Death closes long career of Governor Rolph of California
James Rolph, Jr. dies at 64 in San Jose after two months of illness. Lieutenant Governor Frank F. Merriam becomes acting chief executive. Funeral planned tonight at the Rolph home in San Francisco where he was born. Rolph, a Republican known as Sunny Jim, served as mayor of San Francisco before becoming governor.
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San Jose
Calif
James Rolph, Jr
California
Walter Linforth
Frank F. Merriam
Long Beach
Iowa
Merriam
Rolph
San Francisco
William D.stephens
C. Young
James Rolph
Tom
Will
Woman offers serum aid in Boise spider bite case
Mrs. Jane F. Williams of Pasadena suggests using serum from a recovered black widow victim to help Dr. William Erkenbeck who remains semi conscious in a Boise hospital after a May 20 bite. Doctors consider supportive treatment. tests may explore serum’s heart condition potential.
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Boise
Jane F. Williams
Pasadena
Calif
William Erkenbeck
Harold W. Stone
Buffalo
N. Y
Lexington Ave
Williams
Phillips Edson
General Hospital
Los Angeles
Lam
H. M. Halverson
Boise Io
W. W. Young
Garth Boericki
Hering Research Laboratory
Philadelphia
Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Oil Field in Huntington Beach
A massive fire destroyed the O C Field refinery and multiple storage tanks in Huntington Beach. The blaze, which spread across five square blocks, caused about 125000 dollars in damages. Several gas and oil tanks were destroyed or damaged, and pumping equipment and derricks were wiped out. The fire began when a hose broke between a gasoline tank and a truck, spraying gas into a fire box.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
O. C. Field Gasoline Company
Idaho Federation of Business and Professional Women Open Convention
The Idaho Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs opens its annual convention in Idaho Falls with a reception for delegates and a directors meeting. About 150 delegates from across the state are expected. National president Mrs. Geline MacDonald Bowman of Richmond will speak at a Monday banquet, with Twin Lakes near Payette Lakes to be named in honor of her twin children. Business sessions start Monday morning.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Geline MacDonald Bowman
Richmond
National Federation
Twin Lakes
Payette Lakes
Plan to push big money bill in House Monday
Democratic leaders aim to force through the House on Monday the last of the major spending measures authorizing a cash outlay of 1.1782 billion dollars and granting presidential authority to use additional billions for relief expenditures if needed.
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Washington
House
Knives Flare On San Francisco Waterfront Strike
On June 2 knives flashed as 25 000 Pacific coast maritime workers pressed a siege against shipping. Bruce Pheiffer 24 and John Lavoi 26 were stabbed as a ship's mess boy who refused to join the strike stabbed them. Joe Vance 25 was captured by police after a four block chase. Another knife was wrested from Benacino Lopez as Police officer Mudd stopped a possible back attack on a striker.
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San Francisco
Bruce Pheiffer
John Lavoi
Joe Vance
Santa Lucia
Benacino Lopez
Bert Mudd
Montpelier Man Dies of Wound
Stanley Dalrymple aged 30 died in Montpelier from a bullet wound believed to be self inflicted or related to personal safety. Shot in the head with a .22 rifle Friday evening, he died about ten hours later. Survived by a widow, a child, and his parents Merlin and Mrs Dalrymple. A native of the area, funeral arrangements were not set.
Young Democrats To Meet Monday In Bannock County
The Young Democratic club of Bannock county will meet 8 p m Monday at Downey. A program arranged by B M Almond will be presented. About 36 members from Pocatello expected to attend. John Dwyer will preside with M & t of Pocatello to speak on an unannounced subject. Transportation can be arranged by telephoning Dwyer Satterfield or Eckery. Club membership now totals 150.
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Young Meng Democratic Club
Bannock County
Downey
B. M. Almond
Pocatello
John Dwyer
Mr. Dwyer
Rulon Satterfield
Joe Eckery
Dwyer
Sailors Parade Through New York In Snappy Fifth Avenue Event
Sailors and Marines from the navy's fighting fleet paraded up Fifth Avenue with verve and precision. Major General Dennis E. Nolan called the display amazing as 2,000 veterans from Governors Island led 6,000 sailors and Marines in a 120 pace per minute march amid cheers from about a quarter million spectators. Admiral David F. Sellers and staff observed with Mayor La Guardia and other dignitaries as bands played Anchors Aweigh.
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New York
Navy
Fifth Avenue
Army
Dennis E. Nolan
Second Corps
Governors Island
David F. Sellers
Fiorella H. la Guardia
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Secretary of the Navy
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
Weather Synopsis: No Precipitation Over West. Plains See Showers
A broad, deep, low has formed over the plateau and southern Rocky Mountain states with some cloudiness but no precipitation. An extension of relatively low pressure over the plains has caused scattered showers there while the middle states cool. Higher pressures and fair weather prevail in the east.
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Plateau
Rocky Mountain States
Plains States
Middle States
Roosevelt Returns to Hyde Park After Groton Visit
President Roosevelt rode his special train from Groton school to Worcester arriving about 11 45 p m in the rain. He then motored through a downpour to Hyde Park to spend Sunday at the family home.
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Worcester
Maass
President Roosevelt
Groton School
Hyde Park
Wallace Seeks Lift on Agricultural Aids at Utah Address
Secretary Henry A. Wallace told students at Utah State Agricultural College he hopes AAA production limits will end and farm surpluses be sold abroad. He cautioned against wide land regimentation but urged restoring normal use of land and expanding foreign imports to boost purchasing power.
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Logan
Utah
Henry A. Wallace
Utah State Agricultural College
AAA
Wallace
Idaho to Begin Drilling Wells in Raft River District
Boise June 2 Governor Ross ordered crews to drill wells in the Raft river district in Cassia county and other areas where water shortages threaten. About 30 irrigation experts study emergency supplies from wells swamps and springs while a relief administration crew cleans the Teton river and springs near Malad.
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Boise
Federal Relief Administration
Ross
Raft River
Cassia
R. W. Faris
Reclamation
Relief Administration
Teton River
Malad
Idaho
Washington
Family Believes Pretty Boy Floyd Is Dead
Oklahoma City reports Floyd, famed outlaw Charles Pretty Boy Floyd, may be dead or crippled. Investigators cite his absence from Oklahoma crimes since 1933 and note his parents fear for his fate after his last visit over a year ago.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Charles
Bo’ Floyd
Southwest
Floyd
George Birdwell
Bolty
Okla
John E. Johnson
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Sallisaw
Weather Forecast: Partly Sunny, Mild Through Weekend
Partly sunny conditions linger with mild temperatures through Sunday and Monday. Localized unsettled weather may bring brief showers in scattered areas.
Lemhi County Officers Scene in Forney Death Case
Lemhi County Sheriff T. J. Stroud and Prosecuting Attorney F. A. McCall arrived in Pocatello to push the inquiry into Milton Merritt 65 mining man and rancher shot at his Forney home. Police and identification officials conferred as investigators considered possible grudges and questioned nearby residents.
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T. J. Stroud
F. A. McCall
Lemhi County
Pocatello
Milton Merritt
Salmon City
Forney
Merritt
Stroud
Rock Creek Road
Drought Strangles Great Plains as Relief Plans Move Ahead
Heat grips the central plains with crops in crisis and 41 deaths. Harry L. Hopkins announces a federal program to conserve water and food while Washington weighs cash assistance. Showers modestly ease the toll as rainfall is urged by June 15 to salvage yields.
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Associated Press
Great Central Plains
Midwest
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Dakotas
Pocatello Cadet Is Distinguished
Charles F. Tank of Syracuse led eight United States Military Academy seniors named distinguished graduates. Others include Thomas De F Rogers Devils Island North Dakota John B Cary Emporia Kansas James F Miller Jr Pocatello Idaho Robert Erlenkotter Weehawken New Jersey John H Donoghue Rochester New York Stanton L Brown Meriden Connecticut and Richard M Sieg Kenton Ohio. Tank scored 2848.40 of 3045 points and was top plebe, third in class second year and first in final two years.
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West Point
N. Y
Charles F. Tank
Syracuse
United States Military Academy
Thomas de F. Rogers
Devils Island
N. D
John B. Cary
Emporia
Kas
James F. Miller, Jr
Pocatello
Idaho
Robert Erlenkotter
Weehawken
N. J
John H. Donoghue
Rochester
Stanton L. Brown
Meriden
Lynn Brothers Benevolent Hospital Feud Over Indian Care
A Boise Capital News dispatch outlines a long dispute over Lynd Brothers Benevolent Hospital in Pocatello treating Fort Hall Indians. Indigent patients ran up a $6737.76 bill. Interior Department refused payment due to lack of authorization. Senate bill 2777 would authorize payment, but the bill faced opposition. Senators O Mahoney Prazier and Thompson will hold hearings to assess the bill's validity as collection problems persist for both government and private doctors.
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Lynn Brothers Benevolent Hospital
Pocatello
Fort Hall Reservation
Ralph W. Olmstead
Boise Capital News
Drs. Lynn
Interior Department
Senate
Pope
Department
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Prazier
North Dakota
Thompson
Nebraska
Births at General Hospital Highlight Five New Arrivals
The General hospital announced five newborns. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mose Payton of 356 South Twiefth, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hawkes of 316 South Johnson, a son to Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Steffins of 640 West Bridger, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Willard of 335 North Seventh, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gummersall of 326 E. Whitman.
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The
General Hospital
Mose Payton
South Twiefth
C. M. Hawkes
South Johnson
L. R. Steffins
West Bridger
Alvin Willard
North Seventh
Gummersall
E. Whitman
Lew Cody Dies in Sleep A Hollywood Eulogy
Filmland friends gathered in Hollywood to mourn Lew Cody the debonair screen star who died in his sleep. Burial is planned in Maine at the Cote real of the actor family as mourners from all walks of Hollywood gather to say farewell.
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Hollywood
Filmland Friends
Lew Cody
Maine
Coffin Girds for Battle With Two Idaho Bourbons
In a Washington dispatch Senator James P. Pope and Idaho Democratic state chair T. A. Walters told Rep. T. C. Coffin he would oppose his primary nomination. Coffin announced his candidacy in response to bring the dispute into the open.
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Boise
Washington
The
Statesman
James P. Pope
Idaho
T. A. Walters
T. C. Coffin
Poratello
Death of Girl in California Report Sparks Theories
Criminologist E. Heinrich announces he will report to California Treasurer Charles J. Johnson that Virginia Johnson died by her own actions in a Sacramento garage. He cites lack of evidence of assault and notes the autopsy and mental state support the theory.
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Berkeley
Calif
E. ©. Heinrich
California
Charles J. Johnson
Virginia
Heinrich
Johnson
Sacramento
Sein
Veteran Bennett Displayed Stable Mind Says Doctor
Alameda county physician Dr. B W Black said World War veteran Benjamin Franklin Bennett who terrorized the city atop dynamite will likely recover with proper care. A sanity hearing is set for Tuesday before possible transfer to Palo Alto veterans hospital. Bennett says he does not recall a knife incident in Redlands six years ago and questions the Redlands report as mistaken identity.
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Alameda
Calif
Benjamin Franklin Bennett
B. W. Black
Bennett
Veterans
Palo Alto
Redlands
American Legion Post
Arizona
Washington State Wins Northwest Track Meet
Washington State College won its second straight Northwest Division Coast Conference track meet in Eugene Oregon on June 2 scoring 44 5 12 points. Oregon 42 7 12 Washington 40 with Oregon State at 22 5 12 Montana 95 6 and Idaho 63 4. Oregon swept six events and set two records led by Bobby Parke’s javelin record 220 feet 758 inches and Shoemake’s 100 yard dash record 9 point 7 seconds.
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Eugene
Ore
Washington State College
University of Oregon
University of Washington
Washington State
Oregon
Washington
Oregon State
Montana
Idaho
Bobby Parke
Shoemake
Sweet
Utah Weather Forecast Sees Showers and Mild Temperatures
Local showers are expected Sunday and Monday with generally fair conditions afterward and little change in temperatures. The brief unsettled weather affects the Utah region as fronts move through.
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Utah
Senator Pope Sees No Opposition to Coffin renomination
Senator Pope says he knows of no organized opposition to Representative Coffin's renomination in Congress. He notes talk of Democratic opposition in Idaho over Coffin's postmaster pick for Idaho Falls but calls it a state intra party fight and says he has heard nothing from Idaho delegation or national committeeman Walters. Coffin earlier denied claims that a Republican appointee blocked at Idaho Falls.
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Coffin
William 8. Snyder
Idaho Falls
Pope
Walters
Congress
Washington
D-Ida
Representative Coffin
Dida
T. A. Walters
Idaho
Pocatello Man to Have New Trial in Eye Injury Suit
Boise June 2 George P Claris of Pocatello was granted a new trial in a 35000 damage suit against the Oregon Short Line for an eye injury from a grease gun accident. The supreme court reversed a nonsuit, saying factual questions on responsibility should be decided by a jury. Claris claimed lack of control and buildup of water and filings in the device. The railroad argued contributory negligence.
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Boise
George P. Claris
Pocatello
Oregon Short Line
Supreme Court
Claris
Tee
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