Utah Traffic Toll Rises in First Four Months of 1940
Utah's road death toll for January through April 1940 rose 48 percent in raw counts but fell per mile traveled to 13.4 deaths per 100000 miles from 13.9 in 1939. Only 11 states had lower rates. western states showed mixed totals. The Utah Safety council will hold its legislative committee session next Tuesday with C. J. Olson, Kirk A. Reagan, and Ezra C. Knowlton attending.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
The
National Safety Council
Utah Safety Council
Council
C. J. Olson
Ogden
Kirk A. Reagan
National Council
Ezra C. Knowlton
Utah Council
Scotland Builds Whisky Stocks for World Market
Scotland reports it has enough Scotch whisky in warehouses to supply the world for four years. The cargoes remain priced without increases despite higher costs, with stockpiles aimed notably at the American market to earn dollar currency for war matériel.
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Washington
Scotland
Commerce Department
Pardon Applications Ahead for Idaho Suspects in 1940
Several residents including Joe Parra Robert Tulip Irving Slaughter John C Tester and Donald E Thomas announce requests for pardons or sentence commutations at the Idaho State Board of Pardons meeting to be held at the Statehouse Boise on the first Wednesday of July 1940. Each note cites prior convictions in Bannock County with dates ranging 1936 to 1940 and requests relief from burglary rape robbery or related judgments.
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Joe Parra
Idaho State Board of Pardons
Statehouse
Boise
Idaho
Fifth Judicial District
Bannock
Robert Tulip
Idaho State Board of Pardon
State of
Irving Slaughter
I. John ©. Tester
John C. Tester
Donald E Thomas
Revelations of Truth in Christian Science by John Randall Dunn
A lecture abridgement argues mankind seeks release from fear and material discord. It contrasts material progress with spiritual deliverance, cites fear as a primary obstacle, and quotes Mrs. Eddy and Science and Health on beginning treatment by erasing fear to heal.
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Yesteryears
Alexander the Great
Nazareth
I Can Do All Things Through Christ Strengthens Me
A reflective piece on conquering fear and tyranny through divine mind and Christian Science. It urges turning light on self and ego, loving truth, and see love as the race’s only hope. It cites scripture and a Miscellany quote about imparting truth, health, and happiness as salvation.
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Christ
Apostle
Western regional GOP party leaders gather in Spokane
Spokane on June 7 to host a regional conference for GOP delegation chairs and state platform committee members from Washington Idaho Montana Utah Wyoming and Oregon. Ezra Whitla of Coeur d Alene Idaho called the meeting and national committeeman. Pence announced plans for attendees including Walter Tooze of Oregon Stanly A Easton of Idaho and Tom Oakshott of Washington with delegations from the remaining states expected.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Oregon
Spokane County
Robert Pence
Ezra Whitla
Coeur d'Alene
Pence
Walter Tooze
Stanly
Easton
Tom Oakshott
Perkins names seven conciliators for defense labor watch
Secretary of Labor Perkins selected seven federal conciliators to monitor labor relations in vital defense industries. Officials said the move aims to maintain harmonious labor relations without assigning a special reason.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Labor Department
Idaho Day Observances Set For July 27 and 28
Boise news reports Governor Bottonfsen designated Idaho day at the Golden Gate exposition in San Francisco on July 27. The following day, Norway day at the fair, will also involve the governor who plans to participate in observances.
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Boise
Bottonfsen
Idaho
Golden Gate Exposition
San Francisco
Norway
Congress discusses farm credit, Wagner Act, and defense funding
Senate in recess as Banking sub-committee hears Secretary Wallace on farm credit revision. Naval committee probes ship building bill. Post Office committee weighs federal highway grants. House debates Wagner Act amendments. Senate sent 1.492 billion naval appropriation to the president. House defense fund approved 1.277 billion for army and navy.
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Banking
Wallace
Naval Committee
Post Office Committee
Senate
House
Appropriations
Army
Navy
Lois Day Dies of Heart Attack in Wallace
Mrs. Lois Day, 29, wife of Henry Lawrence Day publisher of the Wallace Press Times and head of Day mining and business interests in the Coeur d'Alene district, died yesterday from a heart attack in Wallace Idaho.
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Wallace
Idaho
Lois Day
Henry Lawrence Day
Wallace Press- Times
Day
Coeur d'Alene
Governor warns against further land reclamation impact
Governor Nels H. Smith told the Wyoming Stock Growers association that more reclamation land would cripple the livestock industry by making land suited for crop farming. He rejected a 50 percent cut in state land rentals urged by J. Elmer Brock and said school funds require current rental collections.
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Lander
Wyo
Nels H. Smith
Wyoming
Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association
Smith
J. Elmer Brock
Kaycee
Wio
American National Livestock Association
State Stock Growers’ Organization
Brock
State Board of Equalization
Forestlands Expanded as National Reservation Buys 132217 Acres
The national forest reservation commission approved the purchase of 132 217 acres for 601 740 to add to national forests in 25 states. Idaho Arrowrock 3102 acres 9555 dollars Utah Cache 1960 acres 4992 dollars Prove 640 acres 2320 dollars Uinta 160 acres 600 dollars Wasatch 160 acres 268 dollars.
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Washington
National Forest Reservation Commission
Idaho
Arrowrock
Utah
Cache
Prove
Uinta
Wasatch
Library Busy Past Year in Pocatellans Two Locations
Circulation in Pocatellans two libraries rose six percent from 176,259 to 186,663 in the fiscal year report by head librarian Annette Cragster. Main library loaned 150,694 books, Bonneville branch 35,969, with 8,572 residents registered.
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Pocatello
Annette Cragster
Bonneville
Pocatellans
Miss Cragster
Extension of Power Service Reaches Forty-Seven New Customers
AMERICAN FALLS June 7. Idaho Power company has completed extension of power service to 47 new customers in the past two months and several other extensions are planned. A line connecting five customers includes Williams dairy and A W Davis ranch. others served include H T Menzel E P Jones and W Morgan southeast of American Falls.
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American Falls
Speecial Idaho Power Company
Prvice
Willams Dairy
A. W. Davis
H. T. Menzel
E. P. Jones
W. Morgan
Man Suspects Self After Bar Remarks Reported
In Columbus Ohio a man reported himself to justice agents after making indiscreet remarks in a barbershop fearing they could be misinterpreted as treasonous talk.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Justice
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Flanders
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Mother Church
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Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corporation
New York City
Gop
Gordon's
Tommy Home
Congress
Associated Press
Ways and Means
Americasl Langeal
Roma
Californias Wines
Roma Wine Company. Inc
Fresno
California
Kuppenheimer
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