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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1936
Page
4
A devotional excerpt from Peter 2 20 emphasizes enduring buffeting for faults and suffering for good deeds as a form of patience pleasing to God. The verse frames patience under trial as a moral measure and spiritual acceptance.
The piece argues William E. Borah should run again for the Idaho Senate, declaring Idaho and the nation would be worse off without his leadership. It emphasizes Borah’s long service and his supporters’ demand that he lead, noting he owes it to Idaho Republicans to seek re-election.
The Republican convention is praised for a straightforward platform and two strong candidates Alf Landon and Frank Knox. Landon is described as a grounded, modest leader from a grass roots movement, while Knox is praised for his wartime service and newspaper leadership. The piece urges broad American support across parties and regions.
The piece recalls presidents including Grover Cleveland Herbert Hoover Calvin Coolidge and Theodore Roosevelt fishing in varied settings from rowboats to battleships. It notes light moments and social tensions around labor and race during fishing outings, hinting at broader impressions of presidential leisure.
A fragment recounts a tale of Chinamen saved after years, finding themselves healthy and wealthy. They had spent years earning by doing the city’s laundry, a stark reflection on hardship and unexpected fortune in a changing era.
Idaho headlines report more inmates than cells at the state pen with seven women’s cells and ten inmates. Lewiston Valley ships the first 1936 cherries nine days earlier than last year from lower Snake River orchards. Reubens reports a major hailstorm with three quarters inch hailstones three inches deep. J Lee Hood promotes A T Springer to direct WPA operations in place of Tracy Martin who moved to Chicago. J W Otter announces completion of a new 89000 supply line for Clifton village water works under a PWA grant and loan. Taxpayers pay them both.
Frank LeFranz of Kootenai county and C H Friend of Latah county resign from the legislature to take posts with the Rural Resettlement Administration. The move follows their statements seeking higher pay and improved prospects.
The Caldwell News-Tribune reports that sources close to the governor say C. Ben Ross has decided to run for governor again rather than seek the United States Senate. The note hints at tension with Borah and suggests political maneuvering ahead.
Berit H. Miller, attorney general, enters the race as the sixth Democratic gubernatorial hopeful. A sales tax opponent and Townsend plan advocate, he is linked with the state pardon board tax practice and described as a clever politician.
Mrs. Edna Eckersley the Lewis county treasurer admitted embezzling about 25000 dollars and received a 3 to 10 year sentence in the Boise penitentiary. She refuses to say what happened to the funds and there is no proof that she spent the money. Claude Drake Idaho fish commissioner unveiled a modern fish ladder at the Galloway dam on the Weiser River ten miles from Weiser. The ladder aims to let all fish species climb the dam with ponds 6 by 10 feet and 12 inch rises between levels.
Dave Bush of the Idaho Rural Rehabilitation Administration states a $50,000 loan fund is available to farmers for purchasing equipment. Applications are on file to use the entire sum. He clarifies the funds are loans, not gifts, secured loans, and repayment is required. No loans are for buying land. The crowd reaction dims.
Robert G. Bailey, a Nez Perce County legislator and printer, resigns and announces candidacy for reelection. His principal objective is to repeal the law prohibiting legislators from selling goods to the state, a platform that suggests he should be defeated.
Governor Ross issues two reprieves bringing his total to about 60. Ralph Hamilton, jailed in Canyon county for encouraging the delinquency of a minor with a 90 day sentence and $180 fine, and William Mockwitz, held in Boise county jail for operating a motor vehicle without a license, are released due to poverty and service needs.
Myrtle Eaking Idaho state treasurer announces July 1 bond and interest payments amounting to 157740 50. Coupons cover highway and capitol bonds Lava Hot Springs refunds and funding issues state institutions and liquor control bonds and interest. Total state bonds outstanding remaining 2220500.
Fort Hall allotment and surplus sale law is enacted after Senate approval. Idaho Supreme Court affirms Caldwell incorporation, allowing Pocatello and other cities to remain governments under the 1893 act. Local figures include Mayor Kasiska and noted residents J. J. Cusick and Editor Moore amid a flurry of political activity, conventions, and public notices.
Spokane visitors from southern Idaho attend a Davenport hotel dinner after the state PEO convention at Sandpoint. Included are new president Mrs Martha Ashcroft and new VP Mrs E E Moberly, with other Boise members. Also: Violet Whitaker wed Ernest B Chase in Blackfoot. Mrs William N McCarty returns from California. Portland visitor Mrs L M Farthing. A N A district meet in Pocatello. a farewell party for Mrs George D Reid. visits to relatives in Manti Utah. and California trip by Mrs William Dean and grandson Gordon Neal.
A historic notice recalls editor Frank Walton being set upon and badly beaten after editorial comments. The passage notes the dangers faced by newspaper professionals and the hostile environment surrounding editorial speech.
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