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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1936
Page
2
The University of Idaho board of regents approved final plans for a 250000 dormitory on the campus and set June 30 for bid openings. The University Building Association funds the $250,000 structure via a bond issue sold to Seattle and Spokane firms.
In Cleveland June 12 a Borah roots-for-senate move starts after he withdrew from the presidential race and backs Governor Landon. Borah will decide after congress adjourns and travels Idaho, meeting with supporters in his hotel. Idaho delegates say Borah may be drafted for a sixth term and that his name will appear on the ticket.
Idaho's nine county Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance companies organized a state association claiming 20 000 members and 60 000 000 in policies. W L Shattuck of Idaho Falls was named president with Jess Hoffman of Leland as vice president and W E Babcock of Caldwell as secretary treasurer. Ezra T Benson of Boise and Earl H Myer of Indianapolis spoke on the potential for farmers' mutual insurers nationwide.
Timeline of Alf Landon from 1887 birth in West Middlesex Pennsylvania through 1936 when he won the Republican presidential nomination. Highlights include education at University of Kansas Law School, banking work in Independence Kansas, five marriages or partners, children Margaret Anne, Nancy Jo, and John Cobb, roles as private secretary to Gov. Henry J. Allen, state Republican chairman, governor reelection, and presidential nomination at Cleveland.
Stamp collectors are promised good news as special cadets will be added to all letters sent by philatelists to the New York office of United Airlines for dispatch on a coast-to-coast flight next Wednesday. The flight will sig
A photo narrative traces Alf M. Landon born September 9 1887 in West Middlesex Pennsylvania. It notes his early life with his parents Anne Mossman Landon and John Landon, childhood moves to Ohio, and early business lessons from farm life and eggselling ventures.
Unsettled weather continues tonight into Saturday with little overall change expected. The forecast notes: unsettled conditions persist, with clouds and showers possible across the state as a cold front lingers.
A Cleveland report outlines party aims to curb federal power and New Deal excesses. It defends the Supreme Court, promotes free enterprise, outlines labor and agricultural goals, tariff revision, anti monopoly measures, constitutional fidelity, and a pledge to balance the budget and defend national defense.
August Rosqvist of the Idaho State Federation of Labor says all skilled workers in Poca are employed and contractors must import trained help. He urges more apprentices to sustain building trades unions, noting a current shortage as skilled work resumes and youths seek entry through qualification and union acceptance.
A youth program accepts young people in the 17 to 21 age range under a contractor's supervision. Contractors are invited to cooperate by offering shared labor and helper roles for apprentices.
The Rosicrucians announce a new planetarium in San Jose California to show the heavens as they were at the time of Christ. The 50 foot dome will project star positions from over two thousand years ago. Rosicrucian M H Hughes defends the biblical view against materialist astronomy notes heliacal star explanations.
An astronomical projector in a unique planetarium will enable a probable identification of the star of the east. The lecturer will manipulate the movements of the planets sun and moon by a keyboard akin to operating a modern organ.
Mrs LaMonde Fackrell announces the birth of a daughter on Thursday morning at Blackfoot. The child is the couple’s first, with both families sharing in the joy of the event.
A vintage promotion invites readers to submit 10 words or fewer headlines about White Star Tuna for a chance to win weekly prizes and one of 203 cash awards totaling 10 000 dollars. Entrants must attach two tuna labels per entry and can win without elaborate words.
Entries must include two White Star Tuna labels with each 10 word entry. Print store name address and price per can. 500 weekly prizes distributed by an impartial board. Contest runs Feb 23 1936 to Oct 25 1936. All submissions become property of the company.
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