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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1934
Page
6
The Dun Bradstreet weekly Trade Review reports a milder seasonal recession and momentum toward a steady recovery. It notes improving crop prospects, rains aiding agriculture, and stronger mail order and retail activity, with gains of 6 to 15 percent versus 1933, driven mainly by industrial centers and southern and southwestern farms.
The Buzz of the Burg notes rapid candidate announcements across Idaho. From Pocatello to Boise, judges, former mayors, ex-senators, and assistants general swirl into the race, with Hugh Rankin of Ashton and several Republicans also entering contests for Congress and governor.
Henry Pelkey of East Tennessee Light and Power fell 75 feet from a smoke stack while painting. He survived with no fractures after crashing through the boiler room roof and striking a pipe, and was treated without serious injury. The report notes regulatory details and contrasts tropical cotton growth with annual cultivation, including Hawaii trials.
The column mentions candidates Asher B. Wilson from Twin Falls Frank Martin from Boise Wes Holden Idaho Falls H F Fall Blackfoot Frank Stephan Twin Falls and Sex Gallet now at National City Bank New York. It includes a citizen letter urging action on F E R A aid and local industry support amid 1200 unemployed and shortages of funds. Details on wheat allotment and PWA bidding rules are cited.
The speaker argues Idaho’s growth hinges on agriculture, noting that no city would exceed a thousand residents without farm development. He cites railroads, power lines, and all towns depending on farmers for existence and on farmers for every commercial enterprise.
A citizen urges the Republican primary voters to nominate a real farmer for Idaho governor, arguing lawyers dominate state offices and a farmer like W. W. Brown of Arco, Butte County, Idaho, has the experience and education to fairly represent farmers and other interests. Brown has faced drought and crop failures, reflecting the farmer’s view.
A letter extols a farmer’s hardships mortgage pressures and equity squeeze. It praises Mr Brown as a practical leader not an orator and urges farmers to support his nomination to bring order to Idaho and make him a modern Cincinnati as governor with Woods Howe Idaho.
Alice Stone Pocatello graduated with highest honors in a class of 365, finishing 66 credit hours with a 5.731 average. She completed junior and senior years on the Idaho campus, is Phi Beta Kappa and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, and was among 11 students to receive final honors.
Fourteen U S military planes began two mercy missions with navy units searching the Nicaraguan coast for 17 or 18 sailors in a lifeboat after fire destroyed the Norwegian freighter Knut Hamsun. Army bombers carried medicine relief supplies and tents to San Salvador amid 3 000 dead and danger from disease and housing shortages.
Idaho observes Pioneer Day with state house offices closed while federal offices stay open. Governor Ross attends the Franklin celebration, the oldest settlement in the state, as LDS members lead local observances. Baldridge proclamation frames the day as grateful commemorations of early settlers.
Mr. Gardner, wind instruments instructor at the Uni, will teach trumpet, clarinet, trombone, flute and all wind instruments this summer in Pocatello. He has trained many of the state's best teachers and instrumentalists. Phone 2020.
Ma Baer staged a proxy fight for her son Max Baer against Primo Camera in Denver. The bout ended in the eleventh round as Ma, at the radio, delivered blows and tears flowed. Max won the title. the Baer family, gathered with friends, celebrated loudly as Ma praised her son.
General Charles H. Cole of Boston, wartime commander of the 52nd brigade, won the Massachusetts Democratic nomination for governor on the third ballot at the state convention. He led James M. Curley and Charles F. Hurley with 430 votes to 181 and 29 respectively, amid evident support for U. S. Senator David I. Walsh who was renominated.
Homer Hudelson Boise manager of the veterans administration announced it is authorized to enroll additional Idaho Spanish American War veterans in the CCC. Previous enrollees are ineligible and physical fitness is required. Southern Idaho veterans likely to join the Paris Idaho camp. central and northern veterans to the Panhandle district.
Dr Rexford G Tugwell just confirmed as undersecretary of agriculture leaves for a trip to farm lands. His promotion, once bitterly fought, won Senate approval 53 to 24 with supporters praising the victory for his policy ideas. Six Democrats joined 18 Republicans in opposition.
Utah's choicest angling centers including Fish Lake and Strawberry Reservoir opened to fishermen with ideal fly fishing conditions due to very low water. Red and Current creeks remain closed to anglers this year, keeping two main streams off limits.
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