Arrival of King George and Queen at Washington
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth arrived in Washington for a formal greeting by President Roosevelt. Secretary Hull introduced the royals. thousands lined streets as bombers and pursuit planes saluted. The king and queen mingled with officials in the White House reception rooms amid ceremonial honors and crowd cheers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George
Britain
Hull
Canada
E. M. Watson
United States
White House
Capitol
Mr. Roosevelt
Young Boy Seeks 50000 Damages After Shooting
A 16 year old plaintiff through guardian seeks 25000 actual and 25000 punitive damages in a district court suit alleging that on June 4 1939 in the 400 block of South Fifth the defendants Thomas Atkins and guardians claim maliciously shot him from a shotgun wounding his body and injuring his legs. the filing notes further assault and prior window peeping incident and mentions police charges against Cameron and Berry.
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Thomas Atkins
Guardian
Ad Litem
J. C. Atkins
R. B. Cameron
R. M. Berry
South Fifth
Atkins
Cameron
South Fourth
Berry
R.S. Callis
R. M. Pugmire
Bureau Frees King's Foe
The labor department ordered the release of Sean Russell leader of the outlawed Irish Republican Army after his Detroit detention during the royal visit to Canada. Immigration officials telegraphed the release order and bond was posted for a deportation hearing in Detroit Saturday amid congressional threats to boycott the royal reception.
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Washington
Labor Department
Sean Russell
Detroit
House of Representatives
Congress
Russell
Wool Price Rise Sets Texan Rambouillet Peak
In Del Rio on June 8 the E. K. Fawcett Rambouillet clip sold for 264 cents per pound. C. E. Long of the Del Rio Wool and Mohair Co. delivered 26,000 pounds to Jackson Hughes of San Angelo, buyer for Emery and Conant of Boston. The sale established a new Rambouillet high in Texas and nearly matched Eldorado’s recent Corriedale all-lams peak.
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del Rio
Texas
E. K. Fawcett
C. E. Long
del Rio Wool and Mohair Company
Jackson Hughes
San Angelo
Emery and Conant
Boston
Eldorado
Shriners Hold Dinner and Stag Party at Wood's Cafe
Shriners at Jerome host a dinner and stag party this evening at 7 o'clock at Wood's cafe. Invitation extended to all Shriners per word from Lee Hill.
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Jerome
Wood's Cafe
Lee Hill
Utah Weather: Warmer Southeast Tonight Then Friday
Weather brief notes a pair of warmer conditions for Utah with the southeast region warming tonight and continuing into Friday. The forecast highlights a mild shift in temperatures for the southeast and prompted readers to expect warmer trends the next day.
Pioneer Rockland Man Succumbs
James Albert Ralphs 84 died in an American Falls hospital after a lingering illness. Born December 20, 1854 in Salt Lake City, he lived in Brigham City before moving to Rockland Idaho in 1882. Survived by two sons four daughters nineteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services in Rockland Sunday with burial in Rockland cemetery.
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James Albert Ralphs
American Falls
Salt Lake City
Thomas
Sarah Johnson Ralphs
Brigham City
Rockland
Idaho
Margaret Jensen
James A. Ralphs, Jr
Leo Ralphs
Roy Robinson
Sub Cables Break Thetis Lifts Delay at Liverpool
Efforts to raise the submarine Thetis from 130 feet of water were halted by a northwest wind and heavy seas in Liverpool bay. Eight steel hawsers were used, and the plan to tow the craft to shore will resume on the next flood tide after replacing weakened cables. The operation will take several days.
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Liverpool
England
Thetis
Liverpool Bay
Phone Man Survives Sixfold Hwy Crash Near Mountain Home
Robert W. Collins of Portland Oregon a telephone man escaped with minor injuries after his car rolled six times five miles west of Mountain Home Idaho. He crawled from the wreckage with a swollen eye and a scratch then boarded the next train bound east to visit an ailing relative.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Robert W. Collins
Portland
Ore
Here
Collins
Jailed Flier Claims Proof of Mars Trip in Atlantic Crash
Carlisle native Cheston L. Eshleman, 22, jailed in Pennsauken, says a letter mailed from Camden proves his aborted Mars flight. He planned a half hour rented plane trip from Camden airport, destination Mars, with a wartime hideout motive, before the aircraft sank 175 miles off Massachusetts. He faces larceny charges from Edward Walz, plane owner.
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Camden
N. J
Pennsauken
Cheston L. Eshleman
Carlisle
Mars
Atlantic Ocean
Georges Banks
Philadelphia
Orson Welles
Eshleman
Boston
Edward Walz
Massachusetts
Western Air Express seeks Great Falls Lethbridge link
Alvin P. Adams president of Western Air Express said a petition to extend service from Great Falls Montana to Lethbridge Canada would likely be approved by the civil aeronautics authority. Planned flights to Alberta cities could begin by September 1 expanding the long north south route from Nome Alaska to Santiago Chile. Adams led a delegation after visiting Canadian cities and said Albertans support an air connection. Ralph L. Pry of Pocatello and Walter L. Roche of Salt Lake City were in the group.
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Salt Lake City
Alvin P. Adams
Western Air Express
Great Falls
Mont
Lethbridge
Canada
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Alberta
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Nome
Alaska
Santiago
Chile
Hawley Convicted by Idaho Governor in Ouster Proceedings
Hawley secretary of the Idaho fish and game commission was convicted today on charges brought by Idaho Wildlife Federation president R G Cole. Gov C A Bottolfsen announced the decision after ouster hearings in Boise amid disputes over southern Idaho commission leadership and the University of Idaho game director dismissal.
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Boise
Bird N. Hawley
Idaho Fish and Game Commission
R. G. Cole
Idaho Wildlife Federation
C. A. Bottolfsen
Hawley
Cole
Southern Idaho Commission
A. B. Hatch
University of Idaho At Moscow
Idaho
Investor's Syndicate executive plans Boise to Pocatello HQ
Guy M. Miller of Minneapolis based Investor's Syndicate announced a move to establish his headquarters in Pocatello after 18 years with the firm. He has served in multiple northwest locations and most recently Boise.
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Guy M. Miller
Investor’s Syndicate of
Minneapolis
Northwest
Boise
Pocatello
Italian Sub Warfare Details From Italian Paper
Rome reports Mussolini’s Spain victory described as a premier achievement. Le Fore Armate claims many merchant ships bound for the Republicans were sunk by Italian submarines. It notes 100000 Italian troops shipped to Spain in four months and credits subs with disabling the cruiser Cervantes and the destroyer Herruca.
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Rome
Italy
Spain
Mussolini
le Fore Armate
Generalissimo Franco
le Forte Armati
Cervantes
Herruca
River Party Cuts Crew On 4000 Mile Idaho to New York Trip
Mrs. E. G. Clegg of Vancouver B C resumes an ambitious four thousand mile journey by boat across America from Weis er Idaho with two crew members. The party battles Snake River highs and Hell’s Devils scenery as two men are cut from the original four and continue with the remaining two boats toward Yellowstone Park.
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Idaho
Weiser
Mrs. Clegg
Haldane
Buzz Holstrom
Earl C. Hamilton
Coquille
Baseball scores from New York Boston and Chicago games
National League results show Chicago and New York games with scattered runs and errors. Boston beats Pittsburgh with late runs, while Pittsburgh falls short 3 to 1. American League games feature New York and Chicago, Detroit and Philadelphia, and Cleveland matches with varied scoring. First game Boston tops St Louis 8 to 7, Gatehouse and Heving cited.
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R. H. E. Boston
St. Louis
Gatehouse
Heving and Desautels
Peacock
Gill
Spindel
Reward Offered for Missing Grover L. Wray Jr in Idaho Hunt
A $1,000 reward is posted by Grover L. Wray Sr for information leading to the recovery of Grover L. Wray Jr who disappeared during a big game hunt in Idaho County on November 5 last year. The reward applies to recovery of the body.
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Weiser
Idaho
Grover L. Wray, Jr
Idaho County
Grover L. Wray, Sr
Idaho Toll Bridge Commission OKs Twin Falls Jerome Purchase
The Idaho toll bridge commission votes to buy the Twin Falls Jerome bridge for 482000 with aim to secure up to 289200 in federal funds reducing the state share. The unanimous vote followed rush talks urged by Governor Bottolfsen to seize pending federal aid tied to a 1937 act amendment.
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Boise
June
Idaho Toll Bridge Commission
Twin Falls-Jerome
Twin Falls
Bridge Commission
C. A. Bottolfsen
Roosevelt
O. O. Haga
A. E. Kliss
Buhl
R. P. Parry
Henry Dworshak
Idaho
House
Parry
Haga
Kliss
S. L. Thorpe
Jerome
Wyane Hill
Caldwell
Bottolfsen
J. W. Taylor
George Curtis
First Ladies Meet as Queen Elizabeth Visits Capital
Queen Elizabeth and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a cordial session in Washington reflecting mutual goodwill. The 38 year old monarch and the first lady, both famed for crowd rapport, contrasted in height and dress as they prepared for a tightly planned royal visit.
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Capital
Washington
Elizabeth
England
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
Killer in Montana faces murder charges in saloon shootings
In Deer Lodge Montana Enoch Huckoveh 35 faced accusations of killing two men after a drunken spree at an Anaconda saloon. Police Chief Mike Mahoney named the incident a crazy drunk shooting. Huckoveh said he may remember nothing. County Attorney Halloran said he will be charged after inquests into the deaths of Police Chief Ed Stuart and Albert Oldhaber.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Enoch Huckoveh
Montana
Mike Mahoney
Anaconda
Ed Stuart
Albert H. Oldhaber
Grasshoppers Baffle Idaho Experts This Season
County farm agent A E Duke reports grasshopper activity in Bannock county remains unclear as campaigns and poisoned bait prepared by the government await hatching. He notes hoppers typically emerge by June 1 but have only appeared on two small tracts, leaving farmers uncertain if cold weather delayed hatching or if scare reports are overstated.
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A. E. Duke
Fair Grounds
Alameda
Duke
Miss Frances Gray Returns From Moscow Commencement
Assistant county superintendent of schools Miss Frances C. Gray returns from Moscow where she attended the university commencement. Her niece Beatrice Wayne Warner of Fishhaven was in this year’s graduating class. Gray found the exercises enjoyable despite bad weather.
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Frances C. Gray
Moscow
Beatrice Wayne Warner
Fishhaven
Miss Gray
Royal procession precautions at New York harbor
The United States revealed detailed security measures for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as mine sweepers will clear New York Bay before their Saturday sail to Manhattan from Fort Hancock New Jersey. Anti aircraft guns searchlights and sound locators will be deployed at Fort Hancock ahead of the royal visit.
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Washington
George
Queen Elizabeth
New York Bay
Manhattan
Fort Hancock
N. J
Second Army Corps
New York
Fort Priday
Idaho Weather Cloudy With Showers In North Portion
The forecast shows cloudy conditions with showers in the northern area tonight and warmer temperatures in the western portion. Friday expects more showers, with cooler air in the west and north regions.
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Idaho
Aberdeen Man James A Moore Dies After Illness
Aberdeen resident James Arthur Moore 61 died at his home Thursday morning after a lingering illness. Born in Missouri November 27 1877 he moved west as a young man and settled in Aberdeen 25 years ago entering the mercantile business. He later joined a sports goods store partnership and died while still connected. Survived by widow Ruth M Moore a daughter Roberta and son Jerry of Aberdeen a daughter Georgia of Dalhart Texas a sister Mrs Vernelia Hill of San Francisco and two brothers John and Orville Moore of Wolf Creek Oregon. He belonged to lodge No 138 Independent Order of Odd Fellows Aberdeen. The body rests at McHan funeral home. services expected in Aberdeen Sunday.
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James Arthur Moore
Aberdeen
Missouri
Moore
West
Ruth M. Moore
Roberta
Jerry
Georgia
Dalhart
Tex
Vernelia Hill
San Francisco
Calif
John Moore
Orville Moore
Wolf Creek
Ore
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No
McHan
Germans Oust Polish Jews Under Gestapo Roundup
In Berlin and across Germany the Gestapo began a campaign to deport or confine over 10 000 Polish Jews. Reports say groups are escorted toward the Polish frontier daily. arrests include 400 in Munich and numerous others in Berlin Breslau and Dresden.
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Berlin
Germany
Gestapo
Munich
Breslau
Dresden
Flames Kill Child in Montana Stove Explosion
A baby girl died nine hours after a stove explosion at a ranch home near Lewistown. The blast critically injured the mother, Mrs. Joe Bishop, and 13 year old Ann Brown. Flames showered both women with burning oil and destroyed the house.
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Lewistown
Mont
Joe Irene Bishop
Joe Bishop
Ann Brown
Kidnap Victim Returns Home After Idaho Abduction
Neph J. Bott of Logan recounts a Idaho kidnapping incident that began at his Pocatello office. He says two hitchhikers he aided abducted him, robbed him of 600 dollars, slugged him, and dumped him in Nebraska after a 900 mile ride. He then drove to Kearney where his son met him and notified authorities.
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Logan
Neph J. Bott
Pocatello Monument
Idaho
Nebraska
Kearney
Nebr
Kemmerer
Wyo
LaMar Bott
Bott
Pocatello
City Archery Class Offered This Summer
The City Recreation Association sponsors an Archery Class A taught by Wayne B Whitlow. Sessions run tonight at 7 and then Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 to 830 through the summer at Idaho Southern archery green east of the gym. Bows and arrows provided for those without equipment. A boys and girls city championship will be decided. Open to Boy Scouts and mixed adult groups.
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City Recreation Association
Wayne B. Whitlow
Idaho Southern Archery Green
Idaho Woman Dies in Salt Lake City Death Notice
Idaho resident Hazel Gardner Price age 50 wife of Parley P. Price of Blackfoot died in Salt Lake City yesterday. The body was sent to Idaho for burial.
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Salt Lake City
Hazel Gardner Price
Parley P. Price
Blackfoot
Idaho City
Idaho Couple Granted License in Salt Lake City
Idahoans Thomas Jenkins Smith of Arimo and La Rue Lowry of McCammon obtained a marriage license in Salt Lake City yesterday. Smith is 29 and Lowry 23.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas Jenkins Smith
Arimo
Idaho
la Rue Lowry
McCammon
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