Idaho News Bits and Idahoans in National Spotlight
Miners near Luckle on the Salmon River find an $85 gold nugget weighing over a quarter pound. Idaho Day at the Century of Progress is July 5 in Chicago, Governor Ross invited but will attend California governors conference instead. Shoshone man sues Standard Oil of California for 23100 over a gasoline tank explosion injuries. A Twin Falls jury cannot reach a verdict on a burned out motor bearing due to policy loss claim. Comment from the Hailey Times questions 1936 senatorial prospects for Governor Ross and Senator Borah. Sheriff Meppen reports federal officers won’t crack down on 3.2 beer but will on home brew and moonshine.
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Century of Progress
Chicago
Ross
California
Twin Falls
Adam B. Barclay
Los Angeles
Insurance Association
United States
Hailey Times
M. F. Cunningham
Borah
Senate
Harry Meppen
Bonneville County
Seattle
Boise
Meppen
Roosevelt Peace Plea Reaches Diverse Global Leaders
The article notes Roosevelt addressed fifty four heads of state, with most titles being president, king or emperor. It highlights four new or transitional regimes such as Hungary’s regent, the Soviet Kalinin, Nanking’s Lin Sen government, and Estonia’s prime minister, while omitting Monaco San Marino Andorra and Manchukuo’s Pu Yi. The piece cites Manchukuo’s large and growing population amid Japanese advances.
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Omeone
Roosevelt
Budapest
Hungary
Moscow
Kalinin
All-Union Central Executive Committee
Nanking
Lin Sen
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Monaco
San Marino
Andorra
Mr. Roosevelt
Pu Yi
Manchukuo
Unsettled economy and social musings mix in mid-century column
A Cleveland Press excerpt notes a prolonged era of economic volatility with inflation pressures and frequent emergencies. It weighs leadership needs, inflation control machinery, and political power dynamics, then shifts to social reflections on marriage, beauty, and public behavior with quips from Good Housekeeping and Pathfinder.
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John W. Love
Cleveland Press
Congress
Prickly Porky Defies Buster Bear Uphill Standoff
In a woodland standoff Prickly Porky the porcupine stays put atop a tall tree while Buster Bear roars to coax him down. A crowd of forest animals watches as Buster discovers quill injuries at the tree base and contemplates climbing, but Porky finally signals he will come down.
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Buster
Porky
Peter Rabbit
Jumper the Hare
Happy Jack Squirrel
Striped Chipmunk
Billy Possum
Bobby Coon
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Reddy Fox
Old Man Coyote
Whitefoot the
Wood Mouse
Sammy Jay
Buster Bear
Prickly Porky
Prickly
Our Children Our Children By Angelo Patri
The essay argues that neglected children at the end of the class deserve special care. It condemns praising neat children while ignoring those in ragged clothes and poverty, stressing that a child’s misfortune stems from heritage, family, and home conditions.
A plea for kinder treatment of troubled children
The author argues community responsibility for outcast and troubled children born from poverty and neglect. Emphasizing wash, feed, teach, and provide affection, the piece calls for home care, medical plans, and better school volunteer support to keep youths from panel institutions and to save the “tailenders” for society. It also notes a murder conviction case of Harry Whitlock.
Whitlock Annuls Marriage to Lyda Southard
Denver reports an annulment of the marriage between Lyda Southard and her husband Whitlock, while Southard remains incarcerated in Idaho state penitentiary.
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Whitlock
Lyda
Denver
Lyda Southard
Idaho
No More Bed Bugs Promoted With Buhach Product
A vintage advertisement claims Buhach kills bed bugs and other pests with a safe formula for humans and animals. It promises a money back guarantee and sells in sifter cans for 25c and 50c at grocery and drug stores.
Secure, Happy Wife and Mother Future Promise Ad
The message urges keeping a healthy home life and notes appreciation in the future. It ends with a sales pitch stating the product is sold at all good drug stores.
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Frank Albertson
Henry Armetta
Jobyna Howland
Snow
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Erie
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Chevalier Picture
M'sieu Baby
Gardner
Canton Cafe
Lydia E. Pinkham
FUR Shop
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Adrienne Ames
Baby Leroy
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