Railroad Week Opens with Engine Blasts at Pocatello
Pocatello marks Railroad Week with locomotive blasts from yards and whistle chorus from Chicago to the Pacific coast. Tours run hourly from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Union Pacific shops on Shoshone Avenue and West Bridger Street. Visitors see rotary snow plows, wrecking derricks, fire equipment, roundhouse, blacksmith and boiler shops, car department, and rip track. Tours note $3 million in stocked material, $8,000 average repair cost per locomotive, largest coal chute on the system, and ice and tie plants with large storage and daily capacities.
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Pocatello
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Union Pacific
Subway
Shoshone Avenue
West Bridger Street
P. F. EF
Batise Springs
Mahan Nabbed After Chase In Salt Lake City Kidnap Plot
Police and federal agents watched fugitive Mahan in Salt Lake City where Detective Mooney spotted him near a parked Ford V-8. Mahan fled across fences as a police dog blocked his path. Currency hidden in a sedan was seized, with about equal sums of $1, $10 and $20 wrapped in oilcloth. Roe, Mooney’s partner, aided the capture.
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Edly
Mahan
Rathdrum
Idaho
Mooney
Roe
Los Angeles
Idaho Officers Probe Butte Street Crime Link
Idaho investigators Mooney and Roe, who alternated between inquiry and law school, had spotted Mahan at the Idaho penitentiary. Police sirens drew hundreds to the city jail as detectives, sealed inside, were diverted to a garage where a nearly new ransom sedan rested with an odometer reading 870 miles.
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Idaho
Butte
Mooney
Roe
Mahan
Officials Seek Second Body In Drowning Case At Snake River
A coroner's jury ruled a boy's death a drowning after he was thrown from a horse crossing Snake River on June 5. Two other Indian boys, Sumner Hamley and Raymond, were also thrown. Hamley’s body remained unfound as search efforts continued while Raymond’s body had been recovered nearby. Relatives offered fifty dollars for each recovery.
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Fort Hall
Snake River
Bingham County
E. T. Peck
Wittembone
Sumner Hamley
Frank Papse
Isaac Jackson
Papse
Raymond
Hamsey
Hamsey Sumner
Davis Papse
Walter Wahtomy
G Men in Pocatello Drama at Fox Orpheum This Week
G Men starring James Cagney comes to the Fox Orpheum in Pocatello for Thursday through Saturday showings. The government operatives chase gangsters using noted methods. Patrons can win two 30 day passes by fingerprint comparison at the theatre with local police and county sheriffs.
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Kit Tapers
George Weyerhaeuser
Intermountain
Pocatellans
Pocatello
G-Men
James Gagney
Fox- Orpheum Theatre
A. EB. Eichenlaub
Fox-Orpheum
Pocatello Police Force
Bannock County
Old 4 Per Cent Interest Rate Is Now Restored
The policy restores a 4 percent rate to encourage communities with good credit to apply for grants. Ickes explains the 3 percent rate previously hindered use of credit outside the federal government. The adjustment aims to reduce federal costs in reemploying men by enabling larger loans and private capital use without full federal loans, budgeting a dollar of reemployment for 45 cents of 1935 emergency relief funds.
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Ickes
Lowden Urges G.O.P. to Fight for Constitution and States
The speech argues that the Constitution and the division of power between states and federal government are under threat from Washington. Lowden warns against amending the Constitution to concentrate power and cites the Schechter NRA decision as a warning, urging grass roots support for states' rights and the Bill of Rights.
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Washington
Lowden
Supreme Court
Schechter
NRA
Union of States
Corps Doctor Inspects CCC District Headquarters Visit
Colonel J. C. Manly surgeon Ninth corps area inspected CCC district headquarters at Poca tello with Lieut. Col. T. W. Burnett. District Commander Major E. M. Yon and District Surgeon Lieut. Samuel Weissross led tours and praised local medical cooperation and plans to meet emergencies. Manly praised facilities and staff, then left for Boise after touring Fort Douglas colleagues.
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J. C. Manly
Ninth Corps
Pocatello
Fort Douglas
T. W. Burnett
E. M. Yon
Samuel Weissross
Manly
Yonan Lieut. Weissross
Burnett
Utah
Boise
House On Spokane South Hill Held Prisoner Linked To Kidnap Probe
Federal agents said a white trimmed bungalow on Spokane's South Hill housed an alleged kidnap victim. Neighbors described an old couple and a moving group including a blond man matching Harmon Waley and a tall dark man possibly William Mahan. A child named Wanda played nearby as brief nighttime visits raised suspicions.
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Spokane
South Hill
Department of Justice
Wanda
Harmon Waley
Salt Lake
Funeral services for Eusebio Bilboa in Nampa
Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Eusebio Bilboa 37 of Nampa who died in Boise yesterday from injuries at the Yellow Pine mine in Stibnite He was a native of Spain and came to Boise in 1921.
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Nampa
Eusebio Bilboa
Boise
Yellowpine Pine
Stibnite
Spain
Enduring Liberty Amid Calls to Preserve Old Paths
The 74 year old speaker warned that liberty must prevail over economic security and that any attack on freedoms would revive the spirit of '76. He invoked America’s dawn, calling for progress by following the old American paths.
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America
Union Pacific reunion and county notes in Bannock
Sunday report from Bannock county covers Judge Fife returning from Portla4 reunion of Union Pacific oldtimers and Judge Downing's Boise business, plus crime, licenses, births, and road safety notes. Local officials pass bills, crop outlook bright due to rains, and Railroad Week celebrations noted.
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William Fife
Portla4
Union Pacific Oldtimers
Bannock County
A. E. Duke
Reckless driving leads to $25 fine in curve pass
The driver paid a $25 fine after attempting to pass a car driven by B H Lamereaux of Downey on a curve. He said he did not see the vehicle carrying Mrs Rowe and could not stop because he was towing another auto. Harold Kirkendall, son of Mr and Mrs Warren Kirkendall, 1215 East Center, received bicycle license plate No 1 at the police station amid a flood of applicants for city bicycle registrations.
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Pocatello
Williard Archibald
Olaf Graves
Eleventh and Center
Charles Sorrell
John Banyard
Arthur and Gould
C. Warner
Edward Sedlmayer
Block East Center
Clarence Kuhn
Elmer Olive
Block North Main
Sarah Rowe
McCammon
Jerry Stutzman
Goshen
Ind
Stutzman
B. H. Lamereaux
Downey
Rowe
Harold Kirkendall
Warren Kirkendall
East Center
Police log shows shifting dog fate in Dallas calls
In Dallas on June 10 a sequence of three telephone calls reports a dog being alive or dead. Police confirmed the dog’s death after the second call, then again considered it alive after a third call.
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Dallas
Texas
O. K
Collect Car Fees Blackfoot June Special
County Assessor Harrison Ison reports auto license fees collected by June 1 total about 1100 less than the whole 1934 year. Fees from January 1 to May 31 amount to 51090 dollars and 60 cents, while 1934’s total was 52252 dollars and 60 cents.
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Mark Manley
Blackfoot
Harrison Ison
Hope Quietly Prepares for Burglary After Home Invasion
Earl Hope, a former special officer, kept a pistol loaded at his Rock Hill home after oiling it in anticipation of a burglar. Police report a break in occurred with nothing stolen except the firearm.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Earl Hope
Park board cuts greens staff for summer budget trim
Chicago district park board orders layoff of stationar y engineers for three summer months to save money. The workers kept the water hot for shower baths and other facilities at municipal courses.
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Chicago
District Park Board
Weatherbee set for trial in riot case over coal district
Utah district court officials said Charles Weatherbee will likely face trial in late June on riot charges tied to labor troubles in a coal mining district from two years ago.
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Price
Utah
Charles Weatherbee
Ogden Believed Head Quarters of Kidnap Gang
A witness recalls meeting Herman and Margaret in Salt Lake City and says the pair were arrested with involvement in a kidnapping case. Davis later reappears with a car and hints at friends who took a suitcase. Police suspect Davis fled toward Butte after the arrests.
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Herman
Salt Lake
Margaret
Davis
Butte
Obituary of Albert Evans 1865 70 in Robin
Albert Evans 70 died Sunday at his brother in law Clifford Curtis 444 N Twelfth after six months of illness caused by heart disease. Born January 23 1865 near Dunlap Iowa he is survived by his widow Hattie Curtis Evans seven sons Harn Dean Lawrence Harry Howard Clifford and Merrill Evans all of Robin and thirteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Arimo Wednesday at 1 p m burial at Mountain View cemetery under Hall mortuary direction.
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Albert Evans
Robin
Clifford Curtis
Curtis
Willow River
Dunlap
Iowa
Hattie Curtis Evans
Harn
Dean
Lawrence
Harry
Howard
Clifford
Merrill Evans
Arimo
Mountain View Cemetery
Hall Mortuary
Funeral services held for Mrs Elvira Smith Horton
Funeral services for Mrs Elvira Smith Horton wife of Jewel Horton of Tyhee were conducted at 12 30 p m in the Tyhee ward of the L D S church. Speakers included William Bartle Mark Christensen and A Y Satterfield. Pallbearers were Jewel Horton Ray Horton Vernal Horton Hiram Horton Perry Smith and Wendell Smith.
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Elvira Smith Horton
Jewel Horton
Tyhee
William Bartle
Mr. Packer
Mark Christensen
A. Y. Satterfield
Arden Hale
Henry Jensen
Tyhee Ward
Father
Arthur W. Hall
Claude Ashton
Orville Harris
Melvin Dunn
J. H. Stuart
Ray Horton
Vernal Horton
Hiram Horton
Perry Smith
Wendell Smith
Hall Mortuary
Funeral services for Mary N Fowler held at Hall chapel
Mary N Fowler died Friday at her daughter's home 311 South Seventh. Adjutant A R Pack of the Salvation Army officiated. Music featured Horace Anderson and Mrs. Anderson, May Lynch, and Arthur W Hall. Hall Mortuary directed the funeral.
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Mary N. Fowler
PF. E. Grooms
South Seventh
Hall Chapel
A. R. Pack
Salvation Army
Horace Anderson
Lieut
May Lynch
Isle of Somewhere
Arthur W. Hall
Hall Mortuary
Funeral rites held for Alvin A Tillotson in local church
Funeral services for Alvin Alma Tillotson who died Thursday at a local hospital from pneumonia were held at the Third ward L. D. 8S. church with Bishop W. E. Gee officiating. Speakers included Leroy Olson Edgely Owens and W E Gee. A quartet sang three hymns and Hall mortuary managed arrangements with interment at Mountainview cemetery.
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Alvin Alma Tillotson
L. D
W. E. Gee
Leroy Olson
Edgely Owens
Lomons Tolman
Alex Petty
Alley Dewey
Ella Cox
Viola Sorenson
Arthur W. Hall
Harold Timpson
Huss Discovers Gas That Extinguishes Fires in Montana
A. L. Huss, in Billings Montana, drilled for water and found a mysterious gas he says can extinguish any fire. He reports the gas and its potential fire suppressant properties, noting its discovery during boring operations.
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Billings
Mont
A. L. Huss
Fire Chief and Instructor Assess Gas Near Well
W. H. Steele the fire chief and Clarence Peterson the high school chemistry instructor initially suspected carbon dioxide but ruled it out upon testing. Huss plans to have the well tested to see if it yields something more valuable than water.
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W. H. Steele
Clarence Peterson
Huss
Railroad Week Field Day Set on Hutchinson Field
W T McCabe railroad chairman outlines a field day for boys and girls as part of Railroad Week. The event is not a formal meet but a two hour program from 3 to 5 p m on Wednesday at Hutchinson field with University of Idaho southern branch providing the venue to celebrate changes in transportation and youth recreation.
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W. T. McCabe
Railroad
Hutchinson Field
Posgee
McCabe
University of Idaho, Southern Branch
Emmett Boy Drowns During Hunting Trip on Payette River
Emmett, June 10. Marion Robert Ingalls 16 son of Mr and Mrs Ray Ingalls of Emmett is dead after drowning in the Payette river near here. His body was recovered by searchers led by Sheriff Boise Riggs of Gem county hours after he disappeared while wading the stream on a hunting expedition with Wesley Swander another Emmett youth.
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John Cornell
Nampa
Cornell
Ray Hunter
IERA
William Koehler
James V. Ware
Skidmore
Emmett
Marion Robert Ingalls
Ray Ingalls
Payette River
Here
Boise Riggs
Gem County
Ingalls
Wesley Swander
Literary thief walks off with major city dictionary
A thief stole the St Louis Post-Dispatch 3,000 page dictionary weighing about 15 pounds, with a similar Globe-Democrat dictionary missing days later, prompting questions about writers relying on Noah Webster for guidance.
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ST. Louis
Noah Webster
Post-Dispatch
Globe-Democrat
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Plymouth
Charles F. Keller
Frank Bruener
Indiana State Highway Patrol
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Arthur Paulsen
Margery Tovey
Malad
Harland Victor Romero
Soda Springs
Vera Jeanne Barrowman
Georgetown
Edward N. Girany
Oregon Short Line Railroad
Fifth District
Isaac McDougall
Pocatello District
Memorial
Wholesale Trades Committee
The
Pocatello Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Yearsley
Frank H. Smith
Ed H. Vogt
F. A. Burton
C. D. Johnson
A. F. Willecke
B. C. Mandill
A. L. Baker
D. I. Stone
J. V. Thomas
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Order of Eagles
Tenday Boy Scout Camp
Cecil Fife
O. A. Rasmussen
Charles Tolmman
North
Lincoln
Rasmussen
Turday
Tolman
D. C. Watkins
Provo
Antler’s Hall
Bruce Wilson
San Francisco
Region 12
Federal Housing Administration
Harry Whittier
Ray Avery
Dolores Hallinan
Lava Hot Springs
Homer J. Woodall
Berniece Skinner
H. F. Crutchfield
Mabel Fyllingsnes
Idaho Falls
Oscar Foss
Mountainview Cemetery
A. T. Sahlberg
Leo Hood
Works Progress
Ross
Progress Administration
Mr. Hood
Washington, D. C
Pocatello Avenue
Elvin Cornilson
C. L. Jacobsen
Marguerite O’brien
Kenneth Rown
FE. H. Roberts
Frank Burnett
Joe Laquina
Dietz Pongah
John Sequintz
J. R. Johnson
Frank Bell
Wood Dover
Tex Adams
Scholl Mis
Main and
Lander
Petersen Furniture CO
Ogden
Terrell
Railroad Week
Fittin
Interm Town
Cal
Penney
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