Edinburgh
Report of Two Vehicle Collisions in Pocatello on Saturday
Two motor vehicle crashes were reported on Saturday in Pocatello. At 3 55 p m a car driven by J Taylor collided at Second and Carter with a car driven by Frank Harris of Cleveland damaging a running board and rear side glass window. At 6 30 p m a second collision occurred at Seventh and Bridger between Bert Babbitt and Austin H Anderson Jr with damage to a rear fender and rear wheels as the Anderson car skidded onto a sidewalk.
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Pocatello
J. Taylor
Box
Second and
Carter
Frank Harris
Cleveland
Harris
Seventh and
Bridger
Bert Babbitt
South Fourth
Austin H. Anderson, Jr
Jefferson
Anderson
Pigeons Prompt Hope of Bounty in London Clock Race
Madison county officials weigh offering a bounty to rifle marksmen to shoot pigeons that perch on the courthouse clock hands. Caretaker William Schetter says many birds ride the four clock faces, causing the mechanism to run fast or slow.
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London
Madison County
William Schetter
Gorilla Boy Subject of Costly Chase
New York reports the hunt for mob boss Louis Lepke Buchalter costs about 200000 dollars yearly. District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey asked for a 25000 dollar reward for his dead or alive capture amid accusations of racketeering against Lepke and his gang, the Gorilla Boys, with police and federal agents scouring the area.
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New York
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Thomas E. Dewey
City Board of Estimate
Lepke
New
Jacob
Gurrah) Shapiro
Gurrah
Dewey
New York State
Aged Kentucky Chief Killed in Barn Stand Off
In Cynthiana Kentucky police chief George M. Dickey 78 longtime head of the force was slain when a shotgun blast hit him in the back as officers and bystanders tried to rout a man from a barn after reports a young girl had been enticed inside. Seven others were wounded in the incident.
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Cynthiana
George M. Dickey
Taylor Questions Legality Of Commission Actions In Idaho
Idaho Attorney General J W Taylor questioned the legality of changes to state game department personnel since the initiative to create a nonpartisan fish and game commission. He said old staff should remain in place under civil service rules until a proper system is set up. The commission has made several leadership changes but has yet to fully implement civil service. The opinion arrives as the commission prepares for fall hunting season regulations and possible department restructuring.
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Boise
Harold R. Harvey
Civil Service
The
Game Commission
W. R. McIntyre
A. R. Hatch
University of Idaho
Hatch
Harvey
Claud Drake
A. R. Roth
Seattle
Wash
Edwin Wentworth
Taylor
State Fish and Game Commission
Recovery Delay Pushes Hearing in Officer Death
Preliminary hearing for Britt Hargraves Jr., charged with killing Bob Hunter, postponed as he recovers from two chest wounds and a gunshot injury. Doctor says two weeks in hospital plus four weeks total recovery needed before transfer to jail or start of proceedings. Prosecutor and defense filed stipulation in Justice Hinckley’s court.
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Britt Hargraves, Jr
Bob Hunter
Alameda Village
Hargraves
C. M. Jeffery
William Hinckley
General Hospital
R. B. Bistline
Guy Nelson
Cec. Evans
McLelland Seeks Help as Watch Is Stolen Again
Salt Lake City resident Sarah M. McLelland reports a police recovered watch stolen twenty years ago has been stolen again. She again requests police assistance and urges vigilance.
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Salt Lake City
Sarah M. McLelland
Forest Blaze Fatal to 4 CCC Boys
Four CCC enrollees died in a forest blaze in the Toiyabe range Nevada about 50 miles north of Winnemucca. George Kennedy Walter Jame Frank Barker and Ernest R Tippin were killed as the fire trapped them while two groups fought the flames. Rescue efforts and casualty details were provided by officials including W B Rice associate regional forester.
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Ogden
CCC
Toiyabe Forest
Nevada
Winnemucca
Vitale
W. B. Rice
George Kennedy
Walter Jame
Frank Barker
Ernest R. Tippin
Tippin
Paradise
Nev
Pippen
Tippen
Japanese Relent on Entry Restrictions at Canton Area
Japanese army lifted nearly all entry and exit limits on the foreign Canton area after a two week navigation halt on the Pearl River. United States Consul General Myers protested as Chinese staff at the consulate were detained briefly at the barriers during the restrictions.
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Hong Kong
Siiameen
Canton
Myr S. Myers
United States
Pearl
Myers
Pocatellan Woman Dies in California
Driggs Idaho July 29 funeral services for Mrs Lenora E Waddell 82 who died at the home of her son in Modesto California Thursday will be held here today afternoon Mrs Waddell was a native of Salt Lake City and formerly resided there Survivors include a dancer Mrs Annie Hill of Pocatell
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Driggs
Idaho
Lenora E. Waddell
Son
Modesto
Calif
Waddell
Salt Lake City
Annie Hill
Pocatel
New Deal Setback and the 1939 Congressional Record
AP Feature Service writer Morgan Beatty argues that the 1939 Congressional Record shows Roosevelt’s influence with Congress waning. He notes multiple battles lost on Capitol Hill, questions the longevity of the New Deal, and contrasts Roosevelt’s program with past presidents who combined purpose and program. He observes a pattern of guiding a chosen successor into office.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Congress
Senate Approves Industrial Clause Amid War Forecasts
WARSAW July 29 AP harvest time in Europe raises fears of renewed tension as forecasts suggest a possible August crisis with Germany and a September show down on war. In Washington the Senate approved 45 to 24 an amendment to the lending bill to curb government interference with private enterprise and set debate limits.
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Warsaw
Europe
Germany
Poland
Washington
Senate
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Chamber
Cards Defeat Boise 5 2 In Twin Falls Thriller
Pocatello Cardinals avenge suspensions by defeating Boise Pilots 5 to 2. Clarence Beers limited Boise to hitless spells after the fifth inning as Adams homered and Harrington drove in two. Beers earned the win. Fields took the loss as Pocatello tied the series at one game each before a crowd of 2500.
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Boise
Pocatello
Cardinals
Pilots
Idaho Capital
Clarence Beers
Eddie Adams
Harrington
Beers
Darrell Fields
Paul Hiort
Cardinal
Pocatello Ab. R. H. Po. A
Murphy
Malone
Robello
STS
ORE
Jos
Burnett
Strada, Af
Bowe Ab
R. H. Po A
Nokes
Sheehan
Adams
Rickert
Lowe
Lorena
Beccinee
Anderson
Vessel Saves 209 from Mid-Pacific
A rescue by the tanker Associated saved 209 people from the burning Bokoyu Maru 3,900 miles west of San Francisco after an explosion sank the vessel on July 18. Three died. a stewardess sacrificed herself to save a child, and a three year old vanished. Captain L L Hawkins of Oakland commanded the Associated which arrived in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Far Pacific
Associated
Manila
Ll. E. Hawkins
Oakland
Calif
Chira
Perfect Secretary Fails to Enjoy Old Man's Stories
Loren D. Dickinson Michigan governor shares tips for staying young in a weekly serone to constituents. He notes his secretary Margaret Shaw is too serious for her age yet calls her the perfect Secretary. He cites her as he details attire on a New York trip with the party.
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Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Dickinson
Margaret Shaw
Miss Shaw
New York
National Conference of Governors
Bartenders College Graduates Class
CHICAGO July 29 Members of the 1939 graduating class at the bartenders college faced the world today with triple A grades. Some left with A plus grades, others with plain A’s. A triple A graduate knows the rules of the game including no back-fence gossip and no drinking. Tavern owners picked about half to go to work immediately.
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Chicago
The
Bartenders’ College
Soviet Staff Faces Shift In Foreign Office Posts
Moscow reports sweeping changes in the foreign office after Premier Molotoff took charge. Ambassadors remain absent, new vice commissars appointed, and chiefs oversee Balkan Scandinavian and Japanese affairs. Several key posts including Washington Rome Tokyo remain unmanned.
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Moscow
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Molotoff
Soviet Union
Maxim Litvinoff
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Denmark
Greece
Turkey
Japan
Iran
Persia
Litvinoff
Balkan
Berlin
Alexei Merekaloff
Washington
Constantin Oumansky
Rome
Boris Stein
Tokyo
Mikhail Slavutsky
Constantin Smetanin
Betty Grable Sues For Divorce From Jackie Coogan
Betty Grable files for divorce from Jackie Coogan in Los Angeles amid their on again off again romance. Coogan, who says he will not resist the action, declares he still loves Betty and will not contest the suit.
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Los Angeles
Betty Grable
Jackie Coogan
Betty
Jackie
Charlie Chaplin
Idahoan Sues Circus Over Lion Attack
Robert Skeeman of Kellogg filed a district court suit seeking 12500 damages from the Polack Brothers' circus of New York City after his four year old son Richard was clawed by a circus lion in Kellogg last Sunday. The complaint says the lion’s cage lacked a protective barrier and names Irving J. Polack and Louis Stern as defendants.
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Wallace
Idaho
Robert Skeeman
Kellogg
Polack
Louis Stern
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Gether
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de Card
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Cabral
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Strada
Fields
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Mid-Pacific
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