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Newspaper

The Pocatello Tribune

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1939

Page

4

Commencement Speaker R Howard Benjamin to Address Idaho Graduates

R Howard Benjamin PhD director of the College of Education at the University of Colorado will address 235 graduates of the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho at the thirteenth annual commencement on Wednesday at 10 am. Benjamin, a prolific author and educator, has taught in rural and urban schools and held leadership roles in several education organizations.

R. Howard Benjamin College of Education University of Colorado University of Idaho Benjamin Spkner American Association of School Administrators Cleveland Columbia University Nicholas Murray Butler University of Oregon Stanford University University of Minnesota American Association For the Advancement of Science American Geographical Society John Dewey Society Copenhagen Denmark United States Santiago Chile Commission On Teacher Education American Council of Education

New York's Speed Law Sets Daylight and Night Limits

New York adopts a daylight speed limit of 55 mph and a separate 40 mph limit after dark. Advocates say daytime limits align with eastern norms, while the night standard acknowledges reduced visibility even with modern headlights. Drivers with experience favor the night reduction for safety on unfamiliar roads.

York New York

President Roosevelt abolishes WEC after NEC interview

In a radio transcription closing, President Roosevelt praised the NEC led by Lowell Mellett and urged continued public interest in government. Two hours later he issued a second government reorganization order sending the abolition of the WEC to Congress.

Lowell Mellett National Emergency Council NEC Congress Roosevelt WEC

Political Interlude Follows Campaign For Office

The piece depicts a tense period in which candidates seek a sought man while the office worries about being shadowed by ongoing pursuit. A sense of unease surrounds the pursuit and public scrutiny in this political moment.

Eskimos Lose Igloo Building Skill Says Report

A report notes few Eskimos still retain the knowledge and ability to build igloos of ice, signaling a decline in this traditional craft as modern life changes.

Idaho Consul Mayor Reports City Parking Meter Trial

Mayor Chase Clark announces council approval for a trial installation of parking meters in congested districts. The report notes June frost in Plummer North Idaho damaging fruit and warns of untimely frosts statewide.

Chase Clark Idaho Palls Plummer Idaho North

Port Hall Indians Return Home for Summer in Idaho

Seventy three Port Hall Indian youths aged 6 to 17 come home to stay with families after attending Chemawa government school near Salem Oregon. Three large government buses haul them to the Fort Hall agency as vacation time arrives.

Port Hall

Preserve the Idaho game area and curb gunfire by youths

A Pocatello editorial urges protecting a nearby game preserve from indiscriminate rifle use by young shooters, warns of tragedy, and notes warnings for involvement of authorities. It also covers regional politics, Idaho Southern education, local bowling, and national foreign policy commentary.

Pocatellans Mink Creek Bannock County

Boise Parks Add Twelve Tennis Courts In Park

The article notes twelve tennis courts counted in Julia Davis Park Boise all in good condition. It contrasts with Pocatello lacking a municipal court and warns about lakes rivers summer recreation safety. It cites 700 annual drownings in the United States from small watercraft accidents.

Boise Julia Davis Park Pocatelans Pocatello United States

Beauty and war in a poem and magazine claim

A meditation on beauty and daily wonder ends with a prayer to grasp beauty fully. The text then shifts to Major George F. Eliot, an expert on strategy, declaring the United States can avoid embroilment in any European war in the June Current History issue.

George F. Eliot United States Current History Magazine Eliot

Debate on dictatorship spread and America’s role in Europe

Major Eliot warns against entangling alliances while supporting aid to Europe through nonmilitary means. He cites the Johnson Act to avoid debt ties and urges keeping ships safe, returning citizens home, and preserving liberty at home for future generations.

Eliot Europe France

Fragmented Prose Reflections on Fashion and Ambition

An assortment of aphoristic lines consider change in fashions and the difference between aspiration and ambition. It notes that time reveals more than one can discover and that repetition weakens a lie, urging adaptation to one's lot and the inevitability of circumstance.

Services Held for Mrs Elizabeth Wakley in Downey

Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Wakley wife of Willard Wakley were held at the Downey L D 8 chapel. Bishop Fred Browning of the Woodland ward presided with invocation by Hyrum Jensen and remarks by President George T Hyde D W Woodland B W Henderson and Bishop Browning. Music by Downey ward Singing Mothers and Woodland singers. Benediction by Willie Davis and grave dedication by Tom Woodland.

Downey Elizabeth Wakley Willard Wakley Leland Davis Willie Davis Tom Woodland

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