Idaho News Notes From Boise and Around
Idaho boasts the lowest death rate and least illiteracy in the nation per census data. Upper-bracket shifts loom at the Idaho penitentiary with Paris O Niel and Rex Smith exchanging posts. F Amith will replace Lucile Bailey as chief clerk of the fish and game department on July 1. A WPA office move and a cougar hunt near Emmett are reported. Nathaniel Lowman, Idaho pioneer and first postmaster of Lowman, dies at 80 in Boise. John A Carver is reappointed U S district attorney for Idaho, despite being blind. Idaho public health leadership faces an end of tenure as J W Taylor pushes for Hawkins head. Rigby boy Kenneth Chase dies after a dog attack. Harry the buffalo at Boise park faces slaughter for economy. Dunlap and Miller seek counsel post at Spokane’s Federal Land Bank as Leonard returns from Washington with objects for industrial hygiene study in Idaho.
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J. D. Dunshee
Boise Capital News
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Caldwell
Bert H. Miller
Boise
Federal Land Bank
Spokane
William Healy
Dunlap
Canyon County
Pope
Miller
Pan of State
Chicago Visitors Arrive in Pocatello for House Hunt
The party from Chicago arrives today and plans to stay in Pocatello tomorrow at the Lee cottage opposite the Baptist church. Mrs. E C Manson also arrives from the south this week with Mr. Manson, as they search for a house in preparation for housekeeping.
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Chicago
Pocatello
Lee Cottage
Baptist Church
Idahoan Willam Healy Nominated for Ninth Circuit Seat
Senator James P. Pope names Willam Healy of Boise and Spokane for a ninth circuit judgeship. Healy, 55, Ohio-born lawyer and former Idaho Bar president, will face Democratic opposition from Orr Chapman Ted Walters Ira Taylor and state officials, but Pope asserts Healy is Idaho’s best qualified nominee and defender of the state’s representation on the court.
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Ted” Walters
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Saturnine Ickes
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Iowa
Boise
Idaho Bar Associaion
Idaho State Board of Education
Fort Hall Indians sworn in new tribal council
A six-member Fort Hall agency council was sworn in after tribesmen voted to adopt John Colter’s plan for local self government. The piece notes Indian population growth, historical context, and 2,037 Indians holding 5,436 federal positions as evidence of progress.
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John Colter
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
United States
Fort Hall
James Money
Smithsonian Institution
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Atlantic
Mississippi
Rocky Mountains
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Mountain
Pacific Coast
Indian Bureau Statistica
Telephone subscribers urged to improve calling diction
A tele phone company appeals to subscribers to speak more clearly during calls. The piece cites a mix of quirky quotes from historical figures and public figures, mentioning Louis Heyer and F D R in a humorous, tongue in cheek tone.
Fire department holds annual meeting reelecting officers
The June 9 1897 fire department meeting reelected Al Miller as chief and F G Caldwell as secretary and treasurer for another year. Community notes report social and civic items including birthdays, construction, and local incidents around Pocatello.
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City Fire Department
al Miller
F. G. Caldwell
City Band to Give Concerts
The Pocatello municipal band opens a summer concert series starting Sunday June 20 and running weekly through September 1. Directed by Guy Gates the professional musicians perform varied selections including Massenet's Bhre de.
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Pocatello Municipal Band
Guy Gates
Gates
Joseph DeLuca
Euphonium Coloist
John Philip Sousa
Pocatello Forms Official City Band With New Uniforms
The city creates a permanent group to represent Pocatello. The band has purchased new blue and white uniforms and will start performances next Sunday. City council backs the professional musical organization for celebrations and music education.
Day Camp to Open Tuesday for King Arthur Theme
The Camp Fire board and Girl Scout council sponsor a day camp opening Tuesday divided into three age based units led by M Raybown Helen Dick Maxine Albano Lena Caccia Elsie Smith Margaret Ray Cleare and Alice Cosgrove Aileen Bennet Mary Long. Activities include nature study blueprint and spatter prints dramatics first aid signaling mat making puppet shows and handcraft. The final day features short plays pantomimes and displays with visits welcome.
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Girl Scout Council
M. Raybown
Helen Dick
Maxine Albano
Lena Caccia
Elsie Smith
Margaret Ray Cleare
Alice Cosgrove
Aileen Bennet
Mary Long
King Arthurs Court
King Arthur's Court
Adult Classes To Run Through Summer In Pocatello
Summer continuation of free adult classes in commercial work home handicrafts music and dramatics is planned with classes at the university Swanson hall and Seventh and Clark recreation center. Typing shorthand bookkeeping citizenship meet three to five nights weekly while home handicrafts run Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 to 5 pm. Enrollment and details available by calling 2579 and noting the Kansas geological survey published the state’s first complete geological map.
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Seventh and
Clark
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