School board calls election for 355000 bonds
Independent School District No. 1 calls a July 9 election to approve 355000 in bonds for remodeling the high school and upgrades to seven grade and junior high buildings. The measure aims to add two wings, benefit winter work, and require 75 percent local hires if possible. The vote runs 12 to 8 pm with extended hours to boost turnout.
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Pocatello
Board of Trustees of
Independent School District No. 1
Central Labor Council
Capone Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion and Conspiracy
Chicago June 16 AP Scarface Al Capone pleaded guilty to evading income taxes and conspiring to manufacture and transport beer in the Chicago area from 1921 to present. Judge Wilkerson will sentence June 30. Capone offered himself to mercy of the court.
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Chicago
Scarface
Capone
James H. Wilkerson
Train Side-Swipe Injures Dozens at Woodlawn Station
A New Rochelle commuter train derailed after jumping a switch at Woodlawn, crashing into a stationary work train. The rear car overturned the caboose and derailed a tank car, shattering windows and injuring more than twenty passengers. Ambulances treated over a dozen with serious injuries.
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New York
New Rochelle
Woodlawn Station
Woodlawn
Local Boy Takes Position in East
Rampton Barlow a well known young singer from Pocatello left Sunday by motor for Chicago to take a summer position with the Ravinia Park Summer Opera. He plans to study during the summer likely with one of the opera stars.
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Rampton Barlow
Pocatello
Motor
Chicago
Ravinia Park
Barlow
1930 Idaho manufacturing data in Pocatello trade area
The 1930 census shows Idaho had 564 manufacturing establishments in 1929 employing 17 035 people and paying 25 507 160 dollars in salaries. In the Pocatello trade area 125 establishments employed 1 900 workers earning 2 901 496 dollars. Pocatello city accounted for 21 establishments.
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Idaho
Pocatello
Today's Scores From Rain Delays Across Leagues
Rain postponements hit major games as Chicago Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York and Cincinnati faced delays. Box scores list pitchers and runs with Moss Zachary Cronin guiding Philadelphia and other lineups including Hargrave and Ferrell in mixed results.
Congressman Smith Works on Michaud Reclamation Plan
Washington reports Congressman Addison T. Smith remaining in the capital to press appropriations for the Michaud division reclamation of the Fort Hall Indian reservation. He conferred with President Hoover, the budget bureau, and the Indian affairs commissioner and believes at least 500000 dollars will be included in the next appropriation bill.
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Washington, D. C
Addison T. Smith
Washington
Michaud
Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Hoover
Budget Bureau
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jail Break Abduction Reported in Huntsville
In Huntsville Alabama two unidentified white men broke into the municipal jail and abducted Thomas Jasper a black man convicted of annoying a white girl in her home. By noon no trace of the prisoner or his captors had been found. In Mineola New York fifty new angles emerged in the Starr Faithfull death case as District Attorney Edwards of Nassau county commented on the renewed leads.
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Huntsville
Ala
Thomas Jasper
Mineola
N. Y
Starr Faithfull
Edwards
Nassau County
William K. Smith Civil War veteran dies in Niagara Falls
William K. Smith aged 85 a Niagara Falls resident and Civil War veteran who was noted for a famed grant era incident refusing General Grant entry to a powder boat while the general smoked a cigar has died at his home in Niagara Falls.
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Niagara Falls
William K. Smith
General Grant
Paris Debts and Peace Treaties Hinge on Settlement
Paris sources say current discussions focus on war debt settlement and the execution of the peace treaties. Officials indicate progress is slow and the outcome will shape postwar arrangements and reparations for involved nations.
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Paris
Galway Erupting Mountain Sends Thick Black Ash
Shekenakilla mountain in County Leitrim erupts sending large volumes of thick black ash across surrounding areas. Local authorities advise residents to stay indoors and monitor official updates for air quality and safety guidance.
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Galway
Ireland
Shekenakilla Mountain
County
Leitrim
Local Elks Set Summer Session and Entertainment Plans
Local Elks hold a final regular meeting before summer recess with Exalted Ruler H. H. Wilson promising a seasonal program. Summer meetings will be monthly and focus on routine business, with initiatory exercises led by new officers and a social session afterward. Professional entertainers and a Dutch lunch will conclude the evening.
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H. H. Wilson
Wilson
Elks
Mother Ash
Farm Department Advises Growers on Demand Slump
The agriculture department said farm producers should view any demand recession as temporary. It noted industrial output likely won't rise through June and July. Crop prospects depend on both U S and foreign harvests with no expected national shortages barring bad weather.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
United Stats
Federal board to stabilize labor under Wagner bill
Donald H. Sawyer of New York City named director of the newly created federal employment stabilization board. Secretary Lamont serves as chairman. board formed to coordinate public building programs with state and federal efforts to boost work during the depression.
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Washington
Donald H. Sawyer
New York City
Federal Employment Stabilization Board
Lamont
Porcupine Killed After Posse Street Encounter
Police report from Po Catello states officers were dispatched to 122 South Garfield late Wednesday afternoon where they confronted a porcupine. The animal was killed.
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Pocatello
South Garfield
Hoover denounces betrayers at Harding memorial in Marion
President Hoover scorched “the betrayal of Warren G Harding by a few of the men he had trusted” during the dedication of the Harding memorial in Marion Ohio. Calvin Coolidge joined Hoover in tribute as a crowd gathered at the tomb and officials including Dawes Frelinghuysen Fess Bulkley White attended.
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Marion
Ohio
Hoover
Warren G. Harding
Alaska
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
America
Warren Harding
Mr. Hoover
Charles G. Dawes
Great Britain
Mr. Harding
Fess and Bulkley
Governor White
Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Harding Memorial Association
Gun Battle Probe Deepens In Idaho Creek Fight
Local grocer George Cacavas, shot Friday night near Pocatello creek, shows signs of recovery per hospital. Former officer A E Volkmeier, claiming self defense, says he was attacked. Investigation continues as county officials question residents about the incident tied to a $600 grocery bill suit.
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George Cacavas
Pocatello Creek
Cacavas
A. E. Volkmeier
Volkmeier
Isaac McDougall
William Strasbaugh
Logan church official James Z. Stewart dies at 87
James Z. Stewart, 87, pioneer educator, civic leader, businessman and church official, died in Logan after a heart attack. Born in Nauvoo in 1844, he crossed the plains in 1852, settled in Draper then Logan in 1874. He served as missionary in Mexico and held roles on the Logan City Council, Cache County probate judge, and board of education. His widow and nine children survive.
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Logan
James Z. Stewart
Nauvoo
Plains
Draper
Latter Day Saints
Mexico
Board of Education
Cache County
Babson predicts prosperity after Depression downturn
Babson, a noted economist, tells Advertising Federation of America executives that business has likely hit bottom and will recover slowly then rise. He urges newspapers to report truthfully and notes past bearish economists have turned bullish. The convention includes seventeen sessions and a dinner at Hotel Astor with speakers Governor Ritchie of Maryland and others.
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Advertising Federation of America Today
Hotel Astor
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Charles Higham
London
Bruce Barton
New York
Strickland Gilliland
Washington
Hoover Seeks Confidence in Recovery at Indiana Speech
President Hoover, addressing 5,200 attendees at the Indiana State Fair auditorium, urged belief in a nascent recovery and warned against detouring capital into taxes or loans. He stressed that underlying forces of recovery are asserting themselves and that a prosperous United States benefits the world.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hoover
United States
State Fair Grounds
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Butler University
Indiana
Borah Flies Through Idaho En Route to Boise
United States Senator William E. Borah passed through Pocatello this morning aboard the Portland Rose on his way from Washington to Boise. He was delayed in Chicago due to his sister’s illness and planned to attend the Milner Shoshone canal dedication in Shoshone Monday. He forecasts slower return to normalcy and said the United States would cooperate if an international silver stabilization conference is called by another nation. Mrs. Borah remained in Washington and would join him in Idaho later.
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National Capitol
Pocatello
Boise
Idaho
United States
William E. Borah
Portland Rose
Washington
D. C
Shoshone
Chicago
Borah
Europe
King
Hoover
Utah
China
Canada
Trade Expansion Committee Meets To Discuss Program
Ways and means committee of the Chamber of Commerce will meet this evening at 7 30 at the Chamber office to discuss details of trade expansion program of the greater Pocatello department. F E MacKenzie is director with R H Wells as chairman and members E L Anderson J C Galbraith Dave Galla fani L F Molinelli Dean Pentz S A Wilson J W Foreman president G W Tomlinson Rae Stratford.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Greater Pocatello Department
F. E. MacKenzie
R. H. Wells
E. L. Anderson
J. C. Galbraith
Dave Gallafani
L. F. Molinelli
Dean Pentz
S. A. Wilson
J. W. Foreman
G. W. Tomlinson
Rae Stratford
Committee to Send Delegates Visit Idaho Pocatello and Grand Teton
Sub committee on appropriations of the house of representatives will visit Pocatello on Friday August 14 spending the night. The itinerary shows arrival at American Falls at 1 p m from Minidoka by motor. They will inspect American Falls dam Michaud flats Fort Hall reservation then travel to Victor by train and motor to Grand Teton park. Participants include Frank Murphy Burton L French Edward T Taylor W W Hastings Scott Leavitt Don B Colton Addison T Smith and others.
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House of Representatives
Pocatello
Paul Nash
Chamber of Commerce
Addison T. Smith
American Falls
Minidoka
Metor
Michaud Flats
Fort Hall
Victor
Grand Teton Park
Frank Murphy
Ohio
Burton L. French
Idaho
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
W. W. Hastings
Okla
Scott Leavitt
Montana
Indian Affairs Committee
Don B. Colton
Utah
Public Lands Committee
Com
Governor Ross says highway construction under way reaches new early-high pace
June 16 Boise Governor C Ben Ross announced that highway building is progressing well with 3 713 274 of jobs under way by June 1 and more contracts expected to push totals above four million. Most funding is federal aid with state funds to follow starting July 1.
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Boise
C. Ben Ross
Tts
Addi
Local Woman Wounded by Accidental Rifle Fire
Mrs. Bertis E. Wright was accidentally shot at home on South Ninth Avenue when a 22 rifle she moved on the bed discharged. She was taken to General Hospital where doctors removed a bullet from her abdomen. Her husband Mr. Wright, away at the time, says he borrowed the gap for a hunting trip and does not know how the accident occurred. Mrs. Wright is 22 years old.
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Bertis E. Wright
South Ninth Avenue
Wright
Laura Anthony
Soda Springs
Hunt
General Hospital
Hostelry Goes Under Hammer In Pocatello
St Marie hotel sold at public sale for about 90000 dollars by United States Deputy Marshal H A Buchenau. United States Building and Loan Association bid the amount of the claim and Purnishings covered the rest of the judgment of 87186.50. Mrs A Viola Taylor will continue managing the property, which was owned by Phillip St Marie and his wife Blanche. The sale followed a mortgage to a foreign corporation, moving the judgment to the United States court.
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St. Marie
United States
H. A. Buchenau
United States Building and Loan Association
E. P. Taylor
A. Viola Taylor
Phillip St. Marie
Blanche St Marie
United States Court
District Court
Pocatello
Will Rogers on graduates and lawyers in Beverly Hills
The piece lampoons nationwide law school graduates and a rise in defense lawyers. It mocks the idea that legal technicalities free guilty defendants, and criticizes the shyster lawyer culture, reflecting a satirical tone about the justice system.
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